Shen Yanming: "......" What should I do if I feel a chill down my back?
Qi Xili smiled and said, "Alright, I was just kidding. Eat up!"
"Okay, okay!" Shen Yanming took a bite of the rabbit leg, finding it rather tasteless. Putting everything else aside, the pressure he felt was definitely greater than Qi Xili's.
Bi Qiaoan, who was in the space, came over after having lunch with her two kids. She found Shen Yanming in a daze and asked, "What's wrong?"
Shen Yanming didn't hide anything and told his wife about their current predicament: "Honey, what are they thinking? Why do they all treat me like a lucky charm?"
Bi Qiaoan smiled, not surprised at all. Her husband, Lao Shen, was lucky to begin with, and he often used the resources in his spatial storage to help others, so it was quite normal for everyone to have this misconception.
"Honey, what should I do?"
Bi Qiaoan suppressed a laugh: "Isn't this easy to solve? Didn't you release a batch of prey at Yunling Mountain last night? Just lure the people over there, right?"
Shen Yanming: "...I know, but I just want to get rid of the title 'Lucky Star'. If I lead people there, wouldn't that confirm it? Oh well, I've wasted my time, and all those wild animals from Yunling Mountain were released for nothing."
Bi Qiaoan couldn't help but burst into laughter again. Unable to see Shen Yanming's increasingly distressed expression from across the distance, she remained silent.
"Hey, it was just a joke, why are you still not over it? Don't think about it anymore, it was my fault." Qi Xili quickly comforted him when he saw this.
Shen Yanming forced a smile, shook his head, and remained silent.
Qi Xili clearly sensed that something was wrong with him, and quickly gave Li Gangtie a meaningful look, thinking to himself that this topic must not be brought up again. We shouldn't drive the child crazy.
Li Gangtie nodded, indicating that he understood.
The others also sensed the tense atmosphere. Looking up at Shen Yanming's furrowed brows, they knew what was going on.
Thinking to himself that Old Shen was really unlucky to have been targeted by Captain Qi.
However, judging from today's performance, it's clear that those people exaggerated. Shen Yanming's good luck might be limited. Perhaps he just happened to encounter so many prey that day, and the story was distorted by others.
Shen Yanming was talking to Bi Qiaoan in the spatial realm, unaware of the tension in everyone's expressions. However, Bi Qiaoan in the spatial realm saw everything clearly through the light screen.
She smiled and said, "Let nature take its course."
Shen Yanming nodded: "I understand."
"Then eat properly! Look at you, it's been ages and you still haven't finished your rabbit leg. It's all cold by now!"
Shen Yanming snapped out of his daze, glanced at the meat in his hand, put it in his mouth and chewed. Sure enough, it was cold.
He didn't mind and quickly finished the meat and porridge in his hands. He wiped the bowl with snow and went to the river.
Qi Xili said it was time to set up the net, and he came over to join in the fun.
Several guards stood beside the ice cave, pulling the fishing net upwards. Soon, they could see fish wriggling and jumping inside.
The varieties are still the same, but they're not as big as last year. It seems their growth has been limited this past year.
There were quite a few, seventy or eighty of them. They were all large fish, weighing two or three pounds each, which was quite a lot.
The group took the fish out and placed it on the ground. Within minutes, the fish was frozen solid.
Chang Anhui cast his net into the river again. Qi Xili felt this wouldn't work, so he sent half of the men with him to look for other prey.
Shen Yanming thought for a moment, then followed. He figured he couldn't be of any help if he stayed behind anyway.
Following his gaze, Bi Qiaoan took in the scenery further into the mountains. All the trees in the forest were withered, with only a few leaves clinging to the branches. A slight gust of wind would cause them to fall.
Because no one had walked there before, the tracks in the snow were particularly clear. Following the footprints, the group easily found a wild boar's den.
Captain Qi was incredibly brave; he single-handedly took on a 300-pound wild boar. Using only a dagger, he slaughtered the boar without sustaining any injuries.
The others watching cheered.
The remaining two smaller sheep were also taken care of by Li Gangtie and Liang Huaxin. They searched the vicinity again, found two more sheep, slaughtered them, and dragged them back. Feeling that it was about time, they returned to the riverbank.
Chang Anhui has already fished twice, catching a total of 158 fish in the two trips, plus the first time, for a total of 233 fish.
It looks like a lot, but there are a lot of people coming. Compared to last year's results, it's really nothing. They'll be outside for another two or three days, and they're afraid they won't be able to catch up with the food in the end.
Captain Qi was very worried. It was getting dark, but they hadn't made much progress.
"Xiao Tang, why don't you go down the mountain and deliver the game?" He wasn't comfortable leaving four wild boars, two sheep, and hundreds of fish here.
"Alright, Captain Qi, don't worry, we'll be right back." After saying that, Tang Shunlin led more than twenty people down the mountain.
They put it in the carriage and then returned the way they came. With temperatures outside at minus thirty or forty degrees Celsius, there was no need to worry about the meat spoiling.
Qi Xili remained preoccupied until bedtime. Shen Yanming's eyes flashed, and he said, "If all else fails, shall we try another mountain?"
Qi Xili had also considered this question, but then asked, "Where should we go?"
"It's nearby, there are so many mountains, shall we just take a stroll?" Shen Yanming said.
Qi Xili frowned, thinking that the surrounding area was all unfamiliar terrain and he was afraid there might be danger.
At this moment, one of the guards spoke up: "Aren't there many wild animals over at Yunling Mountain? Why don't we go over there and take a look? It's closer to the guard team there."
"Didn't they say that the wild animals disappear when it gets cold? It's the middle of winter now, are there still animals there?" Qi Xili asked.
"Who knows? We don't have a specific goal anyway, so let's just go and take a look. Maybe we'll get lucky and find something great. Even if we don't, we're close to the team, so we can go back early."
"Alright, let's go tomorrow. Let's catch some fish here first."
"Yes, Captain Qi."
After they finished speaking, the group went to sleep in their tents. They were wrapped in sleeping bags and there was a fire nearby, so although it was cold, it was bearable.
Looking at her husband's difficult circumstances in the virtual space, Bi Qiaoan could only whisper, "Take care."
Shen Yanming's lips curled up slightly. He felt cold from head to toe, but his heart felt somewhat relieved.
Oh my, that little cutie is really something. With just two sentences, she got Qi Xili to go to Yunling Mountain. Now, they can't say they were just lucky anymore, can they?
What he didn't know was that after the great victory at Yunling Mountain, Qi Xili really felt that he had an inextricable connection with Shen Yanming.
If he hadn't suggested changing locations, the guard wouldn't have recommended Yunling Mountain. They might have ended up locked in a stalemate there. Ultimately, it was Old Shen who provided the opportunity.
If Shen Yanming knew, he would definitely say, "You're making a false claim!"
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