Chapter 39: Wriggling Worms
The sound of flowing water became clearer and clearer.
The closer we got to the water source, the wetter the ground became. By the time we got to the back, it was already very slippery and muddy, with small pits filled with a small amount of water.
Chu Qiao's shoes had turned khaki, with a few withered yellow leaves on them.
Fortunately, the shoes provided by the system are waterproof. Although the uppers have been soaked in mud, my feet are still dry, which is much more comfortable than being on the sea.
She bent down and scooped up a handful of water, and there were impurities visible to the naked eye in it.
Chu Qiao waved his hands and said, "There's water flowing out from under our feet now, but it's mixed with mud, and filled with leaves and all kinds of dirt. It's not drinkable. Let's walk further and find the source of the water."
The water was getting deeper and deeper, and the water level was almost higher than the uppers of his shoes. Chu Qiao took off his shoes and socks, tied his shoes to his bag, rolled up his trouser legs, and walked barefoot in the mud.
The daytime temperature at the foot of the mountain was as high as four or five degrees. A chill ran from the soles of Chu Qiao's feet to his head, and his originally cracked lips immediately turned blue.
After walking barefoot for more than a hundred meters, netizens in the live broadcast room suddenly started to post comments crazily.
"Chu Qiao, there's water."
"There, Master Chu."
I saw a clear spring gushing out from a cave 20 meters ahead, flowing into the low-lying ditch next to it, and then flowing towards the road Chu Qiao came from.
The ground was too slippery. Although Chu Qiao was very thirsty, he did not run but walked over steadily.
"Master Chu is really not in a hurry."
"Leisurely and leisurely."
"Why does it seem like I'm the one who's thirsty?"
"The emperor is not anxious to see the eunuchs die."
When they arrived at the spring and took a close-up shot, everyone realized that Mr. Chu's lips had already cracked and were bleeding.
She filled half a pot of water and shook it, and the foxtail grass seeds originally in the pot mixed with the water.
Chu Qiao brought the kettle in front of the camera, and the dogtail seeds inside floated on the water, looking exactly like grains of millet.
Chu Qiao tilted her head back and drank it all in one gulp. The dehydrated cells in her mouth seemed to be suddenly filled up, but the cold spring water swept through her entire stomach. She felt both pain and happiness.
Despite this, Chu Qiao didn't mention the coldness of the spring water. He said calmly, "Not bad. It's really enjoyable to drink porridge in the mountains."
Chu Qiao rested for a moment and continued, "My kettle is a 500ml kettle. I'll fill it with water sparingly. It's estimated to last me two days, so I won't have to worry about drinking water for at least two days."
After saying that, Chu Qiao rolled up her pants, which had already been rolled up to her calves, a little further, revealing her strong and toned legs after training.
Chu Qiao returned to the mud where he came from.
"Master Chu, don't you want the kettle anymore?"
"Master Chu, you didn't carry your bag."
"What is Master Chu going to do?"
Chu Qiao: "On my way here just now, I noticed something moving under my feet. I went over to see what it was."
"Master Chu, could you please stop scaring me?"
"Is there a water monster in the water?"
"What water monster? Shut up."
"Is it a water snake?"
"Could it be a frog?"
Chu Qiao certainly knew that none of the above was true, but she did not answer.
Chu Qiao walked into the deep mud and water, where there was a patch of withered grass. It was here that she felt something unusual just now.
Chu Qiao groped around in the mud and water, but found nothing.
She looked at the patch of dead grass, and suddenly the corners of her mouth curled up. She went over and pulled up the dead grass by the roots, and dug in the mud with her hands in a very ungraceful manner.
The messy hair covered Chu Qiao's red face and her slightly excited expression.
The stirred muddy water created ripples, as if some horrible creature was causing trouble inside.
Everyone in the live broadcast room held their breath.
Chu Qiao looked relaxed. Sure enough, after a few seconds, everyone saw several purple-red, legless insects wriggling in the soil, some of which were even tangled together.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Panda Panpan: "Master Chu, can you please finish what you are saying? Isn't it just an earthworm?"
Brother Feng: "Exactly. I want to apologize on behalf of Master Chu and everyone else. I scared you guys."
Chu Qiao smiled and said mercilessly, "What else do you think it is? A water snake? The snake has already gone into hibernation. And who came up with the idea of a frog? It's even more outrageous."
The earthworms exposed to the sun were stimulated and began to dig hard into the soil.
"Where are you running to?" Chu Qiao grabbed the escaping earthworms.
"One, two, three, four... well, fifteen, that's it." Chukou pinched their bodies and placed them in his palms. More than a dozen red earthworms, thick and thin, were entangled together and wriggling into a ball.
The scene was a bit disgusting.
Chu Qiao didn't think so. She walked to the spring and carefully put the earthworm into the kettle filled with water.
"I have a shadow on Mr. Chu's kettle."
"Ditto"
“Don’t tell me this is the anchor’s food.”
"You're the new guy upstairs, right? I can tell you without hesitation, yes."
"The key point is, didn't Master Chu eat pine nuts?"
Chu Qiao screwed the lid on, shook it upside down, and confirmed that it was fine before saying, "Save it for lunch."
After saying that, she scooped up some spring water, washed off the dirt on her feet, found a dry place in the cave, and sat down to rest.
About half an hour later, Chu Qiao got up. The water on her feet had dried, and she put on her socks.
Then put your feet into the shoes and pull each lace tightly, leaving no space for your feet.
"Master Chu, it's a waste of energy. It will get wet again in a while."
"Mr. Chu is the clean Mr. Chu—?"
"Obviously no."
"What are you doing, Master Chu?"
"And why did Master Chu tie his shoelaces so tightly?"
Chu Qiao walked out of the cave and stood ten meters away from the rock wall. She suddenly started running and when she got close to the rock wall, she jumped up suddenly.
After a run-up, Chu Qiao was able to jump to a height of five meters.
Just as everyone was surprised at her height, Chu Qiao had already firmly planted her feet on two concave spots and grabbed a broken tree protruding from the cliff.
Chu Qiao explained while eating, "This section of the rock wall isn't very high, only about ten meters. Going straight up from here saves a lot of time and also eliminates the need to walk on the dirt road."
"When rock climbing, balance is more important than strength. There are many fulcrums on the rock wall, some are protruding, and some are concave. We need to use different fulcrums to climb up." As he said this, he climbed onto a protruding stone with his left hand and stepped on two concave places with his left and right feet.
Chu Qiao raised his left foot above his right foot, rotated his right foot counterclockwise to leave the left side empty, cut in from above with his left foot, and pulled out his right foot.
Plant your feet firmly and reach for the next fulcrum.
The remaining five meters were obviously easy for Chu Qiao. He climbed to the top of the rock wall, pushed his feet upwards, supported himself with his arms, and jumped up.
After walking two steps away from the rock face, Chu Qiao noticed a pile of crushed dead grass under the pine tree ahead. Not only that, but from this pile of dead grass forward, there were traces of animals walking.
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