Not long after leaving, Miss Gao began to complain uneasily.
"You stink so much! You smell like blood and sweat, it's killing me!"
"If you can't bear it, come down and leave on your own."
"No more..." Miss Gao hugged her tighter, "Can't you smell it yourself? It wasn't so dirty last time... Wow! There is still dead skin on your neck! Are you really only in the "Shedding" state? Hurry up and find a pool to wash yourself in! I happen to be thirsty too. "
Jiang Chen looked at the sky, put Miss Gao down, used a dagger to cut a thin bamboo pipe, and poked it into the tree trunk to get water.
Miss Gao, who had not shut her mouth all the way, rushed to her face and greedily sucked the juice flowing out of the bamboo tube, filling her face with it.
After drinking enough, she simply loosened her bun and washed her hair and face under the water.
Just as she was washing her face, a long blue shadow flew towards her neck.
Jiang Chen took action halfway, swung the dagger accurately, and cut the green snake into two pieces.
Miss Gao was completely unaware of this process. After a while, she raised her wet face and said happily: "Where did you get the snake? You are quite capable, roast it and eat it!"
As soon as she stood up, water drops fell down her neck, soaking the cloth strips on her chest and sticking them tightly to her body.
Jiang Chen turned away slightly and said, "You can't eat it, it's poisonous."
"Oh, it looks delicious." Miss Gao swallowed, touched her stomach and said, "I'm hungry."
"I'm hungry too."
"Then why don't you go get something to eat!" Miss Gao stamped her foot.
"You stay here and wait for me?"
Miss Gao's face turned pale: "No, I'll go with you."
Jiang Chen carried her on his back and picked some fruits in the woods. He used the art of discerning qi to select the ones that were not poisonous and gave them to her.
It was late at night, Jiang Chen found a tree hole, drove away the golden rats inside, and let Miss Gao sleep in it.
"What are the things in this nest? It stinks... Wow! There are still a lot of hairs, it's so disgusting!" Miss Gao curled up and crawled inside, mumbling incessantly.
"Then let's switch over. You sleep outside and I sleep inside."
Miss Gao glanced at the dark shadows of the trees outside and shrank her neck: "For the sake of your loyalty, I will reluctantly stay the night."
She curled up, feeling a little uncomfortable in her posture, and slowly turned over. She heard that Jiang Chen had no movement outside, and even his breathing was inaudible. She couldn't help but feel a little scared, and asked in a low voice: "Jiang Chen, are you asleep?" Yet?"
"No."
"What are you doing?"
"molt."
"That's too bad! You're shedding your skin and hair at such an old age, but I thought you were a master before!" Miss Gao sneered a few times, and after a while, she said again, "Aren't you sleepy?"
"You're not sleepy, you can go to sleep first."
"You don't want to do something to me after I fall asleep, do you?"
"do what?"
"Don't pretend to be stupid! Aren't you men all thinking about that kind of thing? No matter whether you are a high-ranking emperor or a lowly slave, there is no one who doesn't think about those dirty things! I even caught a hateful slave a few days ago. Because I gave them such a high reward, none of them feel kind... Hey! Are you listening to me?"
"Listen."
"I'm warning you, don't try to trick me. No matter how you mix incense or illusions, they won't work on me. Don't think you'll have a chance with some dirty tricks. There's no way. Do you understand? "
"Understand."
"Don't deal with me. You think I don't know what you're thinking. Don't try to influence me. Do you hear me?"
"..."
"Hey, talk!" Miss Gao popped her head out of the tree hole and pushed Jiang Chen.
"Miss, you may have misunderstood."
"What's the misunderstanding?"
"Think about it carefully with your smart mind. In this situation, if I really want to do something to you, do I still need to use incense and illusion?"
Miss Gao thought for a while and retracted her head with some fear: "This hole is very small and can't fit two people in. I'm sleepy, so I'll go to sleep first!"
The night was uneventful.
In the early morning of the next day, Jiang Chen finally shed all the old skin on his body and removed all the dirt from his pores.
The newly born skin is soft yet tough, looking like a newborn baby, as soft and smooth as jade. Once tightened, it is more stable than an old tree, and it is agile and inaccessible to mosquitoes.
At this point, the second-level "sloughing and hair removal" state of body training that had troubled him for several years has finally reached perfection.
The new skin was dust-free and stain-free, as if he had been reborn, making him feel lighter both physically and mentally.
He leaned against the tree trunk, facing the morning light passing through the forest, and breathed out softly.
When he stood up, a crisp sound suddenly came from his body, like a firecracker, and the "cracking" spread throughout his muscles and bones.
As he exhaled and inhaled, Qi and blood surged in response, breaking through the astringent barrier and traveling throughout his body, boiling with vivacity.
This means that he has officially entered the third level of "Yi Jin" realm.
At this time, Jiang Chen could clearly feel that the forest was filled with clear and pure spiritual energy, flowing into his body, making his body full of energy and blood, mellow and lively.
I rubbed my wrist a little and felt the full strength contained in the expansion and contraction of the fascia. Compared with my previous weak body, I couldn't help but feel as if I was in another world.
In the past, martial arts that could not be performed due to physical limitations can now be tried...
The sound coming from the tree hole interrupted his thoughts: "It's so noisy! It's so early in the morning, the bones are ringing non-stop!"
Miss Gao rubbed her hazy sleepy eyes, stuck her head out, and looked outside for a long time, as if she suddenly woke up: "Why is it you?"
"Sorry, it's just me here."
Miss Gao immediately retracted and checked whether her clothes were complete. After working for a while, she quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
She took the fruit from Jiang Chen and seemed a little touched: "Thank you for your hard work. I will definitely reward you heavily when you get back."
"I am looking forward."
Miss Gao took a bite of the green fruit and said vaguely: "If you want to get the money, you must protect me with extreme caution."
This is a rare peaceful time in the forest.
The journey ahead was more dangerous than they expected.
The gray-spine lizard, the ten-foot-long giant python, the steel-toothed lion, these overlords who fight alone can still stay away from each other based on their aura, but the more terrifying group killers, the ink crow, the green wolf, the magic ant... are... Something that really kills people.
Both of them lacked experience in exploring the forest, so they encountered many more beasts than when they came.
Fortunately, Jiang Chen was not the Jiang Chen of yesterday. He carried Miss Gao on his back and ran away wildly. While throwing away the beast time and time again, he gradually became more comfortable in using the power of "Yi Jin".
If it were an ordinary warrior, after taking many detours and hiding and running around, he would probably have been fascinated by the complex terrain in the forest and couldn't find where to go. But Jiang Chen, who possesses magical powers, has no such worries. No matter how the route changed, he always remembered the direction back.
In three days, they encountered nearly a hundred ambushes and sneak attacks. They narrowly escaped death every day and were exhausted and embarrassed.
Miss Gao, who was originally picky and fastidious, finally bowed to reality and no longer complained about dirty water and bitter fruits. As long as she had something to eat or drink, she would no longer complain. It didn't matter that her hair was messy and her clothes were half-dressed. As long as she could see the sun the next day, she was content.
And Jiang Chen, who accepted the "Blood Filling Ceremony", never stopped changing his physique and growing in strength.
He knew that his foundation was not strong, and it was not a good thing to improve his level so quickly. However, when he was in a dangerous situation, the more strength he had, the more protection he would have, so he did not deliberately suppress it. While escaping, he penetrated the meridians of his body bit by bit and tempered them. Refining the muscles, pulses and viscera is approaching the state of perfection of "Yi Jin".
After dealing with monsters so many times, he gradually gained some understanding of how to identify the habitat of monsters and how to escape from them.
