In the primeval forest, Jiang Xuan and others walked while tapping the trees with bamboos, and at the same time made roaring sounds from time to time.
It has been two days since they left the bamboo forest. Jiang Xuan's injury has almost recovered and he has no problem walking.
Ahead is a forest that no hunting team of the deer tribe has ever set foot in. There is no trace of human activity.
In a place like this, it’s no longer people who need to be on guard, but those terrifying beasts.
When they left the bamboo forest, they each brought a small bamboo two fingers thick. This kind of bamboo is not as tall as moso bamboo, but it is very tough.
When bamboo hits trees, it can make a loud, crisp sound, which is used to scare ferocious birds and beasts. Generally, wild beasts will leave on their own when hearing such a loud noise.
The red peony tree in front suddenly stopped and listened.
Jiang Xuan asked nervously: "What's wrong?"
Uncaria and others are also very nervous. In such a strange place, there are too many fatal dangers, and you never know when you will encounter them.
Chi Shao closed her eyes and listened carefully for a while: "There seems to be the sound of water flowing in front."
Jiang Xuan also listened carefully and nodded: "There is indeed the sound of water flowing."
Uncaria asked: "Should we go there?"
Jiang Xuan thought for a while: "Let's go and have a look. I hope to find a place to live with a river and flat land."
The water resources in the Southern Wilderness are very rich, with mountain springs and streams everywhere, so there are no predators gathering near the water. As long as you don't go into the water, it's relatively safe.
"Then let's go."
Chi Shao attaches great importance to her younger brother's opinion, because she is such a relative, and she will not refute Jiang Xuan's words as long as they are not too outrageous.
The group of people walked along the sound of water flow. The untraveled road was very difficult. After walking for about an hour, they finally found the place where the sound of water flow came from.
"Crash..."
It was a river with a surface width of about twenty meters. The flow rate was not very fast. The water was very clear and there were many fish swimming around in it.
There are also large tracts of reeds growing along the river, about three or four meters high, and they are very lush.
Jiang Xuan stood on a huge stone, looked at the slowly flowing river in front of him, and said excitedly: "This is the river I am looking for!"
Ten-year-old Nan Xing asked curiously: "Xuan, why are you looking for a river?"
Jiang Xuan smiled mysteriously: "You will know later."
Nan Xing felt a little confused, but if Jiang Xuan didn't tell him the reason, there was nothing he could do.
Chi Shao stood next to Jiang Xuan and asked: "Xuan, do we want to live here?"
For Chi Shao, it doesn't matter where she lives, as long as Jiang Xuan is happy, after all, she is just a younger brother.
Jiang Xuan stood on the big rock, looked around, and shook his head: "There isn't much flat land here. We can't live here. Let's look further along the river bank."
Chi Shao didn't know why Jiang Xuan had to find a large piece of flat land, but she respected Jiang Xuan's choice.
"Okay, then let's move forward."
The five of them did not get close to the river bank because the reeds were too high and too dense. Firstly, it was inconvenient to walk. Secondly, there might be terrible predators hidden inside, so they could not take the risk.
They were still walking in the forest, and Jiang Xuanli would climb a tree from time to time, or stand on a high place to look around, looking for a suitable place to live.
After walking like this for a long time, it was already afternoon. If they could not find a suitable place to live, they would have to find a place to spend the night.
When they climbed over a hillside, the front suddenly opened up.
There is a large open area ahead, where the river turns a corner and continues to rush forward.
Jiang Xuan looked around and his eyes suddenly lit up. This is a great place!
Uncaria was also looking around. He suddenly saw something, pointed in one direction and exclaimed: "Look over there!"
Jiang Xuan looked in the direction pointed by Uncaria, and saw a scene he would never forget!
At the end of the open area, there is a rocky mountain hundreds of meters high. The mountain is steep and surrounded by cliffs.
An ancient vine has grown for who knows how many years. Its main trunk is extremely thick. It winds up the mountain and actually wraps around the entire stone mountain, like a giant dragon coiling its pillars!
"Oh my god, this is too big!"
Everyone was shocked. The vigorous ancient vine was bigger than any vine they had seen before.
Jiang Xuan was shocked and carefully observed the place.
He discovered that there were not only river bends and forests here, but also a bamboo forest at the foot of the stone mountain.
A small stream flows out from the bamboo forest, winds all the way, passes through a large piece of flat land, and finally merges into the river.
This is simply the perfect place to live!
Jiang Xuan said excitedly: "This is the place I'm looking for!"
Chi Shao came back to his senses and asked: "Xuan, do you want to live here?"
Jiang Xuan nodded and pointed to the bamboo forest at the foot of the rocky mountain: "We will settle down by the stream next to that bamboo forest!"
"Then let's go, we have to hurry up, it's getting late."
Chi Shao walked forward first, Jiang Xuan immediately followed, followed closely by Uncaria, Stone Loach, and Nan Xing.
That ancient vine is so shocking, like a god.
Living at the foot of a stone mountain, you should be protected by the gods, right?
Tribal people all worship gods, and they also firmly believe that as long as they believe devoutly, the gods will protect them.
There was no road on the ground, so the five of them walked through thorns and thorns for more than an hour, and finally reached the bamboo forest at the foot of the stone mountain.
The lush bamboo blocks the sun, and there are not many thorns and weeds under the bamboo forest, which makes people feel very comfortable.
Jiang Xuan followed the sound of water and found the creek.
He chose a relatively flat place next to the creek and said to Chi Shao: "Let's live here!"
Chi Shao looked at him: "If you like it here, we will live here. However, it is getting dark now. We must build a temporary shelter first and make a fire, otherwise we will be in trouble if we encounter wild animals at night."
"Okay!"
Jiang Xuan said to the three teenagers: "Let's pick up some bamboo and build a temporary bamboo shed, and my sister will make a fire."
Chi Shao had no objection, and neither did the three teenagers, and they all started working.
There are many dry bamboos in the bamboo forest. After the bamboos dry up, they will soon be eaten by insects, become rotten, and fall down.
Jiang Xuan, Uncaria, and Stone Loach were near the stream and pulled the fallen bamboos one by one to the chosen place.
Fresh bamboo is extremely tough. It takes a lot of effort and a long time to get it off without a hatchet.
It is much easier to pick up these dead bamboos that have fallen to the ground.
After Jiang Xuan pulled the dry bamboo to the selected location, he found some tough vines, and then began to build the bamboo shed.
He chose living bamboo as a support. First, he tied a relatively intact bamboo horizontally between two bamboos at a height of one person as a beam.
Later, other dry bamboos were placed on the beams, tied with rattan, and the excess branches were broken off to create a simple slope-shaped bamboo shed.
Then, they spread a large amount of moss, hay and bamboo leaves on the roof of the bamboo shed to prevent it from raining at night.
Jiang Xuan and three teenagers spent about an hour finally setting up the bamboo shed.
At this time, the sun had already set. Chi Shao found a dry thorn tree and a relatively hard dead wood, and then used the fire plow method to light a bonfire.
Then she cleaned up all the dead branches and leaves near the bonfire to prevent the fire from spreading and accidentally igniting the bamboo forest.
Finally, she moved a lot of stones from the creek and surrounded the fire, which made it much safer.
As for firewood, there is no need to bother looking for it. The large amount of dry bamboo in this bamboo forest is the best firewood.
Night finally fell. Jiang Xuan and the other two sat in a simple bamboo shed, watching the beating bonfire, eating wild fruits picked on the road, and their hearts calmed down a little.
At least, they don't have to run around anymore tomorrow.
"Pa!"
After the bamboo is burned in the fire, the air inside the bamboo joints expands rapidly, causing the bamboo to burst and make a loud noise.
This sound scares away the nearby beasts and birds.
This is the most primitive firecracker, and it is also a way for tribesmen to prevent attacks by wild beasts at night.
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