Chapter 484

He took this opportunity to properly dispose of the previous small bonfires and clean up all traces.

Even the shelter was dismantled by Su Qiao.

Truly, building was difficult, but dismantling was easy.

Indeed, it didn't cost him much effort to clean it all up.

For the parts that were hard to clean, Su Qiao simply covered them with some soil and leaves.

By the time he finished, it was no longer cold, and the sun had come out.

Su Qiao picked up the now-warm bamboo tube, took a sip of water, and continued searching along the direction he hadn't fully explored yet.

……

In the evening, Liu Rushi and Qing'er gathered quite a bit of firewood again, and also brought back a fish, three mantis shrimps, and a crab.

Now, the two women no longer looked like they had when they first arrived.

They were no longer so panicked; instead, they had gained a touch of composure and calmness.

"Qing'er, process the fish; I'll boil some water."

"Okay!"

Water was the resource consumed the most.

By noon today, Liu Rushi and the others had run out of their stored water supply.

The two women had no choice; seawater was undrinkable.

So they took their bamboo spears together and searched for a water source along the path Su Qiao had walked several times.

Fortunately, Su Qiao had walked this area quite a few times.

There were no dangers on the road, allowing the two women to find that small stream very quickly.

The two women also took the opportunity to wipe their bodies and take a bath.

On the way back, the sharp-eyed Qing'er spotted traces of a rabbit.

Or rather, a rabbit caught in Su Qiao's trap!

Afterwards, the two women searched for the traps Su Qiao had set and actually caught two more rabbits.

However, both rabbits had been strangled to death.

The two women, who had been considering whether to kill rabbits or pheasants, suddenly had ingredients.

Tonight should be the day Su Qiao returns.

Liu Rushi and Qing'er were worried that Su Qiao hadn't eaten, so they planned to make extra.

Today's catch of fish, rabbits, plus the crab and mantis shrimps—just counting the two rabbits, the quantity was already considerable, let alone having two of them.

However, Su Qiao's luck today was not good!

Except for finding coconuts by the seaside and eating two of them, he found nothing else.

Oh, no, it should be said he didn't find any coconut crabs anymore.

At most, he saw a banana tree and chopped out a core from it to eat.

For the rest of the time, he was basically starving.

Fortunately, fresh water was not lacking.

No one knew how the water pool had appeared.

When Su Qiao reached the connection point between the left and right islands, he discovered a rushing waterfall.

The two islands, where they connected, were at most thirty-something meters wide.

The remaining parts were sheer cliffs; no one knew if these were originally two small islands that had been connected together due to geological shifts and sea movements.

At least in Su Qiao's view, this should be two small islands joined together to form one large island.

The pirates were probably on the other side!

The position where he stood now was high ground, allowing him to see most of the coastline he hadn't explored before.

He discovered there were no ships!

In fact, he hadn't seen a single shadow of pirates on his side.

What about the other side then?

Su Qiao looked toward the opposite island.

Similarly, he saw nothing there either.

But he could only see one-third of the area; the rest was invisible from where he stood.

Su Qiao, who had previously felt a constant sense of urgency and crisis, now felt somewhat calmed.

It seemed that what he worried about didn't exist!

It couldn't be said they didn't exist; it could only be said the likelihood of their existence had decreased significantly!

Although this trip was very tiring and consumed a lot of time.

But in Su Qiao's view, being able to investigate the situation was not a loss!

He looked up at the sky; the sun was already beginning to tilt westward.

Su Qiao had said goodbye to Liu Rushi yesterday morning.

He would return today.

Having been out for so long, they must be anxious by now.

Su Qiao quickly and skillfully chose a direction and left rapidly.

Exploration cannot stop.

Dangers must be prevented in advance.

However, the next time he comes, he will need to make more preparations beforehand.

Su Qiao took a straight path on his return, and since he had been at a high vantage point earlier, he could easily determine the direction where Liu Rushi and the others were.

On his way back, he also discovered mango trees and strawberries.

Both types of fruit were bearing abundant harvests.

Su Qiao found leaves, fashioned them into tubes, filled them with plenty, and only then returned.

……

Outside, the sky has already turned dark.

Liu Rushi and Qing'er boiled one fish to make fish soup, while the rest were roasted.

The rabbit was also roasted to perfection, but after waiting and waiting, Su Qiao still had not returned.

This truly made their hearts extremely uneasy.

"Young Lady, could it be that the son-in-law has encountered some danger? Why hasn't he returned yet?"

Without Su Qiao by their side, neither Liu Rushi nor Qing'er felt secure, feeling unsafe.

Especially since they had previously heard Su Qiao say that there were traces of pirates on this island.

They became even more worried.

Liu Rushi's expression changed; she turned her head and scolded Qing'er: "Don't talk nonsense! My husband is fine; relying on my husband's alertness, those people cannot discover him."

"Heh, Rushi still understands me; we are safe here for the time being."

Su Qiao's voice came from the darkness not far away.

The two women looked in the direction of the sound, delighted.

As expected, footsteps approached, and Su Qiao's figure appeared within the two women's line of sight.

Thump!

Su Qiao threw the leaf tube onto the ground.

He sat down heavily beside the bonfire.

He was utterly exhausted.

Now he could finally rest a bit.

"What delicious food did you make? Hurry and give me some; I'm truly starving, both tired and hungry!"

Su Qiao groaned and asked Liu Rushi.

339, rustling sounds!

"There is food, there is fish soup, roasted rabbit, come! Eat the rabbit leg first!"

Seeing Su Qiao covered in sweat and looking tanned, Liu Rushi felt very heartbroken for him.

She quickly tore off a roasted rabbit leg and handed it to Su Qiao.