Seven days later, a group of five people had entered the deepest part of the rain forest.
Except for the big trees that block out the sky and the sound of streams that can be heard everywhere, the rest are invisible and rustling movements.
Although everyone knows that they are some animals living in the rainforest, this feeling is very bad. It always feels like someone is following them.
The mute girl who followed the team gradually became familiar with a few people and was no longer so afraid. She followed the team honestly without any unusual behavior.
There was a more obvious sound of water coming from the front, and there seemed to be a larger stream than the previous stream.
Hearing this voice, Miao Caihe's face immediately showed joy.
"Sir, we are here. Just follow the stream in front of you and you will find the place where I was born."
The news came suddenly, and several people looked happy.
After saying that, several people also quickened their pace.
After walking through the dense forest, I saw a larger creek. I walked along the creek for most of the day and experienced the confluence of three other creeks. The creek turned into a small river. At the end of the creek, there was a drop of no less than a hundred meters.
The water rushes down the broken wall, forming a huge waterfall. The roar of the waterfall can be heard from a long distance, and the air is filled with water mist. Just listening and feeling can imagine how powerful the waterfall is.
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However, a few people could only vaguely see the broken wall, and the waterfall was not yet visible. There were layers of dense forest, blocking everyone's view, and they did not know what was behind the waterfall.
Miao Caihe said that there was a broken wall ahead. She pointed ahead: "Sir, the old Miao people's village is under the broken wall, but the road down the mountain is very steep, so be careful."
Even so, the steps of the few people did not stop at all, but after walking a few steps, Xia Shang suddenly stopped.
Everyone stopped and Miao Caihe turned around: "Sir, what's wrong?"
Xia Shang lowered his voice: "Don't move!"
As he spoke, he cautiously took a few steps forward, then squatted down and found a thin rope stained with dirt on the wet mud floor.
Xia Shang's discovery made everyone's expressions change, knowing that this was some kind of mechanism.
Xia Shang did not move, looked around, and raised his head to ask Miao Caihe: "Looking at your behavior, it seems that you are not aware that there will be a trap here. So, it is not normal to find a mechanism here."
Miao Caihe frowned: "It's my subordinate's negligence. There was no such thing in these places before."
"Is this technique commonly used by the Miao people?"
Miao Caihe walked over cautiously, looked at it, and nodded: "It is indeed a trap set by the old Miao people. This subordinate has seen it before. The old Miao people have always been xenophobic and don't like foreigners entering. They will stay not far from the village."
Installing such a trap will catch some people who try to get close, and then when the Miao people find out, they will knock those people out and throw them into the rain forest."
Xia Shang nodded and said in a low voice: "You step back."
Miao Caihe retreated to the previous place.
Xia Shang looked left and right again, then hooked his hand on the rope and pulled it back, actively triggering the mechanism.
In an instant, two boulders fell from the trees on both sides and hit each other with a loud bang. The speed was so fast that it made people nervous.
If they are not prepared in advance, most people will not be able to react at all.
Two huge rocks fell to the ground, blocking Xia Shang and Miao Caihe.
Seeing this scene, everyone broke out in a cold sweat, thinking that if Xia Shang hadn't discovered it early, no matter who it was, they would definitely die if they stepped on it.
At this time, Miao Caihe walked around the boulder and came to Xia Shang's side. She looked at the two boulders in front of her without saying a word for a long time, but her face was pale.
Obviously, she made a mistake in judgment again. Such a trap does not simply capture people, but directly kills them...
"This... this is impossible?" Miao Caihe came back to his senses and said to himself, "It's still far away from the village. Is it possible that there are traps in these places? And such traps are obviously life-threatening. Unlike before,
completely different."
After thinking for a while, Miao Caihe said to Xia Shang: "Sir, I forgive my incompetence for not discovering the danger early. There must be something wrong with this, subordinate... subordinate..."
Xia Shang waved his hand: "You walk in the back and I walk in the front. When it comes to traps, I am professional."
Xia Shang is not bragging. The cunning skills he learned from his fourth master were designed to target traps. If not for this experience, Xia Shang would not have discovered the danger just now.
Then according to Xia Shang's request, everyone walked behind Xia Shang.
Xia Shang moved forward very carefully step by step, because once the mechanism was triggered, he might lose his life. Even if it was a simple trap, Xia Shang did not dare to be careless at all.
Soon, Xia Shang discovered a similar trap, but this time he did not forcefully trigger it. Instead, he found the source of the trap more carefully and then dismantled the trap directly.
Xia Shang's technique was very skillful, and it was nothing like what a weak scholar could do.
This scene surprised Miao Caihe.
Along the way, Xia Shang dismantled seven or eight traps in succession, leaving no trace of any movement.
After Xia Shang became familiar with the Miao people's methods of setting traps, his speed also increased.
Zhou Jianren followed behind him and came to Miao Caihe's side cutely: "Did you see it? This is the method of the first master."
On this point, Miao Caihe had to accept it.
She wanders in the rain forest all year round, and she often encounters similar traps in the rain forest. Even if they are not targeting people, she will encounter some traps targeting wild animals.
She occasionally dismantles traps, but compared to Xia Shang, she is far behind.
Only by knowing some methods of dismantling traps can we understand how powerful Xia Shang is at this moment.
In just ten minutes, Miao Caihe's view of Xia Shang changed greatly.
At this moment, there was sudden movement in the trees ahead, and Xia Shang shouted: "Squat down!"
Xia Shang's voice came suddenly, but the others reacted quickly enough and crouched down immediately.
Only the mute girl couldn't react in time!
In front of them, sharp spears tied in a row with bamboos fell from the sky and came towards the mute girl quickly. They were about to hit the mute girl. Everyone saw Xia Shang running to the mute girl's side with a cat's body, and jumped directly to the mute girl.
The mute girl fell to the ground and narrowly escaped by wiping her bamboo spear. Only Xia Shang's clothes were torn in large pieces.
The mute girl was so frightened that she fell to the ground and hugged Xia Shang tightly. Her eyes were squinted and her whole body was stiff. This made Xia Shang very embarrassed and could not stand up.
The other three people did not notice Xia Shang's situation and were wondering about what happened before.
Xin said that he had always been fine before and had never triggered a mechanism. Why did it suddenly happen like this?
Was it a mistake?
This is also understandable. Eliminating traps is a delicate job, and accidents are inevitable.
At this moment, Xia Shang, who had not gotten up from the ground, shouted: "Be careful, that's not a trap, there's someone on the tree!" (To be continued)