Chapter 845: Expelling poisonous insects
The next day, after breakfast, everyone packed up their bags, took torches, and set off again.
Seventy people, each holding five or six torches, each torch sprinkled with drugged powder,
The seventy people were divided into four groups, with seventeen people in each group. The four groups were all separated and arranged in the team according to the rules of one, two, three and four.
When they arrived at the poison area, Ao Tianchen waved his hand and ordered, "The first group, prepare to light the torch."
An ordinary torch, without fuel added to it, can only last for two tea cups at most, which is half an hour after being lit.
The poisonous area is a long journey away. Yesterday, they walked for more than an hour without being able to get through, and in the end they were forced to retreat.
Xia Zihan and others were worried that the journey would be too long, that all the torches in their hands would be burned out, and that the poison zone could not be passed before they could survive, so they decided to divide the seventy people into four groups, and the torches in their hands were also divided into four groups. Batch lit.
And when these four groups of people are marching, they also follow the pattern of one, two, three, and four.
The first group of people lit their torches and Ao Tianchen gave an order, and the seventy people moved forward quickly.
Along the way, wherever they passed, they were instantly stunned by the poisonous smoke from the torches. The poisonous substances fell from the trees one after another like raindrops, and they were unconscious.
Soon, wherever they passed, the ground was covered with a dark quilt of poisonous insects, with a thick layer of poison falling on it.
When the poisonous creatures in front saw the light of the fire, they seemed to sense danger and retreated one after another, not daring to approach them. They only stood in the distance, staring at the torches in their hands, eyeing them with eagerness.
The few torches in the hands of the first group were burned out after an hour and a half, and Ao Tianchen quickly ordered, "The second group is ready to light the torches."
The second group of people raised the torches high, and when the torches in the hands of the first group of people in front were about to burn out, they quickly lit the torches in their hands.
In this way, they raised their internal strength to the highest level, raised their speed to the fastest speed, and moved forward quickly. After all the torches in the hands of the first group of people were burned out, the torches in the hands of the second group of people were lit. After they were all burned out, it was the third group's turn to hold the torches.
It wasn't until the torches in the hands of the fourth group were half lit that nearly five hours had passed that they finally broke through the poison zone.
At this time, noon had passed early and the sun was almost setting. In order to break through the poison zone, they didn't even have lunch.
After passing the poison zone, everyone's internal energy was exhausted and they collapsed on the ground in exhaustion.
Chu Lin sighed, "It's great that we finally broke through. I'm still thinking that after the torches in the hands of the fourth group of people are burned out and we still haven't broken through, I'm afraid those of us will have to explain that we can't stay here."
Chu Lin, Chu Cong, and other women were all assigned to the fourth group. She grabbed six torches, but only the third one was lit, leaving three unused.
She muttered, "We have to keep the remaining torches. Drugs are added to them, so we can't waste them."
Chu Lin threw the torch to the fox and let him hold it.
After everyone had a cup of tea and gained strength, they got busy preparing dinner.
Chu Lin and the other women stayed behind to clear out a place, lit several fires, and took dozens of cowhide water bags to fill the creek with water.
Chuanqiong Gansong took people to hunt prey and collect firewood.
Perhaps no one came here to hunt, and there were a lot of prey in Wuzhi Peak. Not long after Chuan Qiong and the others went out, they brought back dozens of fat and strong pheasants.
Each one weighs more than ten kilograms.
Chuan Qiong said with a smile, "I happened to encounter a group of pheasants' nests and picked up more than a hundred pheasant eggs. I just wanted to change the princess's taste. The prince's skills in roasting pheasants are top-notch." Xia Zihan then noticed, Chuan Qiong and several of the guards took off their coats, carrying things inside. In addition to wild eggs, there were also some wild fruits.
Chuan Qiong put down the pheasant, and as if offering a treasure, he carried a pocket full of wild fruits for Xia Zihan and the others to eat, "Princess, these are wild lychees. They are red and sweet."
"The young prince, the princess, the prince, there are wild pears here."
A guard from the Second Prince's Mansion opened the pocket of the clothes he was carrying, revealing a dozen large wild duck pears, which were tender and tender and looked very tempting.
By coincidence, Chu Lin and others came back from fetching water. When they saw the wild duck pear, their eyes lit up, "I want to eat it too, who got it?"
"They were picked on the mountain over there. There are a lot of wild fruit trees over there. The wild fruits are all ripe this season. If you like to eat them, I will pick some for you later." Chuan Qiong smiled at Chu Lin fawningly. .
The fox waved him away, glared, and shouted, "My wife wants to eat, and I am here, so what kind of courtesy do you want from you brat?"
"Boss, isn't it okay that I was wrong? My sister-in-law likes to eat. Naturally, it is the boss who is attentive. The younger one should not take away the boss's job. The younger one is wrong." Chuan Qiong apologized hurriedly, fearing that the fox would take revenge. When the time comes, he will still Don't take off a layer of skin.
The fox slapped him on the back of the head, "You brat, what are you talking about? Go and clean the pheasant feathers."
Kicked him again.
Chuan Qiong obediently went to pluck the pheasant feathers.
Chu Lin quickly wiped a few wild duck pears, stuffed a few into Xia Zihan's arms, threw two more to Ao Tianchen, and left a few for her and Chu Fei and Chu Cong.
The fox yelled, "Daughter-in-law, where is mine?"
"Eat it by yourself and wipe it by yourself." Chu Lin took a bite of the succulent pear and chewed it, making the fox howl in anger.
His wife rubbed more than ten pears, but as a husband, he didn't share any of them.
The fox glared at Chu Jingqi and Ao Tianchen, each of them holding two in their hands.
Ao Tianchen ate one and threw one to the fox. The fox held it in his hands and thanked him with a smile, "The young prince is still benevolent and righteous."
Chu Lin glanced at him.
Xia Zihan ate one, but before he could eat the second one, Chu Jingqi took it away, "Wild duck pears are cool in nature. Eat less. I'll roast wild eggs for you later."
As he spoke, he peeled a few more wild lychees and put them in her hand.
In the evening, Xia Zihan ate half a pheasant leg, and Chu Jingqi peeled five or six roasted pheasant eggs for her to eat. When she saw that she couldn't eat any more, Chu Jingqi gave up.
When going to bed at night, Xia Zihan habitually snuggled into Chu Jingqi's arms and wrapped herself in his cloak. When she was about to fall asleep, she raised her little head and yawned, "Aqi, you have lost a lot of internal energy today. You don’t need to send me your inner energy to keep me warm. With you holding me, I won’t be cold.”
"Okay, I got it. Be good and go to sleep." He patted her back gently and coaxed her to sleep.
"You sleep together too." Xia Zihan replied in a daze.
Seeing that she couldn't open her sleepy eyes and was still thinking about him, he smiled. The look in her eyes was so tender that she almost drowned.
(End of chapter)