Ye Chengfeng didn't sleep until the morning last night. In addition, he walked a lot on the mountain roads in the past two days, so he slept very deeply. When he woke up, it was almost noon. When he left the room, he found that Shama Ayi's family was not there. According to Ye Chengfeng's understanding, it was almost noon. Shama Ayi's father had gone to the mountains to collect medicine. It was understandable that he had not come back for the time being, but she Shouldn't mother start cooking now? But there was no one in the kitchen in the back room, and there wasn't even a single onion or garlic on the stove. This wasn't because Ye Chengfeng was hungry and wanted to eat, but he felt a little strange. Ye Chengfeng washed his face with water from the backyard, and then went out of the yard to walk in the village. However, the village seemed much quieter than yesterday. After walking around for a long time, he didn't see anyone. He felt more and more strange, and there was a vague feeling. An ominous premonition. It was not easy to meet an old man. Ye Chengfeng didn't know if he had distributed cigarettes to him yesterday, so he immediately stepped forward and pulled the old man and asked what happened. I don¡¯t know if the uncle understood it or not. He was gesticulating and talking to Ye Chengfeng. Ye Chengfeng didn¡¯t understand a word and could only worry. Finally, the old man pointed to the deep mountain where he was, and gestured with Ye Chengfeng for a while. Ye Chengfeng finally understood a little bit, and it seemed that the problem was there, but could it be that the whole village had gone to the deep mountain. Seeing that Ye Chengfeng still didn¡¯t understand, the uncle directly took Ye Chengfeng¡¯s hand and walked up the mountain. Ye Chengfeng knew that as long as he followed this uncle, he would know the truth. The mountain road is far more rugged than the mountain road from Immortal Stone to the village. There is no road at all in some places. There are wild plants everywhere that Ye Chengfeng has never seen before. After entering the forest, Ye Chengfeng can't tell the difference between east, west and north. . But the uncle seemed to know the road, and gestured for Ye Chengfeng to follow him. As he shuttled through the dense forest like a flat ground, Ye Chengfeng soon heard voices not far ahead. After a while, Ye Chengfeng walked around a section of bushes and saw more than a dozen men from the village standing here, chatting with anxious faces. When Ye Chengfeng walked over, several village elders saw Ye Chengfeng and immediately pointed to the forest in front of them and said something to Ye Chengfeng, but Ye Chengfeng still couldn't understand. However, Ye Chengfeng could tell that the mountain forest in front seemed to be denser than the one they were in, and from a distance, it seemed that there was still a layer of clouds and mist, which seemed to be bottomless. When Ye Chengfeng was thinking about what was going on, several people came out of the forest in front of them. They all had ropes tied to their bodies. When they came back, they all untied the ropes with disappointed faces and talked with the villagers. What are you talking about. At this time, he heard a woman crying not far away. Ye Chengfeng turned around and saw that it was Shama Ayi's mother. He immediately ran over and asked what was going on. Shama Ayi's mother looked at Ye Chengfeng with tears streaming down her face, pointed at the mountains and forests in front of her, and spoke in a Yi language that Ye Chengfeng didn't understand. Even after talking for a long time, Ye Chengfeng didn't understand, so she simply didn't cry. , stood up immediately, and was about to run towards the woods. Fortunately, some big men from the village stopped Shama Ayi's mother behind her, as if they were saying something. After struggling several times, Shama Ayi's mother gradually gave up, but her tears never stopped. . Ye Chengfeng seemed to understand something. Didn¡¯t Shama Ayi¡¯s father go into the mountains all year round to collect herbs? It must be related to her father. He must have fallen into the cliff. "But Ye Chengfeng looked around and didn't see Shama Ayi, and he couldn't help but feel a shiver in his heart. Something might have happened to Shama Ayi too. Ye Chengfeng couldn't help but think that when the big men came back before, they were all tied with ropes. Coupled with the clouds and mist in the mountains and forests in front, he understood immediately. The forest in front of you must be one that few people in the village go into. You might get lost after entering. Maybe Shama Ayi's father entered this forest, so the whole village is looking for him. So what about Shama Ayi? Could it be that she also rushed into this mountain forest to find her father? The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Ye Chengfeng immediately wanted to go into the mountains and forests to find Shama Ayi, but he was also stopped by the people in the village. He talked to Ye Chengfeng gesticulatingly, as if he was talking about how many things there were in the mountains and forests. Danger. Ye Chengfeng couldn't control so much. He couldn't watch Shama Ayi get lost in this mountain forest. He had to go in and find Shama Ayi. If he didn't insist on Shama Ayi coming back, maybe she wouldn't Entering this forest. Seeing that they could not stop Ye Chengfeng, the villagers had no choice but to tie a rope around Ye Chengfeng's waist. An old man was talking to Ye Chengfeng. Although Ye Chengfeng couldn¡¯t understand it, he could guess that he was probably telling himself that he must tie the rope around him. If he reached the end of the rope in the forest, he must not untie the rope.You must follow the rope and come back. In order to prevent the villagers from stopping him again, Ye Chengfeng nodded to show that he understood regardless of whether he understood it or not. The villagers were still worried, so an uncle asked several young and strong men in the village to tie up ropes and go into the forest with Ye Chengfeng. Only then did he feel relieved to let Ye Chengfeng go. Ye Chengfeng took the lead and rushed into the forest. As soon as he entered, he started shouting Shama Ayi's name. However, the forest here was denser than outside, and there were weeds as tall as a person between the trees. It was so cloudy and foggy that it was impossible to see the road ahead clearly. Although Ye Chengfeng was anxious, he could only slow down and move forward slowly, calling Shama Ayi's name as he walked forward. After a while, Ye Chengfeng found that his arm was bleeding. He didn't even know when he was cut. Maybe he was scratched by some branches and leaves when he was pushing away the grass. As he walked, Ye Chengfeng found that the woods were getting eerily quiet. He couldn't hear any sound, not even a bird chirping. When he turned around, he realized that the few strong men from the village who were following him were gone. figure. Ye Chengfeng felt a chill in his heart as soon as he touched the rope around his waist. He didn't even know when the rope around his waist was loosened. If he wanted to look back for the rope at this time, he would not be able to see the way back. Ye Chengfeng has watched many movies about getting lost in the forest before, and he knows how terrible the consequences of getting lost here are. He may have to wander here all his life, and he may not be able to get out of this forest until the day he dies. The saddest result is that he is only one step away from leaving the forest, but he has already died here. Thinking of this, Ye Chengfeng felt a little chill in his back. But when he thought that Shama Ayi was also under this kind of fear, Ye Chengfeng immediately plucked up his courage. Shama Ayi and his father were still waiting for someone to rescue them. How could he start a fight at this time? Back off. Moreover, Ye Chengfeng understands better that even if you retreat now, it is already too late, because he has no way to retreat, and now there are only two ways in front of Ye Chengfeng. Either you wait here to die, or you keep walking until you find Shamaayi and her father. Ye Chengfeng regained his confidence and immediately took steps again, pushing aside the only grass in front of him and calling Shama Ayi's name. But confidence is confidence, and facts are facts. He didn¡¯t know how long he had been walking. His feet seemed to be almost no longer on his body. There were countless scratches on his arms and face. He shouted Shamaa in his throat. I almost couldn't make a sound after shouting the word "Yi", but there was still no clue or sound to respond to me. Ye Chengfeng still cheered himself up and told himself not to lose hope. The more confident he was at this time, the more confident he must be. If he had the desire to be discouraged at this time, not only would there be little hope of finding Shama Ayi and her father. , even I am going to die here. He also told himself that even if he died, he would first find Shama Ayi. When he and Shama Ayi were in Mogadishu, they had never seen life or death. In such an environment, both he and Shama Ayi To be alive, this mountain forest is just a small hurdle in life. Ye Chengfeng leaned against a tree. After taking a short rest, he immediately started walking forward again, calling Shama Ayi's name as he walked. When he walked to a crooked tree, he suddenly felt something in his heart. I seemed to have seen this crooked-necked tree an hour, or even two or three hours ago, and a chill suddenly came over me. Could it be that I had been walking in circles the same way. After a brief moment of panic, Ye Chengfeng immediately realized that there was no way to continue searching so aimlessly. He couldn't keep wandering around in circles here innocently, and he had to find a way. Ye Chengfeng found a sharp stone on the ground and carved a scratch on the crooked neck tree. After that, he carved a scratch every time he passed one or two trees. At first I thought it was okay. When I saw a tree with scratches in front of it, I knew I was in trouble again. But as time went by, I realized that this didn't solve the problem. Firstly, the trees in this mountain forest are all hundreds or even thousands of years old. It is very troublesome and time-consuming to carve a scratch on the hard and thick bark. Secondly, even if a scratch is made, it is still difficult to avoid it. Go back to the old path yourself. And at this time, it was getting darker and darker in the mountain forest. You couldn't see the sky when you looked up, but Ye Chengfeng could feel that it was getting dark soon. Ye Chengfeng's stomach growled a few times, and then he realized that he hadn't eaten anything since he got up today. He still kept cheering himself up, telling himself not to give up, maybe if he took a few more steps, he would be able to see Shama Ayi.??His father was leaning under a tree. However, when Ye Chengfeng walked until the forest became completely dark and the scene in front of him could not be seen at all, the breath Ye Chengfeng had been holding finally relaxed completely. After relaxing, Ye Chengfeng suddenly felt weak all over. Like a deflated ball, Ye Chengfeng immediately collapsed on the ground. Ye Chengfeng, who was hungry and tired at this time, his mind went blank, and he could even feel that the god of death was waving to him. Unknowingly, Ye Chengfeng closed his eyes. Ye Chengfeng closed his eyes and seemed to see Shama Ayi again, and he and she were neither in the mountains nor in this mountain village, but in Mogadishu. He was sitting behind Shama Ayi, Watch her busy. Everything seemed to be back to the past, but when Ye Chengfeng opened his eyes again, he found that he was still lying in the mountain forest. The sky was already bright at this time, and the sky was still invisible, only the dense leaves covering it. blue sky. Ye Chengfeng sat up and looked around. He knew that he was dreaming just now, but he wished it was a dream now. However, reality is reality. He knew that he was too tired yesterday, so he fell asleep upside down, but after waking up, he still had to continue looking for Shamaayi and her father today.