Four hundred and twentieth chapters out of the jungle
He Qizhou suddenly remembered that he had passed a gentle pool last night, where there was a wider stone bank, so he retreated a few miles and found the shoal, preparing to adjust his breathing before leaving at night. In the evening, the water in the deep pool beside the shoal gradually died down, and He Qizhou
I had long discovered that there were many small fish in the pond, but I didn’t expect that after the water calmed down, there were actually several large fish over a foot in the deep pond!
He Qizhou had already figured out how to catch fish. He tore off a few strips of cloth from his already tattered prison clothes, lengthened them with his mouth and right hand, tied them to a dagger, and then used a flying knife to strike the fish!
Regarding the problem of sight in the water, He Qizhou, who has been fishing with rocks since he was a child, has already mastered the trick. He saw a big fish swimming upwards. After it stopped for a while, he calculated the angle and made a decisive move. The fish was shot through the head and flopped.
After two strokes, he was pulled ashore.
In just one stick of incense, all the fish in the pool that were larger than a palm came ashore. It took far longer to make a fire than to catch fish. He Qizhou held a dead branch between his legs and rubbed the sharpened branch up and down repeatedly with one hand, until
The sky was dark, and all my strength was exhausted. Only then did the lovely sparks ignite the dead leaves... Making a fire with one hand was hundreds of times more difficult than making a fire in the extremely cold Mobei Gobi! The rewards were of course great, those dozen fish
After roasting, it is enough to last for two or three days. You can also dry your clothes by the fire overnight.
After a full stomach and a good night's sleep, he finally felt a little more energetic. It was getting brighter, and when the water level was at its lowest, He Qizhou picked up grilled fish skewered with cloth strips and sped north to find a way up the mountain. After walking for three days,
Several times I found a slope that allowed me to go up, but after walking for a while I was blocked by a cliff, so I had to go back to the river valley and continue exploring the way north.
Finally, at noon on the fourth day, the mountains on the river bank slowed down. He Qizhou worked hard and climbed up the steep mountains. Standing on the top of the hill about forty or fifty feet away from the river, He Qizhou felt like he wanted to cry.
, looking around, there are undulating peaks all around, one higher than the other. There is no human habitation, let alone roads.
He Qizhou made some calculations and walked along the river bank for four days, about twenty miles each day. Although the river was slightly tortuous, it was still heading north. Therefore, the official road should be less than a hundred miles due south. He only had to go south.
You will always find a way if you walk! After thinking about it, he cut a branch to use as a walking stick, sharpened one end, and could use it as a spear to hunt prey in the forest, but there was no food around him.
I thought I could get back to the official road in two or three days, but the reality was far from that. Tall mountains forced He Qizhou to travel more and more to the west; a deep mountain stream also forced He Qizhou to go farther to the northwest.
It takes two days to walk; the fog in the mountains often doesn't clear until the afternoon, and you can't tell the direction when walking in the fog; in order to fill your stomach and follow the tracks of prey, you will even go back several miles at the end of the day...
So a month and a half later, He Qizhou found that he was still in the mountains. Of course, there were still some changes in the surroundings. The terrain seemed to be getting higher and higher along the way; prey was getting harder and harder to find; the trees had become that long
There are pine trees covered with moss; the only comfort is that the rhododendrons are blooming all over the mountain. After climbing to the top of a mountain and looking around, it feels really beautiful.
Good things come in pairs. When he saw the beautiful scenery, He Qizhou discovered the smoke again! In the mountain valley about ten miles southwest, the thick fog had dissipated, and a wisp of light smoke under the sun was like a fairy guiding the way, which made He Qizhou very excited.
!
I was overjoyed, but my body felt a little unwell. When I climbed to the top of this mountain, the feeling of tightness in my chest was far worse than what I felt at the top of the snow in Altai. Is it higher here? Or is the injury in my chest causing trouble? He Qizhou didn't want to go through it again.
Stay longer and go straight to the place where the smoke is rising. It's just behind the "little hill" ahead!
Two hours later, as time passed from time to time, He Qizhou stood on the "small hill" and found that there was nothing in the valley, and there was an even smaller hill ahead! The smoke had long since dispersed, could it be there? Helpless
Next, He Qizhou continued to climb over the mountain!
Another hour later, when we reached the mountainside of a smaller hill, the sound of axes was suddenly heard. He Qizhou followed the sound and finally saw a living person in the sparse forest. That was the only one he had seen in almost a month and a half.
A living person! Overjoyed, He Qizhou limped and rushed over, shouting: "Hi——"
The woodcutter who was chopping firewood suddenly heard a shout from nearby in the cold mountains, and saw a man rushing towards him quickly with a "stick". At a glance, under the man's tattered clothes was a black armor, which was hard and rigid.
Her hair covered her face, especially the shout before the "charge". She was immediately frightened, dropped her ax and fled to the back mountain!
"I'm not a bad person! I just want to ask for directions!" He Qizhou shouted hurriedly. He almost broke his throat before calling the woodcutter back.
There were indeed several families at the top of the hill, and terraced fields were cultivated on the sunny side of the hillside. Those families made a living from hunting and could barely make ends meet, and the people were hospitable. He Qizhou stayed there for three days and found out the direction of the official road.
, begged for two pairs of clothes, and those families rushed to give He Qizhou a bag of dry food, a jug of rice wine, and several coins.
Of course, the main reason why others were so generous was that He Qizhou helped them cut two thousand kilograms of firewood in three days; hunted a large wild boar and a dozen pheasants; and also caught dozens of fish from the pond. Those mountains
When Min watched from a distance as He Qizhou carried a firewood pile as big as a wild boar on his back and dragged a wild boar as big as a firewood pile with one hand, his eyes almost fell out of his sockets. This important guy who was thin, lame and had a broken arm,
He is so strong that he hardly looks like a human being!
After walking through the mountains for more than forty days, He Qizhou recovered most of his internal injuries. The fractures in his ribs and shoulder blades were basically solid. He still couldn't lift his left arm, and didn't dare to move it. It was still hanging on his chest because he had to walk every day.
After dozens or even hundreds of miles of mountain roads, the ankle injury healed very slowly, so it still looked like it was limping. I only had the last two Shenling pills left, and I didn’t dare to take them anymore. I had to wait until I could save my life.
My strength has almost recovered to 50%, so I can easily lift some heavy objects.
He Qizhou's original plan was to find the official road, and then report to Shiqu Town, the end of the trip. Next, whether to go north to Xining to find King Qin or borrow a horse to return to Luoyang, it all depends on the situation. The direction of walking these days is generally the same.
Yes, according to the road pointed by Orion, as long as you go southwest and climb three mountains, you will find the official road at the foot of the mountain. It can take up to one day's journey, and from the west of the official road to Shiqu Town, there are still more than 100 kilometers to go.
I have to leave.
After three days of good food and good sleep, He Qizhou got ready and set off. In the afternoon, he climbed three hills and found the official road that he had been looking for for a long time. Seeing that it was still early, he continued westward along the official road. There were straight lines on both sides of the road.
In the high mountains in the sky, there are very few trees growing above the mountainside. It is a bit like the mountaintop meadow seen at Anxi Racecourse.
After walking for more than ten miles, I didn't see a single person coming and going. Although the road under my feet had ups and downs, in general, it was going up continuously. There was a tall hill in front of me. The official road passed by the hill. He Qizhou was worried about finding the way.
Before I could get any wood to make a fire, I saw a flat piece of land in the woods on the roadside, with piles of ashes on the ground. It must have been a camping place for pedestrians, so even though it was still dark, I decided to camp here all night.
We lit a fire and ate rice cakes with rice wine. This day was much more comfortable than walking through the mountains like a headless fly. There was also a huge rabbit roasting on the fire, and we passed a lot of grass along the way.
, I don’t know why, maybe because I was hungry, I couldn’t help but catch one with a flying stone. The aroma of barbecue soon filled the air.
"Brother, it smells so good!"
"Let's go and take a look."
The sound of carriages and horses suddenly came from the official road half a mile away. In the silent mountain, He Qizhou could clearly hear the conversations in the distance. He thought about whether to avoid it, but he really couldn't bear to put down the rabbit that was almost cooked.
, then he watched six strong men and two carriages walking in his direction.
"Brother, roast rabbit! But our camp has been robbed!" The person walking at the front was a boy of sixteen or seventeen years old. He turned into the woods from the official road and saw He Qizhou warming himself by the fire at a glance.
The strong man sitting on the carriage behind them shouted. The plain land in the forest was only three feet square, and He Qizhou was sitting in the middle, which made it really difficult for them to set up camp.
Two low Shu horses each pulled a roofless cart. The middle-aged man, who was called the eldest brother, laughed and said, "If you grab it, grab it. We can just move aside a little."
The young man jumped out of the car, walked towards He Qizhou and asked, "Little brother, can I borrow some kindling from you later?"
He Qizhou stood up in a hurry and said, "What are you borrowing? I chopped some more firewood, which is enough to burn for one night. If you want to cook something, just add a little more firewood."
"Haha, thank you little brother, then you're welcome..." The strong man smiled.
"Hey, boy, you rabbit..."
"You're just a rabbit!" The young man leading the horse spoke arrogantly, but was interrupted by He Qizhou mid-sentence.
"I mean, your rabbit is so big, can you give us half of it?" The young man blushed, and when he saw that no one was supporting him, his tone softened slightly.
The strong man hurriedly said: "Don't worry, we will give you money. Are you a hunter in the mountains?"
"Well, that's right." He Qizhou nodded, tore off a rabbit leg, stuffed the rest into the strong man's hands, and said, "Here, what money do you want? By the way, I want to go to Shiqu Town.
Is it right to keep walking along the official road?"
"Haha, that's right. It seems that the rice wine of yours was brewed by the people in the mountains. We don't drink it at ordinary times. Can you give it to us evenly?" The strong man was still making requests, and the second carriage also pushed over and stopped.
In the forest, several men gathered around the car, all of them seemed to be drooling.
Although He Qizhou was a little reluctant to give up, seeing that the man looked quite forthright and asked straightforwardly, he was embarrassed to make excuses. The small gourd could not hold much, and the wine as light as water was only used to quench his thirst.
You can finish it in one breath. Now that you have drunk a lot, you hand over the gourd in your hand and say: "Here, that's all."