The old drunkard immediately grabbed his only property, "Don't make any decisions about me. I know you orientals always want to get some benefits from us old guys!"

Zhang Fan smiled, not persisting. Green Wings blinked, thinking about something...

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After a day of walking, the expedition team came to a vast swamp. This is a grass river that is less than half a meter deep, with extremely abundant water and grass. A serrated reed called Crassae is the most common plant here. This long grass, which is as high as three meters, covers almost all areas of the swamp. Hundreds of birds and wild animals live here.

Zhang Fan knew that this Everglades were described in detail in the materials of the Book Demon. There were indeed Indians here, and they looked a little different from what Zhang Fan imagined, not like the natives in other places, but they looked similar to the oriental yellow people, with a wide forehead and flat nose, which looked very similar to the Mongols. In fact, the Mayans on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico looked very similar to these Indians.

The old drunkard is indeed Indian and speaks fluently. Maybe this old guy has lived in this area for a while. The Indian natives were a little disgusted with the two white men of Katerina and Captain Hook. But when they saw Zhang Fan Green Wings, they acted very friendly. This made Captain Hook even more disliked this adventure.

Everyone came to their residence on Indian rafts and canoes. The Indians lived on the higher mounds in the swamp. They built a residence without four walls on the mounds, called 'Qiji'. They used logs as frames on the high platform to cover a thatched roof, which was very ventilated. They also planted corn, beans, melons and pumpkins on small plots of land with higher terrain. It was indeed a miracle to be able to live in such places.

These Indian natives called this large swamp with abundant water grass "Pameoki" meaning grass-covered waters. Katerina couldn't wait to ask the old drunkard about the whereabouts of the "Unold Spring". However, it seemed that these Indian natives were very secretive of this magical spring water, and even showed fear.

The old drunkard told the truth. In fact, the first time he came here, he only arrived here. Because he suffered from malaria and did not follow the expedition team, he saved his life. What he meant was that the expedition ended here. In fact, this old guy had brought several expedition teams here, and that was all.

Then some expedition teams went deep into the depths of the swamp and disappeared. But more people just entered shortly after they lost their troops and retreated. No matter what the outcome was, the old drunkards only ended here and never went in. Moreover, these Indian natives also protected this old guy very much. It was not easy to hurt or force him here.

The old drunkard asked Katerina for thirty gold pounds to lead the way, but of course he was rejected. Captain Hook even angrily hooked his collar with a bloody iron hook, asking him to spit out the box of rum he had drunk! The Indians immediately surrounded him with weapons in their hands. Seeing this, Katerina immediately dissuaded Hook.

Zhang Fan, who had been silent on the side, suddenly walked up and stopped Katerina and Captain Hook. He nodded slightly to the old alcoholic, took out a bag of gold coins and handed it over, "This is what you deserve. If we can come back alive, I will give you another box of rum. There are still ten gold pounds here, and you may be able to let these Indians give us two single-timbered boats or a raft. If there is some food, I would be even more grateful..."

The old drunkard's one-eyed eyes narrowed into a slit, "You are such a generous nobleman, and your request will be met. I think the gods here will bless you too... But if you can add ten gold pounds and a bottle of golden rum, I can still let my 'king' lead the way for you. It has really been to 'Old Spring'..."

"I've killed you a liar!" Captain Hook shouted angrily when he saw the old drunkard being greedy.

However, Zhang Fan didn't seem to care, and he trusted this drunkard who seemed like an old liar. He paid ten gold pounds with ease and asked Katerina to give him a bottle of golden rum. This made Captain Hook walk far away with disdain. He really couldn't stand the old liar's successful face.

The old drunkard greedily grabbed the gold pound and put it in his pocket. Unfortunately, the pocket was torn, and the yellow gold pound rolled all over the floor. The old man was not good at his legs and feet, so he shouted in a hurry. Zhang Fan possessed him and picked it up, took off his coat, put it on him, and put the gold pound in the pocket of his new clothes.

The old drunkard nodded with satisfaction, turned around and muttered a few words to the red-eyed crow on his shoulder. The crow seemed to have a little temper, and looked a little disdainful. However, he still flew up, hovered in the air for a while, and landed on a bracket with a lamp hanging on a raft on the water surface. The crow was indeed a little spiritual.

The Indians prepared two single-timbered boats and a raft for the expedition, and pointed roughly in one direction, asking the expedition to the southeast of the swamp. The old drunkard stood on the hill, leaning on the slender wooden stick, muttering something while drinking wine, and looking at the expedition that was moving away with one eye, flashing with a cunning light.

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The water in the swamp is not deep, but the silt is very deep. The deeper it goes, the less broad the view, it seems to become gloomy. Gradually, sparse shrubs and forests appear, and there are more and more tall trees. The creatures here are becoming more and more unfriendly, and swamp crocodiles, lizards, poisonous snakes, and even jungle pythons have been discovered.

What makes everyone even more unbearable is that there are more and more poisonous insects, mosquitoes, flies, etc. Fortunately, those black followers are also natives, and this kind of outdoor activities is common. They wiped the mud on their bodies to protect the bites of poisonous insects. Of course, Zhang Fan and the other four could not do this, so Katerina took out a kind of ointment that exuded a strong and spicy aroma and let everyone apply it on their bodies. This is a special ointment she bought from the Ottoman Empire for a lot of money. It is said that it has the powerful function of eliminating evil spirits!

But it seems that this function has not been exerted, or it is a beautiful wish. As the sky gradually darkened, Zhang Fan actually saw a strange ghost...

The shadowy gray-blue ghosts floated around, as if they were unparalleled souls. But if you look closely, you will find that there were actually a corpse in the area where they were. If it was a normal dead or murdered soul, they should go to the cycle of reincarnation and drift away. But at this moment the ghost was lingering beside their corpse and did not leave.

There are only two reasons for this situation. First, the grievances suffered by death during his lifetime are too great and he is unwilling to leave. Second, he is confined by someone to corpses by magic and cannot leave. If it is the first type, then these ghosts should be evil spirits and should have been hit by now. Since they all seem unconscious, it should be the second possibility.

But what's the use of keeping these ghosts? If they are spirit foxes, there are also imprisoned ghosts, and they are used as characters in the spirit fox illusion. But these ghosts are clearly unconscious. Are they imprisoned by some kind of talented spell?

Just when everyone was shocked, a strange figure lurked in the swamp woods and was patrolling not far from the expedition team. Sometimes there were a pair of yellow-green vertical pupils, flashing with greedy light in the shadows.

"They are all from the Spanish expedition!" Captain Hook picked up a skeleton leaning against the tree roots, and saw many fragments falling from the bones, including telescopes, kettles, flintlocks, badges and other things that can prove their identity.

Captain Hook's behavior aroused the indignation of the ghost near the corpse. It howled and rushed towards Captain Hook, which was shocked to everyone to put on a defensive posture. But the ghost passed through Captain Hook's body and did not harm him at all. Although it was a false alarm, Captain Hook's behavior still aroused everyone's serious dissatisfaction.

Zhang Fan stretched out his hand and murmured to recite the Buddha mantra. The colorful Buddha light emanated from his hand. The ghost was shrouded in the Buddha light, dispelling its bound obscure curse, and drifted to the sky with a hint of relief.

In the deep and dark swamp woods, this Buddha light shines on people's hearts like a lost street lamp. But it also attracts evil peeps. The strange gaze hidden in the shadows approaches quietly with disgust and greed.

The keen native suddenly felt something moving behind him, but after giving a warning, he turned around without any notice. However, the crow leading the way suddenly shouted at a dense forest, "Chou!"

The stars flashed in the green winged eyes, and found that in the dense forest, there were shadows circling in the swamp in the forest. Sometimes they were lingering around the trees, like a giant python, sometimes winding across the shimmering water, like a giant bird with a long tail. It seemed to be huge, but it was extremely light and its movements were silent!

"A strange creature, like a giant snake, can fly. Either it has a strong defense or can block my weakness detection!" Green Wings sent a message. A feeling of a thorn on the back made her arm quickly. "Do I want to go and meet it first?" Green Wings didn't like the feeling of being stalked and wanted to force the monster out.

"Don't take risks. There are so many dead creatures here, and we probably have entered its territory. This is probably the source of the mystery of the mystery of the "Fourth of Youth" expedition teams looking for the "Flower of Youth" to never return." Zhang Fan stopped Green Wings and quietly took the doll that summoned Dornier in his hand. He was ready to go into the battle at any time.

Due to the warning from the black indigenous entourage, the expedition team took out the gun and loaded it. All the short-barrel shotguns were loaded at one time. There were five bullets in the barrel, with a maximum range of 150 meters and an effective range of 60 meters. It is the best weapon for melee combat!
Chapter completed!