It sounded like Bai Lu was going to leave Sanfu here. Otherwise, how could we carry such a big body of Sanfu and let it stand up? Hearing this, I couldn't help but frown and said, "If you want to leave, go ahead. Sanfu's leg is injured tonight. We have to wait until it can walk. Otherwise, if I leave and the crocodile comes ashore again, it will be eaten. You can go back to your village. I won't stop you."
This is the only fact at the moment. It is not just to compete with Bai Lu, it is also true. Now the black fish jade pendant is in my arms. It scared the crocodile just now. Once I leave and the black fish jade pendant is taken away by me, Sanfu will definitely be in danger. Therefore, I cannot be negligent in the slightest. Sanfu almost lost his life for me, how can I be so unkind and unjust?
After listening to me, Song Bailu could only stand a little further away from the river bank, sighing. After a while, she continued, "But you just said that time is tight. If we don't find the devil flower today, I won't be able to prepare the medicine. All this tight time will be wasted. Do you not care for this beast?"
I stood up quickly, and Yunwen held my hand and shook her head at me. She could see that I was angry. I snorted and said, "Watch your mouth. It's not a beast. It's our loyal partner. Speaking of beasts, you watch with your eyes open during a crisis, and then you abandon it after the crisis. I think you are more like one."
"You!" Song Bailu shouted angrily.
"Okay, now is not the time for us to quarrel. Bai Lu's intention is not wrong, and she does have our best interests at heart. But Song Bailu, plans must keep up with changes. We can't leave now. After all, Sanfu was seriously injured, but it has a dragon soul scale in its body, so its recovery speed will be much faster than ordinary species. It is estimated that it will be better tonight. We can only delay it. There is no other way. For Sanfu, it doesn't matter if Zhou Bo and I take more risks." Yunwen said.
I could also hear the reason why her tone was a little softer, because now only Song Bailu, who had seen and smelled the antidote in the mountain village and had rich knowledge of herbal medicine and theory of medicine preparation, could save my husband and me. There was no other choice except her. So, despite what she said, she still hoped to stabilize her as much as possible and not let the situation reach a point where it could not be alleviated.
"Okay, this is your own choice. I won't say much, in case someone is unhappy and ungrateful." Song Bailu said.
I sighed. Song Bailu was no longer as humble as when we first met. She seemed more confident. I guess she had figured out the current situation. After all, Yunwen and I still had to rely on her to prepare the antidote. So, of course, she had some say.
In fact, it is good to be close to the river. As long as the crocodiles in the deadly river do not come up to attack, this place is a relatively safe place except that it is a little cold. After all, the Wutu people dare not approach the river bank. We are hiding here, and even if they know, they can't do anything. So it doesn't matter if we make a fire here.
Song Bailu hid a little further away from the river bank, and I used the Jinque Sword to light it and went to find some firewood nearby to make a fire. There were a lot of dry branches and fallen leaves near the river bank, and I could pick up a lot of them in a short time. I asked Yunwen to stay with Sanfu, and planned to make a bonfire near Sanfu to warm ourselves.
Before long, thick and thin dry branches were piled on the ground. As for the problem of fire, if it were in the past, it would have to rely on methods such as fire knives, flints, and drilling wood to make fire. But now with Yunwen, there is a natural fire. The Yangshen Wood in her body has an ability called spiritual adjustment. As long as it is used to authorize it, it is not a big deal to call for wind and rain. Of course, the premise is that the natural conditions are also sufficient.
For example, if there are dark clouds in the sky, then authorization can be given to rain. If there is already wind, then authorization can be given to change and increase the wind force. Now that there is fire, and there are dead trees and leaves and the like, then it is not difficult to summon flames.
This island is different from ordinary islands. Just as Dr. Lola said, this is the reality of dreams. Many magical and dreamlike abilities will become a reality, but they are also affected by the logic of the real world. Therefore, even the so-called magical powers will have their triggering conditions, limitations, and omissions. After all, the more omissions there are, the more they should exist in the real world.
Therefore, no one is perfect, and nothing in the world is perfect. This is the truth.
Then, Yunwen used her spiritual power to summon flames, and the dry leaves began to crackle and burn. The entire river bank was immediately illuminated by the flames, and a warm feeling spread, making us feel much more comfortable. Yunwen and I sat down, accompanied the injured Sanfu, roasted the fire, and took a rest.
Bai Lu also quietly approached us a little bit, after all, it was warm here, and she also wanted to ease the relationship with us. She wanted to go back to the post station, and I was the owner of that piece of land, so she had to beg me. After all, it was not good to be too awkward with me, and now her footsteps fully exposed her intentions.
Since this is the case, we need each other, so let's just resolve it for now. Survival comes first. I'm counting on her to save Yunwen and me.
"Bai Lu, is there anything edible around here? Wild mushrooms, wild grass roots, wild fruits, etc., is there anything we can eat?" I asked.
She could tell that I was trying to resolve the conflict, so she breathed a sigh of relief and came over confidently. However, she still sat behind us so that if a big crocodile came, she could escape immediately. She was never forgetful of her situation.
"Yes, Brother Zhou Bo, although it's strange here, there are some edible things. I don't eat human flesh like them, but I just pick up some grass roots to eat. Of course there are also dried fish and the like, all of which are fish caught in a cave. The cave is not far from where they live, there is a spring and fish, but the bats inside are very poisonous, and only people with hard skin like them can avoid being bitten and catch them." Bai Lu said.
It seems that the black water of the Deadly River is specifically used to irrigate the devil flowers, not for drinking. They still drink normal spring water. This also shows that they are still similar to us, not completely different. Except for the fact that they like to eat human flesh, we still have a lot in common in terms of eating habits.
"Let's be practical. If we go looking for food now, can we find some among the trees?" I asked.
Today, apart from a meal at Su Yuexi's place, we basically had no other food. In addition, we were very hungry after such a long time. We don't know what we will encounter tomorrow, so it is particularly important to conserve some energy. Moreover, we may have to stay in this ghost place for two or three days, so it is necessary to investigate this place. During the day, the mountains and plains may be full of cannibals, making it difficult to investigate. Now it is night, so it is relatively better.
"It's possible, but I'm the only one who can recognize it. I'd be scared if I went alone, and there wouldn't be enough light. So if you want to find it, you have to accompany me." Bai Lu said.
"Okay, by the way, help Sanfu get some edible grass. I'll just stay here with it. The crocodile has retreated into the water anyway. If it still intends to attack, we won't be able to escape even if all of us are here. It shouldn't be a problem if we disperse." Yunwen said.
I nodded, but they didn't know what was going on. Only I knew why the crocodile retreated. So I took the jade pendant out of my pocket and put it in her hand. She took a look and whispered in her ear, "Don't make a sound. If the crocodile comes up, show this. It will work. That's what I did just now."
Yunwen nodded and put away the jade pendant. I took Bailu to the woods to find food. I used the Jinque Sword to light up, but I was actually running out of energy and couldn't go far. When we were about two or three hundred meters away from the campfire, I decided not to go any further. After all, I was worried about being too far away from Yunwen. Besides, I was afraid of encountering the Wutu tribe. After all, the closer we got to the inner bank, the easier it was to run into them.
Bailu was searching for food everywhere, and I was watching with a sword in hand. Soon she pulled out some grass roots and rhizomes. Some of them looked like shriveled sweet potatoes and smelled like them too. While she was looking for food, I was also observing around. After a while, she also dug up a lot of food, but just when we were about to go back.
She suddenly said, "Brother Zhou Bo, you scared me just now. I doubt whether you will regret it after the deal is done, so I hope you can show your sincerity to the agreement again."
So she stood still, she knew I would not abandon her because she could save us.