Jiang Xuan chose smaller bamboo tube grass, dug out more than a dozen plants, carefully wrapped them in green moss, and placed them in an animal skin bag.
The three of them moved on, looking for more carnivorous plants.
As we walked, a swamp appeared in front of us.
"You all should be careful. The swamp is very dangerous. If you accidentally fall into it, you will be in trouble."
Red peony walks in front. When he sees something wrong with the ground, he pokes it with a spear. If water comes out after he pokes it, it means there is a swamp underneath.
The most dangerous place in the swamp is the lush grass.
They tend to cover up the swamp underneath. When people step on them, they will sink directly in. If they cannot get out of the swamp in time, they will sink deeper and deeper, and eventually become part of the swamp.
"Although swamps are the most dangerous, many insect-eating plants grow near swamps because there are enough mosquitoes here."
"Pa!"
Red peony swatted a large mosquito that wanted to suck blood to death, and continued to search around.
"Buzz buzz..."
Many mosquitoes came over and circled around the three of them, trying to suck some blood. It was very annoying.
"Sister, is there a way to prevent these mosquitoes from biting us? They are so annoying."
Jiang Xuan kept waving his hands, but the mosquitoes were very flexible and couldn't be driven away at all.
"Wait a minute, I'll look for you."
Chi Shao searched nearby, and when she saw a clump of low plants, her eyes suddenly lit up.
This plant has a very unique appearance. Its leaves are like small unfolded fans, which is very cute.
She walked over carefully, picked up several handfuls of the young leaves of this plant with her bare hands, and then rubbed them continuously.
"This is called fan grass, because its leaves look similar to those of a fan. If you encounter this kind of grass in the future, pluck off its leaves, then rub out the water and smear it on your body, so mosquitoes will not come close."
After rubbing out the juice from the red peony root, rub it directly on Jiang Xuan's face, arms, and legs. After wiping it, continue rubbing it, and then smear the juice of the fan grass on himself and the loach.
Jiang Xuan raised his arm and smelled it. The smell was a bit pungent, similar to stink grass, but it was different from the smell of stink grass. It was quite a strange smell.
"Hey, it really works!"
Soon, Jiang Xuan discovered that after a mosquito flew here, it did not circle around people like before, but flew away quickly.
Stone Loach also discovered this, and the expression on his face was equally excited.
Chi Shao is very calm, because she has used this kind of thing before.
Tribal people have lived in the primitive jungle since childhood. They know the animals and plants in the jungle very well, and they can use them according to local conditions.
Tribes that don’t understand the jungle cannot survive in the jungle.
After solving the problem of mosquito infestation, the three of them continued to search for insect-eating plants.
"Gua..."
In the swamp, there was a huge frog making a thunderous cry, and various terrifying water animals shuttled through the water from time to time.
Above the swamp, on the sparse trees, various birds stood on the branches, staring at the water below. From time to time, they quickly passed through the water, eating fish, mosquitoes, or small water animals.
"Hiss..."
A huge black-striped python swam through the water, startling many birds and animals, and they all fled.
This is a dangerous swamp. Not only are there swamps that can swallow people, but the animals and plants here are also very dangerous.
Jiang Xuan walked to the other side of the swamp and saw a red tree. It looked like a willow tree, but there were fist-sized fruits growing on the trunk.
This fruit exudes a charming fragrance that makes people salivate involuntarily after smelling it.
"Be careful, don't get close to that tree!"
When Chi Shao saw Jiang Xuan walking that way, she immediately grabbed him.
"Is this tree dangerous?"
In fact, Jiang Xuan has always been very wary, he just wanted to take a closer look.
"Of course it's dangerous. It's a whip tree. If you get close accidentally, all the branches of the tree will be whipped out. Someone was beaten to death by the whip tree before."
Chi Shao pointed to the ground under the whip tree and said: "See those bones? They are all prey killed by the whip tree."
Jiang Xuan looked over there, and sure enough he found a lot of bones under the whip tree, but they were covered with moss, so you couldn't really see them unless you looked carefully.
Chi Shao picked up a dead branch as thick as an arm and said, "Look."
Chi Shao raised the dead branch like a spear, and then threw it towards the whip tree.
"Bah bang bang!"
"Kacha kacha..."
When the dead branch touched the branch, all the branches of the whip tree moved, like thousands of whips, cutting the dead branch into several pieces.
The whip made of those branches can actually make a crackling sound, which shows how terrifying its power is.
"Awesome!"
Jiang Xuan looked at those terrifying whips and expressed sincere admiration. The attack power of these magical plants is not weaker than that of animals.
Even because they usually don’t move, it is more difficult to guard against sudden attacks than animals.
Of course, they also have a fatal weakness, that is, they cannot move.
As long as those who know it carefully avoid its attack range, there will be no danger.
Chi Shao added: "Although the whip tree is terrible, its fruit is good. It is said that eating it can increase people's strength."
"Is it really that magical?"
Jiang Xuan found it incredible. It sounded like a fairy tale.
"I've only heard about it, but I've never eaten it, because the whip tree is so powerful that ordinary soldiers can't pick its fruits."
Chi Shao is quite sorry about this, because the hunting team of the Deer Tribe is relatively weak. In the past, when they encountered the whip tree, they tried to avoid it and did not dare to get close to pick the fruits.
Jiang Xuan thought for a while and said: "The most powerful thing about the whip tree is its branches. If there is a way to prevent the branches from hitting people, it is not impossible to pick the fruits."
Jiang Xuan pondered for a moment and said: "Now that we have encountered it, how can we be willing to accept it if we don't give it a try?"
Shi Loach was eager to give it a try and asked: "Chief, what do you need me to do?"
"We need some thick dead branches and canes."
"I'll look for it right away!"
There are a lot of dead branches scattered in the swamp, and rattan can be seen everywhere, which are easy to find.
The three of them collected many dead branches and canes and piled them into a pile.
Then, Jiang Xuan selected dead branches of similar lengths, arranged them in a row, like a raft, and then wrapped them layer by layer with rattan and tied them up.
The wooden rafts made by Jiang Xuan are very wide and large. They choose thick branches and look very strong.
"Okay, this is a strong giant shield."
Jiang Xuan used rattan to make several rings with handles under the giant shield. He asked Chi Shao and Shi Loach to grab the rings together, and then lifted the entire shield up.
"Are you going to use this thing to block the whip tree's attack?"
Chi Shao was very smart and immediately guessed Jiang Xuan’s intention.
"Yes, the whips of the whip tree will not bend after all. As long as we hide under the shield, those whips will not be able to hit us."
"Is this really possible?" Chi Shao was still a little afraid of the whip tree. After all, he had been warned many times before when he was in the hunting team, and he had also heard many terrible legends about this kind of tree.
"You will know if you try it. If it doesn't work, we will return it."
With Jiang Xuan's encouragement, the three of them held up huge shields and slowly walked towards the whip tree, feeling both nervous and excited.
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