"You can't go, look, you're wearing a skirt. You won't be able to walk in the primitive woods. What if a snake slithers in? " Luo Jun's words sent a shiver down Li Shi's spine and she took an instinctive step back, squeezing her legs together.
Clearly, girls are afraid of snakes.
Luo Jun pinched her cute cheek again: "Be a good girl and wait here. Don't go anywhere before I get back."
Li Shi was obviously a little reluctant, but considering she was wearing a skirt, it was indeed inappropriate.
"Okay...Uncle, be careful!" Seeing the girl's concerned eyes, Luo Jun felt a warmth in his heart. In all these years, except for Xiao Ya, no one else cared about him.
"I'll be careful." Luo Jun said before bidding them farewell.
Before leaving, Luo Jun took away the iron case containing the sniper rifle and buried it in the sand more than 100 meters away from the shelter.
Following the bloodstains, Luo Jun soon discovered bloody footprints on a patch of loose soil.
The footprints were about 30 cm long and 18 cm wide. The front end had five claws with toes close together and clear claw prints. They were obviously left by a bear paw. The back of the hind paw print tapered off and could easily be mistaken for a human footprint.
By observing the relationship between the footprints and bloodstains, Luo Jun deduced that the sharpened stake had injured the front chest of the bear.
Since the grilled fish was hung up, the bear must have stood up to eat it. When it pulled the fish down, the trap was triggered and the powerful elasticity drove the stake into its chest.
"No wonder it was able to escape after being hit, it turned out to be a big fellow!"
Luo Jun regretted a little that he didn't bring a gun, but it was just a passing thought. That thing was an anti-material sniper rifle. Firing it could easily attract the armed sentries hiding in the woods.
Although Luo Jun was eager to scout out the danger, his current condition was simply unsuitable.
He carefully followed the bloodstains and found that they became sparser. However, there was no shortage of weeds and shrubs on the island. Wounded bears could smear blood on them when passing through.
Even if its wound had stopped bleeding, Luo Jun could still find some bloodstains.
After struggling along for more than two hours, Luo Jun was extremely hungry and thirsty. But he finally arrived at the foot of a small peak, which was covered with boulders of varying sizes.
The larger ones weighed over ten tons, while the smaller ones were still several hundred jin. They were all covered in moss.
Luo Jun ripped off a large piece of damp moss and took off his socks to squeeze the moisture into his mouth.
The taste was naturally not very good, but at least he had replenished some fluids now.
"I was too reckless. I should have drunk a coconut before coming in." Luo Jun felt regret at his carelessness. Among these piles of rocks, it was difficult to see any bloodstains compared to the woods.
Sure enough, Luo Jun had lost track of the big fellow.
But Luo Jun was not discouraged, because he discovered bees. At this time of year, bees had very low activity and were hiding in their hives eating the honey they had made in spring, summer and autumn.
The activity range of bees is usually within three kilometers of a water source.
Discovering these lovely little creatures, Luo Jun felt his trip today would not be fruitless.
Luo Jun observed the terrain and decided to search downhill to see if he could find a place where water converged.
If so, looking for a suitable place to live long-term wouldn't go amiss.
Struggling with thirst, Luo Jun searched for another hour and discovered a bamboo grove. This delighted him tremendously as bamboo was a very important natural resource for survival in the wild.
With bamboo, Luo Jun could make many tools and traps, and also use it to store food.
In addition, bamboo usually grows where there is plenty of moisture.
Luo Jun cut a small bamboo to explore the way ahead. This area was full of ferns taller than a human, a favorite place for snakes to sleep.
There were no trails in the woods unlike the country mountains with paths worn down by people. To move forward, Luo Jun had to clear a path while advancing, otherwise he wouldn't have made such little progress in over three hours.
In the bamboo grove, Luo Jun found some bamboo shoots with yellowed tips. These bamboos were filled with clear water, also known as bamboo liquid.
These were not normal bamboos. During growth, damage to the inner ducts from insects or other external factors caused internal seepage of water that gradually accumulated in the bamboo nodes.
The water inside could not only be drunk directly, but also contained many elements useful to the human body.
Luo Jun was overjoyed. He immediately opened a hole in a bamboo shoot and water gushed out. He stuck his mouth over it and drank his fill.
"This is a good place!"
Luo Jun wiped his mouth then continued searching. Soon he heard the sound of gurgling water downhill.
Luo Jun hurried over and saw a huge rock below the bamboo slope with a pool underneath!
The pool was about forty square meters, crystal clear and only a little over one meter deep.
The water source was from under the huge rock. It flowed downstream from the pool forming a very small creek.
The creek was overgrown on both sides with plants. If not for the sound, this little creek would have been completely undetectable. Luo Jun couldn't believe he had come to catch a bear but accidentally discovered such a good place.
"Building a shelter here shouldn't be a problem."
After surveying the surroundings, Luo Jun had already identified a flat piece of bamboo forest and was planning for the new shelter.
There was still time so Luo Jun cleared the flat bamboo area, felling the bamboo. However, with an empty stomach, he was in no shape for labor. After chopping one water bamboo shoot, he hurried back. By the time he returned to the beach, it was noon. The two women had already started grilling fish. Seeing Luo Jun return with a bamboo shoot but no prey, they were only startled for a moment but did not seem disappointed.
"Mr. Luo, we caught fish! Come eat!" Lorna called out. Li Shi ran over and took the bamboo shoot from Luo Jun's hand.
"Uncle, you didn't catch anything?"
"No, but there will be another chance next time. Also, I found a water source. We can head over first thing tomorrow morning and build a shelter there without any issues." Luo Jun said.
Just then, Li Shi asked worriedly:
"When can we leave this island after hiding in there?"
She clearly did not realize how dangerous it was.
"As long as it's confirmed there is no danger, we can build a boat and head for the California Peninsula. Staying inside will only be temporary."
Luo Jun could only reassure her this way.
He needed to confirm whether the danger on the island existed before considering leaving.
Lorna did not comment on this. She brought grilled fish to Luo Jun.
"Eat your fill first, then talk."
Luo Jun took it with a nod. Li Shi was surprised by the weight of the bamboo shoot and Luo Jun explained it to her.
Just then, some strange sounds came from the woods.
It sounded like people talking.
The two women hadn't noticed yet when Luo Jun covered their mouths.
"Don't make a sound. There seems to be movement over there!"
As he spoke, Luo Jun had already drawn out his dagger and crouched towards the woods.
The two women also turned nervous. Were there really other people on this island?
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
pression Bureau] Transported to a fantasy world overrun by demons and monsters, Gu Qingfeng becomes a jailer in the Demon Suppression Prison of the Great Yan Dynasty's Demon Suppression Bureau. From this point on, bizarre cases frequently occur in the Demon Suppression Prison, once known as hell on earth and infamous for its gloomy, terrifying atmosphere! Why do the demons and monsters in the prison wail miserably every night? Why has the corpse demon, capable of transforming into various beauties, donned black stockings and switched careers to become a foot massage therapist? Why has the eye demon, expert in soul-snatching and illusions, turned into a VR headset? Why is the fox spirit performing otaku dances? Are all these occurrences a twisted expression of demonic nature, or a descent into moral depravity? After peeling away layer upon layer of mystery, all clues ultimately point to a jailer named Gu Qingfeng. Gu Qingfeng: "Hehehe... My dear demons and monsters, whose card shall we flip today?"
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
