Everyone was startled and quickly put the sandwiches in their mouths, raised their bows, and looked around.
The sounds the two monkeys made were clearly an alarm.
But after looking around for a while, they still couldn't find any human or animal figures.
Ye Feng looked in the direction the two monkeys had warned him with a puzzled expression. At this moment, they were still jumping around and shouting.
After listening for a while, I realized that the sound didn't seem to be an alarm, but rather... excitement.
Just as I was wondering what was going on, the two monkeys suddenly darted out from the tree branch and jumped onto another tree, then leaped back and forth between the branches as they ran into the distance…
"Chase after them!"
Ye Feng quickly picked up his backpack and followed.
Given the current situation, the importance of the two monkeys to him is self-evident.
It is no exaggeration to say that a timely warning could have saved the lives of all eight of them.
He certainly wouldn't let anything happen to the two monkeys.
"Brother Feng, what do Mao Mao and Da Wang mean by this? I don't think this has ever happened before."
Liu Sisi held an arrow in one hand as she asked…
Ye Feng had never seen two monkeys like this before, and could only shake his head...
"I don't know, but don't be careless and keep an eye on your surroundings."
The group chased for about four or five minutes when a refreshing floral fragrance suddenly wafted to their noses.
When they ran out of the forest and saw the source of the fragrance, everyone stopped in their tracks, their eyes wide with surprise.
Before them lay an open field of at least 15 acres.
The sunlight here is not blocked by tall leaves.
Many tall, green, leafy plants grew haphazardly in the field, interspersed with some weeds.
The rich fragrance emanates from the white flower buds encased in these plants.
This is what surprised everyone.
Logically speaking, the fragrance should be strongest when the flowers are in bloom.
These flowers haven't even bloomed yet, but they already exude a fragrance no less intense than that of gardenias.
"Ye Feng, could these flowers be poisonous?"
Tang Weiwei cautiously covered her mouth and nose.
Having followed Ye Feng for so long, he often has a sour face and doesn't like to communicate much.
But he was the one who listened to Ye Feng the most.
If it's an animal or plant you don't recognize, even if it smells bad, it's always best to stay away.
Ye Feng did not answer; indeed, some plants in the Amazon have a poisonous fragrance.
He sniffed the scent and felt no discomfort in his respiratory tract; it was just a pure floral fragrance.
A moment later, he took a few steps forward and reached out to pick a flower to examine it closely.
Suddenly, a thud came from the flowerbed...
"Ooh ooh ooh!"
Just as Ye Feng withdrew his hand, he saw Mao Mao and Da Wang poking their heads out from inside.
The two monkeys blinked their big eyes at him, while chewing on flower buds and leaves with relish.
They seem quite satisfied with the scent of the flower.
Ye Feng rolled his eyes at the two monkeys.
"Are you two trying to scare someone to death? Go away, go eat somewhere else..."
He breathed a sigh of relief after chasing the two monkeys away.
Animals are much more sensitive than humans. If monkeys can eat it, then this flower must be non-toxic.
He picked a flower and then a leaf.
I smelled and looked at it for a while, and it seemed very familiar, but I still couldn't remember its name.
In the end, I had to pull out "The Jungle Survival Guide" and only after flipping through it did I realize that...
This is a moonflower—
A plant of the Convolvulaceae family, its white buds secrete a fragrant sap. It blooms for 7 to 10 months, and when it blooms, it resembles a full moon. It is large and beautiful, and its fragrance can travel for tens of meters.
What's most special is that this flower only blooms at night until five or six in the morning, and closes its petals during the day, becoming the flower bud it is today.
In addition, the sap of the moonflower was used by Mesoamerican civilizations to extract rubber.
Meanwhile, the whole plant has medicinal value; it is bitter, pungent, and cool in nature, and can relieve mild snake venom. The seeds can be used to treat bruises and fractures.
Moreover, many women's perfumes in modern cities are made from extracts of this flower.
Ye Feng closed the book, grinned, and suddenly remembered that Lavish Jon, who was fourth on the villain list, had a severe hay fever.
Perhaps... if we encounter this in the future, we can use this flower to our advantage.
The flower contains a latex of pollen, which is relatively easy to collect.
Ye Feng would never let go of any opportunity that could increase his chances of survival; this was his consistent habit.
Moreover, this flower is a treasure from top to bottom; its ability to detoxify snake venom alone is comparable to any medicine.
Nature is truly amazing...
Thinking of this, he quickly took out a few empty wooden jars and handed them to the group.
Liu Sisi and Qi Xiaoyan were quite happy to hear that they were going to pick flowers, since girls are always powerless against fragrant flowers.
Ye Feng gave a series of instructions to everyone and then began collecting the materials, leaving only Zhan Pengwu and Tang Weiwei to keep watch around the area.
Ye Feng demonstrated once, holding the base of the flower bud, squeezing and pouring it out of the jar, and a small amount of milky white sap came out.
Two girls were responsible for collecting the sap, while several boys were responsible for digging up the seeds, uprooting the entire plant, and cleaning off the soil.
The process took about half an hour, during which they collected 25 whole flowers and about 200 grams of pollen latex.
Everyone stared at the milky white liquid still visible at the mouth of the jar and took a deep sniff.
It smells so good, so fragrant... it makes you want to drink it right away.
"Are there really people in the world who are allergic to this kind of fragrance?"
Liu Sisi asked, puzzled…
Who cares?
Ye Feng closed the lid and put it in the outer compartment of the backpack.
"All I know is that we have gained another piece of life-saving equipment and some precious Chinese medicine that can treat snake venom."
At this point, he touched the two monkeys that were still gnawing on flower buds.
Unexpectedly, these two monkeys stumbled upon such a wonderful thing; they truly are lucky beasts!
No longer resting, everyone immediately resumed their journey.
The Amazon sun is still very strong, and despite the shade from the leaves, the humid heat still made them sweat profusely.
Fortunately, they had prepared a lot of water, and the water bottles they seized contained a considerable amount of water.
Their long-term rainforest life has left them all with tanned faces and rough skin.
But for that yearning for freedom and the hope of survival, they gritted their teeth and persevered.
After traveling for more than two hours, the group finally couldn't take it anymore and decided to find a place to rest for a while.
But before they could even sit down, Mao Mao and Da Wang started barking loudly into the distance again.
Before they could even drink some water, they immediately nocked their bows and arrows and looked around.
Unlike last time, this time the two monkeys didn't get excited and jump around and run away. Instead, they roared loudly in the same direction.
This is a warning sound, a very strong warning sound.
Ye Feng remembered very clearly that the two monkeys always made this sound when they encountered people or large wild animals, there was no doubt about it.
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