The stone forest is quite dense, with most of the scattered stones reaching up to the calves and waist, requiring constant climbing. A few stones are taller than me, making progress very difficult. Half an hour after entering the stone forest, the sun was directly in our path, and we could see it slowly setting in the distance.
Seeing that the sun was about to set and we were still about a kilometer away from exiting the Stone Forest, we quickened our pace and made it out of the Stone Forest before sunset, and then entered the forest again.
Upon entering the forest, they saw wooden cabins, one every 500 meters. Ji Lin'an walked ahead and said, "Let's go take a look; maybe we can find a place to stay."
The cabin wasn't very big, probably around eight or nine square meters. We walked around the cabin once. There were no windows, only a small door. Ji Lin'an slowly pushed the door open with his gun in hand, while An Xin provided cover. The cabin was completely dark inside. I turned on my phone's flashlight and shone it inside. Ji Lin'an reached out and turned on the light switch on the wall inside the cabin, making the room much brighter.
Ji Lin'an peeked into the room, looked around, then turned and waved to us: "Come in, no one's here."
We all went inside. The room was empty except for a bed. With all of us inside, the room seemed much smaller. Ji Lin'an nodded: "This place should be prepared for the lucky ones."
An Xin laughed and said, "Anyone who dares to live here is either very capable or very stupid."
I nodded: "Yes, moving in is like telling everyone who passes by that there's a piece of meat here, and it remains to be seen whether people dare to come and eat it."
Ji Lin'an said, "We should be fine staying together for the night, as long as we don't get separated. There are still two or three kilometers to go, and it will get dark soon. Let's rest here tonight and go get the supplies early tomorrow morning."
Zhu Dachang said in a low voice, "Then how are we going to solve the problem of food rations tonight? I... I haven't had a proper meal in days."
I stepped forward and patted Zhu Dachang on the shoulder: "Brother Dachang, I still have some food here. I'll share it with everyone later. Just bear with it a little longer, and we'll get the supplies tomorrow."
Zhu Dachang nodded happily: "As long as there's food, that's fine. Hehe, I'm not picky, as long as I can fill my stomach, that's good enough."
Ji Lin'an turned to me and said, "Su Su, I remember you still have some blankets and such that you used before. Take them out and use them first. Just to be safe, we'll all squeeze into one room tonight."
I nodded and took out a few blankets. I was about to take a box of instant noodles with me, but then I thought I would also need to take water, a kettle, and a power bank. That would be too obvious. In the end, I took some biscuits, bread, and water instead.
Night fell quickly. The room had no windows, and with the door closed, it was impossible to see outside. Ji Lin'an decided to leave the door open. The men took turns standing guard at the door to ensure our safety. Song Yi and I, being the only two delicate girls in the group, were granted the privilege of not having to stand guard. With a bunch of strong men guarding us, we naturally felt very safe, and Song Yi and I lay down on the bed and fell fast asleep.
We entered the safe house just as the sun was setting. After eating, Song Yi and I went to sleep. Sleeping too early meant waking up early, and I woke up in the middle of the night. I saw that the doorway was empty. I turned on my flashlight and looked around. Zhu Dachang was the only one missing. At this hour, Zhu Dachang should be on watch. I got up quietly and went to the door. I peeked out and saw that it was unusually dark and very quiet outside. I was a little scared, but I was still curious about where Zhu Dachang had gone. So I took my gun and slowly left the safe house.
I heard footsteps as soon as I reached the door. I immediately raised my gun and aimed it in the direction of the footsteps. A person turned around from the side of the safe house. Upon closer inspection, I saw it was Zhu Dachang. Zhu Dachang was so frightened that he quickly took a few steps back: "Oh my god, you scared me to death."
I put down my gun, smiled, and waved my hand: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. It's so dark at night, where have you been?"
Zhu Dachang walked to the door and said, "I'm going to the restroom."
I asked in surprise, "There's a toilet here?"
Zhu Dachang said somewhat embarrassedly, "No, so I took care of it in the jungle ahead."
I nodded and said "Oh." "How long have you been up?"
Zhu Dachang thought for a while and said, "It's been about thirty or forty minutes."
I asked, "Who's the next person on watch?"
Zhu Dachang looked into the inner room: "It should be Wei Bin."
I nodded: "Okay, you go to sleep first, I'll stay here and keep watch after I wake up."
Zhu Dachang glanced guiltily at Ji Lin'an, who was sleeping on the ground: "Isn't this a bit inappropriate? Won't Brother Ji be unhappy if he finds out?"
I waved my hand with a smile: "No, no, you should go to sleep."
Zhu Dachang nodded, looked around the inner room and saw that there was no place for him to sleep. The beds were just enough for the rest of the people to rest, so when someone got up, another person would take their place. I could only take out two more blankets from my space for Zhu Dachang, and he happily found a gap to sleep with the blankets in his arms.
I opened an e-book I had downloaded beforehand to pass the time. It was too dark outside and I was still a little scared to be alone, so I moved to the inner room and sat down. After keeping watch for almost an hour, I saw that Wei Bin was sleeping soundly, so I didn't have the heart to wake him up and continued to sit at the door and keep watch.
While reading, I came across a scene where a woman rushed into her husband's company with a bucket of green paint and splashed it on the face of his secretary and mistress. I couldn't help but clap and cheer. The next second, I was glad that I had this habit of swaying my body when I got excited, because the next second, an arrow whizzed past my face and hit the wooden door. In shock, I immediately raised my gun, stood up, hid inside, closed the door, and shouted to Ji Lin'an, "Old Ji! Old Ji!"
Ji Lin'an woke up instantly and sat up. I reached out and turned on the light. When Ji Lin'an saw me standing in the doorway, he immediately got up and quickly walked to me: "What happened to your face?"
I didn't have time to worry about my face and said to Ji Lin'an, "There's someone outside who attacked me."
Ji Lin'an frowned and opened the "Thousand-Mile Eye" feature on his phone to look outside. The pitch-black outside didn't seem so terrifying in the night vision function, but there wasn't a single person in the picture. Perhaps the lucky person who shot him used the Invisibility Fruit.
An Xin and Wei Bin heard the noise and got up to come to our side. An Xin asked, "What's going on? Is something wrong?"
Wei Bin pointed at my face and frowned: "Su Yi, your face?"
Only then did I remember my face. A chill mixed with pain shot through me. I picked up my phone, opened the front camera, and exclaimed, "It's over! I'm disfigured! I'm going to kill this bastard!"
In the camera's view, I saw a five- or six-centimeter-long, half-centimeter-wide arrow wound on my left cheek. My heart sank; this was bound to leave a scar. I looked at Ji Lin'an, tears welling up in my eyes. Ji Lin'an was still using his telescope to observe the outside world. Song Yi also got up and sat on the bed. She saw my face and the blood running down to the base of my neck. She quickly got up and ran to my side: "Sister Su, do you have a first-aid kit? I'll treat your wound for you. It's quite deep."
I took out alcohol swabs and gauze tape from my spatial storage and handed them to Song Yi. We sat on the edge of the bed and she treated my wounds. Ji Lin'an had also used up his skills, so he decided to take An Xin and Wei Bin out to check on the situation.
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