We were standing in the woods, still shaken. **, who was standing at the very back, saw Yang Rui and me still in a daze and shouted at me.

"Brother Sihai, what are you still looking at? Let's hurry back to the cave! That cave is quite far from the sea, so it might be safer there. Judging from the sky, it looks like it's going to rain heavily again soon. Staying here any longer would be too dangerous for us!"

Yang Rui had also recovered from his earlier fear and nodded in agreement after hearing what ** said.

"Brother Sihai, let's hurry back. They're still hungry and waiting for us. We've been out for too long, and they're probably worried."

I nodded and immediately followed the two of them, dragging their things and staggering back to the cave.

When we got back, the three of us were almost exhausted, since none of us had eaten or drunk anything since last night.

The water outside was too dirty, and I was afraid that drinking it would cause a stomachache, so I only drank a few mouthfuls of rainwater and continued to be hungry.

We had gone through another long trek in search of food, and witnessed that horrifying scene, so we were somewhat terrified.

After returning to the cave, they all looked out from the cave entrance.

When he saw us return, Wang Ping took our things first, and was surprised to see that the three of us were only wearing a pair of shorts.

However, when those foreigners discovered that our clothes and pants were full of food, their faces lit up with joy.

Two foreigners readily pulled out their daggers, killed a few fish, skewered them on tree branches, and placed them over the campfire. Soon, the aroma of roasted fish filled the air.

My already hungry stomach became even hungrier.

"Sihai, I'll take this garment outside and wash it clean in the rain, then dry it in the oven. Wear it, otherwise I'm afraid your body won't be able to withstand it."

When I heard Wang Ping's concern for me, I felt even more guilty. Thinking about what happened to Wang Xiaoxiao, I always felt sorry for Wang Ping.

But this can't be forced. After all, Wang Xiaoxiao told me that he has always had me in his heart, so ultimately, I miscalculated.

My misguided matchmaking not only made Wang Ping uncomfortable, but also hurt Wang Xiaoxiao, leading to an extremely awkward relationship between the three of us now.

But this is something we'll have to face sooner or later.

Seeing the worry on Wang Ping's face, I shook my head at him: "I'm fine here, but you should go and make something to eat. Everyone is hungry, and I want to eat something to fill my stomach too."

Wang Ping nodded after hearing what I said.

** and I took advantage of the rainwater outside to wash our clothes quickly and then hung them up next to the campfire to dry.

These foreigners were all starving; they picked up the seashells and ate them without even washing off the mud and sand.

Fortunately, we had a very fruitful trip. The three of us filled our clothes with a lot of seashells, as well as fish, shrimp, and crabs, and we also pulled up a lot of seaweed to replenish our salt.

The foreigners were quick and efficient; they started eating the fish before it was even fully cooked.

He frowned and muttered to himself, "No wonder they often eat rare or medium-rare steaks. They really don't care. They don't care if there's blood or not."

Wang Ping ignored him, and after cleaning the fish simply, he rinsed it with rainwater before roasting it over the campfire.

But Wang Ping's fish had just been grilled and hadn't even been handed to us yet when one of the foreigners' companions pulled it away.

Then they quickly devoured it.

Wang Ping immediately flew into a rage, standing up and trembling with anger: "Are you trying to be too nice? These fish were clearly picked up by our people. You've been eating and drinking for free, and now you're trying to steal our food? What, do you think we're easy to bully?"

The group of foreigners didn't understand Wang Ping's words at all and continued eating with their heads down.

Several of the foreign women seemed to sense Wang Ping's anger, and they looked up at him timidly, but then said nothing more.

Wang Ping was furious. He kicked over the campfire, sending sparks flying everywhere.

Upon seeing Wang Ping lose his temper, he still rushed to save the campfires, carefully piling them back together.

Fortunately, we collected quite a few clams this time.

So they poured all the oil and meat from the clams into the campfire, and the fire was lit again.

Of course I knew Wang Ping was angry, because the fish he had just given me was meant for me to eat, but this was not the time to argue, so I quickly reached out and pulled Wang Ping away.

But Wang Ping ignored me and kicked the foreigner who had just taken the fish.

The foreigner was very agile; the moment Wang Ping lifted his foot, he had already stood up and dodged to the side.

He put away the fish in his hand, looking furious, and mumbled some incomprehensible foreign language, which I couldn't understand at all.

Wang Ping was furious and started cursing loudly at the foreigner.

Yang Rui, who had been sitting silently by the campfire, waved his hand at Wang Ping and said, "Brother Wang, leave this to me. They won't understand what you're saying anyway, and it's not worth ruining your health for nothing."

After saying that, we started to communicate with the foreigners, but they clearly had a disdainful expression on their faces, as if it was only natural for us to find them food.

The foreigner, the leader of the group, the bearded man, sat silently on the side, the flickering campfire illuminating his face. It was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

I didn't say anything, but Wang Ping was furious.

While comforting Wang Ping, he also pulled all the food we had found over to our side.

Our male colleagues here are usually quite timid, but in this life-or-death situation, food is their lifeline. If these foreigners bully us, we won't be able to keep the food and will starve to death.

After all, I absolutely do not believe that these foreigners would care about us.

So these male colleagues all stood next to the food without saying a word.

At this moment, the foreigners finally noticed our movements, and they all stood up, with two of them even pulling out knives.

Yang Rui quickly waved his hand, trying to appear as a peacemaker.

They wandered back and forth in front of and behind people, constantly speaking some gibberish I couldn't understand. After a long while, these foreigners finally returned to their original positions, still holding fish in their hands, and kept making all sorts of faces at us.

He leaned over and told me that Yang Rui had just told them that if they wanted to live, they had to unite as one, otherwise they would all starve to death. He added that they had found food for them today, but starting tomorrow, they would have to split up and go out to find food, otherwise, they would all starve to death in this cave.