Now, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's alright, it's over," Lu Wuyai comforted her.

Anna and Su Xi were startled, then followed the pit to the dead monkey.

At this moment, the giant monkey was ice-cold all over. It had a body that was three meters tall and a strange blue striped face that always reminded people of bad things.

“We’ll just wait until dawn,” Lu Wuyai said. “Then we’ll leave.”

The women nodded and found a relatively clean spot nearby to sit down. The three torches had already been extinguished.

To prepare for this, Lu Wuyai even gathered some dry firewood from the pit. After lighting it, the fire slowly ignited in the pit.

Now, everyone has time to take a good look at the environment of the pit where the monkeys are.

This is a passageway open on both sides. There are two pits, one large and one small. The smaller pit is only about waist-high in diameter for an adult. It is estimated that this giant monkey used to frequently enter and exit through the larger pit.

“This place is quite nice,” Su Xi suddenly said, but the piles of bones on the ground were terrifying.

Time passed by, and Lu Wuyai and the others gradually grew hungry.

When I looked at that big monkey again, the same thought came to my mind.

Half an hour later, several pieces of buttered monkey meat were sizzling on the flames. No one had ever eaten monkey meat before. To be precise, monkeys in Malaysia shouldn't even be considered monkeys.

Lu Wuyai thought that in ancient times, giant monkeys were also called mountain demons, and were indeed monsters.

"Is this thing really a ghost?" Lu Wuyai bit into the piece of meat, a strange aroma filling his mouth. No seasoning was needed. The oily liquid was filled with a pungent and mellow fragrance.

It's so delicious.

Several women ate their meal while staring at the rest of the monkey's body, their eyes gleaming with a green light.

But in the end, because the opponent's body shape was too similar to that of a human, everyone only had their limb muscles and chest muscles removed.

Even so, their profits were enormous.

As dawn broke, the five of them left the pit and headed towards the sea.

The overnight delay slowed down the salt extraction process.

They had originally planned to return to the peak today, but now they have to stay here for another day.

In a corner of the beach, Lu Wuyai had just dug out the materials buried underground.

On a new day, the ten earthenware pots were placed on the fire again, the campfire was lit, the seawater evaporated, and everything functioned normally.

But the thought of the mandrill from last night still left everyone feeling uneasy.

For some reason, Lu Wuyai felt unwell after eating the mandrill's meat. He wondered if he had been poisoned again.

Vomit.

Lu Wuyai lay on the beach, placing his hand on his throat, trying to vomit up what he had eaten the night before.

There was nothing there, just an unpleasant feeling and a little bit of stomach acid.

"What's wrong?" Jin Xilu came out of the water. She had just been cleaning her tools. She had used them to cut monkeys before, and many of her tools were stained with blood.

Speaking of blood, the blood of the Great Monkey King is actually purplish-red, and it becomes even more purplish after it coagulates.

Lu Wuyai shook his head to indicate that he was fine. When he turned around, his eyes widened as he saw that Jin Xilu could now communicate with him in Chinese.

Seeing the surprise in the other person's eyes, Jin Xilu smiled, pursing her lips. Of course, she had an exceptional talent for languages.

"Thank you," Kim Seok-rok said again.

Lu Wuyai was taken aback at first, but quickly realized that the other party was thanking him for saving her life in the pit.

"You're welcome," Lu Wuyai said with a smile. He didn't want to see anyone get hurt at that time.

The two exchanged a few words briefly, and it wasn't until Su Xi appeared that Lu Wuyai got up from the ground.

The previous discomfort seemed to have disappeared, and Lu Wuyai simply thought it was indigestion.

The rest of the day, until evening, passed uneventfully without any unexpected events.

By nightfall, everyone had cleared the obstacles made of airplane wreckage behind them.

The moon was bright, the sky was dotted with stars, and the situation in the forest was clearly visible.

The campfire burned slowly. The flames were small, so the light was dim. The small flames constantly licked at the earthenware pot, evaporating the seawater and forming crystals.

Everyone had a hard time falling asleep tonight, especially Su Xi and Anna, who were afraid that what happened last night would happen again.

Lu Wuyai comforted them, "Don't worry, there shouldn't be a second mandrill."

“That’s impossible,” Su Xi said. “You said it’s the right thing to do, just in case.”

Song Xiaoyou nodded, holding a sickle in her hand, her peach blossom eyes constantly watching the surrounding situation.

Anna and Kim Seok-rok were also looking around, as if there was something harmful in the darkness.

Seeing that they were facing a powerful enemy, Lu Wuyai had a headache, but he also understood that the blue-striped human face of the big monkey had been bothering him all day.

When you close your eyes, you will see the monkey's ferocious expression.

"Then don't sleep." Lu Wuyai found two stones, placed them behind his head, and used them as a pillow, gazing at the receding tide.

Before long, the tide will rise again.

By the campfire, Song Xiaoyou took out several bird nests from the basket on his back. With nothing else to do, he distributed them to the other women. By the firelight, he collected some bird nests to pass the time.

Occasionally, everyone would exchange a few words, but as time passed, sleepiness overwhelmed them.

Lu Wuyai paced back and forth on the beach. When he returned, Song Xiaoyou and Jin Xilu were already asleep, and Anna and Su Xi were yawning.

"Have something to eat." Lu Wuyai took some seashells and grilled them on a rock. After a while, the fresh clams burst open, revealing the tender meat inside.

Seeing this, Su Xi and Anna were no longer sleepy. After eating some, they regained their energy.

After staying up all night until dawn, exhausted people gradually drifted off to sleep.

When Lu Wuyai woke up, it was already noon. The others were already packing their luggage, preparing to return to the dangerous peak.

After getting up from the ground, Su Xi handed him a few pieces of charcoal and a bar of soap.

Half an hour later, Lu Wuyai emerged from the sea, feeling the 37-degree midday sun, and felt like he was on vacation.

The three little black panthers were thoroughly cleaned by Lu Wuyai, while the little gray wolf hid far away. It was terrified of the sea.

Aside from being a little tired, everything went smoothly on the way back.

Five people, each carrying two to three pieces of aircraft wreckage on their shoulders. Using these items correctly could effectively prevent the station below the dangerous peak from being exposed to darkness at night.

And so we kept walking and walking, until we reached the precipitous peak. It was exactly five o'clock in the afternoon, the sun had already set, and the days were gradually getting shorter.

“Let’s go to the cave and check on the pheasants first,” Lu Wuyai said.

Soon, the five of them passed through the narrow crevice beneath the treacherous peak, then crossed the lawn, passed through the dense forest, and opened up the hidden turf.

Everything seemed normal inside the cave. The pheasant wasn't dead. Although its beak was tied, it was still moving quickly.

It took Lu Wuyai and the others a full hour to manage to catch all the pheasants.

By the time we returned to the summit, it was completely dark.

At this point, Lu Wuyai put the pheasant into the coop, and the pheasant's crowing continued for a long time before it stopped.

A bonfire was lit, illuminating the area.

Looking at the precipitous peaks outside the station, the sky was still pitch black, and there was nothing there.

Everyone watched as the plane wreckage formed a circle around them, perfectly blocking the firelight and their view.

This effect has both advantages and disadvantages.

For dinner, everyone ate a simple meal. They were exhausted from the start of the day. They had been dragging the plane wreckage for nearly four hours, and everyone was worn out.

Before going to bed, everyone cleaned up all their belongings, especially the giant monkey meat, which had been salted for a day. They wrapped it tightly in a hot blanket, dug a hole in the ground, and carefully hid it.

By the time everything was over, it was already midnight.

Just as everyone was getting ready to sleep, Lu Wuyai suddenly heard a familiar sound coming from the peculiar bowl-shaped terrain at the edge of the cliff.

“It’s not like another crocodile is coming to shed its skin.” Lu Wuyai muttered, then got up and walked over.

They also noticed Song Xiaoyou.

Below the cliff, there is a mist. If you don't have X-ray vision, you will never be able to see what's below.

After waiting for a while, Lu Wuyai saw the others walk over, lay on the ground, and looked around curiously.

Song Xiaoyou handed the pistol to Lu Wuyai. They only had one bullet left.

At the foot of the mountain, thick fog rolled in, clearly indicating that something enormous was causing trouble.

The rustling sound from the friction never stopped, and grew louder and louder. It seemed that at some crucial moment, everything came to an abrupt halt.

When the mist dissipated and all the dust settled, everyone saw a large python with black stripes and a white background staring indifferently at them with its cold red eyes below the cliff.

"sweet"

Lu Wuyai looked down at the giant snake below the cliff. Its head was as big as his own body.

"This snake hasn't shed its skin either."

Su Xi was next to Lu Wuyai, with most of her body leaning on his arm, her chest almost flat.

Lu Wuyai let out a breath, feeling the pressure from the snow-capped peak; his mind was completely elsewhere from the giant snake.

In the pitch-black night, a ray of moonlight pierced through the clouds and shone on the earth.

"Look, what's that?" Su Xi suddenly shouted.

Lu Wuyai and the others squinted at the same time, looking at the coiled snake, and discovered that there were several snake eggs under their opponent's body.

“There should be a lot of snake eggs,” Song Xiaoyou said.

It was just a fleeting glimpse, yet much more of the snake's body was covered in its flesh. The people on the cliff exchanged bewildered glances, never expecting that this enormous snake was laying eggs.

Lu Wuyai compared the images with the blueprints and discovered that the snake eggs were about thirty centimeters long. They were the largest of the snake eggs.

"If all these baby snakes hatch, this deserted island will become a snake den."

They looked at each other, all feeling that this treacherous peak was not safe. One moment there was a huge crocodile, the next a giant python; who knew what would appear next?

Just as everyone was about to retreat, a lively bird song suddenly rang out.

Everyone looked up at the sky. Bathed in the silvery moonlight, three large birds appeared with incredible speed and attacked the dangerous mountain peak simultaneously from an unbelievable direction.

"Get out of the way."

Seeing this, Lu Wuyai panicked, and his three souls separated. He quickly pulled Su Xi away and told the others to run.

The bird's attack almost hit the open space on the cliff.

In a split second, the enormous bird crashed into the cliff, sending sand and rocks flying. Lu Wuyai felt the wind turn into knives, scraping against his face and causing pain.

Fortunately, they escaped in time. When they returned to the cliff edge and looked around, not only was the giant snake gone, but the three birds were also nowhere to be found.

Only a few dozen white snake eggs remained on the open ground. Under the moonlight, they had the illusion of shimmering.

"How about we get some snake eggs and see how it goes?" Lu Wuyai couldn't help but say.

As a result, Lu Wuyai was sternly warned by several women not to cause trouble.

Snakes are vengeful animals. You can scare them away in the wild, but at least don't harm them, especially small snakes.

But unexpectedly, a figure emerged from the dark forest.

"You starved to death because of your cowardice, and you were exhausted because of your boldness." Lu Wuyai opened his eyes wide and looked at the figure, thinking it was another survivor nearby.

But soon, the other party looked towards the mountaintop.

"Damn it, why is this woman Gu Yuxin?"

Upon seeing the other party's appearance, several people familiar with Gu Yuxin widened their eyes.

Lu Wuyai couldn't help but lower his voice and shout a few times down the mountain.

But in the end, the other person still didn't understand. He took a large bag out of his pocket, packed up half of the snake eggs, and then took them away.

Seeing that the other person was about to leave, Lu Wuyai prepared to chase after him.

Just then, a green wave appeared in the forest on the other side of the cliff, followed by several extremely mournful bird calls.

Then, it suddenly stopped. Gu Yuxin escaped into the darkness, while Lu Wuyai and the others continued to hibernate on the cliff. A giant python covered in wounds returned to the area once again.

Gazing at the missing snake eggs, a pair of scarlet snake eyes shot up.

Lu Wuyai and the others were startled and shrank back. They dared not look around, nor dared to leave, for fear that their movements would anger the giant python.

After waiting quietly for a few minutes, Lu Wuyai couldn't hold back any longer. He secretly glanced down and found that everything below the cliff had returned to normal.

"How did Dong Bingling end up here?" Lu Wuyai looked at the boundless forest and experienced for the first time what it meant to find a needle in a haystack.

Does Dong Bingling's sudden appearance mean that everyone else is still alive?

Inside the station, Lu Wuyai lay on a thermal blanket. He had to keep watch tonight; everyone else was exhausted.

In his mind, Yu Yuxia and the others appeared involuntarily. During this time, he didn't contact them; he almost acquiesced to their deaths.

But now that Dong Bingling is still alive, people have to think about this.

He didn't know how much time had passed when Lu Wuyai suddenly felt a delicate body rush into his arms. He knew it was Su Xi without even looking.

Holding this gentle woman in his arms, Lu Wuyai couldn't help but feel heartbroken, especially as he felt the burning passion within him, and one hand had already reached into the snow-capped peak.

“I’m a little jealous,” Su Xi said softly.

Um

"You care about Gu Yuxin and the others."

Lu Wuyai lowered his head and glanced at Su Xi. His bright eyes flickered with an unusual emotion that he had never seen in this woman before.

"Don't overthink it." Lu Wuyai gently patted Su Xi's shoulder, while his hand continued to reach down.

"No, they're all sleeping."

"It's okay, we'll take it slow."

"Please be gentle."

That night, in the gentle countryside, Lu Wuyai once again fell into despair, and his tense nerves completely relaxed.

The next day, before everyone was fully awake, Lu Wuyai ran to the stream and washed his pants.

Inside the station, several women opened their eyes almost simultaneously, looking at Su Xi with resentful expressions, which made the latter somewhat embarrassed.

"Be more careful next time," Jin Xilu, who had only learned a few words, couldn't help but say to Su Xi.

Last night, they all slept well, but in their sleep, a series of groans, like a nightmare, woke them up.

The key is that Lu Wuyai is an animal with great physical strength.

"It will indeed take a long time..." Su Xi said, blushing as she looked at her neck. She hadn't even been able to walk properly when she woke up that morning.

Song Xiaoyou listened, her peach-blossom eyes filled with curiosity.

"Enough said, they're here." Anna suddenly looked towards the gentle slope.

Lu Wuyai returned to the station and found that everyone else had woken up during that time.

Sensing the strange look in the other person's eyes, he subconsciously thought of the madness of the previous night, and his face naturally turned red.

The women chuckled quietly, each lost in their own thoughts.

As Lu Wuyai passed by Su Xi, he was glared at by her, but he felt a sweet sensation in his heart.

Some things seem to be generally accepted.

Below the cliff where the giant snake had been coiled up the previous night, Lu Wuyai walked, hoping to find some clues about Gu Yuxin.

Although the chances are slim, I will still try my best.

After walking around several times, Lu Wuyai found nothing except a few footprints in the forest on the opposite bank, which left him somewhat disappointed and frustrated.

Before leaving, Lu Wuyai left some traces in the woods, traces that the team members had used.

Since Dong Bingling dared to come here in the dead of night, it means she knew about this place before. Perhaps next time she comes here, she can find these traces on the cliff.

Back on the cliff, the four women had prepared baskets and tools.

In the past two days, daytime temperatures have been dropping, which means that the strength of the "autumn tiger" (a period of hot weather in late summer) is gradually weakening, and their preparations for winter must be accelerated.

After watering the three pepper plants, Lu Wuyai picked up the harpoon from the ground and led the team toward the unexplored east.

There is a boundless forest with few rolling hills.

"Be careful on the road," Lu Wuyai turned around and warned.

As the only man in the team, he had to shoulder his responsibilities, and Song Hyo-woo had just taught Anna and Kim Seok-rok a word: captain.

Soon, the five people headed east through the forest, carrying buckets and baskets on their backs.

At first, the forest environment was quite dry. Most of the trees were not tall, and the sunlight was plentiful. It felt like waking up early to welcome the arrival of spring.