Chapter 40: The Jungle

"That's what the county lord said." The rock phase, which had been standing with his head bowed to the side, raised his head.

He looked at He Lingjiang and said, "This girl, I grew up in Luojia since I was a child, but even if I am a member of the clan, I have not been able to seek the fruit of the sacred tree. ”

"The sacred tree is regarded as a sacred relic of our clan, and there are only three fruits produced every year, all of which are treasures used to worship the mountain gods."

"This tree grows in the mountains, and it is rare for the people of the tribe to see it in ordinary times, let alone people from outside......

Although his words are not good, it is also a fact, this girl does not understand the difficulties, even if she enters the Raka Ministry, I am afraid that she will also be disappointed.

It's better to talk to her at the beginning.

He Lingjiang sighed deeply when he heard this: "It is difficult, I naturally know it in my heart. But this hidden disease ......"

She raised her right hand and looked at the back of her rash-mottled hand, her eyes a little dark.

In a moment, the gloomy color on her face was overshadowed by her, and she regained her spirit and said, "We have come here to ask for this holy fruit. Now that you have come, no matter how difficult it is, you have to fight with all your might. ”

"As for whether or not you can get the holy fruit, you will do your best and obey the destiny of heaven."

With that, she smiled again.

The county lord of Yinsheng looked at her and smiled, and thought of her methods, and couldn't help but sympathize with Naraka in his heart, if he refused to give it to him with good discussion, then this person was afraid that he would rob it.

Only now, her own life and treasures are in the hands of others, even if she is sympathetic, she can't care about thinking about Naragabe.

As for Yan Xiang, she really only thought that she was a person who came to ask for the holy fruit again, and she never doubted that she would have other thoughts.

The Rajabu has never welcomed foreigners to enter, and although Iwaxiang has been away from the clan for a year, he does not dare to completely violate the rules of the clan.

If all the outsiders in He Lingjiang's line go in with him, the clan will naturally be displeased.

Therefore, Yan Xiang said that there would be no more than three people in at most.

This also happened to follow He Lingjiang's thoughts, and she didn't plan to take too many people with her on this trip.

Now that she had made up her mind, the county lord of Yinsheng also helped her find a guide, she cleaned up, and then went to Luo Jiabu with He Zheng and the rock phase.

Qingzhu and a few people waited outside the Luo Jia Department to be responsible for answering, while He Shiren stayed in the City Lord's Mansion and waited for news, and once he encountered difficulties, he could also ask him to find the Yinsheng County Lord for help in time.

The terrain of the Luojia Department is complex, surrounded by a large area of dense mountains and forests, with a radius of more than ten miles, lush branches and leaves covering the sky and the sun, once entered, people can not distinguish between the southeast and the northwest.

In the meantime, there is a miasma lingering, if outsiders come in, nine times out of ten, they will be lost, not to mention that they can successfully find the entrance of the Luojia Division, or they will return, it will be difficult.

Therefore, without the guidance of the Raja tribe, many people would even be trapped in the mountains and forests.

But in the past hundred years, the Rajabu has also been hidden, and it is difficult to meet the Ragabu people who lead the way.

Because of this, there are very few foreigners who have been able to successfully cross this mountain forest and enter the Raja tribe over the years, let alone those who can seek the holy fruit.

Most of the miasma in the Nanzhao area is poisonous, and it is also here, Yan Xiang took out the face towel prepared in advance to cover his nose and handed it over: "This face towel is soaked in the medicinal juice to drive away the miasma and detoxify, the two of you put it on first, and then we will go in." ”

He Lingjiang nodded, took the face towel and tied it on his face.

Seeing that they were indeed well covered, the rock was the first to burrow into the forest.

He Lingjiang followed him, and as soon as Fang stepped into the mountain forest, he felt that his eyes were foggy, and the deeper he went, the heavier the miasma became.

The swirling miasma, the branches and leaves of the dense forest that obscured the sky and the sun, when the sunlight reached here, it was as if it had encountered a thick barrier, and it could not penetrate at all.

Although it was daytime, the mountain forest looked dark and damp, with a bit of cold.

He Lingjiang simply accepted the big umbrella and carried it on his back.

She looked at the rock phase carefully, perhaps because he rarely went in and out of this place, he walked very slowly, and every time he walked a distance, he stopped slightly, looked up at his surroundings, as if to discern the next direction.

In the mountains and forests where the sun does not see the light of day, it is not completely impossible to discern the direction.

Although it is impossible to look up to see the sun and moon, the tree has annual rings.

Inevitably, there is more abundant light and rain, and the trees can absorb nutrients better, grow more vigorously, and therefore have sparse tree rings. The opposite is true to the north.

But the lithofacies in front of you are not distinguished by this method.

He Lingjiang looked at him, and in Yan Xiang's hand, there was a small insect, and this insect had two long tentacles on the top of its head, which hung down to the palm of his hand.

The rock phase can see that this insect tentacle is pointing in the direction.

He Lingjiang couldn't help but be curious: "What is this insect called, and what is the use?" ”

Iwako's fingers gently stroked the body of the worm and said, "This is a rootworm unique to our Raka Division, born to eat the fallen leaves of the sacred tree in front of the priest's hall and grow up, and has been trained in a special way, so no matter where it is, its head will point directly in the direction of the sacred tree. ”

In this way, the people of their Raja tribe, no matter where they are, can find the direction of their home.

"Liu Niangzi also saw that in the dense fog of the mountains and forests here, and the terrain is complex, the sunlight can't come in, and it is impossible to cut down a tree without walking a few steps."

"One step of caution, then I went around and around, and walked back to where I was, even in the opposite direction."

"Only this root worm can consistently point in the direction of the sacred tree, so that the clansmen don't have to worry about getting lost."

He Lingjiang suddenly wondered, no wonder for so many years, it has been difficult for outsiders to enter the Luojia Department, it turns out that the best way to pass through this dense forest is to rely on this small insect.

It's just that although this bug is small, it is rare for outsiders.

Each of the people of the Luojia tribe brought a few with him, and the others said that they had it, but they had never seen it.

And if this root worm is too far away from the range of the Raja Division, it is also very easy to weaken and die.

When Iwaxiang came out of the tribe, he brought five or six with him, and he carefully raised them, and until now, only two of them are still alive.

If he returned to the tribe in another year, he would probably not be able to successfully walk through this dense forest.

He Ling Jiang and He Zheng followed him closely and walked forward in the direction guided by the root worm.

They entered the dense forest at dawn in the morning, and by the time they came out of the forest, it was already twilight.

He Lingjiang stood on a high place, looking at the tribe at the foot of the mountain from a distance, and the sparse houses were located in the middle, from south to north, surrounding Ailao Mountain.

At this time, there is a hidden smoke rising from the village.

Iwaki couldn't help but wet his eyes: "Finally back......"

He Lingjiang looked at the back of the village, the azure and continuous Ailao Mountain, and his eyes narrowed slightly: "Yes...... It's finally time to ......"

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