Although both sides of the river in the canyon are relatively flat, the rivers in the jungle are generally terraced, that is, like stairs, and there are large and small stones on both sides of the river. When there were only two people, Xiao Jun and Chen Ran,
Naturally, there is no impact on the walking, but now that there are Mu school beauties, Bai Bingyan, Wang Zhenzhen, Chen Huizhen and the fashionable girl Guo Hai, the walking speed is slower.
However, the advantage of having many people is that it is lively. There are dense jungles on both sides of the river, and the river is like a thin line of sky. This environment is naturally a bit eerie. If there were not so many people, a few girls would definitely feel scared.
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The entire team, Xiao Jun, Xiao Tianhong, Xu Hui and the fashionable girl, were far ahead, followed by Chen Ran and his group. They were quite lively, chatting and laughing while walking. As for Zhou Cheng and others
The soldiers walked relatively scattered. Some were following Xiao Jun and others, some were in the middle, some were following Chen Ran and others, and some were following at the end, protecting the entire team.
Although ferocious beasts are rare to see in such a place, it is normal for a snake, python, frog, etc. to pop out occasionally. Just like the purple unicorn is chasing a mangy man now, the mangy man is also
It was a toad, or a toad. This toad was jumping forward and running forward. Zi Qilin was chasing behind it. Wang Zhenzhen followed behind, cheering for Zi Qilin and shouting, "Come on, but obviously Zi Qilin didn't know how to do it at all."
He didn't take her seriously, he was just teasing this toad.
"Look at these flowers, they are so beautiful." Wang Zhenzhen stopped when she saw the purple unicorn running away. She saw many pink flowers growing on the edge of the river. The petals of these flowers spread casually and exaggeratedly.
She had never seen it before, so she turned around and called out to Bai Bingyan and the others, and ran over happily, causing everyone in the group to look over.
Wang Zhenzhen ran over and stretched out her little hand, wanting to pick a flower like this. But as soon as she reached halfway, she heard Old Man Chen shouting: "Little girl, you can't pick this flower."
Wang Zhenzhen was startled, and quickly retracted her hand, looking back at Old Man Chen: "Uncle, is this flower poisonous?"
Old man Chen waved his hand and said: "This flower is called the dead man's flower. I don't know whether it is poisonous or not, but it is very unlucky here."
Several girls were shocked when they heard that this flower was called the Dead Man Flower. The jungle was already gloomy, but such a beautiful flower they encountered was called the Dead Man Flower. They immediately shivered for no reason, and felt a little faint in their hearts.
Wang Zhenzhen became uneasy, let alone Wang Zhenzhen. She was squatting next to the dead flower, but she was so frightened that she quickly turned around and ran back, and squeezed in between Bai Bingyan and Chen Huizhen.
"How can such a beautiful flower be called a dead man's flower?"
Guo Hai was very dissatisfied with Wang Zhenzhen's constant pestering of his wife. Seeing him frighten her like this, he was secretly happy, but on the surface he asked strangely.
"It's called dead man's flower because such flowers only grow in places with dead people." Old man Chen smacked his lips and said carelessly. As soon as he said this, not to mention a few girls, even Guo Hai felt frightened. Wang Shi'en
Not to mention, if they change places, in a noisy big city, and see such flowers and hear such words, they will definitely not be afraid, but will be interested, but now they are in such a gloomy place.
In the environment, it is inevitable to feel a little weak.
"Is there..." Wang Zhenzhen was so frightened that her face turned pale. She looked at Bai Bingyan and then at Chen Huizhen. She was obviously very scared. Before she could say the next words, Bai Bingyan glared at her fiercely.
, although this idea could not help but pop up in her mind, but thinking it in her heart was one thing, saying it was another thing.
Wang Zhenzhen was glared at by Bai Bingyan, and she quickly closed her mouth, but she didn't dare to look in that direction.
"Little girl, don't be afraid, this flower doesn't eat people, just don't pick it." Old man Chen was a little embarrassed when he saw that the little girl was frightened by him.
It was okay if Old Man Chen didn't explain it, but when he explained it, they became even more frightened. Although he said he would not eat people, the word "cannibalism" was too conspicuous.
Seeing that they were so frightened, Chen Ran was a little amused. He shook his head and said: "This is what I said before. Now everyone knows it is nonsense. No one cares about it. Haha, when I used to visit the grave, I was on the grave."
You can often see this kind of flower, so it’s called the dead man’s flower. In fact, you should all have heard of this kind of flower, also known as the Biangan flower. It’s a very common flower now, but it’s just very unlucky here.”
Chen Ran knew that this kind of dead man's flower was the other shore flower because he suddenly remembered the dead man's flower in his hometown and checked it out on a whim. It turned out that the dead man's flower in his hometown was actually the legendary other shore flower. He was surprised for a while at that time.
"Is this the flower of the other side?" Wang Zhenzhen was so frightened that her face turned pale. When Chen Ran said this, she immediately changed from fear to curiosity.
Except for Old Man Chen and Chen Yang, who didn't speak much during the whole journey, everyone else also breathed a sigh of relief. School beauty Mu patted her already developed breasts timidly, and then looked around curiously.
Obviously, what Chen Ran said immediately diverted their attention. They had never heard of the Dead Man's Flower, but they were undoubtedly familiar with the Bianhua Flower. Especially the little girls like them had heard too many legends about the Bianhua Flower. For them,
The Bibi flower is quite mysterious. I have never seen it before, but now that I have seen it, I want to take a look.
In fact, the flower of the other side is not as mysterious as the legend says. It is just a very common flower that can be planted in many places. It can also be seen in the wild on some hillsides. It is an ordinary flower that has been given a legendary color.
flower.
"There are really no leaves."
Guo Hai ran over to take a look. When he saw that there were no leaves on the flower, he turned around and said something careless, causing Wang Shien and Bai Bingyan to surround them. Even the beauty of Mu School stood behind them and poked their head.
He looked around.
"Flowers and leaves never see each other. The ones that are blooming now have no leaves..." Wang Zhenzhen is no longer afraid now. If it weren't for Old Man Chen, she would have wanted to pick one.
"Okay, let's go quickly. I want to come back and have a good look." Seeing them talking around Bianhua, Chen Ran sighed, shook his head and said, Xiao Jun, who was walking in front, had left them far behind, so he had to
Just remind them, after all, there is still business to be done.
Mu School Belle was all focused on him. After hearing what he said, she returned to his side. Although Guo Hai and the others stood up, they did not move until Chen Ran pulled Mu School Belle to leave.
Then he followed me, looking reluctant to leave. The girls were reluctant to leave, so to speak. I really don’t know why the two grown men Guo Hai and Wang Shien were also joining in the fun.
"Brother Chen, my second uncle, Brother Xiao, are up there. Brother Xiao told you to go up and find them when you arrive."
When a group of people walked to the spring, Xiao Jun and the others had been there for a long time. Xu Hui and the fashionable girl were sitting on the big rock at the spring to rest. Seeing Chen Ran coming over, Xu Hui quickly stood up.
, walked up to Chen Ran with a smile, and pointed at Chen Ran while smiling and saying hello.
Chen Ran looked around and found that Xiao Jun and the others had climbed to the top of the mountain on the right next to the spring, looking into the distance with a telescope, obviously observing the terrain.
Nodding, Chen Ran asked his uncle and uncle Guo Hai to play at the spring first, then walked towards the mountain. The spring is in the canyon. The entire canyon is surrounded by cliffs, and the left side is better.
, are all mountains, and the right side is full of cliffs.
"Brother Chen."
Chen Ran walked to the bottom of the cliff where Xiao Jun and the others were, and the two soldiers guarding here shouted in unison. After what happened in the morning, these soldiers dared to talk to him. They called Xiao Jun and Brother Xiao.
, so when I called him Chen Ran, I also called him Brother Chen.
"Yes." Chen Ran nodded to them and asked them to tie the rope to him. After tying it, the two soldiers waved their hands upward, and the soldier above pulled the rope.
"How's it going? Is there any progress?" The mountain is a bit steep and difficult to climb, but it's not a cliff. When Chen Ran was pulled up to reveal his head, he was pulled up by Zhou Cheng and Xiao Jun.
Coming up, Chen Ran untied the rope from his body, asked, and then looked at the environment in front of him.
The top of this mountain is quite flat, with only some weeds growing there. Below the top of the mountain is a tree that is not tall and looks a bit like a peach tree. Chen Ran doesn’t know the name of this tree, but he
I know that this kind of tree can be found on many nearby hills. It bears a green apple-sized fruit. This fruit is inedible and tastes very bitter. When cut open, it contains a sticky liquid like a nose, which can be used as glue.
Used. When I was a child, I often used this fruit to shout at others.
This kind of tree is not very tall, so when you stand on the top of this mountain, there is nothing blocking your view, so you can see far away.
Hearing Chen Ran's words, Xiao Tianhong sighed: "What's the progress? I have no clue. I don't think we really have to send people to look for it from mountain to mountain."
Xiao Jun was obviously a little worried, and he didn't know when he would be found. He was not afraid of how long it would take, but he was afraid that his grandfather's current body would not last until the day he was found.
Chen Ran had nothing to say. He took the military telescope handed over by Xiao Jun and looked into the distance. Based on his observations, he roughly estimated that the place marked with the bloody handprints on the map should be on the top of this mountain.
After passing two mountains, of course, the specific direction is definitely wrong, at least not directly facing it.
While Chen Ran was watching with a telescope, Xiao Tianhong touched his chin and pondered and analyzed: "Based on the scene at that time, we can guess that Xu Hui's grandfather and his uncle fled from the outside into the mountains along this road.
The route ended here, that is, at this spring. The two of them must have been hiding in this spring for a while. Later, they may have been exposed, so they fled to this place with bloody handprints. The uncle suffered a gunshot wound. This gun
The injury must be quite serious. When Xu Hui's grandfather took his uncle to escape, there must be some inconvenience. There will definitely be some places that cannot be walked when escaping. Let's follow this line of investigation first and send people to survey all the surrounding terrain.
, then we will study the possible route that Xu Hui's grandfather took his uncle to take when escaping from the spring to the bloody handprint, found the route, and followed this route to investigate..."
Xiao Jun and Zhou Cheng both nodded. They obviously agreed with this method. There was no other way. This was their only way at the moment. After all, the clues they had now were this map and the knowledge that Grandpa Xiao Jun was seriously injured.
Nothing else is known.
"Brother Chen, do you have something to say?" Xiao Tianhong saw Chen Ran put down the telescope and seemed to have something to say, so he looked at Chen Ran and asked casually.
Xiao Jun and Zhou Cheng were startled, and then looked at Chen Ran.
Chen Ran handed the binoculars to Xiao Jun, thought for a moment, looked at Xiao Tianhong and Xiao Jun, nodded and said, "Second uncle, I have a different opinion."
