Chapter 53
"What's wrong?"
Two people walked out of the dim woods, and a ray of light from Chu Huaiqin's wrist shone out, clearly illuminating the faces of several people present.
"Ah, Senior Chu, you're back. I'm Park Sun-won, hello." Park Sun-won hurried forward when he saw Chu Huaiqin. According to his observation, Chu Huaiqin should be the leader of this group. He felt that Chu Huaiqin, who always had a smile on his face, was much easier to talk to than Xia Entang, so he told him in his native language that he wanted to borrow fire.
Chu Huaiqin blinked and shook his head.
Park Sun-won was stunned. What did this mean? Was he not borrowing it or did he not understand? Park Sun-won thought he probably didn't understand, so he said it again in broken English and looked at Chu Huaiqin expectantly.
Chu Huaiqin smiled, his smile captivating under the light, but all he said was two words: "No."
In recent years, celebrities from countries surrounding China have all wanted to enter the Chinese market, so even if they don’t know much Chinese, they will still learn a sentence or two. Park Sun-won didn’t learn much, but he could understand these two words. His face turned very ugly for a moment, and he walked away with a few grumbles.
"Why are you so late?" Xia En stepped forward, checking the man up and down. He breathed a sigh of relief after confirming he was alright. Turning to look at the two men, he saw Su Huaichen holding two watermelons, while Chu Huaiqin was holding some grass, a few thin bamboo sticks, some as big as a middle finger, and a few smaller, thin ones. There were also a few banana leaves and a large bundle of vines.
"What is this?" Lin Zhinan stuck his head out and looked at these things curiously.
"Let's talk while we eat!" The little monk had a bitter face. He was very hungry. Seeing the watermelon in Su Huaichen's hand, he swallowed his saliva.
Seeing the golden, greasy fish roasting by the fire, Chu Huaiqin got hungry too. He took a banana leaf and went to the beach to wash it. Xia En followed him, and they quickly washed and returned to the fire. The large banana leaf was cut and folded into a square bowl, and the chopsticks were made of the bamboo that Chu Huaiqin and his friends had brought back.
These dozen or so small islands are not tourist areas because they are too small. No one catches any marine life on the coast, so the seafood is not only abundant but also plump and delicious.
Each of them broke off a piece of the fish and placed it in their bowls. They could already smell the distinct aroma of seafood. The tender, white, steaming flesh melted in their mouths, carrying the unique salty aroma of the seawater. It was tender and delicious. Everyone's eyes lit up. This fish was fantastic. Grilling it perfectly preserved the original flavor of the food.
The little monk kept muttering as he ate: "We don't have any salt, why is it salty?", "This fish is so delicious, I want to go into the water and catch some tomorrow," and so on.
Watching them eat so deliciously in the live broadcast room made me drool.
"They seem to be enjoying it so much. The fish is so tender and in big pieces. I want to eat it."
"I want to know what it tastes like. Can you tell me?"
“It feels like a very small amount!”
"It's pretty good. Go check out the others."
The directors were very tactful in cutting the A1 footage to the other five groups. The coastal waters were rich in seafood, so as long as they went in the water, there was no risk of starvation. The other five groups caught fish, but because they had no fire, the Japanese and Korean teams didn't grill them like Chu Huaiqin and his team did. Instead, they used sharpened shells to cut up the octopus and fish.
That's right, they failed to break the stone, and finally came up with the idea of sharpening shells and using them as knives. Their fans in the live broadcast room were proud of this, and they talked about how their idols were smart, didn't work hard, and got good tools.
The other three groups, from the Daqu team, the Jin team, and the Peacock team, were looking worriedly at the things they had caught. They were not used to eating raw food like the other two teams, so they really couldn't eat it like this. But looking at Chu Huaiqin and his team, who were the only ones with anger, they didn't know whether they should go forward, after all, the Goryeo country had just returned in defeat.
Chu Huaiqin, unaware of their struggles, finished the fish and then sorted the snails. After sorting the snails, he unwrapped the octopus and grilled it. The bark wrapped around the leaves was already scorched, but because it was so thick, the meat wasn't exposed. He removed the leaves and placed them on a rock Xia En had found. He used chopsticks to beat the scorching leaves layer by layer. By the last layer, the juices from the meat were already seeping out, soaking the leaves completely.
Several people swallowed unconsciously. As the last layer of leaves was peeled away, a meaty aroma hit them, and their mouths watered completely. An octopus, the size of a fist, extended claw after claw. The sticky claws, now cooked and curled into a ball, were bright red and white, looking very chewy, and the juice from the leaves was rich and fragrant.
This octopus lived up to everyone's expectations. The meat was very delicious and everyone couldn't stop eating it.
This amount of food was still too little for five people, but fortunately there was watermelon. They used a stone axe to cut deep marks on the skin, and then smashed it with a fist to open it.
The bright red juice flowing out means that the watermelon is ripe. It tastes sweet when you take a bite.
The five people gathered around the fire holding watermelons. Chu Huaiqin talked about how he and Su Huaichen went into the woods. The island was very small and not very large. He and Su Huaichen had already walked around most of the area in just half an hour. If they could walk around again tomorrow, they would be done. If they couldn't find the dagger, they might have to go into the water to look for it.
"Director Li marked out the dagger's range, which is our island. Well, there are too many islands here, so I'll use letters to represent them from left to right." Chu Huaiqin took a bite of watermelon, juice dripping from the corner of his mouth. He wiped it with the back of his hand and continued, "Our island A, the neighboring island B, and island C are all within the range of the hidden dagger. If we can't find it here, we'll have to go to island BC."
Xia En nodded and said, "If we go to BC Island, we can swim over."
Chu Huaiqin and others: ...
"Have you ever done anything great? Any swimming feat?" Chu Huaiqin was very curious. This was the second time Xia Entang showed extraordinary confidence in swimming.
"Ah," Xia En saw everyone looking at him, and suddenly remembered that he could do it, while others might not, so he said, "I swam across the Yangtze River."
Four people: ...
"You've been kicked out of the group." Su Huaichen glanced at Xia En, ate the last bite of watermelon, and picked up a coconut to study how to open it.
"Let's see if we can find a way to build a raft. We'll need to find a boat later, and maybe we'll have to search all thirteen islands!"
Chu Huaiqin prepared for the worst, and the others nodded.
After everyone finished eating the watermelon, they started to open the coconut. It was a bit difficult to open it, mainly because it was impossible to remove the outer skin. The coconut skin was tough and strong. Su Huaichen used a stone axe to grind it for more than ten minutes before he could get a depth of half a finger length. Because it was so strong and tough, he couldn't break it open at all.
"Huaiqin, can you lend me your fist?" Su Huaichen held the coconut and smiled fiercely. The little monk, who had never drunk coconut water, looked at Chu Huaiqin with his bright eyes.
Chu Huaiqin didn't know why he felt guilty being watched. He had seen videos of people opening coconuts, but only with a knife.
"It's late, let's go build a shed first!" Chu Huaiqin hid his fist behind his back, not ready to give it up. The little monk's eyelids drooped instantly, and Chu Huaiqin's heart softened. He actually felt that not being able to open a coconut was a heinous crime.
"Ahem," Chu Huaiqin coughed twice to get rid of the strange feeling. "Little monk, please bring me some herbs and crush them up to apply to my sister's hands. Senior, Xia En, let's go build the tent."
Su Huaichen put the coconut down with regret, handed it to the little monk, and followed Chu Huaiqin.
Su Huaichen found a lot of coconut leaves today, and the few of them were used to building a shed. Because they didn't have daggers or swords, they couldn't cut down trees, so they could only use vines to wrap around a few trees, and then find some branches to cover them. The coconut leaves were spread on the ground, and large pieces of banana were placed on top as a bed. It was a very simple shed, but due to time constraints and the lack of sharp knives, they could only make do with it for one night.
The little monk was unable to remove the coconut after the three of them built the shed, but he did apply the compress to Lin Zhinan's hand.
"Everyone should be more alert when sleeping tonight." Chu Huaiqin suddenly spoke. Everyone looked at him strangely, not quite understanding what he meant.
Xia Entang thought of it, but the words on his lips suddenly changed to another sentence, "Why?"
Chu Huaiqin: ...
Chu Huaiqin had the urge to shake Xia En's head to confirm whether there was anything wrong with his brain after arriving here.
"This is a tropical island, and it's early summer. What do you think we'll see?"
Chu Huaiqin didn't mention snakes or insects, but everyone could imagine it. Especially Lin Zhinan, although she tried hard to control her expression, it was still obvious that she was afraid.
"If we can find the dagger tomorrow, we will build a new shed, preferably one that is suspended in the air." Chu Huaiqin comforted him, and noticed that Lin Zhinan's expression had relaxed a little, and he couldn't help but smile.
Xia En saw the look and smile Chu Huaiqin gave Lin Zhinan, and he felt jealous. So he said, "But don't snakes and lizards climb trees?"
Chu Huaiqin: "You are so smart."
It was late at night. Everyone was tense today because of the unknown situation. In addition, we had flown from China two days ago and had not adjusted to the time difference. We had not slept well before and were very sleepy now. Even if there were bugs, we had to sleep.
"etc."
Just as everyone brought their backpacks and prepared to put them in the shed, Su Huaichen spoke and everyone looked at him.
"We have to hide our coconuts." Su Huaichen looked at the person who was looking over here not far away, exchanged a glance with the little monk, and quickly ran to the beach to bring back the coconuts and placed them right in the middle of the leaf mat.
Chu Huaiqin:?
Not only did the two of them bring back the coconuts, they also filled the fire pit with sand before returning.
The coconut was placed in the middle, so the five of them could only sleep in four different directions. Lin Zhinan slept on one side, Su Huaichen and the little monk each slept on another, and Xia Entang and Chu Huaiqin slept together.
The little monk was jealous and wanted to sleep with Chu Huaiqin too.
Xia En said coldly: "If you sleep next to me, you can see it when you look up..."
The little monk suddenly became nervous, "What?"
Xia En: "Watchtower."
The little monk was stunned at first, and then disappeared in a flash.
Looking closely in the live broadcast room, he saw that he had already run to Su Huaichen's side and lay down, hugging Su Huaichen and shivering.
As the night grew deeper, everyone gradually fell asleep and many people in the live broadcast room began to leave. However, those who stayed behind saw an astonishing scene. They actually saw people from the Peacock Country taking advantage of the darkness to dig up the fire pit that the little monks had buried with sand. The most infuriating thing was that they actually dug out sparks and celebrated in front of the burning fire.
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