Li Qing didn't believe the same thing would happen to him a second time. The previous time, the Heavenly Eagle had mistaken him for someone else and brought him to a place with abundant food as compensation, which could be explained. But now, it seemed that there was no reasonable explanation other than good luck.
The shaman had no choice but to send the hunting party to hunt on the other side of the Liangmeng River. It was an area that the Honghua tribe had never explored before, and it was fraught with danger. If they hadn't searched the area around the Honghua tribe and found absolutely no prey, the shaman would never have made such a decision.
The "orchard" before him was filled with all sorts of plants: grapevines, apple trees, cherry trees... you name it. Li Qing climbed up, rubbed his eyes in disbelief, and casually picked a bunch of grapes and popped them into his mouth. "They taste really good, but why didn't the tribe discover that there was an orchard here?"
The terrain here is hardly secluded, so it's impossible that the tribe would have made such a basic mistake as not noticing this place.
Li Qing felt a surge of curiosity, but it was quickly replaced by the delicious food in front of him. Li Qing picked another bunch of grapes, squatted down, and handed them to Da Hei, who was running around in circles in front of him.
Big Black was also starving. He swallowed the grape in one gulp and stuck out his tongue to indicate that he wanted more.
After eating some fruit, Li Qing's energy was replenished, and he continued walking deeper into the orchard, wanting to see what else was there.
The grass on the ground gradually grew lush and green, and as far as the eye could see, it was a vibrant green expanse. It seemed to be made up of newly sprouted seedlings, unlike the grass that Li Qing had seen along the way, which had been growing for several years. This patch of grass symbolized a more youthful vitality.
"Overall, apart from the somewhat uneven terrain, there's nothing particularly special about this place."
Li Qing visited several places before finally reaching a conclusion.
Looking at Dahei, I saw that Dahei had climbed up the orange tree without any instruction. With a leap of its two front paws, it grabbed an orange, steadied itself on the branch, pressed the orange to the ground to prevent it from rolling down, and then bit off half of the orange in one bite.
This pleasant environment allowed Li Qing to temporarily forget many of his worries. He wandered around aimlessly, thinking to himself that when he returned to the Red Flower Tribe, he must tell them this good news.
With this good place, at least even if they don't hunt any prey, they won't have to worry about not having enough to eat day and night anymore.
"The fruits grown here are all easy to grow. All we need to do is collect the seeds and keep it a secret. It will be an excellent area for us to develop later."
Not only did he indulge Dahei, but Li Qing also indulged himself a little. He was even pleasantly surprised to find that there were many watermelons as big as two balls on the ground hidden by lush foliage. In his previous life, Li Qing's favorite food was watermelon. Seeing such a big watermelon that he could not usually eat here, he could no longer resist his craving. He pushed aside the leaves that were covering the watermelon and, with a little effort, picked up the watermelon that weighed as much as an eleven or twelve-year-old child.
Looking at the stem, which was very green, Li Qing knew the watermelon was very fresh. He then looked at the navel of the watermelon, where there was a small indentation. Satisfied, Li Qing patted the watermelon and said, "Not bad, this watermelon should be sweet enough."
The rich, mellow "plop, plop" sound emanating from inside the watermelon brought a happy smile to Li Qing's face as he carried the watermelon to the tree.
Without any tools, Li Qing used the simplest method: he punched a hole in the watermelon, then forcefully broke it in two.
Li Qing first took a big bite of the red flesh inside the watermelon, then clapped his hands, signaling to Da Hei to stop eating the oranges and that there was something better here.
Big Black was also quick-witted; it lightly jumped down from the branch and ran towards Li Qing.
Li Qing kept the larger half of the watermelon for himself and pushed the smaller half to Da Hei, pointing to the watermelon and saying, "Try it."
Big Black immediately took a bite of watermelon, then looked at the even bigger piece of watermelon in Li Qing's hand with pitiful eyes.
"I can't give this to you."
Li Qing said simply.
"Waaah..."
Big Black whimpered in grievance, but had no choice but to continue eating its own piece of watermelon, only now it ate more slowly and cautiously.
Li Qing was amused by Da Hei, "Don't worry, there will be more after you finish eating, it's not like we won't give you any."
Pointing to the area around where the watermelons had just been dug out, Li Qing said, "Look, there are plenty of them everywhere, more than enough to eat."
Li Qing chewed on the watermelon, carefully spitting out the seeds. It was edible, but what he needed was a resource that could be recycled.
“By the way,” Li Qing reminded him, “after you finish your piece of watermelon, let’s get ready to set off. It’s getting late, and we need to get back to the tribe before dark so we can tell the Red Flower Tribe the good news.”
Big Black buried its head in the watermelon, and it was unclear whether it had heard what Li Qing had just said to it.
Li Qing gently placed the finished watermelon slice on the ground, stood up, and was about to call for Da Hei to eat faster when he suddenly felt a vibration under his feet.
The sensation came suddenly, causing Li Qing to sway involuntarily.
He wasn't seriously injured, but Li Qing was quite frightened.
earthquake! ?
Earthquakes these days are deadly, and given the terrain here, they have nowhere to run once an earthquake strikes!
Li Qing quickly analyzed the current situation in his mind and soon came to a conclusion.
Run!
But just as he was about to run, he discovered that the tremors he had felt on the ground had suddenly disappeared. During this process, Big Black, who was usually the most predictive of such disasters, did not react at all.
Li Qing's heart tightened. During this time of doubt, Da Hei continued to eat its watermelon without even raising its head. In fact, while Li Qing was watching it, after it finished its watermelon, it looked at Li Qing, wagged its tail happily, and barked again, as if it was still asking Li Qing for more watermelon.
"What's going on? Could the feeling just now be due to low blood sugar?" Li Qing scratched his head. "But that doesn't make sense. Mai Zi may be weak, but she's never had this kind of illness."
"So, am I hallucinating?"
Li Qing looked around and everything was so peaceful. The sky was so yellow and the surrounding vegetation stood peacefully in place. Overall, Li Qing did not feel any discomfort.
Standing still, ignoring the giant black dog, Li Qing sighed after about ten breaths: "It seems that the tremor just now was just my wishful thinking."
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