In the next two days, I was not feeling well, and it was snowing and cold outside. Even though Bailu was anxious to find her sister, she did not dare to ask me to go look for her because of my physical condition. Besides, Yunwen was always by my side, feeding me medicine, bringing me water, covering me with a blanket, etc. Bailu had been scolded by Yunwen before, so how could she dare to talk to me about those things again?

I also had a day off to rest and relax.

Most of the food we brought back was wild fruits, which could not be used as a main meal. Except for adding some flavor to the white dew to satisfy the appetite, it did not solve the problem of hunger and cold. Eating too much would really cause coldness. If we eat like this every day for the rest of our lives, I'm afraid our stomachs would not be able to bear it. It is said that in the natural selection of wild fruits, in order to reproduce, they will secrete some toxins to stimulate the stomach and intestines so that the user can excrete the seeds.

So if we eat like this every day, sooner or later our bodies will not be able to bear it. I have been trying to find a way to survive these past two days. How can I barely get through these times? The answer that comes to my mind is to go to the Four Seasons Mountain, where the four seasons are clearly defined, and look for something edible.

But the rationality in my mind also reminded me that the blood pupils had appeared on the top of the mountain again, and it would be dangerous to go up. I also knew how threatening this was. However, living in the wild, there was no comfortable choice. Courage was needed for everything, and taking risks was a basic operation. So I made up my mind for the time being and decided to wait until the fever subsided before taking risks to get some food.

From the night she fell ill to tonight, she has basically rested for a full day, her spirit has recovered, and the fever has subsided. I was planning to discuss with her about going up the mountain tomorrow, but I didn't expect Yunwen to speak first.

"Zhou Bo, are you feeling better?" Yunwen asked.

I nodded and said, "Much better. We can start our journey tomorrow. The snow and wind are strong today, but I think it will be less severe tomorrow. I plan to go collect some food by then."

"Where can you get food in such a snowy day? Lie down for a while, or your fever will get serious and you'll get pneumonia. Also, I have something else, and I want to talk to you when you feel better." Yunwen said.

At this time, Bai Lu was boiling medicine on the side and did not interrupt, but seeing her eyes glanced at him, she probably wanted to know what Yunwen wanted to say.

"What's the matter? What's it about?" I asked.

"Regarding Senior He Kui, I have been wondering these past two days how he could have survived to this day by relying on a wooden body. For this reason, I went to see the wooden remains of Senior He Kui. Sister Bai Lu dug it open, and let me see its internal structure. I found that there was a heat in the heart part of the senior that had not dissipated yet, but was gradually cooling down, like a special kind of life energy." Yunwen said.

"What sister Yunwen discovered is correct, but this energy only keeps its heart intact and beating. The real reason for its immortality should be that it has retained its innate qi. As the saying goes, a person lives by a breath. If the breath is gone, it is called the dead breath. Therefore, the fact that he is not dead and has lived for such a long time is also related to the fact that he has retained his innate qi." Bai Lu said.

"What kind of energy can keep a person's heart beating for five hundred years?" I asked.

"It's water!" Yunwen said.

"Water?" I asked.

"A large number of fish and crabs have died in the water recently and are floating under the ice. When we rescued Senior He Kui, the wooden man, from the water a few days ago, the water was not frozen and no fish or crabs were seen dead. But when I went to check, I saw this scene. It can be seen that the relationship is very important. In addition, the senior had been staying alive in the water before, but now he said that he didn't have much time left as soon as he got ashore. Later, when you mentioned bringing him back to the water, he said that his vitality had dissipated and his death was imminent. This shows that there was something wrong with the water. When the vitality dissipated and could not provide life energy, the senior died. The same is true for the fish and crabs in the water. When water loses its vitality, it begins to become the same as ordinary water and begins to freeze even though the weather is cold." Yunwen analyzed.

"What my sister said makes sense, but what is the vitality in the water? And why did the water suddenly lose its vitality?" Bai Lu asked.

Yunwen was really attentive. She connected everything together and analyzed it, and then she answered my question.

"Counting the days, the change should have started from the earthquake. As for the anger, I don't know, but it must be related to the water source." Yunwen said.

Earthquake? I remember that day when I accidentally triggered a lever, and then there was a buzzing sound underground for a long time. I was talking about that time. After that, I went to the source of the river on the top of the mountain, and saw bats flying out of the cave during the day. There were many dead bats and broken stones outside the cave, and I also saw a pair of bloodshot eyes.

A blood-red eye suddenly appeared at the entrance of the water source, which must be the reason why the water source has lost its vitality this time.

But what exactly are those blood-red eyes? Their mere appearance can affect the entire river ecology, and the entire system will change accordingly. It also caused the death of Senior He Kui, the wooden man who had lived for five hundred years. What kind of existence is this?

I didn't mention it because, after all, we still have to stay for a few more days. And if Bai Lu knew that there were other Blood Eye Clan members, she would definitely be more worried about Yingchun's situation, which would be counterproductive and would put us in a tense situation.

But as the saying goes, there are two sides to every coin, and every disadvantage has its own advantages. After hearing what Yunwen said, I couldn't help but say, "If I heard correctly just now, a lot of fish and crabs died in the river, right?"

The two girls were stunned for a moment, then they both burst out laughing. Yunwen also said coquettishly, "We've talked about such an important matter, but all you're thinking about is food."

I played dumb and laughed, saying, "Food is the primary need of the people. There's nothing wrong with that."

Hahaha....

The two of them laughed even more happily.

In this way, another night was spent happily. After washing up, everyone continued to sleep in each other's arms for warmth.

However, I couldn't help thinking, He Kui said that the Dragon Seeking Camp later began to perform human sacrifices under the leadership of Deputy Envoy Wang Gang, so why didn't he survive for many years like the gorilla? In addition, could the Blood Eye Clan encountered in the cave be related to him?

I thought about it for a long time, and it was late at night. I forced myself to go to bed. Suddenly, I felt a little angry. I looked up and saw the knife hanging on the wall again. I remembered that this was the Embroidered Spring Knife I saw in Claw Dragon Mountain. Could it be that the Dragon Hunting Camp also lived in this house?

After tossing and turning all night, I finally fell asleep.

The next day, after we had a simple meal, I told them to stay in the house while I went to find someone to catch some fish and crabs. The two of them stayed there.

When I got outside, it was all covered with snow, a vast expanse of white surrounding the city. I planned to follow the usual routine and patrol the city again to look for any news about Yingchun. Although I knew it was useless, it was at least a relief. However, I did find some strange clues. For example, there were footprints on the snowy road, but they were not shoe prints, but neat footprints, so neat that you could tell what shape they were.

"There are also trapezoidal footprints?" I was extremely surprised.

But the main thing to do today is to find food and people, so let's put other things aside for now. So I went to the top of the mountain where the water source was, and I saw that there were no distinct four seasons. The whole mountain was covered with snow, the flowers withered, and the butterflies died in large numbers. When I got to the top of the mountain, it was freezing cold. I didn't see any wild monkeys, squirrels, etc. It was a desolate place. The fruit trees also lost their leaves in an instant, and there were no fruits at all.

What happened? In one day, everything was gone?

However, I did see a lot of dead river fish, river crabs and the like floating on the icy water in the canal. I chiseled the ice, found two branches, picked them up one by one, put them in my backpack, and stewed them in the evening.

After getting about four crabs and three river fish, they were ready to go back. But when they were about to reach the house and passing by the river, they saw that Senior He Kui was gone. He had been lying on the river bank, and they wondered if the wind would blow him into the river, but they didn't pay much attention to it.

But at this moment, I suddenly heard the screams of two girls coming from the direction of the house!

I was stunned and rushed back to the old tree and ancient house, and saw an extremely surprising scene!

Damn, there are so many wooden people surrounding the old house!