After a while, the sky was completely bright. The swamp during the day was not as scary and depressing as it was at night. The rain also stopped, and only the sound of gurgling water was left in my ears.
One night passed, Zhang Zhuxun and his brother still didn't come back.
The dense forest not far away was quiet, with no movement at all.
Wu Xiaoxie became more and more worried. "A Ning's" death seemed to be a precursor. He was afraid that Zhang Zhu and the two who had not returned home all night would follow in "A Ning's" footsteps.
After a simple breakfast, Pan Zidangshui picked up corpses from the mouth of the canyon and came back with some branches. He lit a fire. When the fire was completely burning, he took out a yellow pill that looked like Bohe Pills from his backpack. Little dumplings, thrown into the fire.
Wu Xiaoxie asked him what he was doing.
Pan Zi explained: "This is the signal smoke used to call for help when there is a shipwreck. It is military goods that I asked someone to get. Just a few balls can continue to smoke for three or four hours."
"If Mr. San saw the signal smoke I sent, he would definitely light it up in response to me." Pan Zi pointed at the thick yellow smoke that rose quickly above the fire and said, "Different smoke colors represent different meanings. Yellow smoke It means there is danger on the road ahead, so we should proceed with caution. Third Master and the others are in a higher position than us. As long as we pay attention to the exit of the canyon or if there is smoke appearing on the four walls, Third Master is delivering the message to us."
Wu Xiaoxie hurriedly asked, "Can you tell my third uncle that there are poisonous snakes in the canyon and ask them to bring more antidote serum?"
Pan Zi shook his head, "More complicated information can only be conveyed after the third master responds."
The fat man chuckled, "This method is really useful."
Seeing the thick smoke rising higher and higher, Wu Xiaoxie also felt a little comfort in his heart. Maybe Muyu and the little brother were running around and couldn't find their way last night. After seeing the signal smoke, they would definitely find a way to come over. When the time comes, we will reunite with Third Uncle's men and horses. With more people and greater strength, those weird snakes will be wary. At least they can sleep more peacefully.
Pan Zi guarded the fire and added smoke balls every once in a while. Seeing that Wu Xiaoxie was a little sleepy, he sent him and the fat man to take a break.
The fat man waved his hand, "I don't have to. Fatty is still in high spirits. You look so bad, so you should take a nap."
I don't know whether it was because of the continuous rain or cold, and because he stayed up late last night, Wu Xiaoxie's head ached slightly. He knew that his complexion was not much better without looking in the mirror.
So he didn't refuse, pulled a backpack and leaned on it, and fell asleep in a short while.
I don’t know how long it took, but I was suddenly woken up by someone.
I don't know if it was because he was too tired before, but Wu Xiaoxie just felt that he slept very comfortably this time.
"Tianzhen, wake up quickly, don't sleep, something might have happened to your third uncle and the others."
The fat man's voice hit Wu Xiaoxie's ears like thunder, shocking his heart.
He hurriedly turned over and got up, "What happened?"
Pan Zi's eyes were fixed on the red smoke rising from the center of the swamp, and his expression was extremely ugly.
"Third Master is in danger. I have to rush there quickly. Young Third Master, please stay here and wait for Muyu and the others to come back."
After saying this, Pan Zi immediately turned back to pack his equipment.
Wu Xiaoxie was confused and hurriedly asked the fat man, "What's going on? Why is the smoke coming out of the swamp?"
The fat man said: "Old Pan said red smoke means extreme danger. Your third uncle and the others walked ahead of us for some reason. Old Pan is worried about what happened to your third uncle."
After hearing this, Wu Xiaoxie became anxious, but reason told him that he couldn't mess up yet, so he hurriedly stopped Pan Zi, "The place where the smoke is coming is so far away from us, even if you rush there now, it won't help. Muyu and Brother We haven’t come back yet, and there aren’t many of us left. The woods are so dangerous, and if anything happens to you again, we’ll be completely doomed this time.”
As he said this, he winked at the fat man and asked him to help persuade him.
When he turned around, he saw that Fatty had also packed up his equipment.
"Holy shit, why do you want to go?" Wu Xiaoxie cursed in his heart that the fat man was so unjust, what's wrong with him at this time.
The fat man zipped up his backpack, stood up and patted Wu Xiaoxie on the shoulder, "Not only are we going, you also have to go. We don't have much food left. We must rush to join your third uncle's army, otherwise Sooner or later we will be trapped in this jungle. Even if we finally get out of the canyon and the wooden fish is not there, we still can't get out of the desert."
"Staying here is waiting for death. Who knows if those *** pheasant necks will come to sneak attack tonight. The three of us go in together. At least we can still have someone to take care of us. If we advance together and retreat together, the probability of success will be high. some."
The fat man's analysis made sense. Wu Xiaoxie was already a little moved, but still hesitated, "Then let's go. What if Muyu and the little brother can't find us when they come back here."
The fat man chuckled and said, "You're worrying. The two of them separately are more powerful than the three of us put together. If it's so difficult that they can't deal with it, you're just giving away food if you join in. Besides, I guess they won't come back." It's here, maybe when we meet up with your third uncle, they will already be here."
"Fuck!" Wu Xiaoxie wiped his face. He had to admit that the fat man was right, so he nodded in agreement.
The three of them packed up their equipment, left some supplies, zipped up the sleeping bag that contained "Aning"'s body, and left it where it was. With Muyu and the others' cleverness, they saw the empty sleeping bag and the traces inside, and before combining it, You can definitely guess that something happened.
Pan Zi suppressed the bonfire a little so that it could stay lit for a longer time. He was still worried and left a message with a knife on the side.
The red smoke coming out of the center of the swamp was no longer as strong as before. The three of them did not dare to delay any longer. They aligned themselves with the direction on the compass, took the time to wade into the water, and headed in the direction of the signal smoke.
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On the other side, Zhang Zhuoxun was going straight along the canyon when he suddenly saw two colors of smoke rising from two places far apart in front of him. Knowing that Wu Xiaoxie and the others were worried about something happening in Wu San Province, they would definitely not He would stay where he was and wait, immediately adjust the compass and speed up in the direction of the red smoke.
Stepping deeper into the dense forest, it was eerily quiet, with not even the slightest sound of birds. There were only shrubs and vines around, and there was no breath of life at all. It was so weird.
After walking for nearly an hour, some gray-white ancient building ruins appeared in front of them protruding above the water.
Countless emerald green tree vines are wrapped around the ruins, almost completely covering these buildings.
These tower-like buildings are arranged in an orderly manner and have orderly specifications. Although they are old, they are still very strong, but each one has a square hole on it.
Zhang Zhuoxun took a few steps forward, and suddenly something kicked under his feet, making a "clang" sound.
When he looked down, he saw that it was a can with small holes on both sides and a rope attached to it.
