At the bottom of the mountain wall covered by the waterfall, a fire was lit in a cave hidden in the water curtain.
Although it was already dawn outside, the cave was half blocked by water curtains and half blocked by trees and vines. The light was very dim, but it was also very hidden.
This feels a bit like a water curtain cave.
The entrance of the cave is very humid, but the inside of the cave is very dry, and there are even some simple daily necessities.
This place is also a hidden place where A Lan often lives.
In this forest, A-Lan knew no less than ten places that ordinary people did not know.
Because of this, Xia Shang successfully evaded search after leaving Miao Village.
In addition to A Lan and Xia Shang, there is also a mute girl and a comatose Miao Keke in the cave.
The fire in the Miao village was set by a mute girl.
Not only did she successfully complete the task assigned to her by Xia Shang, she also managed to leave the Miao village without any difficulty.
This surprised Xia Shang.
An hour had passed since the previous tension, and A-Lan had also regained his composure, using the bamboo baskets prepared in the cave to catch fish at the waterfall at the entrance of the cave.
She said that as long as the basket was placed at the water flow, fish would fall from the waterfall above.
Xia Shang didn't quite believe it, but Ah Lan soon brought back several live fish.
A Lan wanted to talk to Xia Shang, but saw that Xia Shang was thinking about something with his brows furrowed, so he didn't bother him and quietly prepared the grilled fish.
The mute girl was taking care of Miao Keke. Xia Shang had been a bit harsh before. The girl had been unconscious for nearly two hours and did not wake up. The mute girl looked very worried.
While the mute girl was taking care of her, Xia Shang suddenly walked up to her and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, you will wake up in a while."
The mute girl nodded and looked at Xia Shang with evasive eyes.
"Come here." Xia Shang said.
When it finally came time to confess, the mute girl knew that this was inevitable, but for some reason, when she saw Xia Shang's serious face, she felt inexplicably afraid.
After a moment's hesitation, the mute girl got up and followed Xia Shang to the innermost part of the cave.
After the two stood still, they were silent for a while. Seeing that the mute girl didn't speak, Xia Shang took the initiative and asked, "Can you tell me your name now?"
"My name is Erjie Si Duoduo. My benefactor can call me Si Duoduo or Duoduo."
"Is Erjie your tribe?"
"Um."
"I've never heard of this. But why are you pretending to be mute?"
"Because in Han Dynasty, people in our tribe will not reveal their identity at will. This will cause danger to themselves."
Xia Shang nodded and expressed his understanding: "But why were you in Miao Village..."
"Because my benefactor is a good person, there is no need to continue to hide it."
"But should you go into detail about what happened in the rainforest?"
Si Duoduo did not hide anything and told Xia Shang everything that happened that day by the stream.
It turns out that Si Duoduo was the princess of a very large tribe in the southern barbarian tribe, but she suffered a rebellion by her close followers after her father's death. Her brothers and sisters were all killed, and she was the only one who escaped without being in the tribe.
Later, Si Duoduo received news that the rebels were searching for her whereabouts. In order to survive, Si Duoduo fled to Dahua with only a few dozen of his troops. But something happened midway.
There is a tribe of southern barbarians who are willing to avenge Si Duoduo, as long as she agrees to a marriage.
The first people from the Southern Barbarian tribe that Xia Shang and others met that day were the Southern Barbarian tribe who welcomed Si Duoduo's marriage.
But on the way back, he was discovered by the Nanman rebels, so there was a fight in the creek.
At that time, all the trustworthy people around Si Duoduo were dead. After she found out that she had been rescued by Xia Shang and others, she did not know the true purpose of Xia Shang and others, so she could only pretend to be mute.
After explaining everything, A Lan's grilled fish was already cooked.
"Brother Xia, come over and eat fish."
Xia Shang frowned, still having many doubts in his heart. Seeing Si Duoduo's gloomy expression, he couldn't bear to ask more questions.
Xia Shang patted her shoulder: "Okay, let's go eat something first. I'll ask you some questions later."
Besides Si Duoduo's affairs, Xia Shang was more concerned about Xian'er.
Now that there is such a big conflict with the Miao people, it may be difficult for them to cure Xian'er's poison.
In this case, Xia Shang must plan in advance.
Fortunately, there is Miao Keke beside me. This woman is also a Gu Master. Maybe we can find some breakthroughs from her.
While eating grilled fish, Xia Shang looked at Miao Keke who was in a coma and kept thinking.
Si Duoduo was lost in thought, and A Lan quietly came to Xia Shang: "Brother Xia, what are you thinking about?"
Xia Shang thought for a while: "I have something to ask you."
A Lan was stunned: "Huh?"
"You know, the purpose of my coming to Miao territory is to heal my friends. But now the misunderstanding with the Miao people is getting bigger and bigger, and the chance of healing my friends is getting smaller and smaller. I think Miao Keke is the only one who can heal my friends."
hope."
Alan soon understood: "Brother Xia means that after Sister Coco wakes up, I will ask her for help."
Xia Shang nodded.
"That's no problem. As long as it's Brother Xia's request, A-Lan will definitely not refuse."
"Thank you."
"Brother Xia doesn't need to thank A-Lan. After all, Brother Xia is now A-Lan's savior. Also, A-Lan has already made up his mind and will follow Brother Xia from now on."
This last sentence made Xia Shang feel a little worried, but now was not the time for another incident, so Xia Shang pretended not to hear it.
As soon as the two of them finished talking, Miao Keke on the side made some movement.
"Water...water..."
"Sister Coco is awake!" Ah Lan was overjoyed and hurriedly gave her a water bag.
Miao Keke was not seriously injured, but she slept very deeply. After drinking water, her mental state improved quickly and she quickly recognized A Lan.
"Alan...why is it you? You're not..."
"Brother Xia came back and saved me."
"Brother Xia...that Han?" Miao Keke frowned and saw Xia Shang.
Xia Shang said nothing and continued to eat fish with his head down.
Afterwards, the conversation between A Lan and Miao Keke became much quieter, and I don’t know what they said until Miao Keke arrived in front of Xia Shang: "Why did you knock me out? If you had said you would come to save A Lan,
I can come with you."
"You also know the situation at that time, and it is impossible for me to take the risk of asking for your opinion."
Hearing Xia Shang's nonchalant reply, Miao Keke clenched her fists in displeasure: "This time, I will write it down for you first. If it's not for A-Lan's sake, I will never give up."
"Okay, now we are all on our own." A-Lan smiled and smoothed things over.
"Who is one of our own!" Miao Keke said unhappily, "I'm going back to Miao Village now!"
With that said, Miao Keke was about to leave.
"Sister Coco, you can't leave yet..."
"how?"
"Now that Brother Xia has offended the clan, only Sister Keke can save his friends."
"If you offend the clan, you offend me! What does it have to do with me whether his friends are dead or alive?" (To be continued)