Seeing the changes in the lizard group, Shi Manshan looked a little unhappy.
But Niu Jingang and the others exclaimed: "Oh, Hongmei doesn't know the situation, what should I do if I kill one?"
"What do these guys want to do? Why do they want to surround us?"
Shi Manshan frowned and said, "Don't blame Miss Honglian, after all, we were too late to save Doctor Xu just now."
Xu Yan was secretly happy, thinking that he didn’t blame Miss Honglian, but did he blame me?
Unexpectedly, Shi Manshan turned out to be a bit of a bitch when he looked at him!
Honglian ran to Xu Yan, glanced around and raised her eyebrows, "Why can't you kill?"
Ergou quickly explained the situation, but Honglian said: "Then kill them all, so they won't stop them when they cross the valley tomorrow!"
"Good idea, I agree!" Xu Yan was actually looking forward to it. After all, these lizards have a lot of evil intentions. If they were all killed, it would be a great harvest for him.
"Miss Honglian, don't be impulsive!" Shi Manshan frowned and said, "These lizards live in groups, and there must be more than this. If we really want to go on a killing spree, I don't know when to kill them!"
"Let's retreat quickly. They shouldn't be too far away from the fog, and the fog won't spread forever."
Honglian frowned and turned to look at Xu Yan.
Xu Yan thought about it and felt that there should be a lot of evil spirits inside, so there was no need to fight at the entrance.
What if what Shi Manshan said was true, and he was tainted with the smell of blood or venom, and was targeted again when he went back through the fog realm, that would be trouble again.
During the stalemate, Shi Mangu also ran over, leaned next to Shi Manshan and whispered something.
Shi Manshan nodded in response. After a brief exchange, he suddenly said: "Light the torch. They should be afraid of fire when they live in the fog. There is no need for us to continue killing them."
As he spoke, Shi Mangu ran back and forth, holding a torch and waving it at the lizards.
As expected, the lizards were very wary of the torches and stopped attacking. The semicircle they had formed became somewhat scattered.
When everyone saw this, they went back to light the torches and rushed back to drive them away alternately.
The result was pretty good. The lizards were furious for a while and were driven back into the mist, never to come out again.
Soon the fog stopped spreading. After everyone was sure that nothing was wrong, they changed to the night shift and the others went back to rest.
Such a small episode before entering the valley seemed to have passed just like that.
After daybreak, Fu Dongliu and Shi Shouya learned of the situation and both came to comfort Xu Yan.
Shi Shouya specifically said: "Manshan is too cautious. In fact, even if he is contaminated with the blood venom of these lizards, if he can find some strong-smelling herbs to cover it up, it should not have any impact."
"They should have been more decisive then, and they would not have put you in danger, Doctor Xu!"
"Senior Shi is serious. I was too far forward at that time, which caused them trouble." Xu Yan said happily: "But senior reminded me, since it can smell like this, I will go and study the lizard, maybe
I took the poison sac and kept it for later use."
"Yes, these reptiles are more exaggerated than ordinary lizards. The parts that can be used as medicine may be very effective!" Shi Shouya said happily: "But Doctor Xu must first find something to cover up the smell before taking action!"
Xu Yan waved his hands and couldn't wait to mess with the lizard corpse.
Looking at his back, Shi Shouya exhaled and said: "Doctor Xu, he is a very nice young man, but his personality is a bit irritable. I hope he can be more careful."
"Hahaha!" Fu Dongliu smiled and said nothing, as if he didn't care too much whether Xu Yan was careful or not.
"Brother Niu, come over and help skin this reptile!" Not far away, Xu Yan greeted Niu Jingang.
Everyone was packing their things and preparing to head into the misty realm of the valley after filling their bellies. Niu Jingang heard the sound and came over inexplicably.
Honglian stood nearby and frowned: "Can't I help?"
"This thing has rough skin and thick flesh, and your darts are not very powerful!" Xu Yan laughed, "Brother Niu's knife is sharper!"
Honglian curled her lips, not knowing what trouble he was going to make, so she had to go aside and clean it up.
"Doctor Xu, what are you doing?" Niu Jinjiang was confused, "You don't really want to peel it off, do you? It's stained with blood and mucus, isn't it very troublesome?"
"Senior Shi reminded me that you can use herbs to mask the smell!" Xu Yan said cheerfully: "No problem, help peel the skin quickly. I want to get the poison sac of this thing. Maybe I can use it later to fight poison with poison!"
"..." Niu Jinjiang felt something was wrong, hesitated for a moment, and had no choice but to peel off the skin with a knife.
It took a lot of effort to peel it off, but Xu Yan really started tinkering with it. Finally, with his hands covered with mucus and blood, he found the poison sac and put it in a small bottle.
The two men immediately dragged the lizard body aside to bury it, and then washed it at a nearby mountain spring.
After cleaning, I applied the smelly herbs that Xu Yan dug up, and the smell seemed to be really covered up.
"After you go in, don't have any scruples if you encounter situations. If there is a problem, I will be there for you. Don't worry."
When he was about to go back to meet up and set off, Xu Yan suddenly said suddenly.
"???" Niu Jingang was stunned when he heard this, and said with bared teeth: "Xu Yan, why do I suddenly feel that we are estranged?"
"What's going on now? Why don't you tell me directly, otherwise I'll look stupid!"
"It's not that, it's just that we have different divisions of labor!" Xu Yan said happily: "You are responsible for stabilizing them, and we are responsible for discovering problems, and then looking for opportunities, and then we can solve the problems together!"
"..." Niu Jinjiang thought seriously, "I still look stupid!"
Xu Yan was happy and said in a low voice: "Then I'll tell you. Anyway, I'm sure they have a problem."
"Next when we enter the mist world, something will go wrong, and it will be the two of us!"
"If the situation is right, you can pretend to be injured, and it's almost time to close the net!"
Niu Jingang's eyes suddenly became sharp, and he subconsciously wanted to look at the Shi family but held back.
"I don't understand, since they want to take us into the mountains, why do they do it again?"
"In this case, why don't you just come and join us and take us into the mountains?"
"I'm very curious too!" Xu Yan said with a bright smile: "That's why I have to be patient and wait!"
"But Honglian and I's reactions are obviously a little strange. If they are guilty, they will be more wary and vigilant."
"Then, it is very likely that they will take action in advance. At that time, whether they want to use us as helpers to pick fruits, or they have other plans, we should be able to see the clues!"
Niu Jingang was silent for a long time, and finally nodded.
Although he was very reluctant to accept that there was something wrong with the people in Shirenzhai, Xu Yan had already mentioned it for this reason, and he really had no reason to question it anymore.
Next, let’s see what the Shi family wants to do after all their hard work!
Xu Yan is not worried that Niu Jingang's reaction will reveal his secret. He is not a young boy and he still has some acting skills.
After going back to meet up, everyone carried their luggage and followed the Shi family who opened the way, lining up into the mist world of the valley!
Stepping into it, Xu Yan clearly noticed that the surrounding air was chaotic, and the fog was getting thicker and thicker. The visibility dropped rapidly, and soon he could only see a two-meter range around him.
This arrangement is actually no problem. If we line up in a row, except Shi Manshan who takes the lead, everyone else can see the backpacks of the people in front and will not fall behind.
The valley was filled with mist, and all kinds of exotic flowers and grasses were everywhere on the ground. Many reptiles that were obviously too big dodge when they heard the footsteps, and the swaying grass made a rustling sound.
Soon the road became difficult, full of rocks, and the journey through the valley became a crawl.
These did not pose an obstacle to everyone, but the fog was quietly affecting the energy and blood, and the consumption of traveling significantly increased, and soon everyone was a little tired.
After passing through the rocky area, waist-high weeds began to grow on the ground. Everyone was wading among them, but soon discovered that in addition to the sound of wading, there was also a rustling sound.
"It's those lizards! What's going on?" Shi Manshan, who was at the front of the team, suddenly shouted from behind.
"They are usually active at night, why are they coming out now? Doctor Xu, didn't you cover up the smell?"
These words were a bit inciting hatred, Xu Yan quickly shouted: "I applied the herbal medicine, I'm definitely covering it up!"
"Maybe Dr. Xu didn't apply the herbs carefully, or maybe the smell was wrong and couldn't be completely concealed!" Shi Shouya exclaimed, "Be careful, there seems to be a lot of them!"
Shi Manshan also shouted: "Everyone, speed up and follow me. Let's pass through this area as quickly as possible and get rid of them!"
"Oops! The lizards are coming! Brother Niu, run with him!"