Chapter 475

Su Qiao had not gone far when he encountered dry grass.

Not only that, he seemed to have spotted something good!

That's right, something good!

Fortunately, his eyesight was quite good, and the wooden stick had touched it.

Otherwise, Su Qiao would have truly mistaken it for a stone and walked right past it.

Su Qiao had only drunk a little coconut water before; after so much time, his stomach was already starving.

Now that he had this, he had nothing to fear! Three.

330, Wilderness Survival!

That's right!

Su Qiao had discovered food!

A rather large sea turtle.

Hmm, specifically whether it was a turtle or a soft-shelled turtle, to be honest, Su Qiao couldn't tell.

After all, in his previous life, he wasn't someone who lived by the sea.

He didn't know much about this creature.

But he did know that whether it was a sea turtle or a soft-shelled turtle, as long as he had discovered it, it was a delicious meal!

Dinner for the three of them was at least secured.

There was fruit juice, and there was a main-course feast; it was quite nice.

Su Qiao quickly found a large stone, then used a wooden stick to tease it, waiting until it suddenly stuck its head out and bit the stick.

Su Qiao immediately picked up the stone and smashed it down!

Clang!

Hmm, the head came off.

Delicious!

Su Qiao quickly picked up this sea turtle, which was about the size of a washbasin, and ran back.

Stumbling back, he shouted very happily to the two women, "Look what I brought back!"

Liu Rushi and the other woman immediately saw the sea turtle Su Qiao was holding in his arms.

"Is this a soft-shelled turtle?"

The two women were from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, so they knew a lot about soft-shelled turtles.

Or rather, they knew a lot about cooking soft-shelled turtles.

Although there were no other Seasonings or side dishes available now, they were clear that this was edible.

They were already hungry themselves; now that they saw food arriving, how could they not be happy?

"Husband, you are too amazing; how did you find it?"

Liu Rushi asked involuntarily.

Su Qiao said with a grin, "It was just good luck; I happened to see a patch of dry grass and was preparing to carry it back, but then I ran into it. At first, I thought it was a stone, but when I touched it, it moved, which scared me!"

"What good luck; since we are free, let's just roast it."

"Alright, I'll go back and bring the dry grass!"

Anyway, the soft-shelled turtle had already been knocked dead by Su Qiao, and as for the blood and such, Su Qiao had quickly drained it outside; if it was wasted, it was wasted.

At least it wouldn't attract wild beasts to their location.

Su Qiao rushed back, quickly bundled up the large patch of dry grass he had just found, then found a stick to lift it; exactly four bundles, front and back, which was the maximum quantity Su Qiao could manage.

Bringing the dry grass back, they could spread it on the ground, and everyone would be much warmer.

They made two trips in total; not only could the three of them lay down a thick layer on the ground, but they could even bury their bodies in the dry grass.

Only after gathering this amount did Su Qiao finally stop.

Liu Rushi and Qing'er Ya were not idle at this time either; they had already started roasting the sea turtle.

Su Qiao had been busy for so long just now, so naturally, he was also somewhat tired.

Now that he was back, he could rest properly.

There were seven coconuts left; Su Qiao cracked open three more, exactly one for each person.

After drinking one coconut dry in one breath to relieve himself, Su Qiao sat by the fire pit, watching Liu Rushi and Qing'er roast the sea turtle.

Don't look at how the sea turtle was quite large and heavy, making it troublesome to flip.

But the two women had a way; they simply flipped the shell over to roast.

It was equivalent to dry steaming!

Before, Su Qiao had been busy every single moment.

Forcing himself to find a way before nightfall.

So he had no time to think.

Now, during this rest time, Su Qiao finally calmed down.

Thinking that he had somehow very bizarrely ended up stranded on a deserted island, he was utterly stunned.

Moreover, they were unclear about where they were now, and truly didn't know how to return.

If they encountered people from the Great Ming Navy, it would be somewhat better.

But they feared encountering pirates!

If they encountered pirates, they would be completely finished; it would be suicide!

The more Su Qiao thought about it, the more he felt it was necessary for him to think of a way to save himself.

……

Meanwhile, in both Quanzhou Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture, chaos had erupted as well!

The imperial envoy appointed by the court, Su Qiao, had apparently fallen into the sea during a storm and gone missing.

Damn it, with such a huge matter, who would dare to neglect it?

The news was sent ahead to Jingcheng by galloping couriers.

The remaining officials who understood Su Qiao's importance immediately dispatched ships to search all around the location where he went missing.

Much as Su Qiao had guessed, they were also desperate to find him.

This also led to the Great Ming Navy launching frequent sorties.

The Dutch, on the other hand, were somewhat bewildered, not knowing what was happening; they dared not act rashly and felt it necessary to send people first to scout the situation.

Furthermore, the pirates surrounding the waters of the Great Ming fled at the first sign of trouble!

Although they did not know what had driven the Great Ming Navy mad, no one dared to provoke the navy soldiers who now seemed to have swallowed gunpowder.

Anyone they encountered would be swept into fragments!

As for the location of Su Qiao and his group, it was actually not very far from Quanzhou Prefecture.

It was an island where pirates lived.

However, the pirates had established a naval encampment on the other side of the island.

Moreover, the island was not small, which is why Su Qiao had not spotted any signs of people...

But, unfortunately, the Great Ming Navy was now "launching attacks everywhere" in search of Su Qiao's tracks.

This had terrified all the pirates in the surrounding area.

Similarly, the pirates on the island where Su Qiao and his group were located were also terrified.

They immediately called on people to board boats and flee overnight.

One could say that Su Qiao and his group had narrowly escaped disaster.

Otherwise, once the pirates discovered them, the outcome would have been obvious.

The sea turtle was roasted, and its original shell had cracked open in places.

The aroma of the sea turtle meat wafted up, filling the air.

Liu Rushi and Qing'er carefully took it out from the fire pit.

"Husband, the soft-shelled turtle is roasted!"

Liu Rushi's call brought Su Qiao back to his senses.

"Oh, it's done? If it's done, let's eat right away; come, I'll help you divide it!"

Worried that Liu Rushi and the others might burn their hands, Su Qiao used leaves as padding to divide the meat for them.