Previously, Lu Wuyai had only stood on the ground, but now, looking around, he realized that the bamboo forest was vast. The place where they found the chicken coop was just a corner of this bamboo sea.
At this moment, Lu Wuyai noticed movement in a corner of the bamboo forest, where a touch of scarlet occasionally appeared amidst the green.
"Damn it. A snake."
Lu Wuyai took a breath. What had just emerged from the bushes was a large snake with red eyes and covered in yellow spots.
In Lu Wuyai's mind, the large yellow snake he and Su Xi had seen in the forest not long ago immediately came to mind. Could it be the same one?
A strong sense of unease made Lu Wuyai want to run away immediately.
It turned out that the huge python, as thick as a water bucket, had been frantically chasing the pheasant after entering the bamboo forest. The chaos didn't last long, only about five minutes.
Lu Wuyai, panting heavily, watched the giant snake leave the bamboo forest, cold sweat beading on his back.
"This snake..."
The bamboo forest in the distance is still moving; those are the footprints left by the giant snake after it left.
Soon after, Lu Wuyai came down from under the big tree and saw that the pheasants on the ground had crashed into the tree and died. He then tied them all up with a lifeline.
Upon entering the bamboo forest, Lu Wuyai also saw several pheasants that had lost control of their bladders from frightened by the python, but they were still alive.
Looking at the pheasants that showed no sign of resistance, Lu Wuyai smiled slightly, secretly thinking that he had struck gold.
You need to go back quickly.
Lu Wuyai was afraid of the giant snake and hoped it would never come to the dangerous peak.
Soon, Lu Wuyai returned to the station with seven dead chickens and eight live chickens. As a result, all four women looked at him with envious eyes.
After all, five people caught seven chickens yesterday, but today Lu Wuyai caught 15 pheasants all by himself.
Lu Wuyai scratched his head awkwardly, then told the story of his encounter with the giant snake.
“A snake as thick as a bucket.” Su Xi gasped. She and Lu Wuyai exchanged glances, naturally thinking of the giant python they had seen in the forest.
Lu Wuyai nodded; he also suspected it was the same snake from before.
“Yes, you have to be careful.” Song Xiaoyou said, handing another gun from her bosom to Lu Wuyai. It contained five thousand rounds of ammunition, enough to deal with some trouble.
After getting the gun, Lu Wuyai calmed down a bit. Then he thought about the increase in pheasants; the chicken coop he built yesterday was clearly not enough.
After some discussion, Song Xiaoyou and Jin Xilu stayed at the station to deal with the seven dead chickens, while the rest of the people went into the bamboo forest, cut down bamboo, and expanded the area of the chicken coop.
Soon, he arrived at the bamboo forest again. Looking at the tranquil sea of bamboo, Lu Wuyai felt a slight sense of refreshment.
"Hurry up."
The three men were quickly cutting down bamboo near the bamboo grove. To make it easier to take away, Lu Wuyai was processing the bamboo on-site, cutting it into sections of similar length.
Before noon, they brought back hundreds of bamboo stalks and decided to make good use of the open space.
There are more than twenty pheasants, mostly hens, but a few roosters. If possible, a batch of chicks will hatch before winter.
Sustainable development is one of the survival rules that everyone learns after arriving on a desert island.
"You guys go ahead with your work, I'll go get some wild fruit," Su Xi said with a smile. There were some fruit trees near the gentle slope, laden with red wild fruit.
Lu Wuyai told her to be careful and handed her the gun, but she refused.
"Don't worry, I'll whistle if anything happens." Su Xi waved and left.
Soon, Lu Wuyai began digging bamboo sections into the ground, while Anna and Jin Xilu stuffed clay into the gaps. Song Xiaoyou took the opportunity to use a flame to dry out the moisture, accelerating the formation and fixation of the chicken coop.
But as time went by, Lu Wuyai gradually frowned.
"How long has Su Xi been there?" he asked.
At this point, the others realized that Su Xi didn't seem to have returned yet, and more than an hour had passed since she left.
"You guys go ahead with your work, I'll go check it out." Lu Wuyai picked up the harpoon from the ground, turned around, and left the station.
Song Xiaoyou looked at Lu Wuyai's retreating figure and felt inexplicably uneasy.
Ten minutes later, in the orchard on the gentle slope, Lu Wuyai looked at a piece of clothing on the ground and felt uneasy.
"A problem has occurred."
There were obvious signs of struggle and footprints on the ground. Following the trail, Lu Wuyai quickly discovered a huge pine tree.
From the pine tree, Lu Wuyai saw Su Xi hanging upside down in the air. Her clothes were tattered and disheveled, and large patches of her skin were exposed to the air.
The moment Su Xi saw Lu Wuyai, she hysterically exclaimed:
Be careful.
Lu Wuyai subconsciously wanted to turn around, but instinct made him lunge forward.
As a result, a gust of wind suddenly appeared from behind his head, startling Lu Wuyai, who dodged the attack.
Then, he quickly turned his head, and his pupils contracted when he saw the person.
Liu Gongming.
"You're not dead yet."
Lu Wuyai, who had turned around while lying on the ground, saw Liu Gongming and immediately understood everything.
Last time, they shot and wounded Liu Gongming. Lu Wuyai once thought Liu Gongming was dead, but judging from the current situation, he was clearly wrong.
"You want to die." Lu Wuyai grabbed the harpoon on the ground and stabbed it with all his might.
Liu Gongming stepped aside, a joking expression on his face, seemingly looking down on Lu Wuyai.
The harpoon struck straight into the air, and Lu Wuyai's forward-moving body couldn't stop. As a result, a huge gash was left in his abdomen. Liu Gongming seized the opportunity and kicked Lu Wuyai hard in the abdomen.
A sharp pain shot through his entire body, and Lu Wuyai collapsed to the ground, feeling as if his internal organs had shifted.
But his consciousness told him that he must now evade Liu Gongming's next attack.
Otherwise, he and Su Xi would have to answer here today.
Enduring the excruciating pain, Lu Wuyai rolled towards the pine tree, his hand already reaching for the pistol at his waist.
But he soon discovered that his pistol was missing. The fight had left it in the grass, about ten meters away from him.
Perhaps to vent his anger, Liu Gongming relentlessly chased after Lu Wuyai with a mocking expression.
Bang!
Despite the pain, Lu Wuyai was kicked again by Liu Gongming. The pain in his lower abdomen almost made him faint.
Finally, Lu Wuyai grabbed the pistol from the bushes, turned around, and pointed the gun directly at Liu Gongming.
"Do not move."
However, he soon noticed that Liu Gongming had almost simultaneously pulled out a pistol from his waist and pointed it at Su Xi.
He snorted coldly. "If you have the guts, try it."
Lu Wuyai got up from the ground, still holding a pistol in his hand, but since it concerned Su Xi's safety, he absolutely could not fire it.
"Lu Wuyai, just leave! Stop bothering me!" Su Xi cried. Because her head was facing down, her brain was often blocked, making her feel very uncomfortable. This was the first time she had experienced what it meant to feel top-heavy and unsteady.
She would have fainted long ago if she hadn't persisted in waiting for rescue.
"I hid my phone in the rocks. If you leave the island, you must find it."
"Lu Wuyai, you must leave alive."
Su Xi felt deep regret. After the plane crash, she couldn't face herself. Perhaps death was a release for her from the past.
Upon hearing Su Xi's words, Liu Gongming's lips cracked, his sarcasm evident, and his features even became somewhat distorted.
"You bitch, you still dare to hurt me now."
Liu Gongming stared at the gun in Lu Wuyai's hand, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes.
"Lu Wuyai, this woman smells good."
"I bet you've tasted her. Isn't she adorable? Doesn't she give you a sense of revenge?"
Lu Wuyai looked at Liu Gongming as if he were an idiot, but he dared not make any other moves for fear of angering him.
"Unfortunately, you may not know that, in order to survive, this woman was able to strip naked and sleep with someone, just for a cookie."
"Not everyone can display such elegance in front of a crowd."
Hearing Liu Gongming's words, Su Xi's face turned pale. Her skin wasn't particularly pale, but it wasn't as bad-looking as Liu Gongming described.
Lu Wuyai frowned, telling himself to try not to be influenced by the other party, and then said, "If you want that phone, I can give it to you, but you must release Su Xi."
"Hmph, you underestimate me." Liu Gongming suddenly laughed and said, "I'm here today only to kill someone."
"As long as you all die here, no one will know anything about me."
"Today, we'll deal with the two of you first."
"Other women, once I've developed good taste, I'll send them to join you."
Looking at Liu Gongming's crazed expression, Lu Wuyai suddenly realized that this person had been secretly monitoring them all along; otherwise, how could he have found the other people?
Now, Liu Gongming seems to have lost his mind.
The next second, before Lu Wuyai could react, Su Xi suddenly fell from the tall pine tree, her scream shattering the silence of the old forest.
Two gunshots rang out simultaneously.
Lu Wuyai and Wang Hao opened fire simultaneously. Bullets rippled through the air like pebbles falling on water. The resulting ripples transformed into the Grim Reaper's scythe, attempting to claim both lives at once.
In an instant, blood blossoms bloomed in the air.
Lu Wuyai never believed that time could stop, especially when he saw the bullet graz his cheek; everything in the world seemed unimportant then.
The next second, all three people fell to the ground at the same time, and the surrounding area was deathly silent.
When Lu Wuyai got up from the ground, Wang Hao was already dead. The bullet had pierced his chest, and his heart had been shattered by the powerful impact.
Remembering Su Xi, Lu Wuyai quickly went over and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her heaving chest.
Then, Lu Wuyai suddenly burst into laughter, then cried because of his previous fear. Reflecting the dim light nearby, it looked extremely terrifying.
At this point, Su Xi finally opened her eyes, but because her neck was broken, she couldn't turn her head. She could only listen to Lu Wuyai, who couldn't cry or laugh, and felt a pang of sadness in her heart.
After a long time, Lu Wuyai gradually returned to normal. Seeing that Tang Xin was unable to move, he helped her up from the ground.
"Where does it hurt?" Lu Wuyai asked.
Su Xi pointed to her neck; her entire spine was a little stiff.
“I’ll carry you on my back, hang in there.” Lu Wuyai bent down and pressed Su Xi onto his back. Every few steps they took, Song Xiaoyou would emerge from the forest opposite, holding a gun in her hand, her expression serious.
When she saw Lu Wuyai, his face bruised and swollen, and Liu Gongming's corpse lying on the ground, a slight hint of fear appeared in her peach-blossom eyes.
Lu Wuyai said, "Let's go quickly and stop bothering him."
Song Xiaoyou picked up a harpoon from the ground and stabbed it into Wang Hao's body.
With a whoosh.
That was the sound of a harpoon sinking into a body, sending chills down Lu Wuyai's spine. He looked at Song Xiaoyou in horror, then realized something and nodded.
After confirming that Liu Gongming was indeed dead, the three resumed their journey and soon returned to their camp at the foot of the dangerous peak.
Because Su Xi's neck was broken, she needs a period of recovery, which is destined to be another long period.
"Get some rest." Lu Wuyai helped Su Xi make the bed, then continued working on the chicken coop.
Beneath the giant pine tree lay Liu Gongming's body, his blood staining the surrounding grass.
His skin gradually turned white. At first glance, Liu Gongming no longer looked as ferocious as before, and had a peaceful expression, but the surrounding environment made him look somewhat sneaky.
As darkness fell, a massive shadow emerged from the forest, and the terrifying halo transformed into a fishy-smelling wind that swept through the surroundings.
Immediately afterwards, Liu Gongming flew into the sky, flying farther and farther away, into the depths of the deserted island.
At the foot of the precipitous peak, Lu Wuyai was busy tidying up the chicken coop. Looking up at the horizon, a huge bird suddenly jumped up from the forest.
“This bird is huge,” Lu Wuyai couldn’t help but sigh.
Lu Wuyai was slightly startled when he saw birds flying across the sky.
Although the distance was too great to determine the opponent's exact size, the scene just now was enough for Lu Wuyai to recall.
"It seems the animals on this deserted island are all quite large." Lu Wuyai recalled, suddenly remembering the three small black dogs he had encountered in the cave earlier.
He seems to have seen them recently near dangerous mountain peaks.
"Sheepdogs seem to be able to scare away wild animals." Lu Wuyai smiled slightly, found Song Xiaoyou, and Song Xiaoyou whistled as she descended the gentle slope.
In less than a minute, three chubby little black dogs ran out of the stream, walking in the golden light of the twilight, looking very loyal.
Lu Wuyai became even more mischievous, catching a small black dog. Using the suitable temperature, he directly submerged it in the water, giving it a full-body spa treatment.
Ying Ying.
At first, the puppy was trembling with fear in the water, but it quickly got used to it, swaying its body and splashing water all over Lu Wuyai.
Several women downstream saw this, and they all pursed their lips and chuckled.
Anna tossed a bar of soap to Lu Wuyai, covered her nose, and gestured for him to wash himself.
"Does it stink?" Lu Wuyai sniffed the clothes and found that they were extremely fishy.
This was the first time in Lu Wuyai's life that a woman had asked him to take a bath, and he was somewhat embarrassed.
But on a deserted island, such a situation is unavoidable.
It's just hard to find a place to bathe them. The stream at the bottom of the gentle slope is too slow to hold water. It would be great if we could bathe them on weekdays.
At that moment, Lu Wuyai remembered the dried-up stream from earlier. Perhaps he could pave it with stones to make a small puddle so they could bathe occasionally.
But it's very late today, and everything that happened before has left me exhausted. I simply can't muster any motivation.
Lu Wuyai washed his hair and dried his body, making sure there was no other smell on him. Then, he left the dark stream, climbed over the gentle slope, and arrived at the station blocked by rocks.
Today, the space station is surrounded by piles of rocks and aircraft wreckage, which largely prevents outsiders from easily finding it.
Bathed in the firelight, Su Xi had fallen asleep. The weariness and pain in her heart made her extremely sad.
Just then, Lu Wuyai returned and looked at the other extinguished fire, revealing two dark figures inside.
"Roast chicken?" Lu Wuyai asked, licking his lips.
After receiving an affirmative answer, Song Xiaoyou took the roast chicken out of the fire. Its surface was covered with a layer of yellow clay, but even so, a tantalizing aroma of meat still wafted through the air.
"Why does it smell like wild boar?" Lu Wuyai asked suspiciously, thinking there was something wrong with his nose.
It turns out that when roasting the pheasant, Song Xiaoyou specially coated the surface of the pheasant with a layer of lard to enhance the aroma.
In the campfire, the four men placed the pheasant covered in mud on the ground and broke up the dried mud.
Two perfectly roasted orange-yellow chickens were suddenly exposed to the air.
Smelling the unique aroma of lard, Lu Wuyai stared intently at the plump pheasant, his throat bobbing involuntarily.
On the other side, Anna couldn't wait to tear off a chicken leg and take two bites. The pungent heat immediately stimulated her delicious senses.
I never expected that pheasant cooked this way would taste so delicious.
Others began to eat as well, and with the added flavor of the boiled and cooled stream water, every bite was unforgettable.
In the end, everyone was quite satisfied. Since there was still time, Song Xiaoyou started making the third and fourth roast chickens using the same method.
These two roast chickens are for tomorrow's breakfast.
After dinner, Lu Wuyai saw that Song Xiaoyou was actually teaching Anna and Jin Xilu their country's language, and the two of them were learning the language very well.
After collecting the leftover cold sauce, Lu Wuyai took a hoe, dug a hole in the corner of the table, and buried it directly.
Only after doing all this did he have time to see the night view below the precipitous peak.
The terrain here is quite high, and he can see a crescent moon appearing in the mountains to the east. He can vaguely see the shadows of the distant, rolling mountains, which makes him feel very comfortable.
The air you breathe is unpolluted, fresh and pure; the whole world feels like it's just been pulled from the earth.
"If I ever leave this place, I will definitely miss it." Lu Wuyai leaned against a rock, listening to the scattered voices around him. Unconsciously, sleepiness began to disturb his senses.
When he awoke again, the eastern mountains and forests were already bathed in the golden light of dawn.
Lu Wuyai looked down and found himself sleeping on the ground with a thermal blanket covering his chest, feeling incredibly comfortable.
He chuckled.
Inside the chicken coop, several roosters were trying to crow, but each time they were interrupted by three puppies outside the coop. The scene of a group of chickens and three dogs evoked an indescribable sense of joy.
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