Chapter 480

Truly lucky, Su Qiao saw two more rabbits caught in the trap.

Hmm, one male and one female, tie them up!

Now there are one male and two female rabbits; if life on the island lasts long enough, they could raise rabbits.

But Su Qiao thought it was worth a try.

When the baby rabbits are born, kill the mother and father rabbits for meat.

Raise the remaining baby rabbits until they grow up.

It still depends on when the Great Ming Navy personnel can find them.

Having delayed for such a small while, Su Qiao hurriedly continued scouting and traveling.

Although he walked very fast, he did not let down his guard; on the contrary, he became even more vigilant.

Because traces of wild beasts had already begun to appear here.

For instance, wolf paw prints, and at least three wolves' paw prints.

What else remains is unclear.

Su Qiao also knew little; he was not a hunter himself, relying entirely on guesses.

The entire day, at noon he simply ate a bite.

He made a fire in an open space, then roasted bamboo shoots and drank some water.

Up to now, the useful ingredients Su Qiao had discovered were not very many.

There were palm trees, bamboo groves, coconut trees; nothing else remained.

The rest were basically animals.

He felt he should discover something else.

"Eh?"

By late afternoon, Su Qiao had already planned to hurry back.

But in the instant he turned his head, the corner of his eye caught sight of a lemon tree.

He hurried over to check and found it was indeed lemons.

Lemons that could be used to brew tea and make Seasoning!

Su Qiao felt this trip was not in vain.

But his time was running short; he still had to return before nightfall.

So he quickly plucked several lemons and some lemon leaves in a few swift motions.

Only then did he speedily head back.

Hiss...

A snake!

And a venomous snake!

A triangular-headed Bamboo Pit Viper!

It wasn't spotted when he came just now; how did it appear on the path he came from?

Su Qiao was utterly speechless; every muscle in his body tensed, and he became completely nervous.

Indeed, in such an environment, encountering a highly poisonous snake was extremely fatal.

Moreover, he had been in such a rush to return that he hadn't noticed it.

By the time he sensed the aura of danger, he was already very close to it.

At this moment, Su Qiao was only a little over two chi away from the Bamboo Pit Viper.

The Bamboo Pit Viper sensed danger and now slowly retracted its head.

Su Qiao had no doubt that in a moment it would spring forward like a coiled spring.

If it bit him, it would be disastrous!

It would truly be hopeless!

Strike first to gain the advantage!

Su Qiao held a bamboo pole and swept it horizontally at the Bamboo Pit Viper.

Crack!

Whether by coincidence or not was unknown.

The Bamboo Pit Viper suddenly lunged forward and collided directly with the bamboo spear.

The Bamboo Pit Viper was knocked flying by the bamboo spear.

It landed more than ten chi away.

At this moment, the Bamboo Pit Viper itself was probably stunned.

After being knocked away, it coiled on the ground, seemed to realize Su Qiao was not someone to trifle with, and then quickly slithered away.

"Haa..."

Su Qiao stood in place and took a deep breath.

335, a bounty of a thousand taels!

He had truly been terrified just now!

Fortunately, his reaction speed was fast enough; if he had been a step slower, he might have been done for.

This also made him alert: even in a rush, one must pay attention to safety.

He gradually slowed his pace, and his vigilance increased greatly.

Fortunately, no trouble was encountered on the rest of the journey.

Returning safely all the way, night had already fallen.

Liu Rushi and the maid Qing'er, both women, were extremely worried as Su Qiao had not returned for so long.

They thought Su Qiao must have encountered a wild beast, or perhaps pirates or something similar.

Their hearts were in a panic, and their minds were filled with all sorts of miserable images of Su Qiao.

Their small faces had turned deathly pale from fright!

Several times, Liu Rushi even wanted to go find Su Qiao.

Had she not been unsure which way Su Qiao had gone, or worried they might miss each other, she might truly have gone to look for him.

Fortunately, Su Qiao finally returned while they were gazing out in eager anticipation.

"I'm back!"

Whoosh!

The two women, who had been extremely anxious inside the cave, quickly ran out.

The moment Su Qiao's figure appeared, the two women pounced on him.

"Hey, what's wrong?"

"You ask what's wrong? It's dark and you still haven't returned; Qing'er and I were terrified."

Liu Rushi, rarely, complained to Su Qiao.

Su Qiao also knew he had indeed returned late and had not paid attention to the time.

So he decisively admitted his mistake: "Uh, it's my fault. I happened to encounter a wild lemon tree, so I picked some fruits and leaves, which delayed me quite a bit. I will definitely pay attention next time."

Afterwards, Su Qiao suddenly thought of the things inside the backpack.

He immediately smiled at the two women and said, "I brought you something good!"

"Something good?"

Su Qiao carried the backpack, led the two women, and entered the cave.

First, he took out the lemon fruits, lemon leaves, and the small wild fruits he had picked along the way from inside the backpack.

Only then did he pull out three wild rabbits from inside: one gray and two white.

"Ta-da! Look quickly, what is this?"

"Wow, it's rabbits!"

As expected, although Liu Rushi was usually steady and dignified, with a mind full of wisdom, a woman is still a woman.

Seeing something fluffy made their eyes sparkle.

Without Su Qiao even saying a word, they quickly hugged them in their arms and, quite magically, began to stroke their fur.

No, stroke the rabbits!