Chapter 18: Night Talk in the Mountains
Shen Yun was in a good mood at the moment, of course, mainly due to good luck.
In this primeval forest, there are wild animals almost everywhere, and in less than half an hour, two sika deer and a roe deer were found.
The deer ran away, and the roe deer, Shen Yun peeped at the truth, and the arrow of "whoosh" shot away, hitting the back buttocks, and the injured roe deer limped and couldn't run wildly.
It didn't take long for Shen Yun to catch up and knock it over with a stick.
Just now, I chased and caught up, came to a hillside, and there was a small lake under the mountain in the distance, and in the microwave ripples, countless wild ducks frolicked in the sunset.
Shen Yun's eyes lit up, he looked up at the sky, and decided to go down quickly.
casually cut out several marks on a few nearby cedar trees, threw the half-dead roe deer under the trees, and went straight down the mountain.
There were indeed many wild duck nests on the reed beach, and there were more than ten duck eggs, Shen Yun was overjoyed, took off his cloth shoes, got into the reeds, and took out a few duck eggs from each nest to put them into the medicine basket.
He muttered, "You really shouldn't bring herbs with you." ”
In the sound of "quack", the angry mallard flapped its wings and neighed loudly, but there was nothing to do with the huge humans.
Shen Yun ignored it, seized the time to pick up a basket of duck eggs, turned around and went ashore.
When he came to the vicinity of the cedar tree, he carried the incense deer on his shoulder, identified the next direction, and walked quickly towards the meeting point.
The sun had completely set, the sky was gradually darkening, and Shen Yun's brows began to wrinkle, secretly regretting that he really shouldn't have run so far.
Suddenly, a bonfire lit up on a nearby mountainside with a flash of red light.
Shen Yun suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, smiled, and walked briskly towards the firelight.
The sun had completely sunk into the western mountains, and the sky was beginning to darken.
The bonfire beat lightly, "crackling", Chen Xu sat alone on one side, and the other three were opposite, munching on dry food and muttering quietly.
Chen Xu's heart suddenly moved, and when he looked up, he happened to see Shen Yun smiling and poking his head out of the jungle.
Niu Jinjin, who had been looking around, followed Chen Xu's gaze, and saw Shen Yun at a glance, and immediately jumped up from the ground happily: "Wow! Brother Shen is back, what kind of prey are you carrying?"
"Hehe, some of them have eaten. Guan Hu swallowed his saliva, got up happily, and stepped forward with Luo Yuan.
Chen Xu saw that the medicine basket on Shen Yun's back was full, and he was still carrying a roe deer on his shoulder, but he didn't see much fatigue, and he was secretly surprised and suspicious.
Why is your physique so good?
A few boys were in a hurry, taking the roe deer and medicine basket on Shen Yun's back, and their saliva was about to fall.
"Brother Shen, you are so powerful, what is this? What kind of egg is this egg?" Niu Jinjin asked in a loud voice.
"This one is a roe deer, and the egg is a wild duck egg. Shen Yun smiled, took a breath and said, "You guys wash and peel it, I'll go to the rest meeting." ”
Saying that, ignoring the smiling three boys, they came to the bonfire first, said hello to Chen Xu, and sat on the ground, gasping for breath.
I still have physical strength, but the tiredness in my heart can only be recovered by resting.
"You can rest for a while. Chen Xu smiled and nodded, seeing that Shen Yun was tired, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Niu Jin ran over, about to turn out the firewood knife to peel it, but saw Chen Xu play a trick, took out a dagger and handed it over, and hurriedly thanked him and took it.
The camp chosen by Chen Xu is still very particular, there is a mountain stream nearby, the stream is clear and the water is murmuring.
Niu Jinjin and the others peeled the roe deer by the stream, found a few flat stones to wash, cut the roe deer meat into strips and spread it on it, and cleaned the duck eggs, and then took them to the bonfire together.
Five people around the bonfire skewers skewers meat barbecue, in an instant, in the sound of "zilazila", the smell of fresh barbecue permeated everywhere.
Shen Yun smiled slightly, took out a gray cloth pouch from his arms, and poured a little seasoning on the meat strips under the surprised eyes of everyone, and a spicy taste wafted out.
"What is this?" Niu Jinjin asked.
"Salt and spices. Shen Yun said, handing the small cloth bag to Chen Xu, "Doctor Chen, do you want to have some." ”
There are seasonings, and the taste of barbecue is naturally different, and everyone is interested.
Chen Xu also shook a little on the meat, and asked with a smile in his eyes: "Why did you bring spices?
"I heard that I had to live in the mountains for so many days, so I brought some spare, but I didn't know if I could catch the prey. Shen Yun flipped the meat skewers, scratched his head and smiled.
"It seems that your hunting level is also good. Chen Xu praised it.
"Hey, that's what I used to live by. Shen Yun smiled.
Seeing Chen Xu's calm tone, everyone's expressions relaxed a lot.
Niu Jinjin flattered him and brought a few clean duck eggs, and mustered up the courage to ask, "Doctor Chen, have you tried medicine before?" He was most worried about testing medicine, which showed what terrible memories his past experience had left him.
Chen Xu smiled slightly, and under the firelight, the eyes of the four medicine boys were shining, and they were obviously very interested.
So he nodded disappreciatively and said, "Yes, I've tried it for several years." ”
The boys' faces suddenly showed surprise, and Chen Xu naturally knew what they were afraid of, so he explained: "You don't have to worry, there is basically no danger in testing the medicine. ”
"Although it is poisonous, the dose taken by the medicine boy is less than 10% normally, so there is no need to worry. As far as I know, for so many years, the Tangram Gang has never heard of anyone who tested drugs and tested for life. ”
As he spoke, he blew on the barbecue in his hand and took a bite into it, and the meat was juicy.
As soon as the words fell, the medicine boys suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
Shen Yun didn't have to worry about it, he still had internal strength, so he also stuffed the barbecue meat into his mouth, chewed it in a big gulp, and the spicy meat fragrance entered his heart.
"My stomach really hurt at that time," Guan Hu rubbed his stomach funny, and pointed to his neck with palpitations, "and this scar." ”
In fact, the color of several spots on his neck has dimmed a lot, and maybe it will completely dissipate after a while.
"This little pain is nothing, the scar is not a big deal, and the man does not rely on his face to eat. Chen Xu glanced at him and snorted coldly.
Shen Yun didn't think so, he wasn't handsome in the first place, if he left a scar, wouldn't it be more ugly, he shook his head slightly in his heart, didn't interject, and concentrated on dealing with the barbecue.
I heard Chen Xu's voice again: "The benefits of testing the medicine are great." ”
"And the benefits?"
Everyone was dumbfounded, what good can it do to eat poison.
Chen Xu grinned, his teeth glistening in the firelight. Bent down, pulled the trouser tube up, pointed to a scar with his finger, a pair of eyes were shining, and said lightly: "You can see, how did this come about?"
Everyone stepped forward, only to see that Chen Xu had a small wound on the back of his left calf, which was not big, like two small holes, and there seemed to be a knife cut in the middle.
"Like a poisonous snake bite?"
"This is the bite of the five red spots when collecting medicine in the field, and the poison of the five red spots has no cure. Chen Xu nodded and put down his trousers.
"After being bitten, I thought I would die, but because of the perennial drug test, my body had a certain resistance to toxicity, and I cut open the wound and let go of some poisonous blood, so I picked up this life. The tone was very flat, as if he was not talking about himself.
Several of the medicine boys were stunned.
Chen Xu took a bunch of meat from the slate, put it on the bonfire, and said quietly: "Do you still think that the test is not beneficial?"
"I see," Shen Yun asked thoughtfully, tentatively, "I heard that the master of internal strength is also invincible?" After all, he is now cultivating internal strength, so he should be sure that he can rest assured.
Several other people were obviously also very interested in this question, and looked at Chen Xu together, patiently waiting for the answer.
"It's impossible that a hundred poisons won't invade," Chen Xu chuckled and shook his head, "But the masters of the inner family do have a certain degree of resistance to toxins, and they are not afraid of ordinary poisons." ”
"Doctor Chen's internal strength is so high, he must not be very afraid of poison, right?" Niu Jin was interested, and first flattered and then asked, "It is said that if you become an official disciple, you can choose to cultivate internal strength?"
Chen Xu shook his head when he heard this, and there was a trace of sadness hidden in the depths of his eyes.
"The internal skills I study can only strengthen the body, and it is also helpful for acupuncture, but it is difficult to become a master of the internal family, even if you become a formal disciple, you can only choose exercises similar to mine. ”
Shen Yun suddenly chuckled in his heart, he could only choose the one that was helpful for acupuncture, and it was difficult to become a master of the inner family.
A few other people don't think so, for them, they should be content to be able to become official disciples and cultivate internal skills similar to that of Doctor Chen, so why care about anything else.
So one by one, there was a yearning in their eyes.
Chen Xu took back the grilled meat skewers, took a bite, and suddenly asked with a smile: "What, do you think that it is easy to become an official disciple?"
The slightly mocking tone immediately aroused everyone's uneasiness.
"Then Doctor Chen, you see, how many of us can pass next year's test?" Niu Jinjin looked flattering.
"Don't think about it, you can't get through any of them!" Chen Xu couldn't tell the difference between joy and anger on his face, and shook his head slightly.