"Then, did those sick people steal the sacrifices?" Ye Haoxuan asked.
"Yes, except for A Bao who was ignorant and ran away to play, the two adults, one was a bachelor and the other was a lazy person. Sometimes they couldn't open the pot at home, so they went to steal the sacrifices. As a result, this happened
Something." the village chief said in a low voice.
Ye Haoxuan's heart froze. It seemed that there were other problems here. He thought for a while and said, "Have any of you seen the mountain god?"
"Well... not really. But a few decades ago, just after liberation, someone saw some steep hills in the mountains, which looked just like people. I heard that they were servants of the mountain god. There is no real appearance of the mountain god.
People have really seen it.”
Ye Haoxuan nodded. Most of what the village chief said was obtained through rumors in the village. Even if he asked, he couldn't figure out why, so Ye Haoxuan decided to stop there.
After a while, a few people came to the mountain pass. Since Xishan is usually less crowded, almost no one has been here, so there are many thorns on the road, and the weeds and other things on the mountain have buried the narrow path.
Strictly.
The whole place was a barren mountain. The village chief sent the two people to the edge of the mountain and refused to take another step inside. He told Ye Haoxuan on the third day not to wander around in case he offended the mountain god, and then left with some worry.
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Ye Haoxuan and Jiang Lili then walked towards the mountain together. Ye Haoxuan was holding a sickle in his hand, cutting branches and other things in front of him from time to time to clear the way. Jiang Lili was carrying a metal box. When she saw something suspicious, she stepped forward.
Use tweezers to take samples.
In addition to his own medical kit, Ye Haoxuan also carries a homemade shotgun. Because there may be some large animals in the mountains, carrying a shotgun makes him more courageous to defend himself. Ye Haoxuan doesn't want to encounter a wild boar without weapons and has to get close to the meat.
Bo.
The mountain road was difficult to walk. When the two of them arrived at the so-called mountain temple halfway up the mountain, it had already spent more than an hour. Ye Haoxuan's physical fitness was good, so he didn't feel anything along the way, but Jiang Lili couldn't bear it anymore.
She was panting so hard that she almost didn't want to move.
Ye Haoxuan took the metal box in her hand and said with a smile: "Sister Jiang, it's still early, let's rest here."
Jiang Lili nodded. She sat down on a stone on the side, panting. Ye Haoxuan handed over the water glass. Jiang Lili thanked her, then unscrewed the thermos cup and drank some water. Only then did she feel a little better.
Jiang Lili was also very thirsty. She drank more than half of the glass of water in one breath. After she put down the water glass, she remembered that the glass belonged to Ye Haoxuan. She didn't seem to have brought the glass with her when she went up the mountain.
She blushed slightly, then handed over the cup and said, "I'm sorry, Xiaoye, I didn't bring a water cup. You can drink some too."
"No, I'm not thirsty." Ye Haoxuan smiled slightly, took the water cup, and put it in the medical box.
Ye Hao
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Jiang Lili nodded and said: "Yes, in fact, most insects in the world can spread viruses, especially this time, the viruses carried by these insects have spread to primates, such as monkeys.
, and then infect people, so if you want to find the source, you still have to start with these little bugs."
Ye Hao
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Due to time constraints, he failed to say goodbye to Chen Ruoxi and comfort her when he left. Now Chen Ruoxi probably hated himself to death. He subconsciously took out his cell phone, but in this deep mountain and forest, there was no signal at all.
Ye Haoxuan put the phone in his pocket helplessly. No matter whether he could find the source or not, his affairs could not be delayed. After half a month, he must rush back to the capital to finish the mess in the capital.
explain.
At this moment, Ye Haoxuan's expression tightened. He waved to Jiang Lili and said, "Sister Jiang, stand up slowly and come here."
"What's wrong?" Jiang Lili was slightly startled, but looking at Ye Haoxuan's nervous look, she knew the situation was not good and had to look back.
"Don't look back, it's okay, just come over slowly." Ye Haoxuan stared closely behind Jiang Lili, signaling her not to panic.
The more Ye Haoxuan behaved like this, the more confused Jiang Lili became. She stood up in surprise and walked towards Ye Haoxuan. Her legs could not help but tremble.
At this moment, Ye Haoxuan suddenly took a few steps quickly, pulled her into his arms, and then flicked his right hand, making several popping sounds, and several thin needles came out of his hand.
ah……
Jiang Lili's face was red. Because Ye Haoxuan used too much force, she almost threw herself into Ye Haoxuan's arms. Since the weather was hot now, the two of them were wearing thin clothes, and the two people who were close to each other felt a little embarrassed.
Especially Ye Haoxuan, he felt a special feeling in his chest, which made him shiver involuntarily. This woman's figure was so impressive.
"Here, what's going on?" Jiang Lili's face was as red as a ripe apple, and her mature charm made people almost want to take a bite.
"There are snakes there." Ye Haoxuan then told the whole story.
"Ah... there's a snake..." Jiang Lili screamed, threw herself behind Ye Haoxuan, hugged Ye Haoxuan's waist tightly, and looked forward in horror.
Sure enough, where she just sat, there was a black snake nailed to a tree trunk by Ye Haoxuan's needle. The snake had a fleshy head, bright red tail, and a body as black as ink. As a biologist, Jiang Lili took a quick look.
I recognized it as a five-step snake.
This snake is extremely venomous. If you are bitten, if you do not inject serum within five minutes, you will basically die.
Thinking that there was a five-step snake coiled behind her just now, Jiang Lili felt dizzy. If Ye Haoxuan hadn't discovered it in time, the consequences would have been really disastrous.
Feeling her hot body trembling uncontrollably, Ye Haoxuan smiled bitterly: "Sister Jiang, it's okay, I've nailed it to the ground."
Jiang Li turned around in shock, and sure enough, the snake was twisting and twisting, with several shining silver needles nailed to its back.
Jiang Lili breathed a sigh of relief. Only now did she realize that she was hugging Ye Haoxuan tightly. Her face blushed uncontrollably and she quickly let go and said, "I'm sorry, I'm a little scared."
"Sister Jiang, you are a biologist, so you shouldn't be afraid of this thing." Ye Haoxuan said with a bitter smile.
"Even if I am a biologist, I am still a woman. Women are naturally afraid of these things." Jiang Lili said with a blushing face.
Ye Haoxuan shook his head helplessly. He stepped forward, took out the fish intestines, raised his sword and cut off the head of the thing.
This snake was quite tenacious. Although its head had been cut off, its body was still twisting and turning. It took a full five minutes for it to stop moving.
Ye Haoxuan took out a test tube from the metal box, pinched the snake's head, took out its venom glands from its sharp teeth, and then put in a few silver needles to quench the poison.
"What are you doing?" Jiang Lili asked curiously.
"I have an intuition that there is something strange in this mountain. The venom of the five-step snake can kill all primates instantly. If you use this for self-defense, it is much easier to use than a shotgun." Ye Haoxuan explained with a smile.
Having just witnessed Ye Haoxuan's flying needle skills, Jiang Lili was convinced of his words. After all, those few needles were still stuck in the trunk of the tree. It was unbelievable that these needles, as red as cow hair and as soft as hair, could actually penetrate into the trunk of the tree.
Here, normal people really can't do this.
After resting on the spot for a while, the two of them walked up the mountain again.
When they were halfway up the mountain, a small stone temple appeared in their sight. This must be what the tree dwellers call the mountain temple.
It's just that this temple is extremely simple. The temple body is made of rocks and the roof is made of straw. Strictly speaking, it is just a thatched shed made of rocks.
The two of them walked leisurely and saw a large millstone at the main entrance of the temple, with the remains of some kind of animal on it. Jiang Lili walked forward and looked at the animal's remains carefully, vaguely judging from the bones and body shape.
You can tell it's a goat.
"Is this a sheep? Is it a sacrifice?" Jiang Lili asked with some confusion.
"It should be a sacrifice. People here have to worship the mountain god at this time every year. Some time before we entered the mountain, they had just worshiped." Ye Haoxuan nodded and replied.
Ye Haoxuan looked around carefully and saw that there were still some remaining meat scraps. He said with some confusion: "It seems that this sheep was torn by some kind of animal."
Jiang Lili took out the tweezers and picked up some remaining meat scraps. Due to the time, these meat scraps had been dried. She looked around carefully and saw the footprints of an unknown animal on the ground.
Vaguely visible.
"There are footprints here. It seems like someone has been here." Jiang Lixian said with some doubts. She took out a ruler and measured the remaining footprints on the ground. Then based on the shape, she drew the approximate shape of the footprints on the ground.
size.
"The two infected villagers have been here. After the villagers have finished worshiping, the sacrifices must be left here. Those two people came to steal the sacrifices, but only half of the sheep is left, and the other half seems to have been stolen.
Some kind of animal tore it apart." Ye Haoxuan said.