Looking at the girl serving tea in front of him, Wang Teng said thank you.

The other party seemed to be about the same age as him, maybe even smaller. She was dressed simply and plainly, not as gorgeous as urban girls. She was thin and had a small face. She didn't show any timidity when facing him, and her face was quite calm.

Her home is a self-built private house. In fact, when I walked over just now, I saw that other houses in the village were like this.

Wang Teng took a look at the situation in the room without leaving any trace. It was a bit shabby and shabby, and he already knew her family situation clearly.

He took a sip of water, polished the cup in his hand and asked, "You are about my age and you don't go to school?"

"My family has special circumstances and I dropped out of school."

Bai Xiaocao sat down opposite Wang Teng, shook her head, unwilling to say more, and asked instead: "Aunt Li said you want to go into the mountains?"

"Yes." Wang Teng nodded and asked, "I heard that your father also went into the mountains with others?"

"Yes, three young people." Bai Xiaocao said.

"Are they here for this?" Wang Teng took out his mobile phone and showed her the picture of the Magic Flame Grass.

"Huanyancao! Are you here for this too?" Bai Xiaocao said in surprise.

"You actually know." Wang Teng was surprised and nodded: "Yes, that's why I came here. It seems that those people have the same goal as me. Do you know where to look?"

"I know, I know. My dad told me, but I haven't been there," Bai Xiaocao said.

Wang Teng frowned and said thoughtfully: "Then do you have a map of the mountain?"

"No, we enter the mountain based on experience." Bai Xiaocao shook his head.

Wang Teng suddenly had a headache. If he were allowed to go into the mountain by himself and search aimlessly, the danger would not be great, but a lot of time would definitely be wasted.

At this time, Bai Xiaocao said, "Although I have never been there, I know the way and can take you there."

"Oh!" Wang Teng couldn't help but glance at the girl. He didn't expect that she would take the initiative to take him into the mountains. Wang Teng had no reason to refuse, but he knew that the girl was definitely not just out of kindness, so he asked calmly: "You

What are the requirements?"

"I need money, and I also have to go find my dad. They went into the mountains for a day and a night and didn't come back. Based on my dad's experience, it's impossible for them to go that long. They must have encountered some accident." Bai Xiaocao bit her lip and said.

Reasonable.

Wang Teng nodded and said: "Okay, you make an offer."

"Three...five thousand!" Bai Xiaocao gritted his teeth. The three thousand he was planning to export turned into five thousand, and then he looked at Wang Teng with some anxiety.

If she wouldn't have been so open-mouthed before, the mountains are getting more and more dangerous now. Going into the mountains is no joke, and she has to take certain risks.

Moreover, the place where the Magic Flame Grass is located is relatively deep. If their family didn't really need money urgently, his father would not have allowed those people to go into the mountains to help them find the Magic Flame Grass.

Wang Teng thought Bai Xiaocao would offer a high price, but he didn't expect it was only five thousand, and was slightly stunned.

Bai Xiaocao thought he thought it was too expensive, a hint of disappointment flashed in her eyes, and hesitantly said: "Otherwise, three thousand is fine."

"Just five thousand. If you take me to the place before noon, I can give you a little more." Wang Teng waved his hand and said nonchalantly.

There was a trace of astonishment on Bai Xiaocao's face, and then he said in surprise: "No problem, I know a shortcut, and I can definitely get there before noon."

"Okay, let's go now?" Wang Teng said.

"Wait for me a moment while I change my clothes and get some tools." Bai Xiaocao stood up immediately and ran into the back room.

…

After a while, Wang Teng heard a faint conversation coming from the back room. One of the voices was a bit weak. If the warrior had not had strong hearing, he would not have been able to hear what they were saying.

"Mom, I have something to do when I go out with my friends. I asked Aunt Li to bring you some food at noon."

"Don't worry, just go and do your business, don't worry about me, and don't bother Aunt Li. I can make something simple for myself."

"That's okay. I should be back in the evening."

Bai Xiaocao was very fast. Within a few minutes, he changed into smart clothes, held a hatchet in his hand, and walked out of the house with a basket on his back.

"Let's go."

Wang Teng looked her over, stood up and followed her out the door, heading out to the village.

In the fields outside the village, the middle-aged woman from before was busy. Bai Xiaocao shouted to her from a distance: "Auntie, I want to take him into the mountains. My mother is alone at home. Please help take care of her."

"Hey, okay." The middle-aged woman raised her head and shouted, "Be careful when you go into the mountains."

"Okay." Bai Xiaocao responded.

…

After walking through the main road, Bai Xiaocao took Wang Teng and turned into a side path. After walking for a short time, the two of them went up the mountain.

Chunhua Mountain still retains relatively good wild forms. After being baptized by the Force, it has returned to its original state, and there are more wild animals inside.

The trees around are tall and lush, and there are many dead branches and leaves piled on the ground. There are not many human traces.

It seems that the nearby villagers do not often go into the mountains.

However, Wang Teng has at least seen the virgin forest in another world. Compared with it, this Chunhua Mountain is so different that there is nothing to make a fuss about.

"Be careful, there are poisonous snakes and insects in the mountains." Bai Xiaocao walked in front, chopping the bushes and thorns on both sides with the hatchet in his hand, and soon cleared a path for people to pass.

"Just pay attention to yourself." Wang Teng said calmly.

Bai Xiaocao frowned and sighed inwardly, but didn't say anything more, just distractedly paying attention to Wang Teng.

The two walked for more than an hour without encountering any accidents. Bai Xiaocao cleverly avoided some potentially dangerous places.

At this time, Bai Xiaocao stopped for a rest, took a sip of water, pointed to the left and said: "Let's pass here later. My dad took me through it before. Although it is a bit difficult to walk, the distance is much shorter. Let's

We can definitely arrive before noon."

"Yes." Wang Teng nodded, sat down on the stone next to him, and said, "Let's take a rest first."

Bai Xiaocao sat down on another stone, took out something that looked like dried meat, and asked, "Do you want it?"

"I'm not hungry, you can eat." Wang Teng shook his head.

Bai Xiaocao didn't force it and started eating by himself, while secretly looking at Wang Teng with some curiosity.

She was suddenly shocked when she discovered that Wang Teng didn't look tired at all during this walk. He didn't sweat or pant, just like he was taking a walk.

"Is this guy a martial arts practitioner?" Bai Xiaocao secretly guessed.

"Speaking of which, they all came to look for the Magic Flame Grass. That Magic Flame Grass must be very valuable. It would be great if I could pick two plants." Bai Xiaocao thought hopefully.

After resting for ten minutes, the two continued moving forward.

"My dad and the others don't seem to be going this way." Bai Xiaocao said while clearing the road.

"I felt a little strange when I went up the mountain just now. I didn't see any other human traces along the way." Wang Teng said.

"They should have taken another route." Bai Xiaocao was a little confused and said, "I haven't been in the mountains with my dad for a long time. Could it be that he found another route."

A white light suddenly flashed in Wang Teng's mind, and Bai Xiaocao turned his head at this time. Both of them saw the same idea from the other's expression.

"Unless this road is dangerous!!"

"Be careful, your dad can't give up this familiar road for no reason." Wang Teng reminded.

Bai Xiaocao nodded, and immediately became more vigilant and cautious.

They walked for more than half an hour and still encountered no danger as they imagined. Bai Xiaocao breathed a sigh of relief quietly.

Click!

Suddenly, something seemed to be stepped on under her feet.

Bai Xiaocao suddenly paused, not daring to move rashly, and slowly lowered his head to look.

She saw an ant nest that looked like a haystack under her feet, almost blending in with the dead branches and leaves on the ground. It was very inconspicuous, so she relaxed for a moment and stepped on it without noticing.

Of course Wang Teng also saw this scene. Seeing that she was still stunned, he quickly pulled her back.

Buzz buzz...

The next moment, a dense buzzing sound began, and a group of black flying ants instantly flew out of the ant nest, rushing towards Wang Teng and the two with a crash.

Not only that, there are also a bunch of black crawling ants on the ground, which are much larger than ordinary ants. If you look closely, you will find that their heads are particularly huge and their mouthparts are ferocious. They are very fast, and they are flying towards Wang Wang like a swarm of swarms.

Come.

"It's over, this is a strange beast!"

Bai Xiaocao's face turned pale. She was cautious along the way, thinking of many possible dangers, but she didn't expect that it would be a nest of ant-like alien beasts.

The ant-like beasts do not have much attack power individually, but they come in groups, with a terrifying number of hundreds of thousands or millions in one nest, and there is basically no way to survive in an encounter.

At this time, a group of people in the sky and a group of people on the ground rushed toward the two of them in a dense mass of darkness, which made people feel numb when they saw them.

"I'm sorry, it was me who hurt you." Bai Xiaocao said guiltily.

"I'm not dead yet. No need to apologize. I'm just a nest of ants." Wang Teng said calmly.

Seeing that she was so frightened, the fire force in her body surged out, and a hot breath greeted the ants in the sky and underground.

boom!

The black ants immediately turned into two seas of fire, and were burned completely in an instant, leaving only a pile of ashes.
To be continued...