Chapter nine hundred and eighty-four looking for ax marks
Chapter 984: Looking for Ax Marks
Half an hour later, under the guidance of Hong Biao, Chai Yan and his party walked through the rugged and winding mountain trails and arrived at their destination.
This is a narrow ravine. The mountains on both sides are full of trees, including tall larch and Pinus sylvestris trees that cover the sky. There are dense shrubs on the ground, birches and various saplings all over the mountain.
The forest is already humid and rainy, and there happened to be another heavy rainstorm yesterday, so the road surface on the mountain road was extremely muddy, and there were temporary streams in the ravines.
The group carefully descended to the bottom of the ravine and followed Hong Biao to the edge of the water flow.
Hong Biao stopped walking at this time. He stood there and kept looking around, his face seemed a little confused.
When Hang Baiqiu saw this, he asked, "What's wrong? Is the place wrong?"
Hong Biao did not answer Hang Baiqiu, but frowned and continued to look around.
Chai Yan approached, patted Hong Biao on the shoulder, and asked, "Did you remember the wrong way?"
Cheng Jiu and Guan Maochun were not happy when they saw Hong Biao's appearance. They thought that if he really led the wrong way, they would have to deal with him.
Yu Tie, who was walking behind, said a few words, then threw Lu Dan's body at his feet, looking very dissatisfied.
Hong Biao quickly shook his head and turned around and said: "No, Mr. Chai, I remember this is the area. These trees and mountains must be the same area, but..."
"Just what? Tell me quickly!" Hang Baiqiu asked impatiently.
Hong Biao said hurriedly: "It's just that the appearance of this area is a little different from what I remember, and the entrance to the mine can't be found..."
Hang Baiqiu said anxiously: "That means we are taking the wrong route!"
Cheng Jiu shouted angrily: "Hong Biao, are you trying to trick us on purpose?"
"No, no, I haven't... Mr. Chai, you have to believe me!" Hong Biao quickly shook his head and waved his hands, anxiously clarifying that he was not lying.
Chai Yan stood by the water and looked around. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Hong Biao, how long has it been since you came here?"
"It's been a month..." Hong Biao replied.
Chai Yan looked at the conditions on the ground on both sides of the water flow and asked, "Is this possible? It often rains heavily in the mountains, so there will be a lot of branches and silt washed down from the mountains and upstream, and they will accumulate here over time.
, so it gradually changed the topography and covered the entrance to the mine?"
Hong Biao frowned and thought quickly, then nodded vigorously and said: "It's possible, Mr. Chai, it's really possible as you said!"
Chai Yan immediately said: "Then quickly find the approximate location of the mine! In this area, did you leave any marks when you came here?"
Hong Biao scratched the back of his head and said awkwardly: "Master Chai, how dare we leave any mark? If someone discovers it, then... just that..."
Chai Yan asked again: "Are there any scenery that is easier to remember, such as rocks or trees near the entrance of the cave?"
"Stones and trees..." Hong Biao held his chin and started thinking again.
Hang Baiqiu and Cheng Jiu stood aside, staring at Hong Biao intently, waiting for him to think of some useful information.
"Ah! I remembered..." Hong Biao's eyes suddenly lit up and he looked happy.
"What did you think of?" Hang Baiqiu asked quickly.
Chai Yan also said: "Tell me quickly, what did you think of?"
Hong Biao slapped his forehead and recalled hastily: "I remember one time, my father and I went into the mountains to dig for ore. Later, we dug too long and were late. We could only rest in the mine for one night, but
It was very cold at night, so I ran to cut down trees to make a fire, but as soon as I cut them twice, my father stopped me and said that I couldn’t cut them down..."
"Why can't it be cut?" Cheng Jiu couldn't help but ask.
Hong Biao explained: "My father said that if the chopped tree stumps were left, they might be discovered by others, which might expose the gold mine. He didn't want this to be the result."
Cheng Jiu couldn't help but sneered: "Your father is really thoughtful!"
Chai Yanxin said that he was off topic, and quickly raised his hand to Cheng Jiu to stop him from speaking, and asked Hong Biao: "You mean, there is an ax mark cut by you on a tree nearby, so as long as you find that tree
You can find the location of the mine by looking at the tree, right?"
"Yes! Master Chai, that's what I mean." Hong Biao nodded immediately.
Chai Yan immediately asked Hong Biao: "What kind of tree was that tree you chopped down?"
"I don't remember this. It was very dark at night, so I didn't care what kind of tree it was, so I just found one and cut it down." Hong Biao said weakly.
Chai Yan asked again: "Then you still have an impression of how thick that tree is, right?"
"Yes, yes, I have an impression of this..." Hong Biao quickly gestured with his hand to indicate the thickness of the tree trunk, which is about the thickness of an adult's thigh.
Chai Yan turned around and said to everyone: "Everyone split up and look for a tree as thick as a human thigh. There are traces of ax cuts on it!"
"Yes, sir!"
Cheng Jiu immediately agreed and walked into the woods with Guan Maochun and Yu Tie.
Hang Baiqiu searched in the opposite direction where the three of them went.
Soon, Chai Yan and Hong Biao also went into the forest, and a group of six people began to inspect the tree trunks in the forest separately.
This search is just a stick of incense time...
Just when everyone was not aware that they were feeling a little frustrated, Yu Tie, who was looking farthest away, suddenly waved to everyone and shouted.
"Yu Tie, have you found it?" Chai Yan asked in surprise.
Yu Tie nodded "Yeah" from a distance, looking very excited.
Everyone was very happy when they heard it and hurried over to Yu Tie.
Before Chai Yan and the others had even reached Yu Tie's side, Yu Tie had already pointed at a tree that was slightly thicker than his thigh and said, "Ahh... uh uh uh!"
Everyone hurriedly gathered around and saw that there were indeed two marks of ax wounds on the trunk of the tree.
Chai Yan immediately asked Hong Biao: "Is it this one? Did you cut this one?"
Hong Biao walked over and touched the ax mark, then looked up at the surrounding environment before confirming: "Yes, this is the tree, I chopped it down!"
After everyone heard this, they suddenly became happy.
Chai Yan urged: "Hurry up and recall the location of the mine!"
Hong Biao did not dare to hesitate, and immediately began to reminisce while recalling: "When I came out of the cave that night, I came from behind..."
With that said, Hong Biao began to walk along the path he came from...
Not long after, Hong Biao led everyone to a piece of relatively soft soil.
Hong Biao stopped and looked around, then looked at the water in the ravine, and said uncertainly: "It should be... it should be right here..."
Chai Yan had long felt that the soil under his feet was soft and loose, so he said: "This soil should have been washed away by heavy rain. If Hong Biao remembers correctly, the entrance to the mine should be down here!"
Hang Baiqiu said in surprise: "Under the soil? Are you sure?"
Chai Yan said: "No matter if you are unsure, you have to dig it up and take a look!"
"But we didn't bring any digging tools!" Hang Baiqiu said.
Chai Yan said calmly: "Don't worry, I have a solution!"
After saying that, Chai Yan started talking to Shangguan Peining in his mind. He wanted to get a few more Martial God Beans so that he could dig up this piece of soil even with his bare hands.
But after Shangguan Peining heard this, she became furious and asked angrily: "Chai Yan, do you know what you are talking about? The God of War beans that I have worked so hard to cultivate are for you to dig the ground for.
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