At this moment, in the mountain cave.
Nie Xiaoyu and Gu Xiaozhuang, along with Xiao Zhao and a group of search and rescue soldiers, were following the downstream direction of the underground river, searching for Wan Yunting's whereabouts, not missing any corner. kanshuwu.net
"How strange, could it be that Doctor Wan and the others found an exit by following the downstream direction?"
After searching for a long time, Xiao Zhao and the others were puzzled. They hadn't seen Wan Yunting and Gu Luotang, but they had seen traces left behind when they rested, such as biscuit wrappers and footprints. It could be determined that they had walked downstream.
"This is good news."
Gu Xiaozhuang shone his flashlight at Xiao Zhao and said, "It means Doctor Wan and the others are still alive."
"Captain Nie, quickly come and see, there are signs of a fight here."
The soldiers in front immediately discovered signs of a fight on the ground. Nie Xiaoyu and Gu Xiaozhuang rushed over and looked at the dark brown bloodstains still flowing on the ground, as well as the very obvious marks. The surrounding stones had been swept away, which was exactly where Wan Yunting had fought the black python earlier.
"Could it be that someone else also entered?" Xiao Zhao's eyes widened in surprise.
"It doesn't look like traces left by a human fight, it's too big."
Looking at the marks on the ground, it indicated that the fight was fierce and did not seem to be man-made.
"What is this?"
Gu Xiaozhuang shone his flashlight on the ground and picked up a piece of black scale with blood on it. He sniffed it, and a fishy, bloody smell emanated from it. He couldn't help but wonder, "This looks like a scale."
"It's so big."
Xiao Zhao looked at the scale in his hand, which was as wide as two and a half fingers. "How big could this fish be?"
"Could it be that something from underwater crawled up and attacked them?" Gu Xiaozhuang's eyes widened, and his mind began to fantasize and speculate wildly.
"This shouldn't be fish scales, it looks like snake!"
Nie Xiaoyu then examined the scale more closely, as well as the dried dark brown bloodstains on it, and was certain that it was not the scales and blood smell of fish.
"Snake?"
This time, Xiao Zhao and Gu Xiaozhuang's eyes widened, showing expressions of disbelief. "If this is indeed snake scales, then how big must this snake be?"
"Captain Nie, there are traces here too, and there's also a cave!" However, about tens of meters behind them, two soldiers called out.
Nie Xiaoyu and Gu Xiaozhuang immediately ran over and found bloodstains along the way. Judging by the appearance, it seemed to be the trace of a snake swimming.
"Damn, could this be a snake's den?"
Gu Xiaozhuang and Xiao Zhao shone their flashlights at the cave with a diameter of fifty to sixty centimeters. There were still bloodstains on the rocks at the entrance. Nie Xiaoyu frowned and made a bold guess: "This snake must have fought with Wan Yunting, and after being injured, it entered the cave!"
"Judging by these scales, this snake is huge."
Xiao Zhao exclaimed, "Doctor Wan could still injure it, he's truly remarkable."
"Could it be that Doctor Wan and the others were eaten by the snake, and then they crawled into its den?" Gu Xiaozhuang's eyes widened, speculating.
"No way."
This time, Xiao Zhao couldn't help but stare, but it didn't seem impossible.
"It shouldn't be."
Nie Xiaoyu shook his head and said, "If they were really eaten by this snake, there would definitely be traces. But based on the traces left so far, this snake only retreated into its cave in a hurry after being injured. Otherwise, there wouldn't be bloodstains on the rocks at the entrance, hmm, and there are also shed scales..."
As he spoke, Nie Xiaoyu picked up two snake scales from the ground at the cave entrance. It could be inferred that the snake must have entered the cave in a hurry, so its body must have scraped against the rocks at the entrance.
"Captain Nie, there's a biscuit wrapper here."
At this moment, by the underground river, a soldier picked up a biscuit wrapper, which was the one left after Wan Yunting and Gu Luotang finished their last biscuit.
"It seems they continued downstream." Nie Xiaoyu said.
"Then what are we waiting for, let's go find them quickly."
"What about this snake den?" Xiao Zhao pointed at the cave. Nie Xiaoyu waved his hand, "Finding the people is more important."
"Exactly, even if this snake runs out and causes trouble, I'll shoot it into a sieve with one burst."
Gu Xiaozhuang picked up the gun hanging on his body. Several soldiers were carrying weapons this time, precisely to prevent accidents.
"Let's go..."
Nie Xiaoyu continued to lead them downstream...
It was already twelve o'clock at night. It wasn't raining tonight; instead, the moon had come out, casting a hazy glow in the night sky. The large pool behind them shimmered under the moonlight, and one could even see a group of fish surfacing and bubbling, feeding on plankton...
"Ugh..."
Gu Luotang, who had been sleeping against a rock by the pool, vaguely smelled a fragrance in her daze. She slowly opened her eyes and looked. She saw Wan Yunting carrying her on his back, sitting on a rock, holding two strings of fish over the embers, roasting them.
The surface of both fish was roasted to a golden brown and cracked. The white fish meat, although seasoned with nothing, also emitted a clear fish aroma. Gu Luotang, who hadn't eaten cooked food for five days, couldn't help but swallow her saliva...
"You're awake."
Hearing her swallow her saliva, Wan Yunting turned his head to look at her and smiled, "I'll be done roasting it soon."
Gu Luotang struggled to get up. Wan Yunting extended his left hand to pull her over. Looking at the two strings of roasted fish in the man's hand, her eyes lit up. She swallowed her saliva and smiled, "It smells so good."
Wan Yunting touched her forehead with the back of his hand and smiled, "The fever is gone. How do you feel? Do you have any discomfort?"
Gu Luotang smiled and shook her head at him, "Much better, I'm just hungry."
"Here."
Wan Yunting handed her a string of roasted fish. Gu Luotang didn't have time to say polite words. She took the roasted fish on the wooden skewer and eagerly reached out with her fingers to tear off a piece of fish meat, but the heat made her retract her small hand, showing a cute look of impatience, which made Wan Yunting laugh, "Come, I'll feed you..."
Watching the man tear off a piece of fish and feed it to her, Gu Luotang smiled happily and opened her small mouth to eat the fish. Her eyes immediately lit up, and she exclaimed excitedly, "It's delicious, this fish meat is sweet."
"Yes, although there's no salt, this fish is good."
Wan Yunting also tore off a piece of fish and ate it. The fish meat was tender. Perhaps it was raised in the spring water of the underground river, this fish meat was indeed different.
"Whew, I'm finally full, it feels so good."
After eating the whole fish, Gu Luotang patted her stomach with her small hand, feeling as if she had come back to life. She smiled happily at Wan Yunting, "Brother Yunting, thank you."
Wan Yunting reached out his big hand and wiped Gu Luotang's fair and tender face, which had regained its color. He said with a playful smile, "Silly girl, still being polite with me."
Gu Luotang touched her face, which had been smeared by his hand. She saw that it was indeed covered in black soot. She pouted and huffed coquettishly, "Brother Yunting, you're bad..."
"Haha..."
Wan Yunting laughed heartily and stood up, dodging the wooden stick thrown by Gu Luotang. He turned to wash his hands by the pool. Gu Luotang also stood up and happily came over. Wan Yunting smiled, "Come, I'll help you wash it off..."
"You're not going to be mischievous again, are you?" Gu Luotang raised her hand to stop him, giggling.
"Tsk, am I that kind of person?"
Wan Yunting smiled and washed her little face clean. Gu Luotang smiled happily. After Wan Yunting washed her face clean, she returned to sit by the campfire. Gu Luotang couldn't help but hug his arm and looked at the dark forest around them, asking, "When can we get out?"
"After dawn."
Wan Yunting fiddled with the mobile phone on the ground, but it had been waterlogged and completely dead. Otherwise, with a phone call, he could have called someone to pick them up.
"Mm..."
Gu Luotang rested her small head on his arm and suddenly fell silent.
Wan Yunting turned to look at her, flicked her nose with his finger, and smiled gently, "What are you thinking about?"
Gu Luotang looked up slightly, her eyes fixed on him, and smiled, "I'm suddenly a little reluctant!"
Wan Yunting's expression froze. How could he not understand her thoughts at this moment?
"Brother Yunting, can you hug me?"
Gu Luotang's gentle, affectionate eyes, at this moment, she just wanted to cherish the time spent with the man...
Wan Yunting immediately pulled her into his arms. Their eyes met, and without the need for words, they understood each other's feelings. They kissed, their passion like the leaping flames of the campfire beside them...