"No... these are not human footprints. Look at the footprints. They are round in shape, and they are barefoot. You can also vaguely see claw marks. They seem to be from some kind of primate, but they don't look like orangutans and monkeys. And
If you guessed it right, these footprints were left not long ago." Jiang Lili thought about it.
"Could it be something like an orangutan or a monkey?" Ye Haoxuan asked with some confusion. Although the footprints in front of him were a little shallow, they were vaguely visible as two feet, not human. They could only be primates, but primates
Apart from orangutans and monkeys, what other animals can walk on two legs?
What's more, the footprints are relatively large. If you don't look carefully, you will definitely think that they were left by an adult. They will definitely not be the footprints of a monkey, because that little thing never walks in such a regular manner, and its
The feet are not that big either.
"I measured it just now and it's not an orangutan, but I thought about it for a long time and couldn't figure out what it was that was left behind." Jiang Lili said with a frown.
Ye Haoxuan's expression became solemn. Jiang Lili is a biologist and knows the characteristics and appearance of most living things. If even she doesn't know what is left behind, then this thing is really not simple.
"Could it be the mountain god that the villagers talked about?" Jiang Lili asked in surprise.
"It's not impossible." Ye Haoxuan said with a smile: "There is definitely no such thing as a god in this world. It is most likely a rare primate. Occasionally, people see it, so they regard it as a god. Maybe there will be one someday."
The opportunity is in the research, let’s go.”
Jiang Lili nodded, she put away her things, and continued walking to the top of the mountain with Ye Haoxuan.
There is nothing in the mountain temple, not even the idols. There is only the "Mountain God's Seat" on the Eight Immortals table in the main hall. Other than that, there is nothing else.
There was nothing in the temple, but Ye Haoxuan had a doubt in his heart. The large footprints of unknown origin just now made him feel a knot in his heart. He always felt that there were some unknown things in this rare-traveled Xishan.
After bypassing the mountain temple, the road ahead is even more difficult. In fact, strictly speaking, there is no road ahead at all, because usually the villagers are quite in awe of the so-called mountain god on this mountain. Apart from worshiping, they almost never come every year.
There are even fewer people at the top of the west mountain, so the road becomes more and more difficult.
Ye Haoxuan kept waving his sickle to cut away the dead branches and thorns in front of him. After a lot of effort, the two of them finally reached the top of the mountain.
I didn’t encounter anything weird along the way. Looking at the time, it was already noon. The two of them had been climbing mountains all morning and were already exhausted. Ye Haoxuan’s physical fitness was good, so it was nothing. Jiang Lili
She was dripping with sweat, and the white shirt was slightly translucent due to her fragrant sweat, which made Ye Haoxuan, who had always been sullen, couldn't help but glance at places he shouldn't have looked at.
The two of them had prepared compressed biscuits when they arrived and ate a few casually. These biscuits were military biscuits specially prepared by their superiors. Although they did not taste very good, they made them resistant to hunger. They only ate one piece and drank some water.
My stomach feels full.
However, the physical strength of the two of them was relatively high. After eating the biscuits, Ye Haoxuan took out some dried rabbit meat and handed some to Jiang Lili, and the two of them ate it with water.
These dried rabbit meats were specially prepared by Abao's mother for the two of them this morning. Since Niu Niu had to go to school, she did not come to see Ye Haoxuan off.
"The villagers are very kind to you." Jiang Lili smiled.
"The people here are honest and honest. As long as you are nice to them, they will be grateful." Ye Haoxuan smiled.
After eating, the two of them rested on the spot. Although with Ye Haoxuan's physique, it was nothing to cover the mountain road, but Jiang Lili couldn't bear it. It is estimated that the distance she walked in a year was not as much as what she had walked today combined.
So after eating, she leaned against a tree and took a lunch break.
Ye Haoxuan took the opportunity while she was asleep to look around.
The two of them were now at the top of the mountain. Although they didn't find anything along the way, Ye Haoxuan had an intuition. He still vaguely felt that something was wrong here, but he couldn't remember what was wrong.
He just intuitively felt that there must be something wrong here.
Ye Haoxuan walked to a big tree and solved his physical problems. He saw that it was already late. When he was about to go back and wake up Jiang Lili, he felt a shiver in his heart. In his perception, a black shadow flashed across
Pass.
Ye Haoxuan secretly screamed because the place where the black shadow was was exactly where Jiang Lili was resting. He quickly turned around and rushed towards the place where Jiang Lili was.
Almost at the same time, Jiang Lili, who was resting on the side, exclaimed, with endless fear in her voice.
"Sister Jiang, Sister Jiang..." Ye Haoxuan rushed to Jiang Lili's side as quickly as possible.
Jiang Lili was seen half-sitting on the ground, her face pale and without a trace of blood. She looked in front of her in horror. There was nothing in front of her.
She was obviously frightened. Ye Haoxuan quickly took out the golden needle and pricked several acupuncture points on her body. Only then did Jiang Lili come back to her senses.
"Sister Jiang, what's wrong? What did you see just now?" Ye Haoxuan asked nervously.
"I, I don't know, it seems to be a person. He was very fast and passed by the treetops in front of me." Jiang Lili said in shock.
"People? On the treetops?" Ye Haoxuan's expression changed slightly.
"Yes, he was on the treetop. His speed was so fast that I only saw a shadow." There was no color on Jiang Lili's face.
Ye Haoxuan frowned, and his powerful perception suddenly spread out in all directions. The surrounding area of several feet was covered by his perception, but there was nothing in his perception, and no one existed.
"Xiaoye, I'm definitely not blind." Jiang Lili's face returned to some rosy color, she calmed down and stood up.
"Sister Jiang, I know you are not being blinded. There was indeed someone just now." Ye Haoxuan nodded.
"This is not a normal person." Jiang Lili said.
"I know." Ye Haoxuan was silent and joking, if he were a normal person, could he walk on the treetops? Do you think this is a martial arts novel and he could fly over walls and walls?
In this world, it is true that there is a way to make light of your body, but it is absolutely impossible to fly over the walls like on TV.
Even the top of the world, heaven-level warriors, cannot do this. They just run extremely fast, and their body functions are much higher than ordinary people. Floating on the treetops? Unless they are ghosts.
"Sister Jiang, let's go back. I have a feeling that there may be danger here." Ye Haoxuan said.
"No, no, I think we have almost found the source of the virus. That person... or thing just now must be related to this matter." Jiang Lili shook her head and said.
"Of course I know this. I will go into the mountain tomorrow to find out this matter. It will be in danger for you to follow." Ye Haoxuan said.
"I'm not afraid." Jiang Lili shook her head and said: "Xiaoye, I know you are not an ordinary person, but this matter is a matter for the entire team. I can't let you take risks alone. Besides, there are some things that are my strengths. Let me follow.
The source will be found out soon."
"I know Sister Jiang, but you also saw what happened just now. Strictly speaking, this matter is beyond the capabilities of normal people." Ye Haoxuan said.
"Of course I know. Because the nature of my work is quite special, I might as well reveal something to you. In fact, the biotechnology research institute where I work has many things that ordinary people can't see in their lifetime. I'm not afraid. I just want to hurry up.
Find out the source, and then... can I ask you to treat my son when I return to the capital?" Jiang Lili said seriously.
"Sister Jiang, don't worry, your son will be fine." Ye Haoxuan smiled bitterly, this woman is quite hardworking.
"Xiaoye, although I believe in your medical skills, you have never been a father. You don't know that children are the heart and soul of parents. My relationship with my husband has never been good. The only thing I have now is my child. I
I really don’t want him to suffer another day.”
Ye Haoxuan was a little touched when he heard Jiang Lili mention her relationship with her husband for the first time, but now that he was thousands of miles away, there was nothing he could do about Jiang Lili's child.
He only consoled him: "Sister Jiang, don't worry. I have told the people in the clinic before that Mr. Yu will delay the child's pain. It's okay. I will definitely return to the capital within half a month.
"
Ye Haoxuan really has to return to the capital within half a month, because Chen Ruoxi's big booking date is getting closer day by day, and he is actually more anxious than Jiang Lili.
But what happened just now was too weird. If Jiang Lili followed, he was afraid that he would be distracted. Letting that person escape would be a trivial matter. If Jiang Lili made a mistake, he would not want to see it.
In fact, strictly speaking, Jiang Lili has another identity. Her superficial identity is that of the China Institute of Biotechnology, but she has a special identity that is unknown to everyone.
China has a vast land and rich resources, and there are some special creatures that normal people will never see in their lifetime, but Jiang Lili's job has always been to study these things.
If the "person" hadn't been too weird just now, she wouldn't have been so frightened.
"It's still early now. Let's explore the path here. If it doesn't work, we'll go back and make plans, okay?" Jiang Lili said.
Looking at the time, it was indeed still early, so Ye Haoxuan could only nod helplessly.
"That person just went in that direction, let's go over and have a look." Jiang Lili pointed to the west.
The two of them are now at the top of the Western Mountain. Going west, they reach a cliff. Under the cliff is an endless forest sea. Dozens of miles behind the Western Mountain, there is a pristine virgin forest. The two of them walk along the mountain road and keep walking.
When we reached the edge of the cliff, we found nothing suspicious.
At this time, the sun has already shifted slightly to the west. Although it is summer, it always gets dark early in the mountains.
