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Chapter 104 Xia Tao
Just when Song Jiang was getting more and more uneasy, he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps coming from the front. He was overjoyed and thought it was Meng Zhe who had come back, but when he heard it, he felt that the sound of footsteps was not right. ...

First of all, Meng Zhe was looking for the little fat man, so even if he came back, it should be the sound of two people's footsteps. Secondly, even if Meng Zhe came back alone, it shouldn't be such a heavy footstep. This voice sounds like a person who is extremely tired is moving forward slowly.

Just when Song Jiang was wondering, he saw a staggering man stumbling out of the thick fog, and threw himself directly at Song Jiang's feet... Although Song Jiang was shocked, his first reaction was to hurry up. He helped the man up from the ground.

It was a dark-skinned middle-aged man with messy hair that hadn't been washed for 800 years. If it wasn't for the worn-out mountaineering equipment, Song Jiang would have thought he had met a homeless man. !
At this time, the man firmly grabbed Song Jiang's sleeve, and said weakly, "Help...help me! Take...take me away...get out of here..."

Song Jiang saw that the man was extremely weak, so he quickly supported him and said, "Don't worry, my friend will come back in a while, and we will take you back to our camp."

Unexpectedly, the man suddenly became very excited when he heard what Song Jiang said, "No...you can't camp here... Hurry up, go down the mountain, or you will be late...you won't be able to leave."

Seeing that the man was too weak, Song Jiang quickly took out a piece of chocolate on his body and said, "Eat something to replenish your strength, my friend will be back soon, as long as he is here, we will be able to go down the mountain safely."

The man looked at the chocolate in Song Jiang's hand, and there was a hint of greed in his eyes. He was a little uncertain and asked, "Is this... really given to me?"

Song Jiang nodded and said, "Yes, eat quickly! Only after eating will you have the strength to walk."

After hearing this, the man snatched the chocolate, and then ate it voraciously... Unexpectedly, he suddenly coughed violently before taking two bites, and then spit out all the chocolate he just ate.

Seeing him, Song Jiang patted the man on the back and said, "Eat slowly..."

As a result, when Song Jiang inadvertently glanced at the vomit that the other party vomited on the snow, he suddenly found that there were some grass roots, bark and dead centipedes in it... Song Jiang suddenly felt a chill in his heart, thinking how long he had been hungry Ah, even these things can be eaten.

But the next scene made Song Jiang even more unacceptable. After seeing the man finally stopped vomiting, he knelt on the ground like a starving ghost, and ate back the filth he just vomited...

Now Song Jiang couldn't stand it anymore, he took a few steps back with a disgusted face, suppressed the nausea in his heart and said, "Brother, we won't do it, there is still food in the camp, don't eat it, okay?" it is good?!"

The man paused after hearing this, and then slowly raised his head to look at Song Jiang with indescribable despair in his eyes. After a while, he said hoarsely, "Have you ever been hungry?"

Song Jiang shook his head sincerely and said, "Is that..."

The man smiled wryly after hearing this, "Then do you know what it's like to be hungry?! I haven't had a full meal for a long time. My stomach is like a bottomless pit that can never be filled. The more I eat, the hungrier I get. ...the more hungry you eat..."

Song Jiang felt that the eyes of the man in front of him gradually became terrifying. Although he had never seen a starving ghost, he had heard many legends about the starving ghost. Could it be that he met a starving ghost today? ? !
Thinking of this, Song Jiang quickly changed the subject and said, "Brother, what's your name! After going down the mountain for a while, we can help you find the local rescue agency and let them help you contact your family."

The man thought about it after hearing this, and it seemed that this was a difficult question to answer, but he managed to divert the other party's attention. Finally, he stopped staring at Song Jiang like he was looking at food...

After a while, the man said quietly, "My name is Xia Tao, and I am a mountaineering enthusiast..."

Song Jiang nodded and said, "Brother Xia, when did you go up to the mountain?!"

Xia Tao thought for a while and said, "Depart from Gatang on February 2..."

"February 2?!" Song Jiang almost exclaimed. It's almost the beginning of winter now. Could it be that Xia Tao has been on the mountain for more than half a year? !No wonder he dared to eat anything in his stomach!
But Song Jiang immediately felt that something was wrong, because the name Xia Tao was somewhat familiar, as if he had seen it on the Internet before, so he continued to ask tentatively, "How many years did you set off from Gatang on February 2?! "

Although Xia Tao felt that Song Jiang's question was a bit silly, he still answered casually, "February 10, 2..."

Song Jiang was stunned after hearing this, and then quickly looked forward, and at the same time secretly scolded Meng Zhe, this bastard, why he had been away for so long, if he didn't come back, he might be eaten by the starving ghost in front of him as rations !

Seeing that Song Jiang suddenly fell silent, Xia Tao sighed softly and said, "My friend Haozi and I set off at noon on February 2, but shortly after we went up the mountain, we encountered extreme weather. The snowstorm almost made us unable to open our eyes." , finally endured the wind and snow stopped, only to find that we had already lost our way."

"What about...?" In order to delay the time, Song Jiang could only bite the bullet and continue to ask.

"Later, Haozi sprained his ankle. I carried him for a while, but I still couldn't find the direction to go down the mountain... In the end, I had no choice but to put him where he was and go down the mountain to help him." Xia Tao seemed completely Immersed in my own memories, I didn't realize that Song Jiang's eyes were becoming more and more frightened.

"Then...do you still remember where Haozi is?" Song Jiang really didn't want to let the atmosphere turn cold, so he had to continue asking.

Xia Tao shook his head helplessly and said, "After I left him, I walked around the mountain for a long time... I couldn't find the way down the mountain. I tried to put a signal flare, hoping that someone would see it, but no one Find."

Song Jiang actually wanted to tell him that this happened more than ten years ago, but he felt that it was too cruel to do so...

At this time, I heard Xia Tao continue to say, "My daughter is only three years old. As long as I can go down the mountain safely this time, I will never do such a risky thing again."

Song Jiang felt that he couldn't hold back anymore, so he had to ask him quickly, "What's your daughter's name, I'll contact her for you after I go down the mountain!"

(End of this chapter)