Searching from morning to afternoon, we still couldn't find the Goddess Fruit Tree, but we saw another leopard. This leopard was larger and more cunning. It even walked away without confrontation. The forest trees in the crater were tall, and in some places
There was also fog, so that many times we couldn't tell the direction and even got lost. But everyone was very close to each other, and they tied their comrades' waists with ropes, so no one was left behind.
In the afternoon, everyone found a pile of bones. They had been dead for at least half a year. Judging from the damaged clothes, these people should be servants sent by Ashita Kohachiro to look for the goddess fruit tree. According to the number of skulls, there were five people. They were killed by wild beasts.
It was eaten, and everyone guessed it was a cheetah. No wonder the two groups sent by Ashito Kohachiro had no news, and they all died in the forest.
Just when everyone was lamenting them, Zhang Xiaowu suddenly felt the danger. He raised his head and shouted loudly: "Liu Ding squat down!" After saying this, he raised his saber and rushed behind Liu Ding. Liu Ding squatted on the ground subconsciously. Zhang Xiaowu
of beheading
The knife slashed towards the place where his head was. There was a "click", and there was a flash of cold light. The blade cut a black leopard in two, and the blood and internal organs hit Liu Ding's head and back. Liu Ding also
He was hit to the ground by the cheetah's lower body.
"What the hell!" Liu Ding turned around and took a look, and suddenly became furious.
"Beware of other leopards!" Zhang Xiaowu shouted.
Everyone reacted very smartly, with their backs to each other and their swords facing outwards, ready to fight.
But after waiting for a while, no other cheetahs were seen. Listening to the sound of the wind and the sounds of other animals in the forest, it seemed that there was only one cheetah and no other cheetahs appeared.
After Zhang Xiaowu lowered his head and carefully observed the cheetah's carcass, he frowned and said, "It's not the big leopard we saw in the morning. This leopard is smaller, and it's a female. There are other cheetahs in the forest, and we can't relax."
I have heard that cheetahs are very territorial animals and do not allow other cheetahs to enter their territory except during the mating period. Leopards mate in spring, and it is winter which is not their mating period, so we should be safe now.
"
By some calculation, Matsushita Heijiro sent people to Jinura Island in the spring, which was also the estrus period of the female cheetah. During this time, the male cheetah entered the female cheetah's territory and successfully hunted this group of people.
"It should be their misfortune." Zhang Xiaowu sighed. These people died because of him. He decided to bury these people in the ground. They dug shallow pits and buried the five bones. Then everyone paid their respects.
He left after saying goodbye.
Everyone then found a higher place, cleared the ground and set up tents to sleep. After a night's rest, everyone continued to search. Fortunately, they did not encounter any more cheetahs, but an accident still occurred.
On the way, Yu was bitten by a snake in the dead grass three times. He screamed and fell to the ground. Everyone saw the flower snake as thick as an arm. Liu Ding cut the snake into two pieces with a knife. Mao Dazhuang and Chen Zheng cut the venomous snake into pieces.
The bodies were cut into pieces with random knives.
Everyone quickly took out the snake poison, but Zhang Xiaowu immediately cut Yu San's trouser legs with a knife. When they saw that the two small blood holes had turned black, everyone took a breath of cold air. Zhang Xiaowu ignored the snake poison and picked up Yu San.
He sucked out the snake venom all over his calf, and he inhaled
After spitting out, inhaling and spitting out, everyone watched in astonishment as the commander was rescuing people, and they were deeply moved. How could such a commander, regardless of the danger, sacrifice his life to save ordinary soldiers? Several people clenched their fists nervously and looked at each other.
, I can’t wait to replace the commander.
The blackened snake venom was spat on the ground until red blood appeared. Zhang Xiaowu let go of Yu's legs three times and joked: "It stinks so damn much. I haven't showered in a few days and my mouth is full of sweat."
"Sir..." Yu was so grateful three times that he didn't know what to say.
"You bitch." Zhang Xiaowu rinsed his mouth with water and said, "Fortunately, our teeth are good and we don't have any oral ulcers. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare to suck the snake venom for you. After three times, I'm worried that some of the snake venom will still enter your body.
, take the snake medicine first, let’s make sure everything is fine before setting off tomorrow. We won’t look for it today, just rest on the spot, damn, we’ll eat snake meat today.”
That night, Yu Sanbei still developed a high fever. He was shivering from the cold while squatting by the campfire. Everyone put their tents and thick clothes on him, but Yu Sanbei was suffering from a cold poison in his body. Everyone didn't know what to do.
Now, he can only rely on himself.
Everyone guarded Yu three times all night, and he finally relied on his strong body to defeat the remaining snake venom. However, his body was too weak the next day, and Yu three times passed out after taking only two steps.
"Go back." Zhang Xiaowu decided immediately.
Liu Ding said hurriedly: "Sir, we can't go back. We have been looking for him for so long."
Mao Dazhuang also shouted: "Otherwise, I'll have to look for you again, and I'll just leave like this. I'm not willing to accept it."
Zhang Xiaowu shook his head and said: "Lu Bugui is already dead, and there is not enough food and fresh water. We don't need to hold on, it will still be a long time." He did not insist on searching. After all, he was already on Jinpu Island. Everyone searched slowly.
It's not a bad idea either.
When everyone saw that the Generalissimo didn't insist anymore, they naturally wouldn't insist either, so they started walking out of the crater. There was no road in the volcanic forest. In fact, you could walk in any direction. As long as there was a cliff in front of the crater, you could get out.
forest.
Liu Ding, who was in charge of cutting off the rear, suddenly turned around and pointed not far away, and said: "Sir, sir, look, why is there smoke rising there? Someone started a fire! It's inside the crater!"
Everyone looked up and saw thick smoke rising.
Zhang Xiaowu asked Mao Dazhuang to climb to a higher tree to watch. Mao Dazhuang stretched out his hands quickly, found a big tree and climbed up in twos and twos. He climbed higher and higher, and then saw the place where black smoke was rising in the distance.
The lakeside near the volcanic lake is the center of the volcanic forest.
"There is indeed someone lighting a fire there," Mao Dazhuang shouted.
Zhang Xiaowu asked: "How far is it from us?"
Mao Dazhuang visually measured the distance and said, "It's about five miles, not too far."
Zhang Xiaowu pondered for a moment, who was lighting the fire? Are there still people living here? But if there are still people living on Jinpu Island, why don’t the Meinong people know about it? Could it be the escaped Meinong soldiers? Liu Ding suggested:
"Sir, why don't we go there? The distance is not too far, and there is black smoke as a signal. Let's go directly to see who it is. If there are still residents on the island, we can ask him if he has seen the goddess.
Fruit trees.”
Jia Shan also nodded and said: "What if he knows, it won't be a while. And if I go back without finding anything, I always feel that I have lost a lot."
He Wuxian smiled and said, "Just because you have the attitude of losing money if you don't pick up the money, we can't leave now."
Everyone couldn't help but laugh, and Yu said three times: "Sir, I can persist."