Chapter 95 Night Escape
The two dogs wandered around for a while, then turned and ran west.
The night was growing darker and darker, and Su Tong didn't know how many times she had tripped. The fatigue, pain and the aftereffects of the anesthetic continued to erode her will, making her feel like she wouldn't be able to hold on for the next second.
Xing Dongyang was not in much better condition. Not only was he severely exhausted, but when he paused for a moment, his sweaty back and half-wet trouser legs became icy and bone-chillingly cold.
Su Tong never dared to go too far away from the stream for fear of losing his way.
When she was tripped by a dead branch again, she saw the sparkling stream making a big bend in front of her.
If you walk a short distance to the left, you will find the trap she set. This is already deep in the back mountain, and further ahead is an area she has never been to before. Although there are pursuers behind her, it will be more dangerous to walk further into the unknown depths of the dense forest.
She didn't plan to move forward, so she might as well hide nearby. They also needed to recover their strength.
Xing Dongyang had no objection. In fact, Su Tong had always been in the leading position since they entered the mountain. Faced with this kind of environment and situation, Xing Dongyang had no more experience.
The two of them supported each other and walked forward along the cliff beside the stream. The light was too dim and they could only see vague shadows.
Su Tong estimated the distance and reminded Xing Dongyang to pay attention to the mark she set. There was a trap ten meters behind the mark.
Xing Dongyang didn't know how to pay attention to the marks in the dark, but when his chest hit a horizontal branch, the branch suddenly bounced up, scaring him so much that he almost screamed.
"It's almost there! Just ahead." Su Tong whispered.
Xing Dongyang couldn't help but marvel in amazement. So this was the mark. It seemed that the thin and long branch next to it was pressed down at one end to block the way. No matter whether it was day or night, people would touch it and be alerted, but small animals would not be able to touch it.
Although his impression of this girl was overturned several times that night, at this moment he still chose to admire her deeply once again.
Xing Dongyang was still lost in thought when Su Tong suddenly stopped.
"Are we there yet?"
"Something big has fallen into the trap."
Su Tong's voice was low, but it sounded serious.
"Several markings were destroyed at the same time. It couldn't have been a small animal."
It wasn't long since the last time he came here. Su Tong not only set marks in every direction of the trap, but also set at least three more in the direction coming from the creek, because if someone accidentally broke in, it was most likely that they would come from this direction.
Her trap had now been dug deep and wide, and anyone passing from this direction, even a bear, would surely fall into it.
But she had been back and forth in this mountain many times, and the largest animal she had ever seen was the muntjac. That time, she couldn't catch up with it because it ran too fast.
According to the geographical location, the possibility of bears appearing here is not high, but Yunshan is connected to the Daba Mountains to the west, stretching for hundreds of kilometers from east to west. In theory, it is normal for large wild animals to appear here.
Su Tong didn't move forward. She lowered her head and groped in the grass on the edge of the cliff for a long time, then turned around and stuffed a handful of grass leaves into Xing Dongyang's hand.
"This is stinkweed. It smells really pungent! Rub it on the soles of your shoes and your body! It can interfere with a dog's sense of smell."
Xing Dongyang did as he was told and found that the juice from the leaves was indeed very pungent, strong and smelly after being rubbed out.
Su Tong wanted to find this kind of grass when he was by the stream just now, but it was dark and he couldn't identify it.
This kind of grass has always grown on this part of the cliff. She is relatively familiar with this area and finally found it based on her memory.
Su Tong also painted the soles of his shoes, and then the two of them moved forward again.
When she bypassed the trap, she saw that the camouflage covering her face was gone. Something must have fallen down, but it was pitch black and she couldn't see anything clearly.
She signaled Xing Dongyang to try not to make any noise. In case there was a ferocious beast inside, the bamboo stakes underneath would not kill it but would instead cause a noise.
When she was in the army, she had seen with her own eyes wild boar skin that was difficult to pierce even with a knife.
After walking some distance forward, they collapsed under a tree.
After running for several hours, they were exhausted and decided to take a break and then find a high tree to climb. Regardless of whether the dog behind them could catch up, it was safer to climb up the tree than on the ground.
Unfortunately, after a few minutes, the faint sound of dogs barking was heard.
As the old saying goes, live by the mountain, eat by the mountain. Although there were no professional hunters in the 1970s, many families still had hunting rifles and trained hunting dogs. Although they were not as good as professional police dogs in tracking people, they still had some skills.
Su Tong sneered inwardly. He had thought that after crossing the stream, the smell would be isolated and his chances of escape would be greater. He did not expect to be caught up so quickly and Brother Xing suffered the cold in vain.
She closed her eyes and silently pinched the acupoints on her hands. She had pricked all the acupoints that could be pricked and bled all the acupoints that could be bled. Even though she knew there were ways to detoxify, the acupoints were distributed on her back and legs and she couldn't prick them.
Being able to hold on till here is already a pretty good result.
Now that she had rested, in addition to physical exhaustion, she felt dizzy and her mind began to blur again, and her hands and feet gradually became numb.
"Brother Xing, quickly climb up the tree and find one with denser branches and leaves. It will be safer if we stay farther away from it." She said to Xing Dongyang.
"Okay, you go first, I'll take care of you."
"No, I'm faster than you. You go first! If you don't go up, it will be too late."
She tried to keep her voice steady.
Xing Dongyang knew that this girl had undergone tremendous changes. She had shown herself to be tenacious, decisive and calm along the way, far superior to him as a man in many aspects.
Since he couldn't help her now, he should at least not cause trouble or hold her back.
Xing Dongyang looked up and said, "Okay! You go up this one, I'll go over there."
After saying that, he walked more than ten meters to the side and also chose a tree.
Only when I climbed up myself did I realize how physically demanding climbing a tree is, especially when I was severely physically exhausted.
Xing Dongyang regretted climbing halfway. He thought of Wu Tong's condition and was a little worried about whether she could climb up. When he was about to slide down to help her, he heard Wu Tong's low voice:
"Hurry up! They are coming this way! Brother Xing! Remember! No matter what happens, don't come down. At least one of us has to get out, otherwise no one will know what happened tonight."
Xing Dongyang was startled and looked down quickly, but it was pitch black all around and he didn't know where Wu Tong had gone. In the distance, the light of a flashlight was faintly visible, and someone was chasing after him.
Xing Dongyang gritted his teeth and tried hard to rush upwards. When he finally climbed up a branch and sat on it, his hands and legs began to tremble slightly due to excessive force.
Su Tong knew that he could not climb any tree no matter what.
Although in this case, high ground is the best option.
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