Chapter 59: Beast World (Twenty-three)

"without."

After Shen said this, he picked up some dry branches and wanted to cook for Chu Yun, but he had been living under the sea for many years and had never made a fire, so naturally he didn't have any flint.

I was stumped by a pile of branches.

Chu Yun was sulking, turning his back to Shen and ignoring him. His mouth was pouting, looking unhappy, and his stomach was still rumbling. 001 couldn't help but persuade him:

"Go over and teach him how to make fire by rubbing two sticks together. If he can't make a fire, you'll be the one who goes hungry. Don't worry, I'll help you."

Chu Yun thought about it and it made the same sense.

He walked over to Shen, picked up a thicker branch, and gathered the drier ones together.

"...Come over here and block the wind."

Shen saw that he had stopped crying and moved obediently. He had no legs and only a big tail, so it was very difficult for him to sit on the small island.

"Why don't you transform your legs? Mermaids should be able to transform into legs."

Shen Fei glanced at Chu Yun quickly, then looked at Chu Yun's two white legs and frowned:

"ugly."

He dislikes that his legs are not as pretty as his tail.

Chu Yun was speechless. His tail fin was stuck to the sand and looked quite untidy.

He squatted in a small ball with his knees hugged, carefully comparing which branch was more likely to cause a fire. His long eyelashes covered his eyes, and the soft flesh on his face was squeezed by his knees, like a milk bun.

I felt really hungry.

Chu Yun was stunned by his sudden action. Wasn’t he making a fire?

He smacked his lips deeply and then lowered his head to continue fiddling with the twig, as if nothing had happened.

Chu Yun stepped back cautiously and looked at Shen:

"...Do you want to eat me?"

He frowned deeply. Why did the rabbit always think he would eat people? He just wanted to show his affection.

"I told you I won't eat it."

Chu Yun had no way to communicate with him because his brain circuits were different. He would just answer whatever was asked, and would remain silent for the whole day if no one asked him a question.

"Look, rub this branch on this small piece of wood with your hands and spin it around quickly. Do you understand?"

Let's leave this kind of hard work to strong people like Shen.

Chu Yun was afraid that he didn't understand, so he demonstrated it again and asked him again if he understood.

He took the branch from Chu Yun unhappily.

"Not stupid, me."

What I mean is that I am not stupid and can understand.

There's no way around it. Shen's childlike reversal of short word order always makes others think he's a fool.

In fact, Shen is quite smart. He knows how to trick Mengze into the sea while he is away.

However, making fire by rubbing two sticks together was not so easy. The wind was very strong at the seaside. The two people clung to each other tightly to prevent the wind from disrupting their great project, but it still didn't work.

Shen was very serious about his work. Chu Yun felt tired just watching him repeat mechanical movements, but Shen didn't stop for a moment and kept staring at the small piece of wood.

Slowly, smoke came out. Chu Yun carefully added flammable dry branches near the smoke, and finally, a small flame came out.

Chu Yun smiled happily, his deep eyes lit up, and he was full of excitement like a child.

"Great, the fire is finally lit!!"

Chuyun happily prepared the fish and excitedly shared it with 001:

"Wow, we are still pretty good. We can start a fire with just a few branches!"

001 Xiaoxiao said nothing. How could two idiots get angry when the wind was so strong at sea?

001Hide your achievements and fame.

"Shen, come here and take care of this fish."

Chu Yun went over and watched the fire being lit. The fish was still alive, so Chu Yun would not gut the fish, and he didn't want to do it because it was too fishy.

Shen supported himself with his tail and moved over. He didn't know what to do with the fish. Every part of the fish was delicious.

"You scrape off the scales like this, make sure they're clean. Also, remove the fish's internal organs and head, and clean them thoroughly."

Do as instructed.

Grilling fish was even more difficult, as the fire had to be controlled well, neither too big nor too small. When the fire was small, the two of them added firewood and accidentally covered the flame, producing thick black smoke.

The smoke was thick and drifted towards the two of them. Chu Yun and Shen hid everywhere around the fire.

The smoke and fire turned the white bunny into a calico cat. Shen was even more miserable. Anxiety and anger combined to burn a piece of her beautiful and dreamy tail veil.

Chu Yun didn't notice it at first, until he saw Shen hiding and trying to bury his big tail in the soil, then he realized something was wrong.

But at least the effort was not in vain. Chu Yun ate the grilled fish. The fish skin was grilled black, but the meat inside was still edible.

After taking a bite, Chu Yun felt that this was the most delicious fish he had ever eaten. He didn’t know if it was because he was too hungry, but the meat was chewy and tender. There was no fishy smell at all, but it was particularly fresh and sweet.

They grilled a lot of fish, but he didn't eat a single bite because he hated the fire and the fish cooked over it.

It was just right that he didn't eat it. Chu Yun ate it all as his appetite returned.

After eating, he lay down anywhere, not caring about the sand and dirt on the ground. He was already dirty enough anyway.

Feeling the sea breeze and the sunshine on Chuyun's face, it feels so good to live on the real land.

Chu Yun can't swim, and he always feels uneasy floating on the seabed.

Shen Yan saw that Chu Yun had eaten his fill and wanted to take him to the sea. Chu Yun knew that they were going back, so he wanted to delay for a while:

"Wait a moment, please. I'm so tired and don't want to move..."

Shen didn't force him.

Chu Yun didn't expect this trick to work. After eating and basking in the sun, he felt sleepy and actually fell asleep while pretending.

When he woke up again, it was already dark. The wind and waves on the sea had grown stronger, Shen was no longer around, and Chu Yun was the only one left on the island.

Looking at the pitch-black sea, Chu Yun always felt that there was an unknown monster staring at him. He was so scared that he covered his eyes with his big ears.

Shen would not abandon him, even though they had only been together for one day, but Chu Yun was so sure of it.

Something seemed to be coming on the sea, and the waves came one after another.

Chu Yun suppressed his fear and looked carefully. It was indeed Shen. There was something hanging on his body, but Chu Yun couldn't see clearly.

Like a tadpole seeing its mother, Chu Yun felt Shen so close for the first time. On the vast ocean, Shen was his only support.

“Here! Here!!”