The cave is oblate, extremely wide, and extremely high. The walls and floor of the cave are covered with white ash powder, which looks like it was formed by being baked by flames for a long time.
There were many huge paw prints on the ground, much like the claws of a firebird.
From time to time, hot wind blows out of the cave, and the sound of "chirping" birds can be heard.
There are various indications that this cave must be the nest of the firebird, and there are other firebirds of its kind in the cave. It seems that there is more than one bird singing.
Zhang Xiaozhu was a million times unwilling to fight with the firebird in such a narrow space. The firebird would spit out fire and there would be no place to hide. It would be like an old man hanging himself to die.
But the black giant ape didn't talk to him at all, nor did he allow him to talk. He stretched out his hand and patted him on the back, and he immediately rolled into the hole like a gourd rolling on the ground.
The cave was winding downwards, and the slope was very steep. The giant black ape made a roaring sound, and sat down on the ground, using his hands and feet to slide down. Zhang Xiaopou rolled in front of it, unable to stop even if he wanted to.
Zhang Xiaozu thought he would reach the end of the cave soon and see the firebird's nest. Unexpectedly, he slid down all the way and still didn't reach the end after half an hour. However, the temperature of the air continued to rise, and the hot air rushing towards him had already made him nervous. It feels hard to breathe.
It was pitch dark all around, except for the roar of the giant black ape. The black guy seemed to be having a great time.
After turning another corner, a flash of light suddenly appeared in front of him. Zhang Xiaozu's nerves tightened instantly, and he held the bone knife in front of him to deal with the sudden danger. The light ahead was not the incandescent light emitted by the sun at noon, but as red as burning charcoal fire. He knew at just one glance that it was the light emitted by the firebird's flame, so he said that the place ahead was the firebird's nest, and he also The call of the firebird was clearly heard coming from the light.
Seeing that a fierce battle was inevitable, Zhang Xiaopou just prayed to the black-haired beast not to trick him.
As the distance got closer, the light became stronger and stronger, and the temperature became higher and higher. Zhang Xiaozu was covered in sweat and almost suffocated from the heat, but the temperature was still rising rapidly, which made him depressed and speechless. It felt like maybe Firebird didn't need to take action at all, the light and heat heated him to death.
"Do it! Stop it! Stop it!"
Zhang Xiaozu suddenly stopped and screamed because he found that the road ahead was broken and there was a big pit further ahead. Due to his line of sight, he couldn't see how deep the pit was for the time being, let alone what was inside. If the Firebird was waiting below with its mouth open, the two of them would plunge into someone's mouth and deliver food from a thousand miles away. That would be funny.
"Hoo ho——"
The black giant ape was having a good time, and he didn't care about Zhang Xiaopou's yelling. He used his big feet to beat Zhang Xiaopou and ran forward.
"Big nigger, I won't let you go even if I'm a ghost! Ah -" Zhang Xiaozhu yelled angrily, but then there was a scream. He was forcefully pushed down the pit by the black giant ape. His feet were dangling in the air, and his body was moving forward. Falling below.
Zhang Xiaozu hurriedly looked down, and secretly prayed that it would not be an abyss, let alone the mouth of the fire bird's brazier. His prayer was very effective. The bottom was neither an abyss nor the mouth of the fire bird's brazier, but red and hot. , gurgling red magma.
"What a bastard!"
Zhang Xiaozu's face was pale, and he was full of bitterness. He thought that falling into the underground magma would be worse than falling into the abyss, or falling into the mouth of the fire bird's brazier.
Soon after, Zhang Xiaozu discovered that the bottom of the pit was not entirely covered by magma. The area exposed by the magma was only in the middle of the pit, a circular pool about three to four feet in diameter, and there were large holes around the pool. Standing in the open space, he immediately twisted around and jumped towards a convex smooth rock.
call--
call--
Unexpectedly, as soon as Zhang Xiaopeng's front feet landed, two fire dragons came towards him from behind, startling him unexpectedly, and he heard two birdsong at the same time. He was frightened, but he didn't panic at all. He easily dodged the attacks of two fire dragons with one leap.
In fact, he was always on guard. When he fell into the pit, the first thing he looked for was the figure of the firebird, because in his mind, the firebird was the most dangerous existence. However, he scanned the entire pit and could not find the figure of the firebird. So he had to be alert and on guard.
Originally, he took it for granted that the firebird was hiding in the magma, so he focused most of his attention on the magma pool. Unexpectedly, the firebird was not hiding in the magma, but in the cave on the rock wall beside the pit. This was also his reason. The reason why it was jumped next.
Chirp——
Tweet——
Two firebirds walked out of the cave and shouted hostilely at Zhang Xiaopeng and the black giant ape on the other side of the magma pool, as if asking them why they broke into their lair.
Zhang Xiaozu's eyes fell on the two firebirds, and he couldn't help being slightly stunned, because the two firebirds waddled when they walked, like ducks. They were naked, with only sparse and soft down, no big feathers, and no red flames. Their calls were immature. They were obviously two baby birds.
However, even though it is a young bird, it is still huge, larger than an adult eagle.
Zhang Xiaopou couldn't help but hold his forehead, thinking that no wonder the black-haired beast was so fearless. It turned out that he had known for a long time that there were only two young birds in the nest, so there was nothing to be afraid of.
call--
call--
Two more fire dragons attacked, but they were much weaker than the two fire dragons just now. They collapsed on their own without even spraying on Zhang Xiaopou. Obviously, these two young birds have very little knowledge.
Choo Choo Choo--
The two young birds seemed to have self-awareness, knowing that their skill in playing with fire was still weak and could not deal with Zhang Xiaopou, so they stuck their heads and rushed towards Zhang Xiaopou, expecting to peck him with their beaks.
Zhang Xiaozu raised his bone knife and pointed it at the two baby birds that were staggering towards him, but he immediately put the bone knife away. Because the bone knife is a bone removed from the flamingo, it would be too cruel to use the bones of the flamingo to kill its young.
Bang!
The black giant ape jumped across the magma pool and landed between Zhang Xiaopou and the two firebirds. When it landed, the huge impact knocked the two staggering baby birds to the ground. It stretched out its hand to grab the two baby birds, and the two baby birds fell into its palms. Then turn around and walk towards the lava pool.
Zhang Xiaozu's scalp was numb. He knew that the two young birds would have no chance of survival if they fell into the hands of the black giant ape. He felt that it would be too cruel to kill all the black giant apes. But then he thought about it. He had caught rabbits, dug out bird's nests and dug up voles before. Are they all from the same litter? Even if we compare them seriously, the methods he and his friends use to deal with prey are much more cruel and ruthless than the black giant ape.
There is nothing wrong with the weak eating the strong.
The black giant ape grabbed two baby birds and walked to the edge of the magma pool, and ripped off their heads. Blood spurted out from the cavity. It raised its hand to the void, and the blood spurted out seemed to be alive. A stream of blood gathered in the air and fell in the direction it pointed.
Sizzling——
The blood fell into the magma pool and suddenly made a sizzling sound.
Zhang Xiaozu carried the suffocating heat and walked to the side of the black giant ape. He couldn't help but admire himself. He felt that his body had been tempered to the point where it was invulnerable to heat and cold. His body could not freeze to death even if he faced the magma directly. It made it difficult for him to breathe, and his skin was so hot that it was completely within his tolerance.
He felt that he should really thank the Black Giant Ape. If it weren't for the Black Giant Ape's cruel torture and ravage, how could he have maintained such a strong body that was not afraid of hot or cold in just a few days.
Zhang Xiaozu stood next to the black giant ape and looked curiously at the spot where the blood spattered. He couldn't help but exclaimed when he saw it clearly. He found that the black giant ape was pouring the blood of the firebird into a fiery red plant.
This small seedling was not afraid of the scorching heat and took root directly in the red magma to grow. It was really incredible to Zhang Xiaozu, and he looked up and down in surprise.
The plant is completely fiery red, the same color as the lava. If you don't look closely, you won't be able to spot it. It is about one foot tall and has only five leaves on the stem. Each leaf is about two inches long and is in the shape of a spindle with a wide middle between the two tips. There is a flower bud growing at the top of the stem. The flower bud should be in bud but not open yet.
Just one look, without any guessing, Zhang Xiaozu was absolutely sure that this plant was extraordinary. Plants that can grow in magma are not ordinary things even if you think about it.
Zhang Xiaozu saw the blood heat of the firebird pouring on the fiery red plant. Its stems, leaves and flower buds seemed to be irrigated by nutrients and became more and more colorful, especially the flower buds, which actually opened a little.
With the continuous watering of blood, the flower bones opened at a speed visible to the naked eye, and finally fully bloomed.
The strange thing is that there is no fragrant flower fragrance as Zhang Xiaozhu imagined, and there are only three petals. What is even stranger is that the middle of the flower is not a stamen, but a round fruit the size of an egg. The fruit has a smooth skin, but it is not red all over. There is a spiral black stripe that spirals from the bottom to the top.
Gulu——Gulu——
The flowers bloomed, revealing the fruits hidden inside. The magma suddenly boiled violently, and there was no wind or waves. The hot slurry water set off waves, rushing from the edge of the pool to the center of the pool, and finally slapped hard on the fiery red plants.
In an instant, the fiery red plant was like a small boat, teetering on the stormy sea, and it would be swallowed up by the waves if not careful.
The black giant ape didn't seem to be worried at all about the fiery red plants being swallowed up by the violent lava. He actually sat down by the pool, grabbed the legs of a firebird, stretched the body of the firebird above the lava, and started grilling it leisurely.
This time it did not greedily swallow the two firebirds, but threw the other one to Zhang Xiaopou.
The black giant ape was not worried, but Zhang Xiaopou was extremely nervous. He stared at the red fruit on the top of the fiery red plant without blinking, for fear that it would be knocked off by the waves and fall into the magma. After staring for a long time, his eyes were sore, and he couldn't see anything wrong with Zhu Guo. Then he slowly relaxed and grabbed the fire bird on the ground, and roasted it on the magma like the black giant ape.
The two firebirds were roasted one after another. One ape and the other had their mouths full of oil and almost swallowed their tongues together. The meat of the young bird was a hundred times more delicious than the adult one.
Zhang Xiaozu originally thought that he would find two more bone knives in the two young birds, but unexpectedly he searched every bone of the two young birds and could not find a single bone similar to the bone knives. He couldn't help being disappointed and guessing. It may be that the young birds are too young and have not yet developed this bone in their bodies.
Zhang Xiaozu walked around the big pit a few more times, carefully searching every inch of the land, hoping to find some other treasures. In the end, except for bird feathers, bird droppings, and piles of bones of unknown animals, he found nothing. . I could only go back to the pool and sit down, staring at the fiery red plants in the center of the pool in a daze.
He knew that the black giant ape was waiting for the egg-sized fruit to mature.
I don’t know how long it took, it seemed to be three or four days, maybe five or six days. There was no sun or moon in the cave, so I couldn’t tell the time. Zhang Xiaozu only knew how many times he slept, and he didn’t know when he woke up suddenly. I found that the magma pool calmed down at some point, the waves disappeared, the bubbles stopped appearing, and even the surge stopped.
The red fruit swelled a bit, becoming more transparent overall, and its color changed from bright red to deep red. There seemed to be a glimmer of light flowing under the translucent skin, making people want to take a bite.
Suddenly, the stems, leaves and flowers of the fiery red plant began to fade, and all the red color rushed to the fruit at the top, making the red fruit darker and darker in color.
When all the red color of the stems, leaves and flowers faded, the whole plant quickly withered. At the same time, a strange fragrance emanated from the red fruit. The refreshing sweet fruity fragrance made Zhang Xiaozu's mouth water like a waterfall.
The black giant ape was also salivating. He grabbed the Zhu Guo void and uprooted it.
Zhang Xiaozu watched eagerly as the red fruit flew into the hands of the black giant ape with roots and leaves, hoping that it would be merciful and give him a bite so that he could taste the taste of the red fruit. Otherwise, he would feel regretful and unable to sleep at night.
