Between mountains and seas

Chapter 56 Looking for Profish

When the sky was about to brighten, the iron tower had already burned to 39 degrees.The little man was better than him, but his body temperature also rose to 38 degrees, and he began to vomit and have diarrhea.

"What kind of disease is this?" Fu Rong is considered a doctor in this team, but she can't figure it out at all now, "It's like malaria, but these black spots..." The iron tower obviously "swayed", but the disease on his arm The black spots that began to emerge were more like the Black Death, that is, the plague.As for the little man, it looked like a symptom of cholera.

Glasses glanced at the side, turned his head out of the tent, and went straight to He Maochuan: "Mr. He, what's going on? What kind of disease is my brother suffering from? Didn't Nephew Long say he just eats people?" ?"

In fact, he knew in his heart that this shouldn't be Nephew Long's fault, because only the iron tower and the little mouse were sick, and the only thing the two of them had been in contact with alone was the bird.

Sure enough, He Maochuan was lighting a fire to burn the bird, and said coldly, "It's not because of Nephew Long, but because of this hook. This thing can spread disease, and your people shouldn't touch it casually."

"Then what should we do now?" Glasses still had a lot to say, but he knew it would be useless to talk too much at this time, so he only asked the most important one.

"This kind of disease cannot be cured by simple medicine." He Maochuan watched the scorpion hook turn into ashes in the fire, and threw the branches used to pick the scorpion hook's corpse into it and burned it. He stood up and said, "Go to the scorpion The mountain. There is a kind of scorpion fish, eating it can cure diseases.”

Glasses couldn't quite believe him now: "Where is the mountain of cotoneaster?"

"Go north." He Maochuan was also a little irritable, "I will use the sun to guide the way, anyway, pack up your things and go."

Someone on Brother Shi's side whispered: "Can we find it? We have two patients with us, will we also be infected?"

"That's right. Or tell them to look for it, and we'll wait here. Or the patient will wait, and we'll go look for it and come back..." No one wants to be with two patients, not to mention the rat is still vomiting and diarrhea. It's so salty to watch.

He Maochuan gave them a gloomy look: "It's okay not to go. However, don't think that you are not infected. Anyone who sees this bird will get sick. It's just that the two of them came into contact, so they got sick first."

Everyone was in a mess, and even the face of the glasses changed a little.He was so calm before, partly because he was fine, and everyone else was fine.But now that everyone can't escape, this calmness can't be maintained.

Not to mention Brother Shi, someone couldn't help complaining: "It's so good, what are you doing to mess with this bird, this bird doesn't eat people..."

Glasses sneered, not wanting to waste time with these people, but just called Fu Rong: "Pack up your things, lift the person up, and get ready to go."

Shao Jingxing and the driver went to pack a tent together, but the driver kept muttering, "If you run away, just run away, chase after something. If you don't chase, you won't run into that bird..."

"Actually, if Mr. He had discovered that this is not Fuli Mountain and told everyone to be more vigilant, that Iron Tower brother would not have chased him into the woods..." Out of the corner of his eye, Shao Jingxing saw a person on the side of the man with glasses nearby. , so he interrupted the driver in a low voice.

"Isn't this some kind of mountain?" The driver still couldn't figure out the situation.

"En." Shao Jingxing saw the man's ears pricked up, so he sighed softly, "It is true that there are only that kind of nephews in Fuli Mountain, but this is a mountain. I thought it was wrong before, if it was Fuli Mountain How come there is only such a nest of dragon nephews. Now it seems that a couple moved from there and built a nest here. And what kind of gold mines and jade mines, the green ones seem to be some Stones, gold mines—actually, I suspect that those are just Nephew Long’s excrement, not gold mines at all. Mr. He is so expert, he should have been able to spot it a long time ago.”

"How do you know what mountain this is?" The driver still didn't understand.

"Cough, have you seen that four-horned horse? I really don't know why Mr. He's cat didn't find it. This thing is a unique creature of the mountain. If we found it early, we should know that there is a hook here. We shouldn't Set up camp here, you should leave early, then it will be fine. Sigh, this place is not where I have been before, and I don’t know why Mr. He brought us here. "

The driver was fascinated by the sound, and couldn't help saying: "It's not using that Taiyin..."

"Yeah, I don't know if it's reliable or not. What if we are taken to the wrong place again? I don't know if we can find that Zhenyu..." Shao Jingxing saw the man who was eavesdropping quietly back away, he sighed even more, and tried his best to create panic atmosphere.

In fact, he was a little suspicious that what He Maochuan said about everyone getting the disease was to scare Brother Shi and the others, so that they would not want to leave the team and not obey the command.Because they killed a jellyfish at Jiemen back then, and everyone didn't get the disease.

The iron tower and the mouse should have been infected by contact with Jiegou when it was alive.And the effect of this thing is gone after death, just seeing that there is no reason for infection.

But of course he wouldn't say these words now, because he also needed Brother Shi and the others to be together, so that it would be easier to provoke.Otherwise, if he went directly to say these things to the man with glasses, he might be suspicious—that man seemed suspicious.

So it's fine as it is now.He told the driver what he said, and naturally someone would inquire and tell the man with glasses.People, people always have to be suspicious of things that others give away for free, but they will believe it more if they ask for it themselves.

The process of using the Taiyin figure is still not very comfortable.But it may be because it is teleported inside the mountain and sea world, and there is no need to pass through the enchantment. This time is shorter than last time, and the feeling of suffocation and distortion is not strong. Be more vigilant.

But it was the same as when it settled down on the mountain, the surroundings were still quiet, and it didn't look like there was any danger.But this time, no one believed in this deceitful silence any more.

"Mr. He, have you arrived at your destination?" The man with glasses was still very calm.Although Shao Jingxing dared to bet that his words had already reached his ears, he didn't see anything unusual on the surface, and he still asked He Maochuan trustingly.

However, if you can ask, it is already distrust.

He Maochuan didn't know if he had noticed this, or he still didn't care much, just looked around, and said lightly: "Look for it. There are many gold and jade on the top, and many blue and green stones on the bottom. There is a dog-like There is a beast with six legs, which is called Cong Cong. There is also a bird, which is like a chicken, but has hair like a mouse, and it is called a mouse." If you can find these two kinds of beasts, you have reached the mountain of cotoneaster.

The driver murmured in a low voice, "Won't there be some kind of plague spreading? Or something else—damn, this is more troublesome than zongzi..."

He Maochuan ignored him at all, just let the black cat out with his hand, and looked at Shao Jingxing himself: "Come with me."

"Mr. He—" Shao Jingxing followed him obediently to the side, put on a cowardly look, and stared fearfully at the inseparable bride.

"What did the place you saw that day look like? Think about it, what else is there besides the rhinoceros?" He Maochuan was obviously a little annoyed, the iron tower and the rat got sick, which disrupted his plan, "Don't think I don't know you What are you thinking about. You can run if you want, as long as you can survive here."

"I, I didn't want to run away..." Shao Jingxing said in a low voice, shrinking his neck.He really didn't intend to run away, this world of mountains and seas is too dangerous, if he is alone, it's hard to say that he can live for a few days.It's better to just hang around and wait for Huo Qing to come to him.

Yes, Shao Jingxing thought so.Huo Qing must have discovered that he was missing by now, and will definitely come to find him.

Of course, Huo Qing's eyes are injured now, and Shao Jingxing didn't want Huo Qing to save others blindly, but anyway—he felt that Huo Qing would definitely come to save him, even if there was no more between them Huo Qing will definitely find a way to connect with Qingfuxue!

Therefore, he had to ensure that he was alive first, until Huo Qing came to save him.

Alas, if I had known today, I should have asked Ji Xiaojiu if there were any materials such as "Strategy of Mountains and Seas" and "How to Live a Hundred Days in the World of Mountains and Seas" to read, or read the "Mountain and Sea Raiders" at that time. "Illustrated Book of Strange Beasts" is over...

In short, when the book is used, there will be less hatred. The ancients are sincere and do not deceive me.

Shao Jingxing's mind wandered here, while He Maochuan's face over there was even more gloomy: "Don't think that I won't kill you. If you are useless, there is no need for me to keep you. You are a smart person, you should know Where is the value."

I know it very well, but the problem is, it's useless to know, I don't even know where I've seen Pihanxi before.

Shao Jingxing murmured in his heart, but his face was full of tears: "I, I really can't tell if that mountain is... When I saw it before, it wasn't so scary..."

"I don't want to hear this." He Maochuan seemed to have made up his mind, and said coldly, "Before you find Zhenyu, you'd better think about it, otherwise—" He patted the bride next to him, "It will also I’m hungry, I don’t need so many people anymore.”

This bastard looks like he's telling the truth.Shao Jingxing stared at He Maochuan's back, and began to recall the lies he had told before.At that time he mentioned owls, but he didn’t mention camels, but sheep and rhinoceros—oh, now I want to think of a place with birds and sheep, but I really can’t think of it for a while.

Fortunately, at this time, the cat that was released to inspect the surroundings came back with good news - it saw a six-legged dog, that is, Cong Cong, so there is a high probability that this place is a mountain of cotoneaster, and the Taiyin figure did not go wrong this time place.

"Go north." He Maochuan commanded the crowd, "The water here flows north into the lake, and there is the Zhenyu. This kind of fish has a needle-like long mouth, which is easy to identify."

I still have to go... Since I entered the world of mountains and seas yesterday, I haven't been safe for a moment, and I don't even have time to eat. The people on Brother Shi's side are already complaining, but they dare not express it clearly.But the people on the side of the man with glasses took action, because the black spots on the iron tower had enlarged a lot, and the rats were almost dehydrated from vomiting and diarrhea. Fu Rong gave them the medicine she brought, but it didn't work; If they couldn't find the Profish again, these two would probably have to be buried, and they didn't have time to complain.

However, probably these two people should not die. After walking for an hour, they really heard the sound of rushing water.

There is a small lake in front of it. The surface of the lake is full of water chestnut duckweed and the like. Looking at it, it is green and looks like a piece of fine emerald.A small river happily rushes out of the mountain depression, jumps into the embrace of the lake, and continues to flow forward from the outlet on the other side.

"Look!" Fu Rong pointed to the lake and exclaimed, "Is that a Pro fish?"

Shao Jingxing's eyes were much easier to use than hers, and he had already seen schools of fish swimming in the shallow water by the lake, in the shape of willow leaves, and with a long pointed mouth, like a needle used to draw blood.

This thing, one injection will definitely see blood, right?

But that's nothing.The largest of these protofishes is no more than the size of a palm, and their mouths are long and sharp. Although they are convenient for sucking blood, they don't have sharp teeth to bite, so they can be dealt with with a pair of fishing nets.

Shao Jingxing really didn't know that Brother Shi and others were still carrying fishing nets.

The driver had become acquainted with him along the way, probably due to the common fear of brides, the driver selectively forgot that they kidnapped Shao Jingxing, and he was able to say a few words to him: "We always carry This is more useful. Especially when dealing with zongzi..."

Shao Jingxing shivered: "Is it the kind that can move?" He didn't want to eat the fish caught by the fishing net.

The driver laughed twice: "I have a chance to take you to see and see. Go, get off the net."

Shao Jingxing hesitated for a moment: "I don't know. I'll go to light the fire. This fish should be good for stewed soup." I don't know if it was his illusion, but he felt that the fish swimming around the water seemed a little flustered. Couldn't there be something in the lake?

Over there, Brother Shi was also asking He Maochuan: "Mr. He, what else is in this lake?"

He Maochuan was thinking about warding off the cold rhinoceros, and said impatiently: "There is nothing terrible. This area is only in the water of Dushan. It is a kind of yellow snake, which can bring drought when it appears. But it is not too dangerous. things, just move faster."

Just as he was talking, he saw Fu Rong pull out his gun suddenly, and with a bang, a pig-like cry came from under the water chestnut leaves, a big fish suddenly turned over, and beat the duckweed on the lake surface to sink.

The fish was one meter long, with a head that looked like a cow, and even had two horns, but they were only as long as fingers, not as thick and long as real horns.The shot hit its head, blood stained the surface of the water, and the fish slowly floated up.The protofish immediately surrounded them, and inserted their slender needle-like mouths into the body of the big fish, like mosquitoes sucking blood, and made a slight squeaking sound.

"Oh my god—" the driver suddenly didn't want to cast the net, "Isn't this fierce? What is the big fish?"

"That's a bighead carp. It doesn't eat people." He Maochuan was surprised at first, but then recognized it.

Bighead carp, bighead carp——Shao ​​Jingxing tried his best to recall it, but he really couldn't remember what kind of mountain it was.However, he can be sure that that thing is definitely not a creature from the Cotoneaster Mountain, so how could it come here?Did it swim in the wrong waterway, or came to look for food, or—something drove it here?

Shao Jingxing moved his steps unobtrusively, and retreated to the edge of the fire.Anyway, he doesn't go fishing, whoever wants to go.

The driver is still the last one to catch the fish, because casting the net is also a technical job.However, there is a man on the side of the man with glasses standing by his side with a gun, even if something jumps out, he is not afraid.

The driver's net-casting skills were really good, and he picked up more than a dozen fish in one net. According to He Maochuan, this was enough--a few mouthfuls of this kind of fish are enough to prevent the plague. Iron towers and mice can only eat a few.

Until the end of fishing, there was no movement in the water.The driver turned around and walked ashore with the net and fish in hand, and the man standing guard next to him also lowered his gun and turned around—at this distance, things in the water couldn’t jump up.

However, just as he turned around, there was a sudden splash on the shore, and a head stuck out from the mud all at once.

Of course, there was mud by the lake, and everyone looked at it carefully before walking over, and found nothing unusual.Because the water is clear, the bottom can be seen at a glance in shallow water like the shore, and the underwater mud is smooth without any vent holes or gaps that may be signs of animal ambush, so the driver walked over safely, right by the mud Stand still and cast your net.

But now, the silt was suddenly lifted up, a head popped out, and bit the calf of the man walking behind with one bite.

"Crocodile!" Brother Shi yelled.Faster than him is Furong, who has already raised his gun and fired.The bullet hit the thing's body, which was still covered in mud, and it slipped most of it away.

The man who was bitten let out a muffled groan, and was dragged to the ground and slid into the water.At the critical moment, he gritted his teeth and turned around, put the gun in his hand directly on the thing's head, and frantically pulled the trigger.

A few minutes later, the thing was dragged ashore, and the calf of the bitten man was bloody and bloody, and everything below the ankle had disappeared into the thing's mouth.

Fu Rong was busy bandaging him to stop the bleeding, her eyes were red: "Didn't it mean there was nothing in the water!"

With a gloomy face, He Mochuan stepped forward to look at the thing that was dragged ashore: "This is not a crocodile."

of course not.Although it has four legs, a long tail, and a mouth full of fangs, the skin on this thing is rubbery and smooth, not at all like a crocodile.However, its toughness is definitely stronger than that of a crocodile. If the person who was bitten did not shoot at close range, ordinary pistol bullets might not be able to deal with it.

Of course, Shao Jingxing thought silently - it is also possible that the guns and bullets have already begun to deteriorate, after all, they have entered the world of mountains and seas for nearly 24 hours.

But what is this thing, if not a crocodile?