Seeing Yezi peek back, Tongtong also glanced over curiously, and seeing the two honey badgers, she asked in confusion:

"Is this just passing by, or are they trying to freeload off us?"

Ye Zi shook her head and said:

"It's hard to say. Orcs will never be slaves unless they are provided with food and lodging. If we give them water and meat, they might become attached to us."

"But I heard that the zoo can't keep honey badgers in, they always find a way to escape."

"The situation is different. They can freeload off us without being locked up and can leave anytime. Given their current situation, sticking with us is the easiest way for them to get away with it."

Tongtong nodded, then ignored the two honey badgers.

As noon approached, the sun baked the earth, and Dahei was no longer as energetic as before. However, Yezi had not found any trees ahead, so he could only continue walking.

However, not far ahead, Ye Zi saw several dark figures. As the distance closed, the system told Ye Zi that they were wild boars.

Ye Zi immediately became interested. She was worried about not having any food for dinner, and now a wild boar had delivered itself to her doorstep.

When the wild boar entered within 400 meters, Yezi got out of the car, took aim, and threw a pebble.

As expected, the pebble hit a wild boar, and the herd immediately fled. Ye Zi happily went forward to check on it.

When Ye Zi arrived at the carcass, she discovered that the wild boar had a layer of mud that hadn't completely dried.

This made Ye Zi very happy. The presence of mud meant there was a pond, and even if the pond wasn't big, it would allow the big black cows to go in and play, and replenish their water.

Carrying the wild boar carcass, he directed Big Black to continue walking in the direction the wild boar had come from.

After walking for about an hour, during the hottest time of day, Yezi finally saw the pond.

Calling it a pond might not be accurate; a mud pond would be a more precise description.

But then he heard a few hyenas by the muddy pond, and Ye Zi immediately started killing them.

Upon hearing the familiar whooshing sound and seeing the gruesome death of its companion, the hyena immediately turned tail and fled without a second thought.

Ye Zi could tell from the situation and the number of hyenas that this was the hyena pack he had killed yesterday, and only these few remained.

It seems the wild boar herd was driven away by these hyenas, which conveniently provided Ye Zi with a direction.

There was a pond, but no woods around. They untied the oxen and let Dahei play by himself. Then they took a bundle of firewood from the back of the cart and prepared to start a fire to cook.

Wild boar carcasses need to be disposed of promptly, otherwise they will spoil.

Cut open the pig, keep the liver, discard the other internal organs, peel off the skin, clean it, and then skewer it and put it on the grill.

The wild boar that Ye Zi shot wasn't big, weighing only 60 or 70 pounds, but it was enough for him and Tong Tong to eat.

The female honey badger grunted a few times, staring longingly at the wild boar that had just been put on the shelf.

Ye Zi reluctantly cut another piece for the couple, since they couldn't finish it anyway, so she gave it to them.

"Well, it's not like it's on our way, they're really sticking to us."

Ye Zi glanced at the two honey badgers eating and smiled, then said:

"That's true, otherwise they should have left when we changed direction."

Tongtong sat inside the car canopy, the outer leather was rolled up, and the curtains were tied to both sides, providing shade without obstructing ventilation, making it a cool place.

Leaf, wearing a withered yellow straw hat, roasts meat; Big Black enjoys the coolness in the mud; two honey badgers hide under a cart and eat the meat Leaf gave them.

Ye Zi thoughtfully poured him a bowl of water.

Looking around, I saw that he was the only one still sunbathing.

The roasted meat and fried pork liver were ready. After handing them to Tongtong, Yezi leaned against the cart wheel and started eating. Because of the cart canopy, it was a bit shady there.

We're not leaving this afternoon; we'll set off again in the evening. It's too hot.

After finishing her meal, Tongtong cleaned up the dishes, looked at the leaves still staring at the car wheels, and thought for a moment before saying:

"Yezi, why don't you get in the car and rest for a while?"

Ye Zi paused for a moment, then smiled:

"No need, this place is fine. Besides, if I go up, you'll have to come down and sunbathe, and I'll turn you into a dark-skinned girl in no time."

"I'm small, so I can rest here without getting sunburned."

"Come on, those two buzz cuts could go berserk at any moment. It's not safe for you to stay down there. Go and rest."

That's the truth. Even a lion couldn't bite through Yezi's body. Besides its claws, the flat-headed lion had no other effective attacks. Even its claws were just tickles to Yezi.

But Tongtong is different. She doesn't have Yezi's strong defense, and she has no connection with the couple with the flat head. She is indeed in danger.

The two crew-cut men, having eaten and drunk their fill, were resting under the cart, so Tongtong had to get on.

But not long after, Tongtong said through the car canopy:

"Why don't you come up too? We can rest together. There's room to sleep in the shed."

Tongtong was telling the truth; the cart was indeed wide enough for two adults to sleep in. However, Tongtong's face was flushed, and it was unclear whether it was from the sun or something else.

"No, I'm not going. This is a live broadcast, and it will have a bad influence on you."

The two people were speaking softly, and the drone, which was hovering three meters away from the leaves, heard them, even though they were only separated by a few tree branches.

Tongtong said no more and lay down to rest, while Yezi dozed off with her eyes half-closed.

After waking up from a nap, Ye Zi looked at the clouds in the sky and said:

Is it going to rain?

Tongtong had been awake for a while, but she was still lying in bed.

Hearing Ye Zi speak, he sat up and said:

"It does look like it's going to rain, but we don't know when it will start."

"It doesn't matter, our canopy is waterproof, as long as we can get in and out."

Tongtong didn't mention the tent, and Yezi also overlooked the issue.

I just didn't expect the rain to last so long.

By evening, the heat had subsided, and it felt stuffy.

Big Black emerged from the muddy pond with several of his wives. Ye Zi began packing, removing the leather covering the outside of the cart and putting the leftover meat inside.

With a shout to Big Black, we set off immediately; it was a good time to travel.

Water buffalo love water and rain, and can travel in the rain without any problem.

As dusk approached, the sky became overcast. Yezi told Tongtong to go back inside the carriage, as it was about to rain. She then took out a raincoat made from wildebeest hide and left it on the carriage shaft.

Sure enough, raindrops soon fell on the leaf's face. The leaf put on a wildebeest skin raincoat and waited quietly for the rain to start.

More and more raindrops fell, turning the drizzle into a moderate rain. Big Black happily wagged its tail, and its speed on the road increased imperceptibly.

Later, a torrential downpour began, obscuring the road ahead, but Ye Zi still showed no sign of stopping, and Da Hei continued walking on its own.

The two honey badgers were clever; they took shelter from the rain under the cart, which meant they had to walk in the water, but at least they wouldn't get wet.

At first, Ye Zi was happy, since it was raining and she wouldn't have to worry about water on the way. But several hours passed and the rain showed no signs of letting up; in fact, it seemed to be getting heavier.

This is a bit worrying. If the rain doesn't stop, the leaves can't rest. They can't just sit inside all night, can they?