"Is this what those two people from the upper world are looking for?"
"I'm not sure, let me identify it."
Chen Yao concentrated his attention and locked his eyes on the square object, and the information immediately appeared in front of his eyes.
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Tianji box: recognition rate 60% (from rumors)
The mysterious box was left here for some reason.
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"It's really...a heavenly machine box."
"It was found in its nest. This is the only thing."
"This kind of bird would swallow all the luminous objects it sees in its belly. It seems that it is because the sky box is too big."
Chen Yao compared the size, and the Tianji box was larger than Chen Yao's hand.
"Let's deal with this bird first. We'll talk about this later. Who will absorb its wasteland?"
"Brother, come on."
Jiang Hu suggested, and the two sisters nodded.
With excitement, Chen Yao put his palm against the strange bird and started the ceremony.
"absorb-orr'e."
Another strange feeling of comfort spread throughout the body, and this ceremony lasted for a full five seconds.
After the ceremony, Chen Yao felt a little stronger.
"Sure enough, this strange bird has a lot of waste inside it. Well, let's see what treasures there are in his belly, hehehehe..."
Chen Yao put the box into the binding ring, and then spread the strange bird's body flat with its belly facing up.
"Well, it's a little bigger than I expected."
Taking out his knife, Chen Yao found the strange bird's soft abdomen and cut it open. Based on his previous experience in dissecting the Iron-Crowned Chicken, Chen Yao skillfully found the stomach and cut it out completely.
After placing the strange bird's stomach on the ground, it's time for the exciting treasure hunt.
Chen Yao carefully inserted the knife, cut it hard to the bottom, and cut the strange bird's stomach in half. Under the bright light from the top of the abyss at noon, little bits of shining light came into Chen Yao's sight.
"This is..."
Chen Yao had never seen such a strange stomach structure. The strange bird's stomach was very clean, probably because it had hardly eaten, but there were three things embedded in its stomach wall.
An exquisite crystal necklace, made of luxurious crystal and other materials, with an oval metal object engraved with complex patterns tied to the end.
The other two items are two small silver coins. The front of the silver coins is a portrait of a beautiful woman with countless tentacles spread out on her back, and the reverse is a delicate and complicated pattern.
After Chen Yao repeatedly confirmed that there was nothing else inside, he took out the three items one by one.
"Xiaohu, please pour some water from the water bag and let me wash these things and wash my hands by the way."
"oh oh."
It took Chen Yao a while to wash off the three items and the mucus on his hands, but the rancid smell could not be dissipated.
"This should be the currency used by the outside world, right?"
Qiu Yunxi picked up a silver coin and started observing it.
"Well, according to the rumored appearance of Lord Binding God, it should be the currency used by the outside world."
Chen Yao put away the two silver coins and was about to pick up the necklace to identify it, when a small hand picked up the necklace before him.
"Well, it's a bit smelly...but this necklace is really beautiful! I like this so much! Can you give this to me, Brother Yao~"
"Wait, let me identify it first. If there is no problem, I will give it to you."
"Oh, okay."
Qiu Yueli reluctantly returned the necklace to Chen Yao.
Chen Yao picked up the necklace and after careful inspection, he found that the oval metal at the end actually had a buckle that could be opened.
Open the buckle, and the inner side of the metal object is patterned, and the portrait is very beautiful.
On the other side is a colorful portrait of what appears to be a family. There are three people in total, an older man, an older woman and a little girl. Judging from their decent clothes and the general decoration of the surrounding environment, they look a bit like Chen Yao. I have learned about the so-called nobility in books.
This necklace is definitely not from an ordinary family!
With a flash of eyes, Chen Yao began to identify the necklace, trying to find out some useful information.
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? ? ? 's necklace: Recognition: 20% (from item inspection)
A very precious necklace of unknown origin.
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It was identified, but it seemed that it was not identified, but what is certain is that this necklace is definitely not an ownerless thing.
"Lili, this necklace should have been lost by a certain noble in the upper world. Leave it with me for safekeeping for now. I will definitely find a more beautiful one for you in the future, okay?"
"Well...brother Yao, please don't lie to me!"
Qiu Yueli pursed her lips, but she could only listen to Chen Yao. She was a cute and obedient girl.
"Okay, okay~"
Chen Yao stood up and saw the huge corpse of the screamer, and couldn't help but have a headache. This guy didn't look like he could eat it. After all, its cousin crow was a professional scavenger.
"Its beak, claws, and feathers should all be good things. Tiger, can you put this thing away?"
"No problem, brother! My binding ring has nine cubic meters of space!"
Chen Yao looked at his binding ring with only three cubic spaces and was a little envious, but in terms of physical fitness, Jiang Hu was much stronger than him.
"Then you put this guy away. There should be some usable materials on it. Return to the village and let Blacksmith Li clean it up."
"Okay!"
Then Chen Yao put away the iron-crowned rooster's body again, and it was now tidied up.
"Well... let's camp next to the ruins first."
A few people built a fire in the ruins of the church, and Chen Yao proposed to find a water source by himself.
"I'll go this time."
"No! How can a girl do such a thing?"
Qiu Yunxi was about to refute, but then frowned.
"what ever."
"Hey, Xiaohu, I'll leave this to you."
"Don't worry, brother! I still have spare equipment."
Then he took out a spare set of hammer and shield from the binding ring, but it looked simpler than the previous set.
Chen Yao smacked his lips, the village chief's son was treated differently, but then he thought that he was empty-handed, what if...
"Lend this to me first, and I'll return it to you when I get back."
Chen Yao took Jiang Hu's hammer.
"Oh, let me use it for you, then I can only use this."
Another hammer was pulled out...
"How many personal items has your father prepared for you?"
"There are really none! Just two shields and three maces."
Jiang Hu waved his hand sheepishly.
"..."
Chen Yao left the camp and did not explore another path. Instead, he compared the direction of the top of the abyss and plunged into the snakewood forest on the side. Because all the water sources under the black abyss come from the water seeping from the edge of the stone wall on the top of the abyss. So you can definitely find the water source along the edge of the stone wall above your head.
After walking hard for hundreds of meters in the snakewood forest, Chen Yao separated from the snakewood vines in front of him for the umpteenth time. Finally, a small clearing appeared in front of him. In the center of the clearing was a small puddle. Chen Yao's sound startled a small clearing that was running away. The hare drinking water, this kind of small beast is not common under the black abyss. The hare just kicked its legs and disappeared into the forest.
When he thought that this beast was extremely timid and good at hiding, Chen Yao gave up his plan to hunt it down.
Standing on the edge of the puddle, Chen Yao first filled his water bag, and then looked at the footprints on the edge of the puddle. This was a new habit he had just adapted to.
"This is the crested pheasant, this... hare, then the rock pig, and then...?!"
Chen Yao's pupils suddenly dilated because several pairs of human footprints appeared in them!
Chen Yao stepped forward and compared it carefully. The footprints were obviously much smaller than his own, and they were clearly from a child.
After thinking over and over again, Chen Yao decided to look over to see what was going on. He followed the footprints and walked through the forest for some distance. A small earth mound surrounded by snake bushes appeared in front of him. The height of the small earth mound was almost as high as the nearby snake trees. It's so consistent that you can't even notice it if you don't look carefully.
Taking a few steps forward, Chen Yao shouted tentatively.
"Hello? Is anyone there?"
After a period of rustling movement, a little head wearing a hood slowly poked out from beside the little dirt bag.
"Who are you?"
Girls? She doesn't look very young. What is such a young girl doing here alone? Chen Yao is confused now.
"Don't worry, I'm not a bad person. I'm from a nearby village. I came here accidentally. What are you doing here?"
"Mom said... you can't... talk to strangers."
The little girl shook her head and shrank her neck, her vigilance became more obvious, and Chen Yao suddenly had a headache.
"So, where is your mother?"
"Mom... fell asleep."
"Well, you take me to see your mother. He will definitely know if I am a bad person."
Chen Yao really wanted to understand the situation and why a mother and daughter lived in such a place.
After thinking for a moment, the girl finally nodded and walked out from behind the bun.
"this..."
The little girl was as tall as Chen Yao's chest. She was about seven or eight years old. She only wore a shabby burqa. Under the wide hood was a chubby little face, which made Chen Yao feel a little itchy. .
"here.."
Chen Yao followed the girl to the other side of the earthbag, where there were some simple decorations, a bed made of leaves and a burning fire.
The little girl pointed to the side of the earthbag where some dry branches and leaves were covered.
"Mom...sleeping inside...but mom asked me...not to go in..."
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"How long has your mother been asleep?"
The little girl lowered her head and clapped her fingers.
"I don't know...it's been many, many days..."
Hearing this, Chen Yao was startled and suddenly made some guesses.
"Okay, I'll go in and talk to mom right now. Just wait for me here!"
"Um!"
The girl nodded, as if she could agree to anything about her mother without hesitation, but then the girl tugged at Chen Yao's clothes again.
"Brother... please... tell mom that Nana misses her..."
It turned out to be Nana, which is such a cute name.
"Okay, brother, I promise you."
Chen Yao calmed down and was about to push away the dead leaves on the branches, but then turned around again.
"Nana, be good, wait for me here, don't turn around, otherwise mom will be angry."
Chen Yao took the girl to a location a little further away and asked her to sit down with her back to the dirtbag.
"knew...."
At this moment, Chen Yao couldn't bear to see the girl's disappointed expression, but if she knew the truth...
This is also what the girl’s mother expects.
After touching the girl's head, Chen Yao felt his hands were a little tingly, but he thought it was a hair accessory or something like that and didn't think much about it.
Chen Yao turned around and pushed aside all the dead branches and leaves at the entrance of the cave. The dark entrance of the cave half a man high was revealed. The putrid smell he imagined did not appear. Chen Yao was a little confused and entered the cave entrance with a short body.
Since there was no light in the cave, Chen Yao raised a flame with one hand to illuminate the cave. The moment the flame illuminated the cave, Chen Yao was startled.
In front of him was a space of about five or six square meters. In the center of the space was a bed made of leaves and weeds, on which a middle-aged woman was quietly lying on her back.
Chen Yao was a little frightened. The woman in front of him seemed to be asleep, not like she had been dead for a long time. Could he have guessed wrong? Did Nana's mother really just fall into a long sleep?
He cautiously came closer, and the more he saw Chen Yao, the more shocked he became. The woman in front of him had a beautiful figure, and her skin was as delicate and smooth as mutton-fat jade. However, her face was a little thin, and even looked a little sickly pale.
"Hello, ma'am."
Chen Yao tentatively called out in a low voice, but did not receive any response, so he wanted to step forward to explore the woman's breath, but as soon as he took two steps forward, Chen Yao bumped into something unknown with a bang.
"hiss...."
Chen Yao tentatively groped in front of him and found that there was a transparent arc-shaped protective shield covering the female body.
This involves Chen Yao's knowledge blind spot. After thinking for a moment, Chen Yao aimed at the position of the protective cover and activated his secret eye, and a piece of information appeared in front of Chen Yao.
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? ? ? :A barrier with unknown duration, unknown activation conditions, and unknown strength. Recognition 5% (from tactile sense)
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"Hmm... a barrier."
Since the barrier cannot be opened, then... can her status be detected? This time Chen Yao launched his Secret Eyes on the woman in front of him.
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? ? ? Remains: recognition rate 40% (from medical and biological knowledge)
He died of unknown causes and had no vital signs.
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! ! !
This time, Chen Yao's mood was really unspeakable. It turned out that everything was consistent with what he had guessed. Nana's mother didn't want her daughter to know that she was about to die, so she deceived her by saying those words.
Just when Chen Yao was thinking about how to coax the girl after going out, the duration of the flame in his palm was almost reaching its limit. The substantial flame flickered and jumped in his hand. For a moment, Chen Yao caught a flash of light from the corner of his eye. The light!
There is something!
Chen Yao looked towards the bright light and found some things on the side of the female body. These things were deliberately placed outside the scope of the protective cover. They were obviously placed in a planned position.
Picking it up, there were two items in total. One was a piece of paper filled with words that Chen Yao couldn't understand, but Chen Yao could roughly guess what the content was. The other was a piece of paper. A ring with a strange shape, both items were put into the binding ring by Chen Yao.
The fire on his palm suddenly jumped violently, and then extinguished. It was obvious that Chen Yao had persisted to the limit, but he had no intention of going out at this time...
In the darkness, there was a brief silence between one person and one body. This atmosphere was very strange, but Chen Yao didn't feel terrible, because lying in front of Chen Yao was a mother, a great mother.
After brewing for a long time, Chen Yao finally just bowed slightly and then withdrew.
"Brother...Mom misses Nana too...right?"
Upon hearing the noise, Yina turned her head towards Chen Yao, with her back to the light. The expression on the girl's face could not be seen clearly under the hood.
"Yes, mom said she misses Nana too."
After Chen Yao exited, he quickly dug up the soft soil on the side with his hands, covered the hole tightly, and then covered the hole with dead branches and leaves.
"But my mother said that she needs to rest for a long time now for some reasons and doesn't want anyone to disturb her. She also said... she entrusted her favorite daughter to me and hoped that I could take good care of Nana until she wakes up. .”
Chen Yao finished telling the lie without changing his expression, and the entrance to the cave was covered tightly. This was the only thing he could do.
"But...Nana misses her mother so much..."
As Nana spoke, she lowered her head in disappointment.
Chen Yao walked up to the girl and held her thin shoulders.
"Nana is a sensible child, right? Mom has very, very important things to do so she doesn't want to come out. Nana will definitely listen to her mother, right?"
"Um..."
"Well, since Nana is now handed over to me by her mother, I will definitely take good care of you. I will treat Nana as my biological sister! But I don't know Nana very well, so I will start with myself. Let the introduction begin, my name is Chen Yao, and I will be your brother from now on. Tell me, what is your name?"
Chen Yao tried to distract the girl's attention so that she would no longer be immersed in the pain of longing. Alas, she was clearly right in front of her, but she was already separated from heaven and earth...
"My name is...Yina..."
"Okay, Yina, tell your brother, what have you eaten to fill your stomach during the many days you have been here?"
Chen Yao took the opportunity to ask the doubts in his heart.
"Eat...rats...big pigs...and...snakes...worms..."
As the names reported by Yina became more and more terrifying, the corners of Chen Yao's mouth twitched slightly.
"Are you sure you didn't lie to my brother? How did you eat?"
Chen Yao asked with a fake smile.
"Yina...not gonna lie...all...roasted and eaten..."
Yina then pointed to the fire beside her, and then to the snake wood forest behind her.
Only then did Chen Yao notice that there were a lot of animal bones piled up in the Snake Wood Forest.
At this moment, Chen Yao was also a little frightened. He first rolled up Yina's sleeves to check if there were any abnormalities on her skin, and then started to ask questions.
"After eating that...food, do you feel uncomfortable? Do you have a stomachache? Are you dizzy?..."
After receiving negative answers to a series of questions, Chen Yao began to suspect that the girl in front of him was not a normal person at all, but then he shook his head and stopped thinking about these questions. He took out the map, found the approximate location and marked it. .
"Yina, it's not safe here, but it's safe for mom to rest here! No one will bother mom. Can my brother take you to a safe place? There is also a big brother and two beautiful sisters there. oh!"
The girl lowered her head and thought for a moment, then glanced reluctantly in the direction of her mother, and then nodded slowly.
"Do you have anything else to bring? Brother, help you get it."
The girl shook her head stubbornly, clapped her hands three times, and then whistled again.
Just when Chen Yao was wondering, there was a rustling sound from the bushes nearby, and a gray rabbit came out. Yina picked it up and stroked it carefully.
Isn't this the rabbit at the water source before...
"Um...what's it called?"
“Tweet…”
"Well, brother is hungry, can you bake Jiu Jiu and eat it?"
"You can't...eat rabbits, brother...is bad!"
"Just kidding!"
"Joke...don't like it..."
"Okay, okay, I won't talk about it anymore."
"..."
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