Six years later, I and my four cubs blew up my ex-husband's house

Chapter 2337 Follow Me, I Will Protect You

Ma Xi explained her speculation to them carefully: "It's probably because these herbs, although they are rare herbs, have some toxins in their leaves and rhizomes. The fungal strains you are looking for should have absorbed the medicinal properties to grow, so when you find one, several will appear in succession."

"So this is ah!"

Xiao Zhi suddenly realized and praised: "Xiao Yang still knows more."

After Zhou Si collected all the culture fluids, he said to Ma Xi, "It seems that we can spend more time to help you find medicinal materials. The eight-eyed spiders we need next should be in the depths. If we look for them slowly, we will definitely find them."

A few people didn't object.

However, luck didn’t seem to be as expected afterwards.

They never encountered any rare medicinal herbs again, and they basically only had ordinary medicines, which were not of much use to Marcy.

So they didn't spend that time digging, but continued looking for useful ones.

As time went by, the group walked deeper and deeper into the valley. The humidity in the forest became thicker and thicker. The fog mixed with damp moisture and miasma made breathing less smooth.

Xiao Zhi was already beginning to feel a little unbearable.

Unfortunately, the poisonous spider happened to live in such an uncomfortable place, and they couldn't leave because they hadn't found it yet.

Seeing that he didn't look very good, Ma Xi immediately took out a pill and said, "Take this pill first, and breathing won't be so uncomfortable."

Xiao Zhi told Ma Xi that he trusted her unconditionally.

He took the pill without saying a word and swallowed it in one gulp.

The pills prescribed by Ma Xi were very effective. After a while, Xiao Zhi felt full of energy and no longer felt so uncomfortable.

They didn't stay for long and continued down.

In a blink of an eye, their way was blocked by a river as black as ink.

Xiao Zhi originally planned to wade directly through this area.

But Marcy suddenly reached out to stop him and said, "No, go on. It seems there is a swamp and you can't get through."

Marcy was very familiar with this situation. Their tribe often saw it, and it would be dangerous if it continued.

Xiaobai heard it and tried it.

It turns out to be true, the stones don’t sink when thrown over.

Zhou Si immediately suggested: "Then don't go over there, look around here."

Naturally, they would not take the risk and all agreed.

So the four of them immediately split up.

However, they searched for about half an hour and found nothing.

There were no medicinal herbs, and no poisonous spiders were found either.

Xiao Zhi sighed helplessly, "It's over, there won't be any left, right? Why is that little guy so hard to find!"

Marcy replied, "Well, this species of poisonous spider is relatively rare, but it must exist in places like this. If you look carefully, you will definitely find it."

Zhou Si agreed with Ma Xi's opinion, but when he looked at the time, he saw that there was not much time left before the meeting time.

Moreover, this place is a bit far from the meeting point, so he needs to control the time well so as to meet up with others.

He immediately decided, "Let's look for it again. If we really can't find it, we'll retreat first."

It is dangerous to stay in a place like this at night, and it is not advisable to stay for long."

Xiao Zhi nodded in agreement, "Okay, then let's split up, it will be faster this way."

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and was ready to take action, but a large black and purple spider suddenly fell from the tree and landed a few centimeters away from his nose.

"what--"

He screamed in fright, then his eyes went dark and he fainted on the spot.

The others were also startled and looked over quickly.

Xiao Bai exclaimed, with a look of surprise on his face, "Looks like there's no need to look for it anymore?"

Seeing this, Zhou Si hurried forward, quickly pushed his friend aside, then took off his backpack and took out a box from it.

This thing has to be captured alive.

It’s not easy to come across it, so we can’t let it run away.

Marcy also hurried over, raised her hand, gently pinched the little thing, and carefully placed it in the palm of her hand.

The spider is about the same size as an ordinary spider, but upon closer inspection, its appearance seems a bit strange and even scary.

But Marcy was not afraid at all. She looked at the spider carefully and couldn't help but exclaimed: "This is the first time I've seen this kind of spider. It actually has eight eyes!"

Hearing her say this, Xiaobai hurried over and took a look.

Then he curled his lips and commented: "It's so ugly. I've never seen such an ugly spider."

No wonder Xiao Zhi was frightened.

Zhou Si looked at the spider in Ma Xi's hand and replied, "It's a little ugly, but it's worth studying."

Then he motioned to Marcy and said gently, "Put it in first, don't run away, and then you can have a good look at it when you get back."

Marcy had no resistance to this kind of thing. The more she looked at it, the more she liked it and she couldn't put it down.

But she still nodded, "Okay."

Xiao Zhi fell to the ground, still feeling scared. Looking at the three people in front of him discussing spiders as if nothing had happened, he thought they were really crazy and wondered why they didn't take care of themselves first.

I was almost frightened to death just now. Didn’t you see it?

He suddenly felt sour in his heart. Humph! Am I not as important as the spider?

However, on second thought, finding this thing means I have successfully completed my mission.

So, without waiting for them to come and help him, he climbed up by himself.

He stood up, patted his butt, and asked impatiently: "So now, can we go back the same way?"

Zhou Si closed the box and put it back into his backpack. He finally had time to talk to him and said, "It's time to go back. I guess the others are all heading back. Let's go find them and join them."

They had a fruitful trip this time. Not only did they find the plants they wanted, they also helped the other two groups find what they needed. It can be said that the result was perfect and the trip was worthwhile.

Soon, the group returned.

Because the mission was completed, the atmosphere became extremely relaxed when we returned.

It took about an hour to walk.

They were passing through a relatively soft and sunless terrain.

Zhou Si suddenly stopped, looking a little surprised and confused.

"Why don't you leave?"

Seeing this, Xiaobai and Xiaozhi asked with concern.

However, Zhou Si did not answer their questions immediately. Instead, he narrowed his eyes and looked at the ground carefully.

Seeing Zhou Si so focused, the three of them also turned their gaze to the ground.

They found a large number of clear footprints on the ground.

At first, Ma Xi and Xiao Zhi didn't react to what was happening.

But Xiaobai had been through many battles, and he made an immediate judgment after just one glance.

He said: "This shoe print looks like it was just stepped on. It's not ours, nor does it look like anyone else's."

He squatted down and observed the footprints. He noticed that these shoe prints seemed to be left by professional hiking boots, and the size was not small. Judging from the height of the person, he was at least 1.9 meters to 2 meters.

"What do you mean?"

Xiao Zhi hadn't reacted yet, and asked in confusion: "Is it another climber? Is he also coming here to look for something?"

This discovery made Xiaobai frown and he became secretly alert.

He had an inexplicable sense of crisis, and this feeling was so strong, as if something bad was going to happen.

Zhou Si observed carefully and made a judgment.

Judging from the distribution of these footprints, the other party should be well-trained and has certain skills.

Another thing is that these footprints are heading in one direction, and it is obvious that they are not looking for something like them.

Marcy then spoke up, "Look here, what is this?"

She pointed to a nearby tree stump, on which was an asterisk, an obvious mark left there by someone.

When Xiaobai saw the mark, his expression changed slightly.

Zhou Si and Xiao Zhi's eyes darkened. "What is this...?"

Xiaobai turned to look at the two of them and asked, "Do you know each other?"

Zhou Si looked at him with a hint of doubt in his eyes: "You also know this mark?"

Xiaobai nodded, "Yes, I know him."

This mark is very familiar to Xiaobai, as he has seen it once before when he was on a mission.

This mark usually does not appear, but once it appears, something bad is bound to happen.

Marcy was the only one at the scene who didn't know what was going on, so she immediately asked, "Who is it? Who left it?"

Zhou Si was still hesitating whether to tell her.

Xiaobai felt that there was nothing that could not be told to her.

He said bluntly and without ambiguity: "This is a killer organization, a dark force in Country Y."

Ma Xi was shocked and asked, "Why are there people from the assassin organization here? What are they doing here?"

Xiao Bai was also unclear, and could only guess: "At the moment, their specific purpose is still unclear. They may be looking for something, or they may be coming for us."

After saying this, his expression became a little serious, and he was obviously worried about the situation.

This time when they went out, they did not bring any weapons except for some small daggers.

Those killers are very skilled. If they really come for them, it might be difficult and dangerous to deal with them with bare hands.

Marcy felt a little nervous and uneasy, and asked, "So what should we do now?"

Zhou Si's thoughts were very clear, and he spoke logically: "Let's look around to see where the footprints are going. We can confirm that there are seven or eight people. They followed us when they came here, but we didn't meet them when we came back just now. They may have dispersed or returned. If we don't observe carefully and go back directly, we may meet them. In this case, we must be careful to avoid unnecessary trouble."

Xiaobai agreed with Zhou Si's idea and immediately turned around to detect the surrounding environment.

Xiao Zhi immediately went in another direction to look for clues.

In the end, only Ma Xi and Zhou Si were left at the scene.

Zhou Si looked at Ma Xi and said soothingly, "Don't be afraid, nothing will happen to you. Just follow me and I will protect you."

Marcy looked at him and found that the boy's eyes were firm and steady, which made her feel safe.

She took a deep breath and suppressed the slight tension that had just emerged.

There was no need to be nervous. She had encountered all kinds of dangers before, and with them here, she had even less to worry about.

She looked determined and answered, "I'm not afraid."

Zhou Si was surprised for a moment, then smiled and said, "Okay."

After saying that, he turned around and started checking.