From beginning to end, Xu Xianchu did not mention what their mission was. Liu Bu, Luo Xinyu, and the other band members obviously did not know either. Otherwise, they would not have asked Xu Xianchu that question.
Ren Xiaosu was a little puzzled. Did Xu Xianchu's mission objective have anything to do with the changes in the Jing Mountains?
Xu Xianchu suddenly said, "Actually, we didn't expect there to be such a big change here. Otherwise, there wouldn't have been only 12 of us. All I can tell you for sure is that we don't know anything about what happened here either."
"We don't even know if we can get out of here alive, so why can't you share your secrets with us?" Liu Bu was on the verge of breaking down. He only wanted to know what kind of situation he was in, so he was unwilling to give up on any clues. He clenched his teeth and said to Xu Xianchu, "We're all in the same boat. If you don't tell us, this secret might be buried with us in the grave!"
Liu Bu's face was almost touching Xu Xianchu's as his spittle flew all over the place.
Xu Xianchu pushed Liu Bu away. "How can you blame us when y 'all came here on your own? I heard that y 'all have always wanted to go to the other strongholds, right? You wouldn't have gone even if we didn't have this mission? You're making it sound like we brought y 'all here to die! "
Ren Xiaosu was watching the commotion. He was just short of a handful of peanuts when Yang Xiaojin, who was sitting next to him, suddenly said, "I'm hungry."
Ren Xiaosu was taken aback by her words. 'Why are you telling me that you're hungry?'
Yang Xiaojin said, "Dagger."
"Oh, oh, oh!" Ren Xiaosu nodded hurriedly. "Sit down, I'll go and get you something to eat! Do you have any food you don't eat? "
"No." Yang Xiaojin sat on the ground. Luo Xinyu was sitting on the ground and had to lay a piece of clothing on top of her. She was not particular about it at all.
However, Ren Xiaosu was feeling a little melancholy. He had lost the rat he was carrying. At that time, he had to carry the driver in one hand and the dagger in the other, so he could not carry the rat with him anymore. As a result, it was a little difficult to find food now.
The dense forest in front of him was really strange. At night, he couldn't see the situation inside at all. He had to observe carefully during the day before he dared to go in to look for food.
However, at this time, Yang Xiaojin saw that he was a little worried and suddenly said, "I threw the mouse in the trunk."
Ren Xiaosu was stunned. He vaguely remembered that Yang Xiaojin seemed to be carrying something in her hand during the chaos, but he didn't have the time to take a closer look because it was too rushed. So she was carrying that big rat …
It had to be said that Yang Xiaojin's preparations had saved Ren Xiaosu a lot of trouble. In the past, Ren Xiaosu had always been alone in the wilderness and had never sought help. Therefore, he had to face all the dangers and difficulties alone.
Actually, there were also people in town who approached him to go hunting together. However, Ren Xiaosu rejected all of them.
It was not that the other party was not capable enough, but that he did not trust them. It was very easy to get tired in the wilderness. At times like this, it was better to have wild animals as companions than humans.
Ren Xiaosu had once wondered if he should groom Yan Liuyuan so that he could share a lot of the burden with him. But after some thought, he gave up on the idea. Ren Xiaosu did not want to put Yan Liuyuan in danger.
Right now, Ren Xiaosu felt like he had a helper for the first time.
However, Ren Xiaosu quickly threw this thought to the back of his mind. The two of them were now in a transactional relationship. Both parties had formed a temporary alliance in the wilderness because they trusted each other's abilities or resources. This alliance was even a silent agreement, but they did not actually trust each other. They were just taking what they needed.
Ren Xiaosu went to the truck and carried the large rat out. At this moment, the others were very hungry, but they were not so hungry that they could not be choosy. So when they saw Ren Xiaosu carrying the rat, they felt a little nauseous at the thought of Ren Xiaosu wanting to eat it.
While the others were busy discussing what to do, Yang Xiaojin had already picked up some firewood and was preparing to start a fire. Ren Xiaosu whispered, "When you retreat from the forest, make sure you face the forest as you retreat."
Yang Xiaojin raised her eyebrows. "Why?"
"Because a large feline's desire to launch sneak attacks will be triggered. I feel that they might not even be able to control themselves. That's a feline's instinct." Ren Xiaosu explained, "There are actually a lot of stray cats in the wilderness. Mr. Zhang said that those stray cats might be descendants of the domestic cats from before The Cataclysm. Because they no longer have an owner, they can only grow freely in the wild. As a result, their temperaments are getting wilder. Furthermore, these stray cats are getting bigger and more lethal. "
"Is it very dangerous?" Yang Xiaojin asked.
"Yes, it's very dangerous. But when you face them, they might not attack you. So, don't ever turn your back to the forest. No one knows what's hidden in the forest," Ren Xiaosu said.
It was probably because Ren Xiaosu also wanted to temporarily maintain this temporary alliance to increase his chances of survival, so he said a few more words to Yang Xiaojin.
Ren Xiaosu took a dagger and started cutting the rat's body. To be honest, he had originally planned to use the rat's meat to fish for centipedes. Compared to rat meat, Ren Xiaosu felt that roasted centipedes seemed to be tastier.
However, there was no other way now. After the face bug incident, Ren Xiaosu was a little worried that he would fish up something strange again.
He quickly cut off the rat's two thick hind legs. Then, Ren Xiaosu handed the hind legs to Yang Xiaojin and roasted them over the fire. In less than ten seconds, the aroma of the meat drifted more than ten meters away.
Liu Bu and the others were having a heated discussion. But when they smelled the aroma of the meat, they all gulped in unison and forgot what they had been discussing.
Everyone turned their heads quietly to look at Ren Xiaosu. But at this moment, they saw Ren Xiaosu throw the rest of the rat meat into the forest. Ren Xiaosu felt that he was extremely strong now, so the remaining meat disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Liu Bu said anxiously, "Why did you throw it away?"
"It's not like you guys are going to eat it. Do you want to attract wild beasts by leaving it here?" Ren Xiaosu glanced at them angrily. "If you want to eat it, go and pick it up yourself."
Liu Bu was stunned for a moment. Then he sneered and said, "I won't eat something so disgusting."
Ren Xiaosu said calmly, "That's because you haven't eaten anything more disgusting."
Eh, that wasn't right. These people had clearly eaten something even more disgusting. In Ren Xiaosu's opinion, if the people in the stronghold would even eat something like swallow's nest, what was rat meat to them?
Ren Xiaosu had heard from Mr. Zhang that many of the important people in the stronghold liked to eat swallow's nest. He wondered where the swallows got so much phlegm. Could they have contracted tuberculosis? It was no wonder there was an idiom about tuberculosis swallows flying everywhere. So this was what it referred to.
However, he did not say much to these people. The skinned and fat rat meat was quickly roasted over the fire until it was browned. Liu Bu and the others stopped discussing it and just stood off to the side, gulping down their saliva.
Everyone had been busy all night. During dinner, they did not have much of an appetite due to fear. After a night of fleeing, their stamina was almost depleted, and everyone was starving.
Some people wanted to go into the forest to pick up the remaining rat meat, but the problem was that Ren Xiaosu had thrown it too far away!
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