() "Muskrats are gentle animals and will not attack humans. Although they look huge and even ferocious, they are really good helpers for us humans."
"Good helper? Are you sure?"
"Of course. They are the best means of transportation in the swamp. I have heard others talk about them before, but I have never seen them. I didn't expect that there really is such a thing."
Afeng breathed a sigh of relief and said happily: "It's better now, we can leave here quickly!"
Zhou Zhu wondered: "But, how can we let it take us out?"
"I have a solution!"
As she spoke, a large handful of plants appeared in A-Feng's hands, and she didn't know where she got them.
Zhou Zhu asked: "What is this?"
"This is called calamus, and it's one of the muskrat's favorite foods."
"calamus?"
"Yes, this calamus is an aquatic plant, especially in swamps. Although the muskrat is big in size, it is an out-and-out vegetarian. If you smell it, does it have a fragrance?"
Zhou Zhu sniffed it and said, "It's true."
Afeng said: "That's right, this calamus is not only food for muskrats, but also very useful for our soldiers. Its fragrance can not only refresh and calm the mind, but can even be used to prevent epidemics."
Drive away evil spirits."
"When we warriors are practicing, what we fear most is that our minds will be restless and we will become obsessed with it, leading to a situation where we will never recover and die. But if we light calamus while we are practicing, its fragrance will
Let us get rid of impetuosity, let us quickly calm down and enter deep cultivation."
Speaking of this, Afeng said: "Later, let's pick more calamus. This thing is not simple. The price of each one is ridiculously expensive, especially for those nobles and those warriors with high cultivation level.
Need this."
Afeng suddenly said cautiously: "Also, this thing is the most important to fortune tellers!"
"Fortune Master?" Zhou Zhu took a breath of air: "Are you sure?!"
Ah Feng nodded solemnly.
Seeing Ah Feng nod, Zhou Zhu understood: "If this thing is important to the fortune teller, then my illness..."
He has not forgotten his Hungry Ghost Disease. If he cannot find a cure within three years, he will die. Now the disease is suppressed by the Ten Thousand Tribulations Pill. Once the time is up, it will be dangerous.
Moreover, Zhou Zhu also has another thought, that is, he hopes that the fortune teller can calculate his life experience for him, so that he can know who his parents are? Where are they now? Are they dead? Wait.
"Instructor, I have a question. If this calamus is so precious, why doesn't anyone pick it? You also know that there are definitely a lot of soldiers traveling between the swamps. I don't believe they didn't notice it."
Zhou Zhu's question got to the point.
"Also, since we want to go to Rongcheng or even the imperial capital, this swamp is the only road. I believe that over the past countless years, there must have been a road crossing the swamp. But when we came here, we only saw the endless expanse of
There is no walkable road in the swamp, so how did other people get through this swamp?"
Ah Feng was stunned. So far, she had never thought about this. Now that she thought about it carefully, it really made sense.
"Did we go the wrong way?" Ah Feng said uncertainly, "But that's how the map is drawn!"
The muskrats were playing and having fun on the side, feeling very happy, but Zhou Zhu and the others were full of doubts.
"Let's not think so much. Nothing happened anyway. We are still on our way. Besides, now is not the time to think about this!" Afeng said.
She took the calamus and walked towards the muskrat.
The muskrat is not afraid of people. When it saw Ah Feng walking towards it, it swam towards her too.
It made a rustling sound, and its little eyes stared at the calamus in Ah Feng's hand, very longingly.
Ah Feng fed the calamus in her hand into the muskrat's mouth. Its front teeth kept chewing, and it was very happy to eat. After a while, the calamus in Ah Feng's hand was finished.
"Zhou Zhu, pick a few more calamus plants!"
Hearing Afeng's voice, Zhou Zhu also woke up from his thoughts.
"OK!"
This calamus is particularly easy to recognize. Its shape is similar to that of rice. However, rice does not bloom while calamus blooms.
Zhou Zhu picked a few plants and handed them to Ah Feng.
The muskrat made a rustling sound again happily and even jumped into the air.
The cold Ah Feng was like a snow lotus blooming on Tianshan Mountain. Her smile was so beautiful that even Zhou Zhu was stunned.
After a while, Ah Feng seemed to have communicated well with the muskrat. The two of them made preparations and picked a lot of calamus and put them into their storage bags.
"When we get to Chengdu, we will sell some and keep some for ourselves. After all, we are penniless now!" Afeng said.
The two jumped on the muskrat's back, and the muskrat roared happily, and then broke out of the mud at a speed that was unimaginable.
The farther they went, the deeper and thicker the mist became. If they were allowed to go out, they didn't know when they would be able to get out, and they might just wander around in it and get lost in the end.
Fortunately, they had muskrats, which was their luck.
I don’t know how long it took to run all the way, but the fog in front finally became thinner. After a while, the fog completely disappeared. At this time, the muskrat stopped, which meant that it was getting off at the station.
Zhou Zhu and Afeng jumped off the muskrat's back. At this time, a road appeared in front of Zhou Zhu and the others. They saw stars in the sky and a bright moon.
Just when they were about to say goodbye to the muskrat, they turned around and found that the muskrat was no longer there. Not only that, but the swamp behind them had also disappeared, and there was only a road in front of them.
This phenomenon immediately shocked them.
"Instructor, this..."
Ah Feng was also uneasy: "It seems that this swamp is not simple, and it may contain some secrets. Fortunately, nothing happened. However, we are lucky enough to get calamus, which is also our blessing. Let's go."
Zhou Zhu nodded, now is not the time to explore the secret, there are more important things waiting for them to do, they must seize the time to move reinforcements.
Not long after they left, deep in the swamp, there was a rotten land. It was so smelly that it was not a place for people to stay, but bubbles were rising.
I saw muskrats emerging from the soil one after another, making rustling sounds, and a large number of calamus grew around the rotting place.
Of course, all this has nothing to do with Zhou Zhu and the others.
From the time they entered the swamp to the time they left the swamp, a day had passed and now it was night. They were walking along the road. Unknowingly, the sun rose and their bodies were covered with dew.
When they saw the first ray of sunlight reflected in their eyes, they were excited and excited. The scenery in front of them pulled them into a dreamy and beautiful world.
"Is this the legendary Jiuzhang Cliff?" Zhou Zhu's face showed excitement: "It turns out that this is Jiuzhang Cliff. This is the first time I have seen it. It is so beautiful!"