“Gurgle, gurgle…”
The rumbling sound from Qin Lan's stomach interrupted our conversation.
"Haha, I'm really hungry." Qin Lan said to me a little embarrassedly.
That's right, we have been walking non-stop since we found some traces, and we didn't have time to eat along the way.
Seeing that everyone was tired, I chose a slightly empty place and let Li Yuan and Qin Lan rest there, while I went to pick some wild fruits nearby.
Originally, I wanted to let Li Yuan go, but I was worried that he didn't know about the poisonous fruits in the forest, so I had to go in person.
After repeatedly asking Li Yuan to take good care of Qin Lan, I set off.
Worried about their safety, I didn't dare go too far and went a little deeper into the woods.
I have to say that the species resources in this forest are quite rich.
After walking a few steps, I saw the unknown wild fruit growing next to me.
I looked at it carefully, identified it, and then tasted it.
It is a bit like the wild strawberries in the mountains in the countryside. It is edible and can quench thirst.
Because I was worried about the two people, I started picking them quickly.
When packing wild fruits into backpack and preparing to return.
Then I heard the forest around me shaking violently, making a rustling sound.
Then I saw a huge black shadow moving extremely quickly through the trees and then disappeared in the direction I came from.
I didn't have time to react and didn't even see what the black shadow was.
Then my heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Oh no, Qin Lan and Li Yuan are in danger!
I grabbed my backpack and ran back the way I came.
Please don't let anything happen. Please don't let anything happen.
I kept repeating it in my mind and ran towards the meeting with all my strength.
But it was still too late.
When he was only a few steps away, he heard Li Yuan scream.
When I arrived, the black shadow had long disappeared, Qin Lan was gone too, and the ground was a mess.
All I saw was Li Yuan lying on the ground with a look of pain on his face.
I quickly helped him up and asked, "Where's Qin Lan? Where did she go?"
"I was kidnapped by a black man. I wanted to take it back, but he was too strong. I was no match for him at all." Li Yuan started talking without waiting to catch his breath.
As I rubbed his back to soothe him, I asked, "What kind of black man?"
It should be the black shadow I saw just now, who has been following us, but who is it?
"Like us, but a little different. His skin is very dark, and he looks very strong. He can swing from tree to tree. Like a gorilla? Could it be?!"
Li Yuan stopped talking and looked at me blankly, looking incredulous.
"Savages. It's not surprising that there are savages on this deserted island."
Oh, I should have thought of it earlier. To be able to track us without being discovered, he must be very agile and good at hiding himself in the woods.
But by then the savage had long disappeared, and Qin Lan's danger was unimaginable.
Without further ado, Li Yuan and I began searching in the woods in the direction where the wild man disappeared.
I know Qin Lan is a smart woman. She is in charge of the entire Qin Group at a young age. She naturally has her own way of dealing with danger.
Qin Lan must have known that we would go to rescue her, and she would definitely leave us clues or traces along the way.
This means we must find her within a timeframe she can manage.
He suppressed his worry about Qin Lan and searched the woods carefully.
Sure enough, I saw the blue and white cloth strip from this morning hanging on the small branch next to it.
After Qin Lan recognized that the cloth was from Xiao Chen's clothes, she tied the cloth strip around her wrist.
Haha, this silly woman...
I carefully took off the cloth strip and put it in my pocket, and when I found Qin Lan, I helped her tie it around her wrist. This was her wish.
After putting it away, Li Yuan and I continued walking along the trail.
But I walked for an hour or two, and it was getting dark, but I was completely unaware.
I was so focused on finding Qin Lan as soon as possible that I walked along the path with all my might, completely ignoring my surroundings and not realizing that anything was wrong.
Until Li Yuan stopped me in front, stared at me and said solemnly: "We are lost."
Lost?!
How could that be? I always thought I had the best sense of direction and had never gotten lost in the woods.
I stared at Li Yuan in confusion.
"Care makes you confused. You are too worried about Qin Lan and you are almost losing your mind." Li Yuan said to me word by word.
"Stop talking so much nonsense. What's going on?" I said impatiently. After all, we don't have much time left.
"We've been going around in circles and haven't even gotten out. Didn't you notice that I was following you, but I just stopped you in front of you?
During the last lap, I stayed where I was, and sure enough, you came back."
Li Yuan’s words were like thunder, waking me up.
It is just like what he said, caring too much will lead to confusion.
I continued walking in the same direction and returned to the original place.
This walk revealed the problem. The design of this trail was to make people go around in circles.
This creates a tendency for people to follow this path and keep going outwards.
The more this happens, the more I force myself to calm down.
Is this design man-made? But how can savages have such high IQs?
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