When he heard the words' invulnerable ', greed flashed through Third Brother Mao's eyes. However, he knew his own limits. He knew that even if his group had a chance to take down the Spider Queen, they would definitely suffer heavy casualties.
Their target this time wasn't the spider queen, so it was best not to be greedy.
"Detour!"
Hearing Mao the Third's words, Yan Qiyue was actually a little disappointed. He really wanted to kill the Spider Queen and get some of that spider silk to weave a small vest for his wife to protect her.
He and Shao Qing could definitely take down the spider queen, but if they could trick Mao the Third into leading his men, they would be able to exhaust Mao the Third's strength and get the spider silk. It was simply killing two birds with one stone.
Yan Qiyue secretly noted the location and prepared to get the spider silk when he returned after killing Mao the Third.
The detour was a little far. That night, they chopped down a few nearby trees and cleared out an empty space for them to rest. The next day, another person died as expected.
This person had died without a sound. There was not even a single wound on his body. Mao the Third's eyes turned red from anger as he thought about the number of casualties. He said coldly, "The last one was bitten to death by a mosquito. What about this one? Don't tell me he was bitten to death by a fly! "
Yan Qiyue went forward to take a look and said, "He was poisoned to death. Look at his neck. Is there a red line?"
Mao San lifted the chin of the corpse and as expected, he saw a red line at the position of the main artery.
However, Mao the Third still couldn't believe it. "Impossible! Everyone slept together at night. How could he be poisoned for no reason? "
Yan Qiyue rubbed his chin and said, "He was poisoned by food."
Mao the Third laughed when he heard Yan Qiyue's words. He pointed at his face and said, "Do I look stupid to you?"
Yan Qiyue wanted to say yes, but he didn't in the end and shook his head. Mao the Third gritted his teeth and said, "If you don't, then why are you trying to trick me? At night, everyone eats the same thing. Why is it that we're all fine, but he's poisoned?! "
Yan Qiyue didn't answer Mao San. Instead, she called someone who was familiar with the deceased and asked him, "Did he eat anything other than dinner tonight?"
That person thought hard and then said, "Yes … He picked a few red fruits that looked like cherry tomatoes by the roadside. He said they were wild cherry tomatoes and he wanted to eat them after meals. He even asked me to eat them, but I was afraid something would happen, so I didn't eat them. I even tried to persuade him, but he wouldn't listen. He insisted that his family used to live in the mountains and had eaten these fruits many times. They weren't poisonous."
Yan Qiyue smiled and said, "That's right, it's not a wild cherry tomato, it's a poisonous fruit. But it's not fatal. But he ate a lot of mushrooms that we picked last night. This fruit can't be eaten together with mushrooms. It's just like how you can't eat persimmons after drinking mutton soup, or how you can't eat lemons with prawns. So he died."
What Yan Qiyue said was reasonable. No matter how angry Mao San was, he could not vent it on Yan Qiyue. With a dark face, he reprimanded everyone, "Do you know that we are in the forest? In the forest! Don't eat whatever you want just because you have some skills. No one will care if you die! "
Yan Qiyue smiled but didn't say anything. He pulled Shao Qing along and followed the group. He didn't show much expression on his face, but he was secretly feeling good. He had made up the story about the poisonous fruit not being able to be eaten with the mushroom because it was indeed a wild cherry tomato fruit.
He saw the man eat the wild cherry tomato with his own eyes, so he killed him. Even the red line on the man's neck was actually an allergic reaction.
However, he was the only one here who knew about medicine, so he lied to them.
The real cause of the man's death was that his heart was crushed by dodder.
However, Mao San didn't expect that Shao Qing could kill him secretly, so he didn't notice it until now. So far, there were only nine of them left, including Mao San. Even if they turned against each other now, Shao Qing was confident that she could kill them all. However, even a lion needed to use all its strength to catch a rabbit, not to mention that they were not rabbits.
Since they had already entered the forest, Shao Qing didn't mind staying here for a few more days. It was better to accompany them to find what they were looking for, and then kill them secretly to reduce their pressure.
When they arrived at the river, there were only six of them left. Mao San almost became a frightened bird. Luckily, they had already arrived at the river.
The river was very long, and it seemed to cross the entire forest. They still needed to find the wettest place along the river.
It was definitely more dangerous by the river than other places, so everyone, including Shao Qing, was vigilant. Shao Qing was vigilant because they had already gone through a lot, and they didn't want to fail at such an easy task.
As for Mao the Third, his men had died mysteriously. Up until now, more than half of his men had died. He couldn't allow any more deaths. Otherwise, they wouldn't even have the chance to leave the forest. Therefore, they were especially vigilant.
They didn't know whether it was because they had been unlucky for so long, but after walking along the river for a whole day, they finally found what Mao San was looking for.
When he saw the crooked, umbrella-like tree, he resisted the urge to cheer. Instead, he looked at it with a fervent gaze.
After so many people died, they finally found it!
Shao Qing and Yan Qiyue looked at each other. They had been patient for so long, and now they could finally take action!
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