The sky gradually turned white, and Xiao Chen swallowed a few compressed biscuits in the mineral water.

The gully was getting shallower and shallower. Obviously, the speed of chasing and escaping was accelerated. Xiao Chen did not dare to run too fast at night, for fear of some too dangerous mutant beasts jumping out of the wilderness.

But now that his vision is back, he can speed up.

Xiao Chen estimated that he had already penetrated two hundred kilometers deep into Yunhuang. Here, he could occasionally see some level 3 mutant beasts!

This mutant beast is often five or six meters high, and its five senses are very sensitive, which causes Xiao Chen to often slow down.

"kindness?"

At this moment, Xiao Chen discovered that a few hundred meters to the left of the gully, there was a sunken cliff wall, which was covered with some grass and branches and leaves using a very hidden technique.

The mutant beast may not notice this abnormality, but when Xiao Chen saw this technique, he felt that it was artificial.

"Captain and the others are hiding here?"

Xiao Chen poked his head out of the gully, confirmed that there was no danger around him, and then touched the rock wall.

"It's really made by people."

There are also many small traps built by hand around the cliff. They are not for hunting alien animals, but for the alien animals passing by, they will make a sound.

Xiao Chen felt hot. Could it be that Captain and the others who had escaped the Black Scale Swallowing Heavenly Python and hid here for the time being? But the Black Scale Swallowing Heavenly Python didn't know, so they continued to chase forward?

Although I think this possibility is not great, Xiao Chen cannot let go of the man-made place in front of me.

When he gently pushed away the branches and plants, a round wooden door appeared. Xiao Chen knocked on it, but no one answered.

"Are you... not here?"

Xiao Chen could not have imagined that besides the captain and others, who would have built such a residence here.

He gently opened the wooden door and looked in. Suddenly, a strong smell of medicine came out.

At the same time, in the darkness, a dagger pierced straight towards him.

Xiao Chen was stunned for a moment and gently pinched the dagger. The other party could not move at all, and his strength was even worse than a normal adult.

"Ah? Is it a kid?"

Xiao Chen was stunned and then he saw clearly that a little boy with twelve or thirteen years old, big eyes and slightly dark skin was staring at him blankly, looking at him very cutely.

"Ah, yes, sorry. I thought it was a mutant beast."

After seeing Xiao Chen's face clearly, the little boy's face turned slightly red and full of guilt, he quickly pulled Xiao Chen in.

Then, he looked around the wooden door a few times, arranged the dead branches of the plants and trees again, and then closed the wooden door.

"Big brother, I'm so sorry for you to sit down. I didn't expect humans to appear."

The little boy was a little breasted, wearing animal skin clothes, and gently turned on a portable light. At this time, Xiao Chen could see the layout inside the house clearly.

This should be a small nest transformed from a rock wall, with storage racks inside, and various herbs are placed on it, but most of them are sealed in glass bottles.

The smell of medicine that Xiao Chen smelled before came from here.

"Child, what's your name? How could you be in this place?!"

Xiao Chen was really shocked. He had already penetrated more than 200 kilometers deep into Yunhuang! He knew better than anyone else how dangerous this place was. How could this little boy have no fluctuations in the force on him?!

Not to mention the wilderness of Yunhuang, wilderness hunters are basically not allowed to enter and exit. Even if there are any, they will be evacuated back to the city when the beast tide strikes.

"My name is Yang Ennuo. I came to collect herbs with my parents. We are the herbs."

Herb collector?

This is the first time Xiao Chen has heard of such a profession.

Seeing the doubt in Xiao Chen's eyes, Yang Ennuo pointed his hand at the medicinal materials on the shelf. Some of them were not placed in the bottle, and they were already a little wilted.

"It's these herbs that we take back and sell to the merchants in the city."

Yang Ennuo answered in all kinds of ways.

"What about your parents?"

Xiao Chen realized at this time that the child probably didn't know that the beast tide would be evacuated, because even if it was evacuated, the news would not be so deep.

Yang Ennuo's eyes suddenly turned red, and tears came out.

"A few days ago, many mutant beasts suddenly appeared here, and their parents died."

He didn't whimper, but tears kept flowing down the corners of his eyes.

After his story, Xiao Chen realized that some mutated plants in the mountains and forests in Yunhuang would have high medicinal value.

In major cities in Yunhuang Province, there are herb collectors like Yang Ennuo's parents. They usually live in the mountains all year round and may only go back once a month or two.

Although hunters are not allowed in the wilderness, they are worried that powerful hunters will trigger more fierce battles and affect the city walls.

But most of them are ordinary people, if they are really discovered by mutant beasts, they will not be able to return to the city wall alive.

Xiao Chen felt uncomfortable when he heard this, patted the little boy's head and said softly.

"You are so young that you are collecting herbs with your parents. Aren't you afraid of danger?"

Yang Ennuo wiped away tears sensibly and said with a smile.

"My parents said I am very talented and want to send me to study and make me an awakened person."

“So we have to make more money.”

"Also, my nose is so sensible. I can smell the mutant beasts from a distance, so that I can avoid them."

As Yang Ennuo spoke, he seemed to think of his parents again and felt a little depressed.

"Big brother, you must be a very powerful person who can get here. Are you here to collect herbs?"

“I…not.”

"I'll treat you to something delicious."

Yang Ennuo went to the shelf to look for something. Not long after, he found a few golden wild fruits and a few dried vegetables.

"Try it, my mother made it for me, it's so delicious."

Xiao Chen's face was complicated. He could imagine that Yang Ennuo had just experienced the death of his parents and stayed here alone, and he was afraid that there would be no food at all, so he was willing to share it with such a stranger as himself.

"Xiao Nuo, thank you."

Xiao Chen bit two wild fruits, which were very sweet.

"Big brother, you must be an awakened person."

"kindness."

Xiao Chen did not deny it.

"That would have been, if I was also an awakened person."

Yang Ennuo's big eyes were filled with longing, and he couldn't help but his eyes turned red again.

"In this way, I can protect my parents."

He turned his back and wiped his tears with his dirty little hands, not wanting Xiao Chen to see him crying.

"Good boy, after the elder brother finds someone, he will come back and take you out, and you will definitely be an awakened person."

Xiao Chen hugged Yang Ennuo from behind. The little boy's body shook and couldn't help but whimper.

For so many days, he saw his parents' death with his own eyes, hiding in this dark rock wall, and could only see the fewer and fewer things, and his heart became more and more desperate. At this moment, Xiao Chen's comfort finally burst out.
Chapter completed!