Who knows! As soon as I returned to the mountains to farm, I encountered a natural disaster.

Zhao Yeqing sped up his pace and reached the last waterfall at noon.

Following the traces that Mu Xi had cleaned up, he made a small circle before reaching the bottom of the waterfall.

It was too dangerous to go out alone. This time Mu Xi went out with Guodu and Xuebing. When she came out, she called Dahuang and Xiaohei.

Dahuang is experienced and Xiaohei is the most courageous.

In the past, Dahuang was left at home to look after the house, but going into the mountains was no small matter. She didn't have time to think too much about it this time. The most important thing was to ensure her own safety.

The two dogs remembered Mu Xi's smell, but this time there was a light rain two days after Mu Xi went out, so there was probably not much left of the smell.

When we arrived at the bottom of the waterfall, the sky had already darkened a lot. This location was low and most of the light was blocked by the cliffs, waterfalls and high plants.

Zhao Yeqing continued walking for about three kilometers, and it was almost dusk.

She stopped the two dogs who were exploring the way forward, found a position with her back against the cliff, and planned to camp here.

After the light dimmed, the insects in the forest became noisier, making her already restless thoughts even more anxious.

I picked up a few dry sticks from the surroundings and broke them with all my strength.

Dahuang seemed to sense her anxiety, and came over and put his hand on her calf, comforting her with a 'woo woo' sound.

Zhao Yeqing stood there blankly for a few seconds before squatting down and hugging Dahuang, his eyes a little red.

Zhao Yeqing lit the fire before it completely darkened. She brought her sleeping bag and plastic sheet with her when she went out.

The tarp used for camping was taken away by Mu Xi, so she could only bring the largest plastic sheet with her so as not to have no place to take shelter when it rained.

However, it didn't look like it was going to rain tonight. She laid out her sleeping bag and added enough firewood to the fire before closing her eyes.

The two dogs sleeping beside her gave her a sense of security in the forest.

But I can't fall asleep completely, and I will wake up even if there is the slightest movement.

I didn't sleep peacefully until the morning. The sky was bright and bright, the forest was covered with morning mist, and the flames of the fire were almost completely extinguished.

She also deliberately got up twice in the middle of the night to add firewood, but the fire was not extinguished after the firewood was burned out, but the white mist in the mountains was too humid, and the firewood did not gather in time, so it did not burn enthusiastically. The flames were just buried by the morning mist.

Zhao Yeqing got out of his sleeping bag. The temperature in the mountains was very low in the morning, and he didn't feel much warmer after putting on his coat.

She walked to the nearby forest and rummaged under the thick piles of fallen leaves to find some firewood that was covered by the leaves and not wet by the mist and dew.

After lighting up the fire again, my stomach rumbled twice.

Only then did Zhao Yeqing realize that he seemed to have forgotten to eat last night, no wonder he couldn't get warm.

The backpack contains the cans Mu Xi brought back last time and the white flour cakes she made herself.

Zhao Yeqing opened the canned meat, placed it next to the fire to heat, waited until the broth in the can was slightly boiling, then cut the white flour cake into small pieces and put it into the can.

The canned food has a high salt content, so Zhao Yeqing boiled the noodles in broth to soften them.

After they were full, they put dried meat and water in the can, boiled it until soft, then added the bread and fed it to the two dogs.

After eating, her body warmed up from the inside out. She looked at the white fog that dispersed slightly in front of her eyes, got up, packed her things and prepared to continue on the road.

The body was sprinkled with powder to repel snakes and insects. This side gradually moved away from the snow-covered peaks. The temperature was not as low as there, but it had the climate characteristics of a monsoon rainforest.

She was worried about leeches and grass crawlers, so she covered her neck, hands and feet tightly, and she didn't forget to check the two dogs from time to time to see if they had caught any leeches.

Leeches, as long as they feel the animal's body temperature and the vibration of the surrounding environment, will be attracted to the animal.

It's not only found on the vegetation at your feet, but also on the leaves above your head.

As long as it feels them passing by, it will release its suction cups from the leaves above its head and land vertically on them. Grandpa said this is called 'leech rain'.

She immediately got rid of the leeches as soon as they landed on Rhubarb, but Xiao Hei was a little troublesome. His fur was all black, so he had to look carefully to find it.

Along the way, she discovered two loquat trees that were bearing fruit. The fruits on them showed signs of being picked, and there were loquat cores and peels on the ground.

The two dogs came forward and sniffed, barking "woof, woof, woof" several times.

Zhao Yeqing knew that this was a trace of Mu Xi's previous visit. The place was covered with leaves, so his scent remained.

The peel and core don't look like they were lost just two days ago. He probably set out a week ago. When he got here, he found that the loquats had grown, and he ate them before moving on.

Zhao Yeqing also picked a dozen of them and put them in plastic bags in his backpack.

She looked at the loquat peel at her feet, sniffed and continued to set off.

Mu Xi said before that there were no traces of ferocious animals along the way, but after all, it was near a water source, so there were too many variables.

She was very vigilant when she left. In the afternoon, she found the traces carved by Mu Xi on a tree trunk by the roadside.

Mu Xi said when he came back last time that he marked the area where he found some kind of cat.

This should be the mark that Mu Xi mentioned.

She rubbed her hand on the mark of the tree trunk a few times before continuing forward.

In fact, when we got here, we had almost reached the end point of Mu Xi's last exploration. Zhao Yeqing looked at the sky and estimated that if he walked forward for half an hour, he would not be able to go any further and would have to stop and set up camp again.

There are traces of animals here, so it stands to reason that the best place to camp is in a tree.

But Mu Xi said they were cats, and almost all small and medium-sized cats could climb trees. Zhao Yeqing could only choose a slightly more open area to camp.

The sun had completely set. Zhao Yeqing opened his backpack and took out dry food, intending to make a meal like he did in the morning.

She had no appetite, but the two dogs followed her for a whole day in the mountains and had to eat.

Both her and the two dogs were basically exhausted.

As she was opening her backpack, the two dogs suddenly stood up and ran away from where they were. Within two seconds, they disappeared into the woods and disappeared.

In addition to the direction in which the two dogs ran out, the trunks of the big trees in the distance were also shaken, and it was obvious that some animals were shuttled between the trunks.

Zhao Yeqing stood up as if facing a formidable enemy. He held the bow and arrow in his hand, with a stern look in his eyes, intending to strike first. He stretched the bow string forward and shot out as soon as he let go.

Her heart was beating violently, and her mind was quickly thinking about the direction to evacuate. She only heard a familiar exclamation coming from the direction where the arrow was shot,

"Fuck!"