What else did Yang Gan want to ask, but Zhou Qiao didn't want him to ask any more questions, so he changed the subject.
"What kind of existence do you think that mysterious witch seedling is? I don't know if we can find a way to help Fat Brother break the curse this time."
Zhou Qiao is a little worried
Yang Gan smiled and comforted: "It's okay, I believe that Fat Brother is very lucky and will not die easily!"
Zhou Qiao felt much more at ease after hearing what he said.
In the past few days, they traveled over mountains and rivers, and finally came to a deep mountain.
Zhou Qiao looked at the vast mountains and forests around him, surrounded by colorless and odorless "miasma". Even though he and Yang Gan were carrying deworming drugs, they still felt dizzy and weak from the smell.
"The poisonous fog is so heavy! This place is really weird."
Yang Gan frowned, and after looking around, he found that not far away, a tree with a trunk as straight as a gun and covered with small green flowers caught his attention.
"Brother Zhou, look, that tree is very strange. I remember I have seen this kind of tree before. It is called a 'ghost tree'. It only lives in extremely cold and dark places, and it only blooms every summer. But why is it this autumn and winter? , this tree is actually blooming.”
Yang Gan took a closer look and was surprised to find that the branches and leaves of the tree had all turned black and purple, and there was a circle of light golden spots on the edges of the leaves, which looked very strange.
"Yeah! It's really weird. Let's be careful. This place is too weird and dangerous," Zhou Qiao reminded.
Yang Gan nodded, and the two of them continued to walk forward. Suddenly, Yang Gan stepped on something under his feet. When he took a closer look, he saw that it was a corpse!
He quickly turned the body over and looked at it.
The corpse's skin was dark green, its eyes were wide open, and its lips were black. Most of the skin was rotten and it had obviously been dead for a long time, but judging from the clothes, it should be a man.
"Hey, there is a pattern on the chest of this corpse." Zhou Qiao came over to take a look.
After careful observation, I found that there was a strange pattern painted on the left chest of the corpse, which looked like some kind of symbol or some kind of writing.
"This is……"
After Zhou Qiao saw this pattern, he was immediately shocked.
"This is the symbol of Wu Miao. He is a member of the Wu Miao clan, but how could he die here? Was he killed by these poisonous fogs? That's not right, is it strange?"
Zhou Qiao was a little confused. He squatted down and touched the pattern on the corpse.
He always felt that there was something strange about this matter, but he couldn't explain what was strange about it.
"Brother Zhou, tell me... is there really a way to break the curse here?" Yang Qian suddenly asked.
Zhou Qiao stood up, looked at the mountains in the distance, and sighed: "We have no choice but to try our luck."
Yang Gan nodded in agreement, and the two of them walked forward along the mountain road. Gradually, the poisonous mist became thicker.
"Oops, this miasma actually has the effect of corroding human skin and flesh. If we go any further, even our bones will rot," Zhou Qiao shouted in a low voice.
"Let's go back first and find a way to restrain ourselves. This ghost place is really evil. We must leave immediately."
Yang Gan also felt a strong threat.
The two quickly turned back and returned the same way.
But just after walking for a while, Yang Qian suddenly stopped. He looked to the right, and his expression suddenly became serious.
"Brother Zhou, come with me quickly." Yang Gan grabbed Zhou Qiao's arm, pulled him and ran away.
"Hey, wait a minute! Yang Gan, what are you doing?"
Zhou Qiao was dragged a few steps by him, a little annoyed.
But when he looked up, there was a look of shock on his face
Because hundreds of meters in front of them, a dense group of ants appeared, almost twice the size of ordinary ants, swarming towards them.
"These are man-eating ants," Zhou Qiao exclaimed, his scalp numb.
Although the name of man-eating ants sounds cute, they are actually very vicious.
They like to devour the flesh and blood of living creatures, and they are not picky when it comes to eating humans, as long as there is meat, so this is a very scary creature.
"Brother Zhou, let's retreat quickly! Otherwise, it will be too late."
"But where to retreat? In front are man-eating ants, and behind are poisonous miasmas that can corrode human skin and flesh!"
Zhou Qiao shouted urgently that they were now in a desperate situation.
"No, we can't give up. After ninety-nine steps, we are just one step away from the enemy. We must find a way to get through!" Zhou Qiao insisted through gritted teeth.
By this time, the man-eating ants were approaching them.
"Brother Zhou, look quickly"
Yang Gan pointed to a huge rock in front of him.
Zhou Qiao looked over, his eyes shrinking slightly.
He saw that there seemed to be a cave behind the boulder, and there were sounds of wind roaring from inside.
"Wind?"
He immediately thought of the legendary place where the wizards of the Wumiao tribe were surrounded by poisonous fog.
They will use the wind to blow away the miasma and poisonous fog.
"Brother Zhou, look at the noise, which proves that there is an exit nearby! These man-eating ants seem to be afraid to go near there."
Yang Qian excitedly patted Zhou Qiao on the shoulder.
"But we can't get in at all. There are too many man-eating ants. Once we get close, we will definitely be surrounded and torn to pieces by them." Zhou Qiao shook his head bitterly.
Man-eating ants are extremely poisonous. Once contaminated, they will cause severe pain all over the body, and even rot. In severe cases, they will die directly.
Yang Gan pondered for a moment and then said: "I have a way."
Zhou Qiao stared at Yang Qian with wide eyes.
"Hey, since the man-eating ants are afraid of the wind and dare not approach the cave, we will lure the man-eating ants away and take the opportunity to rush in!"
Yang Gan smiled evilly, and the scene of him entering the cave had already appeared in his mind.
"This is a way, but how to distract him? You can't put yourself in danger, right?" Zhou Qiao hesitated.
"Hey, let's hold our breath for a minute to introduce the swarm of man-eating ants into the poisonous miasma. The poisonous miasma is so lethal to humans, so it should be useful for this group of man-eating ants," Yang Gan said slyly.
"It's easy for you to say, but those man-eating ants are very smart, will they be fooled?" Zhou Qiao retorted.
Yang Gan waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to worry.
"I know there is a way. We can..." Yang Gan leaned close to Zhou Qiao's ear and whispered quietly.
"Is this really feasible?" Zhou Qiao stared at Yang Qian dubiously.
Yang Gan smiled and said confidently: "It's absolutely feasible!"
Zhou Qiao nodded and decided to give it a try.
Then, the two began to prepare.
It turned out that Yang Gan's idea was that since these man-eating ants like meat, they happened to have a few bags of yak jerky with them. While running, he threw dried meat on the ground.
Sure enough, the group of man-eating ants could not resist the temptation of food and drove them into the poisonous miasma area.
Seeing the group of man-eating ants chasing after them, they were knocked unconscious by the poisonous miasma. Zhou Qiao and Yang Gan smiled at each other and immediately ran away, bypassing the man-eating ants and ran into the cave.
Entering the cave, Zhou Qiao breathed a long sigh of relief, and then he had time to look at the cave.
"I didn't expect this cave to be so hidden. We are really lucky, hahaha!" Yang Gan couldn't help but praise himself.
This cave is empty and cold, but there are no traces of snakes, insects, rats, or ants crawling through the cave. It is rare to be very clean.
"Yang Qian, be careful, I feel there's something fishy about this cave." Zhou Qiao frowned and scanned the surroundings warily.
Yang Qian was also cautious and moved slowly forward.
The deeper you go, the bigger the space becomes,
Yang Qian suddenly pointed forward in surprise and said, "Hey, I seem to hear the sound of gurgling water."
Looking in the direction of his finger, there was indeed a natural cold pool hundreds of meters away from them, and the sound of the rushing water came from here.
Zhou Qiao's eyes flickered and he murmured to himself: "Is this where the Wumiao people live?"
Yang Gan was also very excited, and the two of them quickened their pace and walked towards that side.
"Well... there seems to be traces of human activities here," Yang Qian suddenly frowned and said.
Zhou Qiao looked in the direction of his finger, and sure enough, there were mottled footprints next to a stone wall.
"It seems that there were indeed people living here."
The two of them continued to go deeper, and after passing through a narrow and dark passage, they saw a world that suddenly became brighter.
This is a vast valley with green grass and spiritual birds running around.
"It's so beautiful." Zhou Qiao couldn't help being stunned when he looked at this beautiful scene.
It's like a wonderland, full of mystery.
Zhou Qiao looked at a small wooden house in the middle of the valley. There was smoke rising from the kitchen, and there was a faint scent of medicine floating in the air. It was obvious that a witch doctor lived there.
"Apparently, this is where Wu Miao lives." Zhou Qiao judged.
When he was about to step forward to investigate the situation, he found a man in black robe standing next to the thatched hut in the middle of the valley, looking at the two of them coldly and mercilessly. His eyes were dark and cold, making people intimidating.
