The Liu sisters walked for over an hour before finally reaching the foot of the mountain. Liu Ruoxi, panting heavily, said, "Let's rest a bit before continuing." Liu Ruoling put down her things, looking at her sister's exhausted state, and said, "Sister, you really need to exercise more. It's only been a short time, and you're already this out of breath." Liu Ruoxi knew her physical strength was a weakness, and said, "I know, don't talk, I need to rest for a bit." Seeing this, Liu Ruoling said, "Okay, I'll go for a walk around. Be careful." Liu Ruoxi nodded and said, "Don't go too far, come back quickly." Liu Ruoling replied, "I know," and then took her bow and saber and went into the jungle. After resting for a while, Liu Ruoxi forced herself to gather the scattered supplies, tidying them up. She put the rabbit and the wild vegetables she found along the way into her sleeping bag, wrapped it up, and tied it with a vine, leaving a long section to secure it to her body. After tidying up, she sat down to rest again.
A moment later, Liu Ruoling ran back and said, "Sister, I just saw a waterfall in the distance. We can go there." Liu Ruoxi said, "Okay, as long as there's water, that's good. Do you want to rest for a while?" Liu Ruoling said, "No need." Then she went forward and picked up the tools. Liu Ruoxi helped Liu Ruoling secure the sleeping bag so she could carry it. Liu Ruoling was in front, and Liu Ruoxi was behind.
About two hours later, after a break, the two sisters finally reached the waterfall halfway up the mountain. The waterfall, with its abundant water flow, was quite magnificent. The roar of the water cascading down the more than twenty-meter cliff was deafening, making it impossible for the two sisters to hear anything. Seeing this, Liu Ruoxi said, "The sound of the water here is too loud; let's find another place to build our shelter." Liu Ruoling, seeing Liu Ruoxi constantly opening her mouth to say something, but only hearing the roaring water, said, "Sister, what did you say? Don't whisper, I can't hear you." Liu Ruoxi, still unable to hear Liu Ruoling, leaned closer and tugged at Liu Ruoling's ear, saying, "The sound of the water here is too loud; let's find another place." Liu Ruoling quickly swatted Liu Ruoxi's hand away, saying, "Okay, why are you pulling my ear?" After saying this, Liu Ruoxi, also unable to hear Liu Ruoling, picked up her tools and walked towards the steep slope beside her. Seeing this, Liu Ruoling followed.
After more than half an hour, the two sisters, helping each other, reached the top of the waterfall. Liu Ruoxi decided to continue upstream, and Liu Ruoling didn't say anything, simply following along. Surprisingly, the two sisters found many wild vegetables along the way, picked some enough for a few meals, and then stopped. Since they were all there anyway, they decided to find a place to build a shelter first.
About half an hour later, the two reached a calmer section of the stream. In the middle was a large, rocky area, with mountains to the left, sparse trees, mostly wild grass, and the occasional wild rabbit. To the right was a lush, dense forest. Without hesitation, they decided to build a shelter on the hillside. Finding several large, close-knit trees, they decided to build their shelter under them. However, since it was a hillside, they needed to level it first. This heavy lifting was temporarily assigned to Liu Ruoling, while Liu Ruoxi went into the forest to gather firewood. The two had a clear division of labor, each doing their own thing. As for why they didn't build the shelter on the rocky area, they both knew that if they encountered wild animals coming to drink at night, they would abandon the idea. As for the forest, it was even more dangerous, not to mention teeming with insects. Although there are these on the hillside, at least there are fewer large predators. Besides, even if there are, they have campfires, and they plan to build a small treehouse in the tree as a place to rest and store things, while the shelter on the ground is used for work and storing firewood.
Before long, Liu Ruoxi returned, panting, with a bundle of firewood. By then, Liu Ruoling had also dug out a rough outline of the shelter. The two rested for a while; Liu Ruoling went to find more firewood and brought back some vines, while Liu Ruoxi, with an entrenching tool, leveled the ground for the shelter. The two then went to gather branches and dry grass to complete the shelter. As for lunch, although both sisters were quite hungry, they knew that if the shelter wasn't finished by nightfall, their danger level would be significantly higher. Therefore, they persevered, planning to finish the shelter before having dinner, and perhaps some rabbit. With this in mind, the two sisters worked diligently. As a result, their livestream viewership increased considerably.
Finally, before nightfall, the two sisters finished building their shelter. Liu Ruoxi put down the last handful of weeds and lay down on the ground, panting heavily. Liu Ruoling dragged her exhausted body over and said, "Sister, let me help you to the shelter to lie down." Liu Ruoxi didn't want to move at all, but knowing her sister's concern, she forced herself to go to the shelter with Liu Ruoling. Even those few steps to the shelter were unsteady for Liu Ruoxi. As soon as they arrived, Liu Ruoling let go of her hand, and Liu Ruoxi immediately collapsed. Seeing this, Liu Ruoling helped Liu Ruoxi to lie down on the dry grass. Liu Ruoling couldn't rest yet, so she lit a campfire and then sat down to rest by it.
After a while, feeling unbearably hungry, she put the pot on the campfire and cooked some wild vegetable soup (the water and rabbit were what Liu Ruoxi had Liu Ruoling get when the sun was about to set during the construction of the shelter; Liu Ruoxi did the remaining waterproofing work, which is why she was so tired). She ate some herself, added a few pieces of rabbit meat, and continued cooking, intending to have it when Liu Ruoxi had rested. Then she continued to gather the night.
On the other side, Wu Jing and her companions were still catching small animals today, but the numbers were decent. They shot a bird and a pheasant, and together they dug up a rabbit burrow, catching three large rabbits and four small ones. Returning to their camp, they decided to raise the surviving rabbits. They built individual rabbit pits, paved them with stones, and built shelters on top for wind and rain protection. Before nightfall, they prepared for the night, gathering plenty of water and cleaning the bird and pheasant. They chopped the bird into small pieces, cooked it with wild vegetables, and ate their fill. After cleaning up the pot and pans, they closed the heavy door to the cave (it was entirely made of thick, connected logs, making it very sturdy and secure). Inside, they left a fire pit to dry the pheasant as a food reserve and to maintain a fire source; they would get up periodically to add firewood before preparing to rest. As for how to solve personal problems, they had considered this issue beforehand. They widened the gap between the wooden door and the cave a bit and placed a fence made of woven branches inside the cave. It was possible to take care of things inside, but usually they would wait until the next day, since it was a bit smelly and difficult to clean up in the cave.
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