Lin Qiye was stunned for a moment, smiled helplessly, and took the clothes from An Qingyu's hand.
"Thanks."
Although after being promoted to the "Sichuan" realm, Lin Qiye's physical fitness has been greatly enhanced and has completely exceeded the scope of ordinary people, but after all, he is still a mortal body. After being exposed to the severe cold for a long time, his movements will inevitably become somewhat stiff.
What's more, it's easy for frost to form in the forest at dawn. Wearing only a thin shirt will soon become wet with dew, which will make it even more troublesome.
It didn't take long for Baili Pangpang to put the entire camp back into his pocket. He also modified the large iron box originally used to hold the barbecue grill and stuffed the disabled giant ants into it to make it easier to carry.
The four of them packed up their bags and walked into the depths of the primeval forest again.
Every half an hour, Lin Qiye opened the iron box, using the darkness to corrode the spirit of the giant ant, reading the forward route from it, and constantly adjusting the direction.
After walking for about an hour and a half, the little girl lying on Cao Yuan's back suddenly trembled, as if she had dreamed of something terrible, and she suddenly opened her eyes.
She screamed and struggled subconsciously in fear.
The four of them stopped at the same time and turned to look at Cao Yuan's back. Baili Pangpang walked forward quickly and said comfortingly:
"Little sister, don't be afraid! The monsters have been driven away by my brothers!"
The little girl looked around in confusion, but saw no trace of the giant ant. Her expression gradually softened, and she looked at a few people carefully, and said with some doubts:
"Are you...the brothers on the train?"
"It's us." Baili Pangpang smiled, "Little sister, what's your name?"
The little girl hesitated for a moment, then timidly said: "My name is Li Tingting."
"Tingting..." Baili Pangpang approached Li Tingting and said kindly, "Don't be afraid, brothers are not bad people. We are tourists who came into the forest to shoot a documentary. We will take you back after the filming is completed."
Li Tingting looked at Baili Pangpang with some doubts.
"Li Deyang from the Anta County Forestry Bureau is your father, right?" Lin Qiye said with a smile.
Hearing the words Li Deyang, Li Tingting's eyes suddenly lit up, "Do you know my dad?"
"We are good friends. You forgot, yesterday we were guests of the Forestry Bureau."
As soon as these words came out, Li Tingting's expression completely relaxed, and she looked at Lin Qiye and others with a little more trust.
Baili Pangpang silently gave Lin Qiye a thumbs up.
Then, as if he had thought of something, he took out the pizza in the thermos box from his backpack, handed it to Li Tingting, and said with a smile: "Eat some of the breakfast I left for you."
Li Tingting smelled the aroma of pizza and swallowed hard. She was already hungry due to the shock and cold this night. At this moment, she no longer had the slightest concern, so she took the pizza and ate it.
"Hey, eat slowly, eat slowly, no one will compete with you." Baili Pangpang chuckled and took out two thermos cups from his backpack.
"Coffee, or milk?"
…
The dim light of dawn gradually emerged from the other end of the mountain forest.
Li Deyang wore a cloak and carried a shotgun on his back, walking quickly through the forest, his weathered face full of exhaustion and weather.
Chen Han followed closely behind him, his cheeks flushed by the cold wind.
The two of them followed the footprints on the ground and came to a fairly open forest land.
Li Deyang looked at the messy footprints in front of him, frowned slightly, and lowered his body to observe carefully.
"Uncle Li, there are traces of tents here." Chen Han walked around and said, "They should have rested here for a while."
Li Deyang stood up from the ground and nodded.
"The traces here are too messy to see much, but the footprints heading towards the forest are all new. They should have just left not long ago. If we move forward at full speed, we should be able to catch up soon."
Chen Han hummed, and the two of them took steps again, quickly chasing in the direction of the footprints.
After running at full speed for more than an hour, four figures vaguely appeared in their field of vision.
Just by seeing their backs, Li Deyang was able to determine that these four were the young men who came to the forest ranger bureau to ask for maps yesterday afternoon. However, when his eyes saw the back of one of the young men, his pupils suddenly shrank!
"Tingting!" He opened his chapped lips and shouted loudly!
In the distance, Baili Pangpang and others looked at Lin Qiye at the same time. Lin Qiye nodded silently, and the four of them stopped.
"dad!!"
Li Tingting looked back sharply, and when she saw the person coming, she jumped off Cao Yuan's back excitedly and ran quickly in the direction of Li Deyang.
Li Deyang's lips trembled slightly, and a smile gradually appeared on his face that was stiff due to the cold wind. He picked up Li Tingting, who was running over, and wrapped his strong arms tightly around her body.
"Tingting! How are you? Are you not injured? Where is that giant ant?" Li Deyang quickly checked Li Tingting's body and confirmed that there was not even a scratch on her body. His anxious heart was relieved.
"I'm fine. When I woke up, I was on Brother Cao's back!" Li Tingting shook her head, with two long braids dangling.
Li Deyang hugged Li Tingting and turned to look at the four people not far away.
Lin Qiye raised the corners of his mouth and waved to him, "We meet again."
Chen Han and Li Deyang looked at each other and saw the confusion in each other's eyes. Li Deyang walked to the four of them and couldn't help but ask:
"Did you rescue Tingting?"
"Yes." Baili Pangpang nodded.
"Then you...did you see anything else?" Li Deyang frowned, "For example, red ants?"
Lin Qiye and others looked at each other and shook their heads in confusion, "What red ants?"
Hearing these words, Li Deyang's eyes became more confused, "Then how did you find Tingting?"
"Picked it up in the woods." Lin Qiye replied firmly.
The other three nodded heavily.
Naturally, they couldn't tell Li Deyang directly that the giant red ant had been cut into a stick and was now stuffed in the iron box behind Baili Fatty...
If Li Deyang knew about this, he would definitely become suspicious of their identity.
"Picked it up?" Li Deyang was confused.
"Yes, we were walking like this, and we happened to see her lying under a tree, and then we picked her up." Baili Pangpang said while gesturing.
Dong Dong——!
The iron box behind him suddenly made a dull banging sound, as if something was twisting inside.
Li Deyang's eyes immediately fell on the iron box.
Lin Qiye silently walked to the iron box and slapped the surface of the iron box. The dull banging sound inside stopped suddenly. Lin Qiye smiled and said a little embarrassedly:
"I caught game on the way, which is a bit dishonest, hehehe..."