Chapter 1079: Walking in the Forest (Part 2)
Because of the thawing of the frozen soil and the heavy rain a few days ago, the swamps on the Central Siberian Plateau became very muddy and dangerous. When walking in the swamp, if you are not careful, you will guess the mud and fall into it.
Xu Changqing was walking completely on the swamp, as light as feathers, and there was no sign of falling on the soles of his feet, just like a rock under his feet. Yakov also had his way of dealing with it. His feet turned into lava. When he stepped on the swamp, he instantly burned the muddy ground in the soles of his feet and their surroundings, artificially creating a temporary hard soil to land. Although sometimes the land would be too wet to burn the ground at the moment of falling on the ground, causing the foot board to fall, but the sinking was very shallow. As long as he raised his foot in time, there would be no problem.
On the contrary, Victor and the other two could only connect each other with ropes and fumble forward step by step. Fortunately, they have passed through many swamps these days, and they have rich experience. In addition, Yakov pointed out some reliable places to stay, which enabled them to barely move in the swamp at the normal speed.
The area of this swamp is very large. It took about two hours before Xu Changqing and others came out of the swamp. At this moment, Xu Changqing and Yakov were fine, while Victor and the other two were in a mess. The lower body was completely invaded by wet mud, and the upper body was covered with mud and water. The unbearable image was still the second thing. What was important was that the wet mud stuck to the body was very cold because of the fact that it had just thawed. The three of them had turned blue and trembled all over and could not speak.
Although the three of them looked cold in their bodies and injured the meridians of the five internal organs, the situation in their bodies was not as bad as they looked on the surface, because the mushroom prepared by Xu Changqing for them made the cold air just float on the surface. Under the external force formed by the cold air, the mushrooms they took before could fully exert their medicinal properties and nourish their bodies.
But everything is still too bad. Now that the medicinal properties of mushrooms have been fully utilized, they continue to use this extreme method to temper their bodies. It will only backfire. According to the ordinary solution, it is naturally to let the three of them change their clothes, then build a bonfire, and drink a cup of hot tea to dispel the cold air on their bodies, so that they can not leave any disease roots and also soothe their physical functions to reach their limits. But Xu Changqing looked at the sky that was gradually darkening and did not think of spending a night in the wild, so he took action directly, saving some trouble.
He raised his left hand and waved it at the three of them. A divine power immediately gushed out from the sun god skin in his left hand, turning into a scattered golden light to cover the three of them. The three of them immediately felt a heat gushing out of their bodies that made them intoxicated and spread throughout their bodies in an instant, warming their bodies and minds, and making their fatigue and cold all fade away. At the same time, the cold and wet soil on their bodies instantly drained away from the water under the illumination of the golden light and became extremely dry. Then, under the guidance of an invisible force, it turned into dust, left their bodies, scattered around them, and soon laying a layer of dust on the ground.
Although this is not the first time that Victor and the other two have seen Xu Changqing cast spells, this is the first time that the object of the spell cast is himself. When the light from Xu Changqing's hands shines on them and penetrates into their bodies and souls, they all think of the Holy Light of God that is often mentioned in the Bible stories. Although they know very well that it is not the same thing, they can't help but connect the two.
Soon the light was taken back by Xu Changqing. The three people who were originally in a mess had become clean. Although the fatigue on their bodies had not subsided, the expression on their faces became much more energetic and no longer fell down at any time like they had just happened.
Xu Changqing ordered Yakov: "Let's lead the way! Try to arrive at the hunter's hut you mentioned before the sky completely darkened."
Yakov looked at some muddy ideas on his body. He looked at Victor and the other two with some envy, and said to the three of them angrily: "Follow me, I don't want you three to get lost in the forest, and then I will take the time to find you."
After saying that, he changed into the boots he took off when he passed the swamp earlier, confirmed his current position, and found an easy-to-go beast path and walked into the forest.
Yakov was very familiar with this forest. As the best hunter in the area of his hometown, he was recruited by Russian nobles to hunting teams more than once and served as a guide for their hunting game. Although the terrain and landforms have changed a little now, some of the markers left before used to point out the prey are still preserved, but because they are mostly damaged in the past, if they are not familiar with these things, it would be difficult to see what their original shape is.
After seeing the status of these signs, Yakov did not expect much of the hunter's hut he mentioned. Although the main materials of the hunter's hut are stones, the doors, windows, roofs and other things are still wood, and the years of wind and rain have probably been rotten and damaged.
However, when a few people came to the Hunter's Hunter's Hunter, the scene they saw was somewhat unexpected. The Hunter's Hunter's Hunter was not as unbearable as imagined, but it was well preserved. Not only was the roof not damaged, but the windows and doors seemed to have been replaced for a short time. There was also a pile of firewood under the corner of the hut wall that had been chopped and dried in the shade.
"I didn't expect that there were people using this cabin." Yakov, who had not been here for many years, was surprised to see this sober. He quickly stepped forward and pushed the wooden door. Without opening it, he looked for the door again. When he saw the iron bolts and locks on the door, frowned and said unhappily: "This is a hunter's cabin for forest shelter. How can it be locked like a private cabin?"
As he spoke, he saw his palm turn into a lava hand, then grabbed the iron lock, melted the iron lock into iron in the blink of an eye, and then pushed the door and walked in.
The room was very neat and looked like it was just a big sweep not long ago. The furniture was handmade and looked very rough, but it was complete, with tables, chairs, and beds, and even some handmade wood carving ornaments and animal head specimens on it.
"It seems that there are another group of people living here, probably hunters, about seven or eight." Yakov entered the house and glanced around. He saw some salutes neatly placed beside the bed. He then walked to the fireplace, squatted down and grabbed a handful of extinguished charcoal, rubbed it in his hand, and said, "The fire has been extinguished for two days. They should be camping outside and have the courage to do this. There are at least two to three old hunters among these people."
"Relax, these people cannot be the ones who are chasing you." Xu Changqing patted Yakov's shoulder and signaled that he would not be so nervous. He said, "Don't worry about this, we just stay for a while tonight and leave tomorrow."
After saying that, he found a chair and sat down, then took out a book that he had not finished reading from his sleeve and continued reading.
When Victor and the other two who entered the house from behind saw Xu Changqing sitting down, they all couldn't wait to take off their backpacks and found a place to sit down and rest. After their physical strength recovered a little, they stood up consciously and started the movements that were helpful for exercising their bodies and refining their bloodlines.
Yakov did not relax his vigilance because of Xu Changqing's words. He got up and searched through the backpacks, found several documents, and knew that these people were all students from Moscow State University. It seemed that they were gathering together during the holidays and hired old hunters to experience the excitement of hunting in the primeval forest.
After figuring out the situation, Yakov also relaxed a little. He went outside the house, found some firewood, put it in the fireplace, and made a ball of fire, and then walked out of the house. After a while, he saw him walking in with a few skinned rabbits in his hand, and then skillfully put the rabbits on the fire and barbecued them one by one.
In this quiet and coordinated atmosphere, they were doing what they were doing. Soon Victor and the other two had done a set of movements. After they had some strength left, they could no longer support their heavy bodies. They all lay on the ground. The strong soreness on their bodies made beads of sweat the size of beans appear on their foreheads.
Xu Changqing's eyes kept looking at the words in the book, without raising his head, and said in a slightly stern tone: "I said that after doing the movements, you must stand up and walk slowly to let your body gradually adapt to changes. If you just lie down like this, your movements will be in vain."
Hearing Xu Changqing's words, Victor and the other two felt uncomfortable and had no strength, they tried their best to support the things beside them, gritted their teeth, and stood up. Then they walked slowly in the house like a ten-year-old man holding the wall.
Yakov also roasted the rabbits, sprinkled some ingredients on the surface, put them aside, and waited for Victor and others to recover their strength and appetite before eating. After that, he took the herbs that had been configured by Xu Changqing from Xu Changqing, found an iron pot from the ceremony, poured water, put it on the fire, and began to prepare the medicine.
In addition to boiling medicine a few times at the beginning, Xu Changqing had already taught Yakov the work of boiling medicine. He just gave some advice from the side. Although Yakov had no experience in boiling Chinese medicine before, Xu Changqing gave advice from the side, and Xu Changqing used the initiation method to directly imprint some experience in boiling medicine into his soul, so that he could get started in a short period of time.
Chapter completed!