Chapter 484: Are We Here for a Picnic?
As the sky gradually brightened, Yun Ran and Miao Yi distributed Luosucao soup to everyone.
Drinking Luosucao soup can resist the miasma in the black forest in the morning.
Everything was packed up and the main force was ready to set off.
Just when they were drinking soup, the two spies that Ye Jingzhen had let go yesterday sent a message saying that Ye Jinghua's team had been forced to flee from the black forest to avoid encounters with black bears and giant snakes.
In other words, Ye Jinghua and his team made zero progress yesterday, while Ye Jingzhen and his team advanced for a whole day and reached the swamp, almost reaching the center of the black forest.
If nothing unexpected happens, even if Ye Jinghua travels all night, they will still be half a day ahead of Ye Jinghua.
This way they would have enough time to set up ambushes and traps at the exit of the Black Forest, and even disrupt the meeting between Ye Jinghua and King Nanlin, catching them off guard.
The team had already gathered at the edge of the swamp. Gao Ziyang asked Ye Jingzhen, "Your Highness, this swamp stretches across almost half of the Black Forest. If we take a detour, I'm afraid Prince Heshun will catch up."
Ye Jingzhen's face was calm, and Yun Ran knew that he must have made up his mind.
"Go find some vines," Ye Jingzhen said. "They need to be strong and sturdy. Each person should find at least two vines. The longer the better."
Gao Ziyang accepted the order and turned around to give orders.
Miao Yi tugged at Yun Ran's sleeve and asked her, "Sister Ran, what is Young Prince Jing'an planning to do? Is he going to swing over using the vines?"
Of course not. Swinging over one by one would waste too much time and vines, and it would be easy to fall into the swamp.
"They probably want to build a suspension bridge." Yun Ran said.
When she caught a glimpse of Ye Jingzhen's slightly raised mouth corner, she knew she had guessed right.
Building a suspension bridge is easy, but it is also difficult.
This swamp is about five meters wide, and it is too dangerous to swing across it using vines. In fact, if there is no one in the team who is good at light work, it will be difficult to build a suspension bridge.
But their advantage lies in the fact that Ye Jingzhen, Yun Ran and Yun Chenglu all know Qinggong. Even though Yun Chenglu's Qinggong is not as good as Ye Jingzhen and Yun Ran's, it is still much better than the ordinary soldiers in the army who don't know Qinggong.
Soon, the soldiers who went out to look for vines returned one after another. The four of them discussed how to build a suspension bridge. After the agreement, they led the soldiers to divide the vines that were piled like a hill into several piles according to their length, and at the same time screened out some weak vines.
Because there were so many people, the sorting and screening was done very quickly and was completed in less than an hour.
Then the four people began to connect the vines, and connected the two longest vines to serve as the foundation of the bridge.
Ye Jingzhen and Yun Ran, two people with better light skills, took the two longest vines, swung to the other side with the vines, found two thick and strong trees to wrap around, and built the two most basic frames.
It was easy after that. The two of them quickly walked across the swamp along two tied vines, and by the way, they tested whether the two vines were strong and estimated how many people they could carry.
Afterwards, the two of them took some short vines and began to tie a lot of vines densely between the two tied vines like a ladder to make a bridge ladder.
Yun Chenglu could also help with this step. The two of them tied the vines sparsely at first. Yun Chenglu led Miao Yi and Gao Ziyang, and selected two more people with good skills to follow behind them to denser the vines.
A total of five people were busy working on the suspension bridge. After about an hour, the suspension bridge was finally completed.
But for safety reasons, only six people can walk together. They are not allowed to run or jump, but just walk quickly and pass through quickly.
The suspension bridge was very sturdy, but because there were too many people crossing, Ye Jingzhen asked them to stop in the middle and checked it twice to confirm that there were no problems before letting them continue.
It took about a whole morning for the entire team to pass through.
It didn't take much effort to cross the swamp. After a short rest, we continued on our way.
As the sun was about to set, they saw the legendary Earth Dragon Pond.
In fact, it was not a pond, but more like a Tulong River blocking their way.
On the surface of the river, there was nothing wrong. The water was calm and a breeze blew across the surface, creating ripples.
However, based on the records in "Geographical Records" and careful observation of some traces around the river bank, Yun Ran realized that there was an earth dragon in this river.
Looking at the vast river, Yun Chenglu swallowed his saliva and said, "It seems that this suspension bridge needs to be rebuilt. I should have dismantled the previous one and carried it here."
Yun Ran looked at his second brother's serious application and said with a smile, "Tearing it down and carrying it back up again will take more time and effort than building a new one."
"Then let's build another one," Gao Ziyang said from the side. "Now that we have experience, it should be easier than before and won't take much effort."
Miao Yi also said: "Then let's get started quickly. There are plenty of vines in this forest, if not anything else."
However, Yun Ran and Ye Jingzhen looked at each other and smiled at the same time, as if they were thinking the same thing.
Ye Jingzhen didn't say anything and gestured for Yun Ran to speak.
Yun Ran said, "Actually, there's no need to go through so much trouble. Since we can't cross the river because of these big carnivorous creatures, we can just get rid of them."
As soon as she finished speaking, Gao Ziyang's eyes widened: "Take it away? That's easy for you to say!"
Yun Chenglu understood instantly. With the previous incident with the giant snake, he probably knew what Yun Ran and Ye Jingzhen were going to do.
Yun Chenglu frowned and pondered for a moment: "This... is not impossible, it just takes some effort."
It is definitely laborious, but after getting rid of these big guys and crossing the river, they can rest safely for a night, and walk out of the dark forest early the next morning.
"It's not difficult, not difficult." Yun Ran smiled and waved her hand. Her bright starry eyes stared at the river, almost shining.
"I haven't tasted these big guys yet, so now's a good time to try them."
Miao Yi, who was standing by, was shocked. "No... that's not necessary. We've been eating wild game since we entered the Black Forest. We've barely touched the rations we brought. We really don't need to eat these... these black-skinned monsters!"
Now, whenever she thought of those monsters with sharp teeth, covered in black armor and hard shells, and crawling fast on four claws, she felt goosebumps all over her body, let alone eating them.
Yun Ran looked at her shocked expression, arched his brows and smiled, "Sister Miao Yi, it's written in the Geographical Records that this kind of earth dragon meat is particularly delicious. It's delicious when roasted or stewed with a certain kind of berry from the Black Forest."
"I'll try cooking one first. If it tastes good, I'll make a big meal for everyone. We'll have a good meal and be ready for the tough battle ahead!"
She spoke with great enthusiasm, and Yun Chenglu and Gao Ziyang beside her were drooling as they listened. Miao Yi was also a little moved.
Ye Jingzhen was helpless. Why did he feel that this time they were not coming to fight, but to have a picnic?
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