From the time travel, I became extraordinary

Chapter 296 Leaving
Outside, in Sai Kung, in a simple camp near the MacLehose Trail.

Li Dongfeng had a sullen face. Surrounded by several people, he strode into the tent in the middle of the camp.

"Director Li!"

"Director Li!"

……

Yan Feng, Yan Ling and others who were originally in the tent quickly stood up and went over to greet them.

"Yeah!" Nodding in response, Li Dongfeng found a place in the tent and sat down.

Then, he continued, "What's the situation? We still can't contact Jiang Yaozu?"

Hearing his question, Yan Feng and others in the tent looked at each other.

With a bitter look on his face, Yan Feng sighed and responded: "There have been people guarding Jiang Yaozu's residence, but he has never returned."

"Through investigation, we learned that more than ten or twenty days ago, several shop owners near the settlement near the forest had seen Jiang Yaozu appear."

“Although no one saw him enter the jungle in Sai Kung, from the clues we have, he should have entered and never came out.”

"From what his subordinates said, the last time Jiang Yaozu entered the forest, he disappeared for four months before reappearing."

"There is no water or food in the forest. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for a modern person to stay in there for so long without coming out."

"Considering all the circumstances, Jiang Yao has not shown up. There is a high probability that he has entered the other world he mentioned."

……

Yan Feng, Yan Ling and others stayed outside and did not enter the forest.

During this period of time, in addition to garrisoning in this simple camp, they also did a lot of things and found out a lot of things.

After carefully reporting the situation he and his team had mastered to Li Dongfeng, Yan Feng paused and continued tentatively: "Director Li, those experts..."

He didn't finish his words, only said half of them, but the meaning he wanted to express was simple and clear, and you could understand it at once.

When talking about those experts, Li Dongfeng looked embarrassed and sighed: "Ever since Expert Dong and others disappeared inexplicably more than a week ago, it seems that they disappeared out of thin air, and there has been no news since then."

"That day, 20 to 30 of us entered the jungle in Sai Kung and searched in a fan shape. I only vaguely remember that a white mist suddenly appeared in the forest."

"When the passage to the other world is opened, white fog will appear. Jiang Yao told you the news. You once reported it to me. At that time, I felt that something was wrong. Although my mind was a little confused, I kept holding on to a big tree."

"When I regained consciousness, except for me and two others who were lucky enough not to be caught in the white fog, the rest of the people had disappeared without a trace."

"During this period of time, I have been sending people to search that area. Unfortunately, not only did we not find any clues about Expert Dong and others, but more than a dozen of our people were inexplicably missing."

"From this situation, it seems that there is something very strange about the jungle in Saigon. It is very likely that the missing people including Expert Dong have entered another world."

"Are they alive or dead now? Perhaps, only by finding Jiang Yao can we have a clearer understanding."

……

His eyebrows were furrowed into a straight line, and as he spoke, Li Dongfeng began to sigh again.

Since it concerns an alien world, accidents may very likely happen during this jungle exploration. As the person in charge, although he has been mentally prepared, the disappearance of so many people and the loss are so great have already exceeded his limit of tolerance. He has no idea how to explain to his superiors.

"Director Li, how about we ask the military for help directly?" Several people looked unhappy and were silent for a long time. Yan Feng spoke tentatively.

"No, Hong Kong is different from China."

Shaking his head like a rattle, Li Dongfeng explained: "Internal affairs should be resolved internally. Not to mention the small matter at hand, even if there is a riot, the army cannot be mobilized rashly."

"Otherwise, there will definitely be an uproar in international public opinion."

"Nowadays, the country has a lot of work to do and is focusing on stable development. When it comes to international affairs, the higher-ups are all prioritizing the overall situation and will tolerate it if they can..."

When talking about this matter, Yan Feng and the others looked at each other and remained silent.

"Director Li, what should we do now? Should we continue to send people into the jungle?" After a long while, Yan Ling broke the silence and asked.

"The disappearance of Expert Dong and others has confirmed that there is a high possibility that the other world really exists."

"But now, we only see people disappearing, and no one has come out. We have no idea what is going on in there."

"For the time being, we'd better not act rashly. Report this to the higher-ups and see what instructions they have!"

With a sigh, Li Dongfeng responded.

In this tent, he talked in detail with Yan Feng and others for a while, then finally got up to say goodbye and walked outside.

*
*
Jiang Yao knew nothing about what was happening in the outside world.

No matter what the domestic side's intentions were towards him, once he entered this unknown world and others couldn't find him, everything would be in vain.

It was already the sixth day since he entered this strange jungle. According to the light curtain panel, his life span had been reduced by another year, from thirty-three to thirty-two.

The surroundings were still gray and black, without a trace of green, let alone any sign of living creatures.

With just his two legs, he could cover a distance of thousands of miles.

Of course, this is just the distance he has walked, not the true straight-line distance.

After all, the terrain between the mountains and forests is extremely complex. He cannot fly in the sky, so he has to travel on the ground, and he must climb mountains and cross ridges, and he has to go around from time to time.

Many times, he walked hundreds of miles, but the actual straight-line distance he crossed was only about twenty or thirty miles.

The spiritual marks he left along the way allowed him to take detours from time to time and then readjust himself so as not to deviate from the direction.

He ran in this forest for six days. Although he had walked several thousand miles, in terms of straight-line distance, it was perhaps only about a thousand miles.

According to his original plan, after consuming two years of his life, it was time for him to return home.

However, after seeing the cold and beautiful woman fighting with the fiery red fox in the sky, his fighting spirit was high and hope had already been rekindled in his heart.

In his opinion, the reason why he had not yet walked out of the forest of ghosts was not because this place had no boundaries, but because the distance he had walked was not far enough.

"That woman was chased by several weird creatures. No one knows where she ran to."

"I ran so fast that I couldn't even find a chance to hug his thighs."

"Whatever, I also had sex with her in my dreams. Such a heartless woman can only be a concubine at best. She is not qualified to be my wife!"

……

Jiang Yao kept running and muttering to himself.

Running alone in this dead and strange forest was so boring and tedious. The messy thoughts in his mind actually added a little fun to his life.

Every time he felt physically and mentally exhausted, when he thought of the fact that there was such a beautiful woman with such terrifying strength waiting for him outside the Ghost Forest, his heart would burn with excitement and he would immediately become full of energy.

To be honest, he doesn't like living under someone else's roof, and he doesn't have much interest in currying favor with others.

Of course, if the boss is a beautiful woman, let alone hugging her thigh, he would barely be able to accept even if he was asked to lick her thigh.

It’s just a pity that the woman was flying in the sky and was chased by several strange creatures. No one knew where she flew to.

In the eyes of such beings, a mere Bone Tempering Realm warrior like him is not much better than an ant. Even if they meet face to face, they won't even look at him twice.

Jiang Yao himself was aware of this, he was just having fun and daydreaming.

Several more hours passed, and finally, the surrounding environment began to change slowly.

From time to time, bits of green can be seen among the gray-black grass and trees. As time goes by, the green becomes more and more abundant.

Even the sounds of insects and birds began to chirp, which occasionally reached Jiang Yao's ears.

"It's almost there. We'll be out of the Ghost Forest soon."

"As long as we leave this area, we should be able to escape the range of those fierce and strange creatures."

"By that time, I should be able to return to the state of an ordinary person, and I won't need to continue consuming my lifespan to maintain my Yin Sha body."

An indescribable joy surged into Jiang Yao's heart.

He quickened his pace and continued running forward.

When the surroundings were full of greenery and the eerie gray-black vegetation had long since disappeared, he paused and slowed down.

Stopping under a big tree, he immediately released his Yin Sha body state.

The next moment, his plump body quickly became shriveled, and his entire body became skinny, with only a layer of skin covering his bones.

Every time he uses the Yin Sha body, he will turn into this ghostly appearance. Jiang Yao has been mentally prepared for this.

This time when he entered this strange forest, his evil body state lasted for six days.

Not only was his heart filled with an extreme feeling of hunger, but the life span column on his light screen panel also jumped several times in succession. His original life span of thirty-two years was directly reduced by three years to twenty-nine.

The last time he escaped from that strange forest and returned to the real world, it was exactly the same, except that at that time, he had the three-striped wild fruit in his hand.

After accidentally eating the fruit, his life span that had been lost was restored.

Now, he had dozens of wild medicinal herbs that were over a hundred years old in his hands. Under the influence of extreme hunger, he stuffed the herbs, which he had no time to wash after digging them out, into his mouth one by one.

These herbs entered his stomach and transformed into warm currents that flowed into every part of his body.

Just like a long drought finally ending in a downpour, under the nourishment of the warm current, his shriveled body began to become plump little by little.

After taking a dozen herbs, the extreme hunger in his heart was finally relieved a lot.

Although his body was still skinny, it looked a bit human and no longer looked like a mummy.

The only pity is that, although medicinal herbs such as ginseng and Polygonatum sibiricum can replenish some of his body's deficiencies, they have no way of making up for the lifespan he has already lost.

"The life span is 29. I can still live for another nine years."

"There must be things like the three-striped wild fruit that can prolong life in this unknown world. I hope I'll be lucky enough to get some."

"In addition, if you practice martial arts to a certain level, your life span should be extended."

"The beings we encountered in the Ghost Forest before were able to detach themselves from the ground and fly in the sky. Although I don't know their specific realm, I can tell from them that the upper limit of the martial power in this world must be very high."

"An ordinary person can have such strength through hard training. After all, I am also a man with cheats. I don't believe that I am worse than them."

"Come on, Jiang Yao."

Jiang Yao waved his arms and encouraged himself.

After taking a dozen herbs, he was no longer very hungry.

Although there are still nearly thirty medicinal herbs remaining in the storage space, good steel must be used on the blade.

Items that can assist in cultivation would be too extravagant if they were only used to satisfy hunger.

While maintaining this state of Yin Sha Body, Jiang Yao did not feel hungry and did not have much demand for food.

Because of this, after six days, most of the food stored in his storage space was still left.

Jiang Yao took out compressed biscuits and various instant foods and ate them heartily for a while. When he was about 60% full, he put the remaining food away and continued on his way.

He had already blessed himself with the breath-concealing technique that he had acquired after surviving the calamity of being a fish in a pond.

"Is this a rabbit? Its head is bigger than that of a dog."

"And this wild boar is like a calf."

"Oh yeah, judging from the fiery red fox I saw in the Ghost Forest, there must be monsters in this world."

"Although the jungle I'm in is lush and green and I no longer see those strange creatures, there may still be monsters. I still have to be careful and not be careless."

……

Compared to the Ghost Forest, Jiang Yao's running speed slowed down a lot.

Although he encountered several wild animals along the way, he only caught a rabbit.

Although he felt that he was capable of handling the calf-sized wild boar, he was a little worried that it might cause some big noise.

What's more, such a big wild boar could not be placed in the storage space, he could not finish eating it, and he did not want to carry it around. After some consideration, he finally stayed away from it and did not take direct action.

After all, he had no shortage of food for the time being.

Along the way, most of his attention was focused on finding various medicinal herbs.

In his ordinary state, his life span will not continue to be depleted. Since he already knows that the upper limit of martial arts practice in this world may be very high, the more medicinal herbs that can assist in practice, the better for him.

It's just a pity that he searched for several hours for wild medicinal herbs that were over a hundred years old, but he only found a ginseng.

Compared with the Ghost Forest, there seem to be fewer high-grade medicinal herbs outside.

"The remains of a bonfire? Has anyone stayed here before?" Near dusk, Jiang Yao walked to a small pond. When his eyes accidentally swept across the ground in the distance, he suddenly felt his eyes brighten.

(End of this chapter)