Chapter 154: Crying from the Deep Forest
As soon as she stepped into the dense forest, Chu Qiao smelled a familiar scent. She looked up at the trees around her and found that the tall and short trees growing in the dense forest were actually the mosquito repellent trees they had seen before.
Chu Qiao was delighted and said, "This is most likely the place. Trees on the grassland grow randomly. These mosquito repellent trees are so neat and uniform, they must have been planted by humans."
Lu Zhan nodded in agreement and reminded, "Mosquito repellent trees are not only popular with people, but animals as well. Be careful."
In the grassland, any disturbance can be quickly discovered.
However, in the dense forest, some wild animals will climb trees, observe from the trees, and attack other animals, such as leopards.
Lu Zhan led the way in front. Chu Qiao walked while looking at his feet. If there were people living here, there would definitely be a small path left by people walking.
But Chu Qiao looked around and didn't see any trace.
Lu Zhan took slow and cautious steps and whispered, "Could it be that the map is showing something wrong?"
Chu Qiao suddenly became a little uncertain: "No way, I spent money to find the authentic map, and this mosquito repellent forest can't have grown on its own."
Lu Zhan: "If we continue walking, it will be really hard to tell the direction."
The two of them were suddenly a little undecided, not knowing whether they should continue moving forward.
Lu Zhan: "Forget it. The forest blocks out the sun, and it's hard for us to see if there are any dangerous animals up there."
Chu Qiao frowned. They had already advanced more than a hundred meters. Should they retreat now?
Chu Qiao was unwilling to give up. She couldn't have created a map out of nothing, could she? She took a deep breath and said, "Keep going. I'll go ahead and explore."
As she spoke, she and Lu Zhan switched positions. Every time Chu Qiao took a step, her feet made a crunching sound.
Chu Qiao: "It's still summer, why are there so many fallen leaves here?"
Lu Zhan: "It's really noisy. Will it attract wild animals?"
Chu Qiao was stunned. What made him stunned was not the threat of the beast, but the sound of his feet.
Chu Qiao: "Lu Zhan, this voice doesn't make sense."
Lu Zhan looked at her suspiciously.
Chu Qiao continued, "It's spring all year round here, so there wouldn't normally be so many fallen leaves."
The two were stunned. Lu Zhan squatted down and picked up a fallen leaf. "The cut on this leaf is not neat. It doesn't look like it fell naturally."
Chu Qiao also squatted down and continued to pick up a leaf. From the broken end of the leaf, it was obvious that it was a leaf that was picked intentionally.
The thick layer of leaves on the ground was covered with fresh leaves on top and dry, cracked, and crushed leaves underneath.
Chu Qiao pulled away the leaves, revealing a strip of soil beneath the thick leaves, but the leaves were not that thick elsewhere around them.
Chu Qiao looked around, and Lu Zhan understood and walked over. He pulled aside the thin leaves and saw thick grass underneath.
Lu Zhan and Chu Qiao looked at each other and said, "Go along the side where the leaves are the thickest."
New fans in the barrage were eagerly waiting, while old fans were advising them not to go in.
"Don't go in, find another place to rest."
"Yes, this place looks a bit weird."
"Master Chu, don't be so bold."
"Exactly, the grassland is so comfortable, with soft grass as a mat. It's beautiful just thinking about it."
Chu Qiao smiled bitterly, "If I could, I'd just lie down right now. With the sky as my blanket and the earth as my shelter, I'd trample over the mundane world with my feet. It's a shame, if I spent the night on the endless grassland, I'd be a sitting duck for wild beasts. I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to trample over the mundane world, but would instead be met with the King of Hell."
"Oh my god, Master Chu hasn't been serious for a long time. I'm a little uncomfortable with it."
"Ditto, Master Chu, please say a few more words."
Chu Qiao rolled his eyes: "Stop making trouble, Dr. Lu is here, I will restrain myself."
Lu Zhan raised his eyebrows, obviously not believing Chu Qiao's nonsense.
After the joke, Chu Qiao returned to his serious state. The two of them walked along the leafy road. After walking 500 meters, they saw another world in the hazy moonlight.
There was indeed a village hidden deep in the forest. The mud houses looked ancient under the moonlight. The houses were very low, barely more than 2 meters high, and none of them had doors.
There is a well at the entrance of the village, and a white, tattered plastic bucket stands there all alone.
It seemed as if something big was happening in the village. A group of men and women, big and small, gathered in front of a house and looked inside.
All the villagers were so engrossed in their studies that they didn't notice the arrival of outsiders.
Chu Qiao and Lu Zhan looked at each other cautiously and shook their heads in tacit understanding.
They did not dare to enter the village easily, fearing that they would arouse the disgust of the local indigenous people.
The two stood at the entrance of the village, their figures hidden in the moonlight, waiting quietly.
But I didn't expect that the wait would last more than an hour.
Seeing the villagers gathered at the door with increasingly serious expressions, Lu Zhan realized something was wrong. He took a step forward, but Chu Qiao held Lu Zhan back: "Don't move. You used to be a soldier, but you can't stand it anymore? Do you want to die quickly?"
Lu Zhan: "Something's wrong in there, I have to go check it out."
Chu Qiao: "Didn't you hear?"
Lu Zhan frowned and pricked up his ears, but he couldn't hear the sound in the room.
Chu Qiao saw his expression and knew he couldn't hear, so he started to explain, "There's a mother giving birth inside. Look at how nervous the villagers are, and you'll know how serious and important giving birth is in this village. If you show up at this time, everyone will think you're a bad guy and attack you."
Lu Zhan nodded, but his brows were still furrowed. They chose to continue waiting.
Chu Qiao had never given birth to a child, so she thought that having a child was a natural outcome and all she had to do was wait.
Lu Zhan stared ahead with a serious expression, thinking about something.
Suddenly, a woman's scream was heard, and soon a woman came out of the house carrying a basin of blood.
Chu Qiao was shocked when he saw this scene for the first time.
Lu Zhan clenched his fists and said, "Chu Qiao, you must help me. If you don't go over now, this woman will be in trouble."
Chu Qiao realized the seriousness of the problem and nodded. The two of them walked out of the darkness without hesitation.
A black man saw them and started talking to them in a mumbling voice. Judging from his expression and the intensity of his words, he was obviously unfriendly.
Lu Zhan said anxiously:
"We are here to help you. Is there anyone giving birth inside? We can help."
The man looked at Lu Zhan and Chu Qiao with squinted eyes, and suddenly picked up a stick beside him and pointed it at them.
"Even our mother-in-law couldn't conceive a child, how could you possibly do that? Get out, or we won't be polite."
As the black man spoke, he called for others to come up and immediately surrounded Chu Qiao and Lu Zhan.
"Blast it out, blow it out—"
The drone's buzzing sound made these villagers even more nervous. They took sticks to hit the drone. The netizens in front of the camera were frightened when they saw the stick approaching.
The drone dodged the attack instantly and flew to Chu Qiao's shoulder.
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