Real combat is the best training. Zhao Xiaoxiu's knife skills became more and more proficient, and the number of prey on the floating platform also increased.
As dusk fell, feeling that her harvest for the day was nearly complete, Zhao Xiaoxiu dug up one last clump of unexpectedly discovered Grade C mutated chives, wrapped them up in soil, patted the dirt off her hands, and looked up at her father sitting in the tree, saying:
"Go home."
Zhao Gang nodded, signaling the cub to go first, and then he followed behind, holding the hoverboard.
Today's harvest was quite good; she even unexpectedly found a clump of mutated chives. Zhao Xiaoxiu is already thinking about how to arrange dinner.
Dog meat soup with chives should be quite delicious, right?
Or grilled chives on a hot plate?
If you have flour, that would be even better; you can also use it to make dumplings with chive and pork filling.
Zhao Xiaoxiu couldn't help but swallow, quickening her pace home with an eagerness for food.
Suddenly, a gunshot rang out from not far away.
Zhao Xiaoxiu's hurried steps suddenly froze.
Someone's there!
Zhao Gang frowned slightly. He was an evolved human with the ability to hide his evolutionary abilities, and he had just managed to evade Zhao Gang's senses.
The father and daughter cautiously refrained from going any further, intending to wait until those people were far away before venturing out.
Unexpectedly, the rustling footsteps grew closer and closer, and a familiar female voice came from behind, causing Zhao Xiaoxiu's heart to skip a beat.
"Today's harvest is pretty good. It's getting dark, so let's carry this mutated rhinoceros to the nearby water source, finish cleaning it up quickly, and head back."
The woman's voice was gentle and calm, indicating that she was a very stable person.
Then another male voice came, excitedly saying, "I didn't expect things to go so smoothly today. I thought we were going to return empty-handed again. It's all thanks to your hidden evolution ability, Sheng Qingyang."
The moment Sheng Qingyang's name was uttered, Zhao Xiaoxiu's heart skipped a beat, and she instinctively gripped her father's hand tightly beside her.
Zhao Gang looked down at his daughter, who told him that Sheng Qingyang was the only person who had seen her alive after the wildfire.
"Should we go meet him?" Zhao Gang asked in a low voice.
Zhao Xiaoxiu shook her head firmly and refused to see him.
Meeting would bring too much unnecessary trouble, even though she missed her master very much and knew that her master must be worried about her.
But that's how it is...
Three or four people lifted the mutated rhinoceros and walked past the father and daughter from the bushes not far away.
These people were all people Zhao Xiaoxiu knew.
Meng Er is a talkative person.
Dongfang Ling is a silent but sharp-tongued man who can suddenly utter a remark that will infuriate anyone.
And then there's Zhang Lijun, who still loves to act like the big brother and boss others around.
The group arrived near the water source, and Sheng Qingyang, with his exquisite swordsmanship, drew his long sword and immediately gutted the mutated rhinoceros.
Zhang Lijun was in charge of guarding the area, and Meng Er followed behind her to lend a hand.
Undeterred by the cold, Dongfang Ling walked to the center of the lake and submerged his entire head in the water to see if he could find any new species of fish fry.
Meng Er, who never stops talking, suddenly said, "It's been three months, but when I think of Gangzi and Xiaoxiu, it's as if they're still here."
Upon hearing this, the previously harmonious atmosphere suddenly froze for a moment.
With a splash, Dongfang Ling grabbed a mutated snake-fish with his bare hands and lifted its head out of the water.
"Meng Qiu, you have such a foul mouth, even more so than mine." Dongfang Ling said speechlessly.
Zhang Lijun sighed, "I still dream about Lao Zhao from time to time, that cold face... Oh right, are all the remaining evolution potions really gone?"
Zhang Lijun glanced at Meng Er suspiciously, "Was it really all stolen by that Xiwa guy? Is that kid's reaction speed that fast? When the wildfire broke out, everyone panicked and evacuated in the patrol car without any preparation."
Upon hearing this tone, Meng Er knew that the old man suspected that he and his elder brother had embezzled the remaining evolution potion, and his eyes instantly turned hostile.
"I've said it so many times, but I still haven't found them. Besides Xiwa, were there any other people left in the territory at that time?"
"Besides!" Meng Er scoffed, "This is our own business in Territory No. 13, what's it to you!"
Zhang Lijun's face darkened; those words were quite harsh.
Seeing that the two were about to start arguing, Sheng Qingyang calmly handed the severed leg to Meng Er, saying, "Pack it up with plastic wrap."
Meng Er then calmed down, quickly took the rhinoceros leg, and skillfully packed it up.
After packing up all the edible meat, the four of them quickly washed off the blood and hurried back.
They were walking in the exact opposite direction from the valley, which was surrounded by steep mountains, and they couldn't see any of its edges or corners.
From afar, Meng Er let out a low sigh. He said, "My elder brother and I went to the Jiangcheng Trading Market to buy things before, and I think we heard Xiao Xiu's voice... Sigh, Territory No. 13 is really deserted now."
"You heard Xiaoxiu's voice?" Sheng Qing asked in surprise. "Are you sure?"
Meng Er shook his head awkwardly: "No, it was all an illusion. I saw someone on the road whose build was exactly the same as Gangzi's. I was almost startled and thought the person had come back to life. It's a pity, though. That person was much more handsome than Gangzi. It couldn't possibly be the same person at all."
"Hey? Sheng Qingyang, why are you silent again?"
The woman in front of him didn't respond for a long time, so Meng Er asked curiously.
Sheng Qingyang waved his hand, "What's so interesting about hallucinations?"
She seemed calm and didn't show much emotion about her little apprentice's unexpected situation, but Meng Er knew how she could not be sad.
Strangely enough, he always felt that Gangzi and Xiaoxiu hadn't really died in that wildfire.
With Gangzi's endless stream of amazing methods, could a wildfire really destroy it?
"Sheng Qingyang, tell me honestly, don't you also think that fire was strange?" Meng Er suddenly stepped forward, avoiding Zhang Lijun and Dongfang Ling, and whispered.
Sheng Qingyang glanced at him sideways and said, "Didn't Grandma tell you that you shouldn't be too curious, or you'll die quickly?"
"Yes, I did say that. What happened?" Meng Er asked, puzzled.
Sheng Qingyang scoffed. She didn't want to talk to an idiot. She gave Meng Er a warning look and told him to shut up.
But after a while, she couldn't help but ask, "Did you and Brother Meng hear Xiaoxiu's voice at the trading market?"
Meng Er deliberately pursed his lips and only blinked his eyes.
Seeing him like this made Sheng Qingyang's hands itch, but in the end he didn't slap him. He just secretly wondered if Xiaoxiu had really come back.
The four walked further and further away, and night fell.
The black forest is like a ghostly cage, baring its fangs in the wind and emitting a mournful "whoosh".
Zhao Xiaoxiu and her father, accompanied by the "ghostly screams," made it home before the last glimmer of light disappeared on the horizon.
Monkey Sister, perched atop the treetop, spotted the father and daughter immediately and waited patiently in front of the green wall.
Seeing the prey piled high on the suspension board, it squeaked happily, grabbed the leash, and eagerly led the way.
Seeing how hungry Monkey Sister looked, Zhao Xiaoxiu's gloomy mood, which had been gloomy all the way, finally relaxed.
It's fine as it is now.
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