From the small tributary in the hunting area to the wider river, and then finding the main river on the map, it took Shao Xuan more than 20 days. Moreover, Shao Xuan had been rushing for more than 20 days and had not stopped much. He did not expect that it would take so long to find the main river just for just finding the main river.

No wonder people from the Taihe Tribe said that when their ancestors went out to look for medicinal plants, they left for a year. If they were for some seasonal flowering and fruiting medicine plants, the herbicide collectors would even wait longer because they might miss the opportunity and could only wait for the next year.

Shao Xuan doesn't need to wait, he just needs to find a place.

Flipping up a tree, Shao Xuan stood on the branch, took out the animal skin scroll and looked at the map he drew, guessing where he is now. Without positioning navigation, he could only judge based on the place he passed by and the general environment.

The surrounding trees are not high, the ground is full of water and wet, there are many potholes and ponds, and there are many aquatic plants.

This area belongs to the swamp area. In order to quickly find the main river, Shao Xuan passed through this dangerous swamp directly and did not walk from a safer mountain. Although the mountainous and forest areas are also full of crisis, it is still better than the swamp area.

Now, the surrounding trees are not dense, and there are shimmering waves underneath. When Shao Xuan stands on the branches and looks at the map, he must also pay attention to his surroundings.

"It should be good here." Shao Xuan looked at a big river not far away, calculating in his mind how long it would take to find Gongjia Mountain. He only knew some vague geographical information and could not find the detailed one. If it was not smooth at that time, it would take longer.

Just as he was thinking, Shao Xuan moved his eyelids and didn't bother to wrap up the animal skin in his hand. His legs suddenly leaped up and bounced away instantly.

The next moment when Shao Xuan was acting, the originally calm water surface under the tree broke open, and a huge, slightly narrow mouth full of sharp teeth opened upwards, and the direction he bit was where Shao Xuan had just stood.

It was a crocodile. It was huge and more than ten meters long. As for how long it was, Shao Xuan had no time to speculate. Because he suddenly jumped up, some aquatic plants and leaves floating on the water were also lifted away.

The slightly turbid water droplets scattered around with the waves raised. Shao Xuan could even smell the smell of mud and water, and the fishy smell with murderous aura.

The cold eyes that did not contain any emotion were staring at Shao Xuan in the air, and his open mouth was biting, but Shao Xuan stepped back first, and it only bit the branch where Shao Xuan was standing just now.

Click!

The decisive sound of breaking shows that the branch, which was one-person thick, was as easy as biting a biscuit for this crocodile.

The place where Shao Xuan was standing was at least seven meters above the ground, but the crocodile easily crossed this height. Even the entire head exceeded the big mouth that bit the biting, due to the upward rushing trend, Shao Xuan could see its nasal cavity larger than ordinary crocodiles.

Failed to hit the blow, the crocodile did not give up, but swung its head vigorously in the air, its biting mouth opened again, and swept towards Shao Xuan for the second time.

Judging from the teeth structure of the front end of the crocodile snout, they are better at catching prey. As long as Shao Xuan is bitten into one place, even if it is just the legs of his trouser or the corner of his clothes, he will be tightly hooked and dragged down.

However, Shao Xuan's reaction just now was too fast. Even though the crocodile had already captured it for the second time, Shao Xuan was still out of its scratching range. It was only half a personal distance. However, at this time, the crocodile had already begun to land and could not perform the third scratching and biting.

The closed mouth made a bang sound, and the penis of the jaw with scales shook due to the biting movement, as if venting his master's reluctance. Finally, the crocodile fell into the water, smashing a large number of turbid water splashes with aquatic plants.

After falling back into the water, the crocodile did not rise again and left far away with the ripples.

Shao Xuan fell to another tree, but did not stop, but continued to jump several times. The branches of seven or eight meters high were not safe at all. He had to find a larger tree to rest, so it would always be safer. The water under the tree was deeper than he thought, otherwise the crocodiles would not have completely hidden their bodies.

While Shao Xuan was looking for a taller tree, he encountered a crocodile leaping up. While Shao Xuan bounced away, he pulled out the copper sword that Zheng Luo gave him in the air, twisted his waist and flipped it, and swung his arm holding the copper sword with the flow, and the sword blade slashed hard on the crocodile's mouth.

clang!

The tremor sent by the sword body shows the hardness of the scales on the outer skin of these crocodiles, but they were still cut by Shao Xuan, and the sword blade pried off one of its teeth. If Shao Xuan had stronger strength, he would probably try to cut the crocodile's jaw into a gap directly.

Moving forward in this swamp is like shuttled through the cracks of crocodile teeth, which is very thrilling. It is precisely because of this that the ancestors of the Taihe tribe highlighted this swamp. If the descendants of the Taihe River have to pass here, they must be extra careful.

This swamp is very wide. After Shao Xuan found a taller tree, he tried to find land. The river bank was not full of swamps. But Shao Xuan didn't know where there was land. Even the notes and maps left by the ancestors of Taihe River did not explain it. Shao Xuan could only search for it by himself.

After collecting the map, Shao Xuan continued to jump above the swamp. He couldn't leave in the direction that deviated from the river. He could indeed leave this wet swamp area faster than before, but in that case, Shao Xuan didn't know if he could determine the direction of the main trunk and tributaries. After all, the main trunk and tributaries had been bent several times and did not flow in a straight line.

After walking on the swamp next to the river for a long time, when the swamp gradually narrowed, Shao Xuan saw a large area of ​​woods ahead, which were taller and more lush forests, and mountains.

The swamp is coming to an end. Shao Xuan thought.

There are fewer crocodiles around. There are always many crocodiles moving on the river banks when I passed before, and crocodiles can often be seen in swamp areas. But the more I go here, Shao Xuan rarely sees one.

Like a beast in the mountains, a huge crocodile needs to occupy enough areas to obtain food for it to survive. Within such a large range, there are not many crocodiles... This place has not yet been out of the dangerous area encircled by the ancestors of Taihe, and it should still be the territory of the crocodile. If something abnormal is happening, there must be a reason. Shao Xuan is even more vigilant.

As he ran towards the woodland, Shao Xuan's afterglow saw something floating on the river.

After leaping to the tall tree, Shao Xuan looked at the river.

There was a ball of water plants on the river surface, but when you carefully observed the structure, Shao Xuan noticed a little incongruity.

The aquatic grass floats up and down along with the ripples of the river.

Bang!

The ball of water plants shook and floated a little bigger, and water splashed out from it. At the same time, Shao Xuan also felt that the collision sound he heard was very strange. At that moment, there was more than one sound, and it seemed that there was a metal collision sound.

What exactly is that?

Shao Xuan stared at the ball of water plants, and there seemed to be something inside.

Crocodile? Crocodile trapped in aquatic plants?

No, take a closer look, the ball of aquatic plants is square, and the ones on both sides of the aquatic plants are... wood?

Due to several violent vibrations, the edges of the aquatic plants were a little loose, and the exposed areas on both sides could be seen as tree trunks.

That's not a water plant! That's a cage! It's a trap!!!

Shao Xuan's heart was shocked. If that was a trap, it meant that there were human activities around him, and he also made a trap specifically. Judging from the size, it should be to catch prey in the water.

Some fishermen fish by casting nets, some are good at fishing, while others are caught by water traps. However, the third type is very rare, and this is the first time Shao Xuan has seen a trap to catch crocodiles.

Bang bang!

The crocodile trapped inside struggled and bumped again, making the aquatic plants covered on it looser and allowing Shao Xuan to see the trap more clearly.

It was a metal cage, Yanjiao, Taihe and other tribes were reluctant to use metal as traps. Although copperware has begun to become popular, the use of copperware has always been very cost-effective. Even if it is used as a trap, it would not be willing to do so many to make one. How big is the crocodile in the river? Such a cage is at least fifteen meters long, how much metal should it be used?

The farther away from the six cities, the fewer bronzes should be used. When Shao Xuan came here, he also saw people from other tribes. Recently, he saw people from one tribe who also used horn bones when hunting, and there were very few bronzes.

Shao Xuan was very surprised to see such a large metal cage suddenly.

At the same time, Shao Xuan thought, could he be close to Gongjia Mountain? Others use few bronze ware, but craftsmen are different. Besides, those who can create such a trap for crocodile capture must be extraordinary tribal people.

Shao Xuan was not in a hurry to leave. He found a suitable tree, stood on the branches and hid it, waiting. Since the trap had caught the prey, I believe that the person who set the trap would arrive soon. If the crocodile trapped in the cage continued to struggle, the trap would be more damaged.

Sure enough, not long after, Shao Xuan heard someone approaching quickly. The sound was not loud. The other party was very good at walking through the jungle and listening to the movements. The other party should have a very good understanding of this area. He was very decisive when acting, without hesitation and was quite confident.

The whistling sound soon came not far from the river bank. Shao Xuan looked over and was stunned.

I didn't see the front, but at first glance, I thought it was a little crocodile moving, but if I look again, I will find that it is actually a person's figure, and the hands that belong to him are exposed.

It really looks like a crocodile. Even when the people from the tribe were totemized, they did not look like this person.

However, after further observation, Shao Xuan found that this was actually a person wearing crocodile skin.
Chapter completed!