The huge blue lake, like a magnificent sapphire, lies quietly in a sea of red shrubs. The blue sky is reflected in the water, and the water and sky are the same color, making it impossible to tell which is the sky and which is the earth. From time to time, silver fish swim in the water, causing ripples, and their backs sparkle like crystals in the sunlight.
Looking at the beautiful scenery in front of him, Wu Gen let out a long sigh. It had been three days since I walked from the exit of Mingshan Mountain. There were red bushes everywhere, boundless and stretching to the distant sky.
After experiencing the torture of hunger on the Nirvana Plateau, Wu Gen had an extremely strong sense of crisis regarding food. Although the six people also brought a lot of food that was easy to store, as well as pills to temporarily satisfy their hunger, they always used less. Without new supplements, no matter how high their cultivation level was, they would still starve to death in this red sea. .
Among the six people, Shui Congyue didn't have to worry about these trivial matters. It was the leader Wu Gen's responsibility to find food, and he was only responsible for fighting. Needless to say, the bridge class was a bit novel at first. After getting tired of this same environment, he devoted himself to tinkering with his magic weapons.
As for Qi He, after entering Dayizhou, he put all his thoughts on Feng'er. As for Feng'er, she bravely blocked Rong Xi's attack at the entrance of Mingshan Mountain, making everyone realize her ability, and then established her position among the six. At this point, she just needs to be a quiet beauty.
Only Wu Gen and Bao Xiang were walking and looking around, hoping to find some live birds and animals to supplement the group's supplies. Finally, after searching for a long time, this large lake appeared in front of the six people.
After staring at the lake for a long time, Wu Gen and Baoxiang looked at each other and swallowed. Ordinarily, finding a living creature here should be the biggest good news these days. But the dilemma lies in the fact that the fish in the lake actually has a face shaped like a dog, its fins are like hands, and its cry is like a child's.
Looking at the silver fish that was crying at their feet, Wu Gen and Baoxiang really couldn't do anything. These whitebait have a ferocious nature. When Bao Xiang went into the water to catch it, many whitebait pounced on it and bit it. After being injured all over, he finally caught one and landed it ashore.
Several people gathered around, staring at each other, really not knowing how to deal with it. While hesitating, Feng'er came over, picked up Qi He's broad sword, and struck it with one strike, causing the screams of the silver fish to stop abruptly.
After doing all this, Feng'er seemed to have just killed an ant, without any fluctuation at all. She sat aside with a calm expression, clasping her knees with her hands and looking at the mirror-like lake.
Wu Gen and a few others looked at each other, well, since they are dead, they cannot be wasted. They pulled some dry trees and lit a fire. Wu Gen cut open the hard scales of the whitebait, removed the internal organs, and grilled it on skewers with tree branches.
After a while, the smell of burnt fish quickly filled the air. Gudonggudong, the sound of swallowing saliva sounded from time to time. All I have been eating these days is dry food. How can any living thing taste so tempting?
The fish was grilled, and everyone was a little afraid to eat it when they saw the meat simmering in hot oil. Wu Gen was heartbroken, broke off a small piece of meat, put it in his mouth and chewed it carefully.
As soon as the meat enters the mouth, the aroma spreads in the mouth, just like the spring breeze wrapping the fragrance of flowers and lingering in the mouth. The rich umami flavor quickly takes over the mouth, making people feel sick. Then, the umami taste gradually fades away, turning into a faint osmanthus flavor, with a lingering aftertaste that lingers on the tongue.
This is not meat, this is clearly the breath of life.
Wu Gen lay happily on the ground with a smile on his face and his eyes slightly closed, constantly recalling the feeling just now. cao
After waiting for a stick of incense, Baoxiang asked urgently, "How about it? It's poisonous, but it's still edible."
Wu Gen groaned, stood up suddenly, grabbed the remaining fish and chewed it. Seeing this scene, a group of people waiting for the results of the poison test did not know that this fish was edible.
Soon, everyone took a taste and were stunned. Even Feng'er's eyes lit up, she carefully licked the fish oil from the corner of her mouth, and looked straight at Wu Gen. Just when a few people were about to take action again, the holly bird, which had been hiding behind and watching the situation, rushed over and swallowed the remaining fish head with the meat and thorns in it.
Got it, what are you waiting for? It doesn’t matter if it’s a fish or a dog. Only fish that can be eaten can be called a fish. Wu Gen and others showed off their talents, and all their efforts were spent on catching fish. You don't dare to go into the water. This fish swims very fast in the water and is quite ferocious. Don't look at the fish on Bao Xiang.
Are the wounds like a baby's mouth?
Shui Congyue and Qihe took up their weapons and slammed them down onto the lake. Soon, seven or eight fish were stunned and floated to the surface. Wu Gen used his magic technique to fly across the water like a dragonfly, and quickly threw the fish on the water to the shore. Baoxiang stretched out his hands to catch the thrown silverbait.
For a time, the shore was in full swing, with laughter and laughter. Everyone involved in the work has the joy of harvest on their faces.
Grilled, steamed, and braised, fish of various flavors are constantly presented to everyone. The taste of fish, the taste of the lake, the taste of ingredients, the taste of rawness, and the taste of satisfaction make several people who have trekked for many days feel happy. Once again appreciate the beauty of the world.
After eating the fish, a bowl of rich fish soup and some dry biscuits brought in the future tense are enough to melt away the hard work and fatigue of several days.
Baoxiang patted his swollen belly and sighed, "I didn't expect that there could be such delicious food in the world. If we can eat it every year and every day, this trip to the Great Heritage Island will be worth it. We might as well camp here and wait for two days." Just return directly when the expiration date is up."
No one would pay attention to his nonsense. If they came to Da Yizhou and just ate countless fish before returning, the six of them would probably leave a heavy mark in the history of the country.
The six people continued walking along the big lake. Less than half a day later, they found that the fish in the lake seemed to have learned their lesson. They would stay away from people when they saw them, or they would sink under the water and disappear.
This made a few people worry. It was a kind of torture to have such delicious food in front of them but not get it.
While feeling depressed, the holly bird suddenly ran toward the bushes on the shore, its hind paws digging on the ground. Wu Gen and Baoxiang rushed over to take a look. A finger-long, white insect was dug out of the soil. The insect looked like a silkworm, but slightly larger. It struggled desperately under the claws of the holly bird.
Baoxiang picked up the insect casually. The insect's body was a little cold, and the round body was very comfortable to knead. The insect felt threatened and wrapped its body around Baoxiang's fingers, trying to escape from between the fingers.
Bringing the insect to his face and inspecting it carefully, Baoxiang said with a smile: "Wu Gen, don't worry about the fish. This thing is like silkworms, and it will taste very delicious when fried." As he said this, he pretended to eat the insect whole. Swallow.
The insect twisted its body violently, opened its mouth, and spit out a strand of silver thread, which stuck to Baoxiang's face. Bao Xiang was so frightened that he threw away the insect and quickly pulled the silk from his face with his hands, fearing that there would be poison on the silk. Unexpectedly, the thread was very firmly attached, and it took me a long time to tear it off bit by bit.
After carefully feeling his face, there was no other reaction. Baoxiang was relieved and in a fit of anger, he crushed the insect to pieces with one foot. Wu Gen picked up the silver wire that fell to the ground and pulled it gently. The silver wire was very flexible and did not break. With a sudden movement in his heart, he stood up and rummaged through the surrounding grass.
As expected, similar bugs were found in the grass nearby. They hid in holes in the ground whenever there was a noise, and only poked their heads out when the noise was quiet.
"Do you really want to eat these bugs?" Baoxiang asked strangely.
"You can fish." Wu Gen didn't look back, sticking his butt out and digging around in the soil with a broken knife. Baoxiang's eyes lit up and he quickly lowered his head to look for it. Even the holly bird joined in.
The two searched hard for a long time before they found more than a dozen bugs, and the rest went into the holly bird's belly. Returning to the shore, Wu Gen asked the bridge team to make a fishing rod, and expertly threaded the worms on the hook to catch fish from the lake.
Not long after the hook was set, a whitebait bit the hook. I don’t know whether the insect is too attractive to the fish or for some reason, but until the fish was dragged ashore, it still refused to let go of the hook. Seeing this scene, other people also became interested and took turns holding poles. Soon there was a pile of fish on the shore.
At this moment, the shrill scream of the holly bird came from behind, and it was seen running towards this side like crazy, looking back while running. When Wu Gen and Bao Xiang returned just now, this greedy bird refused to leave, greedily looking for insects everywhere.
Wu Gen's heart trembled. What could make the holly bird so scared at this time? Pulling out the broken knife, Wu Gen stepped forward to meet the holly bird. After running for more than ten steps, I heard a strange sound coming from the bushes, as if countless silkworms were eating leaves, and there was a continuous rustling sound.
The voice gradually grew louder,
Like a tidal wave, the red shrubs trembled and undulated. After a while, dots of white appeared on the endless red waves. The white color increased rapidly, gradually covering up the red color.
Countless white bugs emerged from the grass, so densely packed that they almost formed a low wall of bugs. This situation made everyone present feel numb. One insect is really tiny, but when countless insects gather together, they have a surging and invincible momentum.
Everyone nervously picked up their weapons and formed a semicircle, nervously watching the swarm of insects behind the holly bird. There was a big lake behind him and countless bugs in front of him, and they all felt something was wrong. If something goes wrong, it's a monster. These bugs definitely don't come here to deliver fishing bait.
As if commanded by someone, when they reached a place ten feet away in front of everyone, the insects all stopped.
A surprising scene began to appear. These bugs began to gather with each other, constantly adding and merging upwards.
In the end, a humanoid monster about five feet tall and completely white appeared in front of everyone. The monster had seven orifices and was no different from ordinary people. It has six arms, each holding a weapon made of bone.
The giant beat his chest with both hands and let out a deafening roar. The sound was so loud that the six people covered their ears in pain. But this voice seems to reach straight to the heart, and there is no way to avoid it.
One, two... finally four giants appeared in front of everyone, followed by a steady stream of insects swarming behind them.
Baoxiang wiped the blood under his nose and looked desperately at the strange giant in front of him.
