City Marshal

'Boom' was another sound of thunder, and some raindrops fell through the gaps in the dense leaves. Chutian didn't care about any taboos, put the two skulls into the pit, and turned back to Professor Wang and Yu Xiaoli and shouted: "Throw away everything and run up the mountain immediately, fast."

Hearing that they were going to throw everything away and run up the mountain, Yu Xiaoli and the others looked at Chutian in surprise, thinking that he was crazy, throwing away these survival and tomb-opening things and going up the mountain empty-handed, isn't that courting death?

Chu Tian threw away everything on himself and Fang Qing, grabbed a handful of compressed biscuits, pulled Fang Qing up and started running up the narrow mountain, seeing that Yu Xiaoli and the others hadn't moved, he turned around and shouted, "If you don't want to follow the search and rescue The team members are also buried here, so run quickly, mudslides."

Although Li Jiujiu didn't understand what was going on, he had an unusually good impression of Chutian, and naturally believed in Chutian's words. When he saw Chutian and the others running up the mountain, he threw away his belongings and ran after him.

"Boom" thunder came again, and the rain gradually increased.

Yu Xiaoli and the others reacted immediately, threw away all the heavy things in their hands, and ran up the mountain. Only Xiaobao was still eating biscuits on the spot. Seeing everyone running up the mountain, they looked around, except for the thunder and some rain. , nothing, looked disdainfully at Chutian and the others who ran away, and hummed in his heart: "There's a fart mudslide. Damn, I know how to bluff people all day long. The leaves are so dense that there is not even a few drops of water. How could it be?" What if there is a mudslide? Besides, if there is a mudslide, you should run down the mountain. If you rush up the mountain, isn’t that a dead end for you?”

Yu Xiaoli and the others had just ran tens of meters away, only to realize that the little leopard hadn't followed, and was still eating biscuits leisurely in the same place. Normally, this kind of expression can be called fearless in the face of danger, but now it is reckless. Yu Xiaoli turned her head Roaring: "Xiaobao, let's go." After shouting, Yu Xiaoli continued to run forward under the support of Xu Jiajia. After hearing Yu Xiaoli's words, Xiaobao slowly picked up the backpack and walked towards Yu Xiaoli and the others. .

"Boom." A thunderclap resounded above Yu Xiaoli and the others, and a big tree was split in two. It happened to fall on the only mountain road, almost hitting Liu Zuan's heels, and Liu Zuan They were still sweating from fear in the damp mountain peak, and then Chutian and the others heard the "rustling" sound on the mountain, and countless mudstones began to roll down. In order to survive, Chutian and the others could only desperately turn the mountain road more than ten meters ahead. Running, everyone knows that the mudslides are pouring on this side, so it is safest to turn to the opposite side. Although the mountain road is narrow, but in the consciousness of survival, Chutian and the others quickly ran to this slightly higher terrain Turning open space, and looked back at the little leopard.

At this time, Xiaobao also felt the danger. Seeing the rolling mud and rocks all over the mountains and fields, he ran towards Yu Xiaoli and the others for a few steps, stopped again, turned around and ran down the mountain. The mudslide came fiercely from the hillside toward the mountain road. When it rushed to the mountain road, some mud and rocks were blocked on the mountain road and formed a new mudslide, which flowed down the lower part of the mountain road. Rolling faster and faster, Little Leopard was only focused on dodging the mudslides coming down the hillside, completely unaware of the new danger pounced on behind him.

The little leopard ran very fast, but still tripped over the road full of stones a few times. When he stood up for the last time and wanted to continue running down the mountain, the mudslides behind him and on the side had already "boomed" Mercilessly engulfed the little leopard's body, the little leopard disappeared from everyone's sight without even yelling, Yu Xiaoli and the others who were not far away felt a little sad in their hearts, and then felt a little lucky, fortunately, they ran fast, otherwise they would Now it is also buried by mudslides.

Looking at the mudslide that was coming to an end, Chu Tian sighed secretly, this mudslide is really ferocious, it seems that the dozen or so search and rescue team members also rested here and were submerged, no wonder they didn't even react and died together.

Yu Xiaoli was very depressed when she saw Xiaobao died, but she still thanked Chutian. She was also somewhat conflicted now, fearing that they would not be able to deal with Chutian after finding the tomb. People, it is always strange, as long as With a little conscience, after going through adversity, there is always a little more sympathy.

Within two days, the two brothers, Big Tiger and Little Leopard, died. Yu Xiaoli and the others became depressed again. They knew that Tiandu Peak was dangerous, but they didn't expect it to be so dangerous. What made them even more frustrated was that their backpacks had already been lost. Now that there is no food for survival and no one to open the grave, they feel that their future is bleak, and they even have some plans to retreat, but looking at the mudslides that are still wriggling, they can only cancel the idea of ​​​​going back, not to mention that they have already reached the end of the road. At this point, even if you can go back, you will feel unwilling.

Xu Jiajia counted everyone's belongings. There were fifteen packs of eight-piece compressed biscuits left, a pot of [-]ml water, four Swiss Army knives, and a machete. There was nothing left. Looking at these Things, Yu Xiaoli and the others all laughed wryly. These things are probably only enough for one person's daily rations. How can they support finding the sarcophagus tomb?Not to mention the support to the downhill.

Chu Tian smiled slightly, picked up a pack of compressed biscuits, and said flatly, "Fang Qing and I only need a pack of compressed biscuits and a Swiss Army knife. You can share the rest."

Everyone looked at Chu Tian in astonishment. How long can the two of them last with only one pack of compressed biscuits?You know, out of the fifteen packs of compressed biscuits, ten packs were donated by Chutian, and he saved everyone's lives, no one would blame him for asking for a few more packs, but I also know that Chu Tian did it out of kindness. I could only look at him gratefully.

Chutian put the compressed biscuit in Fang Qing's hand, raised the Swiss army knife, and said with a smile, "Wait a minute, let's dig wild vegetables to eat."

Yu Xiaoli and the others looked at Chutian dumbfounded. Did this kid dare not face the reality, or did he forget the warning from village chief Zhao? Everything on this mountain is poisonous, and he went to dig wild vegetables to eat. What an idiot.

"Chutian, how did you know that those search and rescue team members died in the mudslide?" Professor Wang asked everyone's question after panting for a while.

Chu Tian rubbed his nose and said lightly, "It's very simple. I've already said that they died strangely. First, they were not poisoned, and second, they were not seriously injured. The main thing is that if it was a normal death, the inside of the nose should be relatively clean, and their noses were all stuffed with the same color of mud, and I happened to hear thunder, so I speculated."

Professor Wang and the others looked at Chu Tian approvingly and nodded. This kid is really extraordinary, with extraordinary thoughts and intelligence.

Xu Jiajia even looked at Chu Tian with enthusiastic eyes. If the husband is like this, what can the husband ask for?

It was getting dark again, and after more than an hour, they would be unable to see their fingers again. Yu Xiaoli and the others hurriedly got up and hurried forward. No matter what, they had to find an open and dry place to sleep in the open, otherwise they would not be bitten to death by snakes and insects. Will be blown to death by the mountain wind.

After walking up to tens of meters above sea level, I finally reached a protruding arc-shaped rock cliff, which is enough for a dozen people to rest. What's more, there is a surging river below this rock cliff, and I am not afraid of any horrible creatures crawling from behind. Come up to attack, so as long as you hold the mountain road ahead, it is enough to ensure everyone's temporary safety.

Without tents and sufficient food, Yu Xiaoli and the others didn't know what to do after sitting down. The cold wind not only chilled their bodies, but also chilled their hearts. Professor Wang looked at Yu Xiaoli, and then Looking at Chutian, then at the sky, he sighed, "How should we sleep tonight?"

Chu Tian picked up the machete, chopped off a two-meter-long tree trunk as thick as an arm, and carefully cut it with the knife. After a while, it became a wooden sword. After swinging it a few times, he felt that it was comfortable, and then replied with a calm expression: "Of course it's a bonfire party. If we don't sleep by the fire, we will die of cold sooner or later." Then he pulled Fang Qing up and said, "Fang Qing and I went to find some food and came back. You are responsible for picking up some dry branches. Half an hour See you later."

Professor Wang looked at Chutian and Fang Qing worriedly, but he couldn't say what he wanted to say. He knew that Chutian had his own sense of propriety, at least it was more useful than his old bones, so he could only say: "Then you two, be careful .”

Yu Xiaoli thought to herself, what food can this ghost mountain have?Could it be that Chutian wanted to take the opportunity to escape?Yu Xiaoli originally wanted to send someone to follow Chutian, but when she saw the darkening sky, she was afraid that something would happen to the person she sent out. At that time, even if the remaining people found the tomb, they would not be able to open it. God, they are tossing, to this point, they don't have much energy to take care of these trivial matters, and this kid is very cunning, he won't die so easily.

Chu Tian led Fang Qing down a hill sideways, pulled some bushes with a wooden sword, and reached a relatively flat place, put his ear on the ground and listened carefully. After a while, he stood up with a smile on his face. Qing said, "Let's go, there is a mountain stream not far ahead."

"Aren't the water and plants here poisonous?" Fang Qing said as she looked around with a somewhat terrified expression: "Aren't we afraid of meeting those mutated African pythons when we walk around like this?"

Chu Tian smiled, patted Fang Qing's head, raised the wooden sword in his hand, and said, "You girl, don't worry, you'll be fine with me here."

Looking at Chutian's eternal confident smile, Fang Qing felt a little more at ease, leaning on Chutian's body and walking down.

Five minutes later, Chu Tian and Fang Qing heard the cheerful sound of running water in the mountain stream, they ran over holding hands, saw the mountain stream swaying with pure white water, but also saw a pile of bones.

Chu Tian walked to the bone, turned it over with a branch for a while, examined it carefully, and said lightly, "It's the bone of the search and rescue team again, but this time it was really poisoned to death by drinking water."

"How do you know?" Fang Qing felt that she was becoming more and more like a vase in front of Chutian. The gap was too great. She still didn't know what Chutian meant by bringing her here.

"The skeletons of these corpses are complete, and there is no imagination of being impacted by a huge force. The bones are black, and there are no insects and ants crawling around. It can be basically concluded that they died of poisoning." Chutian sighed softly: "And they just drank the water from this mountain stream. and die."

After Chu Tian finished speaking, he picked up some soil in the water and showed it to Fang Qing, saying: "This is cinnabar soil, a natural cinnabar ore, that is, the soil buried on the tiger's body, which contains mercury, a highly poisonous element that is difficult to dissipate. , the mercury that enters the body is mainly distributed in the liver and kidneys, causing liver and kidney damage, and can pass through the blood-brain barrier to directly damage the central nervous system, leading to human death."

"Tell me, can they survive drinking this kind of water?" Chu Tian threw the soil into the water and stood up.

Fang Qing looked at the pile of bones, pulled some branches to cover them, then clapped her hands and said: "It seems that the water source and plants here are extremely poisonous, you can't eat or drink."

Chu Tian smiled, did not speak, and pulled Fang Qing to continue walking forward, his ears were erected extremely sensitively to prevent any primitive creatures from attacking.

After walking for more than ten minutes, Chutian and Fang Qing saw another mountain stream. Chutian pulled Fang Qing over, squatted down, carefully observed the water source, and then looked at the mud and rocks in the water. Qing's silver hairpin stayed in the water for half a minute. After the inspection, she smiled slightly: "This water is drinkable."

Fang Qing hesitated for a moment, then said: "Okay, I'll drink it first." After finishing speaking, she picked it up and drank it. She felt that the water was sweet and refreshing, so she couldn't help but take a few more sips.

After Fang Qing was full, she patted her stomach and said pleasantly, "Is it really all right? That's great."

Chu Tian sighed softly, held Fang Qing in his arms, and said lovingly, "Silly girl, if I say it's fine, it's fine, so why do you test the water for me? What should I do if the poison poisons you to death?" Woolen cloth?"

"The meaning of your life is more important than mine." Fang Qing said quietly, and then asked in puzzlement, "Why is the water here not poisonous?"

"Do you really think that the mountains and rivers here are poisonous? It seems that you are really scared by Zhao Xiang." Chu Tian said with a smile: "If the whole mountain is poisonous, the Lanjiang River flowing through Tiandu Peak will also be poisonous. Over time, the residents in the lower reaches have been poisoned to death by drinking the water from the Lanjiang River, so how can Li Zhenren be more than 100 years old?"

Fang Qing thinks about it carefully. It is really unreasonable to say that the whole mountain is poisoned. Could it be that the reason why this mountain has become a restricted area is that the people nearby spread it too mysteriously?

Chutian continued to speak: "It can only be said that the soil quality and elements contained in some areas of Tiandu Peak are different, so the water quality is different, and the elements contained in the plants growing nearby are different. The mountain stream I saw just now has cinnabar soil, so it brings It is highly toxic, and some vegetation near it must also be highly toxic, so people who drink water and eat leaves will undoubtedly die; and the mountain stream here, the soil contains a certain amount of beneficial elements such as mineral salts, metasilicate, and free carbon dioxide. So not only is the water non-toxic, but even the vegetation around here is edible."

"So that's it." Fang Qing suddenly realized: "It's understandable if ordinary people don't know about these things, but with the knowledge and experience of Professor Wang and Yu Xiaoli, it shouldn't be difficult to find them?"

Chu Tian put his arms around Fang Qing, and said calmly: "When you are hunted down by primitive creatures all the way, with plenty of food and water, will you pay attention to this trivial matter?

Fang Qing shook her head, of course not, and it's not like going into the mountains to play the survival challenge.

Chu Tian pulled out a fern near the mountain stream and chewed it. Fang Qing was startled, and then pulled out one and bit it. This is life and death.

Chu Tian bit his teeth and looked at the sky. There were really no birds in Tiandu Peak this day, which made Chu Tian feel a little uneasy all the time. Who is the sacred thing that exists in this mountain?