Cannes seemed a bit reserved, muttering under her breath, "I'm 30."
Fortunately, all three of them had practiced, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to understand what Cannes was saying. Upon hearing this, Ye Er quickly said, "I'm sorry, brother, I misjudged him."
Cannes whispered again, "It's nothing."
The middle-aged man handed a dirty backpack to Cannes, waved to him, and left.
The four people began their journey.
After the middle-aged man had gone far away, leaving only a blurry silhouette, Cannes finally spoke.
His voice was somewhat hoarse and sounded a little old, as if he had suffered some kind of injury.
He only says a few words occasionally.
"What are you looking for?"
Ye Er didn't answer. He looked at his boss, Ye Qinchuan.
Ye Qinchuan indicated to Ye Er that he could tell him that this was not a secret, so there was no need to keep it a secret.
Upon hearing the instructions, Ye Er said, "We've come for a medicinal herb."
"Herbal herbs?"
"right."
"There are plenty of herbs on the outer edge, why go deeper?"
"The herbs we are looking for are not found anywhere else."
"Do you know what shape that herb is?"
"I've seen the pictures, but I've never seen the actual object."
"Oh, I see. You've come to the right place. I know this place very well; I often come here to hang out when I have free time."
Unexpectedly, Cannes is quite talkative.
Once he started talking, he didn't stop, recounting many stories about his experiences leading tourists in Shennongjia.
The strangest thing was that he saw the ancient city.
However, when he went to see it again, he found that there was no ancient city at all. But he was really sure that the first time he saw it was an ancient city, so he would tell the story to every tourist he met. But his father forbade him to say it, so Cannes didn't talk much when there were other people around.
So, under his guidance, they wandered through the forest, where every tree was a towering giant, and they could see small animals running around in the forest from time to time.
It was quite lively. Unlike the animals in the zoo, which are kept in cages for too long, the animals there are not afraid of people and occasionally interact with people. They even seem a bit lazy. But the animals here are so sensitive that they disappear in a flash when they hear footsteps approaching.
Seeing the dense forest, Suya deduced that they were now in the tropical rainforest of Shennongjia.
Suddenly, Cannes stopped in his tracks, made a gesture to stop everyone, and then lay down on the ground in the woods, pressed his ear to it, and stood up a few minutes later.
However, compared to before, his expression was somewhat serious, as if something had happened.
However, Suya and the others did not ask.
Although they had spent a lot of time with Cannes, all three of them were the kind of people who could read between the lines. They could tell that Cannes would speak if he wanted to. So now all they could do was wait.
Cannes then took the somewhat dirty bag off his back and pulled out several herbal sachets that smelled of Chinese herbs. He handed them to Ye Er, indicating that Ye Er should distribute the herbal sachets to the other people and have them wear them.
Ye Er distributed them one by one.
He gave one to Suya first. Then he gave one to their leader. He kept one for himself.
Su Ya took the medicine packet, sniffed it carefully, and found that it only contained some herbs for repelling insects and snakes. Only then did she feel relieved and put it on.
Sure enough, after they put on the medical kits and about ten minutes later, Cannes's expression gradually relaxed, unlike before when he looked as if something was about to happen. His expression was very serious.
Unfortunately, they were too happy too soon.
The deeper they went, the fewer small animals they found there were.
These are all bad omens.
Su Ya and Ye Qinchuan exchanged a glance.
The two of them then realized that they were thinking the same thing.
Logically speaking, deep in the forest, where no one should disturb you, there should be more and more small animals.
But there are fewer and fewer small animals here, so there is only one reason: there is an animal here that is even more powerful than the small animals, which is the one that no one dares to mess with.
Ye Qinchuan gestured to Ye Er, instructing him to stay close to them.
The group continued deeper into the forest.
Suddenly, a cold wind blew from ahead, accompanied by a foul stench, like the smell of something rotting.
Su Ya felt something cold in her hand; it turned out that Ye Qinchuan had placed a dagger in her palm.
"This is?"
"It's for you to use for self-defense."
"And what about you?"
"I'm a grown man, I don't need this."
Su Ya knew the situation was urgent. Although she didn't know what might appear ahead, she couldn't hold everyone back. Since Ye Qinchuan had given her the dagger, he must have been confident in his abilities.
So Suya gripped the dagger tightly in her right hand, while her left hand held a gold needle between her fingertips.
She had just seen some poisonous herbs and had already applied their juice to the golden needles.
Now, Suya and the others are all prepared. They're just waiting for that thing to appear.
Cannes was unaware of all this.
The stench of decay grew stronger. Ye Er pulled Cannes behind him, protecting her.
As Cannes continued walking, Ye Er grabbed her arm tightly.
Cannes was puzzled. What did this Ye Er mean? Why was he being stopped?
So he asked in a low voice, "What?"
Ye Er replied, "Something seems off up ahead."
Cannes was a bit confused; he had walked this road many times before, and nothing had ever happened.
"Don't worry, just follow me, everything will be fine. Once we're past this forest, there will be plenty of medicinal herbs."
Can't you smell a foul stench?
Ye Er asked with some suspicion, the smell was so awful that he almost threw up. He had been holding it in.
"No, my nose has been a bit stuffy these past few days, and I can't smell anything."
Ye Qinchuan was right next to them. After listening, he wanted to roll his eyes. He had said that Lu Xingyao's actions this time were a little more reliable, but it turned out to be the same as before.
"There's a huge thing ahead, but we can't be sure what it is yet. Mr. Ye, please protect Cannes."
While explaining, Ye Qinchuan issued an order to protect Cannes.
"Then, boss, what about you?"
"Don't worry, I'm fine. Your job today is just to protect Cannes."
After Ye Qinchuan finished speaking, he turned to look at Su Ya.
"Ya Ya, don't worry, I will protect you."
As soon as he finished speaking, a hissing sound came from not far ahead, growing louder and louder.
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