"Hu Li!"
"Little fox!"
"Boss!"
Torches were wandering in the woods, and the shouts of the crowd could not be heard far before being drowned out by the wind and rain.
On the side of a low mountain on the east coast, the little fox saw a woodpecker spread its wings and fly into the crevice when it reached the rock wall. He hesitated for a moment, then climbed in by clinging to the waist-high rocks.
It was very dark in the crevice. Once inside, the sounds of wind and rain faded away, but the sound of rushing water became clearer.
With the help of the torchlight, you can see rain falling on the rock wall near the east side, gathering into a small stream below, flowing to the ground outside with the firelight, and then falling into the sea.
On the west side, there was a shelter overhead and no rain fell, so the little fox simply put away the umbrella and looked around holding the torch.
Unfortunately, the fire was too small and the surroundings were still pitch black. All he could see was a piece of hard rock under his feet, with moss growing in some places. This made Hu Li walk very carefully, fearing that he would accidentally step on the moss and fall.
Wang Ping stood on Hu Li's shoulder and turned his head to look at this crack in the rock. He could vaguely feel the light of the sky above the rain-falling rock wall across from him. If he stood under the opposite rock wall, there would be a slit of sky above his head.
At this moment, rain was falling from the sky, forming a curtain of water in the cracks of the rocks.
On the side where Hu Li stood, a huge rock slanted upwards across his head, forming a "∠丨" shape with the rock wall opposite. In addition to the moss on the rock surface, there were some plants growing out of the cracks on the right side.
Outside the narrow gap at the top of the rock, the strong wind blew through the crack from time to time, making a "woooo" sound. The little fox only took a few steps before his legs weakened and he squatted down, not daring to go any further.
"kee~"
In the darkness deep in the crevice, the cry of a certain "landlord" was heard.
Wang Ping stretched his neck to look. The brown woodpecker was standing on a bush that had taken root in the crevice deep in the rock, and it was calling towards him non-stop.
In the bushes at its feet, some unknown fruits could be vaguely seen, hanging in clusters of three or five at the top of the branches and swaying slightly.
"After all this time, this guy still hasn't eaten enough?" The badger felt a black line on his forehead drooping, "Aren't you afraid of being stuffed to death?"
The call of the woodpecker and the presence of a badger gave the little fox courage, and he moved forward tremblingly. When he reached the edge of the bush, sweat was already on his forehead.
Wang Ping jumped off the little fox's shoulder and looked around. There were very few plants on the bare rock surface. However, there were many branches under the rock wall opposite where rain kept falling. Some were washed away by the water flow, while others were piled up.
I ran over and picked up a small pile of wet firewood. The badger's fur was wet again, and I had to go through the drying process again. It was not until a long time later that the dim light of fire began to appear in the cracks of the rocks.
Now Hu Li could see the surrounding environment clearly. Under the illumination of the campfire, the rock crack less than 5 meters wide was immediately visible.
The dark place was not as empty as imagined, but was covered by a layer of soil mixed with rocks. At this moment, she was only 2 meters away from the bottom, and the horror atmosphere disappeared instantly, and it became a bit monotonous.
"kee~"
A woodpecker cried out triumphantly, then lowered its head and pecked at a small berry on the bushes at its feet.
Reaching out to pick one, Hu Li frowned and looked at it for a long time before he suddenly said, "It turns out to be a ground ivy. It grows here, and I almost didn't recognize it."
Seeing a badger staring at him blankly with its round eyes, the little fox smiled and pinched the berries in his hand to explain: "It's a kind of wild fruit. I ate it when I was live streaming before... I've seen it! It tastes a bit sour, but it's quite delicious once you get used to it! Do you want to try it?"
"Tsk, when it comes to eating, you're such a professional!"
A badger opened its little mouth and laughed at someone, but the little fox didn't understand what Wang Ping meant at all. It thought that the badger was happy to see the food, so it laughed foolishly along with him.
Wang Ping stretched out his little paws and picked up the small berry that Hu Li handed over. He opened his little mouth, bit off half of it, and began to chew it.
It tasted a little astringent at first, and the part near the skin was very sour. It made the badger's fur face swell up. But after the sourness wore off, it was like what the little fox said, leaving a sweet taste in the mouth. It was really delicious.
The "Fairy Tale" group had another bonfire picnic. Wang Ping and Hu Li both felt like they had forgotten something, but they couldn't remember what it was. So they simply put it out of their minds and kept stuffing their mouths with "after-meal fruit".
In the woods, everyone gathered together again, sighing silently as they looked at the others who had gained nothing.
"Let's contact the production team!" Han Daxia shook his head and said, "Let's all look for it together! We are just a few people with a few torches, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack!"
"But… "
Different voices sounded, and everyone turned their heads to see Ding Yi frowning and saying, "According to the program team, we are all in a simulated shipwreck environment before the live broadcast ends. No matter what happens, we have to solve it ourselves. Once anyone contacts the program team, it will be considered as giving up voluntarily."
"Someone is going to die. Just give up. Are you reluctant to do so?" Gu Laosan didn't understand Ding Yi's real meaning. He thought he was afraid of being implicated, so he started to mock him. Then, Han Daxia pulled him back and told him to shut up.
"I understand what you mean, but this is a different time..."
Hero Han looked at Ding Yi, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Yang Xu.
"Ding Yi is right. I know what you are going to say, Brother Han. The current environment is too harsh and you are afraid of something happening. But the core of our live broadcast is to show how to survive in a harsh environment."
After a pause, when everyone's eyes were on him, Yang Xu continued, "What we need to do now is not to contact the production team, but to think about how to find the missing members in this situation. This is also a common situation in the wild, so it won't be difficult for us."
"Or we can put ourselves in Hu Li's shoes and think about where she would go?" Li Mengdie interrupted.
"You guys..." Hero Han was about to say something, but at this moment, he heard Gu Lang exclaim "Fuck!", then he slapped his thigh and said with a look of sudden realization: "Yeah! Why didn't I think of that?"
"What did you think of?" Everyone looked at a certain salted fish and asked in unison.
Li Mengdie's words reminded Gu Lang to put himself in the other person's shoes and consider where the other person would go. However, others put themselves in the shoes of Hu Li, while Gu Lao San put himself in the shoes of a badger.
Thinking of something that a badger had intended to give him before, Gu Lang rolled his eyes and asked everyone to follow him.
They walked along the puddles in the forest and crossed a river that appeared out of nowhere. Under a red nan tree where a badger had "stayed overnight", they saw a patch of grass that had been clearly trampled and footprints in the mud.
This time, Han Daxia became the main force, leading everyone to track the traces all the way to the puddle where they usually fetched water. There they saw branches that were deliberately thrown outside the woods and extinguished by the rain, as well as a small piece of bonfire embers.
"How did you know the little fox would come here?" Li Mengdie suddenly looked at Gu Lang and asked.
"Who knows where she's going!"
Gu Lao San shrugged his shoulders and said with a curled lip: "But it's easy to guess where my eldest son will go!"
Seeing everyone's still confused expressions, Gu Laosan didn't want to explain any more. After all, this involved his blood and tears history.
A salted fish had an unfathomable look on his face, but in his heart he was secretly mocking: "That bastard, his way of coaxing people is nothing more than carrot and stick, either threat of violence or temptation of snacks. It's basically the level of an elementary school student!"