Chapter 126 Chapter 126 Lost in the Mountains

He Junxia and Matteo rested in the shade of the tree for nearly two hours, until the hottest midday sun faded away, and then they left with plastic bottles filled with water.

Matteo tried jumping to stretch his body and said happily, "David, the pain really isn't as bad after your massage."

He Junxia was proud: "Don't you even look at who I am?"

He knew that he was influenced by the wisher to do all kinds of childish things, but he did not intend to change immediately.

Matteo was the wisher's best friend and brother, and he even knew her better than her parents. If they suddenly changed their relationship, it would probably arouse his suspicion.

Moreover, the degree of character consistency is also an important factor in the Space-Time Administration's scoring. Although it is not required to be 100% restored, it is always a good idea to fit the wisher's personality as much as possible.

What followed was another long and silent journey.

Even though the hottest time of the year had passed, the sunlight still carried a scorching heat. He Junxia and Matthew remained silent unless absolutely necessary.

I don't want to say it, and I really don't have the energy to say it.

The two of them shared the plastic bottles filled with water and bottles of Coke during the long journey. Blisters appeared on the soles of their feet and their breathing became heavier.

The difficult steps seemed to be filled with cement and felt heavy. The unchanging green scenery of the mountains in sight was sometimes blurry and sometimes clear. The empty mind and the smell of hunger made it impossible to think.

Matthew licked his cracked lips.

He said weakly, "David, how long do we have to go?"

He Junxia couldn't give an accurate answer.

He looked at his watch. They had been walking for more than three hours but had only eaten three pieces of dried fish. Their physical and mental fatigue had reached its peak.

Matteo held onto the tree and gasped, "Can we take a break?"

He really couldn't walk anymore.

He Junxia looked around, then pointed to the wide cobblestone riverbank below and said, "Let's go down and light a fire to make some smoke."

The billowing smoke during the day is an important means of seeking help from the outside world.

If there wasn't so little open space in front and He Junxia was afraid of not being able to control the fire and getting burned, he would have used it long ago.

Now there was a wide river channel in front of them, so they didn't have to worry about this when they made a fire on the cold pebbles.

He Junxia and Matteo got busy again.

The three fires arranged in a triangle were lit one by one with lighters. Every ten minutes, the two of them would add fresh green plants to the fire to create thick smoke columns.

The triangular fire is the international distress symbol, and the column of smoke imitates the rhythm of SOS.

He Junxia and Matteo sat by the fire, watching the thick smoke billowing into the sky. The bright blue sky and white clouds gradually changed color.

"Is this really okay?"

"Perhaps."

He Junxia squinted her eyes and felt a little sleepy.

Even if someone discovered the thick smoke they released, it would take at least several hours to send a helicopter over.

He handed Matteo the wild berries he had picked on the road, cut a few black truffles into small slices with a knife, and roasted them on the hot cobblestones.

Of course, this amount of food is not enough to fill the stomachs of two adolescent teenagers, and it is not even a snack.

Matthew was in a very low mood.

Compared to He Junxia, ​​who has experienced countless big scenes and has a mature mind, he is just a child who just turned 15 years old.

The lingering physical and mental fatigue, hunger and pain constantly beat against his will. It was a great success that he could hold on until now.

The boy scratched his hair in frustration, and after a while, his half-long curly hair was turned into a fluffy afro.

However, misfortunes never come alone.

"Click," "Click," "Click"

Bean-sized raindrops fell from the sky, staining the densely packed dry pebbles on the riverbed with different shades of color.

It's raining.

He Junxia looked up at the sky blackened by thick smoke, feeling a surge of helplessness and disbelief. Why did it rain at this very moment when it hadn't rained earlier or later?

The ticking sound was followed by the sound of dripping rain. The blazing bonfire looked so weak and pitiful in the rain curtain that covered the sky.

Their idea of ​​saving people through smoke was in vain.

He Junxia pulled up the young man, whose mental state was even more broken: "Let's go upstairs. We can't stay here."

Tenacious grass can survive in any cracks, but here the riverbank is all bare pebbles, and there is not a single weed within five meters of the river.

The only explanation for this phenomenon is that flash floods often flood the river banks on both sides, preventing weeds from growing.

And now it suddenly started to rain heavily, and I was afraid that a flash flood would come soon.

He Junxia immediately took Matteo to a higher ground and took shelter from the rain under a protruding shelter.

The view here was quite wide, with no tall grass or trees blocking the view, so they could clearly see the entire process of the mountain torrent rushing over.

The turbid and turbulent river water was like a giant yellow python with its bloody mouth wide open, swallowing the entire winding river channel into its belly with the momentum of one man blocking the way for ten thousand men, and even the river banks on both sides were no exception.

The place where He Junxia and Matthew had just lit the fire and rested had long been submerged by the surging yellow water, and the dead branches and leaves that made up the fire were nowhere to be seen.

The 15-year-old boy's face was pale.

He looked at the turbulent, muddy river, swallowed in fear, and asked in a trembling voice, "Can we still go down this river?"

But in fact, he wanted to ask whether they could still leave this terrible mountain and whether they could escape from this terrifying mountain range.

I just changed my words to be more tactful because I was afraid of hearing a negative answer from my companions.

He Junxia put her arm around the boy's shoulders, just as the wisher remembered, and said seriously with a somewhat nonchalant tone, "I'm here, what are you afraid of?"

Their eyes met in the air, and the boy's panic gradually subsided as he met his good friend's eyes.

Along the way, he watched David use all kinds of survival skills he had never seen before, and he believed that he and his friends would successfully return to the human world.

The rain is getting heavier

Tall trees swayed amidst lightning and thunder, and short flowers and plants were almost broken in half by the storm.

The howling cold wind blew bean-sized raindrops onto the little people who were hiding from the rain under the rock. Even though they tried their best to stick to the rock wall, they still couldn't change the fact that their faces were covered with rain.

He Juanxia wiped her face and said, "Stay here and don't run around. I'll go find some leaves to block the rain."

It was already five o'clock. If the rain continued, they would have no choice but to spend the night resting under the rocks.

Matteo held He Junxia back and said, "Forget it. It's raining too hard outside. Let's go out when the rain is lighter."

Looking at the dark sky, He Junxia changed his mind and stopped, huddling together with Matteo to keep warm.

The rain lasted for more than four hours. When the downpour stopped, the sky had become completely dark and you couldn't see your hand in front of you.

He Junxia rubbed his hands and blew a breath of hot air into his palms.

The rain soaked the soil and the dead branches and leaves covering the soil, making it difficult for them to find dry tinder and making a fire became a difficult task.

He Junxia and Matteo ran back and forth four or five times before they finally lit the bonfire, adding some warmth to the small space.

The barrier formed by huge banana leaves and eucalyptus leaves blocks out the cold night wind, and the unique smell of eucalyptus leaves also has excellent insect repellent function.

After a night, the mountain top was shrouded in hazy mist, and the boring mountain scenery was dressed in bright new clothes of lush green. The moisture and rich oxygen in the air made the two human teenagers extremely clear-headed.

They had a good sleep yesterday.

He Junxia drank some rainwater collected yesterday and used the moistened soil to completely extinguish the burning bonfire.

Although wildfires are unlikely to break out given the current air humidity in the forest, it is better to be safe than sorry, and small details cannot be ignored.

He Junxia and Matteo divided the last half of the can of luncheon meat into two halves and ate them. At this point, they had eaten all the food they had.

"Let's go."

"Um"

The two people stepped deep and shallow on the wet mud after the rain. The soles of their shoes were gradually covered by brown mud, losing their original appearance.

"ah!"

Matteo lost his balance and fell to the ground, sliding forward a few steps. He Junxia, ​​who was walking in front of him to lead the way, was also forced to fall down.

They happened to be on a slope, and both of them rolled down together. He Junxia only felt a burst of pain in his body. After about ten seconds, his butt hit a tree hard and stopped.

Fortunately it was the buttocks, if it was any other part of the body it would at least be bruised or fractured.

"David, are you okay?"

Matthew was so anxious that he almost cried, his eyes full of guilt.

"No big deal."

He Junxia turned over and got up. There were several scratches on his right arm, and his left calf hit a rock when he rolled over, leaving a large bruise, but neither was a big problem.

He Junxia brushed off the fallen leaves and mud on her body: "Taiou, how are you?"

"No big deal."

The two young men, who seemed to have rolled in the mud, looked at each other, and finally burst into laughter in tacit understanding.

They used the branches they picked up as crutches to support each other and walked forward, taking one step at a time, trying hard to keep their balance but still stumbling from time to time or falling flat on their faces.

After prostrating himself once more, He Junxia wiped the stains off his face and said, "Let's take a break."

The reason for falling was not only because the soil was slippery due to rain, but also because of an empty stomach and lack of physical strength.

We have to find a way to get something to eat first.

At this moment, He Junxia inadvertently met a pair of gray-blue eyes.

It was a young black bear.