Beyond the Noisy World: The Long Lost Eight Sects: 129, the angel descends

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Meng Huiyu mentioned a special term called surface runoff. In fact, water refers to streams and rivers that converge on the surface. Regardless of the reason, if you accidentally live in an unfamiliar wilderness, according to the law of survival in the wilderness, the first thing you need to look for is surface runoff. If there are people nearby, you can follow the stream to reach the inhabited place.

However, in special topography, springs may not always be on the surface, and karma may disappear from the surface to form underground rivers, so this search depends on experience and luck. Meng Huiyu also mentioned human population. If you want to find a place with human population in this way, the premise is that there must be people living there.

There are no people in Xiaojing Lake. As for Da Chi Mountain, there is only one Wei Fanting living in it. Because of her small scale, she is quite a huge family. At the moment, it is not clear how big the boundary of Qin Gaotai is, but looking at the scene in front of you, I am afraid it is no smaller than Xiaojinghu, and their location seems to be in the depths of the lofty mountains.

Ding Qi thought for a while and replied: "If it doesn't make sense here, there are aboriginal people."

Bi Xuecheng asked: "What kind of aboriginal people, are they the natives of this world?"

Ding Qi: "It may be someone who entered here in ancient times and settled here. When I was young, I heard a legend in this area..."

What legend did Ding Qi hear when he was a child? A story told by an old man. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom started in Guangxi and went all the way north to capture the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. For a time, the capital Nanjing was renamed Tianjing. Later, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was annihilated by the Qing government, and Tianjing fell, and a remnant of 50,000 people retreated to Jingyang County. Zeng Guofan's Hunan army came after half a month.

But the war did not break out. The Taiping army suddenly disappeared in Jingyang County, and the Hunan army was unable to search the mountains and wilds. Some people say that this army is hiding in a cave, but this is not one or two people, but tens of thousands of troops. Which cave can hide it, which valley can hide it?

But in any case, this army really disappeared out of thin air, no people alive, no corpses, no more to be found, leaving behind a historical mystery and local legends, it is said that they retreated with a lot of treasures.

Hearing this story, Bi Xuecheng widened his eyes and said: "The Story of Peach Blossom Spring! Have we come to Peach Blossom Spring?"

Ding Qi: "I just heard this story, and I am not sure that the legend is true. Even if the legend is true, it is not certain that those people came here, but it is possible."

Meng Hui said: "If they really got here, how did they get in?"

Ding Qi: "Since we can come in, theoretically they can also come in, maybe by other means."

Ye Yanxing: "How did 50,000 horses get in such a small cave?"

Ding Qi: "The cave is actually not small. As long as you set up a sloped ladder and have uninterrupted queues, the speed can be very fast. It is no problem to enter 10,000 people a day. Moreover, the figures in legends are often exaggerated, and there may not be any. There are so many fifty thousand people. I said this is to prepare you for your thoughts. There may be people in this outside world...Let’s go find the stream first."

Although he realized that the trouble was not small in his heart, Ding Qi became more and more calm. He knew that he was the backbone of the three disciples. As long as he didn't panic, the three disciples would not panic. Just now, he had been asking the three of them what to do in the way of questioning, which looked like the test and trial of the master to the disciple.

If you want to find the spring, you should walk into the valley between the two mountains and listen to the sound at all times. Ding Qi held a long stick in his left hand and a machete in his right hand to open the way, and instructed the three disciples to pay attention to the surrounding vegetation and see what plants they usually knew.

Not far after they walked out, the three students all took a slender bamboo branch in their hands, with a small leaf fork on the tip that was very flexible, and a whistle sound could be made with a slight twitch in their hands. Walking in the wild, this is used to start and drive away insects and snakes.

With his bag on his back, Ding Qi still pays attention to the situation of the three disciples behind and finds a suitable path, so their speed is very slow. Several people have already taken off their coats because the season is not right. It was already winter when they came in. Although the weather in Jingyang County was not too cold, they also wore coats and sweaters. They felt hot after they came in.

It took about an hour. They walked to the middle of the valley. Ding Qi circled around. After confirming safety, he asked the three disciples to rest for a while and changed their clothes, but they were still wearing long trousers. This is necessary to travel through the wilderness. No water source was found in the valley. Ye Yanxing pointed to a strange-shaped tree and said: "Is this a yew?"

The tree he was referring to had many plants nearby, with a tall trunk. The branches on the trunk were very dense. The whole tree showed a tower shape, and the lowest branches were almost on the ground. Ding Qi nodded and said: "It is indeed a yew."

Meng Huiyu asked: "Then what is the green fruit on the tree?"

Ding Qi: "That is torreya, you should have eaten it."

Bi Xuecheng: "Torreya grandis! Then it should be a torreya grandis tree, right?"

Ding Qi explained: "Torreya is a plant of the yew family. Now the fruit is not yet mature, so it is green. After this kind of nut is ripe and dried, you will probably know it."

The water source was not found in the valley. Although the few people carried water in their backpacks, it was definitely not enough to consume when they were on the road with a heavy load, so they continued to set off after resting for half an hour. When they passed through the valley mouth formed by two ridges encircling the left and right sides, there was a wider valley in front of them, and the mountains were still continuous from a distance.

Bi Xuecheng suddenly pointed his finger forward and said: "Master, what kind of fruit is that, can you eat it? It looks like a cherry!"

Ding Qi: "That's the cherry, the wild tail-leaf cherry, of course it can be eaten, and it tastes good!"

Meng Hui praised: "Master's knowledge is so broad, I know everything."

Ding Qi: "Now take off all the backpacks and find a tree to climb to pick cherries. Pick as many as you can and be safe!"

The reason why Ding Qi knows Torreya and cherries are because they are common plants in the mountainous areas of Jingyang County. He just asked the three disciples to pay attention to the vegetation for two main purposes. One is to determine the season and the climate here, and the other is to find something to eat.

Although they brought high-calorie foods such as compressed biscuits, military canned food and chocolate with them, if they were to be trapped here for a long time, the food would not be enough sooner or later.

Seeing the vegetation here, you can roughly judge that the climate here is similar to the mountainous area of ​​Jingyang County outside, but the seasons are different. The scented torreya has just been fruiting, and the wild tail-leaf cherries have matured, so it is roughly equivalent to the middle and late May of the solar calendar outside.

Ding Qi asked the three disciples to pick cherries, not for fun or greedy. If there is no water source today, then these ripe cherries are the main source of water intake. The environment can really bring up people. With three disciples caught in this situation, Ding Qi seemed to immediately become a mature, steady, and thoughtful leader.

I have seen the tail-leaf cherry Dingqi in the mountains, but I have never seen such a big one. The diameter of the trunk is more than one meter, and the age of the tree is probably more than 500 years, right? Of course, such a big tree is not easy to climb, but there are large and small cherry forests around it, so you can look for trees that are good for picking.

The three disciples unloaded their backpacks and were very excited to pick cherries. They used the multifunctional nylon pockets they carried with them. They quickly picked a large pocket each, each of which made almost five kilograms or more. Anyway, there are some here. Meng Huiyu first came back and said: "Master, you can taste it too, it tastes very good!"

Wild tail leaf cherries are much smaller than the big cherries sold in supermarkets, with bright red color and sweet and sour taste. Ding Qi tasted two and said: "Put all the cherries away, put them here and hang mine on the backpack. You can't eat too much of this kind of thing at a time, it's mainly for replenishing water. If we look for it again If there is no water source, I will find a place to camp. Have you noticed when it is now?"

Meng Huiyu glanced at the electronic watch on his wrist and said: "One and a half in the afternoon." Then he realized something, and looked up at the sky again, "The position of the sun doesn't seem right!"

Ding Qi nodded and said: "Since the seasons are different, the time may also be different. After we came in, the position of the sun has been falling. Although the exact direction cannot be determined yet, based on experience and visual inspection, there are only two distances from darkness. It’s hours. We must find a suitable camping site in an hour, otherwise it’s dangerous to spend the night in the wilderness."

Ding Qi also secretly rejoiced when he was speaking. Fortunately, he "brought" the three disciples in instead of letting them in by themselves, otherwise it would be too dangerous if they were scattered in different places!

I don't know where Zhu Shanxian and others are currently. According to them, they have their own unique skills and don't need Ding Qi to worry, but Ding Qi still can't help being a little worried. The person he is most worried about is Xian Hao. In fact, Xian Hao had a Withered Bone Knife in his hands, and his kung fu was much better than Ding Qi, but Ding Qi just felt uneasy.

In his mind, the current Xian Hao is not the original Xian Hao, and it is not clear how the Kung Fu is. Although he usually feels a little angry when he sees the current Xian Hao, the person who cares most at the moment is her. No matter what angle he looks at, he doesn't want him to have an accident.

Tan Hanchuan and Zhu Shanxian, Ding Qi is not very worried. As for Shang Ni, Ding Qi thinks she should be with Zhuang Mengzhou, because Zhuang Mengzhou asked Shang Ni to give her a hand when she passed through the door.

But at the moment, he is still thinking about how to protect these three disciples. While thinking about this, he holds a machete and continues to move forward. They were lucky. About an hour later they heard the sound of water and found a stream in the valley. The three disciples exclaimed in excitement: "Master, the water source has finally been found, it is still surface runoff!"

Ding Qi was also very happy, and hurriedly said: "The water you have on your body is almost drunk. Take the water first, then go to a higher place, find a place where you can shelter from the wind and rain, and move quickly!"

Why not camp by the water? If you encounter heavy rains, it will be very dangerous. The floods in the mountains are rising rapidly; and the waterside is also a place where wild animals frequently visit. Although there are no large beasts, there is no guarantee that there will be no one.

Ding Qi used to go to his home village on vacation when he was a child, but he really didn’t have the experience of "surviving in the wild". He has seen all these experiences in film and television programs and books. At this moment, he must lead the team to make decisions. At that time, he immediately became an expert, and the three disciples believed in his decision.

After taking the water, they went to a higher place. They found a camping site on the half of a hill. There was a huge rock sticking out, and a room-sized semi-open cavity was formed at the bottom. Unload all the backpacks, take out the equipment and set up the tent, and then cut enough branches nearby to prepare for the night bonfire.

Ding Qi felt very fortunate at this moment, because the backpacks of the three disciples were relatively small, there were no tents in them, and they didn't carry a machete with them. If they really went away, camping would be a big trouble. At the same time, he felt fortunate for Zhuang Mengzhou, because Zhuang Mengzhou's backpack is also relatively small, fortunately Shangni brought enough equipment in her backpack.

Among them, Zhu Shanxian and Tan Hanchuan have the most and most complete things. But Ding Qi, Shang Ni, and Xian Hao carried slightly less things, but they all weighed hundreds of catties.

As for Zhuang Mengzhou, Bi Xuecheng, Ye Yanxing, and Meng Huiyu, they all carried ordinary large mountaineering bags. They looked full, but they actually carried less than 30 kilograms of things, mainly including two sets. Change of underwear and shirts, as well as all kinds of food, as well as Swiss army knives, salt, seasoning bags, windproof lighters, raincoats, etc.

The tent was quickly set up. This kind of outdoor camping tent is not big, it can only sleep two people at most, and its main function is moisture insulation, heat preservation and wind protection. Fortunately, the weather is not too cold. They have found a place to shelter from the wind and rain. They can also stay overnight with a bonfire. Let Meng Huiyu sleep in the tent.

Just as Ding Qi and others were picking cherries in the afternoon, Zhuang Mengzhou and Shang Ni were walking in a field. The place they went was not the deep mountain forest where Ding Qi was located. The fields here were scattered among the low hills. They also dug out ridges and built water diversion irrigation canals, which were obviously cultivated manually.

Shang Ni curiously said: "Mr. Zhuang, there are people farming here!"

Zhuang Mengzhou: "Then I can rest assured. After walking for so long, I finally saw the traces of human smoke. This outer world is obviously inhabited, and there should not be too few people."

Shang Ni: "Who would live here, is there someone like Wei Fanting?"

Zhuang Mengzhou pondered: "I'm afraid it's not the same. Either someone who avoided disasters in ancient times, or someone who accidentally broke in was trapped here, and the offspring reproduced and lived here."

Shan Ni: "Stuck here?"

Zhuang Mengzhou: "Yes, it is entirely possible! After we came in, did you find a way out?"

Shan Ni was shocked and said: "Will we be trapped here too?"

Zhuang Mengzhou smiled and said: "Don't worry, since you can get in, there is a way to get out. Let's find a place to wait for others, as long as Teacher Ding comes, it will be easy."

Shang Ni: "Find a place to wait for others? Don't we take the initiative to find them?"

Zhuang Mengzhou: "I don't know where and how to find it? If they also come in, they will eventually come to a populated place. We are out-of-towners, so it is best to ask a local person if we have any situation. Don’t worry, there are villages where there are fields, and we can wait for them when we find a village. Before I came, I thought about it, and it turned out to be surprising!"

Shan Ni: "Are you sure?"

Zhuang Mengzhou: "I didn't count it for you. Are you sure?"

Shang Ni stopped struggling with this question, and asked: "What kind of people do you think the locals will be?"

Zhuang Mengzhou: "I don't think he is wearing an ancient costume."

Before speaking, Shang Ni suddenly pointed her finger forward and said: "There are people there!"

A middle-aged man was carrying a hoe-like object and was walking over another path in the field. He is wearing clothes of unknown fabric. The shirt is loose and looks like a short shirt in ancient costumes. The pants are like bloomers. The crotch and legs are fat. The corners of the pants are **** with a buckle. He wears a pair of hemp shoes barefoot with his feet on Full of mud.

Shang Ni's shouting shocked the man, everything in her hand fell to the ground, and she turned around and stammered: "You, you, who are you?"

The accent of this person is weird. I can't tell where the dialect is. It's like a language mixed with accents from all over the South, but I can barely understand it. Shanni replied: "We..."

"We are visitors from the outside world." Zhuang Mengzhou grabbed the conversation and answered, and pointed his finger at the distant sky, where they came from.

The man was stunned for a while, and suddenly shouted excitedly: "Is the angel sent by your God? Thank you, Father, the angel has finally come!" He knelt down and bowed to the two of them. .