The red thread of the compass pointer is getting thicker and thicker, proving that Murphy is starting to get closer and closer to us.

The vegetation in front of them gradually became denser, and the branches of the trees three or four meters high stretched out to the sides, rubbing the creaking of the carriage.

Li Wenjuan stretched out her hand and grabbed a bunch of red fruits the size of wolfberries from the branch next to her.

"Mr. Zhuge , is this thing poisonous?"

I took one from Li Wenjuan's hand and put it in my mouth and sipped it gently.

The taste is sweet and silky, and there should be a little starch and sugar in it.

"It's not poisonous, you can eat it."

The vast forest is mostly of the same species, similar to the hawthorn tree, with tiny fruits hanging under the branches and leaves.

It's a strange thing that fruit trees grow into large forests......

Not long after, in the dense woods, there is an extra path that has been trampled on all year round.

The sky was getting dark, and the forest shrouded in mist was ghostly in the mist.

"Big brother, there seems to be a house in front of you!"

Following the direction of Sun Mingjin's finger, I saw a low wooden complex about two kilometers ahead.

The hut is not large, with only a fence around the outside.

Buildings like this are defenseless, showing that the indigenous people in the vicinity are not threatened by strong enemies.

"Let's check with the people in the neighborhood first to see if we can find out Murphy's whereabouts."

At the door of a wooden house in front of me, an old woman was pushing a stone mill and grinding out red powder.

In a nearby clearing, there was a large pile of fruit from the trees, which had been dried in the sun.

The thin old man picked up the dried fruit the size of a wolfberry, sifted it in a dustpan, and poured it into a stone mill.

Sun Mingjin muttered quietly, "This group of people is really thin enough."

I glanced at their food, and apart from the red fruit, there was only a vole being boiling in the pot.

There was only a pitiful amount of sugar and starch in the fruit, and a vole was only enough for two people to stuff their teeth.

Eating this kind of thing all day long, can people not lose weight?

The two old men didn't seem to have good hearing, so much so that she didn't notice it when we approached.

I motioned to Li Wenjuan, "Go, say hello to someone."

As a woman, Li Wenjuan has an easier time dealing with people than us.

"Grandpa, grandma!"

Li Wenjuan's small mouth was particularly sweet, and she greeted her with a smile before sailing.

That's when the old couple noticed our presence.

The old woman stopped turning the hand of the stone mill and turned her head to look at Li Wenjuan, "Girl, what's the matter?"

Li Wenjuan pointed ahead, "We want to ask you, what's in front of you?"

Lao Suo's voice was low and hoarse, "What you want to ask, how far is it ahead?"

I took out my compass and looked at it, "About one hundred and fifty off the ground."

Lao Suo's color changed suddenly, "You three descendants, you can't run so far."

"Thirty miles further on, there is the Misty Forest, where the fog is not only poisonous, but also obscures the fingers of the people."

"Just three months ago, she was a very beautiful girl, but she had to move forward, and now she can't see anyone alive or dead."

Three months ago!?

Leaving three months ago, why is Murphy's breath still here!?

The old woman used a small iron basin to fill the powder in the mill, mixed it with well water, and began to stir it by hand.

"Housheng, when you come to our Misty Forest, don't run around."

"Anyone who can see a road less than five meters during the day and three meters at night must go backwards."

"Once the fog spreads, you have to find a house to take shelter and close the doors and windows."

"Otherwise, ......"

Sun Mingjin asked, "Otherwise, what?"

The old woman pinched the red powder she grasped into the shape of a nest, "I won't say it, I'm afraid it will scare you."

"At night, if you don't have a place to go, you can stay with us."

It was getting dark, and it was about to turn between morning and dusk.

I didn't want to waste any more time, so I got up and said, "Thank you, you two, we still have to hurry, so we won't bother."

Lao Su was a little angry, "You young man, why don't you listen to persuasion!"

I was just about to get into the carriage when suddenly the hands of the compass began to spin wildly, and the red transparent silk thread that guided Murphy's breath suddenly disappeared without a trace.

Murphy pointed into the distance, "Big brother, look!"

Thick fog began to gush out of the forest.

The old couple looked a little panicked.

"Old man, go get some firewood!"

The old woman went to fetch dry firewood, and the old woman hurried back to the house with a basket full of fruit powder.

When they both entered the house, the fog outside became even more intense.

It was as if we were soaked in milk, and we could barely reach our fingers.

Lao Su shouted to us in the room, "Hou Sheng, what are you still doing, come in!"

The trail is interrupted, and in the midst of this fog, trying to find Murphy is almost like looking for a needle in a haystack.

I don't know what kind of toxins the fog is, or what dangers it contains.

As an aborigine, the old couple can survive here for so long, and the survival experience must be effective.

Without much hesitation, I led the two of them into the room.

The cottage is not big, but it is fairly clean.

After closing the doors and windows and locking them, Lao Suo began to cook by the clay stove.

Water sits in the pot, and on the cage grate above, there is a clumpled ball of fruit powder.

The three of us sat on small benches, and the atmosphere was a bit dreary.

My heart was heavy, and all I was thinking about was Murphy.

She had left three months earlier and was still trapped in the woods, without the slightest movement.

What is it that can trap her?

Just as I was pondering with a heavy heart, Sun Mingjin seemed to guess my thoughts, "Big brother, don't be too anxious."

"The eldest sister has enough food and has the ability herself, so she will definitely be fine."

"What's more, it's not been a day or two since she left, and we can feel her breath during the day, which proves that people are fine."

Sun Mingjin's words made me feel a lot more relieved.

I asked, "Old man, what did you mean when you said before that you were afraid of scaring us?"

Lao Suo sat in front of the pot, smoking a solder fume.

"A few months ago, we had a goblin here, and something strange happened when it was foggy."

"Sometimes, you can hear a vague shouting outside."

"Or you can hear the sound of banging on the wallboard, and the next morning, you can see someone's slap print on the wallboard."

Li Wenjuan shuddered coldly, "Mom, where this kind of bird doesn't, can there be ghosts?"

"Whether it's a human or a ghost, none of us dare to go out and see it."

The old woman lifted the lid of the pot and took out the pulp from the pot with her big wrinkled and calloused hands.

"Taste it, several."