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"I'm going to poke a hole out of your body too."

The girl's voice was sharp, her eyes seemed to have been soaked in blood, and she exuded an incomparably sinister and hostile aura, like a Rakshasa from hell.

Facing the little girl who was rushing straight at him, Jiang He didn't know where to hide, his body lost his balance and fell down from the river——

"Ah!" The expected tumble didn't seem to happen, but a gust of wind blew by, and the sound of rustling leaves sounded in his ears.

The wind blew the gaps between the leaves much wider, and not very strong light came through. He squinted his eyes to see the environment he was in now.

There are leaves, branches, and rough bark under his hands. The tree is huge, and his whole body is lying on the trunk.Glancing at the ground, his eyes were blurred, and he couldn't recall any memory of how he climbed up.

Maybe he didn't climb up by himself at all?

The experience of meeting that weird little girl slowly came to mind. The girl turned into a snake on the way towards him, and could almost bite off his head with one bite...

At this moment, Jiang He felt a sudden chill on the back of his hand, and something greasy crawled past his arm.It felt like an electric shock, and the skin all over the body had goose bumps.

Before he had any bad premonition, the thing rubbing against him had already met him face to face in advance. It had a green color, a flat head, round eyes, and its tongue stretched and retracted without biting him. A curious but friendly look.

"Calm down, don't panic..." I told myself in my heart, this should be a non-poisonous snake, but how could he, who was afraid of snakes since he was a child, not be afraid or panic at all!My heart is about to jump out of my throat!

The green snake continued to crawl forward along his arm, and even tended to get in through the cuff of the short sleeve.

Jiang He couldn't take it anymore, he threw off the snake and quickly climbed down the tree.At this time, I have to be thankful that he had countless mischievous experiences climbing trees and drilling holes when he was a child, which gave him an extra escape skill.

However, when his feet were about to touch the ground, he suddenly felt something was wrong, as if he heard a burst of ridicule.

He glanced at the ground, and felt his scalp go numb for a moment, and his feet that hadn't stretched out immediately retracted.

Who can tell him when the dense group of snakes under the tree appeared?Also, why is all this happening now?

"Hee hee, I won't eat you again."

Climbing up to the tree trunk that he had just lay down on just now, the little green snake also leisurely crawled over, as if deliberately scaring him, clung to his calf and tried to slip into his pants.It was hot today, and he didn't have to go to class. Jiang He didn't pay much attention to his appearance. He wore a pair of baggy cropped shorts. Apart from being cool, it was also very convenient for snakes to crawl in at the moment.

Jiang He wanted to cry, but threw the snake a long way away.

The little green snake was half-hanging on the branch, its head dangling, and it looked like it was enjoying itself.

This was Jiang He's first close encounter with so many snakes. It was not clear how they were related to the little girl who had appeared before, but they obviously didn't want him to leave here.

I don't know what to do. Since he got used to life in the country, he doesn't carry his mobile phone with him. He doesn't know how far it is from the village. Zhang Huai doesn't know when he wakes up from alcohol. And when he finds out that he's gone, he doesn't know where to go. how long.He tried climbing down the tree again, throwing branches at the snakes, but it was no use.

The little green snake not far away looked at him curiously with round black eyes, thinking that Jiang He hadn't noticed, and crawled towards him quietly again.

Inexplicably, Jiang He felt that the snake was just a bit scary in appearance, but it was actually similar to the second fool.He bravely tried to communicate with the little green snake: "Hello..."

It's a pity that the other party couldn't understand.

Seeing the light in the woods getting darker and the snakes under the trees showing no signs of moving, Jiang He felt more and more sad, especially since he ate little at noon and his stomach was growling with hunger.

Just as he was sighing, a tall figure walked over from the woods. Jiang He thought it was Zhang Huai, and couldn't help shouting, "I'm here!" Disappointed, seeing the man coming towards the big tree where he lives, he quickly reminded: "Be careful of the snake!"

The man raised his head, and Jiang He trembled violently. After being frightened, he recalled that this scaly face seemed to have met him once.

His arrival didn't make the snakes disperse, but he was obviously not afraid. He pushed aside the layers of snakes with his feet, and silently stretched out his arms towards the river on the tree.

Although Jiang He didn't know who he was, what the lines on his body were, and why he appeared here, his intuition told him that this person was not a bad person.His eyes are not only gentle, but also calm after the wind and rain. He can't tell the exact age, but he should be about the same age as Zhang Huai.

Jiang He hesitated for a few seconds, and finally decided to trust his own judgment, but he asked for proof: "Shall I go down?"

The man didn't shake his head or nod, he just made a hoarse voice from his throat: "Yeah."

"Hmph!" A voice came from the dense forest, and said reluctantly, "You are so kind, but who will accept your favor?"

Jiang He didn't know who was talking. He looked around and saw no one. He didn't know what to do. He just hoped that he could get out of here quickly.He quickly climbed down, and the man caught him and fixed him directly on his shoulders. Jiang He felt a little embarrassed, but he had to grit his teeth to suppress the shame in his heart in order to pass the snakes.

The snakes were chasing after him, Jiang He's palms were sweating, and he looked back from time to time.

"Come back." The voice I heard just now sounded again, as if arguing, extremely wronged.

At some point, the number of snakes following gradually began to decrease, Jiang He continued to wait and see for a long time, thinking that they would not follow again, and said very embarrassedly to the person who was holding him up: "You can let me down. "

The man put him down obediently, and he said sincerely: "Thank you!" The man didn't respond, and he seemed to be leaving.Jiang He felt that he was a bit of a heroic demeanor of "flicking off his clothes when things happen, hiding his achievements and fame", so he stopped asking for his name.

Jiang He didn't remember that he and the second idiot had been here before, and besides, they all looked the same everywhere in the depths of the mountain, so he didn't know whether he could return to the familiar village by himself, but there was no other way.

The sun outside the woods also disappeared into the clouds, the dusk was deep, and the visibility in the mountains was getting lower and lower.

Jiang He picked some wild fruits to satisfy his hunger, but a lot of exercise consumed energy quickly, and he felt more and more anxious and hopeless.Repeatedly going around in circles, he almost thought he had hit a wall.

Tired and hungry, he simply gave up on himself and sat down next to a bush full of wild fruits, planning to eat and rest enough before walking out of the woods vigorously.

There was a rattle in the bushes, and an animal with black and white stripes on its head ran out. Jiang He was caught by surprise, his feet got caught in the grass and vines, and he fell into the bushes.

"Why am I so useless..." After finishing his discouraged words, he still had to face the current predicament alone. His bare arms and legs were scratched several times by the thorny plants in the bushes. It doesn't hurt, so I continued to pick a lot of fruits before it was completely dark, stuffed a lot in my mouth, and then filled my trouser pockets.

Standing up to pat the weeds on the clothes, the black and white animal ran over from nowhere and plunged into the bushes.

"What is it? Raccoons? Civet cats? Badgers?" Jiang He scratched his hair and leaned over to look into the bushes. He heard a faint sigh and couldn't help looking around. Then he saw the helper. The person who passed him appeared not far from him again.

At this moment, Jiang He felt something weird. Did that person follow him all the time, or was it just a coincidence?

"Why are you back again?" The man still didn't answer Jiang He's question, but just beckoned Jiang He to follow him.Jiang He asked strangely: "Who are you? Why don't you speak?"

The man neither turned his head nor answered. Jiang He looked at his back that was almost integrated into the night, and was actually a bit conflicted. They had just met him, and they were sure that this man had a real body, but he was silent and gave people a feeling. The sense of mystery and weirdness is still very strong.Jiang He was not quite sure whether he was a good person or not.

No one would fall twice in the same place, but Jiang He seemed to have a special liking for the bush. He didn't dare to go forward because of doubts. Seeing the man stepping forward, he also forgot what was behind him and receded.

This time the fall was even worse. There was a deep hole under the bushes. He fell into it and couldn't even find his glasses.

After groping for a long time, the person was finally pulled up. He watched helplessly as the person helped him find the glasses and handed them to him. He hesitated to catch them.

"Thank you." Seeing that he really didn't have any ill intentions towards him, Jiang He followed him and asked, "Are you from Nanxing Village too? What's your name?"

He kept refusing to answer his own questions, and Jiang He began to wonder if he might be dumb, and also worried that his talk would annoy the other party, so he stopped asking questions.

There was no sound along the way, only the moon climbed to the top of the mountain, climbed to the treetops, Jiang He didn't even have much strength left to marvel at how far the journey was, and he couldn't stop yawning. wild fruit.I also asked the person next to me if he wanted to eat, but he still didn't get a response.

As he was walking, the man suddenly stopped and could not move.

Jiang He looked at him strangely, but he pointed to the road ahead and let Jiang He pass by himself.Thinking of the last time he saw him in the woods but never in the village, and his weird appearance, Jiang He seemed to understand.He asked: "Is it coming soon? Is it not convenient for you to go to the village? It's okay, you can come and sit with me. I live by the river and there are not many people nearby."

Seeing him shaking his head, Jiang He didn't insist, but said, "Well, thank you for helping me today. My name is Jiang He. If you need anything in the future, you can find me by the river. There are roses and hydrangeas at the door. where I live."

Not long after the man left, Jiang He walked alone for a while when he saw bunches of flashlights looming among the trees. He ran quickly, and sure enough, he ran into villagers who came to look for him.

Yang Lixing rushed to the front, leaving everyone behind, grabbed Jiang He's arm and said to him, "Later, you must tell everyone that I found you." After that, he couldn't help but pick up Jiang He.