[Ting Yu] Abandoned in the wild

18. Crisis 4

"You bastard, Xiyu has been taken away, why are you still in the mood to light a fire here? Can you starve to death if you don't eat??"

Ning Zhiyuan, who was quietly pulled out by Mike and told Xiyu about the matter, arrived at Ah Ting's stone house and saw Chen Ting who was setting fire at the door.

Chen Ting turned his head and stared at him silently with a cold face, his dark and deep eyes were full of secrets.

"What are you looking at? Hurry up and save Xiyu, I'll go find the priest right now and ask him to gather people from the tribe." Zhiyuan scolded him, turned around and was about to run into the tribe.

"Don't go." Chen Ting, who turned his head back to look at the fire wholeheartedly, shouted coldly.

Zhiyuan stopped abruptly, and said angrily: "What did you say?" He said, walked over and kicked Chen Ting again, "What is your intention? Xiyu was arrested, and you didn't save him but you were I'm going to the tribe to ask the old priest for help and you won't let me go. What do you want to do? Have you already given up Xiyu? Have you wanted to give up Xiyu for a long time, and this time I just give you one Opportunity." The more he spoke, the more angry he became, thinking of what Xiyu might encounter at this moment, tears also fell, "You bastard, don't want why people brought him back in the first place, how cruel the cannibal's methods are, How can you bear to..."

Before he finished speaking, Chen Ting interrupted him coldly, "My own partner, I can save it myself, I don't need anyone."

In this tribe, he no longer trusts anyone except the three people in front of him.The people who set the trap for Xiyu to find him in the forest must belong to this tribe, and asked them to save people. Even if they were willing to go, he was still not at ease entrusting Xiyu's life to these people.

"Ah Ting, do you have any ideas?" Mike has always been a sensible and gentle person. He was also worried about Xiyu being taken away by cannibals, but seeing Chen Ting's appearance, he felt a sense of relief for no reason. I think he must have other ways to save Xiyu.

Chen Ting took a deep breath to calm himself down, nodded and said, "Do you still remember the bows and arrows I told you about? I saw the cannibals' mobility in the forest today. I believe that if we just brought a slingshot or As for the spears used for hunting on weekdays, no matter how many people go there, it will not help, and they will just die."

Having said that, he pursed his lips and said to Lue Shang, "Are you familiar with the way to the cannibal gathering place?"

Lue Shang nodded, "Although I haven't been there, I understand it very well. And the old patriarch told me a small road when I went to the Yinla tribe last time. Although it is dangerous and difficult to walk, it can shorten the time to reach the cannibals. .We take a detour and get there almost in the evening."

"We don't care about the dangers anymore. It would be the best if we can get back the time we wereted, and go to the cannibal tribe with them." Chen Ting nodded and said, "Those people took Xiyu away. When we were on the road, it happened to be ten o'clock in the evening when we went back, so it should be..." Having said this, Chen Ting paused, clenched his fists tightly, as if desperately suppressing the emotions that were about to burst out, he swallowed Salivating, he continued: "It should also be their dinner time. Night, darkness, and hunger are when their defense and attack power are weakest. We don't have much time. After returning from the forest, we still have to do it now." Bows, so the making of arrows requires our division of labor and cooperation, and we will have to do some more on the road later, so as to be safe. We havetened to rush over and take action when they are most vulnerable, so as to save Xiyu."

"But looking at their mobility on the branches today, I'm afraid we won't be slow in escaping and chasing them." Mike raised doubts.

Chen Ting nodded, "That's true, that's why we need to make a bow even more. The long-distance shooting will give us more time. Then I will stand on a high branch and attack them. And took the opportunity to lure them away, Lueshang and Mike took the opportunity to attack the rest of the people, and then rescued Xiyu. In addition..." At this point, he stopped and looked at the anxious and angry Ning Zhiyuan, "I still have Please ask Zhiyuan, I am worried that we will attract cannibals to the tribe when we flee back, so I need you to go to the mountain. There is a cave there, which I discovered a few days ago. The stones and vines in front of the door form a natural It is sheltered, it is safe inside, and there are some food and water I have stored. When we rescue Xiyu, we will take a long way up the mountain from behind, and you will pick us up there, and we will wait until the next day to return to the tribe by another road, so that It will not lead the cannibals to the tribe." Ning Zhiyuan is the only doctor in the tribe, and they are going to the cannibal tribe this time. It is dangerous, and there is Zhiyuan who can treat and treat their injuries. .

Ning Zhiyuan was anxious and angry, but he still stayed where he was and listened to Chen Ting's words. Knowing that his current plan was indeed the most feasible, he nodded in approval.

"One more thing, I only trust you and hope you can help me." Chen Ting said.

"What?" Ning Zhiyuan was puzzled.

"I can't take Ah Zhan with me, but I don't trust anyone in this tribe except you, but I'm worried that he will become a drag on you when he follows you up the mountain..."

"I understand." Ning Zhiyuan understood half of what he said, "Don't worry, my neighbor Zora is absolutely trustworthy. He is weak and has never had a sense of presence in the tribe. His house has never been seen in normal times. It's safest for him to take Ah Zhan with him.

"Okay, I believe you." Chen Ting nodded.

He then squatted down, put the prepared bamboo on the fire to bake, and bent the waist of the bamboo bit by bit.This was originally a very time-consuming process, but now the time is urgent, he has no more time to bake a stronger bamboo bow, so he can only cut a section of relatively thin bamboo, and then bake and bend it to shorten the bow. time.

Lue Shang and Mike were on the sidelines, following Chen Ting's request, cutting the bamboo into strips, cutting them into suitable lengths, and sharpening one end to use as bows and arrows.

After about two hours of baking, the pillar took on the shape of a curved bamboo bow. Chen Ting dug a small hole in each end of the curved bamboo bow with a slightly sharp dagger, and then passed the rest through a The tougher cowhide is fixed on it, and a simple attack is done.

"Let's go." Before he even had time to try it, he took his things and prepared to go on the road.

Zhiyuan watched the three of them leave, turned around and hugged A Zhan to go to Zhuo La to take care of him, and went back to his hut to get a lot of herbs to heal wounds and stop bleeding, then went back to A Ting's stone house alone, bypassing the door Went to the mountain behind.

On the other side, under the leadership of Lue Shang, Ah Ting and the three of them avoided the dense forest where the white spider was, and headed towards the cannibals from another time-saving but somewhat dangerous path.Along the way, they encountered very aggressive beasts several times. There were many species that even Ah Ting had never seen before. They were probably extinct creatures due to evolution in modern society.The three of them just took this opportunity to practice the lethality of the bamboo bow. From the first time the arrow shot empty to the last time the arrow directly pierced the body of a wild wolf, Ah Ting finally mastered the use of the bow in his hand. Lue Shang and Mike also used this to drive away many animals with the slingshot, and by the way became more proficient in operating the slingshot.

As night fell, the forest they were in had already entered the range of cannibals, and there were brutally killed animal corpses everywhere, and occasionally even mutilated human limbs and cold bones.There were only a few faint rays of light from the sky above their heads. They were afraid that the light would attract the attention of the cannibals, so they did not dare to light the torches. Move towards the cannibal hordes.

"There is a fire ahead." Mike, who was walking in the front, pointed to the shadowy light protruding from the woods and said.

Chen Ting stared at the light source for a long time, then said: "Why do I feel that we have been walking uphill all the time, and the cannibals are on the mountain?"

"It's a small hill, not high. The forest we came in was formed along this hill. It's not easy for people who walk in it to notice it. You have to go around a long way to see this section of woods before you know its terrain. From low to high. So several times before several tribes assembled their forces to attack the cannibals, the final failure was caused by their unfamiliarity with the terrain here. The hillside is easy to climb and difficult to descend, and they didn’t realize it when they walked in , but when they were chased and fled, their bodies, which are accustomed to walking on flat ground, could not control the sense of balance on the steep downhill, and they slipped or fell, which gave the cannibals a chance to hunt and kill them, and finally lost their vitality."

After listening to Lueshang's words, Chen Ting frowned, let out a solemn expression, and said, "This time, such a situation is also our fault, and my legs themselves are a burden, and I also have Xiyu with me. .So in a while I will choose a tree that is the farthest within the range of the bamboo bow, and attack from there. You hide on the other side, wait for me to lead most of the people there, and you go to save people. Slingshot Although the range and lethality are not as good as bows and arrows, it is still very easy to injure those people at close range, and you just escape when they are unable to fight back."

Lue Shang and Mike were taken aback for a moment, looked at Chen Ting in surprise, and asked at the same time, "What about you?"

Chen Ting's face was serious, and he said in a deep voice: "As long as you help me take Xiyu away, I, Ting, will be grateful to you all my life."

"Ah Ting, don't tell me that you plan to use yourself to hold back the cannibals, and then give the three of us a chance to escape." Lueshang squinted his eyes and said coldly with a little anger.

Chen Ting didn't answer his words, and walked forward.

"Ah Ting." Lue Shang caught up with him from behind and grabbed his arm, "That's what you planned, isn't it?"

Chen Ting stopped following the resistance, but didn't look back, "I have no intention of dying, and since it's for Xiyu and Ah Zhan, I can't let myself die."

He is very clear that in such a barbaric era, even if Lue Shang and Mike are like brothers, even if Zhi Yuan is hard-spoken and soft-hearted, it is impossible to really take care of every detail.Only I can protect Xiyu and Azhan with all my strength. If he is gone, I am afraid that those two lovely and pitiful people will have to live their previous lives again.

Even... maybe not as good as before!At least at that time, Xiyu was still a female with a partner, and Ah Zhan had his lame but panting father.Without him, how would they survive in this tribe.

"Then you..." Mike walked up to him another time, thinking of the plan he just said.

Chen Ting pulled his lips and smiled, then turned his head to look at them, "If you treat me as a brother, you have to trust me." Then, he took out the dagger from Lue Shang's pocket, "Lend me this, When this crisis is over, it will be returned."

Lue Shang heaved a sigh of relief because of his words, clenched his fist and hit his shoulder, "Just take it and use it yourself."

The three looked at each other and smiled. From their attitudes, they also felt the motivation of brothers to help each other, trust and rely on each other, and they strengthened their steps even more.