Hearing Zhao Xinqing's words, Su Bai couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
"Trouble? What trouble?"
But before Zhao Xinqing could answer, the dense jungle in front of the two people suddenly stopped!
What greeted them was a high sky!
Su Bai quickly pulled Zhao Xinqing and stopped.
In front of them was a steep cliff.
A few meters below the cliff, there is a naturally formed vent. Rolling groundwater flows out of this vent, and together with the stream above, turns into a silver line, falling into the deep pool below.
The overall drop from the cliff to the pool is more than ten meters.
This deep pool is huge, its depth is difficult to fathom, and its area is so vast that it even vaguely resembles a small lake in the mountains.
At the other end of the deep pool is the extension of the creek, and the rapid water continues to converge towards the river below the mountain.
On the cliff, Su Bai lowered his head and looked into the distance, and sure enough, he saw the giant anaconda that morning on the edge of the deep pool.
The giant anaconda is currently swallowing an animal.
Next to the giant anaconda, there were more than thirty beasts that looked like wolves and dogs, baring their teeth and barking like dogs, as if they wanted to pounce on the giant anaconda and bite it.
But facing the giant anaconda's six-meter-long body, no beast dared to actually pounce on it to rescue its companions.
Zhao Xinqing frowned and whispered:
"It is indeed a coyote. There are also coyotes on this island?"
Su Bai asked:
"I remember that coyotes are very weak in combat, right?"
"It's worse than even large mastiffs."
"Why are you so worried?"
Zhao Xinqing took a deep breath, her face became more serious, and she said:
"It is impossible for the territories of coyotes and giant anacondas to intersect."
"Under normal circumstances, coyotes would never appear here."
"I think this group of coyotes is probably looking for us."
Su Bai was stunned. He stretched out a finger in disbelief, pointed at himself, and asked:
"I...we?"
Zhao Xinqing nodded.
Su Bai said in astonishment:
"We have never provoked this group of coyotes, why are they looking for us?"
Zhao Xinqing looked solemn and said:
"To be precise, the coyote is probably looking for that wolverine, and you and I have the smell of that wolverine."
"The coyotes may have come to this giant anaconda's territory after the scent of you and me this morning."
Su Bai still looked confused.
The barrage was also confused:
[Wait a minute...there is a jump in this logic!]
[Why do coyotes look for wolverines?]
【Isn’t it too far-fetched? 】
[emmmm... Although Dr. Zhao is a doctor, this kind of inference... still feels unreliable! 】
Zhao Xinqing glanced at the barrage and said seriously:
"You can't understand it because your knowledge base is limited."
Barrage:
【……】
[If anyone else dares to say something like this, I will jump up and rant right now.]
[But if it is Dr. Zhao...what Dr. Zhao says shall prevail!]
[What Dr. Zhao said must be right!]
Zhao Xinqing explained:
"Coyotes were originally endemic to North America."
"In North America, there are frequent records of coyotes and American badgers forming an extremely close symbiotic relationship."
"Similarly, in other parts of the world, we occasionally find unusually close relationships between wolves and badgers."
“In China, we have an idiom called ‘coulted as a traitor’, but in fact, there is no such animal as ‘cowardly’.”
"And this so-called '狋' probably refers to some kind of badger."
"It's so unusual for this group of coyotes to appear here. They are most likely looking for the wolverine."
Barrage:
【emmmmmmm……】
[Facts have proven that studying more is really useful!!!]
[Once again, I was beaten up by Dr. Zhao’s IQ...]
[Then the question is, why is such a smart Dr. Zhao unable to kiss Su Bai? 】
"???" Zhao Xinqing almost lost her breath when she saw that the barrage could turn upside down at such a moment.
Why can’t I kiss Su Bai???
That obviously means I don’t want to kiss you!!!
If I want to kiss you, I can kiss you anytime!!!
This group of barrages is too much! Why are you looking down on people like this?
Zhao Xinqing's teeth were itching with hatred, but she heard Su Bai beside her whisper:
"Okay, the investigation is over. It's so smooth to have this group of coyotes to draw hatred."
"Let's go quickly."
"The coyotes will escape later, and the giant anacondas may be able to smell us."
The coyote in the giant anaconda's mouth had almost been swallowed completely.
Seeing that they could not save their companions, the remaining thirty or so coyotes obviously had the idea of retreating.
Zhao Xinqing nodded repeatedly:
"Let's go. If these coyotes are really looking for wolverines, they might find our camp at some point..."
"Let's look for bamboo again. If there is none, we have to go back quickly."
The two returned the same way, found the fourth mountain stream they had left before, and continued to explore upward.
After walking nearly a thousand meters, Su Bai's eyes suddenly lit up. He reached into the stream and picked up a rotten leaf from the bottom of the water.
The leaves are almost shapeless, but you can still vaguely see that they look like bamboo leaves!
Zhao Xinqing came up to take a look, her eyes lit up, and she nodded repeatedly:
"If you read it right! This is really a bamboo leaf!"
The two looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes.
If bamboo leaves are found here, it proves that there is probably a bamboo forest upstream of the fourth stream!
And once the two find the bamboo forest...
Things are very different!
Su Bai and Zhao Xinqing found clues to the bamboo forest and quickly climbed up the mountain along the fourth stream.
An hour later, the two of them turned around a low slope and heard the soft sound of the wind blowing through the bamboo leaves.
Very pleasant!
When I looked up, I saw that it was really a large green bamboo forest!
Zhao Xinqing said in surprise:
"Great! It's still a piece of bamboo!"
"The quality of moso bamboo is, overall, the best!"
"It can almost support us to make various tools!"
"There are also bamboo shoots! With bamboo shoots, our diet structure can be greatly improved!"
The two men immediately started cutting down the bamboo with the stone knives they carried with them.
Half an hour later, Su Bai and Zhao Xinqing had chopped a total of four thick and long bamboos. If fully utilized, it would be enough for the two of them to make many tools that can solve their urgent needs!
In addition, they also dug a basket of bamboo shoots.
After getting what they wanted from the bamboo forest, Su Bai and Zhao Xinqing did not linger too much, but directly returned to the camp.
Su Bai already had no doubts about Zhao Xinqing's judgment. Since she said that the group of coyotes was probably coming towards them, it was definitely a huge potential threat!
There are more than thirty coyotes, although their individual combat capabilities are weak, but when combined into a wolf pack, they are still powerful enough to run rampant in the wilderness.
Zhao Xinqing was even more eager than Su Bai. On the way down the mountain, she almost walked in front of Su Bai and murmured:
"There are such a large group of coyotes around..."
"You must never leave snackers alone in the alfalfa bushes from now on..."
"It's too dangerous... I don't want the cow to be eaten before the plow is ready!"