However, considering that seawater has a disinfecting effect, Lu Wuyai did not rush to leave and continued to catch fish in the water.
There were many sea fish in this space, shaped like a fish pocket. After Lu Wuyai realized his feet were bleeding, it seemed a large number of sea fish had gathered. This made Lu Wuyai somewhat worried that he would be attacked by a group of people.
As a result, before he could even get ashore, several sea fish kept slapping his calves.
Simply put, Lu Wuyai grabbed a harpoon and stabbed it haphazardly a couple of times, but actually killed a sea fish.
"This fish is too ugly." Lu Wuyai looked at the large gray fish on the harpoon with some disgust.
But this was a gain in itself, so Lu Wuyai threw the big fish onto the shore. Anna saw it and came over with a bucket.
Afterwards, Lu Wuyai caught two groupers, one large and one small, on the reef.
At this moment, it was almost noon, and they had to set off back to the dangerous peak.
Lu Wuyai emerged from the water, looked up at the sun, and felt a stinging pain in his eyelids, like needles.
At first, Lu Wuyai thought it was caused by being immersed in seawater for a long time, but Anna soon ran over and pointed to his calf.
Lu Wuyai looked down and found his calves covered in scars. At first glance, they looked like scratches from stones, but when he touched the wounds, the intense burning sensation was completely different from the stinging pain of being scratched.
The pain in his eyelids grew more and more severe, and Lu Wuyai panicked, wondering if he had been poisoned.
“Go your way first,” Lu Wuyai said to Anna.
Anna nodded, then blushed and threw Lu Wuyai's clothes out of the bushes, gesturing for him to put them on.
Soon, the two men left the beach, carrying their spoils, and set off along the forest they had started the day before.
But after walking for less than half an hour, Lu Wuyai stopped because of a sharp pain in his eyelids.
At this moment, he could no longer open his eyes, tears uncontrollably streamed down his face, his legs were numb, and he could only walk by feeling.
After persisting for half an hour, Lu Wuyai could no longer continue. He sat on the ground, tears streaming down his face. The numbness in his legs extended from his calves to his thighs.
Anna looked at Lu Wuyai with anxiety. They were still two hours away from the dangerous summit. If they couldn't reach it before dark, they would have to stay out all night.
But looking around, there was a rainforest nearby. When night fell, not to mention the predators that didn't return home at night, even the venomous insects and snakes in the vicinity could take their lives without them noticing.
Anna tried to help Lu Wuyai up, but he was already limping. He was still conscious but unable to walk.
Helpless, Lu Wuyai told Anna in a few fragmented words that she should leave first.
Soon, Lu Wuyai felt the surroundings fall silent, and sunlight fell from the sky above the rainforest, making his body feel incredibly warm.
"Why?" Lu Wuyai sighed, thinking that he must have been poisoned, otherwise his body wouldn't be reacting so strongly.
He couldn't open his eyes; Anna must have already left. If they were fast enough, they should have reached the dangerous summit before nightfall.
Lu Wuyai didn't blame Anna. After all, he was the one who let her go. It's always a good thing to avoid losing a life.
"I wonder what I'll encounter when night falls."
"If I'm lucky, maybe I can pull through."
"By the way, how did I get poisoned? Anna and I didn't eat anything, so we shouldn't have eaten."
Completely baffled, Lu Wuyai revealed a bitter expression. There was nothing he could do now but wait for a miracle.
Unbeknownst to him, Lu Wuyai felt the chill on his body growing stronger. He knew that the sun had begun to shift and that it wouldn't be long before the sky was completely dark.
At that moment, a sense of despair and resentment rose in Lu Wuyai's heart. He moved his hands around and found the harpoon. He whispered to himself that Anna had left the weapon for him before she left.
Lu Wuyai continued to feel around, finding himself surrounded by tree trunks. He must have fallen into a dense forest. The space was very humid, filled with a lot of water vapor.
Perhaps because he couldn't see, Lu Wuyai found that his hearing had become very acute, and he seemed to hear a treading sound coming from the forest.
At this moment, the tense atmosphere made him hold his breath, and he gripped the harpoon tightly in his palm.
As the sound drew closer, he extended his harpoon.
"Lu Wuyai".
A familiar voice came from the air, which made Lu Wuyai breathe a sigh of relief.
"Su Xi".
"Why are you all here?"
He heard more than one set of footsteps, which surprised Lu Wuyai greatly. It seemed that there were several women here who had come from the precipitous peak.
"Anna said you were poisoned. How are you now?" Su Xi squatted down next to Lu Wuyai and asked with concern.
Lu Wuyai smiled and said, "Death, perhaps you cannot die, but I don't know if there will be any aftereffects."
He couldn't open his eyes yet, but the stinging sensation on his eyelids was gradually lessening, while the burning sensation on his calves remained.
Just then, Lu Wuyai heard the sound of chopping wood nearby.
I'm not going home tonight.
As Su Xi spoke, she pressed herself against Lu Wuyai, ran her hands over his back, and gently lifted him up. At the same time, Song Xiaoyou took the opportunity to spread a thermal blanket on the ground.
Having never been on wet and cold ground before, Lu Wuyai quickly became confused.
Lu Wuyai was exhausted that day.
It wasn't completely dark yet, so the women stood together and discussed the matter. They finally decided to temporarily carry Lu Wuyai out of the rainforest and spend the night in a nearby forest.
Soon, the four women carried Lu Wuyai and retreated at top speed.
After an hour's journey, they finally arrived at an unfamiliar forest. They could also see white, wavy lines in the distance. It wasn't far from the beach.
When it got completely dark, the campfire had not yet been lit.
The four women were gathering firewood to start a fire. Occasionally, when they looked up, they could see orchid-like creatures appearing in the forest. These were all felines.
"Why isn't it burning anymore?" Su Xi asked anxiously, but the flames didn't appear because of her emotions. Instead, the cat and the wild beast seemed to have smelled the stranger's scent and gradually approached.
Finally, Kim Seok-rok lit the bonfire, and the small flames quickly expanded.
Meow.
The cries of cats and wild beasts sounded like a death knell to them, and the four women turned pale.
The flames weren't big enough to intimidate the cat-like creatures. The only advantage was that the first campfire was already lit, while the second was just a pile of simple firewood.
Song Xiaoyou picked up the harpoon on the ground and chased away several of the killed cats. The three women behind him quickly piled some wood into a small mountain.
Finally, the flames ignited them, and the light from the two campfires was enough to frighten some felines.
Seeing the cat-like creature roaming the forest didn't reassure or alarm them. Instead, they hurried to gather the remaining pieces of wood and light a third campfire.
Just then, the cat-like creatures in the forest began to retreat, and the forest gradually calmed down.
Song Xiaoyou got up and walked around in the forest. When he returned, he was dragging several logs in his hand and panting heavily. He was clearly very tired.
Tang Xin was still taking care of Lu Wuyai, whose legs were still red and swollen, with some clear liquid seeping out slightly.
As for Anna and Kim Seok-rok, they built a stone platform by the campfire where they could easily place the iron pot.
Actually, this iron pot was brought by Jin Xilu and his team.
Clean stream water was slowly boiling in the iron pot. Anna found a medium-sized iron plate, placed a cleaned small grouper on the plate, and then put them together in the iron pot to steam until cooked.
Cover the pot, and the aroma of steamed grouper gradually begins to waft out.
This cooking method, which involves not adding any seasonings, best showcases the freshness of the ingredients.
It smells nice.
The four women stared intently at the iron pot, wishing they could take a bite right now.
Ten minutes later, Song Xiaoyou opened the pot lid and found that the grouper's color had completely changed.
Anna, who was standing nearby, couldn't wait to take a bite, but Song Xiaoyou stopped her until the other party took out a ceramic pot containing boiled wild boar oil.
When you coat the grouper with lard, the aroma suddenly becomes even stronger.
Soon, the four of them began to take action.
The fish practically melts in your mouth. The unique sweetness of seafood amplifies the essence of the fish better than any seasoning, stimulating the human taste buds even more.
"It's so delicious."
Even Anna and Kim Seok-rok, who had tasted the finest delicacies, couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
The grouper was caught this morning. It was placed in a bucket and was still alive before being steamed.
"What's this."
While enjoying the delicious grouper, Su Xi suddenly glanced at another sea fish in the bucket. This fish was dead. Although he didn't know what it tasted like, it looked extremely unappetizing.
Anna glanced at it, then suddenly said something, followed by Song Xiaoyou's translation.
"Anglerfish".
Su Xi suddenly remembered that she knew of this kind of sea fish, but she had never seen it before. She was very curious as to how Lu Wuyai could have killed this deep-sea fish.
In the city, many people joke about anglerfish because this type of sea fish has a rectum, and you never know what's inside its stomach that hasn't been digested yet.
With this in mind, Su Xi and the others were eager to try.
They placed the dead anglerfish on the ground, then cut open its belly with a knife, revealing a huge stomach.
To be honest, the stomachs of monkfish really smell bad.
Even Song Xiaoyou pinched her nose and tore her stomach in half. As a result, the stench inside was dozens of times stronger than before, and she almost fainted from the stench.
However, everyone's attention was drawn to what was inside her stomach.
Inside the stomach, besides a few undigested sea fish, the rest was a handgun.
Almost instantly, Song Xiaoyou and Jin Xilu stretched out their hands at the same time, their target the pistol.
uh-huh.
Song Xiaoyou was the first to get the pistol. Seeing this, a trace of sadness flashed across Jin Xilu's face.
After all, living a life of dependence on others was not what she wanted.
Su Xi and Song Xiaoyou frowned simultaneously. Judging from Jin Xilu's actions just now, this woman clearly had other ideas. This reminded them of Han Shuyi, whom they hadn't seen since the plane crash.
The women of Bangzi Kingdom seem to be very cunning.
"Burn the monkfish's liver too," Su Xi said to Song Xiaoyou.
The flesh of monkfish is rich in collagen, and its liver is known as "goose liver of the sea," which shows that it is very nutritious.
Due to a lack of ingredients, Song Xiaoyou simply marinated the fish liver and then steamed it directly.
As a result, the taste wasn't very good. As for the fish, since I don't eat it often, no one except Anna can accept it for now.
"It was stewed very well." Su Xi recalled the only time she had ever eaten monkfish.
That night, the four women enjoyed a seafood feast. Only Lu Wuyai remained lucid at times and drowsy at others; his signs of poisoning showed no improvement.
The next day, Lu Wuyai tried to open his eyes and found that the stinging sensation on his eyelids was still there.
Fortunately, he was able to open his eyes and find himself on the beach. He could see the sea and sky merging into one in the distance, so he wasn't in the rainforest.
Anna was the only person with him. As for the others, looking towards the sea, they all appeared to be picking seafood on the beach.
I checked the time on my watch and it was 5 p.m.
"I really slept for a day and a night," Lu Wuyai breathed a sigh of relief. The numbness between his legs told him that the inexplicable feeling of poisoning he had experienced earlier was still affecting his movements.
It looks like they can only stay on the beach for one night.
At this moment, Lu Wuyai looked at Anna, feeling a touch of emotion. He hadn't expected her to send someone to rescue him.
Anna also noticed that Lu Wuyai was staring at her with a puzzled expression.
Lu Wuyai shook his head and prepared to go for a walk. If there were no problems, it would be best to return to the perilous peak tomorrow.
His calves were still numb. Lu Wuyai supported his upper body with his hands, then pinched his thighs. The pain made him relax a little from the tension.
The nerves should be fine. Lu Wuyai carefully examined his calf. The area of redness, swelling, and heat was smaller than yesterday. Perhaps the toxins were dissipating.
Lu Wuyai wiped the sweat from his forehead and began to stand up little by little.
Upon seeing Lu Wuyai's actions, Anna immediately ran over and reached out her hands to support him, worried that he might fall.
Lu Wuyai waved his hand. In fact, after some time, he had already begun to feel pain and swelling. This should have been good news for him.
After walking for a while, Lu Wuyai had gotten used to his movements, but it wasn't going smoothly. He hoped to rest for another night and be able to walk normally tomorrow.
Anna still went with Lu Wuyai and accompanied him to the seaside.
At this very moment, the tide is receding.
“Lu Wuyai.” Su Xi waved her arms in the distance, her white shirt fluttering in the wind, revealing many springtime scenes.
Song Xiaoyou was also standing, wearing denim shorts. Only then did the sharp-eyed Lu Wuyai notice that the outlines of two pistols were vaguely reflected on her slender waist.
Lu Wuyai was very curious about how he obtained the other pistol.
Therefore, when Lu Wuyai learned that he had obtained the pistol from the ugly fish yesterday, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Anglerfish, this fish is too ugly."
Lu Wuyai shook his head, but in his heart he was thinking about when the next blind box would be opened. He didn't know when it would be.
Su Xi laughed and said, "This is a deep-sea fish. It might already be dead before you kill it with a harpoon."
Afterwards, Su Xi looked around and quietly told Lu Wuyai that the pistol magazine he had just received contained ten bullets and there was a plastic film on the gun.
Before the tide went out, Song Xiaoyou shot it into the sea to prove that it was still usable.
Before dusk, Lu Wuyai also went to the beach, feeling the dampness on the sand. Unbeknownst to him, the weather had changed from midsummer to early autumn.
"It's been five months," Lu Jian sighed.
Beside him, Su Xi and Song Xiaoyou also sighed. So much had happened in those five months; everything they had experienced was more dramatic and darker than anything they had ever lived.
Su Xi turned her head away, not wanting Lu Jian to see her tears.
For her, the dark experience on the deserted island was something she would never forget.
"I don't know if Yu Yuxia, Su Xi, and the others are still alive," Song Xiaoyou said.
Lu Wuyai rubbed his eyes. To be honest, during this time, he had almost forgotten about the group of people who went missing in the car accident.
Four women—Su Xi, Yu Yuxia, Han Shuyi, and Dong Bingling—are both alive and dead.
Meanwhile, Anna and Kim Seok-rok were still scavenging for "trash." The receding sea had left behind abundant resources, including seafood and many other human artifacts.
Later, Lu Wuyai also joined the scavenging team and headed into the depths of the sea.
The deserted island loomed behind them, and Lu Wuyai even had a ridiculous thought: if they kept walking, would they be able to leave this place?
Soon, Lu Wuyai put this unrealistic idea out of his mind and focused on foraging for food on the beach.
"There must be too many ceramic shards around here," Su Xi complained from a short distance away.
Indeed, on this beach far from the deserted island, there are countless ceramic shards.
Lu Wuyai paced slowly, the soreness in his calves still affecting him, making it impossible for him to run.
However, his hands were normal. Looking at the debris on the ground, he used a shovel made of airplane iron to forcefully push it into the soil.
"What are you doing?" Su Xi asked, and the others looked over curiously.
Lu Wuyai said, "I think there's a shipwreck here, otherwise there wouldn't be so much wreckage."
Therefore, Lu Wuyai's words did not resonate with anyone.
"Forget it, what's the point of looking for a shipwreck?" Su Xi said.
Lu Wuyai wiped his sweat: "I'm just curious. Anyway, this trend won't grow any bigger anytime soon."
Discovering treasure is a childhood dream for almost every man. Women may not understand this.
“If there are still intact porcelain pieces in the shipwreck, can’t we just use them?” Lu Wuyai’s next words reminded the four women.
In terms of both practicality and appearance, earthenware jars cannot compare with porcelain.
I glanced at the waves on the horizon and realized that it was still a long time before high tide.
Afterwards, the five of them found a beach with the most porcelain shards and began to use the tools at hand, taking advantage of the light before dark to search for any possible intact porcelain pieces.
It has to be said that this beach is huge; the area that Lu Wuyai and his group dug is probably less than one-thousandth of it.
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