Chapter 48 Avoid Suspicion]
Chen Fenghe was stunned for a moment, then stammered, "I was lucky enough to find this hare because you brought me to the cave. I should have given you half. Besides, you saved my life, so how could I have the nerve to keep it all to myself..."
The man heard this and said, "Whatever the girl saw is hers. As a man, how can I ask for half of it? You can take it back home. Otherwise, you will go back empty-handed and be scolded by your family."
Seeing that she was sent to the mountains to pick wild fruits for food at such a young age, I'm afraid she would not be favored at home.
Seeing that he refused to accept it, Chen Fenghe felt helpless.
Could she just say that it was mainly because she wanted to eat?
Before she could figure out how to convince the man, her stomach suddenly growled.
Chen Fenghe: “…”
man:"……"
Well, she's really embarrassed today.
"Girl... cough cough," the man coughed awkwardly twice, then took out a dry sweet potato pancake from his sleeve and handed it to her, saying:
"If you're hungry, I have a pancake here. Also, wait a moment while I roast this bamboo green snake, which will satisfy your hunger a bit."
Chen Fenghe seized the opportunity, shook his head proudly, and said: "Brother doesn't want to eat the hare, how can I have the nerve to eat his bread and snake meat? I... would rather starve. Unless Brother agrees to roast this hare and eat it..."
As she said this, she deliberately lowered her head and refused to take the sweet potato pancake he handed over.
The man became embarrassed again.
He refused to eat the rabbit, and the girl refused to eat the food he brought. What should he do?
After a moment's silence, the man sighed and said, "Never mind. We'll eat your rabbit tonight. Is that all right?"
He would wait until tomorrow morning and catch another one for her to take back, so she wouldn't be scolded.
When Chen Fenghe heard this, her eyes lit up. She could already see the roasted rabbit meat that was shiny and sizzling with oil!
"Okay!" Chen Fenghe agreed and handed the hare over again.
The man took the rabbit, took out a dagger from his boot, and skillfully skinned the rabbit in no time.
Next, the rabbit's stomach is opened and the edible internal organs are removed. The intestines and other parts that are difficult to clean up are discarded. The rabbit is then cut into two halves, each pierced on a branch, and roasted over the fire. The other internal organs are also cut into small pieces, pierced on branches, and roasted over the fire.
Then he took off the bamboo basket containing the snake from his waist.
Chen Fenghe was stunned for a moment, and before she could react, he had already pinched the green bamboo snake's seven inches and pulled the snake out.
Chen Fenghe's body was covered with goose bumps again, and she quickly closed her eyes in fear.
The man said, "Girl, I've eaten your rabbit meat and this snake meat. You won't refuse me anymore, right?"
As he spoke, he discovered that Chen Fenghe's body was trembling slightly, his eyes were tightly closed, and he was curled up in the corner of the cave, looking terrified.
He remembered that when he showed her the bamboo basket containing the snake just now, Chen Fenghe was so scared that her face turned pale.
I couldn't help but apologize: "Miss, I'm sorry, I forgot you are afraid of snakes, I will take it farther away to clean it up."
As he said this, he walked a few steps away, swiftly killed the snake with a dagger, picked out the poisonous gallbladder, and then cut it open, took out the snake bones inside, cut it into several pieces, and roasted it on tree branches.
Although Chen Fenghe felt physically disgusted, she remembered that the poisonous gall of the bamboo leaf green snake was a rare material for making poisons and medicines, so she quickly said, "Um... can you give me the gall?"
The man couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
Afraid of snakes, but not of poisonous bile?
"Girl, this is highly poisonous..."
"I know. My father is a doctor. He often says that although snake gall is poisonous, it is also a rare medicinal ingredient. I want to... bring it back to him."
After hearing this, the man said, "I see. Then be careful not to break it or let the poison seep into the wound. Otherwise, it will be dangerous."
Chen Fenghe said, "Thank you for the reminder, big brother."
In a short while, the hare and snake meat were roasted.
The roasted bamboo green snake was not so green that it was offensive, so she ate a piece.
Snake meat is delicate and surprisingly delicious.
However, no matter how delicious it was, Chen Fenghe had no intention of adding it to her menu.
Although there is no salt, the grilled, greasy rabbit and snake meat alone is delicious enough.
After Chen Fenghe finished eating half of the rabbit meat, her stomach felt a little bloated.
She touched her belly and breathed a sigh of satisfaction.
Apart from the fact that her body was covered in mud from the landslide where she had been lying, and that she felt hot and weak, she had no other complaints.
The fire in the bonfire gradually dimmed, and the sound of rain outside was still heard in waves.
The man stood up awkwardly, walked to the cave entrance, looked around, and said, "I... I'll go get some more firewood..."
Chen Fenghe was speechless.
Not to mention that it is still raining outside. Even if it is not raining, it has been cloudy and rainy all day, and it is impossible to find dry firewood outside.
In particular, the roars of unknown wild beasts could be heard from time to time.
"It's raining so hard, let's just forget it. The clothes on my body have dried up, so it won't matter if the fire goes out." Chen Fenghe said.
The man was still a little uneasy. He looked outside hesitantly, scratched his head, and said, "Then... I'll go find a big tree outside to sleep under to avoid the rain."
Chen Fenghe: “…”
Only then did she realize that the man's words about going out to collect firewood were false and he was really trying to avoid suspicion.
Ancient people... were such trouble.
However, this man is a good person and did not take advantage of others in distress.
Moreover, seeing how embarrassed he was, she actually thought it was... a little cute.
Chen Fenghe said, "Brother, you want to spend the night outside to avoid suspicion, right? It's raining so hard outside, you should sleep in the cave. I don't care about that. If someone likes to gossip, I'm afraid you won't be able to stand it even if you sleep outside today."
The man listened and thought about it and agreed.
Even the fact that they were alone in the cave would be hard to explain if anyone knew about it. Moreover, he had just sucked out the snake venom for her and even examined her body...
Thinking of this, the man gave up the idea of going outside the cave, but still sat as far away from Chen Fenghe as possible.
The last spark of the fire went out, and the cave suddenly became very dark.
The man suddenly asked, "You haven't asked the girl what your last name is yet?"
Chen Fenghe felt the heat in her body begin to surge up again, and answered vaguely: "My last name is Shen."
She found that the effect of the drug she was taking would wax and wane. Just when you thought you had gotten over it, it would strike again when you were least prepared.
After hearing this, the man solemnly introduced himself: "So you are Miss Shen. My surname is Jiang, and my given name is Shuo."
Jiang Shuo? That name does sound... familiar.
Chen Fenghe frowned impatiently and thought vaguely.
"Oh, it's Brother Jiang."
Jiang Shuo noticed that she was murmuring and seemed to be about to fall asleep, so he quickly said, "Are you sleepy? Go to sleep quickly. I won't disturb you anymore."
Chen Fenghe did not respond.
The effect of this wave of drugs was even stronger than she had expected. Her clothes were already soaked with sweat. If it weren't for her amazing willpower, she might have torn them off...
How could Lai Hu have such a potent substance on him?
No... maybe it's not Lai Hu's, but Qin Huanhuan's?
Although it was just a hypothesis, Chen Fenghe remembered how sneaky these two people were before. Anyway, Qin Huanhuan couldn't be separated from it!
Damn it!
Chen Fenghe took some spiritual spring water from the space and drank some, but it only slightly relieved her pain, allowing her to maintain consciousness. As for various antidotes, she had tried them all, but none of them worked!
Chen Fenghe was considering whether to go directly into the space and give herself an injection of anesthetic.
But... there is a living person next to her, who is her savior. Even if she doesn't want to repay him, she can't scare him to death.
The sound of dripping water outside the cave made Shen Fenghe open his eyes suddenly.
A cold rain should have some effect, right? For the rest, I could only rely on the spiritual spring water to slowly release the heat and my body to bear it.
Thinking of this, she struggled to stand up, holding the wall of the cave with one hand, and moved towards the cave entrance.
Jiang Shuo had obviously fallen asleep, breathing lightly.
She tried to walk as quietly as possible so as not to wake him up, and finally reached the entrance of the cave.
As a result, he kicked a stone, which rolled like a stone wall, making a crisp sound.
"Who!" The man woke up alertly, and his body moved like a rabbit and rushed towards Shen Fenghe at the entrance of the cave!
"Ugh!" Before Chen Fenghe could react, her arm had been grabbed by him and twisted behind her back. At the same time, his other arm clamped her throat like an iron clamp. The oxygen was cut off in an instant, and she only had time to let out a muffled groan.
Even if she hadn't been completely weakened by the poison and hadn't had the strength to resist or respond, she doubted that she could defeat this man with her skills!
Is he really just an ordinary hunter? !
Jiang Shuo obviously realized that the person he was restraining was Shen Fenghe, so he quickly let go and said apologetically, "Ms. Shen...Ms. Shen?"
Chen Fenghe's body fell to the ground weakly!
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