Regarding the matter of the vipers appearing in the lake, Mao Xiaoting did not care too much about it. After all, this was deep inside the mountains, and was the home of all sorts of vipers.
Just like this, after Mao Xiaoting and A Xiang finished their dinner, the few of them used oilcloths to make a simple bed and then slept around the fire and clothes.
Perhaps because of the fire's warmth, Mao Xiaoting curled up by the fire and fell asleep within a short period of time.
That night, Mao Xiaoting slept soundly. Perhaps it was because Xiang Anjie was by her side, but he was not really that worried. Even sleeping outside in this remote mountain, she did not feel any fear.
But shshedid not know why, but on this night, Mao Xiaoting had a very strange dream. In the dream, she was continuously being chased by some unknown object, and could only keep on running forward, every time she turned around, there would be a lot of poisonous snakes chasing after her. Furthermore, no matter how she ran, he was unable to shake them off.
"Xiao Ting, wake up!"
In a daze, Mao Xiaoting suddenly heard a voice, and when she opened her eyes subconsciously, she realized that it was Xiang Anjie calling her.
At this moment, the sky was already bright, and from time to time, the clear sounds of birds chirping could be heard in the silent forest. Looking at the time, she realised that it was already 5: 30 in the morning.
"Ha ~ ~"
After yawning, Mao Xiaoting crawled up from the ground. At this time, Xiang Anjie, who was beside her, suddenly threw a piece of clothes on top of her body: "Alright, put it on. The temperature in the forest in the morning is very low, it's easy to catch a cold."
"Oh …" "Thank you!"
Mao Xiaoting, whose mind was still a little unclear, saw that Xiang Anjie had received her thanks. After observing her surroundings, she discovered that everyone was awake, Bai Linger was walking around, and A Xiang was busy preparing breakfast.
"You all woke up? It seems like I'm the last one to get up! "
Seeing this, Mao Xiaoting yawned.
"Yeah, who told you to sleep so deeply! Are you dreaming? "
Hearing this, Mao Xiaoting was startled, "What? Did I speak in my sleep? Or am I screaming? "
"Nope."
In the end, Xiang Anjie shook his head: "It's just that I saw that your expression while you were sleeping wasn't too good, and felt that you've probably dreamt of something bad."
Hearing him say that, Mao Xiaoting suddenly remembered her dream just now. However, she could not remember clearly what she was dreaming about, she only remembered that there seemed to be a snake chasing after her.
Probably because he saw that snake by the pool yesterday!
Thinking of this, she didn't care too much about it. "It's nothing. I can't even remember what I dreamed about right now."
After saying that, she stood up and stretched. "Alright, I'll go to the pool to wash my face."
After Mao Xiaoting left, Xiang Anjie turned to A Xiang and asked: "Oh right, A Xiang, we will reach our destination today, right?"
"That's right."
A Xiang who was roasting dung on the fire nodded her head, then pointed towards the northeast: "It's in that direction, after walking for about half a day, before noon, we should be able to reach the area where the Zombie Gu detoxify its fungi, although we can reach there, it's not easy to find this kind of rare fungus, we might need to find it for a few days."
"Don't worry, as long as this fungus exists we will definitely be able to find it."
"Un, I think so too!"
A Xiang smiled sweetly.
Not long later, Mao Xiaoting returned, and A Xiang had already prepared breakfast. Thus, the two of them ate a simple meal, with Xiang Anjie and Bai Linger at the side drinking a bottle of water, the four of them prepared to set off again.
Because they had already walked on the mountain road for an entire day, compared to yesterday's uncomfortableness, they were already used to this kind of travelling through the forest. As a result, their travelling speed was even faster than yesterday's, and even Mao Xiaoting did not scream out loud as if she was tired.
Just like this, at noon, the four of them finally arrived at their destination for this trip: the deep forest where the Zombie Gu antifungal fungi could possibly exist!
"Alright, we're here!"
After holding onto the map and carefully observing it, A Xiang finally spoke with a serious expression.
Xiang Anjie looked around and realised that this place was truly surrounded by dense mountains. The plants here were much denser than the ones in the previous mountains, which meant that very few people came here, which was why these animals and plants could grow so well without being affected by the outside world.
As he thought of this, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "Looking at the way they look when they're not even there, I'm afraid there won't be a single person coming for one to two years, right?"
"Probably."
A Xiang nodded her head: "Although I go up the mountain often, I have never come here before. Firstly, because I am too far away from the village, and secondly, because the road here is too difficult to walk on."
Without waiting for A Xiang to finish speaking, Mao Xiaoting sighed: "That's right, we have climbed over mountains and rivers all the way to the top. I don't know how difficult it was for Tang Xian to go to the Western Sky to obtain the scriptures back then, but I am sure that at the same distance, he would not have worked as hard as us."
After saying that, Mao Xiaoting clenched her teeth and took off her shoes.
Sure enough, several soybean-sized blood bubbles had formed under her feet.
Seeing that, Xiang Anjie sighed: "Looks like walking is affected, why not break it?"
"En!"
Mao Xiaoting nodded, then walked over to the big backpack and took out a medical case.
At the same time, A Xiang started to prepare for camp. After all, they didn't know how long it would take to find the fungi that could dispel the parasites, so they had to be prepared to stay here for a few days.
After observing the area for a while, she chose a flat and dry plot of land for the camp. Then, she covered the ground with the tarpaulin that she had brought along.
Xiang Anjie also came over to help out, and took out the simple tent he brought out from his bag, and then found a few thick and sturdy branches from it, and set up the tent.
About half an hour later, a simple tent of about 3 square meters was erected. Although it looked rather simple, it was enough for the four of them. This way, they wouldn't have to worry about any problems even if it rained.
Seeing this, A Xiang could not help but laugh: "Xiang Ge, your tent building skills are really amazing!"
"That's nothing."
In the end, Xiang Anjie smiled a little complacently, "Back when we were fighting in Little Japan, we had often set up camp during the hasty march. To me, such a small tent shouldn't be a big problem."
"Alright, since the tent is ready, then let me go first."
As he spoke, Mao Xiaoting, who was already waiting at the side, walked over and sat down on the tarpaulin that was on the ground.
At this time, Bai Linger had already gone out to find dry branches to make a fire, so she looked at her and asked: "How is it, can I go? Do you need my help? "
"No need."
The dejected Mao Xiaoting shook her head: "This kind of pain is nothing to me, a devotee. I'm just worried that these injuries will affect our speed of search."
After she finished speaking, Mao Xiaoting unhesitatingly aimed the blisters in her hand that had already been dispelled with poison at her feet and quickly pricked them.
Instantly, blood flowed out from the eye of the formation, and quickly poured into the blood. Mao Xiaoting quickly used the hemostatic medicine and sprinkled it on the already shriveled up blood bubbles, and finally, the gauze wrapped around them, and it was done in a moment.
After finishing all of these, Mao Xiaoting heaved a sigh of relief, and then placed the medical case back into her backpack.
"How strange …"
Just then, A Xiang spoke out in surprise: "Big Brother Xiang, your family's Ling Er has been out searching for firewood for a while now, right? Why isn't she back yet? "
Hearing her words, Xiang Anjie also felt that Bai Linger had been gone for a long time. Logically speaking, he was not the type of person to drag things out, he was just going to pick up some lumber, he should be back a long time ago.
Thinking about that, Xiang Anjie nodded his head: "It's indeed slow, I will go look around."
Saying that, he planned to head out to look for Bai Linger.
However, just as he took two steps, his expression suddenly changed. "Something's wrong!"
"What's wrong?"
Seeing his strange look, A Xiang subconsciously asked.
At this time, Xiang Anjie frowned, but immediately followed up with a stern shout: "What are you planning to do by sneaking around? If you have the ability, come out directly! "
What? There were people around?
Hearing that, both Mao Xiaoting and A Xiang were stunned.
"Ha ha!"
At this moment, a sneer sounded, and more than ten people walked out from the surrounding forest.
"This mister's observation skills are quite sharp! However, we only found out now that it's useless. "
The leading man said to Xiang Anjie with a sneer after he walked out.
"It's you?!"
Seeing them, Xiang Anjie and the others were stunned.
Because they all knew this person.
This was the Suo Yin who stopped A Xiang halfway up the mountain that day, saying that the American wanted to use twenty million dollars to purchase the secrets of the seedling Gu.
"Suo Yin, what are you doing?"
Seeing that fellow appearing in front of him again, A Xiang couldn't help but frown.
If it was just him alone, there wouldn't be anything to be afraid of. But the problem was that the current Suo Yin wasn't alone, and behind him were nine fully armed men.
These nine people were wearing camouflage clothing and holding shabby automatic rifles with varying specifications. Each and every one of them had murderous intent on their faces. It was obvious that they weren't good people.
Facing this scene, Xiang Anjie's reaction speed was obviously faster than A Xiang's. Judging from their clothes and the way they held their spears, they should be specialized in using guns. Judging by their sallow, weather-beaten faces, these people were likely to be living in more hostile environments. In the end, based on their average Southeast Asian appearance and their current environment, they could infer that these people were either from Burma, Vietnam, or Thailand.