Ye An

The water in the cave was very deep, and the deepest part did not reach Ye An's knees.

The feet were slippery and muddy, and there were sharp gravels scattered around. Ye An had to be very careful with every step he took to avoid getting hurt and falling and being washed out of the cave by the rushing water.

There are traces of artificial excavation on the wall, and the dents are not far apart. Carefully groping the edges, there are decayed wooden blocks.

At the end of the cave is indeed a stone bed.

The bed was carved out of a single block of stone, more than two meters long and only about one meter wide.

Ye An walked around the stone bed, and suddenly kicked a cold and hard object under his feet.

"what?"

Ye An took a step back, bent down and put his hand into the water.The water flow is very turbid, mixed with a lot of sawdust and mud, and the situation at the bottom cannot be seen clearly, so we can only rely on our fingers to grope a little bit.

It turned out to be a dagger!

The scabbard was soaked in water and had become rusty. Ye An tried to pull the knife out, but it didn't move at all. It took a little more effort before he heard the ear-piercing rubbing sound.

The short knife was out of its sheath, and the blade was still very sharp, shining coldly in the cave.Holding the knife in front of him, his face could be clearly reflected on the back of the knife.Ye An picked up a branch from the water and tried to chop it with a short knife, without encountering any obstacles, he cut the branch into several sections like cutting tofu.

Ye An tried again on rocks and rock walls, the hard rocks were easily cut, and the blade penetrated several inches into the rock wall until it sank into the handle.The knife was sharper than anything he'd used before, let alone the lightly sharpened fishbone.

The scabbard is full of rust, but fortunately it is not decayed, and it can barely be used until replacement materials are found.

Ye An rubbed the scabbard against the rock wall a few times to grind away the rust that locked the blade before.He picked up some tall grass and weaved it into a strand, and tied the short knife to his leg.

"Look again."

Fixing the straw rope to ensure that the dagger would not fall, Ye An continued to search in the cave, and found several tools one after another, as well as two pieces of flint and steel and an iron pot.

The flint and steel was covered in mud, and it took Ye An some time to clean it out.The inside and outside of the iron pot are covered with rust, but fortunately there is no damage, so it should be able to continue to be used.With these things, he can light a fire to keep warm, and he can also drink hot water and eat cooked food, which is very good for recovering from his injuries.

Ye An's heart was burning, and he was even more motivated to find things.It's a pity that the good luck ended here. In the following time, he searched the cave all over, but found nothing useful. Instead, he was stung by a few leeches on his leg and found out when he walked out of the mud.The leech had been eaten until its body was round, so it was useless for Ye An to let go of the mouthpiece and roll into the mud. It disappeared in an instant, and he couldn't catch it even if he wanted to.

The rain has been falling, there is a roar from the roof of the cave, and the edge is beginning to collapse and collapse again.Gravel and mud are thrown down with the current, and it is very dangerous to stay here.

Ye An raised his arms to protect the top of his head, avoiding falling gravel, throwing away unusable things, carrying an iron pot flint and a dagger, walking along the edge of the wall to the passageway when he came.

Taking advantage of the large piece of rubble, Ye An pushed the iron pot over first, and then bent over and crawled over.

Under the washing of the water, mud poured in along the channel. Ye An quickly picked up the tall grass and bark that made the bed to block it, and moved the broken wood and gravel as quickly as possible, and cut it into a suitable size with a short knife. Build one after another to firmly block the passage.

His movements are not slow, but the mud flows faster.

Ye An really had no choice but to block the passage with his body, and then filled it with wood and stones bit by bit until the passage was blocked airtight and no more mud rushed in.

The sound of water rumbled behind the rock wall, and Ye An was sweating profusely, even if he was tired, he was also nervous.I wanted to wipe it off with my hands, and looked at the mud and sawdust in my palm, but quickly gave up the idea.

After resting for a while, Ye An moved a lot of stones and broken logs, all blocking the passage.After making sure that the entrance would not be washed away, he got up and walked to the edge of the cave, leaned out to wash off the mud on his body.Feeling a little itchy on the head, I raised my hand to grab it, and it turned out to be a mutant centipede.It was not as tall as the wreckage found in the wooden house, but its body was strikingly fiery red, its tentacles were dark green, and its appearance was quite frightening.

Ye An was startled, and quickly threw the centipede on the ground, pressing it down with a stone.Trying to assimilate the centipede's thinking, I found that I can't feel anything, no emotion, no thinking, only simple and crude desire to kill and eat.

"never mind."

Ye An smashed the centipede to death with a stone, instead of eating it, he stuck it with a fishbone and hung it on a tree branch, and then stuck the branch into the edge of the waterfall, waiting for the mutated fish to take the bait.

The centipede hangs from the branches, blood and venom flow along the joints, and are washed into the pool by the current.

It didn't take long for the prey to take the bait, cling to the rock wall with its two webbed legs, swing its powerful tail from side to side, and climb up to the high place like a gecko at an astonishingly fast speed.This is a mutated fish that lives in water pools. It has a thick body, a flat head, two legs protruding from the abdomen, and it can make a sharp cry.

Finding the target, the mutated fish supported it with its tail, half of its body plunged into the waterfall, and opened its mouth to bite the centipede.

With sharp eyes and quick hands, Ye An violently raised the branch.The mutated fish instinctively began to struggle, but there was a hook made of fish bones inside the centipede, and the crossed sharp fishbone got stuck in the mouth of the mutated fish. There is no way to get out, but Ye An can only drag him into the cave.

This mutated fish was more than half a meter long, its body was smooth without scales, and its thick skin looked like tanned cowhide.If there is no short knife found in the cave, it will be quite difficult to handle.

Ye An took two branches and fixed the mutated fish on the ground, then drew out the dagger and started to deal with this rare prey.

His craftsmanship is still not up to standard, the fish skin is peeled very ugly, and there are many scratches on it, don't even think about saving it to make clothes, you can only dry it and roll it up to make a pillow, which can also be used when it is cold at night Take a belly.

None of the internal organs remained, and they were all thrown out along the waterfall, not only attracting mutated fish underwater, but also a few mutated birds flying out of their nests to fight for them.

The cleaned fish is light red in color, fine in texture, and very elastic when pressed.

Ye An chopped the fish into several pieces and put them aside for later use. He began to clean the iron pot with stones and bark, scraped off the rust in the pot as much as possible, cleaned it under the waterfall, took half of the pot of water, and set it up with branches to cover it. on the pile of firewood.

The flint was polished, and a few sparks flew to the dry bark. Ye An held the bark in his hand and blew slowly on the sparks.

White smoke kept coming out, and the orange fire lit up Ye An's eyes.

The fire became brighter and brighter, Ye An hurriedly put the bark into the woodpile.The flame ignited blazingly, quickly heating up the iron pot, and the water in the pot bubbled up, and the bubbles floated to the surface one after another, and they continued to shatter amidst the crowding.

Ye An broke off two branches and threw them into the fire, and put the chopped fish pieces into the pot.

In the tumbling boiling water, the reddish flesh of the fish gradually turns white, and the long-lost aroma floats into the nose.Ye An couldn't help sniffing, and without caring about the heat, he tied a piece with a short knife and put it in his mouth.Without salt, the taste of the fish is very bland, with a little fishy smell left, Ye Pingan doesn't care, he has had enough of life and raw fish, this kind of cooked food is simply a delicacy.

After eating the fish, Ye An drank most of the soup in the pot. Ye An's forehead was sweating, and his body became warm. After sitting against the wall for a while, he couldn't help yawning, feeling somewhat sleepy.

Calculating the time, it should be the mutated bird returning to the nest at this time, and it will be lively for at least an hour or two. It is impossible to sleep at all, and it will be woken up even if it falls asleep.

Ye An gave up the idea of ​​going to sleep and planned to cut a bunch of grapes outside the cave.

Grabbing the nearest vine with one hand, Ye An locked onto a string and swung his knife to chop it down.When the vine branch is about to break, immediately retract the knife, grab the broken part with your hand, and remove the whole bunch of grapes.

When he was about to retract his body, Ye An lost his footing and was almost thrown out of the cave by the current.A few pieces of rubble rolled down the rock wall, Ye An took a look with his head, then decisively withdrew his gaze, and put the grapes into the cave.

He had been busy for more than an hour, but the mutated birds that were supposed to return to their nests were nowhere to be seen. Instead, a large flock of waterfowls were frightened away near the river bank, covering the sky like dark clouds, flapping their wings and circling, making piercing calls.

"what happened?"

Ye An stood at the entrance of the cave and looked into the distance. Faced with this sudden situation, he couldn't help feeling suspicious.

Below the waterfowl, several huge ships are slowly approaching.

It was difficult to sail in the shoal, and the shirtless sailor jumped into the river, ignoring the fierce mutated fish, wrapped the rope around his shoulders around his waist, and shouted, pulling the big boat closer to the isolated island.

Ryder boarded the mast and used semaphore to order other merchant ships to organize their manpower to prepare for landing on the island.

"This is the order of the city lord!"

Although the merchants were dissatisfied, they did not dare to disobey the city lord Qi Luo, so they could only assemble the best manpower as required and disembark with weapons.

There were not a few merchants on board the fifty merchant ships. Apart from the personnel left behind, there were also as many as 300 improvised teams.The ship was carrying important cargo, and most of the people had to stay behind for defense. Qi Luo didn't force it, and when the number of people was almost the same, he asked Ryder to stay on the ship and lead the team ashore by himself.

"When I'm not around, if someone is dishonest, the whole boat will be killed."

Qi Luo changed into a long robe, wearing a neat coat and trousers, leather boots wrapped her two long legs, a belt inlaid with a metal buckle was tied around her waist, and her weapons were a longbow and two short knives.

"As ordered."

Ryder bent down deeply, watching Qiluo and his party go ashore, and walked to the depths of the isolated island.Looking back at the huge fleet, the fire of ambition can't help but ignite in the eyes.

This ambition was well hidden by him, because he was well aware of Qi Luo's horror.The last person who dared to challenge the majesty of the city lord was burned to ashes in front of the whole city, not a single bone remained.

He doesn't want to be next.

Before finding a way to kill Qi Luo, he will always be the most loyal servant, a dog lying at Qi Luo's feet.