Before they set off, Shao Xuan had brought some jerky with him, but Chacha liked to eat fresh.
After Chacha caught some prey and ate to its heart's content, it took Shao Xuan to fly again.
Occasionally, a large bird would fly past this area. A few times, it fought with Chacha, and Shao Xuan almost fell from the sky.
If Chacha was a little bigger, Shao Xuan could still stand on its back. Unfortunately, Chacha was still too small.
Shao Xuan twisted his body to avoid the awl-like beak of the bird. With one hand holding Chacha's claw, he quickly took out the prepared stone needles from the animal skin pouch at his waist and threw them at the attacking birds.
The stone needles had been dipped in a special grass juice, which had an extremely strong paralyzing effect. Shao Xuan always aimed at the parts of the body that the thick feathers of the attacking birds could not completely cover. As long as the skin was slightly broken, the medicine would seep in and take effect, and the birds would no longer chase after him.
The birds that attacked Shao Xuan in front of him shook their heads and slowed down after being hit. They could not tell which direction they were flying in. However, this bird's resistance was probably not as strong as the ones before it. After being hit by the needle near its neck, it wobbled and flew up and down, then suddenly fell down. When it finally flapped its wings and stopped falling, it crashed into an "arch bridge" that was surrounded by thorns and thorns.
Bang!
The strong collision made the bird, which was already dizzy, even more dizzy.
The thorns on the thorns also scraped off many of its feathers.
The bird that was hit by the needle and hit the "arch bridge" was scratched by the thorns.
Blood dripped down drop by drop.
In the thorns, the creatures that smelled the blood immediately became excited. They nimbly passed through the crisscrossing thorns and ran towards the source of the blood.
When Shao Xuan looked down from above, he saw the figures that quickly passed through the thorns from all directions, converging towards the bird that was still fluttering in the thorns.
The creatures that swarmed over quickly surrounded the flying bird.
They looked like monkeys, and their fur was the same color as the thorns. Most of them were only the size of two fists of an adult warrior, but they were very nimble. Even when they were in the thorns, they were very fast.
The group of monkeys that lived in the thorns, densely packed, pounced on the bird and bit it.
For a moment, Shao Xuan could only see a bloody mist exploding in that area.
The blood splattered on the surrounding thorns. After it dried, it would probably be the same color as the thorns.
Feathers floated in the bloody mist, one by one, and then slowly fell down.
Some of the slower monkeys that could not squeeze in to enjoy the delicious meal wandered around the surroundings unwillingly. When they saw Chacha flying in the sky, they screamed and waved their claws, as if they wanted to catch the bird in the sky.
Not only Shao Xuan, even Chacha, who had lowered his head to take a look, shivered. He seemed to have thought of the situation that he might encounter if he fell down. He flapped his wings vigorously, hoping to fly out of this place as soon as possible.
"Don't let go, brother. If you let go, I'll die." Shao Xuan patted Chacha's claws lightly.
Screech — —
Chacha responded and accelerated, flying towards the mountain range in the distance.
Along the way, they encountered a few more birds. Fortunately, although the situation was dangerous, they safely flew over the thorns in the end.
At dusk, the man and the bird finally landed on a tree. Both of them let out a long sigh of relief.
No wonder the ancestors didn't want to get close to the "Severing Land". Not to mention the tall, thick, and dense thorns, those monkeys could eat people quickly. Even a senior totem warrior could not fight against creatures that had a great advantage in numbers. Not to mention, this was only what Shao Xuan saw from the sky. Perhaps there were other creatures living in the thorns that had not been discovered yet.
"You take a rest first. I'll be on guard." Shao Xuan patted Chacha next to him and said in a low voice.
Even if they passed through the thorns and came to this mountain range that looked no different from the hunting area, Shao Xuan could not let down his guard.
Night came quietly.
Shao Xuan couldn't find a cave nearby, so he could only find a place on top of a tree. He used the surrounding branches as camouflage, set up a small trap, and sprinkled some medicinal powder on the ground. He made do here for the night.
The sounds in the forest could tell Shao Xuan if this place was the same as the hunting area.
Listening carefully, the sounds made by different creatures mixed together to form a unique sound of the area. Therefore, as long as he listened to the sounds, he could make a preliminary judgment.
Shao Xuan carefully distinguished these sounds.
No, it was different.
The nocturnal creatures here were very different from those in the hunting area.
It seemed that he had to pay more attention. He could not judge based on his previous knowledge in the hunting area.
Late at night, Shao Xuan was awakened by the sound of leaves rubbing against each other. Because he needed to be vigilant, he could not sleep deeply. This was a habit he had developed in the forest. He did not rest, but he could not rest at ease. He would wake up at the slightest abnormal sound.
Listening carefully, the sound was like the wind blowing the branches full of dense leaves, and the leaves rustled. Rustle.
But in fact, at this time, there was no wind at all.
None of the leaves around Shao Xuan moved.
The tree trunk under his feet trembled slightly, which meant that something had climbed up the tree. It was not on Shao Xuan's branch, but it was not far away.
The rustling sound gradually became louder. Shao Xuan slightly comforted Chacha, who was a little uneasy. Holding the hilt of the stone knife in his right hand, he held his breath and at the same time, he used his special vision to look outside.
The branches were a little interfering, but Shao Xuan could still see through the leaves and see the situation outside.
He looked in the direction of the sound.
Was that … a snake?
Looking at its bones, it looked like a snake, but its outline was a little blurry. Its body surface was covered with many long, thin, and dense bone-like things. This was a creature that Shao Xuan had never seen before. He could only judge the creature that had climbed up the tree based on its general shape.
The snake's body was much thicker than Shao Xuan's. It could easily swallow Shao Xuan in one bite, which gave Shao Xuan a bad feeling.
Fortunately, it did not come to the branch where Shao Xuan and the others were. Instead, it went through the branches to another tree.
When the strange snake was far away, the rustling sound also gradually faded away. Chacha's anxiety also subsided.
Shao Xuan tightened the stone knife in his hand and carefully exhaled.
He did not know if this trip was worth it, but his adventurous nature from his previous life, coupled with Chacha's yearning for a certain place, made Shao Xuan decide to make a trip.
Perhaps there were more dangers ahead, but once he started, he could not turn back. Shao Xuan would also try his best to go as far as possible.
Perhaps he would die and not be able to return to the tribe. There was enough food left in the tribe, and there was Caesar at Old Ke's side. His life would not be more difficult than Old Ke's former life as a stoneware craftsman.
Thinking about it, Shao Xuan sneered in his heart.
Would he die? How was that possible?!
Holding the knife, Shao Xuan closed his eyes and rested for a while. He had to continue tomorrow.
At night, Shao Xuan woke up several times and saw several nocturnal animals. They were indeed different from the animals in the forest on the other side of the thorny belt.
In the next few days, Shao Xuan quietly walked through the forest, while Chacha flew by in the air.
Shao Xuan only needed to follow Chacha. It could determine the correct direction.
This trip was to find the place Chacha had been looking for, not to hunt. Apart from eating basic food when they were hungry, Shao Xuan and Chacha would not do much fighting. They had to save more energy for the journey, and also be vigilant of the dangers around them. Where would they find the time and energy to hunt?
Since Shao Xuan decided to bring Chacha here, Chacha was no longer lazy. It hunted fiercely every day, ate a lot, and hurried on with its journey. Many times, it even thought that Shao Xuan was too slow, so it grabbed Shao Xuan and flew up. After all, the road on the mountain was not as fast as flying.
Sometimes, they would meet some big flying birds. Chacha would first avoid them. If it could not avoid them, it would fight them. If it could not fight them, it would run away. If it could not escape from them, it would lead them down and ask Shao Xuan for help.
Just like that, they walked for six days straight.
At this time, the hunting group that stayed in the third location did not see Shao Xuan, so they had to go back first.
Shao Xuan did not expect that the place Chacha wanted to go would be so far away!
He and Chacha had been walking for more than ten days, but it seemed that they had not seen the end. During these ten days, Shao Xuan and Chacha almost fell into the stomach of the strange ferocious beasts in the forest several times.
Both of them had many injuries. When they were seriously injured, they would find a cave and rest for two days. They could not rush at this time. They had to rest well and maintain a good state, so that they could continue to move forward.
Sneaking in this dangerous forest made Shao Xuan more sensitive to danger. At the same time, he became more skilled in hiding himself and his breath.
Holding the "scarred" teeth knife, Shao Xuan moved his arm. His arm was broken when he dodged the saber-toothed beast, but it was not a big deal. He would feel better after a night's rest.
The stone knives that he had brought with him were all broken. Shao Xuan had made some rough stone knives on the way, but they were all broken in the fight with the ferocious beasts. Now, the only thing he had left was Old Ke's teeth knife. But judging from the condition of the teeth knife, it would not last long.
In front of them, there was a cliff about a hundred meters high. Without Shao Xuan's signal, Chacha had already flown down.
Shao Xuan put the teeth knife into the animal skin bag around his waist, and grabbed Chacha's claw with his other uninjured arm.
Chacha flew down the cliff with Shao Xuan.
In front of them, there was still a huge forest with no end in sight.
But the trees in this forest seemed to be taller than the ones they had seen before.
After flying for a while, Shao Xuan asked Chacha to find a place to put him down. Chacha did not respond. There were no birds around, so there were no threats. They could continue to fly. It felt that it was faster to fly.
"Alright, then fly a little higher. I keep having the feeling that this place …"
Before Shao Xuan finished his words, a branch that stretched out from the top of a giant tree suddenly bent, and then shot out like a spring towards Chacha, who was about to fly over.
At the moment when the "branch" shot out, the branches and leaves on its body quickly contracted. The leaves closed and stuck to the "branch", and the branch fell down and stuck to its body like scales.
It was a snake!
And this strange snake reminded Shao Xuan of the creatures he had encountered on the night when he first entered this mountain.
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