As far as the eye can see, there are banyan trees in the dense forest, and purple vines are in between, most of which are close to the ground, and only a few are wrapped around the trees.

The banyan tree in the forest said that the two of them hugged together, but they were broken by something, as if someone deliberately controlled the height of the tree, and controlled the top within the height of four or five floors, and none of the trees were sharp.

Looking at the traces, the trees were broken more than once, and some grew aerial roots at the fractures, hanging from a high place to the ground to form a fence. The ground is full of rotten leaves and decay, which is very difficult for humans to walk.

And the forest was foggy, mixed with a smell of corruption. In addition, the forest is wet and stuffy, and it is certainly not an ordinary fog.

Qin Xuan said, "Senior brother, should we wait until noon to leave?" ”

Gongsun Zhi shook his head, "No, it's too much of a waste of time, bring the miasma avoidance pills and masks." ”

"Okay." Qin Xuan took down his backpack and took out pills and masks and gave them to the two.

Qin Zhaoyun has been observing the terrain, and at this time he said, "The ground here is not easy to walk, but the trees are easy to walk, you see, it is almost connected into a bridge." ”

The two looked at it, and sure enough, it was not the same. The branches and aerial roots that grow out of the fracture are entangled in the air, forming a natural suspension bridge.

After the three of them chose their directions, they went up the tree and walked forward.

Although some rustling sounds could be heard every time I walked along the way, it was estimated that it was some kind of small animal, which could not affect the speed of the three of them, and they were nervous all the way in vain.

But there was one circumstance that made Qin Zhaoyun wonder in his heart. If you don't see a single flying insect in a large forest, if you don't see a single spider web, isn't there no insect in the ecosystem here? But he wasn't sure if it was because of the miasma, so he could only hang in his heart.

Within an hour, the three of them walked out of the dense forest.

In front of you, there is an endless body of water with many tributaries, and the river is like a tree branch growing southward, with no end in sight.

However, the river is not conspicuous, but the countless small pieces of land between the river are very eye-catching.

The river is shaped like a tree branch, and the gaps between the branches are completely filled by land. It is characterized by the volcanic part of the water part, the steamed bun shape of the water part, and most of the high points are about half a meter above the water level, and the surface is covered with moss.

Some of the land areas are small and look like duckweed on the water, and the green ones are very cute.

The maximum distance between the land is only two meters, and it is continuous, like a pond full of lotus leaves.

If you want to come here, it is the "blue water" mentioned in the picture.

Unfortunately, the mist covers the ground at this time, and it is difficult to see the distant scenery, only the outline of the border mountains and woods.

Judging by the proportions, the water is about the size of four stadiums.

Qin Zhaoyun stared into the depths of the mist, and suddenly felt a trace of unease.

Gongsun Zhi noticed that his expression was abnormal, and asked, "Zhaoyun, what did you notice?" ”

Qin Zhaoyun said, "It's hard to say, I suddenly feel ...... There is a dangerous smell. ”

Qin Xuan said, "Dangerous taste? Like you said you feel when you enter the tiger's territory in the old woods? ”

"Almost." Qin Zhaoyun took a deep breath and said, "Where tigers often walk, there will be a trace of smell that does not dissolve in the smell of grass and trees. There is plenty of moisture, moss, and a fishy smell is normal. But if there was not a hint of wormwood in the fishy smell, and it felt like something was entrenched in the depths, I suspected that it had something to do with snakes. ”

"Hey." Qin Xuan sneered, "It's not just a snake, what is there to worry about." ”

Gongsun Zhi said, "It's better to be careful, if sheep can kill people, I'm afraid that rabbits can eat people here." In this case, sit down and eat a bite to eat, and wait for the sun to clear a little bit before you leave. ”

The brother and sister agreed, Qin Zhaoyun collected firewood to make a fire, and Qin Xuan went to the river to fetch water.

Qin Xuan came to the river and saw that the water was very clear, and the light of the flashlight hit the bottom of the pool two or three meters deep, no matter what illuminated it clearly.

Underwater there are patches of fluffy green algae, but most of them grow on the side walls, and there are very few at the bottom of the river.

The bottom of the river was full of dark earth, gray cockscomb-shaped stones, and there were no deep pits or holes.

Qin Xuan observed for a while, and couldn't help but guess that the river had been artificially trimmed, otherwise how could it be so regular.

There are also fish in the bamboo forest, how come there are no fish and shrimp in such a rich river system, is it possible that there is a problem with the water?

Qin Xuan approached the surface of the water, shaking the jade tree bell ring on his left wrist to stir up a sound. There were ripples on the water, but nothing else appeared in the water. Qin Xuan used a flashlight to irradiate the red bloodstone again, and the red light penetrated into the water, but there was still no movement.

Qin Xuan tilted his head, a little stunned.

The red light is like a scorching heat, but all aquatic creatures will avoid it. But now there are no impurities at all, and the river is too dry and quiet.

Qin Xuan took out the kettle and tested the water with silver ornaments embedded in the lid of the kettle, but there was no response. Scoop the water with the lid of the kettle, take out the water quality testing pen to test, and the result is 32 values, which is within a safe range.

"Maybe creatures prefer to stay in the center of the river rather than the borders." Qin Xuan could only think like this first, and went back with a full kettle.

After the water boiled, each of the three of them ate a bag of concentrated food and made a glass of juice, which served as a meal.

But the fog had not yet dissipated, only a little less concentrated. The three of them put it together and decided not to waste any more time and set off immediately.

Although the land surface between the rivers is slippery, it feels like the lawn of a football field. Perhaps the root system of the moss is well developed, even if the soil is soaked in water all year round, it is still not loose, and it is like walking on the ground for the three people who are strong in kung fu.

Soon, the riverbank disappeared from view and the sky brightened.

Qin Zhaoyun's eyes were sharp, and he found that a tower-like building complex faintly appeared in the eastern fog, about two hundred meters away.

He was just about to speak, when he suddenly felt a trace of unease, like a drop of cold water falling on the Heavenly Spirit Cover, touching the most sensitive nerves.

He didn't stop, he just slowed down and looked around with the corner of his eye. However, after more than a dozen rounds of eyeballs, nothing unusual was found. But he didn't give up, and instead used his mind to sense the environment.

At this time, Qin Xuan was telepathized by his brother, and he was faintly uneasy in his heart. And the woman's sixth sense is significantly stronger than that of the man, and after a while she notices an abnormally slight undulation in the water.

There are no ripples on the surface of the water, which is either a wave caused by something rushing into the water upstream. Either there's something big underwater, or there's a lot of stuff stirring up the current.

The sound of flowing water in the river basin is slight, even if a foreign object falls into the water 100 meters away, it can be heard a little with the ear power of three people, that is, it is most likely not the first case.

Then it should be the second case, something swimming underwater.

Qin Xuan irradiated the bottom of the river with a strong flashlight, and then Qin Zhaoyun also irradiated it with a flashlight, but after a long time, there were no foreign objects except for miscellaneous stones and moss.

But this did not reassure the brother and sister, and their hearts were always hanging.

The trio soon came to the front of the complex, which was a wooden tower built into the water.

The houses are built on stone piers that go deep into the riverbed, mostly three storeys, the highest is five storeys, and there are only four of them, all of which are located in the center of the complex.

To the disappointment of the trio, there was a dilapidated house in front of them, and there was not a single intact house.

Judging from the traces of breakage, it seems as if it has been smashed by a breaker, and it is full of traces of fracture and fragmentation.

The section has been rotted to black, and some of them are covered with moss, and it seems that it has been broken for a long time.

The three of them guessed that this was the work of the rattan they saw last night, and that there had been a great battle here.

Gongsun Zhi sighed in his heart the wisdom of the ancients, these houses have been vacant for 30 years, but I don't know what kind of oil has been brushed on the wood, and now it is still shiny, as if it is slurry.

If it were replaced with the current oil, the wind and sun and the perennial humidity would have faded long ago.

Thinking that Gongsun Zhi asked Qin Zhaoyun to take some samples, so that he could go back and study them, maybe it could bring business opportunities.

Qin Zhaoyun didn't think so much and did as ordered.

In the process, he was surprised to find that the wood used in the house was not just wood, but a combination of three materials.

The inner layer is pine, the middle layer is made of some kind of sawdust glued in a certain way, and the outer layer is bamboo.

Although it is the most common composite wood technology in modern times, the hardness of wood here is far greater than that of modern times. Qin Zhaoyun dug down with a knife, and it took a lot of effort to get a small piece.

This aroused his interest, and he used his strength to make a profuse sweat, and sawed a piece of wood from the sapper's shovel and received it into the bag.

While sawing wood, Qin Xuan clearly felt being stared at by some kind of creature, and smelled a hint of sweet fragrance, a bit like baked apples, only to realize after a while that it was produced by the heat of the wood. But she stared wide-eyed and searched for a long time but didn't find anything, and even threw stones at suspicious places and there was no abnormality.

When Qin Zhaoyun finished sawing the wood and the fragrance disappeared in a moment, Qin Xuan suddenly noticed that a black ball the size of a golf ball appeared on a piece of land not far away, and the feeling of being stared at was even stronger, and the intuition came from the direction of the black ball.

She cautiously walked over and drew her dagger. But less than five steps away, she suddenly smelled a fishy smell, very similar to the smell emanating from the fish garden in the zoo. At the same time, he felt a slight vibration under his feet, and suddenly felt danger, and immediately jumped to the larger land next to him.

However, before she could stand firmly, two huge black shadows suddenly burst out of the water, one left and one back, and rushed straight to where Qin Xuan was just now!

Click! The two large mouths bit into the air, and the huge sharp teeth hit the sound of a pistol. Then the body of a lizard fell to the ground, as if it had no weight, and did not smash the surface of the land, and slid down the slope into the water, setting off only a layer of waves, and did not even make a splash.

Qin Zhaoyun and Gongsun Zhi reacted when they heard the sound, one drew a sword and the other held an umbrella, and the frame was not set, only to see a black claw like a duck's paw sticking out of the water behind Qin Xuan, which slapped on Qin Xuan's backpack very accurately, and Qin Xuan had already submerged in the water without even letting out an exclamation.

For a while, a lot of bubbles were produced in the water, which affected Qin Xuan's vision, and she could only see a black shadow coming from the right side and quickly approaching her. She thrust her hands and feet up and sank to the bottom of the river quickly, and when she realized that there was nothing clinging to her backpack, she turned her back to the shadow.

Suddenly, the shoulder straps of Qin Xuan's backpack tightened, and the black shadow bit the backpack and shook it from side to side and tore it hard, so that Qin Xuan couldn't react.

On the river, Qin Zhaoyun saw the waves rolling, and a black shadow enveloped Qin Xuan, obviously a monster was attacking Qin Xuan, his heart tightened, and he immediately hit the bottom of the blue gourd with the hilt of his sword.

The bottom of the gourd should be dented, and the mouth of the gourd will instantly pop up, and a blue translucent bead will be sprayed out from the inside.

Qin Zhaoyun grabbed the bead and threw it into the water splash forcefully, then turned around and shot a dagger, piercing the bead at the moment the bead entered the water, and suddenly the water was like a firework with a blue flame, illuminating the water within ten meters in diameter.

Fireworks sprayed into the monster's body, and in the blink of an eye, it melted directly into the body! In an instant, the monster twisted in pain, but before it could turn its whole body into earthy gray, it floated to the surface of the water and remained motionless.

At the same time, the other two monsters were also hit by the fireworks, but there were only a few of them, and they quickly fled after a few painful twists like burns.

And Qin Xuan also surfaced motionless and lost consciousness.

Qin Zhaoyun jumped over and scooped her up in three steps and two steps, and when he saw that she was not injured, he sighed comfortably, thinking that this was also a way out of the way.

The blue bead is called the Yin Water Mine, and like the name, it is a mine detonated in the water. To use it, you only need to puncture the beads and throw them into the water, and the mixture in the beads will only explode when they come into contact with water.

It's just that the Yin Mine exploded out of the Yin Fire, which specifically killed the cold-blooded and treacherous things in the water. For people, it's just a stun bomb that makes people faint for a day.

Gongsun Zhi thought in his heart that the serious damage to the wooden house must be caused by monsters, and if there were a large number of monsters, they would definitely be trapped here. He said, "You can't stay here, go back to the shore first." ”

However, when I turned my head, I found that a lot of land on the river had moved. If you look closely, it turns out that there is moss on the back of the monster, and it turns out that there are many disguised monsters hidden on the land!

They are in unknown numbers and are rapidly approaching.

Qin Zhaoyun shot out another Yin Water Mine and threw it at the monsters, but when the thunder exploded, they were tired and greeted the Yin Fire with the moss on their backs, leaving a scorched black where they burned, but it did not cause harm to them.

The two of them were taken aback, the Yin Fire could easily penetrate the plants and a foot-thick layer of soil, and in this way, it showed that the moss on their bodies was not an ordinary plant.

And the Yin Fire Thunder didn't hurt them, making them even more daring.

Some monsters crawl onto land and reveal their true colors.

The body is one and a half to three meters long, and the lizard-like body seems to be flattened. The whole body is dark, and the skin is rougher than that of a toad. The soles of his feet are like duck's paws, but his nails are as sharp as knives. The tail is like a tadpole, and the head is as big as a wooden fish. The cow-like nose is born on the lips, and there are three eyes on each side, and the eyeballs are much smaller than the nostrils and gray in color.

It opened its mouth bigger than a washbasin, full of fangs, and screamed like a child's wow.

Gongsun Zhi exclaimed, "Ancient giant salamander! ”

"What's that!?" Qin Zhaoyun exclaimed, "Ancient!? How could this be an ancient creature! ”

Gongsun Zhi said, "Nowadays, you can't find a salamander or salamander with such a huge body and six eyes. ”

Qin Zhaoyun exclaimed, "Good guy, you say this is the ancestor of the baby fish?" ”

Gongsun Zhi nodded and said, "I guess yes, we have to be careful, it can be territorial." ”

Qin Zhaoyun smiled bitterly, "Needless to say, it's not easy to mess with it, otherwise throw a few more thunderbolts to blast them away?" ”

Gongsun Zhi waved his hand and said, "The number is limited, and the province is saved, and they are already alert, and it is not easy for thunder and fire to hurt it." ”

Qin Zhaoyun said, "Then what now?" ”

Gongsun Zhi said, "There is no road behind him, so he can only move forward, and we will go ashore first while they are not surrounded." ”

So Gongsun Zhi carried Qin Xuan in front of him, and Qin Zhaoyun behind his palace, and hurried away.