After walking alone for so long, I finally have company.
The fox is not only a companion but also a guide. Having it lead the way saves time and effort.
"How many people know this road?" Wu Dongfang looked at the fox running in front.
"I found this road, and I didn't tell anyone else," said the fox.
"Is it safe?" Wu Dongfang looked ahead. The fox was leading him towards the mountains. Taking this road, he was completely free from the pursuit of the Tu tribe, but he would definitely encounter many monsters when traveling through the mountains and dense forests.
"It's safe, I've walked several times." The fox said casually.
Wu Dongfang nodded. This road was so deserted that it didn't look like a road. However, the fox was very familiar with the surrounding environment. He jumped up and down and ran ahead. It was obvious that he had walked this road before.
Although he let the fox lead the way, he didn't trust the fox very much. When he was begging the spider spirit for linen, the fox interrupted. From what it said, it can be seen that this guy has a problem with his moral character, and he must prevent it from getting bad. .
"How did you escape from Hua Gu?" the fox asked.
"I hit it on the head with my fist, then pushed it on the head with my knee, and finally hit it on the head with a wooden stick." Wu Dongfang said.
"You just like to hit your head." said the fox.
Wu Dongfang smiled. He also hit the fox with the head first.
"Why are you looking for the wizard of the Wood tribe?" the fox asked.
"Ask for medical advice." Wu Dongfang said.
"You have the prescription passed down to you by your master, why are you asking them for advice? I heard that the Mu Clan's medical skills are not taught to outsiders." The fox stopped and sniffed in a pile of dead grass.
"Go and ask for advice on some difficult and complicated diseases." Wu Dongfang also stopped.
The fox pulled and pulled, and a strange big beetle emerged from the grass. It looked a bit like a scarab beetle, but bigger than a scarab beetle. The fox opened his mouth and bit it, chewing it.
"Here is a piece of cake for you." Wu Dongfang took out a piece of dough from his arms.
"This is more delicious than cake." The fox ran forward.
Wu Dongfang put the pancake back into his arms, took out the remaining half and ate it while walking.
"How many years have you lived?" Wu Dongfang asked.
"Forgot." said the fox.
"Why don't you live in the mountains and go to places with many people?" Wu Dongfang asked again.
"I like drinking." Fox Bar chirped.
"Just for drinking?" Wu Dongfang was a little surprised. He also drank, but he was not addicted to alcohol. It was just like smoking. If you have it, you smoke, if you don't have it, don't smoke. So he can't understand why some people are addicted to alcohol.
"Yes." said the fox.
"What did you exchange for wine?" Wu Dongfang asked again.
"Use whatever you can get." The fox stopped. "Don't talk."
Seeing its solemn expression, Wu Dongfang immediately kept silent.
The fox jumped onto a big crooked tree by the road, ran along the trunk to a higher place, looked up and sniffed, and ran down after two or three minutes, "Wait for me here, I'll go find something, and I'll be back soon." "
"Where are you going?" Wu Dongfang asked.
The fox said nothing, turned around, ran south, and quickly disappeared.
Wu Dongfang began to secretly worry that the mountains were full of old monsters and wild beasts, and God knew whether the fox would bring the monsters back.
Just as he was looking around to observe his surroundings, the fox came back with a small yellow-furred animal in his mouth.
Taking a closer look, I saw that it was a weasel. It was not dead and was still kicking around.
"What are you doing?" Wu Dongfang asked.
The fox ran up to him with the weasel in its mouth, and shook its head violently. The weasel was in pain, screaming and spitting out a foul odor.
"What the hell?" Wu Dongfang hurriedly dodged away. The stench was so unpleasant that it not only choked his nose but also hurt his eyes.
"Take advantage of it. If the wind blows, Uncle Hei can smell you on the hill to the south." The fox threw away the half-dead weasel.
"Can't you find something else?" Wu Dongfang smelled his clothes, and they stank.
"Nothing else matters." The fox started to run forward.
Wu Dongfang shook his head helplessly and took steps to follow it.
After crossing two mountains, the fox started walking south. It was already three or four o'clock in the afternoon. According to the route the fox took, it was not difficult to see that it was deliberately taking a detour in order to avoid a very high mountain peak in the south. , that should be where the black tiger spirit's lair is.
"Where shall we stay tonight?" Wu Dongfang asked.
"It's not safe here. Don't sleep tonight until we get to the pine forest." said the fox.
Wu Dongfang nodded in agreement. It was obvious that the fox was very afraid of the black tiger spirit, and he didn't know what kind of monster the black tiger spirit was.
Night fell quickly and it was very dark in the mountains. Wu Dongfang took out a "flashlight". As long as he didn't shine it randomly, the light of the flashlight would not attract the enemy.
"How come you have this thing?" the fox asked curiously.
"A gift from a friend." Wu Dongfang said. A fox's eyes are similar to those of a dog, they can reflect light.
"Good stuff, really good stuff." The fox said repeatedly.
Wu Dongfang didn't say anything. He had revealed his wealth and had to guard against greed.
At night, the chirps and roars of birds and beasts can be heard from time to time in the jungle. In modern times, it is quite scary to hear the hoot of an owl, but in the Xia Dynasty, there were many birds and beasts here that were more unpleasant than the hoot of an owl.
We walked all night without any danger, and in the afternoon of the next day, we saw a patch of green in the distance. At this time, no other vegetation had turned green yet, only the pine needles of the pine trees were green.
Pine trees can also grow very tall. The pine cones piled under the pine trees are not much smaller than durians. Some of them have pine nuts left in them. The pine nuts are as big as a thumb.
"I thought only tree mice eat this stuff." The fox said to Wu Dongfang, who was peeling pine nuts.
"What's a tree mouse? That's a squirrel." Wu Dongfang said.
"Who are you?" The fox lay on the bluestone heated by the sun and yawned. The fox's yawn is very similar to that of a cat or dog, and it also sticks out its tongue.
"Who do you think I am?" Wu Dongfang asked.
"Someone with good background," said the fox.
"Oh?" Wu Dongfang tilted his head and glanced at the fox.
"How dare ordinary people go into the mountains with me?" said the fox.
Wu Dongfang did not answer its words, cleared an area and started a fire with flint. There were pine needles everywhere and the fire started quickly. The fox was afraid of the fire and jumped to lie down on the bluestone in the distance. He piled dozens of pine nuts on the bluestone where the fox had been lying, and drew the fire over.
He chopped some pine branches with a copper knife and threw them next to the bluestone. Wu Dongfang put down the copper knife and lay down. He deliberately did not sheath the copper knife completely. He lay down with his back to the fox and secretly observed the fox behind him through the blade of the copper knife.
The fox lay still for the first half hour. After half an hour, he began to snore. The fox raised his head, slowly jumped down from the bluestone, walked around the fire and walked towards him.
When there were still more than ten steps away from him, the fox stopped, hesitated for a while, and turned back.
He went back and lay down for a few minutes, then came down again, and stopped again when he was five or six steps away. This time the fox hesitated for a longer time, a full five or six minutes.
After hesitating, the fox turned and left. Through the blade of the knife, you could see the fox running back and forth in the pine forest, grabbing a lot of pine cones. When the pine cones accumulated into a pile, the fox ran back to the stone and lay down, never coming down again.
When the fire was about to burn out, Wu Dongfang turned over and sat up. After yawning, he pointed at the pile of pine cones and asked the fox, "Did you pick them up?"
"Who else but me?" said the fox.
"When we get to the Mu Clan's capital, I'll treat you to a drink." Wu Dongfang said. Between stealing and trading, the fox finally chose to trade. Although he still had a purpose, it was much better than stealing.
"Okay." The fox grinned happily.
Wu Dongfang peeled the pine nuts and roasted them on the hot bluestone, then added firewood around the stone. When the sun went down, he put away the cooked nuts and lay down on the still warm stone.
"Why are you lying down again?" The fox was already ready to hit the road.
"Sleep." Wu Dongfang said.
The fox tilted his head and asked, "Didn't you sleep during the day?"
"Sleep a little longer." Wu Dongfang said.
This time he really fell asleep, and when he woke up, the fox had been waiting for him for a long time.
To the east is a cliff. After crossing the cliff to the east of the mountain, we then changed the route to the northeast. At noon, we encountered a pool. The fox was thirsty and ran over to drink water.
After the fox finished drinking the water, he turned to Wu Dongfang and said, "Drink some too. There is no drinking water far ahead..."
"Be careful!" Wu Dongfang shouted loudly. While the fox was talking, a large python poked its head out of the pool.
The fox heard Wu Dongfang's shout and knew that the danger was coming from the pool. He didn't look back and jumped directly into the distance.
Its reaction was not unpleasant, but it was not faster than the python and was bitten by the python as soon as it jumped up.
As soon as the python succeeded, it immediately dived back into the pool with it. The fox was bitten on the back and screamed in terror. Although it could speak, it was still a fox after all. When it panicked, it made the cry of a fox. .
Seeing the fox being bitten by the python, Wu Dongfang drew out his copper knife and chased him. When he reached the pool, the python had already dived into the water with the fox.
He didn't have time to think about it, and jumped into the pool. After entering the water, he plunged in. The pool was not big, and the python had muddied the water. He couldn't see clearly under the water, but he felt something slippery rubbing around him. After passing by, he immediately stretched out his arms to clamp it. After making sure that it was the snake's body, he slashed it with his knife.
After slashing twice, he found that the knife was blocked in the water. He threw away the copper knife, pulled out a short knife from his waist, and stabbed randomly.
The python let go after the pain, turned around and tried to bite him, but it forgot that it couldn't bite in the water, and it floated up in panic after choking on the water.
Wu Dongfang let go of the fox, turned around and swam back quickly. When he arrived at the pool, he saw the fox splashing in the shallow water beside the pool. He threw the fox up first and then went ashore.
The python was about two feet long, not too small or too big. After being frightened, it did not attack them again, but swam quickly into the grass opposite the pool.
The fox was frightened and its hair exploded. After landing, it jumped around and screamed again and again.
"Okay, stop yelling, do you have so much courage?" Wu Dongfang wiped his face.
"It's so stupid, it's so close to a donkey. Why is there such a thing here?" The fox stopped jumping, shook his hair and started to curse.
"You are leading the way, you ask me?" Wu Dongfang unbuttoned.
"I drink water here every time I come here, and I don't find anything like this." The fox said with lingering fear.
"When was the last time you came here?" The fox can shake his fur, but he can't. His clothes have to be wrung out.
"It's been seven or eight years," said the fox.
Wu Dongfang curled his lips and shook his head. Suddenly he remembered something and hurriedly reached out and took out the roll of linen cloth from his inner pocket. After spreading it out, he was immediately dumbfounded. The cinnabar was soaked in water, seeping inside and outside, and all the writing on the linen cloth was blurred...