With a single blow, Xu Mo quickly retreated, and then the familiar exhaustion hit from all corners of his body.

It wasn't long before he discovered that he had this magical ability.

That day, he was forced by a steward to drill into the hole of the rock python to get its shed skin and the snake tooth grass that was very likely to exist, and the rock python that was supposed to be in a state of hibernation more than ten zhang long suddenly woke up, facing the hideous triangular snake head with a fishy smell of wind, in the cramped hole he didn't have time to do anything except hold the medicine shovel in front of him, at that moment his brain was almost stunned, and then the mirage scene he saw when crossing suddenly appeared in his mind.

The imaginary impact and the pain of being engulfed did not come, and when he came back to his senses, he found that the rock python's head stopped halfway, as if it was in another time hole, and he could no longer feel it.

After escaping his life, he easily thought that it was a sudden mirage that saved him, and after research, he found that as long as he was engrossed in visualizing the scene of the starry sky and the mountain, it was just as effective, and the effect was that the object of his attention was in a temporary loss of consciousness.

With this magical ability, he saved the day several times, and once thought about escaping through it, however, everything has a price, and he found that every time he used this ability, he would become extremely tired, and as the number of uses increased, the degree of exhaustion became more and more severe, and the recovery became slower and slower.

This time the feeling of exhaustion was especially strong, he felt as if his whole body had been hollowed out, his eyes were blackened, and he couldn't even feel the presence of his body.

There was still a strong enemy on the side in front of him, and there were pursuers behind him, he would never dare to faint at this time, so he bit the tip of his tongue hard, and the pain made him a little sober.

The light and darkness flickered in front of him, and when he finally saw normally after he had survived the pain that was about to drag him into the dark abyss, he found that Lu Ye was holding his neck with one hand and reaching this side with the other, his face was full of anger and fear, but he was no longer breathing.

Now the bloody atmosphere in this place is very strong, and it is easy to attract wild beasts, and the pursuers of Baicaoju do not know when they will catch up, so although they are still weak as collapse, they still stand up, pick up the knife that they don't know when, and walk downstream, and a tree that has fallen across the river by the flood in summer can help him cross the river.

An hour later, it was already dark, and Xu Mo also walked along the rugged and dry river to a small waterhole, which was the destination he was about to reach.

This waterhole is in the narrow gap between the two mountains, and the two stones behind it are crowded together, more like the stagnant water formed by the stagnant water, but Xu Mo has seen the flood that it rushes in summer, so there must be an underground river behind it, and according to the terrain he observed in the past, this river channel should lead to the back of the mountain!

Xu Mo planned to flee to the back of the mountain from the beginning, which was not only unexpected by the other party, but also basically escaped from the other party's sphere of influence, so that he could be regarded as truly escaping.

This road was the last preparation he habitually made, and he had not intended to use it, because although he could be sure that there was an underground river behind, it was full of too many uncertainties, and now it was the only option.

Because of the ability of Mirage, his state was almost at the worst at this time, but since he had planned this path, he naturally prepared in advance.

He looked at it a little, and then took out the mud lump from under a stone next to him, and when he broke it open, there were two wax pills inside, he pinched one open and threw it into his mouth, which was extremely spicy, but it lifted his spirits, it was the pill he secretly hid with ginseng, astragalus, longan, yam and chili pepper and other medicines that could greatly replenish the cold.

In addition, he also prepared several straw and bamboo pipes in the middle and an air bag made of fish fat.

It was already dark, and he knew that he couldn't stay any longer, once Baicaoju released those silver-eyed birds and found him, it would bring him endless troubles, so he threw some cold water on his body, pinched his nose and dived.

As he expected, there was a river channel below the waterhole, and when he got ashore, he slowly walked forward holding on to the smooth stone wall.

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When the guards of Baicaoju found Lu Ye, only the head and the skin supported by ribs were left in place, but they were all experienced veterans, and it was not difficult to find out the cause of Lu Ye's death according to the large piece of blood sprayed at the scene and the work on the neck, and Lu Ye was the one with the highest martial arts among them, such a discovery made them shudder.

No one was willing to continue the chase, and they were not even willing to stay and guard the scene, so they simply packed up the remaining corpses of Lu Ye and hurried back to Baicaoju to report the news.

Then Baicaoju sent a large number of people to continue the pursuit, but too much time has passed, and no one could have imagined that Xu Mo actually ran away from the underground river, they took that river as a starting point and conducted a carpet search for several days in the vicinity, but naturally they did useless work, and it was doomed to be fruitless.

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Xu Mo struggled through the underground river.

The underground river was dark, he didn't know how long he had walked, but the pressure brought by the dark environment was increasing all the time, and finally it weighed on his heart like a mountain, so when he tried his best to climb a cliff slope covered with slippery mud, and suddenly saw a glimmer of light in front of him and felt a trace of wind, the surprise in his heart instantly shone out like the sun shining out of the clouds, and his extremely tired body burst out with strength.

Excitedly walked over, but only saw a pile of mud and sand and dry wood, but the light just now was not visible, but such a discovery made him feel reassured!

Since this is a seasonal river, when the water level at the source drops, isn't it just something floating on the water?

Cutting and prying with a knife in his hand, breaking off the thinner branches, digging up the mud and sand that filled them, more and more sunlight shone down, but his body was also extremely tired, but he had been walking in the dark river for too long, desperate to get to the ground and breathe the air above, so he gritted his teeth and persevered, and finally took out a passage that could barely let him out.

Laboriously drill out of the sunken wood of the branches, in front of you is a very wide mountain lake, at this time the sun sets, the glow shines on the surface of the lake, like fire like gold, and water birds fly over it, beautiful as a fairyland!

But the water source also meant that it was a gathering place for all animals, and he soon found goats, deer, wild boar, bison, and a few foxes and wolves, and nothing else, but there were certainly large carnivores, indicating that it was not safe.

He looked around the neighborhood, found a few potato roots, gathered a large handful of hay, and quickly burrowed back into the river, where he was anxious to start a fire, and then drink a sip of hot water and eat a cooked meal.

The grass was dry, and he used the sparks from the two stones to make them burn, and with the ready-made wood he had just pulled out, a fire was soon formed.

Placing those pieces of yam roots next to the fire, looking at the beating flames, his heart was full of joy, he really wanted to sit on the side and roast the fire and wait for the food to be cooked, but he thought of something, he still dragged his tired body out of the ground, and found a few pieces of ginger and wild pepper by the last light of the setting sun, and a lake mussel stuck in the mess and dead for a long time helped him a lot, he had pots and bowls!

Carefully return to the fire with the water, the yam root is almost roasted.

Put the mussel shell next to the fire to boil water, he quickly picked up one and pinched it, and the sweet aroma of the roasted potato root erupted, and he ate it while blowing, and before he felt anything, a piece of potato root went into his stomach.

When he was pinching open the second yam root, he suddenly heard the sound of Suosuo, and when he looked up, he saw a small animal that was black except for the whites of his eyes, and looked like a hedgehog with no thorns on his back, standing outside the firelight.

Xu Hei's heart was relieved, but this was an "acquaintance".

When he was traveling through the underground river, he had not been able to find food for a while, and his eyes were glazed with hunger, so when he found this small animal, he pounced directly.

Feeling his murderous aura, the little thing squeaked, and ran forward a little clumsily with its short legs, its speed was not fast, but Xu Mo was tired and hungry, and the terrain limited his speed, so he couldn't catch up with it, but for the only food he found, he couldn't give up.

The little thing squeaked and ran forward, running faster and faster, and I don't know if it sensed his thoughts, but it led him to a puddle hidden under a boulder, and there were many small fish that were fingers up to half a foot long.

With the little fish, he stopped fighting it and threw a few at it.

It was with these small fish that he didn't starve to death in the underground river, and he didn't know how it followed, but when he saw it at this time, Xu Mo had a kind feeling, he picked up a potato root and pinched it and threw it over.

The little beast sniffed with its nose, then hugged it with its two short claws and gnawed it.

A man and a beast ate the potato root, the water was boiled, the lake water was sweet, the water boiled with mussel shells was unexpectedly delicious, and it was also given a little, and it even liked it very much, and squeaked and drank it cleanly.

After eating and drinking, Xu Mo went out to get water with his tired body, and prepared to burn a pot of cold medicine with ginger and wild pepper.

In his previous life, he relied on his good health to stay up late and work hard without restraint when he was young, although he earned a fairly rich net worth, but his body collapsed, and the wealth he earned could not be exchanged for health, he realized that only a good body can enjoy life, but unfortunately he understood too late, and in the end he could only forget the landscape.

If he lives again, he will naturally not make the same mistake again, and all major illnesses develop from minor diseases, before he blew the mountain wind down the river, and walked in the wet and cold underground river for so long, it must have been wet and cold into the body, if it can't be dispersed as soon as possible, even if it will not fall ill immediately, it is difficult to ensure that it will not be the root of the disease.

After drinking the ginger and pepper soup, he really felt a lot more comfortable, and tomorrow he plans to find more herbs and boil out a decoction that really dispels cold in the middle - in his previous life, he became a doctor for a long time, and read a lot of medical books, and in this life, he was exposed to herbs and pharmaceuticals every day, and it was not a problem to formulate a prescription for the symptoms.

In fact, becoming a doctor was originally one of his plans to make a living after escaping.

After filling the hole with firewood and closing the hole, he leaned against the fire and fell asleep.

When I woke up, it was already the evening of the next day, and I slept for a day and a night.

It was the most restful sleep he'd ever had since he came into this world, and if he wasn't too hungry, he might have continued to sleep.

In the middle he got up and added firewood twice, and found that the little beast actually fell asleep next to him, at this time he put the little beast down to the side, and then sat up, and found that his body was sore, and his nose was not breathable, he was very glad that he drank ginger and pepper soup in time yesterday, otherwise the disease would definitely be worse than this, so he quickly went out and picked more herbs, and the rice was still a yam root.

Soon after drinking the medicinal soup he had prepared, he began to sneeze and have a runny nose and feel sleepy for a while, which was a sign that the cold was radiating outward, which showed that the prescription he had prepared was symptomatic.

The little beast saw him sneezing constantly, and he didn't know when he also started fighting, so he hit one, and the little beast hit one, and couldn't help but make him laugh, and when he laughed, the little beast also squeaked, which made him even more happy, and after laughing, he found that he had never been so happy in his heart for a moment, including in his previous life.

Holding the little beast in his hand, he gently tapped its little black nose and said, "You are so black, let's call you the black ball." ”

After saying that, he couldn't help but sneeze again, and the black ball also hit one with a straight nose, and the man and the beast squeaked and laughed again.

He planned to cure the disease and then go down the mountain, in addition to medicine to have more nutrients, so he made a few traps outside, and made a few hooks with a few fish bones and tree thorns and threw them into the water, and the next day he harvested two fat fish, and also found a natural cave more than two meters above the ground, covered by vines, obviously drier and warmer than the underground river, so he packed up and moved into the cave with the black ball.

For the next few days, he still only went out in the morning and dusk, and in addition to being able to catch fish more easily and rest more, he also spotted what appeared to be a Baicaoju silver-eyed bird flying in the sky.

He didn't want to take any chances, the food was plentiful, it was perfect for recuperation, and he didn't find the silver-eyed bird for several days, and he still had no intention of going down the mountain, until he saw himself in the water when he was fetching water, and found that he didn't know what to do, but he was already full of gray hair.