After the pleasantries, Bai Junjun took her spoils of victory and left with a long stride.
Only the drained Dawn Cedar was left in the mountain spring, about to cry without tears.
When Bai Junjun returned, the fish soup from the morning was just starting to boil.
Bai Junjun poured a bit of Magical Wood Water into the fish soup, dubbing it: "Perfect Health and Fitness Soup."
Bai Junjun and Xiao Shan, without any doubts, earnestly drank all the soup.
After eating, the three of them had intended to continue looking for people, but as the rain outside grew heavier, they reluctantly had to stay put, roasting their clothes while waiting for the rain to stop.
With some free time, Bai Sasa even carved a few bowls. Xiao Shan blinked cleverly, "Sister Sasa, are you making these for Xiao Yu?"
"Mhm." Bai Sasa nodded, "Once we find Xiao Yu, she’ll have new bowls and chopsticks to use right away."
"Then I’ll help you with that." Xiao Shan said, joining her work.
While they were cheerfully occupied, a strange noise suddenly came from the jungle.
All three of them were startled, and immediately stopped their work to listen intently.
Then they heard successive impacts against stones and wood as well as sharp, piercing animal cries coming from the jungle.
Bai Junjun, having come from The Apocalypse, could only recognize the sounds of zombies, and knew nothing else native to the land.
Although Bai Sasa was from ancient times, being a sheltered girl even when fleeing from calamity, she had hardly seen any animals; after all, the living ones were eaten and gone.
So the sisters, hearing those heart-wrenching screams, were completely clueless.
But Xiao Shan suddenly stood up, as if standing helped him hear better, and the more he listened, the more his eyes widened.
"It’s... it’s a wild boar!"
"A wild boar?" the two sisters asked in unison.
"Yeah. It must be wild boars fighting. They make such noises when they fight; it’s really loud."
After vividly explaining, Xiao Shan hesitated again. He didn’t understand why he had said that, and when he tried to remember more, he suddenly found he remembered nothing else but that.
However, for Bai Junjun, such information was enough.
When they had teamed up with Old Uncle Qiu, they also had a wild boar, and at that time, they joyously ate roasted meat every day, living a life as blissful as immortals.
Speaking of which, since heading south, their meals had visibly gotten worse.
"Say... can lard be rendered from fat pork?" Bai Junjun once again revealed a deep and crafty expression.
Bai Sasa and Xiao Shan were both clueless.
Bai Junjun confidently answered her own question, "It must be right. I remember Old Uncle Qiu talking about this."
He said city people would render the fat to make oil, which makes veggies or meat dishes taste delicious. Once they find a place to settle down in the future, he definitely plans to cook some country-style stir fry for her.
Alas, those days are gone now.
When Bai Junjun mentioned Old Uncle Qiu’s name, Xiao Shan paused slightly. His memories were very vague, but despite trying hard as a child, he eventually let go of the thought.
Meanwhile, Bai Junjun continued to stare determinedly at the dense forest emitting sounds, "Speaking of which, we’ve been looking for Xiao Yu around the riverbed but never ventured deep into that forest. How about we check it out there after the rain stops?"
Her suggestion was naturally supported by Bai Sasa and Xiao Shan.
However, thinking of the strange noises coming from the jungle, Bai Sasa was somewhat worried, "Aren’t wild boars very dangerous?"
She had heard terrifying tales about wild boars.
It was said that a single wild boar could flatten an entire cropland and even kill a person with its bites. Even ordinary hunters needed a group of more than a dozen to barely manage to take down a wild boar.