Chapter 509 Sure enough, I got lost
Anyone with experience in the wild knows that once you enter the woods, it is easy to go astray.
This is because you can't walk in a straight line. After all, there are trees and vegetation everywhere. If you encounter them, you have to go around them. If you go around a few times, the direction will be completely messed up.
Fortunately, there is the sun in the sky now, so it is not difficult to find the direction. This forest is not on the map, maybe the map is too old.
So the three of them discussed it and decided not to go west to chase Ning Xian'er and the others. It was very difficult to trace the footprints in the woods. In addition, the vegetation was extremely lush, and the three of them were afraid of getting lost in the trail while walking. Forest.
Therefore, the three of them changed their route and headed south, intending to follow the direction that Qin Yan found out about the southern Xinjiang people and wait until they reached the next town before asking.
And this walk lasted all morning, and they still did not leave the woods.
This is strange. Is this forest that big?
Neither Yang Yiyi nor Qin Yan are locals, nor have they been here before. Although Wu Shaoyi is considered a local, he has never left home. The trip to the Young Heroes Association was the farthest trip.
So the three girls could only scratch their heads while continuing to walk south. Anyway, aiming in one direction, they would definitely be able to leave the woods.
Then they saw what it means to have unparalleled blessings and misfortune never come alone.
After casually eating their lunch with the dry food they had brought with them, not long after they were back on the road, the three of them heard roaring thunder from the horizon.
Damn it, is it going to rain?
Getting wet from the rain is the next best thing. Once the clouds come over and you can’t find the sun, it will be a big problem.
Facts have proved that luck is really unreliable, and they encountered bigger troubles than rain.
For example, lightning strikes.
It's spring, and there are always thunderstorms and even thunderstorms without warning in this land in the southwest of the Central Plains.
The roar of thunder made people feel numb all over, and they felt like their brains were about to be shaken out. Mixed with the heavy rain, the flashes of lightning from time to time were also scary, because the three people walking through the forest noticed lightning falling. There was even a small fire not far from them.
Although the flames were extinguished by the downpour, because of what they had experienced, the three of them did not want to stay in the woods for too long, and they speeded up unconsciously.
Don't forget, there is no sun now, they are just walking in the direction in their memory.
Okay, I'm completely lost now.
The heavy rain continued until the three of them couldn't bear it anymore and found a tree hole to take a rest. The heavy rain finally stopped.
At this time, I climbed up the tree to take a look. The sky was still gray and I couldn't see where the sun was.
Sure, they had been walking in the woods all day, and now the sun was setting, so of course they couldn't find their spot.
If we want to confirm the location, we can only wait until tomorrow.
Having no choice, the three of them had no choice but to take out the small amount of fuel and firewood they carried with them to start a fire. They started a bonfire to dry their soaked clothes before taking action the next day.
This night can be said to be the most difficult night for Yang Yiyi. There are countless snakes, insects, rats, and ants in the forest. And because it is close to southern Xinjiang, most of the animals and plants here are poisonous. It is different from Yang Yiyi’s hometown of Qizhou. The situation is completely different.
There are basically no venomous snakes in Qizhou, and most of the snakes they see are just small grass snakes, which pose no threat to humans. When Yang Yiyi was a child, he even caught snakes to make medicinal wine for his father.
But it's different here. There are only a few that are not poisonous. Not to mention that the bugs here are several sizes larger than those in other places. Mosquitoes are almost as big as a palm.
Due to being harassed by snakes, insects, rats, and ants, the three of them barely slept at all that night and stayed up all night by the campfire.
Finally, I saw that the sky was getting brighter. Just when I thought I could rely on the sun to identify the direction, there was another rolling thunder...
Today's rain was heavier and denser than yesterday, and the tree hole where the three of them were staying began to fill with water. They continued to stay where they were. Who knew when the rain would stop? Qin Yan was also eager to pursue Zhou Yuxuan, so the three of them had no choice but to pick some big and thick banana leaves to use as umbrellas and continue moving forward in the rain.
Since they couldn't see the sun, they just groped around in the forest. Wu Shaoyi's wheelchair was almost stuck in the bearings by the thin rattan, and they still didn't see any sign of leaving the forest.
Having said that, isn't Yang Yiyi unreliable and Li Chengqi unreliable?
When he left Taoyuan Valley, Li Chengqi thought that Yang Yiyi might be traveling alone for a while, so he gave her a compass in advance and taught her how to use it. However, he didn't expect that he would meet Li Yingluo as soon as he arrived in human society. So it has never been used.
Now is the time to use your compass.
But this time the compass didn't work either. The compass, which should have been pointing south, was spinning in circles like a propeller. If I moved faster, it would fly out.
The compass is not omnipotent, and it will be blinded when it encounters geomagnetic disorder. Unfortunately, Yang Yiyi and the others are likely to be in a geomagnetic disorder place.
However, the built-in map function is still easy to use, and you will not lose your way. But the problem is that Li Chengqi cannot talk casually, and the three of them are always together, giving him no chance at all.
There was no choice but to turn on the computer on time every day and see where Yang Yiyi and the others were.
The good news is that by the second night, although the moon was still invisible and the direction could not be identified, at least the heavy rain stopped.
The three of them found a tree branch that was relatively high above the ground, and made a fire underneath to scare away the approaching beasts. They hung it like smoked meat and slept for the night. Although it was not very comfortable, at least they could sleep well.
But the bad news is that the three of them were woken up by the rain. Yes, it was still raining heavily on the third day.
Being rained on for three consecutive days meant that the three of them had martial arts skills and strong enough resistance, otherwise they would not be able to escape if they got sick.
It's still dark, and walking in the forest always feels like you can't tell the difference between day and night. The lush vegetation blocks almost all light. I often have to climb to the treetops to look, hoping to see the direction leaving the woods.
But no, no matter how you look at it, there are dense forests all around, and now they are completely lost. Let alone where they are going, they can't even tell where they are.
Compared with the problem of direction, the biggest problem for the three of them now is lack of food.
Since they never considered staying in the wild for too long, they only brought one day's worth of dry food with them and had already finished it.
On the way, they could only drink some rainwater from the leaves and pick some wild fruits, but they couldn't eat them randomly. After all, they didn't know whether the fruits here were poisonous.
By the third night, when I was so hungry that my stomach was growling and my eyes were almost glowing with blue, I finally had some hope.
"Quick, make a fire, I've found something to eat!"
Qin Yan, who went to observe the tree, came around from behind the tree, holding a large handful of mushrooms in his hand.
Wu Shaoyi and Yang Yiyi were also dizzy from hunger, but they had not lost their minds yet. Seeing that what Qin Yan brought were mushrooms, they immediately hesitated.
"This mushroom isn't poisonous, right?"
"Of course not. This is chicken fir. Most people can't eat it if they want to. Quickly light a fire. Once it's cooked, you can eat it."
Upon hearing that Qin Yan knew this kind of mushroom, Yang Yiyi and Wu Shaoyi, who were so hungry that they couldn't bear it, gave up their last doubts, quickly took out the firewood, and used the last bit of oil to ignite the wet firewood.
Not to mention a delicious meal, at least it can fill my stomach. I hope I can find my way out tomorrow.
(End of chapter)