Chapter 486: Second Brother is Not Saved
It was gradually getting dark, and seeing that everyone had rested enough, Ye Jingzhen asked Gao Ziyang to pass on the order to pack up and prepare to cross the river.
They have almost dealt with the earth dragon today, so they naturally won't wait until tomorrow to cross the river. They will definitely strike while the iron is hot and set up camp after crossing the river to have a good rest.
They had been in the Black Forest for almost two days. According to Yun Ran's estimate of the distance, the only exit of the Black Forest was not far from Tulongtan.
After leaving the Black Forest, you will reach Black Stone Mountain.
The soldiers quickly finished their work and, following Yun Ran's instructions, dragged up the earth dragons they had killed, and then they swam over.
A few people who couldn't swim also found some driftwood and floated over.
Yun Ran and Ye Jingzhen used their Qinggong skills to cushion their feet with some driftwood in the river, and crossed the river easily.
Miao Yi also couldn't swim, so this time Yun Chenglu didn't act stupid and readily agreed to take her with him.
So, Yun Ran and Ye Jingzhen stood on the other side of the river, watching Yun Chenglu bare his arms and rolled up his sleeves, and then he swiftly carried Miao Yi on his shoulders. Then he also used his lightness skills, stepped on the driftwood in the river, and carried Miao Yi across the river like a sack.
This set of movements was as smooth as flowing water, leaving both Yun Ran and Ye Jingzhen stunned.
Miao Yi hadn't come to her senses until Yun Chenglu put her down.
I felt that it was a little different from what I had imagined.
Yun Chenglu, however, was completely oblivious. Seeing her stunned, he reached out to help her tug at the wrinkled hem of her skirt and said with a smile, "Are you okay? Are you scared?"
"Although my Qinggong isn't particularly impressive, I can still carry you across the river. Look, aren't even the toes of my shoes wet?"
Upon hearing this, Miao Yi really looked down and saw that the tip of her shoes was definitely not wet. Yun Chenglu's lightness skills were actually quite good.
However, this sack-like way of carrying her just doesn't seem right. Normally, when a hero saves a beautiful girl, shouldn't he put his arm around her waist and carry her over?
Seeing Yun Chenglu and Miao Yi looking at each other without saying anything, Yun Ran sighed and shook her head repeatedly. Her second brother was beyond saving, so she chose to give up.
Fearing that her second brother would suddenly say something earth-shattering and heart-wrenching, she quickly ran away under the pretext of having to cook earth dragon meat.
Ye Jingzhen also tactfully followed her and left.
On this side of the river, there is also a dense forest. The trees are lush and leafy, and the branches and leaves are crowded together, blocking out the sun, so it is called the Black Forest.
Many soldiers have already set up tents. Among the dense woods, there are earth-gray tents. Under the dim sky, they almost blend in with the tree trunks and the ground.
Gao Ziyang found a stone and took a few soldiers to peel the skin of the earth dragon, remove the bones and pick the meat.
Yun Ran walked over and squatted beside them to watch.
Seeing that it was her, Gao Ziyang coughed, immediately stopped what he was doing, and then took the lead in shouting, "Little Princess!"
Several other soldiers followed him and shouted, "Little Princess!"
Yun Ran blushed when he was called. "No, you don't have to be so polite. I just haven't seen it before. I was curious and came to take a look."
"Hey, if the little princess wants to see it, then she's welcome to see it!" Gao Ziyang said, "The little princess is amazing. This earth dragon skin is so thick and tough, and it can even be cooked and eaten. We're lucky to be here too! We can fight a war and have game to eat!"
"I also learned this from reading books. Everyone has worked so hard on this journey, so of course we need to eat something good so that we can be fully motivated to prepare for the battle tomorrow."
Yun Ran waved her hand with a gentle smile on her face. She was not arrogant and quickly became friends with the soldiers.
Miao Yi came over at some point and squatted beside Yun Ran, her face flushed, not sure if it was because of shyness or the light from the campfire.
"Sister Miao Yi." Yun Ran called her.
Miao Yi nodded, but her heart was a little moved. It turned out that Brother Chenglu carried her over because he was afraid that her shoes would get wet. He was very considerate.
"What are you looking at?"
When Miao Yi thought of Yun Chenglu's serious look when he spoke just now, she felt her face turn red and her heart beat fast. She quickly talked to Yun Ran to suppress the thought.
"Watch Brother Gao and the others process the earth dragon meat." Yun Ran said.
She looked at it for a while, and suddenly her eyes lit up. She said in surprise, "Sister Miao Yi, look at these peeled dragon skins. They're gray, thick, and hard. Can they be made into armor for the soldiers?"
After she said this, Miao Yi also thought of it, and she nodded repeatedly and said: "That's a good idea!"
"Someone in Nanlin once proposed this idea, but because these earth dragons are too difficult to catch, the idea was rejected by the King of Nanlin."
With so many soldiers, how many earth dragons would be needed to capture them? King Nanlin felt that this was not realistic.
Before this, Miao Yi also felt it was unrealistic.
Until today, when I saw Ye Jingzhen, Yun Ran and others killing the earth dragon so ferociously and fiercely, it seemed like it was an easy and effortless task.
As the two were talking, Ye Jingzhen's voice came from behind them: "It's feasible. I will arrange for someone who is good at making armor and weapons to figure it out and make some simple armor."
"Okay!" Yun Ran nodded with a smile.
Gao Ziyang and the others had almost finished processing the earth dragon meat. Yun Ran remembered that the "Geographical Records" wrote that Litsea cubeba and Cornus officinalis were excellent seasonings, so he decided to take this opportunity to find some.
"I'll go with you." Miao Yi also stood up. "It's getting late. It's not safe for you to be alone."
Yun Ran nodded: "Take the Lonely King and the Black King with you, maybe we can get some more wild animals back."
"Okay." Miao Yi smiled and whistled with her tongue rolled up.
A moment later, there was a "bang bang" sound, and a huge black monster and a white shadow rushed out from the depths of the forest.
The Black King and the Lonely King rushed up to the two of them, each looking for their own little master, and rubbed against them coquettishly.
The Black King was huge in stature. He lowered his huge bear head and rubbed it against Miao Yi. Miao Yi reached out and patted his head without hesitation.
"Be good, I'll take you out to play!"
The lonely king rubbed Yun Ran's legs and hummed.
Yun Ran rubbed its wolf head, feeling a little helpless.
She always felt that after being with the Black King for so long, the Lonely King had learned nothing else but how to act like a spoiled child.
After the two of them coaxed the Black King and the Lonely King, they took them deep into the forest.
With the wolf and the bear following them, Ye Jingzhen and Yun Chenglu were not worried at all.
The sky was not completely dark yet, and there was still a trace of crimson light on the horizon, which was the setting sun.
Yun Ran and Miao Yi decided to speed up and return to the camp before dark.
The atmosphere here is harmonious and comfortable, while on the other side, Ye Jinghua's team is traveling day and night.
They were delayed one day longer than originally planned and did not dare to waste any more time.
As night fell, Ye Jinghua showed no intention of stopping to rest. Many soldiers in the team had begun to lose their spirit and did not want to move forward.
They retraced their old route during the day. Although they did not encounter any black bears or giant snakes, they were chased by a bunch of huge poisonous bees for a long time. They were all exhausted from running. Almost everyone had big lumps of stings on their heads and bodies, which hurt a lot.
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