It would be so frightening to sleep in such a place for one night. It was not as safe as the cave ### before.
Thinking like this, Dai Yuxiao regained strength in her feet and strode forward. She really hoped to find her mother's relatives as soon as possible and find the closely related blood ties hidden in this mountain.
After walking for nearly an hour, the mountain road became more and more twists and turns, with bumps and undulations. Dusk gradually enveloped the entire mountains and rivers, and a crescent moon rose from the east, gradually becoming brighter from gray to white, which meant that the night was about to get darker.
Dai Yuxiao could no longer move and simply fell down on a stone by the stream to rest. Mu Lengrui looked at her quietly. After a moment, he took off his backpack and took out a few pieces of chocolate to replenish her strength.
Looking around, compared to the road we have walked before, this place is relatively flat. It seems that we can only sleep here tonight.
"Baby, you take a rest first. I'll go find some firewood. It's best to light a bonfire tonight so you can see the surroundings more clearly and the danger will be reduced." Mu Lengrui put the backpack next to her and patted her.
shoulder.
Dai Yuxiao sat slumped on the ground, holding chocolate in his hand, but had no intention of eating it.
Mu Lengrui walked to a hillside and rummaged through dead branches and leaves, collected enough for the night, packed a bundle and headed back.
Carrying the firewood on his shoulders, a glimmer of light came into his eyes. It was a light. He looked around, and sure enough, over the hillside, there was a small wooden house hidden among the branches and leaves. The light came out from there. It was the most primitive kerosene light, dim and yellow.
, full of warmth.
The candlelight was weak, but it instantly ignited all hope. He threw down the firewood, stood on the hillside with his hands in the shape of a trumpet and shouted to Dai Yuxiao: "Yuxiao, I saw it! There is a small wooden house over there!"
This was such exciting news. Dai Yuxiao dropped the chocolate in his hand and ran towards the hillside.
After running a few steps, she tripped heavily on a rock. Regardless of the pain, she raised her head, stood up, and wanted to continue running.
However, when she looked up, she saw a venomous snake holding its head high in the grass, spitting out a long red tongue and staring at her fiercely, ready to attack.
Dai Yuxiao's limbs instantly became cold. The snake was only half a meter away from her. Should she retreat? It's a waste of time to retreat. It's possible that the snake would attack while retreating.
Move forward? Unless she can trample the snake hard under her feet like Mu Lengrui, crushing the snake's head to pieces.
Her hands were still supporting the ground, and her upper body was half-lying on the ground. It was very difficult to maintain this position, but she didn't dare to move at all, fearing that if she moved the snake would think she wanted to attack it and attack first.
The distance was so close that she didn't even dare to call out to Mu Lengrui who was on the top of the hillside. She was also worried that the sound of shouting would disturb the snake.
His mouth opened wide in an O shape, but all the sounds were stuck in his throat, and he stared at the snake dumbfounded.
"Yu Xiao, what are you doing? Come here quickly!" Mu Lengrui shouted loudly. He couldn't see the situation on her side clearly from his angle. He couldn't see her and lay on the ground to confront a snake.
Dai Yuxiao did not dare to make a sound, she was so anxious that any sound would cause her to tremble. Even the sound of wind made her tremble with fear, fearing that the sound of wind would stir up the snake and make it angry and bite her hard.
"Yuxiao, Yuxiao, what's wrong with you?" Mu Lengrui didn't respond for a long time, ran down the hillside, and walked quickly towards this side.
Dai Yuxiao was eagerly hoping that he could reach her as soon as possible, but she was worried that his footsteps would be too fast and heavy and disturb the poisonous snake full of murderous intent.
Expectation and anxiety coexisted. This contradictory feeling, accompanied by fear, filled her heart little by little, making her hands holding the ground tremble uncontrollably.
Mu Lengrui's footsteps were getting closer and closer, and the snake turned back to look in the direction of the footsteps.
Dai Yuxiao didn't want to hesitate anymore. Mu Lengrui's arrival was a danger to the snake. Once it realized the danger, it would attack. By then it would be too late to dodge.
Taking advantage of the opportunity for the venomous snake to turn its head, the muscles in her arms suddenly tightened, she stood up suddenly, quickly followed up with her thick hiking boots, and stepped down hard on the snake's head.
The venomous snake was caught off guard and was trampled into the grass by her. Its cold and slippery body twisted and struggled, tightly wrapped around her ankles, and snaked up and around in circles.
The blood stopped abruptly at the ankle, and Dai Yuxiao felt that her entire foot was congested, and her calves were sore and numb due to the lack of blood circulation. This feeling made her almost lose her fighting ability, and she felt almost exhausted and unable to exert any strength.
And she knew that the opportunity must not be missed again. Once she missed this opportunity, the poisonous snake would gain the upper hand. Her life depended on this thought. The motivation to survive prompted her to step down hard, and all the strength in her body was filled.
on that foot.
The snake head was very hard, and Dai Yuxiao could clearly feel it through the thick soles of hiking shoes. The harder it was, the more fear aroused in her. This fear turned into combat power, and she stepped on it step by step.
The snake's body gradually became limp and scattered weakly on the ground. It was still trembling slightly. Perhaps it was unwilling to do so. Why did it get hit hard by this woman as soon as it turned its head.
The moment the blood began to circulate, Dai Yuxiao's legs and feet became even more sore and numb, and she could hardly support herself and fell to the ground. However, she did not dare to move her feet at all. This ground was different from the ground Mu Lengrui had stepped on previously.
The ground here is all grass and vines, not stone. If she strikes up and down on the stone ground, the snake's head will easily be trampled to pieces. But in this grass and vines, no matter how hard she steps, there is no guarantee that the snake's head will be deformed.
.
So before Mu Lengrui arrived, she didn't dare to move. Even though she was very sore and swollen, she tried her best to support her.
"Yuxiao, what's wrong? Why are you standing still?" Mu Lengrui ran closer and didn't see the snake on the ground.
"Snake...snake...venomous snake..." Dai Yuxiao then sat down on the ground weakly, rubbing his sore legs and feet. Due to excessive tension, his mouth was dry and his voice was a little hoarse.
When Mu Lengrui saw the limp snake on the ground, he cut the snake's body into several sections with a dagger and motioned for her to move her feet.
Dai Yuxiao struggled to move her heavy hiking shoes away, and the snake's head was deeply embedded in the ground. Mu Lengrui used a dagger to cut the snake's head into pieces, and she felt completely at ease.
If the snake's head is not destroyed, it might spring up and bite them someday. Just like the snake we met on Yuanyangshi Island, the snake's head was cut off and it could still bite Mu Lengrui's palm.
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"Yuxiao, it's okay, don't be afraid, I'm here..." Mu Lengrui held her hand, trying to pull her to stand up.
Dai Yuxiao still felt numb in her legs and feet, and it was difficult to stand up. It seemed that the snake just tried its best to wrap around her, otherwise the blood would not be able to flow smoothly for so long.
"Wait a minute, my legs are still numb and I can't stand up..." She supported the ground with one hand and lifted her buttocks off the ground, trying to get used to it before standing up completely.
"Looking from the hillside, there is a small wooden house over there. There is a light inside. Someone must live in it! It is very likely that it is your mother's family..." Mu Lengrui pointed excitedly in the direction of the hillside.
After searching for so long, going through so many dangers, and finally finding a human settlement, Dai Yuxiao was overjoyed and had mixed feelings in her heart. It was such a hard road.
Especially every confrontation with a snake gave her nightmares again and again. In such an environment, she had to muster the courage to face these dangers, and the most primitive courage was inspired.
Before, she would only see the snake tremble and have no idea at all. She was lucky that the snake would not take the initiative to attack her. But this time, she was able to attack the snake at the right time, which was a great improvement.
This may be the survival instinct that prompted her to become resourceful and brave.
"Tell me, what should I say first when I see my mother's family?" Dai Yuxiao squatted and asked a question that made Mu Lengrui dumbfounded.
"Just say, uncle, grandma, I'm hungry, get me something to eat... Hahahahahaha!" Mu Lengrui laughed teasingly, and his hearty laughter scared several birds that were resting at night, causing them to panic.
chirping.
"Then my grandma must have said, oh my, how come our Mengqin gave birth to a snack foodie who always looks for food when she comes in, hahahahaha..." Dai Yuxiao also laughed happily, leaning forward and back.
As she laughed, she felt hungry indeed. Her stomach and intestines began to play the music of morning bells and evening drums again, and her legs and feet seemed not so numb. She used her palms to push the ground hard, and tried to stand up with the help of this strength.
Previously, I just poked the ground with a few fingers. This time, I pressed down with my entire palm to expand the range of force to gain more support.
But when he pressed it with one hand, he felt the coldness and smoothness all over his hand. The cold feeling instantly spread from the palm of his hand to his whole body.
She quickly retracted her hand reflexively, and her body bounced. However, during the bounce, she felt a sharp pain on the back of her hand, and sharp teeth penetrated the skin.
"Ah! Snake!" Dai Yuxiao shook her palms and exclaimed, and the snake was thrown down into the grass.
"Where! Where is the snake!" Mu Lengrui searched around vigilantly. He didn't know that Dai Yuxiao had been bitten by a snake.
There was a rustling sound in the grass and vines, the procession was very fast, and the snake had already fled.
"Stop looking for it, my hand was bitten..." Dai Yuxiao spoke slowly and painfully. The severe pain was like stabbing the heart with a sharp needle, with waves of twitching pain, affecting the whole body.
nerve.
I couldn't feel anything except the pain in that location throughout my body, and the pain became dominant in an instant.
When Mu Lengrui heard that she had been bitten, his nerves immediately tensed up. Ninety-nine percent of the snakes here were venomous. I wonder if Dai Yuxiao was so lucky and was just bitten by an ordinary snake.
If he is bitten by one of those brightly colored snakes in the cave, it is estimated that within a few hours, Dai Yuxiao, a little woman, will completely leave him, whether she likes it or not, and will not be influenced by other people's wishes.
"Where is the injury?" Mu Lengrui flicked on the flashlight, and the light shrouded the back of Dai Yuxiao's injured hand. Four deep tooth marks were oozing blood.
"Leng Rui, tell me, is this bitten by a poisonous snake?" Dai Yuxiao asked timidly, with a glimmer of hope in her eyes. How she hoped that it was just an ordinary snake, a snake without any poison.
And the blood oozing from the wound has slowly turned black, and her arm has begun to swell, ache, and feel numb. If this is not a poisonous snake, what else could it be?
"Baby, don't move, don't be afraid, don't move at all, otherwise it will speed up blood circulation..." Mu Lengrui also panicked in his heart, but tried his best to control it. He couldn't panic at this time, he had to find a way to save this person.
The little woman, the little woman who had been with him through life and death many times.
"Leng Rui, will I die? Tell me, will I die?" There was a trembling cry in Dai Yuxiao's voice.
"Be good, don't talk, don't think about anything, I won't let you die!" Mu Lengrui almost said this through gritted teeth. He hated that poisonous snake, but it was a pity that it escaped, otherwise he would have cut it into pieces.