"Alright, stop thinking about it. We'll figure out a way."

Li Xiaochen offered words of comfort.

"Hmm! Want another skewer? I'll get you one."

Lin Yuxin snapped out of her daze, nodded, put her worries aside, and turned to ask Li Xiaochen again.

"Do you really not know the effects of eating too much venison?! You keep urging me to eat it!"

Seeing that Lin Yuxin was about to give him another piece, Li Xiaochen was speechless. He leaned close to Lin Yuxin's ear and whispered something.

Lin Yuxin's ears turned red; she had really forgotten.

[It's just a male enhancement drug! In this time of food scarcity, we're lucky to have anything to eat, why be picky?]

Lin Yuxin mentally complained, but forced herself to remain calm and retorted aloud:

"How should I know? I won't eat it!"

Lin Yuxin had just put down the roasted venison when the black bear snatched it away.

Lin Yuxin sighed, glanced at the fire and saw that there were only two skewers left, then said to Li Xiaochen:

"Now that you've finished eating, get to work! Process the venison, and I'll roast some for the black bears."

Li Xiaochen chuckled inwardly as he listened to Lin Yuxin's words. In the entire Xia Kingdom, besides the Emperor, only you, little girl, dare to order me around.

Then he turned to look at the two beasts who were eating heartily, nodded, and called to Wang Yu, who hadn't finished eating yet:

"Alright! Wang Yu, you go!"

"yes!"

Wang Yu rolled his eyes inwardly. "Your Highness, if you want to impress the Princess, could you please not call them? He hasn't finished eating yet! He's hungry!"

Although Wang Yu complained inwardly, he still obediently went to process the remaining venison.

Having professionals makes things quick; in half an hour, they had finished preparing all the remaining venison.

She asked Li Xiaochen to bring some over, then she skewered the venison, brushed it with honey, and grilled it over a fire.

Lin Yuxin then began to recount what had happened to her recently, including how she encountered the black bear.

“The black bear brought me here and told me there was a pond with fish in it. I know I’ve found the water source I’m looking for. I just don’t know if there’s any water upstream. After everyone finishes eating, let’s go look around and see if there’s anything else.”

Lin Yuxin said as she grilled.

"Thanks for your hard work!"

Li Xiaochen didn't say anything else, but looked at her with heartache and said one sentence.

Lin Yuxin's heart skipped a beat. She looked up at Li Xiaochen, then smiled brightly:

"I'm a little tired, could you give me a massage when we get back?"

"good!"

Li Xiaochen smiled and said indulgently.

After the group of people and the two animals finished eating the whole roasted deer, Li Xiaochen put out the fire. The group then planned to go to the pond to check, and then look for other food or seeds nearby.

The tiger finished eating the roast meat and left, but before leaving, it glanced at Lin Yuxin again, which puzzled Lin Yuxin. She felt that the tiger had looked at her several times, and wondered if there was something wrong with her.

However, she didn't care and forgot about it in the blink of an eye.

The black bear wasn't kept either. After eating and drinking its fill, it found a place to sleep. Before leaving, it called out to Lin Yuxin, telling her to call it if she needed anything.

However, Lin Yuxin didn't understand and thought it was saying goodbye to her, even looking reluctant to leave, which annoyed the black bear even more. As it left, it silently muttered to itself:

You should pamper the friends you made!

After seeing the two large Buddha statues off, Lin Yuxin led Li Xiaochen toward the pond.

"This pond isn't big, but the fish in it are quite large, each weighing about ten kilograms. When we get back, we'll find someone to get some to take back and raise. The water problem is temporarily solved, so we don't have to worry about running out of water for now. The pond is flowing, so there should still be water on top."

"Shall we go see if there's anything else we can eat? If not, let's leave it at that for today and come back tomorrow!"

Lin Yuxin lowered her head and spoke her thoughts. After all, this deep mountain was too vast, and it would take more than a day to search it all. She was only able to find a water source today thanks to Brother Black Bear.

"Alright, I'll do whatever you say, but this time I have to come with you, otherwise I won't feel at ease."

Li Xiaochen had no objections and nodded in agreement!

"Alright! You guys go in groups of two or three and search around here."

Lin Yuxin nodded, then spoke to Wang Yu and Dan Dao.

"yes!"

Everyone clasped their hands in a fist salute, and then left together.

With the prince here, why would they need to protect the princess? They'd better not be third wheels!

"Let's go! Shall we go for a walk?"

Seeing that everyone had left, Lin Yuxin turned to look at Li Xiaochen, smiled, and said.

"good!"

Li Xiaochen naturally took Lin Yuxin's hand and walked casually in one direction.

The two walked and stopped frequently, and Lin Yuxin didn't let him hold her hand for long, after all, she still had important business to attend to!

Lin Yuxin would lie on the ground for a while, looking at this grass and then at that flower.

Anyway, she didn't have a moment's rest along the way, but Lin Yuxin didn't come empty-handed this time, because she really discovered that there were a lot of things that could be grown nearby.

"Li Xiaochen, look, this is called a chili pepper, but it can't be used as food, it can only be used as a seasoning!"

Lin Yuxin was happy but also a little helpless. She could eat chili peppers, but they wouldn't fill her stomach. And now, there was no point in seizing the opportunity.

However, Lin Yuxin still managed to take some into her spatial storage while Li Xiaochen wasn't looking, intending to plant some.

Since she started planting in her space, she's developed a habit of wanting to plant anything she sees in it.

They were also frightened by the drought and felt that keeping more food and seeds would come in handy.

Before long, Lin Yuxin discovered another good thing.

"Li Xiaochen, look, this is wheat! There's actually wheat here! That's great! Although the harvest from this wild wheat probably won't be high, it's better than nothing!"

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