usatvline Chapter 238 He Was Just Talking
Chapter 238 He Was Just Talking
Without further ado, they drove the mule cart back. Wu Mu was quick and nimble, and quickly packed up the few things they had, and the group headed deeper into the grassland.
There is no direction there, and it is difficult for people who go in to get out. Similarly, no one would risk their life and chase across the grassland just for a few pearls or a mule.
They hurried on their way without stopping, with only Qiu Ling and Qing Yi sitting on the mule cart. Wu Yan and Wu Mu followed quickly, fearing that the cart was too heavy and would tire the mule.
And every two hours of walking, they would stop to rest for a while and let the mules eat some grass and drink some water.
Qiu Ling took a nap on the mule, opened his eyes contentedly, and began to turn into a curious baby, asking Wu Mu how he was exiled to the Tianhai planet.
Wu Mu turned his head to look at Qingyi, who was also a little curious. When the two were together, they never asked about each other's affairs. After experiencing this near-life-and-death separation, the two of them became closer.
"I was trafficked here. I was only five or six years old at the time. My family had some background, and they wanted to seize our family property, but they didn't want me to die too easily, so they sent me here.
I am also lucky to have met many uncles and grandfathers who are loyal and righteous.
They protected me as I grew up and taught me skills, but unfortunately the rules of survival on the Tianhai planet are too cruel. The strong are respected, and in their eyes, human life is like crushing an ant.
I think I'm pretty strong, but two fists are no match for four hands, not to mention that they're outnumbered.
I’ve watched too many friends and family pass away…”
Qingyi couldn't help but reach out and hold his hand, but he held it tightly with his backhand.
Wu Mu looked at her greedily and intently. Qingyi couldn't help but want to cover her face. She knew too well how ugly this face was, but he was full of love without any disgust or aversion.
"We'll keep each other company from now on," she chuckled.
Wu Mu hummed, clasped his fingers together, and said, "Okay."
Qiu Ling and Wu Yan looked at each other and raised their eyebrows slightly: See, more and more evidence proves that this Brother Mu is Wu Mu, the missing little prince of the Interstellar Empire.
They traveled in the dark all night, and when daybreak came, they saw an endless prairie with a flat terrain. There were no other reference points except for two stars hanging in the east and west of the sky.
Wu Mu took out the dry food from his bag and gave two steamed buns to Qiu Ling and Wu Yan, while he and Qingyi ate the cakes with cold water.
Wu Yan felt a little embarrassed, but Qiu Ling took it without hesitation, took big bites and ate it with relish.
He lowered his head and ate the steamed bun as well, but he was exhausted and one steamed bun was not enough to fill him up. It could only relieve his hunger at best, and this was after they had already eaten a lot the night before.
Wu Mu used animal skins, bones and rattan ropes to build a simple shed on the trolley to provide shade.
Not daring to stop, the group continued on their journey while the weather was still cool. They did not stop until they found a lake and set up a tent when the two stars were about to overlap.
"From now on, we should rest well in the afternoon and evening, catch some wild rabbits and mice, fill our stomachs and refresh our spirits, and travel more in the morning while we can still identify the direction.
I believe that if we keep going in one direction, we will definitely be able to get out of this prairie as soon as possible." Wu Muli explained while working.
Although this is called grassland, the land is not fertile. Wu Yan cleared out a piece of open space and built a bonfire with dry grass and vines to boil water.
Qiu Ling took out a slingshot and called Da Huang to go hunting.
Wu Yan quickly handed the bonfire to Qingyi to watch and quickly chased after him.
Qiu Ling smiled and took out a slingshot for him, "Yanzi, how about we compete to see who can hunt more game?"
Wu Yan smiled and nodded, "Okay, whoever loses will be responsible for the barbecue!"
"I definitely beat the old man who was lying there waiting for food," Qiu Ling snorted and patted Da Huang's head. "Da Huang, let's go over there. The grass over there is fertile. There must be a lot of rabbits and mice."
But after just one night together, the man and the dog got along very well.
After they were far enough away, Qiu Ling took out a pill and stuffed it into Da Huang's pocket. "Da Huang, after taking this pill, you will become more powerful and smarter. Don't thank me too much. Because you are so loyal to me, I can't let you die of old age in a year or two. How about living another thirty years?"
Dahuang just felt pain in his stomach, whimpering, and turning around in circles anxiously. Finally, he found a satisfactory position and concentrated on defecating.
It had just defecated and was feeling stomachache again, so it continued to turn around in circles. After doing this five or six times, the dog became more energetic, its fur became shiny, and it ran and jumped faster and more powerfully.
Before, Dahuang was actually equivalent to ancient humans in their sixties or seventies, and would sometimes stumble when walking. Now, he feels flexible and strong again, and is running and jumping happily in the grassland.
Qiu Ling released her spiritual sense to search for a hare, and soon found one. She didn't use a slingshot at all, she just put the wood-attributed crystal into the rabbit's mouth, and the rabbit rushed out like crazy and tried to bite the crystal ferociously.
It wasn't even its turn at all, Huo Yuan just snatched it away!
Qiu Ling quickly grabbed the rabbit's ears, tied it up with a vine rope and tied it around his waist, and continued to look for prey.
Da Huang was running back and forth, and she didn't take it seriously at first, but when she returned with the hares hanging around her waist, she found that there were also a bunch of hares and voles with their throats bitten in front of Qing Yi! She was really capable.
Wu Yan caught quite a few prey. He caught a bunch of rabbits. At noon, Qiu Ling ate a roasted rabbit that was about the size of a mouse. It was very tender and delicious...
After dinner, the men went to the lake to process the game. The fur was used to make clothes and exchange for pearls, and the meat was roasted and eaten as a meal.
Wu Mu couldn't help but ask Wu Yan: "Brother Yan, what's going on outside? I've been trapped here for 170 to 80 years, and I don't know what's going on outside."
Wu Yan glanced at him and said calmly: "The interstellar world is still divided into the Alliance, the Temple and the Empire. The Shang family of the Alliance... the Holy Son of the Temple... the General King of the Empire..."
Wu Mu listened with envy, regret and sadness, "I really want to see it with my own eyes, but unfortunately we can't get out."
Qiu Ling leaned over and asked, "Brother, if we could get out, what would you most like to do?"
Qingyi also looked at him.
"Take Qingyi to register for marriage, find a good job, and support the family," Wu Mu said with a smile, "I don't have any great ambitions, I just hope that bad guys get what they deserve, and good people live long!"
"So do you want to go out?" Qiu Ling asked.
Wu Mu smiled and said, "Who doesn't want to go out? Once you go out, you can survive as long as you work hard. But here, natural disasters and man-made disasters, which one is not powerful?"
He was just talking. The Tianhai planet was listed as a garbage dumping planet, and any criminal thrown into it never escaped.
He almost lost Qingyi here, and their lives might not be any better after they get out!