"Good boy, put it on quickly. The situation on the mountain is unknown, so it is safer to put on hiking clothes." Mu Lengrui said softly, with unprecedented tenderness, and unfolded her mountaineering clothes to help her get dressed.
Dai Yuxiao was used to his sarcastic remarks. It was a bit unexpected that he was suddenly so gentle. However, such soft words really sounded pleasant to her ears, so she obediently put on her hiking clothes and hiking shoes.
After packing up, the two of them had a simple breakfast and prepared to head up the mountain.
Mu Lengrui carried a huge backpack on his back, looking like he was on an adventure. Dai Yuxiao didn't know what was in it, and how many items were needed to fill a backpack so full.
"You carry this..." He handed Dai Yuxiao a small backpack. She opened it curiously, and found that it was all used by women, including underwear and sanitary napkins.
"Check again to see if there is anything missing. I asked the hotel manager to prepare it yesterday. There may be something missing." Mu Lengrui ordered while adjusting the straps of the backpack. He looked like an experienced backpacker.
"No, it's already complete." Dai Yuxiao was a little touched. She didn't expect that this domineering and cold man could be so careful.
She fell asleep early last night and was only thinking wildly. She didn't even think about what else she needed to prepare for going up the mountain.
Fortunately, Mu Lengrui helped her prepare, otherwise it wouldn't be very inconvenient when needed on the mountain.
At the door of the hotel, Mu Lengrui put his index finger around his lips and whistled. There was a loud sound of hoofbeats, and the white horse galloped towards him, wagging its tail towards him with a flattering hoofbeat.
Under the sun, the white mane flutters in the wind, majestic and extremely beautiful.
Mu Lengrui carried Dai Yuxiao onto the horse's back, then turned over and jumped onto the horse's back. Under the envious gaze of everyone, he rode away.
The roads leading to the mountains are basically unmaintained gravel roads, which are uneven and difficult to navigate. No taxi drives to such a mountain, let alone taking such a remote path.
This white horse galloped happily, as if it was born to prefer such rugged roads.
The mountain looked very close, but the white horse galloped for more than ten minutes. If you were walking, it would probably take about an hour.
The mountain is a stone mountain, and exposed stone bodies can be seen everywhere. However, the vegetation on the mountain is very lush, although irregular, with various green grasses, variegated flowers, and trees with staggered flowers.
The grass is high enough to cover people's knees. After walking in the grass, within a quarter of an hour, most of the pants legs are already wet with morning dew.
Standing at the foot of the mountain, I realized how insignificant a person is in front of the mountain. Where should I start to search for such a big mountain? If I searched every corner of the entire mountain, I might not be able to finish it in half a month.
Time is not a big issue, but how to survive in this mountain is. Half a month's time means that they have to use local materials to find various creatures to feed themselves.
Dai Yuxiao looked at the huge mountain, pursed her lower lip slightly, and followed Mu Lengrui with mixed emotions.
Mu Lengrui uprooted two small trees halfway up the mountain with his bare hands, cut off the branches, made two crutches for climbing, and handed one to Dai Yuxiao.
Because the cane was made from fresh trees, with green sap still leaking out, and the bark was still green and fresh, it felt slippery and sticky in the hand and was very uncomfortable.
Dai Yuxiao glanced with her eyebrows and turned the crutch in a circle in her hand. It was slippery and sticky and could not be held firmly, and her hand was stained with green juice. She felt disgusted in her heart and threw the crutch to the grass aside.
There was a sudden movement in the grass, and then there was a rustling sound. Dai Yuxiao was startled and instinctively retreated, her face turned pale.
Mu Lengrui turned around, used his crutch to pick up the crutch that had fallen in the grass, and handed it to Dai Yuxiao: "The one that made the noise just now was a snake. Don't throw the crutch away."
When Dai Yuxiao heard that it was a snake, his scalp went numb and he quickly took the crutches over, holding them tightly even though it was uncomfortable in his hands.
Mu Lengrui was in front, using his crutches to beat back and forth in the grass ahead to explore the path as he walked. Dai Yuxiao imitated his example and used the crutches effectively.
Even so, she was still very nervous. She was most afraid of those cold creatures. She was afraid that a snake would suddenly get wrapped around her legs while walking and it would raise its head and spit out long, red snakes at her.
As long as there was a little movement in the grass, she would jump to the side in fright. She would observe for a long time that there was no movement before continuing to walk.
After walking for two hours, they barely reached the halfway point of the mountain. The overall trend of the grass was lowered, and the low part only reached the ankles. Dai Yuxiao relaxed a little and could see clearly what was going on in the grass without beating around with a cane.
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Halfway up the mountain, mist shrouded the two people, and the mist was soft and warm, like a fairyland.
At this time, Dai Yuxiao discovered the beauty of mountaineering equipment. The various weeds on the mountain have zigzag-shaped grass blades with sharp tips and thorns. If these plants scratch the skin, there will definitely be blood marks.
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Although hiking shoes are heavy, they are very stable and solid and will not slip when you step on gravel roads.
After walking for a while, Mu Lengrui stopped, listened carefully, and looked around, as if he was looking for something.
"What's wrong?" Dai Yuxiao was nervous for a while. Could it be that there are not only venomous snakes on this mountain, but also other large carnivores?
"Shh-" Mu Lengrui tapped Liang Bo's lips with her slender fingers, signaling her to be silent.
Dai Yuxiao listened carefully, and what came to his ears with the wind was the faint sound of water, one after another, not continuous and long, but short and continuous.
"We need to find a water source. They must live close to the water source, otherwise drinking water will be a problem." Mu Lengrui beamed with joy. This major discovery can at least shorten their trip by half.
The next goal is to follow the sound of water to find the water source. Once you find the water source, you will get twice the result with half the effort.
The sound of the water is like a main thread, holding onto this thread. This time I am no longer confused when searching up the mountain.
Following the sound of water, they almost made a half-circle around the mountainside. Many large rocks were exposed, and water seeped from the gaps in the rocks.
It's very strange that the sound of water seems to come from the inside of the mountain, like the beating of a human heart, from the inside to the outside. If it were facing the outside, after walking around for so long, you should have seen the source of the water.
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"I'm really tired, let's take a rest..." Dai Yuxiao ignored the moisture of the stones and sat on the floor with his arms folded. His curled eyelashes were stained with mist, shining with crystal and blurred light, and the water on his skin could be broken by blowing.
Fair and fair, cheeks flushed.
Mu Lengrui took off his huge backpack, rummaged through two bottles of water and some chocolate, and handed them to Dai Yuxiao to replenish his strength.
Dai Yuxiao was chewing the chocolate. He had never thought it was so delicious. After eating two pieces, he felt full. It seemed that such a physically demanding activity as mountain climbing did require something high in calories.
Before finishing the third piece, she raised her hand to throw it away, but was stopped by Mu Lengrui. She looked at him puzzled, why did this big man who spends so much money start to care about this half piece of chocolate.
"It's just half a piece of chocolate. You're not so stingy, are you?" Dai Yuxiao smiled softly, her eyes looking cute and cute.
"We are not sure how many days we will stay in the mountains to find your mother's relatives, so we must save food and not waste it at all. If you can't eat it, wrap it up and save it for the next meal." Mu Lengrui said.
Very seriously, he wrapped up her leftover half of the chocolate and put it back into the chocolate box.
"You sit there for a while while I walk around in front. Don't go away. I'll be back in a moment." After telling him, Mu Lengrui left the huge backpack behind, stood up and walked forward.
Dai Yuxiao sat on the ground and felt that the clothes under her buttocks had been moistened by the water seeping out of the cracks in the rocks. So she stood up and moved her wrists and ankles, feeling full of energy and waiting for him to come back before starting again.
Suddenly, she heard a hissing sound that made her scalp numb. Her body stiffened and she slowly looked around. On the big rock behind her, a bright-colored snake emerged from the cracks in the stone.
"Ah!" She screamed instinctively. How could there be snakes in the cracks between the seeping rocks? She thought snakes were only in the grass, but she didn't know that there would be snakes in the cracks between the seeping rocks. They were everywhere. This was really a strange situation.
A pretty horrific thing.
Mu Lengrui said that brightly colored snakes are venomous snakes, so this snake with half of its body still in the crack of the stone must be a venomous snake. This was the first time she saw a venomous snake up close, and the more she looked at it, the more frightened she became.
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"Ah!" Dai Yuxiao screamed, but he didn't dare to move and stood there dumbfounded.
The snake was obviously frightened by her scream, and its body trembled violently. Then it raised its head alertly, supported half of its body, and its tail was still in the crevice of the stone. It spit out long words at the woman in front of it.
Long red letter demonstration.
What should I do, what should I do, what should I do? Dai Yuxiao didn’t dare to move because she had read in the book that you must not move when you encounter a snake. If you move, the snake will think you are going to attack it.
, will bite back hard.
Therefore, when encountering a venomous snake, unless you guarantee that you can swim faster than it can and try your best to get rid of it, it is best to stop where you are. The snake will naturally swim away when it finds that there is no danger.
Dai Yuxiao wore heavy hiking boots on her feet, and her speed was much slower than usual. Moreover, this was a mountain road with seepage stones everywhere. The surface was smooth and moist, making it easy to slip. In such a situation, how could she have the confidence to compete?
Snakes run fast.
The snake was still raising its head high, its triangular eyes shot out a fierce light, its long red tongue was hesitating from time to time, and Dai Yuxiao could smell the bloody mist.
"Leng Rui, Leng Rui!" Dai Yuxiao shouted loudly, stopping in place and not daring to move, staring at the snake in fear.
Mu Lengrui didn't know where she had walked, and there was no reply at all. Her voice felt like it couldn't travel far on the distant mountainside, as if such loud shouts were absorbed by the cracks in the rocks.
Dai Yuxiao's crutch had been put aside for rest just now. Now she was facing this poisonous snake with her bare hands and no weapons of any kind to defend herself.
Seeing that Mu Lengrui didn't respond for a long time, she had to keep her mouth shut. If she kept shouting like this, she might anger the snake, and the consequences would be disastrous.
Without a weapon in his hand, he felt very insecure. Dai Yuxiao glanced at the crutch lying on the stone, feeling that it was eager and close to him like never before, and wanted to hold it in his hand as soon as possible.
She slowly and slowly tilted her body towards the crutch, stretched out her arms slowly, in absolute slow motion, and slowly approached the crutch. No matter how urgent her heart was, the range of her movements must be controlled, lest the crutch would
The snake read her thoughts and alarmed it.
If you hold the crutch in your hand before it attacks, you still have a chance to fight back and stop its attack.
If it were noticed midway and suddenly launched an attack, Dai Yuxiao would have no choice but to dodge it. Such a situation would be quite passive and extremely dangerous.
Her hands were trembling slightly as she stretched them sideways. She didn't know whether it was from nervous sweat or because of the mist, but the palms of her hands were very wet and were about to drip with water.
Every nerve was tense, as if facing a formidable enemy, always on guard against that brightly colored venomous snake.