He was fine now, but Lu Qing's life might be in danger. Luo Kai stood up and spread out his consciousness to search for a way out. However, the surrounding fog also contained a frequency that interfered with his search.
Finally, he sensed a familiar frequency of water. His mind shook as he followed the aura. After walking for an unknown amount of time, the surrounding fog gradually thinned. A small lake appeared in front of them. It was about twenty to thirty mu in size, and the shore was covered with all kinds of verdant plants.
The fog here was much thinner, and sunlight finally shone in. Luo Kai breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly ran to the shore. He lowered his head to look at Lu Qing. Her breathing was much more relaxed, but her pair of beautiful eyes were still tightly shut. She had a painful expression on her face. She was obviously still in a nightmare. The fog in this valley seemed to be able to make people fall into a deep sleep until they died.
Luo Kai was anxious. He looked around. Apart from this small lake, the other places were shrouded in fog. Once they entered the fog, they would be completely unable to distinguish their direction or their location. It was equivalent to being trapped here.
At this moment, a shadow suddenly rushed out from the lake. Luo Kai was carrying Lu Qing in his arms. He didn't have time to free his hands and could only retreat. At the same time, he pulled out the military knife on his leg with one hand and stabbed it with a cold glint. The shadow's reaction was also extremely fast. It turned in midair and opened its mouth to bite Luo Kai's wrist.
The shadow was actually a strange snake as thick as an arm. It had a triangular head with a pair of antennae. Its body was densely covered in green scales. Its long poisonous fangs were about to bite Luo Kai's wrist.
Luo Kai's arm bent in the air and then twisted. The military knife flashing with a cold glint pierced the strange snake's body. With a flick of his wrist, he forcefully cut down the strange snake's belly. A rain of blood sprayed out. The strange snake fell to the ground and trembled a few times before it stopped moving.
Luo Kai carried Lu Qing and retreated a few steps. There were still many strange snakes in the lake.
After thinking for a moment, he circled around the lake and saw a crack under a protruding boulder not far away. He walked over and used the Severing Blade to cut and clean the crack. He put Lu Qing down and frowned as he thought of a way to escape. Although he didn't want to think about it, it was very likely that he had been deceived. If it was just him, it wouldn't be a big deal. However, Lu Qing might die because of this. This was the most unbearable thing.
He let out a long breath and suppressed the anger in his heart. He extended his spiritual will and searched Lu Qing's body for a way to wake her up. Every life had its own independent will. It would resist the probing of external consciousness, similar to a spiritual firewall.
However, if the external consciousness was too strong, it would destroy this firewall. At that time, it might seriously damage the consciousness of the intruder. At that time, when the evil energy wanted to assimilate Luo Kai's consciousness, Luo Kai didn't dare to probe too deeply. He could only slightly touch Lu Qing's consciousness in an attempt to wake her up.
Perhaps it really worked. Lu Qing's expression eased a lot, but there was no sign of her waking up.
The sun was setting in the west, and the valley was quiet. Luo Kai was afraid that strange snakes would appear and didn't dare to be too far away from Lu Qing. He found some withered grass and tree trunks nearby, evaporated the moisture, and made a fire.
Luo Kai had been encouraging his consciousness to wrap around Lu Qing the whole night. This was the first time he had studied the frequency produced by a human's consciousness in such detail. Lu Qing's consciousness frequency was very gentle, somewhat similar to water flow. However, his own was somewhat similar to evil energy, fierce and tyrannical. Although he wanted to make himself gentle, he couldn't do it. This might be his true nature.
Time passed little by little. Lu Qing's consciousness frequency at first resisted, but slowly accepted it. It was a bit like falling in love. Finally, the two entered a wonderful fusion, a kind of spiritual fusion. In a trance, only their consciousness frequency existed in the world …
Early the next morning, Lu Qing opened her eyes in a daze. Recalling the strange dream last night, she immediately blushed. After a long time, she got up and walked outside. The fire at the entrance of the cave had been extinguished. Looking around, she didn't see Luo Kai's figure. She immediately became anxious. Just as she was about to call out loudly, she saw a figure rushing over. It was Luo Kai. With a face full of joy, he said, "You're finally awake."
Lu Qing was relieved. Somewhat at a loss, she asked, "What's wrong? Where is this?"
Luo Kai told her about the strangeness of the valley.
"Ah, then we can't get out?" Lu Qing also became anxious.
"Don't worry, there must be a way. These two days, I will explore the surroundings."
Luo Kai didn't dare to be too far away from Lu Qing, so he couldn't explore too far. For the next two days, the two stayed near the small lake. There were many strange snakes in the small lake, but the strange thing was that these strange snakes didn't come ashore. Whenever they approached the small lake, they would immediately be attacked.
He could go without food for a long time, but Lu Qing couldn't. In this valley, besides the grass and trees, there were only snakes. He didn't know how these strange snakes survived.
Luo Kai caught a strange snake, skinned it, and roasted it. His body had an extremely strong resistance to poison, so he wasn't afraid of ordinary poisons. After taking a bite, the meat was very fragrant and chewy. It tasted good. After a while, he found that the meat had been digested, and there was nothing wrong with his body. He was relieved. He cut the snake meat into pieces and sent them to Lu Qing.
Lu Qing was so hungry that her chest was sticking to her back. Smelling the meat, she couldn't help but swallow her saliva and said, "What meat is this?"
"Snake meat."
Lu Qing's beautiful face turned pale as she said, "Can … I eat it?"
Luo Kai smiled and said, "Yes, I've tasted it. It's not poisonous, and the taste is not bad."
Lu Qing was still hesitant, not daring to touch it.
Luo Kai sighed and said, "Let me tell you a story. One day, a person was locked up in prison for no reason. It was a death row prison, and the prison guards only gave him a bowl of porridge and cornbread every day … He recounted his past on South Tooth Island, including how he almost starved to death, how he was beaten up, and how he escaped.
Lu Qing was so engrossed in the story that she actually forgot about her hunger. She asked, "And then? What happened after that person was saved by the old fisherman?"
Luo Kai's eyes revealed a trace of sorrow and said, "The old fisherman died, and everyone in the small fishing village was killed by bad people."
Lu Qing sighed softly and picked up the snake meat to eat in small bites.
In the next few days, Luo Kai gradually increased the scope of his search. However, once he entered the mist, his vision, hearing, and smell were all useless. His most reliable Spirit Power was also heavily blocked. He went back and forth in circles, and in the end, he could only return by following the scent of the water flow.
Lu Qing accepted the fact that she couldn't leave. When Luo Kai was by her side, she wandered around the small lake. As she wandered around, she discovered a large number of herbs, all of which were very expensive. The Snake Bone Grass that Yao Guangfa mentioned was just like ordinary weeds here. There were also a lot of other herbs that she had never seen before.
As a Wood Elementalist, Granny Hu naturally had a deep understanding of the medicinal properties of plants. Lu Qing had grown up with Lady Hua since she was a child, and under the influence of her, she remembered a lot of things. Now she was busy, and she was busy processing the herbs all day long.
After the catastrophe, the active energy contained in the bodies of animals and plants had greatly increased, and the probability of mutation had also greatly increased. Nowadays, the rare herbs belonged to the mutated plants, and their medicinal properties were very strong.
With so many precious herbs, naturally, they couldn't be left unused. Lu Qing frowned and thought hard about the medicinal bath method that her grandmother had once used. Luo Kai made a large wooden barrel for Lu Qing to test various medicinal properties.
Heaven and earth were divided into Yin and Yang, and all life had Yin and Yang. Most of the herbs here belonged to the Yin attribute, and had a strong Yin nourishing effect. For women, they were naturally beautifying and nourishing, and for men, they could make up for the deficiency of Yin in their bodies.
Unknowingly, half a month had passed. Luo Kai soaked in medicinal baths every day, and practiced body arts in his spare time. His life was peaceful and comfortable, and he was somewhat reluctant to leave this kind of life.
These days, his body had undergone subtle changes again. The flexibility of his bones and muscles had become stronger, his face had become more charming, and his skin had become fairer. His original masculine temperament had become more feminine, and this made him very distressed.
Lu Qing had also undergone significant changes. She had become more beautiful, and Luo Kai didn't dare to look at her. A man and a woman alone in a closed environment for a long time would inevitably have ripples in their hearts.
Compared to Luo Kai's passive attitude, Lu Qing was more proactive. Her pair of beautiful eyes were full of tenderness that gradually melted him.