Chapter 127 Was this trip to the Beast World a loss?

"We should come back."

Zhang Cheng squinted as he surveyed his surroundings.

After confirming that her friend was alright, Yuanyuan took out a new solar-powered lamp from her spatial storage.

"Clatter"

The palm-sized solar light came on, its warm white light dispelling the surrounding darkness.

She held up the lamp and waved it from side to side, exclaiming, "This is still a primeval forest!"

Chen Youwei rubbed his still-aching chest, took the other lamp from her hand, and shone it around.

"This looks like the back hill of the Forestry Bureau."

He had been here before when on missions and still remembered this pine forest.

Su Xue raised her hand to wipe the water droplets from her face. Her wet hair clung to her forehead, and her eyes, which were exposed, were wary and sharp.

“That should be right,” she said, pointing to the power poles in the distance.

She was too far away to recognize him without her amazing eyesight.

"It looks like it's not close to the Forestry Bureau!"

Chen Youwei looked in the direction she was pointing, initially thinking it was a rather large tree.

"It's too dark to travel now."

Chen Youwei plopped down on the ground, reaching out to tug at his soaked clothes, water dripping down the hem.

"My old back can't take it anymore."

My chest wound hadn't healed yet, and I was just being pressed at the bottom.

It hurts to breathe now.

He grimaced and rubbed his chest as he spoke.

"Uncle Chen, is your wound hurting again?"

Yuanyuan held up a solar-powered lamp and brought it close to him, illuminating Chen Youwei's pale face.

Chen Youwei waved his hand, "It's my first time being a human cushion, I'm a little unaccustomed to it."

"Alright, everyone, cheer up."

Zhang Cheng clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention. "Let's find a flat place to set up our tents and sleep here tonight. We'll find our way back to the Forestry Bureau early tomorrow morning."

He looked at Su Xue as he spoke, "Su Xue, you're in charge of guarding the area. Xiao Chen and I will set up the tents, Yuan Yuan..."

"I'll help!" Yuanyuan immediately raised her little hand, and with her other hand, she picked up the little saber-toothed tiger lying at her feet.

The little guy had been listless since he came back, but now that he smelled Yuanyuan's scent, he rubbed his head against her hand and made a coaxing "woo-woo" sound.

"No need, you just need to keep an eye on your friends."

Zhang Cheng smiled and ruffled her hair, then took the solar-powered light from Yuanyuan's hand. "Put the light here, and tell them not to wander off."

Su Xue patrolled the area, holding a long knife in one hand and a flashlight in the other.

Her ears were alert to every rustle of wind; as a special forces soldier, her keen senses were extraordinary.

It can capture different sounds.

Chen Youwei took the military tent that Yuanyuan had taken out and quickly began to set it up.

The two worked together and quickly set up the scaffold.

"Do you think our trip to the Beast World was a loss?"

As Chen Youwei secured the tent ropes, he muttered, "We finally found a grey-feathered falcon, but we couldn't bring it back. It almost ended up as bear food."

When the Grey-feathered Flycatcher was mentioned, Yuan Yuan's face fell.

She sat on the grass, holding the baby saber-toothed tiger, and sighed.

The little wolf lay obediently at her feet, the little snake coiled around her wrist, and the little white dog lay quietly beside her as well.

"The baby ferry bird is so pitiful." Yuanyuan sniffed, her big eyes welling up with tears.

In order to bring them back, they put the grey-feathered finches in cages without food. What were they supposed to do?

Even if they aren't eaten by large predators, they'll starve to death...

The more she thought about it, the sadder she became.

Zhang Cheng had just finished setting up the tent when he came over, squatted down in front of her, and patted her head.

"It happened so suddenly, there was nothing we could do."

They were almost eaten, so they didn't care about anything else.

Yuanyuan nodded; she was just feeling a little unwell.

It would be great if the space could hold living things.

When Su Xue returned from her patrol, she had picked a few wild fruits and handed them to Yuan Yuan.

"Look what good things your auntie brought you!"

Yuanyuan took the wild fruit, took a bite, and the sweet juice spread in her mouth, which made her feel much better.

Chen Youwei set up another tent and started a fire in front of it. He patted the sawdust off his hands and said, "The tent is set up!"

Tonight, Captain Zhang and I will take turns keeping watch. Su Xue, you, Yuan Yuan, and Yu Na, you sleep in the inner tent; it's safer there.

"OK."

Yu Na finally came to his senses; he had been sitting there blankly for a while.

“Yuanyuan…”

"I'm here!"

Yuanyuan took his hand and said, "You must have been terrified today. Come into the tent and rest."

Yu Na let her pull her inside.

Zhang Cheng nodded. "Yu'er, get some rest. We're here, so don't worry about sleeping. We won't let you get into any more danger."

"Your clothes are all wet, change them first."

Su Xue followed her into the tent and first helped Yuan Yuan change her wet clothes.

Then they changed Yu Na into a smaller version of the military uniform. The clothes were Yuan Yuan's, of course, but they fit him perfectly.

"Go to sleep!"

Yu Na nodded. He could feel everyone's concern, which warmed his heart and dispelled much of the fear he had felt from being frightened by the black bear.

Zhang Cheng and Chen Youwei also went into the tent to change into dry clothes.

Since I couldn't dry my hair, I could only sit by the fire and let it dry.

Yuanyuan took out compressed biscuits and bottled water from her storage space. "Eat something before you sleep."

Zhang Cheng took it and put it aside. "Okay, get a good rest tonight, and we'll find our way back to the Forestry Bureau tomorrow morning."

The compressed biscuits had little flavor, but for the group of people who had been hungry all day, they were quite a treat.

Yuanyuan took a small bite of the cookie, frowned slightly, and said, "It's a bit hard."

She just didn't eat many compressed biscuits; she mostly ate soft bread.

Not only is it hard, but it also gets stuck in your throat and is sticky and difficult to swallow.

He gulped down several mouthfuls of water before he could swallow it.

If you don't like the food, then don't eat it; eat something else.

She gave a soft "hmm" and took out the few remaining breads from her spatial storage to distribute to everyone.

Zhang Cheng swallowed the biscuit in his mouth, then took a big gulp of water before speaking, "I'll keep watch for the first half of the night tonight, and Xiao Chen will take over for the second half. We'll set off at dawn."

"no problem!"

Chen Youwei readily agreed. After finishing the biscuits, he patted his stomach and said, "I'm full of energy now, and I can keep watch until the middle of the night without any problem!"

"Uncle Chen, are you no longer in pain?"

Yuanyuan's reminder brought on the belated pain.

"Ouch...it hurts!"

After Yuanyuan finished eating the cookies, she handed him a box of painkillers, then hugged the little saber-toothed tiger and went into the tent.

The little wolf and the little white dog followed her inside, while the little snake remained wrapped around her wrist.

When they came in, Yu Na was still awake.

"Fish, can't you sleep?" Yuanyuan asked softly.

Yu Na turned her head and nodded slightly. "I'm a little scared."

"Then I'll sing you a song." Yuanyuan cleared her throat and softly sang a nursery rhyme that her mother used to sing to lull her to sleep.

"The moon is round, the stars are bright, little baby, go to sleep quickly, drift off to dreamland..."

Her voice was soft and sweet, very pleasant to the ear.

As Yu Na listened to the nursery rhyme, her tense body slowly relaxed, and her eyes gradually closed.

Little Whitey lay beside her hand, and Little Wolf leaned against her leg, also closing his eyes.