Considering that after Li Yuanba found out that they were missing, he would use all his resources to investigate the road leading directly to the outside of the mountain. Gu Qing made a plan early in the morning to go west via a deep mountain called Luoze. The terrain was very complicated, including swamps, grasslands, and
The virgin forest is an inaccessible place. Go down the mountain from there and find a road back to the city. Although it is a detour, it is the safest route.
At dawn, the dark green passing by outside the car window gradually turned into red soil dotted with scattered hay. It was a grassland, still green in the deep winter climate.
The vegetation along the way gradually increased, and under the blue sky and white clouds, there were occasional large trees with strange shapes on the endless golden plain. In the distance, among the waist-high grass, an elk was walking slowly forward. And we were galloping.
The jeep often startled unknown small animals on the roadside, and they suddenly jumped into the grass. This is the breath of life that is difficult to see in the depth of winter.
"Does anyone live here?" Hu Xiaowei was conquered by the beautiful scenery in front of her. She felt that the life here should be beautiful and peaceful.
"There must be people, but they are very few. They have almost no contact with the outside world. They live a completely self-sufficient lifestyle." Gu Qing drove the car intently, looking straight ahead without blinking.
"We are safe now, right? Can we contact Wen Fan to pick us up?" Hu Xiaowei asked.
Gu Qing's answer surprised Hu Xiaowei: "But we have no way to contact them now. There is no phone, no signal, and no network here."
"Then we can only go back by ourselves? But then Wen Fan will hand over Wei Feng." Hu Xiaowei sat in the back seat, muttering quietly...
"If he is unwilling to hand over Wei Feng for you, you should be sad and dejected." Gu Qing suddenly said in a contemptuous tone.
Um... Hu Xiaowei wanted to argue, but found that what he said seemed to be right, "Then we have to keep running for our lives now?"
"Yes, and it's very dangerous. You can survive it!" Although Gu Qing said in a positive tone, he was extremely hesitant in his heart. Hu Xiaowei's current physical condition...
Hu Xiaowei suppressed the fear in her heart, put her hands on her abdomen, took a deep breath and said, "I am a strong mother now. As long as I can bring this child back safely, there is no place I can't go through."
Gu Qing glanced at her in the rearview mirror and said nothing.
At noon, a shallow lake appeared in front of them. Several flamingos by the lake were spreading their red wings against the warm sun. Gu Qing parked the car next to a huge lone tree by the lake. The tree
A sturdy middle-aged man stood underneath, with several large, tightly stuffed military backpacks beside him.
The man and Gu Qing loaded their backpacks into the car, then opened the door and sat in the back seat.
"This is our guide Mengka. He is a native of Luoze. He has served as a soldier before and is very familiar with the route we are going to take. Without him, we would not be able to go out." Gu Qing introduced Hu Xiaowei.
Hu Xiaowei said to Mengka apologetically: "I'm sorry for bringing you into such a dangerous matter."
Mengka cracked his thick lips and smiled: "In our business, we take people's money and do things for them. As long as the employer is willing to pay, even if it means risking his life, it's not too much. The money Mr. Gu paid me is enough
I have taken care of my son in his old age, so when I send you this trip, of course I want to provide you with home-based services."
Hu Xiaowei turned around and said to Gu Qing uneasily: "How much money did you spend? I will pay it back to you when you get back."
He smiled mockingly: "Okay. If I still have my life when I go back, I will definitely get everything I owe me back from you."
Owe him?
What on earth is he talking about? Did they really know each other before?
"Gu Qing, I don't know what you mean, can you explain it clearly?"
Gu Qing looked into the distance, turned to Mengka and said, "It's getting late, shall we set off?" He completely ignored Hu Xiaowei's question.
At dusk, Gu Qing stopped the car. The day's trip was over.
The whistling cold wind that had been calling my ears all day finally stopped. The sun hung slanting on the horizon, turning into a gentle round of soft red, quietly sinking into the distant horizon. A lone tree was magnificent in the sky.
A lonely and stunning silhouette is cast in the sunset. A giraffe stands in the grass in the distance, lowering her head to kiss the baby giraffe next to her. The evening wind blows the wild grass on the field, making a rhythmic "swishing, swishing" sound.
Sound. The wind carries the faint sounds of various animals that live on this grassland.
Hu Xiaowei temporarily forgot the fear and fatigue of fleeing, and was immersed in this beautiful and intoxicating magical scenery.
Mengka set up the tent and then lit a bonfire to drive away animals that might attack at night. The three people sat around the bonfire and started dinner.
Each person has an energy bar, a small can of lunch meat, and a hard steamed bun.
Halfway through eating, I heard a clear rustling sound in the grass next to me. A little antelope without horns came out of nowhere, with a cute face that resembled a deer bambi. At this moment, it was opening a pair of wet eyes.
Big eyes look at people curiously.
"This little guy must smell the food." Mengka laughed.
Just as Hu Xiaowei put her hand into her can to feed it a piece of meat, Gu Qing's voice sounded coldly: "Don't feed it! The dry food we brought is not enough for ourselves, and we don't have much to feed the animals."
If you dare to feed it, I will kill it to fill my stomach."
The lamb seemed to understand and hid its head in Hu Xiaowei's arms. She hugged it and comforted it gently, while frowning at Gu Qing: "If you don't want to feed it, I won't feed it. Why are you so mean? It can't understand what you say.
But it can read your expression. You scared it."
The lamb stuck out its tongue and rubbed its face, then sat down obediently by Hu Xiaowei's legs. Hu Xiaowei stroked its head from time to time and couldn't put it down.
Gu Qing, the tyrant, issued another order: "You can play with it, but you are not allowed to feed it with your food. There is so much grass here, it won't be hungry. We have to walk the rest of the way, so what can you get if you don't have enough to eat?"
Energy to keep up with us? Besides, you don’t care about your child’s nutrition..."
"Okay, okay." Hu Xiaowei interrupted him: "I didn't say I wanted to feed it. Don't worry, I won't starve my child, and I will never be left behind." Although she was frowning, she still
But there was no worry in my heart.
He was caring about the child because of her health. Hu Xiaowei understood everything, so how could she be angry? This person is very similar to Liang Wenfan!
So under Gu Qing's "supervision", Hu Xiaowei finished her food, while the lamb still walked around docilely and played with her.
Not long after, the face of a large sheep with curved horns on its head poked out from the grass and called out to the lamb. The lamb immediately jumped out of Hu Xiaowei's arms, ran towards it, and then turned back.
He glanced at her reluctantly, and then disappeared into the grass with the big sheep.
Could this be its mother? Hu Xiaowei lowered her head and touched her belly: Baby, after you are born, will you be as attached to me as a lamb is to its mother?
"It's time for you to rest. It's good for pregnant women to get more sleep." Gu Qing walked to Hu Xiaowei again at some point.
Hu Xiaowei looked up at him. In the soft light of the fire, his handsome face looked a little haggard and tired.
From the bottom of her heart, Hu Xiaowei said sincerely: "Did you know me before? You were the one who took care of me in the car when I came here, right?"
His lowered eyelashes cast a deep shadow on his pale face. He turned his back to Hu Xiaowei, and his usually straight back suddenly became a little rickety.
In the night wind, Gu Qing let out a long sigh: "It's late, you should rest."
After passing through the grassland, we entered the primeval forest of Luoze. The jeep could no longer drive here, so the three of us could only carry food and tents on our backs, abandon the car and walk.
Considering Hu Xiaowei's pregnancy and physical strength, Gu Qing only asked her to carry a very small amount of equipment, while he and Mengka shared the remaining weight.
The three people were walking on the winding and narrow black soil path. The already blurry and difficult-to-identify road was sometimes covered by thickets of vegetation. Fortunately, Mengka, who was leading the way, used a machete to cut the way for them. Without him, they would not have been able to do so.
Get out of this maze-like jungle.
The winter forest was filled with moisture and smoke. The air was so humid that Hu Xiaowei felt that all her pores were blocked and she could not breathe. The towering ancient trees on both sides and the vines entwined in the trees formed a dense network above their heads.
It is difficult to see a complete sky.
A kind of moss that grows on trees hangs long in the air like the beards of old students in Peking opera. Mengka told us to be careful not to let them stick to our skin to avoid being injured by their secretions, which are poisonous.
.
There are various vague but never-ending sounds in the jungle, reminding them that there are endless snakes, beasts, insects and birds lurking in this seemingly silent green ocean. They are the masters of this place, and as intruders, they must follow the rules
Here are the rules.
"Be careful of tree roots and moss under your feet. If you fall now, you will..." Gu Qing, who was walking behind me, reminded Hu Xiaowei dryly.
"It's going to be a miscarriage." Before he could finish, Hu Xiaowei continued: "I've always paid attention to my feet, don't worry. But you look a lot like my mother now." Hu Xiaowei couldn't help turning around and teasing him.
smile.
He turned his face away and ignored her.
"Gu Qing, how can you not watch the road like this? There are a lot of protruding tree roots under your feet. If you fall, you will knock off your front teeth." Hu Xiaowei was just talking, but suddenly stepped on a soft thing. She
On her feet was a pair of flat fur boots that she had worn since she was kidnapped. At this time, the soft stuff was black and covered her entire instep.
"It doesn't matter, it's monkey poop." It didn't matter if Mengka didn't say it. Hu Xiaowei screamed and wiped her feet on the moss beside the road.
Gu Qing said with gloating at this time: "You should be lucky that you didn't step on human feces, because monkeys are vegetarians, and their excrement is far less smelly than human feces. Besides, you will be lucky if you step on feces, and you are now considered a bumper."
If you have great luck, maybe you can turn bad luck into good luck."