Among all the Quinks, the woman holding the baby had the most complete body shape. I have always wondered why she was so much more special than the others, and I still remember that at the critical moment, she rushed out and shouted loudly, stabilizing the entire situation. If she was not a special person, how could she have such ability to make the final decision?
These Kunk people who escaped death gathered together to discuss for a while, and finally decided that the Kunk woman would bring another man with her. The two of them planned to accompany us to find the devil flower, and the others planned to wait in the cave. This was the best arrangement at the moment. I was about to set off when Yunwen suddenly said, "Zhou Bo, so much time has passed, and it's daybreak. Shouldn't we bring Sanfu here as well? I'm afraid something will happen to it and Bailu."
I just remembered that incident. Indeed, these Wutu people all went down the mountain at once, and there was a long gap between them and our team. This means that when they set out to look for us, they might not know that we would go to the jungle. This means that they might split into two groups to look for us. If so, one team would go to the west, and the other team would most likely be sent to the north, which is the area where Bailu and Sanfu are located. If that is the case, Bailu and Sanfu might both be in danger.
"You're right. How could I forget about them? But it is also important to find Hua now. I'm afraid of another incident. I'm afraid that if the Wutu people come again, we may not be able to deal with it. Let's do this. I'll take the two of them up the mountain, and you take the black fish jade pendant and try to find Bai Lu and the others. If they are there, call them to the cave at the foot of the mountain to wait for me. If not, then come back and wait for me to discuss a strategy. Don't act alone. If you encounter any crisis, take out the jade pendant immediately. It may help alleviate the situation." I said.
Yunwen thought about it for a while and nodded, saying that this was the only thing she could do at the moment.
I took out the jade pendant and put it back in her pocket. We were very close at this moment. Thinking that we might encounter some emergency at any time, I couldn't help but think of cherishing the person in front of me. Looking at each other, we could see each other in our eyes. She sighed, put her hand on my face, and gently stroked it. It was so gentle, and she said in a gentle and reluctant voice: "Go early and come back early."
"Okay," I said.
Before leaving, I asked her for another kiss. She tried hard to keep me, fearing that I would leave. But now the situation was like this, I had no choice but to separate.
The two of them parted ways, she stayed where she was, and I went up the mountain with the two Quinks following me. When we reached halfway up the mountain, I looked back and she was still looking at me, unwilling to take her eyes off me for a moment.
I sighed, this is the situation now. The Wutu tribe is the local boss here, and they are very unfriendly to uninvited guests like us. If it weren't for the special opportunity, we wouldn't have been able to escape last time. But who can expect to encounter such help every time? We are all taking risks now. If we make a mistake, we will make a huge difference, life and death. Therefore, we can only pray for each other to be safe.
Until the turning, I couldn't see Yunwen anymore, and I knew the only thing I could do now was to find the herbs quickly, detoxify her, and go back to the post station to live a peaceful life. There was no need to go through all this trouble. I put the Golden Que Sword back into the scabbard and found a tree trunk to support my body temporarily. Otherwise, I might be too weak to walk. After all, I had just swung the Golden Que Sword and was seriously lacking in physical strength.
Two Kunks followed me, very respectfully, and we went up the hill. I saw that there were many fallen rocks not only near the bend, but also on the way up. It showed how powerful the Golden Sword was with just that one strike, so that the whole mountain was vibrating and rocks were falling. This was probably the reason why the Kunks treated me with great respect, like a god.
Just when we were about to reach the top of the mountain, the woman patted my shoulder, held me, and said a lot of things to me. Her child was now left below, so she was no longer burdened and could free her hands. The Kunk man next to her also added a few words from time to time, but I didn't understand a word. I only knew that if I waited here for another half a day, the Wutu people might attack again, which would be very dangerous.
I took the woman's hand off my shoulder and said, "Girl, listen to me. Time is precious. If you want to share your thoughts with me, I don't have time to listen. Besides, I can't understand you. Let's not waste time, okay? Let's go."
Maybe it was because I looked anxious and I took her down roughly, the two of them seemed to understand what I meant, stopped talking, and followed me up. We went up all the way and finally came to the top of the Devil's Claw Mountain. The land here was pitch black, even darker than the land below. Although the trees here were also those twisted and nameless trees, they obviously looked more gloomy and terrifying, and those pine leaves were like steel needles.
Walk along a mountain road from the top of the mountain and look at the foot of the mountain on the other side, you can see white smoke in the distance. That place is the location of the Wutu tribe. At this moment, there seems to be a strange movement below, like someone is beating drums, hitting metal, blowing leaves or similar instruments. I don't know whether it means happiness or mourning.
Going further, I heard a buzzing sound, similar to the sound of flies I usually hear. It was still quiet on the top of the mountain at the moment, so I could hear it clearly. But when I moved forward in the direction of the sound again, this time it was the turn of the Kunke man to grab my shoulder. I turned my head and tried to be patient. Although I was anxious to collect the materials and go back to find Yunwen and the others, I still should maintain a good attitude.
The Kunk man started to mumble a bunch of words that I couldn't understand. Not only could I not understand him, but his gestures were also incomprehensible. I took his hand away again, bent down and looked him in the eye, and said, "Brother, if you have any good ideas, we'll have plenty of time to talk about it when we get down the mountain, but now is a critical moment, so let's not make trouble at this juncture."
I was serious and my words were quite strong. The Kunk man nodded, glanced at the woman beside him, said nothing more, and stepped back. I sighed, shook my head and continued to move forward. I saw a narrow gap in the mountain where I could get in, and the buzzing sound of flies came from there.
I guess all the antidotes and flowers must be inside. This narrow path is only wide enough for us to pass sideways. When we were halfway in, and our journey forward and backward in the mountain crevice was basically continuous, we suddenly felt a squeaking sound, as if something was crawling on the mountain wall. I vaguely heard the sound of limbs crawling, and it sounded creepy.
I heard faint creaking sounds from the two mountain walls, and I hurried inside, but felt something unusual. When I turned around, I saw that the two Kunks stayed where they were and did not come in with me. It was terrible. They must have sensed the danger and were about to abandon me and run away. They were cowardly by nature, and it was normal for them not to resist when faced with danger.
I couldn't care less. Now that I was already here, I decided to go in quickly. However, the next scene scared me so much that my legs went limp. What's more, when I went in, I saw a huge centipede crawling on the wall. It was about the width of a person, and its length couldn't be seen at first. It had more than just a hundred legs, probably a thousand!
Running is impossible. After all, I still have to lean on the tree trunk to move forward. How can I have the strength to run?
I saw the huge black centipede following me all the way. I was stunned. Just when I thought I was going to die, I saw that the huge centipede just passed by me. My heart was pounding and I was about to have a heart attack. I don’t know why the centipede went towards the two Kunk men. However, when I looked carefully, I realized that the Kunk man had cut his palm and was bleeding.
He is luring the centipede over!
The man pushed the woman next to him away and yelled at her. At the same time, the centipede pounced on him, pressed it down on the ground, and began to attack the Kunk man. I watched this scene in amazement.
Only then did I remember why those two Kunk people kept looking for me to talk. It might be related to this, but I didn't take it seriously!
"So this is what you are talking about!" Then I realized.
The Kunk woman could only cry and scream, but soon she ran towards me and pushed me to move forward into the crevice. I could only watch the Kunk man being attacked by the centipede...