bayedsolid Chapter 11: Going into the Mountains
Chapter 11: Going into the Mountains
"No, no, that's not what I meant." How could he let others share the life-saving water? Boss Hu kept shaking his head and waving his hands, afraid that Tang Qiyue would misunderstand his meaning. "I want to take a few people and look for it in the mountains. You see, it's not so dry here that there is no way out. There must be water, but it's hard to find."
Tang Qiyue looked at him, "Boss Hu, do you want me to go find some water with you?"
Boss Hu nodded, "Yes, that's right."
Her eyes fell on the faces of the people around her who had sallow complexions and pale skin. Many of them were unwilling to drink a sip of water even though their mouths were bleeding in order to save water. Tang Qiyue felt uncomfortable, but she still would not selflessly donate the water in her space.
"You arrange the elderly, the weak, women and children, and find Wuming, who is nimble and skillful, to go into the mountain to look for water. I will go too." Tang Qiyue and the others were now traveling along the outer edge of the mountain.
Hearing that Tang Qiyue was coming, Hu Laosan was extremely excited and immediately went to arrange for someone. Tang Qiyue returned to her resting place and told her that she wanted to go into the mountains to find water, but her family disagreed.
Lin was the most unhappy. Although her daughter was strong, she was still a woman. "Qiyue, let's not look for water, okay? Mother is not thirsty, and mother does not need to drink water."
There are more or less dangers in the deep mountains and forests.
Tang Lao San also disagreed, "My daughter, Dad doesn't drink water either."
"Shuyao didn't drink either, so she gave all the water to Zhaobao."
Being thought of and cared about by her family made Tang Qiyue's heart soften. She smiled softly, "Mom, I know you are worried about me, but we are all together now. We can't just drink the water by ourselves. We will all die of thirst, so we have to find this water."
Not only that, there was a voice in Tang Qiyue's heart telling her that there was water in the mountains.
So, she must go.
Seeing that Tang Qiyue was stubborn, Lin could only remind her repeatedly to pay attention to her own safety.
The group of seven people, including Tang Qiyue, walked towards the mountain.
Lin San followed behind Boss Hu, staring at Tang Qiyue's back, curling his lips and muttering, "Although she is quite skilled, she is not a woman yet. She has to make do with something as important as finding water, and she is not afraid of danger."
Tang Qiyue was far away and did not hear Lin San's unfriendly words, but even if she heard it, she would not care. To deal with such people, the most effective way is to slap them in the face.
Boss Hu reached out and slapped Lin San hard on the back of his head, "Shut up. I won't care if you offend someone." He himself was not sure if he was a match for Tang Qiyue.
Lin San grimaced in pain, "Boss, I'm stupid to begin with, and you keep hitting me on the head. It hurts so much."
Boss Hu quickened his pace and ignored his dissatisfaction.
There were more and more weeds, and Tang Qiyue saw some green spots in the dead grass. There was indeed life here. She quietly released her special power and found a water source as quickly as possible.
"Have we walked too far? Is there any water in this mountain?" Someone was panting with exhaustion.
Boss Hu patted the man on the shoulder and said, "There must be water, believe me." Before fleeing the famine, he made a living by hunting and spent most of the month living in the mountains. He knew better than anyone whether there was water in a mountain.
With the greatest hope, everyone walked for an hour before stopping. It was not because they didn't want to go, but because they couldn't.
Tang Qiyue clenched the sharp dagger in her hand, staring solemnly at the two gray-haired wild boars weighing more than 100 pounds in front of her. There were actually wild boars here, and they looked a lot thinner. It should be because there was really not much food in this mountain.
"Wild boars!" Boss Hu and his men who followed were not afraid of the wild boars, but excited. With so many of them, if they could catch these two wild boars, cut their meat, dry it, and make it into jerky, they could eat it for a long time.
"Brothers, are you afraid? If you are, stay away!" Boss Hu asked in a low voice, staring at the two wild boars without blinking, his eyes filled with the desire for meat that he hadn't eaten in a long time.
Tang Qiyue took two steps back and asked, "Should we catch them?" It was a bit difficult for her to deal with two wild boars by herself, but it was not impossible to catch them. If these people were scared, she could just go back the same way and come back later. After all, she was also craving for pork.
"Catch them!" Boss Hu nodded without saying a word, "I guess the direction these two pigs are coming from should be their habitat, maybe there is a water source." Otherwise, how could these two pigs survive.
Tang Qiyue did not ignore this point and nodded, "Then, catch the pig and eat the meat."
Lin San was eager to try, "Boss, I'll help too." He silently wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth.
The two wild boars felt provoked and let out a warning growl from their noses, which made people shudder.
Boss Hu yelled, "Be careful."
Almost at the same time as the words fell, the wild boar took the lead in attacking and rushed towards Tang Qiyue.
Tang Qiyue rolled sideways to avoid the attack, raised her hand and slashed the wild boar's hind hoof hard. The wild boar's sharp screams of pain echoed throughout the mountains.
A few timid ones were frightened and hid behind Boss Hu in a panic. They wanted to eat meat, but they didn’t want to die!
The wild boar stared at Tang Qiyue with its bloodshot eyes, as if it had treated her as a meal. It endured the pain and charged towards Tang Qiyue.
Seeing this, Boss Hu pulled out the axe he carried with him and rushed forward, "Miss Tang, let me help you."
Lin San, who was eager to help, was so frightened that his legs trembled and he almost couldn't stand. However, he still held the thick wooden stick in his hand, ready to rush up and hit the wild boar at any time.
When the others saw this, they all looked for handy sticks or stones. If they didn't kill the two wild boars today, they would not be able to escape. They might as well take a chance and eat the meat if they succeeded!
In order to avoid being chased by the wild boar, Tang Qiyue rolled on the ground several times and was exhausted. However, the wild boar was not in a much better condition, with dagger scratches on its back and forehead.
Boss Hu joined the battle. His machete was more useful than Tang Qiyue's dagger. It only took him two hits to stop the wild boar's attack. The boar was grinding its hooves in pain and annoyance.
Lin San ran over, "Boss, let me help you."
The wild boar growled and retreated tiredly.
Tang Qiyue narrowed her eyes and rebuked, "They want to run away, we can't let them run away!"
Suddenly, two large rocks hit the wild boar's body, causing the wild boar, which was trying to escape, to stagger in pain.
The people who threw stones were the others who were afraid of the wild boar and did not dare to leave.
Tang Qiyue and Hu Laoda looked at each other and took the lead in attacking the wild boar, swinging the dagger in the air in a sharp arc. Tang Laoda followed closely behind, wielding a machete and directly chopping off half of the wild boar's head with one blow, and was immediately splattered with blood, which was extremely fishy.
One wild boar fell, and there was another.
Tang Qiyue threw the dagger and stabbed it directly into the eye of another wild boar. Tang Qiyue rode on the wild boar's body, pulled out the dagger, and stabbed it into the wild boar's neck. The blood stained her hands, making her frown.
The wild boar fell to the ground, shaking all over, making its final struggle until it was silent.