5:30 p.m.
Perhaps because the rain had just stopped and the sky had cleared, the sunset seemed brighter than usual today.
Even deep in the jungle, Ye Feng and his companions could still clearly see the road ahead.
However, Ye Feng knew that the sun would set very soon, and faster than usual.
He glanced at Fu Changxiong beside him, who was already drenched in sweat.
He carried a wounded person on his back for over an hour through the jungle, without asking anyone for help...
Even though he didn't say it, Ye Feng could tell that he couldn't hold on for much longer.
Now, in addition to constantly facing various poisonous creatures in the jungle, they also have to be on guard against unseen pursuers.
You can't exhaust yourself to the point of exhaustion; you have to leave some room for maneuver in everything you do.
So Ye Feng led everyone to choose a place to build a camp.
Qi Xiaoyan was responsible for taking care of the unconscious Salla and brewing medicine, while Liu Sisi and he were responsible for keeping watch around the area.
Others nearby began chopping and sawing wood to prepare building materials.
Ye Feng examined the wound on his shoulder. It was good that there was medicine; the blood had already clotted, and the gauze didn't have a strong odor, which meant there was no infection.
But his arms and legs still hurt, and the bruises from being strangled didn't fade away much.
"Looks like I'll have to apply the medicine a few more times..."
Even now, recalling what happened that morning, he still couldn't help but shudder.
Faced with such a colossal creature, human power is far too insignificant.
If his companions hadn't reacted quickly, he would have been dead.
Ye Feng looked at the map and realized he had walked about 6 kilometers today.
In other words, they have walked a total of 26 kilometers so far, and there are still about 24 kilometers to go.
"Sigh... how come we're only halfway through..."
He sighed inwardly, suddenly understanding the meaning of that sentence he had read online.
Time always seems to pass especially slowly during the days when you are suffering.
The days of enjoying happiness and pleasure passed by in the blink of an eye.
Just like students, it feels like the holiday has only just begun and they haven't had much fun yet, but when they look at the date, they realize that school is about to start again.
Looking at the forest that was both strange and familiar, Ye Feng couldn't help but feel nostalgic for the bustling traffic and skyscrapers of the city...
But only for a moment, and then he slapped himself…
As the leader of the team, he had no right to think about home yet, as the mission was not yet complete.
"Hey! Brother Feng, come quick!"
At that moment, Qi Xiaoyan's voice suddenly rang out.
Ye Feng turned his head and saw Salla lying in Qi Xiaoyan's arms, who had actually opened her eyes.
"Could this be a final burst of energy before death?"
Ye Feng could hardly believe his eyes at that moment, even though he didn't know what kind of snake had bitten Salla.
But based on his knowledge of Amazonian snakes, even the least venomous snake couldn't possibly wake up so quickly.
Perhaps... Is this moonflower really a miracle drug?
He quickly ran over to check on Salra's condition.
I found that my heartbeat and breathing were normal, and there were no signs of infection in the wound…
"Salla, how are you feeling right now? Is there anything unusual about your body?"
At this moment, Salra's eyes were half-closed. He rubbed the side of his head, blinked his large, dark, and bright eyes a few times, and slowly shook his head...
"I...I'm just a little...dizzy and weak, but otherwise...I seem to be okay."
Ye Feng tried hard to understand her slurred and broken English.
Shocked, I asked again, still unwilling to give up.
Are you sure you don't feel any discomfort?
Salla's eyes widened this time. Although her mental state was much worse than before, her eyes were indeed bright and piercing.
If you covered her slightly pale lips, probably no one would be able to tell that she had been bitten by a snake just two hours earlier.
Ye Feng then called Zhan Pengfei to take her pulse, but the conclusion was...
Salra was only weak due to excessive blood loss, and the effects of the snake venom seemed to have completely worn off.
Amazing, so amazing...
Ye Feng stared wide-eyed as he looked Salra up and down. Ever since arriving in the Amazon…
He had experienced many things that could shock him, but nothing had ever left him so astonished.
After being bitten by a venomous snake, I only took some simple self-help measures, along with a moonflower herb whose efficacy in treating snake venom was uncertain.
He only slept for two hours, and... he recovered on his own?
"This...this is simply a miracle in the history of medicine!"
Zhan Pengfei was the first to exclaim in surprise; he was even more shocked than Ye Feng.
"Pengfei, what was her pulse like before? Can you find the cause? Was it a final burst of energy before death?"
Ye Feng was extremely curious because he had never learned about this kind of thing in books.
Snake venom bites, no antivenom, and it heals on its own? That's utterly absurd...
Zhan Pengfei took the pulse again, and after a moment shook his head…
His skill in traditional Chinese medicine wasn't particularly high, but he did have the basic ability to examine the pulse.
“When I took her pulse before, her pulse was definitely a sparrow-pecking pulse.”
Now, her heartbeat has returned to normal, and her irregular pulse has gradually stabilized; she's recovered, and it's definitely not a final burst of energy before death.
Ye Feng rolled his eyes at him...
"What sparrow-pecking pulse? I don't understand traditional Chinese medicine, just tell me directly."
If we find the cause, maybe we won't have to be afraid of venomous snakes anymore.
Zhan Pengfei then examined Salla's eyelids and tongue coating before explaining:
"To put it simply, it's a pulse that's sometimes fast and sometimes slow, sometimes strong and sometimes weak. This is a typical sign of poisoning, and it's called the sparrow-pecking pulse."
When we were treating her wounds, the two holes from the snake bites were still bleeding.
I'd guess that snake had some kind of blood toxin or venom.
She recovered on her own without receiving serum protein injections, which I... I don't understand either.
Ye Feng then turned to look at Salla, who was equally bewildered, her eyes filled with confusion.
She didn't know what Ye Feng and the others were talking about, but she felt that they were all looking at her strangely.
Unable to understand Mandarin, she could only slowly ask a question in broken English…
"What... happened to you?"
Ye Feng stroked his beard, looked at her for a while, and then suddenly seemed to remember something, immediately asking:
"Salara, are women of your Baija tribe bitten by snakes from a young age, or are they deliberately trained to be bitten by snakes?"
Upon hearing this, Salla nodded at first, but then shook his head.
When she learned that Ye Feng and the others wanted to know how she healed herself, she, being uneducated, didn't know how to express herself for a moment.
After thinking for a while, she stammered and slowly explained to Ye Feng.
Even when communicating in English, there are bound to be obstacles, and the process is not short, taking about three or four minutes.
After finally hearing the whole story, Ye Feng had an epiphany and finally understood the reason.
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