The spicy flavor combined with the chewy texture of the chicken made Lu Wuyai unable to stop eating it.
Those nearby, seeing Lu Wuyai's appearance, all lost their composure. You must know, a pheasant is only this big. If divided into five parts, it would only fill a small portion of your stomach at most.
Soon, the roast chicken was completely devoured, leaving not even the bones behind.
Lu Wuyai leaned against the rock wall, completely satisfied. Yellow chicken fat and chili residue still lingered at the corners of his mouth. He licked them, but still felt unsatisfied.
However, from now on, we will not be able to eat pheasants for a long time.
When the yellow python attacked the bamboo forest last time, it scared some pheasants to death. Naturally, these pheasants couldn't go to waste. They'd already eaten so many chickens for days; this was the last time.
Shortly after everyone finished washing up, they sat around the campfire and continued to discuss preparations for winter.
“Tomorrow morning, we’ll split into two groups,” Lu Wuyai said.
There are five of them in total. Now, they have found their winter shelter and are preparing food and clothing.
Song Xiaoyou glanced at Anna and Jin Xilu and said, "I'll be in a group with them, and you'll be in a group with Su Xi."
Lu Wuyai naturally agreed to this arrangement, because Anna and Jin Xilu had language barriers, while Song Xiaoyou had no problem at all.
During this time, Song Xiaoyou was also teaching Anna and Jin Xilu Chinese, hoping they could communicate better; otherwise, it would be too much trouble for her to translate.
It must be said that Anna and Kim Seok-rok have a remarkable talent for languages and are gradually able to understand some words.
The chatter continued for a while, and the exchanges between them were enlightening for everyone.
Everyone didn't fall asleep until midnight.
As dawn broke, Lu Wuyai heard a scraping sound, opened his eyes, and found Song Xiaoyou walking towards the station.
There was a cliff there, very high, and intertwined with jagged rocks. If you fell, you would surely die.
Lu Wuyai was a little worried. He even suspected that Song Xiaoyou might be sleepwalking.
Thinking of this, he hurriedly ran over, only to find that Song Xiaoyou hadn't woken up at all when he got closer. When she saw Lu Wuyai, she put her finger to her lips, signaling him to be quiet.
When the rubbing sound reached his ears again, Lu Wuyai felt very suspicious.
The sound seemed to be coming from below the cliff.
"What is it?" Lu Wuyai was puzzled for a moment, then quickly passed by Song Xiaoyou and arrived at the edge of the cliff.
A layer of white mist covered the cliff in the early morning. The layers of rocks looked like inverted scales, each one extremely ugly.
The cliff is neither straight nor completely sloping. From a distance, the terrain here looks more like a bowl, tilted into the ground with its rim facing the sky, which is quite unique.
Lu Wuyai leaned out, and the voice came from the fog, but the fog was too thick, and he couldn't see anything at all for a moment.
And so, the two of them quietly watched the foot of the mountain, and half an hour passed by in the blink of an eye.
As dawn breaks, the white fog will eventually dissipate.
"this"
At this moment, Lu Wuyai stared at the scene below the cliff, speechless for a long time.
On the rim of the bowl, near the bottom, Lu Wuyai saw a huge snakeskin.
Lu Wuyai couldn't measure the exact size, but even though they were far apart, the snakeskin could completely cover both of them in his and Song Xiaoyou's eyes.
"What a huge snakeskin." Lu Jian sighed.
However, Song Xiaoyou immediately shook his head and said, "This is not snakeskin."
"Nani"
Song Xiaoyou took a breath and said, "That's crocodile skin."
"Crocodile skin."
Lu Wuyai stared in disbelief. This was the first time he had ever heard of crocodiles shedding their skin.
“It’s crocodile skin,” Song Xiaoyou said firmly. “Crocodiles can shed their skin too.”
"But cases of complete molting like this are extremely rare."
At this moment, Lu Wuyai wiped the sweat from his forehead, still finding it hard to believe what Song Xiaoyou had said.
“Let’s go down and see what’s up,” Lu Wuyai suggested.
After pondering for a moment, Song Xiaoyou nodded. She also wanted to see this magical scene.
The cliff was deep. Lu Wuyai and Song Xiaoyou walked down the gentle slope. One carried a gun, the other a harpoon. They hurried through the forest and soon spotted a piece of leather about three meters wide among the scattered rocks.
Looking at the sharp, defined edges, Song Xiaoyou proved herself once again.
Lu Wuyai stared wide-eyed, unable to close his mouth for a long time. The crocodile's molting had completely overturned his understanding of the world.
This crocodile has lost three meters of its skin. Will it grow back to its original size?
Lu Wuyai nervously looked around. Judging from the sounds he had heard earlier on the cliff, it was clear that the crocodile had shed its skin on the rocks here. He was genuinely worried that the creature was still nearby.
However, Song Xiaoyou was already playing with the shed skin and discovered that it was only half a crocodile skin, but even so, it was extremely heavy.
"Hey, this crocodile skin is quite comfortable." Lu Wuyai walked over and touched the crocodile skin, discovering a layer of soft keratin underneath. A thought suddenly popped into his mind.
He quickly looked at Song Xiaoyou and asked, "Can this be used to make clothes?"
Lu Wuyai's words made Song Xiaoyou's eyes light up. This crocodile skin not only felt very comfortable to the touch, but it was also very malleable. Wasn't this fabric for making clothes?
Even if only half of this three-meter-wide crocodile skin were used, it would be enough to make three sets of clothes.
“Step back.” Lu Wuyai smiled.
Soon, the two men, carrying the crocodile skin, returned to the station.
At that moment, everyone else woke up as well. Their beautiful eyes widened when they saw half a huge crocodile skin. Su Xi rubbed her face, wondering if she was still asleep.
“Let’s change our plans today,” Lu Wuyai told the three women, pointing to the crocodile skin. Their task for today was to process it and quickly turn it into clothes.
The station had no shortage of tools, and everyone was so busy after taking a shower that they couldn't keep up with the workload.
As for Lu Wuyai and Song Xiaoyou, they continued searching for supplies in the forest yesterday, armed with guns and harpoons.
People often say that autumn is a season of harvest, and Lu Wuyai had no doubt about it.
Less than an hour after entering the forest, he looked at the various kinds of hay in the basket on his back and wondered to himself how Song Xiaoyou had memorized them all.
He had two strawberry seedlings on his waist, which he had just dug up from the foot of the mountain. There was a small stream there, and the water flowed very slowly.
At noon, they stayed in a maple forest, watching the leaves turn slightly red. Autumn was gradually exerting its power.
The weather had cooled down, but Lu Wuyai and Song Xiaoyou didn't rest. Taking advantage of the cool air, they gradually ventured deeper into the deserted island.
"It's so quiet here."
Lu Wuyai squinted, the gentle sound of the wind reaching his ears; the forest was utterly still.
Beside him, Song Xiaoyou also squinted her eyes, leaned against a big tree, stretched out her fair legs, and felt drowsy.
At this moment, they were enjoying the cool air on a mountain peak. Looking out, they saw a line where the water met the sky, and to the north stretched an endless forest.
"Song Xiaoyou, do you think this is an island?"
Lu Wuyai breathed a sigh of relief. During this time, he always felt that the land beneath his feet was actually a hidden continent.
However, considering the rescue teams, Lu Wuyai put the idea out of his mind.
Song Xiao ignored him and enjoyed the breeze by herself.
It wasn't until 2 p.m. that the two left the hilltop and returned to the way they came.
Today's trip was very fruitful. Lu Wuyai is eating a wild pear. Its sweet and sour taste is more appetizing than any other fruit.
Ying Ying.
Inside the basket on Song Xiaoyou's back, a gray wolf cub kept arching its body, occasionally peeking out and grinning at Lu Wuyai, its fierce aura unmistakable.
"Why did you raise this little wolf?" Lu Wuyai pursed his lips, not quite understanding. No matter how you looked at it, it didn't leave as deep an impression as the three little black dogs.
The wolf cub was found in a very simple rope trap. If it hadn't been discovered in time, it would have been dead long ago.
At this point, Song Xiaoyou smiled, ignored Lu Wuyai, and quickened her pace.
"I don't understand," Lu Wuyai muttered, quickening his pace home, but his mind was still on the rope trap he had discovered earlier.
Clearly, the survivors on the desert island are becoming increasingly accustomed to their current life.
The sky was overcast, and a heavy rain began to fall.
"Let's hide in the cave," Lu Wuyai said to Song Xiaoyou, soaked by the rain.
The cave he mentioned was not a new settlement north of the precipitous peak, but rather an earlier refuge.
Starting from here, it takes two hours to return to the precipitous peak, but to reach the cave, you only need to cross the mountain in front of you.
Song Xiaoyou nodded. The mountain road was slippery and difficult to walk on in the rain. It was really not easy to walk on the road.
Soon, the two climbed over the hill and saw a familiar cave.
After a while, Lu Wuyai walked around in the forest, cut down a lot of wood, and then went into a cave and never came out again.
It wasn't dark yet, and you could still vaguely see some scenes inside the cave.
Just as Lu Wuyai was about to light the fire, Song Xiaoyou said, "Wait a minute."
"What's wrong?" Lu Wuyai asked.
"Let's just wait for now."
Lu Wuyai blinked, then suddenly realized that Song Xiaoyou had worn a white shirt when she went out today. Since it was wet from the rain, it must be "transparent".
Swallowing hard, Lu Wuyai cursed himself inwardly for becoming more and more like a wild beast.
However, when Lu Wuyai thought that Song Xiaoyou's unremarkable figure was actually no worse than Anna's, his body temperature soared.
Most importantly, Lu Wuyai saw CCTV's extraordinary figure yesterday, a figure that even comics wouldn't dare to exaggerate.
Suddenly, the atmosphere inside the cave became somewhat tense.
After an unknown amount of time, Lu Wuyai asked in a hoarse voice, "Can we start a fire?"
"Hmm," the soft sound of mosquitoes and flies, would have been inaudible to Lu Wuyai if his nerves weren't always on edge.
Soon, the flames inside the cave slowly ignited, and Lu Wuyai saw Song Xiaoyou buttoning her shirt, her hair all wet.
The wolf cub was lying on the ground, biting a piece of wood, looking very fierce.
The wolf was too wild and difficult to tame. Even after Song Xiaoyou rescued it, it still instinctively started fighting.
Seeing this, Lu Wuyai picked up a stick from the ground and hit the wolf next to him. The wolf jumped up in fright and then let out a strange scream at Lu Wuyai.
"Yes, let's make you fierce."
At first, Lu Wuyai thought the little wolf was dissatisfied with him, but as time went on, the little wolf kept howling.
At the cave entrance, it was still pouring rain, and Lu Wuyai vaguely seemed to see someone through the rain curtain.
lie"
Lu Wuyai shushed Song Xiaoyou, signaling her to stop talking.
Inside the cave, Song Xiaoyou picked up the wolf cub, placed it in the basket on her back, then pressed her body against the cave entrance, holding a dagger in her hand.
Seeing this, Lu Wuyai nodded, his eyes fixed on the rain curtain, constantly watching the situation in the forest opposite.
At this moment, Lu Wuyai realized that since it started raining, they hadn't had time to clean up the footprints they had hurriedly left along the way.
"Could I be seeing things?"
After watching for a while, the sky began to darken, and Lu Wuyai thought that perhaps he had misread it.
The rain poured down like a waterfall from the sky, without any sign of stopping.
“It looks like we’ll have to spend the night here,” Lu Wuyai said with a bitter smile.
The campfire was already lit, and Lu Wuyai used the thermal blanket he had brought with him to block the entrance to the cave. As a result, the strong wind blew the thermal blanket, making a lot of noise.
Lu Wuyai leaned against the rock wall, the campfire warming his clothes, and the temperature in the cave slowly rose.
There was still some food left from the dangerous peak, so the two of them ate some and then threw some leftovers to the little wolf, who ate very comfortably.
“It looks like the little wolf cub is hungry too.” Lu Wuyai smiled slightly, took out a wild pear from the basket on his back, broke it in half with his bare hands, gave one half to the little wolf, and handed the other half to Song Xiaoyou.
Under the flickering campfire, Song Xiaoyou took a bite of a wild pear with her small mouth, and the sweet and sour taste filled her heart and soul.
“I’ll keep watch tonight, you should get some sleep.” Lu Wuyai walked deeper into the cave, tidied himself up, and moved the campfire a little further back.
This also resulted in extreme darkness at the cave entrance.
Song Xiaoyou sat on the thermal blanket, looked at the busy Lu Wuyai, and suddenly said, "What are you worried about?"
At this point, Lu Wuyai used his tongue to pick out the pear flesh between his teeth and then spat it on the ground.
"What can I worry about? You should get some rest."
Lu Wuyai urged Song Xiaoyou to move his seat. After the other person left, he sat on the ground, slightly lifted the thermal blanket at the cave entrance, and faced the wind and rain, quietly looking at the deserted island in the darkness.
Beside the campfire, watching Lu Wuyai's actions, Song Xiaoyou gently picked up the little wolf and made it kneel on the ground.
This gray wolf cub used to grin at Lu Wuyai, but now it has become very docile. Someone unfamiliar with the situation might mistake it for a puppy.
For a moment, the cave became very quiet.
The wind was strong and the rain was heavy outside. At some point, Lu Wuyai turned around and looked at Song Xiaoyou, only to find that she had already fallen asleep.
After thinking about it, he decided to go out.
In the pitch-black night, nothing could be seen. Relying on his memory, Lu Wuyai walked around the area, deliberately making some noise.
"It looks like there really is no one here."
But Lu Wuyai murmured to himself, feeling that the figure he saw before dark was real.
As he walked toward the cave entrance, he suddenly felt himself bump into something in the darkness.
The next second, Lu Wuyai suddenly woke up. Just now, he had bumped into someone.
"Who is it?" he shouted, then bent down and rammed forward.
This time, Lu Wuyai was even more certain that someone was spying on the cave in the darkness.
He grabbed his opponent's waist, intending to slam him to the ground.
But the next second, Lu Wuyai felt a violent blow, and the pain in his lumbar spine forced him to give up.
But before giving up, Lu Wuyai slapped his opponent's thigh hard.
Then, the muddy footsteps gradually faded away, and Lu Wuyai gasped, feeling a metallic taste of blood in his mouth.
"That's ruthless."
"Don't let me catch you." Lu Wuyai spat out a mouthful of blood, turned around, and walked into the cave.
By the campfire, Song Xiaoyou was still asleep, but the little wolf opened its eyes alertly and spotted Lu Wuyai. It bared its teeth and lay down on the ground with disgust.
Lu Wuyai snorted coldly, sat down on the ground, took off his clothes and pants, and dried them in the sun by the campfire.
This time, Lu Wuyai returned without any danger, which put him in a difficult position.
Before he even realized it, he was sleeping naked in the cave.
The next day, the heavy rain was still falling, but Lu Wuyai and Song Xiaoyou did not stay in the cave any longer. After leaving, they headed straight for the treacherous peak.
During this time, they changed routes several times and stayed in different places for several hours. After confirming that no one was following them, they rechecked their direction.
"Are you alright?" Song Xiaoyou asked with concern, noticing that Lu Wuyai didn't look well.
She already knew what had happened at the cave entrance last night. Lu Wuyai's back was covered in wounds; his opponent had used considerable force.
“Well, didn’t you give me some herbs?” Lu Wuyai smiled, but as he spoke, the taste of blood still filled the corners of his mouth.
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“Okay,” Lu Wuyai was also a little worried about his injuries. He originally thought that he would feel better after a night’s sleep, but he didn’t expect that the pain in his back would almost make him faint several times.
Lu Wuyai explained the situation to Song Xiaoyou, who looked unhappy and said that he might have suffered internal organ damage and could no longer exert himself for the next two days.
"Go back, I'll make you some medicine."
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Soon, their pace slowed down. They had to clean up the traces as they walked.
It was already 3 p.m. when we got back to the station.
At that moment, the rain finally subsided. Lu Wuyai was exhausted and out of breath. He felt as if a hand was choking him, making it hard for him to breathe.
When she saw Lu Wuyai and Song Xiaoyou return, Su Xi's expression was noticeably more relaxed. A whole day and night had passed without a trace of them, and then it started raining heavily, making her worry and miss them terribly.
"Lu Wuyai".
"Song Xiaoyou".
Su Xi emerged from the crack. She had been waiting here since the weather changed that morning.
Upon seeing Su Xi, Lu Wuyai finally couldn't hold on any longer. The stabbing pain in his spine felt like someone was rubbing it with sandpaper, tormenting him relentlessly.
The moment Lu Wuyai collapsed to the ground, Song Xiaoyou swiftly helped him up. On the other side, Su Xi's expression changed drastically.
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