Chapter 152 Chapter 152
Following the tiger family deep into the mountains, he didn't know how far he had walked. Seeing the sun gradually setting in the west, Ye Qing felt something was wrong and planned to stop following them. He took Aunt Gu and the mother and daughter and turned around to go home. Unexpectedly, at this moment, the tiger family suddenly stopped on a hillside not far away.
Then Ye Qing heard Gu Weinan shouting in surprise: "Master, look! What a huge sea of flowers!"
Ye Qing was stunned, she walked forward a few steps and climbed up the hillside, and a forest of flowers all over the mountain suddenly appeared in front of her, with thousands of clusters of flowers of all colors, not only wild flowers, but also various low shrubs and tall trees, all in bloom.
This hillside is like another world isolated from the mountains, completely different from the barren forest outside where the weather is sometimes cold and sometimes warm.
Seeing such a scene, not only Ye Qing, but also Gu Weinan and his daughter, who are locals, had never seen it before.
They probably had never set foot on this hillside in early spring, and they never knew that the growth of plants on this hillside was completely out of sync with that of other forests.
Auntie Gu was superstitious about the mountain god. When she saw this bizarre scene, her first thought was that this mountain must be the habitat of the mountain god. Outsiders who disturbed it would be punished. So when she saw her daughter was about to rush into the sea of flowers, she suddenly grabbed Gu Weinan and shouted:
“You can’t go!”
Gu Weinan was stunned, and an expression of confusion unconsciously appeared on her face. She didn't know why her mother wanted to stop her.
Ye Qing also shuddered, and subconsciously felt that there might be some kind of dangerous terrain trap inside this hillside, or it might be filled with the legendary miasma, and people would be trapped inside and unable to get out. Otherwise, why would Auntie Gu, a local, show such a terrified expression after seeing such a vast expanse of mountains and sea? There must be some unspeakable reason inside this hillside.
As a result, the next second, Ye Qing heard Auntie Gu explaining her theory of the mountain god's habitat in a firm tone, which almost made her fall on the spot.
Ye Qing was really at a loss for words. She looked at the sea of flowers on the hillside and the ravine extending hundreds of meters down. She thought of some reports she had heard before about the Changbai Mountain Scenic Area and understood what was going on after just a little thought.
"Auntie, this is not a miracle, it's just a natural phenomenon. Don't you feel that after climbing up this hill, the temperature around here is obviously much higher than the temperature in other forests we have entered before?"
"And you can see that the further down the hill you go, the bigger and more flowers bloom, and even the trees grow more luxuriantly, which means that the temperature at the bottom of the hill is higher than at the top. So if I'm not mistaken, there should be a hot spring at the bottom of the gully, and the hot spring water is constantly gushing up, bringing out the heat, which nourishes the plants within a radius of several hundred meters, allowing them to bloom and grow leaves in advance in spring."
Ye Qing's speculation stunned both Aunt Gu and Gu Weinan.
"Hot spring?"
Ye Qing nodded: "Changbai Mountain is a dormant volcano, it is normal to have geothermal heat. The water gushing out from deep underground, carrying geothermal heat, will form a natural hot spring. The temperature of the hot spring water reaches 40 to 50 degrees, and the temperature of the surrounding area will naturally rise. If you don't believe it, let's go down and find out."
Auntie Gu was skeptical, but Gu Weinan's eyes lit up. The three of them ran through the vast sea of flowers and headed straight down the mountain ravine.
The downhill road of several hundred meters only took three to five minutes to reach the end. However, there was no need to walk to the bottom of the ravine, because the further down they went, the more they felt the temperature around them rising. By the time they reached the bottom, a wave of hot air was already blowing towards their faces.
Lush and lush green water plants spread under the mountain ravines, and under the water plants was a stream that was knee-deep enough to cover a person's knees. The stream was emitting thick mist, and when I touched the water with my hand, I could feel the warmth, estimated to be around 35 or 36 degrees.
"The spring must be not far upstream, otherwise the water would have already turned cold by the time it reached here."
As he spoke, Ye Qing followed the stream upstream. After walking about two hundred meters, he saw a spring gurgling out.
Perhaps the temperature of the spring water that just gushed out reached 40 or 50 degrees, which is too high and not suitable for the survival of any living things. Therefore, no plants grow within a few meters around the spring, and no algae or plankton can be seen in the water.
After seeing the spring, Aunt Gu was finally speechless.
Gu Weinan was extremely excited. Having studied medicine with Ye Qing for so long, she understood too well the medical value of hot spring water. This stuff is rich in minerals. Soaking in it can not only relieve fatigue, but also cure hidden diseases. It has many benefits to the body.
She immediately took off her shoes and stepped in, soaking her feet while shouting to her mother and Ye Qing to come down quickly. She even wanted to use a shovel to dig a hole near the spring and make a hot spring bathtub to take a hot bath on the spot.
Ye Qing did not follow the girl's nonsense, mainly because she was in this mountain valley and she could clearly feel that the wood energy in this area was several times denser than that in other mountains and forests. So when she arrived here, her body began to absorb this spiritual energy consciously. The more she absorbed, the more comfortable and light she felt. She closed her eyes unconsciously, took a deep breath, and immersed herself in this clean and pure energy, unable to extricate herself.
After absorbing enough spiritual energy, Ye Qing began to look around the spring, his eyes shining as he examined it.
As a time traveler from several decades later, Ye Qing naturally understands how valuable a hot spring is.
The key is the hot spring project developed in the Changbai Mountain Scenic Area a few decades later, which is still a long distance away from the mountain where they are now. Ye Qing doesn't know whether this spring has been discovered in the future, but now that she has discovered this spring, she will definitely take the lead and will never let outsiders get involved.
As long as it is used reasonably, this spring will be the cornucopia and money-making tree of Kaoshantun, no, it will be the entire Hongqi Commune. In the future, several production brigades around here will be able to make a fortune from it and achieve a happy and well-off life!
Thinking of this, Ye Qing couldn't wait to go down the mountain and report the good news to Secretary Lai.
However, Ye Qing was still daydreaming, when at this moment, a fierce tiger roar came from the valley not far away, followed by a deafening bear howl, which scared the mother and daughter who were soaking their feet with great interest.
"There's a blind bear!"
Gu Weinan was immediately startled and no longer cared about wasting time. He quickly pulled his mother, put on his shoes and socks, and tried to hide in the woods on the other side.
Aunt Gu was trembling all over. Even though the hillside not far away was full of the flowers she wanted, she didn't bother to go up to pick them. She quickly pulled Ye Qing down the mountain.
They followed Jin Jianceng's family through many twists and turns, and indeed they had gone too far into the mountains. It was already past three in the afternoon, and if they delayed any further, they might not be able to get down the mountain.
Ye Qing's five senses were sharper than these two, and he had already heard that the tiger family was fighting a fierce battle with the blind bear.
However, judging from the direction of the sound, the incident was at least hundreds of meters away from their location, and they were downstream. The blind bear couldn't smell the scent, so it would definitely not be able to get over in a short time. But considering that Wei Nan and her daughter were so nervous and scared, and considering their safety, Ye Qing decided to take everyone to evacuate first.
Anyway, this hillside is not going to run away. At worst, she can come in alone some other day to collect springs. Then she can walk around the area and look for other undiscovered springs nearby.
As a result, just as Ye Qing was about to leave with his men, a familiar young man rolled and crawled up the hillside. Probably because he did not expect Ye Qing and his men to appear at the bottom of the ravine, the young man was stunned for a moment. After a few seconds, the young man came to his senses and immediately screamed excitedly. He rushed towards Ye Qing at a high speed, came to Ye Qing's feet with a shovel, and then danced and squeaked at Ye Qing and made all kinds of gestures.
Ye Qing had never expected to see the little mandrill she had rescued here. Although she couldn't understand what the mandrill was saying, just from the way it gestured and the earth-shaking sound that had just been heard, Ye Qing could make a rough guess.
She really didn't expect that there were not only tigers and blind bears fighting fiercely, but even mandrills joined in. She didn't know what had happened that led to so many ferocious beasts meeting each other and fighting on the spot.
Looking at the anxious look of this little mandrill, it is very likely that another mandrill was injured in this fierce battle, otherwise this little mandrill would not have rushed up to ask for help without caring about anything after seeing her.
Ye Qing couldn't help but sigh.
Now she couldn't leave even if she wanted to. She had to go to the Shura field in front to take a look first.
She hurriedly patted the two wolf cubs, Dawn and Shuguang, who were following her, and signaled them to take Gu Weinan and her daughter down the mountain first.
Aunt Gu became anxious when she heard this, but this time she was stopped by Gu Weinan beside her before she could open her mouth.
Ye Qing nodded to Gu Weinan, then smiled and comforted Aunt Gu:
"Auntie, don't worry. Xiaonan knows my abilities best. We followed the large army in the village into the mountains to hunt. I dared to act alone at night when the mountains were blocked by heavy snow. So I can definitely protect myself. Don't worry about my safety."
"It's getting late. If you delay any longer, you two will be trapped in the mountains for the whole night. Hurry up and leave. There are two coyotes leading the way for you. You will definitely not get lost."
Ye Qing waved his hand and signaled the two to hurry down the mountain.
Before Aunt Gu could say something, she was pulled away by Gu Weinan.
As soon as the two of them left, Ye Qing followed the little mandrill in the direction where the noise came from not far away. The further he walked, the more he could feel how fierce the battle ahead was. The constantly falling trees and the roars of various beasts mixed in made Ye Qing nervous.
She subconsciously pulled out the rattan stick from her bag, ready to fight at any time. She moved forward cautiously while looking around vigilantly to prevent lurkers from sneaking up on her in the surrounding jungle.
However, Ye Qing's worries were obviously unnecessary. No animal noticed her intrusion. A group of beasts were fighting with all their might at this moment. They were fighting to the death and no one had the energy to check the situation around them.
Then Ye Qing discovered that there were a total of five groups of members involved in this melee, and they all looked familiar.
Mancang was leading a few male wolves running around outside, and a tribe of mandrills were dancing wildly. In addition, there was a family of golden-gray Siberian tigers, a family of Tiehanhan black bears, and the big brown bear that had clashed with Ye Qing twice before. In short, these guys gathered together and fought like a pot of porridge. It seemed that the battle was quite fierce. No one knew what they were fighting for. Even though they were covered in blood and flesh, they refused to give in.
Ye Qing originally came here to help the mandrill, but after seeing this situation, she decided not to intervene forcefully.
After all, these people are all closely related to her. She would be biased if she supports either side. As for acting as a peacemaker, that is even more impossible. Ye Qing is well aware of her own small body. If she hadn't used her special powers to protect herself, she wouldn't be able to withstand even a claw from these beasts and would be torn to pieces in a matter of minutes. So she should stop interfering and just pretend that she passed by and didn't see anything. She should retreat quickly.
Thinking of this, Ye Qing quickly got ready to run away.
Who knew that just as she was about to turn around and run away, the little mandrill over there might have seen through her intention and suddenly started screaming beside Ye Qing.
As soon as the group of mandrills heard the little mandrill's shout, they all looked towards Ye Qing immediately.
As soon as they saw Ye Qing, they all jumped up and down happily, cheering and shouting. They looked so heroic and high-spirited, as if they had brought in the supreme master of martial arts to help them.
Seeing this, the other beasts also looked towards Ye Qing.
Well, as soon as they saw Ye Qing, the others in Mancang no longer cared about sneaking up on the blind bear, and immediately rushed up to him, wagging their tails and howling, to act coquettishly and complain;
The blind bear family also stopped fighting. The little black bear immediately blinked and stared at Ye Qing, looking timid as if he had suffered a great injustice.
The Jin Jianceng family also lay quietly on the ground, making clacking sounds like cats, completely forgetting how ferocious they looked just now when they were so majestic and fierce like tigers roaring through the forest.
Only the big brown bear was left. In fact, it was the most injured. Several parts of its body were torn to the point where bones were visible. Its chest and back were covered in blood, which looked terrible. This guy also recognized Ye Qing, and immediately remembered the fear of being half-hanged on the tree by Ye Qing with vines. For a moment, he didn't know whether to run or get closer. He just stood there obediently, and didn't dare to move for a long time.
Seeing that these guys had actually stopped fighting like this, Ye Qing couldn't help but touch his nose.
The main thing was that all of these guys stared at her as if they were seeking protection from their parents, which made her feel really embarrassed and guilty, and she didn't know which one to speak for.
The ones that suffered the least injuries here are actually a few in Mancang. These coyotes were very cunning. They only fought guerrilla warfare on the periphery the whole time. They would only sneak up and attack when they saw an enemy leaving an opening. They didn't let other beasts get close to them at all, so they were the cleanest and none of them were injured.
But it was different for mandrills, their fighting power mainly depended on careful hand-to-hand combat using their arms and sharp claws, so each of them was fighting fiercely with the blind bear, and of course they were seriously injured, one of the mandrills even had its belly torn open, and its intestines were flowing out.
As for the brown bear, because it was the largest and the most obvious target, it naturally became the most likely target to attract hatred and attack in the entire battlefield, so it was almost the main target of the group attack.
However, because brown bears have thick skin and flesh, even if they are surrounded and beaten, most of the injuries are just flesh wounds and no fatal injuries are sustained.
But even so, the battlefield looks tragic enough.
Seeing that these guys had restrained their aggressiveness and pretended to be docile in front of Ye Qing, Ye Qing could no longer run away in front of so many people. He could only bite the bullet and step forward to rescue the dying mandrill first.
He sewed up the mandrill's belly again and used his supernatural powers to repair its wounds, making sure the guy wouldn't die in this battle, and only then did he stop.
Afterwards, Ye Qing cleaned the wounds of the remaining injured mandrills and the golden black bear family one by one. After she was done, she looked up and saw the brown bear looking at her with a wronged look on its face.
Ye Qing's body couldn't help but pause.
The main reason was that among all the wild animals, Ye Qing was the least familiar with the brown bear. Moreover, when Ye Qing first met this guy, they fought fiercely. Later, Ye Qing had to hang this guy on a tree to protect herself. It is said that bears hold grudges, and Ye Qing was not sure whether the brown bear held a grudge against her for what she had done. Therefore, even when she saw that the brown bear was injured, she did not dare to approach it rashly.
However, seeing that the guy was staring at her with a non-aggressive look and attitude, Ye Qing softened her heart. She hesitated for a moment and walked to a distance of two or three meters from the guy. She showed him the silver needle box in her hand and signaled him to lie down:
"Get down, I'll sew up your wound, but you can't attack me, or I'll hang you on the tree again and whip you with a rattan whip until your skin is torn to pieces!"
It was not known whether this guy understood Ye Qing's gestures or heard what Ye Qing said. Anyway, after several seconds, this guy actually realized what Ye Qing meant. He crawled on the ground obediently, looking simple and honest, as if he was willing to do whatever he wanted without any resistance, which made Ye Qing laugh.
She really felt it was a pity at this moment. If she had a cell phone, she would definitely take a picture of this scene as a souvenir.
Here, Ye Qing was patiently stitching up the wound of the brown bear, while over there, a large group of dense black shadows rushed out from the valley not far away.
When Ye Qing saw the group of black shadows, he hadn't reacted yet. The many beasts that had been pacified and stopped fighting became restless and ready to move again.
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