Due to the scorching sun, the orcs all hid in the shade. They should be sleeping at this time, and there is no trace of orc activities from the sea.
Tu Ling breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, those idiots in her camp didn't wait for her on the shore every day. Otherwise, when she came back, those little fools would probably have turned black and might even be beaten to a pulp.
Just as she breathed a sigh of relief, she saw several orcs running towards her from afar on the beach.
The one rushing in front was Shiyi. Seeing that Shiyi, who used to be fair and clean, was now as black as a piece of charcoal, Tu Ling's face also turned black.
Speaking of Shiyi and the others, after Tu Ling left, several orcs sat on the beach. The sea breeze was desolate and bleak. Bai Qi couldn't help crying. He felt like he was abandoned and his eyes were blank. Although he was very sad, life had to go on. They followed Tu Ling's method of making fresh water and salt crystals, exchanged enough food with other orcs, and occasionally helped Tu Ling get a few crystals.
They took turns to monitor the beach day and night. They could barely hold on for the first few days, but later their skin got tanned and cracked, and the whole orc was covered in flesh. Fuxiang and Yinji saw them like this and insisted on taking part in the rotation, but Shiyi and the others naturally refused.
Later, they could not hold on any longer, so they thought of digging another hole near the seashore, following Tu Ling's method. This way, they could both protect themselves from the sun and monitor the situation at the seashore at all times.
But the sand on the beach is difficult to dig up, and it collapses quickly after being dug up. It is impossible to dig out a hole that can accommodate several people.
It was Ye Li who thought that they could build a house similar to a chicken coop, which would also provide protection from the sun.
They worked immediately and after a night of hard work, they finally completed the construction of the four walls before dawn. The height was not high, only 1.5 meters, and the area inside could only accommodate two adult orcs. They built this wall specifically to provide shade for the people in charge of supervision, so they also left a small hole in one wall for people to observe the situation outside.
After only half a day of exposure, the soil on top was completely dry. Yin Hen took a wooden board from the pit and covered it on the wall. In this way, a monitoring room was built.
Today it was Shiki's turn to be in charge. He sat bored in the monitoring room, looking at the sea with anticipation.
Although he knew that there was little possibility of Tu Ling coming back, he still didn't dare to relax, even for a minute or a second.
Two black spots vaguely appeared on the vast and boundless sea surface. Shi jumped up from the ground in shock and then knelt down suddenly, lying on the hole which was only half the size of his face and looking out.
One of them had fiery red hair, who else could it be but Tu Ling.
Shiyi cried with joy. Afraid of being seen by Tu Ling, he rubbed his eyes several times, then pushed aside the stone blocking the door and shouted towards the pit where they lived: "Roar, roar, roar—the female master is back!"
After shouting, he ran towards the beach without caring whether the people in the cave heard him or not.
Several people in the cave were sleeping. Yinhen was coaxing Yinji, who was crying for his mother. Suddenly, they heard Shiyi's voice. Although they couldn't hear what he was shouting, the people who were sleeping woke up instantly and crawled out of the cave. Yinhen even left Yinji behind and went out.
Fortunately, Yin Ji called out to Yin Hen in time: "Father!"
Yin Hen looked back at Yin Ji in the cave, then looked at the other people who had run away in an instant, and he grabbed Yin Ji in the cave in his arms and rushed to the beach.
Tu Ling's tail couldn't reach the shore, so it could only lie on the shore in the shallow water. Shi Yi stumbled into the water and hugged Tu Ling tightly. His eyes were burning hot, and the water droplets on his face were not sure whether they were sea water or tears.
"Madam, you are finally back." Shiyi's nose was blocked and he could only breathe through his mouth. There was a cry in his voice.
Tu Ling patted Shi Yi's back and looked at Zi Ye, Ye Li, Bai Qi, Yin Hen holding Yin Ji, and Fu Xiang who was left behind who were running towards them from a distance. An indescribable feeling surged in Tu Ling's heart, as if Gu Chen and the others were still by her side. Maybe this was a sense of belonging.
No matter where you are or what you are doing, there will always be a group of people behind you silently waiting for you, supporting you and missing you.
Several people hugged Tu Ling and couldn't help crying.
Tu Ling looked at the bodies of these people. Without exception, they were all tanned and had scars. How could it not hurt to jump into the sea like this?
"Hurry up!"
The few people hugged each other so tightly that they couldn't bear to be separated from Tu Ling. Even Fu Xiang couldn't do anything if he wanted to squeeze in between their legs to touch his mother.
Tu Ling pushed a few times but failed to push it open, so she shouted, "I'll count to three!"
"one!"
"two!"
Before San could shout out, several people had already felt the oppression and consciously let go and stood in front of Tu Ling.
"What's going on with you guys?" In fact, Tu Ling could roughly guess what the situation was without asking, but she still wanted to hear how they had been living these days.
Shiyi was about to speak when he was interrupted by Lance. Lance looked up at the scorching sun, frowned, and said to Tu Ling, "We can't stay exposed in this situation for too long. It's best to leave now."
Zi Ye then noticed Lance beside him. He knew him, Lance, the mermaid prince: "Madam, are you still leaving?"
"No!" Shiyi spoke a little hurriedly, but he couldn't leave Tu Ling anymore.
Tu Ling looked at the others, especially the cute Yin Ji and Fu Xiang, and felt reluctant to leave them. However, thinking of the piles of crystals in the Mermaid Kingdom, she said cruelly, "Well, I'll come back to see how you're doing. I still have some unfinished work to do at the bottom of the sea, and I'll come back when I'm done."
The orcs were silent. They thought it was a reunion, but it turned out to be another farewell.
These days have made Yinji understand what separation is. When he heard that his mother was still leaving, he immediately started to sob.
Tu Ling hugged Yin Ji distressedly, and then handed Yin Ji to Yin Hen's arms: "He is still young, don't let him out easily. And you, look at how sunburned you are. If you do this again in the future, don't follow me."
Yinhen took Yinji and said, "I understand, Lady Lord. We have built a hole to provide shade from the sun."
"Oh?" Tu Ling looked curiously at the cave they were talking about. They actually built a house with stones and mud. Not bad, their brains are not that atrophied.
As she was exposed to the sun for longer and longer, Tu Ling could clearly feel her body secreting mucus, which quickly evaporated and formed a thin film on her body. She was indeed leaving: "Don't worry, I will come back to see you often. These are for you."
Tu Ling handed the seafood she caught to Zi Ye: "You can eat them all raw. There aren't many parasites here. If they have shells, open them. I'm leaving now."
After saying that, Tu Ling embraced Zi Ye and pecked him on the mouth, then pushed him away and said boldly, "Next."
? ? The system deleted more than 500 words in the previous chapter, woo woo
(End of this chapter)
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