The snow had not completely melted yet, and the nights in the forest were still very cold. Song Xu changed into a beast form, covering his legs with fallen leaves, and most of his body, including the tail, lay on the big snake's head, covering him like a small blanket.
When he felt cold while sleeping, he got up and added more firewood, and pushed the snake to let it turn over so that it could not be roasted on one side.
If you only roast one side... the snake will only be cooked on one side, and it will be raw.
A cold snake that cannot heat itself is not a good bed partner in winter. Song Xu was shivering in the middle of the night and regretted leaving home so early.
The last time Uncle Weishan came, she asked around and found out when they would come to check on Wumu. Uncle said he would try to delay the time, but she was worried that the beastmen would not abide by martial ethics and would catch them off guard in advance, so she took the initiative to abandon martial ethics and took Wumu away early. She
told her uncle that she would take good care of the beastly Wumu, and then took him out of the house.
It was just that they ran away too early. Traveling in this weather was really torturous.
"Wumu, let's find a cave to sleep in tomorrow. At least we can block the wind." The little squirrel sneezed.
Snake raised his head and then dropped it again. With a snake face and few movements, he looked like he was in a low mood. Is the snake at home suspected to be depressed? This won't do!
Shushu stood up: "I haven't seen dancing for a long time, shall I dance for you?"
She was just too cold to sleep, so she got up to move around. Squirrel danced wildly beside the fire and did half a set of gymnastics, then found Sheshe staring at her without moving.
Song Xu thought it was not good, because Sheshe couldn't help but open his mouth when he saw her dancing in front of him, but now he didn't even open his mouth, which showed that the situation was serious.
Squirrel squatted beside the big snake's head with his hands on his hips and stroked the snake's snout: "Baby, we were not driven out by your tribe, nor did we leave home to escape. Remember, we are traveling, so we must be happy."
Being treated as an alien by his companions, Wumu must feel sad if he still has rational thinking, right?
Uncle Weishan said that Wumu had lived alone for several years after he became an adult, and he should have been on the verge of danger long ago. Half-orcs tend to maintain their beast form after they become adults, which makes them more comfortable, but Wumu tried to maintain his half-orc form most of the time.
"I know how it feels to be treated as an alien. My classmates all think I'm a freak... But I'm different from you. I don't feel bad at all. Do you know why? Because I'm the chosen one, and the chosen one is different from others!"
The middle school squirrel stood up instantly, raised his paws high, and shouted, "I am the sun!"
After having a one-sided heart-to-heart talk with Sheshe, Song Xu finally fell asleep.
The snake, which was moving slowly because of the cold weather, happily spit out its tongue after listening to Song Xu's endless chatter, although he basically didn't understand what she was saying.
During the trip, it was not easy to find a cave suitable for them to rest. If it was just to accommodate Song Xu, it would be fine, but if they wanted to accommodate a big snake like Wu Mu, ordinary caves would not be able to do it.
On the second day of the trip, they rested much later than the first day, because Song Xu was not very satisfied with every cave she passed by, and she made the decision to stay until dark.
"Let's stay here today. Although this tree hole is not big, you can fit half of your body in."
The tree hole in front of him should be an abandoned nest of some animal. Song Xu cleaned the inside a little bit and pushed the snake in: "Push harder! Push harder! Go in quickly! It's halfway in!"
Half of the snake blocked the tree hole tightly. If the snake's body was not soft, it would have to have a comminuted fracture to squeeze its head on its waist and its waist on its waist. Most of
the tail was still exposed. Song Xu pushed the thick fallen leaves to cover the tail, and then squeezed into the tree hole with satisfaction.
She stuck in the gap and almost squeezed all the hair on her body in the process.
"This is much more crowded than the bus." Song Xu sighed.
The accommodation environment is hard to describe, and food is also a big problem. Wumu hasn't started eating yet, but Song Xu has to eat every day. The nuts he brought with him have been consumed, and the only way to fill his stomach is to find food while walking. This is a bit hasty, and he can't eat very much.
But one thing is that when he walks to a new place, Song Xu can find new edible food.
For a curious little squirrel, it is also a happy thing to be able to come into contact with new things every day.
"Pooh!" Song Xu spit out the light yellow block in her mouth.
This thing was just dug out by her. A small half of this palm-sized tuber was exposed. After careful observation, she thought she could try it, and it turned out to be so stimulating.
And after eating it, her tongue was numb. Song Xu was quieter than ever that day. It wasn't that she didn't want to talk, but her big tongue sounded weird.
The silent squirrel worried the snake. Wumu rolled up his body in circles, forming a narrow top and wide bottom snake pile, and placed the squirrel in the space formed by the snake's tail. The only top opening was blocked after he put his head on it.
The squirrel suddenly moved into a private room: "Ci Qianhang (self-built house)!"
Seeing her hard work to find accommodation every day, the snake actually used his body to build a house for her. What a heartwarming snake!
So such a smart snake, has he recovered a little?
As soon as Song Xu's tongue healed, she began to speak twice as much in revenge. She thought of some IQ test questions and asked Sheshe to do them while walking. Sometimes Sheshe would cooperate a little, and sometimes he would just ignore her, causing his IQ test results to fluctuate like a mystery.
They walked out of Wumu's territory.
A four-meter-wide river lay before them. It wasn't very deep, but in spring the river was a little turbulent and cold because of the melting snow in the upper reaches.
Song Xu put one foot into the river to try it, and after pulling it back, she considered how far it would take to take a detour, or the possibility of making a raft to connect to the other side. While
she was hesitating, Sheshe had already swam over like a snake. He was long, and he quickly swam to the other side without looking back, without even waiting for her. But after his head passed, he turned his head to look over here.
Song Xu understood what he meant. He wanted her to hold his body to get across, so as not to be washed away by the water. As soon as Song Xu stepped into the water, she was entangled by the tip of the snake's tail and pushed above the snake's tail. The tip of the tail was still poking her from behind, urging her to move forward.
Song Xu: "...Oh, I guessed wrong." It turned out that he wanted her to step across.
The little squirrel stepped on the snake bridge to cross the four-meter-wide river. Only the hair on its paws was wet a little. The thick and long snake body lay horizontally in the water and held her up steadily.
After she crossed the river, Wumu continued to swim forward, as if the scene just now was nothing unusual. Song Xu held him down and wiped him with an animal skin bag to wipe off the water on his body.
For a while, when she was running on the snake, she felt an inexplicable vibration in her heart. Why did the snake so naturally use its body as a bridge to carry her across the river?
Song Xu no longer numbed her mouth and couldn't speak because of trying to eat all kinds of food, but Wumu still curled up into a ball every time he had a break, and the space created by his long snake tail was just enough to fit a squirrel.
"Dongdongdong." The squirrel asked inside, "House snake, are you cold?"
"Landlord, are you asleep?" The squirrel was making trouble inside.
"Landlord, it's like this, I want to reduce the rent this month. It's not me who says that your house is still too narrow, and the lighting is not good. This is not the city center. How can the rent of a house in the suburbs be so expensive!" The squirrel was performing a one-man show inside.
She was saying something incomprehensible again. Although the weather was still a little cold, Wumu felt very warm. A noisy ball of fluff fell asleep tightly against his abdomen. She continued to radiate heat and generously shared the warmth with him.
Song Xu woke up and pushed open the snake head covering her head. She looked out and the cool air immediately made her sober. Everything outside was covered with light traces of rain. It had rained last night.
Sheshe also stretched out her body and spread out her coiled body. Only the small piece of ground where Song Xu had been lying last night was still dry.
Although the self-built house of Sheshe's landlord was small and had poor lighting, it could shelter from the wind and rain.
Despite this, Songshu still gave up the lease.
She wiped the moisture off the ebony: "Next time, let's find a tree hole to squeeze in."
Song Xu had more food to eat because the tree was in full bloom. The honey fruit tree is a food production base favored by many birds and small and medium-sized tree climbers.
The flowers of this tree are pink and white, usually blooming during the day and folding at night. The flowers are trumpet-shaped and clustered together. The slender tube at the bottom of the trumpet secretes a lot of sweet juice. Song Xu likes to bite off the flower stalk below and suck out all the juice like a straw. The flower juice is sweet and not greasy, and it leaves a lingering fragrance in the mouth.
The yellow flower tree, like the honey fruit tree, is more than 30 meters tall, and various orchids grow on the trunk. It basically has no leaves in the spring, and the tree is full of flowers. The yellow flowers are eye-catching, just like a yellow lollipop standing in the forest, inviting friends from all directions to taste it.
It welcomes all friends who can pollinate it, but it can't stop customers like Song Xu who eat the flowers together. It can only let her eat in silence, anyway, it has many flowers.
Song Xu sucked the sweet water and didn't want to leave. She knocked on the plank-like roots extending from the bottom of the big tree, and said to Wumu: "Let's sleep here tonight."
"If we come across a tourist attraction we like, we can stay a little longer."
Song Xu thoughtfully arranged accommodation for Wumu at night, collected branches and large leaves to make a simple awning for him to prevent rain at night, and then she climbed up the tree to eat a meal late at night.
These trees are like 24-hour convenience stores. Small animals also visit them at night. Ebony lies in the cracks of the board-like roots under the trees. Sometimes I look up at the trees and see the shadows of squirrels swaying on the branches. I also hear the squirrels imitating the calls of birds.
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