“Hǎo Dà… brother, do you think there might be poisonous snakes in that forest?!” Su Mei said nervously as Hǎo Dà and she approached the woods.
“Later, when we’re in the forest, we’ll beat the grass in front of us with sticks before we move forward. That way, even if there are snakes, we can beat the grass to startle the snake,” Hǎo Dà replied, forcing a brave front.
Even though he was a man, he was also afraid of snakes. Most people, except for certain professionals, were probably afraid of snakes.
But with the alluring and slender Su Mei by his side, Hǎo Dà couldn’t show his fear, no matter what, or he’d lose face!
“Oh! Big Brother Hǎo, you even know about beating the grass to startle the snake! Your knowledge is so extensive!” Su Mei teased intentionally, trying to lighten the mood.
“Of course! I know astronomy above and geography below, chemistry to the left, and human anatomy to the right. It’s just basic stuff for me,” Hǎo Dà replied, also playing along.
“Big Brother Hǎo, you’re such a pervert! You even know about human anatomy!” Su Mei scolded playfully!
“Haha!” Hǎo Dà laughed triumphantly.
Soon, the two reached the edge of the forest and were about to enter it formally.
The forest had many trees, and various bird calls could be heard from them. The ground was clearly without a path, and the grass grew lush and tall, reaching at least to their knees! In a place like this, neither Hǎo Dà nor Su Mei would believe it if someone said there were no poisonous snakes!
“Big Brother Hǎo, there are definitely poisonous snakes here! I’m so scared!” Su Mei said, her fur standing on end.
“We have no way back! We don’t know when the rescue team will arrive, and we must find food and water. If we go back empty-handed, we’ll just wait to die together!” Hǎo Dà said with a serious expression. “Here’s what we’ll do: I’ll use a stick to beat the grass and clear a path ahead, and you follow closely behind me.”
At this moment, he felt a sense of responsibility as a man, protecting the four beautiful women: Su Mei, Chē Yán, Liǔ Yìjiāo, and Qí Yíngyíng!
“Okay, Big Brother Hǎo, thank you for your hard work!” Su Mei replied softly.
With Hǎo Dà clearing the way ahead, she felt at least less scared than before!
Thus, Hǎo Dà walked forward at a moderate pace, using his metal stick to beat the grass, while Su Mei followed cautiously behind him.
During this process, Hǎo Dà clearly felt that some living creatures, resembling poisonous snakes, were indeed startled and fled due to his actions. This made him feel both fortunate and somewhat chilled, giving him goosebumps! He really didn’t like this feeling!
What was even more frustrating was that after walking nervously like this for quite some time, they hadn’t seen even a single wild fruit or anything to eat, let alone eaten any!
They just had to keep moving forward and keep searching! There seemed to be no other option for now, Hǎo Dà thought.
They walked forward for a while longer when suddenly Su Mei let out a scream! She had seen a colorful snake slithering through the grass to their right! She screamed in fright!
Her scream startled not only Hǎo Dà ahead but also the colorful snake! It reared up abruptly and lunged at Su Mei with its terrifying mouth open!
Seeing such a horrifying sight! Su Mei couldn’t react in time! She just stood there frozen, waiting for the venomous snake to bite her!
If she were bitten! And on this deserted island with no medicine! Su Mei’s fate would be obvious; she would likely die from the poison within 30 minutes or even less!
Fortunately, Hǎo Dà ahead reacted quickly enough! With a powerful swing of his metal stick! Before the poisonous snake could bite Su Mei, Hǎo Dà knocked it away with a single blow!
Although the immediate deadly danger was averted, the aftershock of Su Mei’s severe fright was just kicking in! She, who had been standing frozen, now snapped back to reality and instinctively jumped up! She landed heavily, twisting her ankle!
“Ah! My foot hurts so much!” Su Mei cried out as she sat down on the ground.
Hǎo Dà quickly checked her painful right foot. Fortunately, it wasn’t broken or dislocated, just sprained. She would recover after resting for a while.
But this was clearly not a place to rest.
“I’ll carry you, and we’ll continue looking for wild fruits!” Hǎo Dà said resolutely, with unyielding perseverance.
“Mmm, thank you, Big Brother Hǎo!” Su Mei replied, her pretty face flushing. She then shyly leaned onto his strong, broad back.
Just now, Hǎo Dà had saved her life. If he hadn’t reacted quickly and knocked the poisonous snake away with his stick! She would have definitely been bitten by it! Most likely to her death from the venom! Thinking of this, she couldn’t help but feel a sense of lingering fear!
She suddenly wanted to cry! She wanted to go back to school! She wanted to go home!
But she couldn’t cry, so as not to affect Hǎo Dà, who had the harder job now! Not only did he have to beat the grass to startle snakes with his stick, but he also had to carry her forward!
Although she was slender, she was five foot seven, well-endowed in all the right places, with a voluptuous figure and proud curves. She weighed 91 jin (about 100 pounds). She knew that carrying her wouldn’t be easy for Hǎo Dà.
Her guess was correct; carrying her wasn’t easy for Hǎo Dà, not just because of her weight, but also because of the soft, fragrant warmth she brought, which made him somewhat flustered.
Fortunately, the overall feeling was wonderful, so Hǎo Dà carried Su Mei forward with great motivation.
After walking for a while longer, they still hadn’t found any wild fruits or other food, but they faintly heard the sound of water!
“I hear water,” Su Mei said softly from Hǎo Dà’s back.
Listening to her voice, which was both sweet and intoxicating, and feeling her warm, fragrant softness, Hǎo Dà became even more flustered. He quickly suppressed it forcefully!
“Yes! Let’s head towards the sound of the water. Maybe there are fish there!” Hǎo Dà said excitedly. He was now more hungry and thirsty than Su Mei!
After a while, the two successfully reached the place where they heard the water. It was a stream at the foot of a mountain, flowing down from the mountainside and extending onwards.
To be precise, it wasn’t a small stream but a rather large one because the water flow was not insignificant.
“There’s a fish!” Su Mei exclaimed excitedly from Hǎo Dà’s back!
Hǎo Dà also saw a fish, not a small one, but it flashed by! It had already gone downstream to the other side, and it was too late to catch it now!
But it at least proved that there were fish in this stream!
Hǎo Dà immediately thought of savory grilled fish and delicious fish soup! Oh! The thought made him eager to start catching fish!
“Put me down, I’ll sit on that big rock, and you go catch fish!” Su Mei suggested excitedly.
“Okay.” Hǎo Dà reluctantly placed her, this warm, fragrant, soft beauty, on a large rock by the stream, then stared at the clear stream, his right hand tightly gripping the metal stick, ready to spear any passing fish!
After waiting for a while, another fish finally appeared! Hǎo Dà reacted as quickly as possible and thrust his stick fiercely into the water! Damn it! He missed!
Survival was so difficult!
Seeing that Hǎo Dà had missed, Su Mei, who was sitting and watching, also hungry and thirsty, was naturally a bit disappointed. However, she still encouraged him, saying, “Go, Big Brother Hǎo!”
Then she added, “Can we drink this stream water directly? I’m so thirsty!”
“No, we can’t drink it directly. It must be boiled! The water looks clear, but there are fish in it, and possibly snakes or other things swimming by. Who knows how many parasites are in it!” Hǎo Dà said, showing some basic wilderness survival knowledge.
“Then what will we use to collect some water later to boil and drink?” Su Mei replied meekly.
“Mm.” Hǎo Dà nodded, then frowned. “The current is a bit fast, and a fish only comes by every so often. The success rate of spearing fish like this is too low! We need to think of a solution!”