Chapter 31 (1/2)

Chapter 31 Art of Hunting

“What about you?” Chang didn’t argue too much after he heard their conversation. He knew that kindly refusing wouldn’t be beneficial to anyone in this situation.

“You will get tired easily if you’re going to carry her on your back.”

“Don’t worry about me, I know how to save my strength. Plus, I’m not the main force of the battle like you; I probably won’t even get involved in the battle.” Qing shui said as he picked up his portion of hardtack that was in front of Pangzi and ate it along with a gla.s.s of tap water.

Chang didn’t add more to this conversation as he saw Qing shui’s determination, so he put the piece of hardtack in his mouth followed by some cold water.

When the dry and hard cracker encountered the water in his mouth, it immediately expanded. All of a sudden, the intense aroma filled his entire throat and nasal cavity; in three seconds, the mushed cracker had slid down to his stomach; the brief process was as splendid as firework set off in the sky. The satisfaction he gained from the moment that the cracker reached his stomach caused his mind to go blank for a few seconds.

“It was absolutely delicious!” Chang praised. A heartfelt admiration raised in his mind, “I’ve never had such delicious food in my life!”

Chang glanced at the smaller piece of hardtack in his hands and a spark of hesitation flared in him. He looked at Jing and then the cracker; he felt very conflicted at this moment – he knew the perseverance she had to exert to resist the temptation of having that piece of cracker after he had his piece of hardtack.

Because Chang knew that she wouldn’t take back her cracker for any reason, he cherished that she offered her food to him – Chang stared at the small piece of hardtack and Jing’s eyes for a few seconds before swallowing it.

“I promise you that our dinner will have meat!” Chang didn’t say anything sensational other than this simple line, and he lightly rubbed on Jing’s hair.

“I believe you.” Jing gave him the same answer as she did before – smiling and nodding.

“All right, lets go. If we don’t get anything today, there is no hope for us to go out tomorrow.” Qing shui had packed his backpack as Chang finished his food.

He carried his backpack in front of his chest and grabbed a handful of shriveled plants that they didn’t finish yesterday, then he crouched down in front of Jing and let her climb on his back.

“Let’s go.” Chang gave a warm smile to Jing; he could tell that she wasn’t very comfortable staying on Qing shui’s back. Chang lightly patted her shoulder a few times to show that he would accompany her. Then, the three left the room.

“We’ll come back before sunset if we are lucky.” The three left with one last sentence, but the second half of it sneaked through the door, “But we also might not be able to come back if today is just not our day.”

The trio merged into the red fog as they walked out from the base. The outside world was much more quiet and the plants were flouris.h.i.+ng more than ever before. It was unlikely that someone would run into them and notice Chang’s strange weapon.

“Mr. Li, why are you holding those terrible plants?” Chang didn’t need to lower his voice when talking as they went outside already; he was comfortable speaking to Qing shui in the red fog.