"Pfft... They really can help me. They brought a deer with them." Gu Nanxun looked down and patted Thunder and Lightning's heads, laughing as he spoke.
"Really? Thunder and Lightning, you guys are amazing!" Lin Qing also bent down and patted Thunder and Lightning on the head. Hearing Lin Qing's praise, Thunder and Lightning kept rubbing against Lin Qing's legs.
Upon seeing this, Gu Nanxun grabbed Lin Qing and pulled her into his arms. He then pushed Lei Ting and Shan Dian's big heads away, saying, "Alright, go play somewhere else. Don't rub against Qing Qing."
"Giggle..."
"Nanxun, that's enough! You're even jealous of Leiting and Shandian!" Lin Qing laughed happily in Gu Nanxun's arms.
Gu Nanxun gently patted Lin Qing's back while saying matter-of-factly, "You're mine, no one can touch you."
Lin Qing laughed for a moment and continued, "Alright, I'm yours, and you're mine too. Brother Nanxun, you still haven't told me what you guys hunted today?"
When Lin Qing asked again how much prey they had hunted, Gu Nanxuan touched his nose sheepishly and said, "I didn't hunt much. I only caught two sheep, five rabbits, and three pheasants."
"You only hunted this much? You weren't rushing all day, were you?" Lin Qing said in surprise. Usually, Gu Nanxun could hunt this much by himself in a day when he went into the mountains, let alone this time there were 11 people in total.
Gu Nanxun paused for a moment, then nodded. "They're too slow."
After listening, Lin Qing nodded in agreement. The two lingered in the space for a while longer before Gu Nanxun, along with Leiting and Shandian, left the space and returned to the air-raid shelter.
Half-asleep, Lin Yunfeng and Chen Bin turned over and fell into a deep sleep after seeing Gu Nanxun return. The others also sensed Gu Nanxun's return but remained silent. Only Zhao Youcai and Liu Guoqing slept soundly.
Gu Nanxun nodded to Zhao Qiu, who was on night duty, took out the blanket Lin Qing had brought for him, and went to sleep.
The next morning, everyone woke up early and each drank a bowl of hot mutton soup, eating it with the dry rations they had brought. The mutton had been stewed overnight and was so tender it melted in their mouths; even in the cold winter, they were all slightly sweating after drinking it.
Gu Nanxun secretly poured a bowl of steamed buns for Lin Qing, and then ate them as well.
"Are you full? If not, I'll cook some more noodles." Gu Nanxun asked with a smile after finishing his meal. There wasn't much mutton soup in the pot, so the 12 people shared it in portions. He didn't know if everyone was full.
"We're full. We can eat more of the dry rations we brought. We can't just eat our fill of mutton soup! Let's save Brother Gu's noodles for later. We can eat them tonight."
Hearing Gu Nanxun's question, Liu Guoqing answered with a smile while breaking flatbread into the mutton soup. This was the best meal he had ever eaten, even better than what he ate at home. It seemed that coming out with Brother Gu was definitely the right decision. He hadn't suffered at all like he had in previous years. Even at night, it was warm under his body, just like sleeping on a kang (heated brick bed) at home. It was only a little cold in the morning.
Gu Nanxun saw other people and realized they had the same idea, so he didn't insist.
After breakfast, Gu Nanxun divided the team into three groups. Zhao Dong and Zhao Feng led Chen Bin, Wang Haoran, and Lin Yunfeng in one group; Zhao Yu, Zhao Lei, and Zhao Dian led Zhao Youcai and Liu Guoqing in another group; and Gu Nanxun and Zhao Qiu were the remaining members of the team.
"You two teams will hunt in this area. Don't go too far. Make sure the other team can provide quick support in case of any unexpected events."
After instructing the two teams on what to pay attention to, Gu Nanxun left with Zhao Qiu. He was going to take Zhao Qiu into the deep mountains. He originally wanted to go alone, but then he realized he would need someone to help carry the game, so he took Zhao Qiu with him.
Lin Qing woke up, washed up, and entered the living room to find mutton soup on the dining table. She smiled knowingly, carried the soup to the kitchen, poured it into a pot, added some spiritual spring water, and started cooking. After it boiled, she added some glass noodles. Once the noodles were cooked, she sat down in the dining room and enjoyed her meal. While eating, she wondered how her brother Nan Xun was doing today.
At this moment, Gu Nanxun and Zhao Qiu had already arrived in the deep mountains with Thunder and Lightning. Through the system, Gu Nanxun spotted a small herd of wild boars not far ahead, consisting of 15 wild boars.
Gu Nanxun led Zhao Qiu cautiously toward the wild boar herd. It wasn't that Gu Nanxun was afraid of the wild boars, but rather that he was afraid of startling them and causing them to flee.
Soon, after passing through the dense forest, in a mountain hollow, a group of wild boars were haphazardly scratching the ground, doing something unknown. Gu Nanxun guessed they were probably looking for food.
Gu Nanxun and Zhao Qiu exchanged a glance, and simultaneously raised their hunting rifles and fired at the wild boar, while Lei Ting and Shan Dian stood quietly on guard nearby.
Gu Nanxun was a former elite soldier, and Zhao Qiu was also a seasoned mercenary. Both of them were excellent marksmen. With each shot, they took down a wild boar. In less than two minutes, all 15 wild boars had fallen to the ground.
Gu Lanxun reached out and put the 15 wild boars into his spatial storage, then cleaned up the bloodstains on the ground before leading Zhao Qiu away.
As they ventured deeper, the surroundings became increasingly quiet, with only the occasional chirping of birds and the sound of the wind in the distance. Zhao Qiu warily surveyed his surroundings, his steps becoming even lighter and more cautious. Every now and then, the roars of tigers could be heard. Thunder and Lightning also became more alert, circling around Gu Nanxun and occasionally emitting low, growling sounds.
While keeping a watchful eye on their surroundings, Zhao Qiu said to Gu Nanxun, "Young Master, we can't go any further."
"It's alright, we'll be there soon." After Gu Nanxun finished speaking, Zhao Qiu soon saw a flock of sheep in front of her. Zhao Qiu counted them and there were 37 sheep in total.
"Let's hurry, don't let the sheep get away." Gu Nanxun took out a silenced pistol from his spatial storage, handed it to Zhao Qiu, then gestured to Zhao Qiu with his eyes and said in a low voice.
Zhao Qiu excitedly held the gun in his hand and nodded happily. Soon, a flock of sheep fell to the ground.
"What a pity, two of them escaped," Zhao Qiu said excitedly, showing no sign of the nervous person he had just been.
Gu Nanxun looked at the two lively sheep in the space, smiled, and didn't say anything. He thought to himself, "Now Qingqing can have mutton hot pot." That's right, the reason Gu Nanxun looked for sheep was because Lin Qing had been thinking about having mutton hot pot.
Then Gu Nanxun put the sheep on the ground into his spatial storage and cleaned up the bloodstains.
"Let's go, that's enough, let's go back!"
Zhao Qiu nodded with lingering interest, and the two then changed direction and headed towards the air-raid shelter.
Along the way, Gu Nanxun also hunted a deer, a roe deer, and several rabbits.
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