Chapter 1067: 1067
The next morning, the three of them picked up their bags and began their trek .
Before leaving, Yang Chen even picked some burnt wood and placed it into his bag .
Liu Mingyu was curious and asked, “Hubby, wouldn’t you get tired? Why would you carry the burnt wood? We might not have food and water, but we have a lighter . Starting a fire is no big deal . ”
She wasn’t used to calling him intimately in front of Xiao Zhiqing but ever since the incident, she couldn’t resist .
Yang Chen explained with a smile . “It’s not for fire . The water here isn’t clean and it’s full of parasites and toxins . We don’t have time to boil the water so we can use this wood to make a rough filter to remove the toxins . It’s better than having a stomachache . ”
Yang Chen didn’t dare to risk it . His body was still fighting the venom and if something were to happen to them, he wouldn’t be able to help .
Liu Mingyu didn’t expect him to think so far ahead . She didn’t ask any further and smiled at him instead .
Yang Chen led them towards the north by following the sun, but halfway through he realized that his stamina was depleting . It was becoming harder for him to move and he was perspiring heavily just like the girls .
The humidity of the tropical rainforest made him realize why no one lived here . It was practically a sauna all day every day!
Liu Mingyu and Xiao Zhiqing’s lips were cracking due to dehydration and perspiration but they were more worried about Yang Chen .
There were hardly any water sources on their way there and when they passed by a dried-up lake, Yang Chen couldn’t be bothered to explain himself before he jumped into the muddy soil and dug up the river bed .
After digging around half a meter deep, to the ladies’ surprise, water started to flow out of it!
“Most of the time when it comes to rivers like this, there’s usually water underneath the soil . It was just a theory but I guess we got lucky . ”
They were overjoyed to hear this . Even though they didn’t show it, the two of them were extremely thirsty .
“Let me help you!”
Liu Mingyu jumped next to Yang Chen and started to widen the hole with her bare hands .
Xiao Zhiqing was dumbfounded at first but she quickly smiled and joined her .
Yang Chen chuckled at their reaction . “You guys don’t need to help me, I’ve got it . ”
Liu Mingyu rubbed the sweat off her face . “Why are you trying to act tough? Stop talking and let us help you . Are you afraid your pride will be badly hurt?”
“You…I didn’t mean that . ” Yang Chen smiled bitterly . He gestured at her face with his lips . “Mingyu babe, you rubbed the mud onto your nose, are you applying a mask?”
Only then Liu Mingyu realized that her hands were dirty . She pouted out of annoyance and glared at Yang Chen before continuing to dig .
Even though it wasn’t anything major, Yang Chen felt warmed at heart seeing how she was willing to dirty herself in order to help her . It was obvious that she didn’t want him to overwork himself .
No matter how frustrated he was, Yang Chen was willing to convert his feelings into motivation .
Water flowed out of the hole continuously when it was finished .
Liu Mingyu furrowed her brows and said, “The water’s out now but how are we going to get it out . It looks so murky too . ”
“Watch me . ”
Yang Chen raised his eyebrow and took out a T-shirt to absorb the murky water from the hole . After that, he squeezed it into the container and purified it with charcoal to get drinkable water .
The ladies were surprised to see this and they were once again impressed by Yang Chen’s survival skills .
They moved on once again after drinking water and refilling their bottles .
Due to the loss of his cultivation, Yang Chen paid more attention to the bushes but they were lucky enough as they didn’t face any danger .
However, because they kept rushing, Xiao Zhiqing’s stomach growled when it was around noon .
Liu Mingyu and Yang Chen heard it clearly since they were the only ones next to her .
Yang Chen looked behind and saw Xiao Zhiqing lower her head out of embarrassment while covering her stomach .
“Hubby, I’m hungry too . We didn’t eat anything yesterday and we’ve been walking for a long time,” Liu Mingyu said .
Xiao Zhiqing was embarrassed . She knew Liu Mingyu was trying to cover for her so she cast a grateful glance at her .
Liu Mingyu had changed her opinion towards Xiao Zhiqing, no longer thinking of her as a vixen .
After all, a vixen wouldn’t try to stop her yesterday night and would’ve run away by herself .
Now that Yang Chen lost his cultivation, she didn’t show any other feelings except for sadness .
Being a woman herself, Liu Mingyu could tell that she was genuinely worried about Yang Chen .
Even though it felt awkward, Liu Mingyu was willing to believe that she was a kind and friendly person .
Yang Chen nodded in agreement . He had forgotten about their stamina since his body was quite resistant to hunger .
True, they wouldn’t last any longer if they kept drinking instead of eating something .
Yang Chen looked around and he couldn’t see anything that was edible . But when he laid his eyes into a tree that was growing near a pile of rocks, he gestured them over . “Follow me . ”
Plenty of fruits were growing on the tree .
Yang Chen climbed onto a branch to pluck off the fruits . “Look, this is a wild fig . The leaves are oval-shaped and there are fine hairs on it to retain water . The whole fruit can be eaten including the skin . It might not look tasty but just bear with it and replenish some vitamin C . We will walk a bit more and see if we can get any food . ”
The ladies couldn’t be bothered by the sourness and they forced themselves to eat a few . Anything was better than nothing .
Yang Chen took some with him, but he knew they wouldn’t be able to last any longer without high-calorie food .
It felt as though he had returned to his childhood, trying his best to stay alive in the wilderness .
However, this time he had the ladies with him and his cultivation was gone too . His strength was barely comparable to Liu Mingyu who could use her internal energy . Things were worse than last time .
After walking for a few more kilometers, they finally walked to a riverside . Since it was already evening, he asked the ladies to find a resting place for tonight .
“Be careful and try to collect some dried grass and tree bark for sleeping . I’ll try to find some food in the river . ” Yang Chen told them .
They ladies had nothing against it . They had learned lots of survival skills from Yang Chen and they immediately went to search for materials to start a fire .
Yang Chen ran to the river and looked around . Because he didn’t have the appropriate tools, it would be impossible to do some fishing . Plus, it was impossible to fish in a river with no fishes .
Fortunately, with his sharp eyes, Yang Chen noticed a plump looking water snake swimming towards him .
Yang Chen recognized it as a non-venomous snake . As a matter of fact, most water snakes weren’t really venomous .
Besides, Yang Chen wouldn’t be afraid of a venomous snake . With a swift move, he caught the snake easily!
Yang Chen was an expert in catching snakes, gripping its head to stop it from getting away .
Yang Chen didn’t hesitate and he opened his mouth to bite the snake’s head!
“Pfft!”
After biting the snake’s head off, Yang Chen spat it onto the ground . Now that the snake was dead, it would be easy to carry it back .
Because he didn’t bring any knives, Yang Chen had to use the primitive way to save time .
Luckily he had eaten his fair share of raw animals so even though biting a snake’s head was disgusting, he was used to it . The ladies would have been terrified if they were to witness this .
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