"It should be fine. I've walked along a path where there are mostly rocks and branches. I haven't seen any traps. Even if they are hallucinating, they should be fine." Qiuyue comforted.
After all, that group of people had been killed by her. Without them, the danger was reduced by half.
"But aren't there wolves, tigers, leopards, and the like here?"
Qiuyue took out a tinder, picked up a few dry branches and leaves from the ground, gathered them into a small pile, and lit them.
The flames instantly devoured the dead leaves and wrapped around the dead branches. The air was filled with the smell of burning branches and leaves. The dead leaves quickly turned into ashes, and a puff of white smoke rose in front of him.
Qiuyue knew that she was worried that they would be trapped here, so she used a stick to stir the fire while comforting her: "There's something wrong with this fog. Those beasts live here, so how could they risk coming out?
Well, let's warm ourselves by the fire. It's quite humid in the mountains, so we'll set off once we're a little warmer."
What she said made sense, so Zhang You felt relieved and started to warm himself by the fire.
The flames were gentle, dispelling the mist from the body.
Zhang You watched the smoke above the fire floating gently upwards, higher and higher, as if merging with the thick fog and drifting towards the distant treetops.
"Qiuyue! Look at this smoke!"
Qiuyue heard the sound and looked in the direction where she saw that wherever the white smoke passed, the thick fog actually dissipated!
"This fire can actually dispel the fog!"
"Yes! We can take torches so we can see the mountain path clearly! We can find them!"
After they found a way to break the fog, they began to look for thick branches, wrapped vines and cloth strips around their heads, lit them on fire and used them as torches.
They rested for a few minutes and then began to look for other people.
Fortunately, Qiuyue had experience in traveling around the world and could judge where they were going based on the traces on the road.
They soon found Chunhua on the mountainside.
At that time, she was deeply trapped in hallucinations, walking in circles beside a big tree that was so wide that one person could hug it, and she kept muttering something, but it was unclear.
Zhang You and the others walked over quickly and grabbed her, stopping her from walking any further, but her eyes were empty and she was still in a state of hallucination.
They called her several times, but she didn't wake up.
"Xia He, what should I do? I can't wake her up."
Qiuyue grabbed Chunhua's hand and trapped her.
Zhang You had no choice but to say, "How about I splash water on you?
But, isn’t this a bad idea? Will Chunhua be angry with me when she wakes up?
"Then you use a wet handkerchief?"
"OK."
Zhang You took out a handkerchief, wet it with water and applied it to her.
"Will this work?"
Looking at Chunhua's increasingly rapid breathing under the handkerchief, Zhang You felt a little scared.
Won't this cause suffocation?
"It's okay, I'm watching."
Chunhua's mouth and nose were blocked by a wet handkerchief. Her mouth began to open wide, but she could not get oxygen. She subconsciously wanted to reach out and take away the thing that was inexplicably blocking her breathing, but her hands were held down by Qiuyue.
She breathed painfully, and the strong feeling of suffocation made her consciousness suddenly break away from the hallucination.
"ah!"
She shook her head to clear the wet handkerchief from her face and took a deep breath.
"Chunhua, are you awake?"
Zhang You quickly raised her hand and took a clean handkerchief to wipe the water off her face.
"I just now?"
She still clearly remembered everything in the hallucination, and when she suddenly woke up, she was still a little confused.
"This fog can cause hallucinations. We've all been affected."
"Then how did you wake up?"
Zhang You stretched out his injured hand and told the story.
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"Fortunately, the three of us have met now. If we were left alone, it would be dangerous at night." Zhang You said with lingering fear.
"It's hard to tell what time it is. The mountains are so foggy."
"We came in at noon. It has been about two hours since we entered the mountain. It should be the afternoon now and the sun hasn't set yet." Qiuyue thought about the time they came and spoke after guessing.
"The sun hasn't set yet, but it's so dark in the mountains." Chunhua looked around and said.
"Let's keep walking for now. Let's find a place to stay before it gets dark." Qiuyue said, holding a torch.
Zhang You and the others nodded in agreement.
They followed Qiuyue closely and slowly explored the way.
I don't know when it started, but the fog in the forest began to dissipate, and under the sunlight, the grass and trees in front of me became clear and bright.
"The fog has cleared."
"Look, there's a cave ahead. Shall we go and rest there?"
Zhang You saw a cave not far ahead, with many vines at the entrance.
"I'll go check it out first, you guys wait here for me."
Qiuyue quickly went forward to check if there was any danger in the cave. She went in to check and then came out to wave them over.
"Come on, it's all right inside."
When Zhang You and the others got closer, they found that the entrance of the cave was quite large, enough to accommodate about ten people standing, and the cave was full of rocks.
Qiuyue had already picked up some firewood and lit it inside. The fire illuminated most of the cave. They found some clean stones to sit down and warm themselves by the fire.
“I didn’t expect there was a cave here.”
"It looks like it was dug by someone, probably hoping to dig something out, but after digging so much, they found nothing, so they abandoned it."
"With this mountain in such a state, there are still people mining here?"
They now understand the dangers of Wuhu Mountain and also know that Li Hu deliberately lured them here and wanted to take their lives.
"They must be people familiar with the environment here, otherwise this erratic fog alone would be enough for them to bear."
Qiuyue sat down, picked up a pheasant and began to cook it skillfully. She smiled and said to them, "You must be hungry after walking for so long. You are in for a treat today. I don't cook often."
"I haven't eaten meat for a long time. All I've been eating are dry biscuits along the way. I'm so greedy." Zhang You couldn't wait any longer. Maybe it was because she almost starved to death when she first came here, which caused her to love meat in this body.
Since she couldn't move her left hand, she picked up a dead branch with her right hand and fiddled with the fire to control the flames.
You can't just do nothing and wait for food.
Chunhua smiled and said, "Then I'll go to the cave entrance to pick up some dead branches." Then she got up and went out.
Qiuyue does have experience living in the wild, Zhang You thought.
Qiuyue skillfully scraped open the chicken breast, took out the internal organs, and stuffed it with some unknown grass leaves. She then used a few wooden sticks to prop up a rack and placed the processed pheasant on it to roast.
By the time Chunhua came in with a large bundle of branches, the pheasant had already been roasted and smelled delicious.
The chicken skin has turned brown and is sizzling with oil, and the rich aroma stimulates the taste buds.
Zhang You took a deep breath and swallowed: "It smells so good."
Qiuyue rotated the roast chicken to ensure that it was evenly heated: "Wait a little longer and you can eat it."
Zhang You was so greedy that she had already eaten half a bag of dried fruits she brought with her. The more she ate, the hungrier and greedier she became.
What a long wait.
Smell the burnt aroma and look at the golden and firm chicken skin, it makes people salivate just by looking at it.
As it got darker, they could finally enjoy the delicacy.
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