Book 1: Chapter 170

Book 1: Chapter 170

Following Liu Sang's guidance, we walked along this hidden fungal line in the forest until we came across a stream. There had been plenty of rain recently, so the streams current was moving very fast. The water was clear enough that we could see a lot of fish swimming in it.

"There are fish, so the water should be clean," Kan Jian said.

I understood what Liu Sang meant. This forest wasnt normal to the naked eye, so it was probably safer to enter by following alongside the stream. It was running water, after all.

This stream went all the way down to the mouth of the valley. I had drunk from it once before, so it should be relatively clean. I put my hand in it and found that the water was clear and bitterly cold. It mustve come from a cave in the nearby mountains. At this time, I didnt care that much about it and just went into the water to start washing the blisters and mud on my body. By the time I was done washing away the mud, my knees began to ache. The water temperature was too low to stay in for a long time. The blisters under my skin were terrible and much of my skin was red and festering. Our wounds werent as itchy after washing in the ice water, but at this time, we saw a lot of tiny maggot-sized leeches on our bodies that almost looked like moles. They had already eaten their fill.

Back on the shore, the four of us burned each other with our lighters. But there were too many moles, so we couldn't burn them all off. From a distance, we almost looked like we were covered in sesame seeds. Liu Sang eventually took out a stack of things from his bag, which turned out to be instant noodle bags. When eating hardtack in the jungle, it was best to use delicious seasoning since the biscuits would turn into a big mushy pot after being boiled in water.

"I heard that leeches are most afraid of salt. These are salt and pepper packs, so well apply them to our bodies. Otherwise, well definitely get infected," Liu Sang said.

"Cooking something like xxx, arent you afraid of other people's jokes?" Liu Sang still wanted to look back. I glanced at his bag full of spices and thought that it was better cooking xxx than putting salt and pepper on it.

After I was finished, I heated more water and then put mud into the pot and boiled it. Once all the leeches were boiled out, I put the disinfected blob of mud into my Hundred Treasures Bag (2), slathered it on again, and then walked back into the forest. When I arrived at the colorful second royal poinciana, I had Kan Jian climb up the tree like usual. It didnt take him long to shout, "Shit, this tree also has skin hanging on it. But its not snake skin."

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TN Notes:

(1) Chinese internet slang used a lot in gaming. Basically means you really like something and think its amazing. The term comes from the Kuaishou platform (a short video community). Its #2 here but I think the baidu explanation was better/more in depth.

(2) Think this is a Doraemon reference. He has a fourth-dimensional pouch (or pocket) on his stomach that he stores food, money, medicine, desserts, and weapons in.