Blue, Red and White Dark Abyss Cauldron

After the sampan was set up, Qin Gang and several others with minor injuries got off the boat one by one.

Qin Gang asked Bai Yixing and two other seriously injured boatmen to wait on the boat, but Bai Yixing refused and insisted on getting off the boat to take a look.

Everyone thought, "He doesn't have many days left to live, so it's okay to let him go to the island for a walk." So they agreed to his request, but only told him not to walk too far or too tired. Hu Yong no longer cared about him.

Qin Gang, Hu Yong and six others were divided into two teams, each responsible for finding clean water and food, and exploring whether there were trees on the island suitable for repairing large ships. They went in the north and south directions respectively.

Bai Yixing was feeling sad. He sat on the beach for a long time, looking at the rare beautiful scenery in front of him, which was completely different from the Snow Country. However, his sadness did not decrease at all.

He knew that his lung injury was difficult to heal and that he would not live long, so he was depressed. In the past few days, he needed others to take care of his daily life, diet, bowel movements and urination. Thinking of the impatient expressions and attitudes of Qin Gang, Hu Yong and others towards him, he felt even more impatient day by day and felt even more miserable and self-pitying.

I thought to myself, "According to Qin Gang, I can live for at most twenty days, but I will definitely not be able to reach Cangmu Country and Chisha Country in these twenty days, let alone Snow Country. Rather than dying on the ship and being hated by them, I might as well die on this island!"

In fact, he was not very determined to die, but he looked a little dazed at this moment. As he thought this in his mind, his feet took him dazedly into the dense forest of the island.

The trees in the forest are tall and dense, all of them are broad-leaved trees. The ground is covered with a thick layer of leaves due to the cold autumn wind, which makes a rustling sound when you step on it. It is soft and comfortable.

There are many unknown birds in the woods, hiding in the treetops and chirping from time to time. Some are as clear and loud as jade bells swaying in the wind, some are as pleasant as fingers moving the strings of a musical instrument, and some are as dull as the sound of oars hitting the waves. Together with the rustling sound of wind blowing through the trees, it adds a bit of mysterious atmosphere to the island.

Bai Yixing walked aimlessly, but he did not dare to disturb his lung injury, so he just walked slowly along the gentle slope.

I didn’t know how long I had been walking. When I looked back, I found that my footprints were almost unrecognizable. I started to worry and get scared again, so I had to go back the way I came.

Although he had the pessimistic plan of dying, when he really realized the danger, he became afraid of death.

The mountain breeze blew through the forest, and from time to time some fallen leaves floated down and gently covered other fallen leaves.

Bai Yixing was able to find the vague footprints he had taken at first, but after walking for a while, he could no longer see any traces. Unfortunately, it was gloomy today, and he could not rely on the sun to identify the direction. After walking for a while, he was completely lost.

He was like a headless fly, running around in the dense forest of this nameless island. He wanted to shout for help several times, but every time he took a breath, his injured lung felt extremely painful. Then he started coughing loudly and spit out a lot of blood.

As it was getting dark, Bai Yixing still hadn't found the way back to the boat. However, his body could no longer support him and he collapsed to the ground, bursting into tears.

Suddenly, I heard a voice behind me saying, "Young man, where are you from?" The accent was very strange.

Bai Yixing was startled and looked back, only to see a gray-haired old man in his seventies looking at him with a friendly expression.

The old man was wearing a coarse hemp cloth with several patches on his cuffs and elbows. He carried a black-red wooden bow and a tube of black-feathered arrows on his back, a few pheasants and hares hung around his waist, and held a short knife in his hand. He was obviously a poor hunter who often hunted in the mountains.

Seeing that Bai Yixing didn't say anything, the old man said, "I saw you wandering around in the forest. You must have lost your way. Are you from Dongzhai? But the clothes you were wearing don't look like that. How did you end up in this deep mountain?" The old man asked several questions at once.

Bai Yixing didn't know how to answer, he hesitated for a long time, and just asked: "Old man, where...where is this place?"

The old man was surprised to hear that his accent was very different from his own. Suddenly, he saw a red patch on his clothes on his chest. He frowned and asked, "Are you injured?"

Bai Yixing nodded.

The old man asked again: "Where are you hurt?"

Bai Yixing pointed to the spot on his right chest where the merman had stabbed him and said, "It's a lung injury."

The old man sighed and said, "That's terrible. Is there any medicine?"

Bai Yixing shook his head.

The old man asked again: "Are you waiting for someone here?"

Bai Yixing still shook his head.

The old man thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you come with me? I'll take you to find someone to treat your injuries. You've lost so much blood, we can't delay any longer."

Bai Yixing sighed and said, "Thank you for your kindness, old man. This injury... this injury cannot be cured."

The old man laughed and said, "What are you talking about, young man? No matter how badly a person is injured, it's nothing more than a broken arm or leg, or a punctured stomach. There are medicines that can heal that. Although your injury is serious, it's not that serious."

Bai Yixing did not answer.

The old man waited for a while, and seeing that he still didn't say anything, he said, "There happens to be a magical doctor in our village. His medical skills are quite amazing. He can even revive a recently dead person. I think he can definitely heal your injury."

When Bai Yixing heard this, his heart moved and he raised his head.

The old man simply helped him up and said, "Besides, this forest is deep and you can't get out for a while. Let's find a place first and talk about it after tonight."

Bai Yixing was very nervous. He should have told the old man the truth about where he came from and why he was lost, but he was afraid of arousing the old man's suspicion. Now he was lost in this dense forest, and he would never be able to get out without his guidance.

Even if he could survive one or two nights in the forest and wait for Qin Gang and Hu Yong to come and rescue him, he was afraid that some wild beasts would appear at night and eat him to pieces. Moreover, Qin Gang and his men were already very tired of him and might not come to rescue him.

Thinking that the old hunter looked kind and benevolent, he must be willing to help him sincerely, so he stood up, thanked the old hunter, and walked slowly behind him.

The old hunter led Bai Yixing through twists and turns, sometimes crossing creeks, sometimes climbing steep slopes, walking very carefully.

Although the old hunter looked old, he was in good health and very strong. Sometimes when Bai Yixing had difficulty climbing, he would gently pull him from the front and help him climb the steep slope.

We walked until it was almost dark, and finally we came to a small path. After turning a corner, a simple wooden house appeared in front of us.

The old hunter went into the house, took out a flint, lit a small pine oil lamp, and invited Bai Yixing to sit in the house. He said, "Eat something tonight. You can only stay here for one night. I will send you out tomorrow." After that, he took a pheasant and a rabbit and went out to skin and wash them.