The next moment, Lu Yunyou took the weapon and followed the others out of the carriage quietly. As soon as he stood firm, he was surprised to find that the entire team was standing outside, but no one spoke. When he realized that everyone When everyone was paying attention to the source of the sound, he followed the example of others and tried to focus on listening to the sound coming from far away.
The rustling sound continued and got closer and closer. The things making the noise seemed to be slowly approaching the position of the convoy, which made him involuntarily become nervous.
"You guys come with me to have a look, the others stay behind to protect the convoy." Not long after, Hong Ying picked out a few fifth-level martial arts cultivators from the team.
"Yes," after those people agreed, Hong Ying led them carefully towards the location where the sound came from. At the same time, under Zou Cheng's reminder, the people who stayed behind picked up their weapons one after another. Be prepared to take action at any time.
Without letting everyone wait any longer, Hong Ying and a few others quickly turned back the way they came. When everyone looked at them with puzzled expressions, Zou Cheng asked directly: "Brother, what's going on over there?"
"There is a sand ant colony coming over there, about tens of meters away from the convoy. Fortunately, our convoy is not on the route of the sand ant colony!" Under the moonlight, Hong Ying's calm face revealed a bit of nervousness. .
"Brother, just in case, should we move the convoy further away?" Although Hong Ying had already stated that the sand ants were not coming towards their convoy, Zou Cheng was still a little worried.
"No, the convoy is too close to the sand ant colony now. It's best not to make too much noise to avoid attracting the ants." Faced with Zou Cheng's inquiry, Hong Ying quickly gave instructions: "But just in case. , you go get some powder and sprinkle it on the side of the motorcade, so that the sand ants will not get close to our motorcade."
"Yes," after understanding what Hong Ying meant and agreeing, Zou Cheng hurriedly went to get the powder.
During the conversation between the two, the rustling sound became more obvious, like some kind of large ferocious beast crawling close to the ground. Just listening to the sound made people feel numb.
In fact, regarding sand ants, Lu Yunyou had read some related introductions in books before. Sand ants are small ferocious beasts, only the size of an ordinary person's little finger. They like to build nests in mud and sand, and usually feed on weeds.
"Everyone, please be quiet. We will rest after the sand ants have passed." When Lu Yunyou was thinking about how powerful those sand ants were, Hong Ying once again told everyone to keep quiet.
At the same time, Zou Cheng had already sprinkled some medicinal powder on the east side of the convoy according to his instructions. It was one of the necessary items when they went out. Every night when they rested, Lu Yunyou saw someone throwing medicinal powder around the camp. He I also asked if that was a measure to prevent everyone from being infested by poisonous insects while resting.
However, after taking this precaution, everyone still looked a little nervous. They seemed to be worried about the ants coming towards the convoy. Thinking about his understanding of sand ants, Lu Yunyou didn't understand why those sand ants could make everyone So scared.
When he didn't know why and didn't dare to ask, the rustling sound got closer and closer, and not long after, a large black moving object appeared in everyone's sight.
In the night, Lu Yunyou couldn't see the specific appearance of the sand ants. He could only see the specific size of the sand ants when they appeared alone. It was consistent with the description in the book. The size of the sand ants was smaller than an ordinary person's finger. , one is that big, so judging from the entire black area, there are at least tens of thousands of them, which is really scary. Fortunately, the sand ant colony moves very fast, and disappears into the night soon.
"It was so thrilling just now!" After Hong Ying took the lead in withdrawing the weapon, Fang Ting sighed exaggeratedly from behind the crowd.
"Isn't it true? If I had encountered so many sand ants alone, I would have run as far as I could," Zhang Yuan patted his chest, looking like he was still frightened.
"What are those sand ants to be afraid of?" A moment later, when everyone put away their weapons and prepared to return to their original positions, Lu Yunyou couldn't help but express his doubts while walking next to Fang Ting and Zhang Yuan.
"Yunyou, haven't you heard of ferocious beasts like sand ants?" The person who answered was Fang Ting. He knew that Lu Yunyou lacked experience, but he didn't know to what extent Lu Yunyou lacked experience.
"I know, but don't sand ants only eat grass?"
"It seems you don't know enough." After shaking his head and confirming that Lu Yunyou was ignorant, Fang Ting explained very simply: "Usually sand ants feed on weeds, but when they are hungry, they prefer to eat meat. , whether it is human or ferocious beast, whether it is alive or dead, they all like to eat, and they will eat all the food."
"Sand ants like to forage at night, because their sense of smell and hearing are most sensitive at night. The group of sand ants just left probably smelled the smell of blood before they left directly, otherwise we would be in trouble," said Fang, who very much approved of it. Zhang Yuan also took the initiative to add something to Ting's statement.
"Are you saying that those sand ants just now are likely to attack us?" Seeing that the size of the sand ants was no match for them, Lu Yunyou asked one more question out of doubt.
"Not necessarily. If the convoy happens to be on the route of the sand ants, then it must find a way to avoid those sand ants in advance." Fang Ting changed his tone and continued: "But just now we were not on their route, and the deputy The escort also sprinkled insect repellent powder there in advance, so that as long as we don’t provoke them, we won’t be attacked.”
In one sentence each, Zhang Yuan and Fang Ting took turns explaining the characteristics of sand ants to Lu Yunyou.
"Are you afraid of being attacked by sand ants?" Even though the two people spoke eloquently, Lu Yunyou still didn't understand why so many of them were afraid of such small sand ants. After all, it seemed that sand ants were not as agile as them.
"Sand ants are ferocious social beasts with large numbers. They usually like to go straight when looking for food and will not change their direction of travel because of some obstacles. If the convoy is on their route, no matter it is a huge mammoth, Or we will all be eaten by them till our bones are gone," Zhang Yuan patiently explained to Lu Yunyou in detail what made them afraid.
"Can't we stop those sand ants in advance?" Not knowing how powerful the bite of sand ants is, Lu Yunyou still felt that they didn't need to be afraid of those small sand ants because of their numbers.
"What you said is quite simple, but you don't know that once we take action, we will only attract more sand ant colonies. When the time comes, the smell of sand ants on your body will be the only way to die." Seeing that Lu Yunyou didn't understand the power of sand ants at all, Fang Ting was already a little impatient.
"Fang Ting is right. There is a special smell in the blood of sand ants, and they are easily captured by the same kind. Once we do something, we will be stained with that smell. By then, we will become a swarm of sand ants chasing after us. "The target," Zhang Yuan took a breath and continued to explain: "Those sand ants are not only highly aggressive, but also have a fearless nature. No matter how fast we kill, they will eventually bite us until our bones are gone." .”
At this point, the two finally explained all the reasons why they were afraid of sand ants. Lu Yunyou, who originally wanted to continue arguing with the two, finally realized his ignorance. Now it seemed that it was best for them not to provoke the sand ants, so After returning to the car, unable to sleep, he asked Fang Ting and others for some knowledge about vicious beasts.
The night was uneventful, and before dawn the next day, people were already busy making fires and cooking outside. They brought enough water with them when they left the inn. For the time being, everyone did not have to worry about water problems, but they ate less and less meat bought from the inn. , and then everyone had to eat more dry food.
After everyone finished breakfast, the sky was getting brighter, and then under Hong Ying's order, the convoy set off again. After the farce last night, everything seemed to be developing in a good direction. Their trip went very smoothly in the morning, which was in line with their expectations. knowledge of this area.
In fact, before leaving the inn, Hong Ying had already asked the people at the inn what the road was like from the inn to Dilong City.
Starting from the inn and traveling in the southwest direction for two to three hundred miles, the road is frequently used by various escort agencies. Whether it is due west, southwest or northwest, there are several main roads, and most of the road sections are The moorland and woodland are fairly flat and there is no danger.
Only the two to three hundred miles near the edge of the Tianxuan Mountains are more dangerous, but there are often martial arts hunting there. In fact, the possibility of encountering ferocious beasts or bandits is not high, and the subsequent journey will be safer.
It was already the fourth day since they set off from the inn. If there was no trouble later, they would reach the edge of the Tianxuan Mountains tonight.
As for the frequent troubles they encountered in the past few days, everyone can only think in a good direction. Those problems are caused by evil people, but they are not directed at them. Only by thinking this way can they dare to move on, otherwise they can only solve the problem in advance. Return home.
