I finally found them under a grove of trees.
The three women gripped the wooden sticks tightly in their hands, as if they were startled birds.
Upon hearing the noise, everyone turned pale with tension.
Upon seeing that it was me, Xu Wei immediately threw herself into my arms and burst into tears.
Wang Xiaoxiao's eyes also reddened. She gritted her teeth, came up and punched me twice hard, cursing loudly.
"Zhao Sihai, you bastard, if you die like this, what will become of the three of us?"
Xiao Qiang was much calmer than the other two, but when she looked at me, her eyes were red, and she was still tightly holding the bottle of red wine that she had taken out yesterday.
Seeing that they were unharmed, my heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.
My legs gave way and I sat down on the ground.
"Ouch, I almost got eaten by that brown bear yesterday, but I'm back safe and sound. Instead of giving me a sweet kiss to comfort me, you guys are here punching and kicking me. You have no conscience."
Xu Wei blushed as I teased her, and squatted down to the side, pretending to be an ostrich.
Wang Xiaoxiao spat at me fiercely: "Look at you covered in mud, who would want to kiss you! Shameless!"
The atmosphere immediately became much more relaxed. We leaned against a tree and rested for a while, and Wang Xiaoxiao's stomach started to rumble.
"After a whole night of tossing and turning, without food or water, I really can't take it anymore. I think it's more important to go to the beach first to find something to eat to fill our stomachs."
They were squeezed out and didn't get anything useful.
Last night we encountered a brown bear, and in our escape, we lost most of our already meager supplies.
Besides this bottle of red wine, all that's left is the dagger in my pants pocket and that instant noodle cup.
Food is important, but a place to hide is even more important. We need to find a suitable campsite before dark.
Xiao Qiang held the red wine, her face grim.
"If all else fails, I'll go back and ask Bai Wei for something else. I don't believe he'd dare refuse!"
Bai Wei may have feelings for Xiao Qiang, and the two may indeed be having an affair.
But what does a woman matter in the face of life?
Not to mention someone as despicable and shameless as Bai Wei?
Of course, I wouldn't tell Xiao Qiang that.
Seeing her interrupt, he said, "Don't worry, don't worry, as long as you give me a sweet kiss every day, I'll let you eat fish and meat every day, how about that?"
As I spoke, I pretended to lean my head over. Xiao Qiang blushed, gritted her teeth, turned around, grabbed Xu Wei, and left, not intending to pay any attention to me.
I was just about to follow when Wang Xiaoxiao grabbed me from behind, gesturing with her chin towards Xiao Qiang with a puzzled look: "Why is she following us? When did you two become so close? Isn't she from Baiwei's side?"
I don't quite understand why Xiao Qiang came along, but since she wanted to come, I couldn't very well send her away.
"Don't worry, she's just a woman. Even if she really is a spy for Bai Wei, are we afraid of her?"
Wang Xiaosong shrugged, then pursed his lips and looked at me with a strange expression: "I'm not afraid she's an undercover agent, I'm afraid she's taken a liking to you, right? You don't know that after you got separated yesterday, Xiao Qiang couldn't sit still and wanted to go out and look for you several times. In the end, Xu Wei and I had to persuade her to stay."
Could it be that Xiao Qiang really has taken a liking to me?
We went to the beach and collected some seashells, then ate them haphazardly, ignoring their bitterness.
My mouth was so dry that I picked a few more fruits in the nearby woods.
Although it's sour and astringent, it's still much better than nothing.
Not wanting to get too close to Bai Wei and his group, lest we get into trouble, we continued walking along the beach, looking for a suitable place.
They walked for an unknown distance, and the women's legs were so tired they felt weak.
During a break, I continued to observe the terrain and unexpectedly discovered a mountain not far from us.
Where there are mountains, there are caves; where there are caves, there is a place to live!
I grabbed a few women and hurried along, and after more than half an hour we finally arrived at the bottom of the mountain.
The mountain is quite steep, probably more than ten meters high, but fortunately it's not very high. The rocks have become less sharp over the years.
If you're careful, climbing up doesn't take much effort.
We climbed for a while, then rested, and it took us about forty minutes to reach the top of the mountain.
Standing on the mountaintop, I felt completely at ease.
This is the first time I've stood at such a high position since I was stranded on this island.
Looking down, the sea truly stretched to the horizon, and the surrounding area was filled with trees, making it impossible to see the surrounding landscape clearly.
However, this mountain is quite nice; at least brown bears won't come to climb it all the time.
That pack of wolves probably has its own territory and doesn't wander around randomly.
Thinking about it this way, there are only the four of us on this hill now.
I turned to the women, whose faces were flushed from exhaustion, and laughed heartily: "This time I'm the king of the mountain! How about I rank you all according to seniority and divide you into the First Madam, Second Madam, and Third Madam?"
Xu Wei blushed deeply, Xiao Qiang glared at me fiercely, but Wang Xiaoxiao didn't take it seriously and laughed at me too.
"Stop talking nonsense. Let's see if there's anywhere nearby where we can take shelter from the rain, or your three wives will get soaked to death."
The weather here is really unpredictable and there's no pattern to it.
Xu Wei was terribly cold last night; if she gets caught in the rain a few more times, she might really get sick.
Anyway, there was no danger around here, so I sent the three women to check out the surrounding area. After they went their separate ways, I discovered that the mountain was actually a volcano.
However, the surrounding conditions suggest that it hasn't erupted for many, many years, so it must be a dormant volcano.
But it's hard to tell whether a volcano is alive or dead.
I was initially in high spirits, but now I'm feeling a bit down.
Just then, several women screamed from behind the mountain, which startled me. I almost instinctively pulled out my dagger.
To my surprise, when I got there, I discovered that there was a spring at the top of the mountain, with clear water flowing down the mountain continuously.
My throat was extremely dry, so I quickly reached out and scooped up some water. To my surprise, the water was hot; it turned out to be a hot spring!
This is truly a delightful surprise!
I lowered my head and took a sip, feeling completely refreshed. I had been worried about the fresh water issue, but thanks to God's blessing, the problem was solved!
Several women were also very thirsty. Seeing that I had taken a sip, they immediately grabbed their instant noodle cups, filled them with noodles, and gulped them down.
"It's hot! Oh my god! I can finally take a hot shower!"
Xu Wei cheered, and after she finished shouting, she saw that we were all looking at her, and then she became a little embarrassed.
Women's thought processes are really interesting.
After a moment of reflection, I felt a pang of regret.
There is no place to live on the mountaintop, but there is a cave not far from the mountaintop halfway up the mountain.
At that time, I didn't look closely and didn't know how big the cave was.
The women were exhausted, so I told them to rest while I went down to check on things.
I couldn't help but feel happy when I climbed to the entrance of the cave and looked inside.
This cave is truly blessed; it's incredibly spacious inside, and most importantly, it faces the sea directly.
If a search and rescue team or other ships come, we will be able to spot them immediately.
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