Shen Yanming...
Luckily, I was alert and specifically checked the surrounding environment. I happened to discover a cave and even added traces of activity there.
"Oh, well, I'll take you there around noon."
Although it is already midsummer, the mornings in the mountains are still cold. When the wind blows, Shen Yanming shivered violently.
Li Zhaozhao nodded understandingly: "Okay, let's talk about it at noon. By the way, are you hungry? Let's go catch some rabbits!"
Shen Yanming: "...I'm cold, I don't want to go out."
Li Zhaozhao laughed heartily upon hearing this: "So it's not cold when you're naked, but cold when you're covered up!"
Shen Yan rolled his eyes and ignored him.
Nuannuan woke up amidst everyone's noise. Finding herself sitting in Zhang Heping's lap, she almost burst into tears.
Shen Yanming was quick enough to catch her. However, she was still wet, so he had to let Nuannuan stand up and comforted her, "Baby, don't be afraid, Daddy's here."
Nuannuan pouted and whispered, "Daddy, my brother is gone."
She thought her voice was very soft, but in the circular cave and under the watchful eyes of everyone, it was heard clearly by all.
Shen Yanming was both amused and exasperated, and asked, "Where did Nuannuan see her brother?"
Nuannuan hesitated. She knew she shouldn't tell anyone about her dream, but now that her father had asked, should she tell him?
Shen Yanming rubbed her head, as if to encourage her.
Seeing that her father didn't stop her, Nuannuan said in a voice barely above a whisper, "In my dream."
After hearing this, the people around smiled kindly.
Shen Yanming couldn't help but feel glad that he and his wife had changed how they addressed each other back then.
He pinched the warm little face and explained, "The dream ended, so my brother is gone."
"Really?" Nuan Nuan tilted her head, feeling that something was not quite right.
Shen Yanming couldn't let her continue, so he nodded and gestured with his eyes.
Nuannuan immediately understood and nodded, "I understand, Daddy."
Shen Yanming offered encouragement: "Yes, my Nuannuan is really great!"
Then he passed a note to his wife: "I'm doing great here, perfect reason, I passed smoothly."
Bi Qiaoan replied instantly after receiving the message: "I understand. I'm also getting ready to leave here. I'll come find you in my space tonight."
"Okay, I'm looking forward to it!"
Upon seeing the perfectly normal note, Bi Qiaoan blushed slightly, an unnatural blush creeping onto her face. Bathed in the morning sunlight, it added a touch of beauty to her appearance.
Looking at the person being punished, who was drenched in sweat, she kindly said, "Go home after you finish your push-ups."
But everyone, like the clever young man, stayed put and didn't move.
Bi Qiaoan frowned: "What, you don't want to go back?"
Almost everyone nodded subconsciously: "There's no food to eat when we go back. We've practically gnawed the trees bare. If it weren't for Big Beard and the others forcing us, we probably wouldn't have lasted two days before we had to move as well."
Bi Qiaoan asked in confusion, "Then why are you staying? I don't have any food here."
Someone swallowed hard, their throat aching slightly: "That's right, we're just looking to see if there's any sign of life here."
"Yes, to be honest, you guys are in much better shape than us."
"The bearded men are so energetic because they eat meat. If you didn't have anything to eat, how could you possibly defeat those demons?"
"Big sister, please have mercy and give us some food. We promise we'll always be kind and good, and if we ever do anything this heinous again, I'll..."
Bi Qiaoan quickly stopped her: "Stop, stop, stop! I don't have any food here. If you don't believe me, ask them." She pointed to several girls.
The girls were a little flustered, and could only nod in the face of everyone's eager gazes.
They wanted to say that she always found the right person. But Bi Qiaoan was too ruthless, so they didn't dare.
Besides, even if they confessed, they wouldn't work for them for free. In that case, it's better to say nothing.
Sure enough, upon seeing their reaction, these people began to wail. Their crying and shouting were genuine, their entire being radiating despair; it was truly heartbreaking and brought tears to the eyes of anyone who heard it.
Bi Qiaoan, her head throbbing from the noise, yelled, "Shut up!"
The scene fell silent instantly, and everyone looked at her with eager anticipation.
Bi Qiaoan didn't hide anything, pointing to the pile of ruins: "The food we've been eating these past few days has all been scavenged from these ruins. If you want, you can find it yourselves. But I can't guarantee you'll be able to."
Also, our two groups are each stationed in a separate area, so you'd better go back after you've finished searching."
"Big sister, can't we stay here?" They thought that although Bi Qiaoan was terrifying, at least she was a decent person. Partnering with her might not be so bad. To be honest, they were quite afraid of the group that had run away.
Bi Qiaoan neither agreed nor refused, pointing at Qiao Gaiqin and Grandpa Fang: "I don't care, you can ask them."
The crowd looked at the elderly men, women, and young women, almost kneeling down in desperation, pleading, "Please, let us stay!"
The girls were a little soft-hearted. They looked at Bi Qiaoan and saw that she didn't say anything, so they wanted to agree, but they didn't dare to say it.
But Grandpa Fang wasn't so easily fooled. He asked, "Since we all have no food, why do you insist on staying here?"
Seeing that they couldn't hide it any longer, these people had no choice but to confess: "We're afraid that those who ran away will come back. What if they become vicious and try to eat us? Here, with Big Sister here, we're safe!"
Bi Qiaoan: "...I've said it before, I won't protect others. If it weren't for that bearded man trying to use my son as a scapegoat, I definitely wouldn't have bothered. So, don't even think about taking advantage of me!"
The group hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "...It's none of your business. We'll just use your territory to hide. Those bastards just caused trouble; they'll probably calm down in the next couple of days."
Bi Qiaoan smiled and said, "Since you all say they'll quiet down, then going back to where they were before doesn't seem dangerous."
Everyone: "...Sister, please!"
Qiao Gaiqin, Gong Mengjiao, Wen Bingxue, and Zhao Huixian looked at Bi Qiaoan cautiously, wanting her to make a decision.
If she keeps them around, and they do something wrong, she should bear some responsibility. If she drives them away, then she'll be the one offending people, and they, as young women, won't have to get themselves into trouble.
As for Hou Yongzhi, she was still completely bewildered.
I clearly pointed to that exact location, so why can't that guy surnamed Wu find it? That bitch Bi Qiaoan, she's really lucky!
Bi Qiaoan didn't expose their little schemes, only saying, "I don't care, you can decide for yourselves." She might not even be outside for the next few days.
Seeing that the man wasn't falling for their tricks, the girls whispered amongst themselves. They finally decided to keep him, because they didn't want to offend anyone easily.
As for Grandpa Fang and Grandma Fang, they had similar thoughts.
Although they have the upper hand now, it's all thanks to Bi Qiaoan. They themselves don't have any advantage.
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