Chapter 60: 60
No one dared to enter the dense forest last night as it felt extremely eerie in there . But after walking all morning, the group had yet to encounter anything dangerous .
The only thing that could possibly pose a threat to them was the boar, but it had rammed itself straight into a tree .
Ren Xiaosu was looking out for any traces of large animals' feces during the journey, but he saw nothing .
However, Ren Xiaosu did not lower his guard as he still couldn't figure out why the fish scraps and bones had disappeared, as well as why Xu Xia's body had vanished .
They found a small clearing in the forest and started collecting a lot of firewood as they planned to set up camp here . As everyone did not get any sleep last night, they wanted to turn in early today . Otherwise, no one could bear it for much longer!
Xu Xianchu dissected the boar with a bayonet . Soon, the scent of blood filled the entire clearing . Ren Xiaosu reminded him, "Don't think you can leave any unfinished food for tomorrow . A lot of the dangers in the wilderness are created by the scent of blood . "
Ren Xiaosu then pointed to the ground . A swarm of black ants had already gathered here . Each of them was about the size of a finger pad, and they looked exceptionally terrifying . "They won't attack you when you're moving about during the day since they're just looking for the food source through the scent of blood . But by nighttime, you'll end up becoming their food if you sleep in an area filled with a bloody scent . The formic acid secreted by the ants after a bite is enough to make you feel like dying . "
Xu Xianchu nodded . "Understood, thank you for the reminder . "
"Gratitude received from Xu Xianchu, +1!"
Ren Xiaosu was stunned . It seemed like Xu Xianchu was quite a sincere person after all .
At noon, everyone gorged themselves on the roasted pork as they were starving . While Ren Xiaosu was eating the meat, Luo Xinyu unexpectedly took a seat beside him .
Luo Xinyu said innocently, "I feel that it's possible to lead an interesting life in the wilderness . It feels really romantic . "
Ren Xiaosu shook his head and said, "This is about survival . There's nothing romantic about it . "
In the wilderness, Ren Xiaosu had never heard of the word "romantic" before . Besides, anything that occurred in the wilderness could never be associated with the word "romantic" at all .
Sometimes, Ren Xiaosu felt that there was a huge gulf between his mindset as a refugee and those from the stronghold .
Luo Xinyu ignored Ren Xiaosu's rebuttal and said to him, "Do you know that you're very charming?"
Ren Xiaosu frowned . Did she come and find him after hitting a roadblock with Xu Xianchu?
He pretended not to have heard her, but Luo Xinyu stayed beside him and did not leave .
In fact, Luo Xinyu had her own plans . By following Ren Xiaosu, she would at least not go hungry in this place .
The others might not have noticed, but Luo Xinyu had realized that Ren Xiaosu was definitely not an ordinary person . How could an ordinary young man drag an adult man around while making an escape? Even Xu Xianchu would probably not be able to do this .
As such, Luo Xinyu felt that men were most likely to behave impulsively during their adolescence . It was probably the same in the town as in the stronghold . All she needed to do was to be more friendly towards this young man, and he would be willing to go through all kinds of hardships for her . In fact, she would not even mind letting Ren Xiaosu take advantage of her for real .
Did such incidents rarely happen in the stronghold? Hardly so .
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