Chapter 23: Cooperation and Disputes

"Give me all the food!" The boy in the lead was the tallest, his face was dark and he didn't know what he had smeared, and he weighed a stone in his withered and emaciated palm.

Xiang Qingwu twisted his eyebrows and said impatiently, "Get out!" ”

The boy's eyes fell on Xiang Qingwu's waist, he stared at the prey suspiciously for a long time, and then looked up at Xiang Qingwu and asked, "Can you eat the animals on the island?" ”

Compared with them, Xiang Qingwu's situation is not only a little bit of a star, although her body is also full of stains, but her mental state is obviously much better than others, everyone knows that the animals on the island can't be eaten, but she just brought one, the intention can be imagined.

"Boss, there's definitely something wrong with this woman!" Next to the boy was a little girl, with short hair, ill-fitting jeans, and a ruffian air when she spoke.

Xiang Qingwu took out a feather arrow from his shoulder and aimed it at the three of them, his tone was extremely indifferent, "Say it again, get out!" ”

"Boss!" The girl glared at Xiang Qingwu angrily, but she was also timid.

The boy at the head didn't know what he was thinking, his eyes grunted, and he suddenly led people into the forest, and disappeared after a while.

Xiang Qingwu waited for a while, and after making sure that the person had left, he turned around with a solemn face.

There was a fire lit in the empty cave, and Kong Yan, who was as pale as a ghost, saw Xiang Qingwu coming back, and immediately turned his head and grinned, revealing a mouthful of big white teeth, "You're back." ”

Xiang Qingwu glanced at him, and said in his heart, don't smile at me, my heart can't stand it.

"Amitabha, Master Xiang, how is the situation outside?" Xu Lin asked calmly.

Xiang Qingwu threw the prey aside, took out the picked plants from his clothes and threw them to Kong Yan, sat down cross-legged to rest, looked at the two and said, "We can't stay in this place anymore." ”

Kong Yan's face changed slightly, and he guessed and asked, "Someone is coming?" ”

Xiang Qingwu nodded, "I saw a few children below just now, but judging from the footprints at the bottom of the cliff, it wasn't them." "This means that there is no longer just a group of people staring at them.

Kong Yan pondered and said, "Master Xulin's leg injury still needs to recuperate for at least two days, and my body can't withstand long-term strenuous exercise, if you can, I hope you can hold on for two more days." ”

Xu Lin looked at Kong Yan and then at Xiang Qingwu, he felt that he had become a drag on everyone, and said a little apologetically, "Actually, the little monk is fine!" ”

Xiang Qingwu said undoubtedly, "One day, I can only give you one day, since it is cooperation, then let me see your value!" ”

Kong Yan smiled frankly and said, "Miss Xiang, first of all, I am a doctor, not an immortal, I will do my best to make Master Xulin recover as soon as possible, but you know that one day is definitely not enough; Furthermore, since it is a cooperation, does Miss Xiang also want me to see your value? It's only two days, it's easy to defend and difficult to attack, so it's not a problem to hold on for two days! ”

Xiang Qingwu's phoenix eyes pressed, and his tone became more and more cold, "You are not qualified to talk to me about conditions!" ”

Kong Yan didn't care about spreading his hands, "Of course, Miss Xiang can completely terminate her cooperation with me." However, there are many dangers on the island of Shichi, a slight headache and brain fever can kill people, I am a doctor, with me I can help you minimize these dangers, and the survival of Master Xulin is the best proof of this. And in this cooperation, all you have to pay is a little bit of shelter. At this point, Kong Yan paused, then shook his head with a smile and said, "I think Miss Xiang misunderstood something, now I'm not talking to you about conditions, I'm just proposing what I think is the safest plan." ”

"Actually, the little monk is fine!" Xu Lin said again.

Neither of them replied to him, as if they hadn't heard it at all, and neither of them looked at each other uncompromisingly.

Finally, Xiang Qingwu got up, she pursed her lips reluctantly and said, "I must leave in two days." ”

Looking at Xiang Qingwu's back as he walked out of the cave, Kong Yan smiled helplessly, covered his mouth and coughed a few times, the tiredness on his face became even more serious, he leaned back against the wall and said weakly, "Little Master Xulin, can you help me see what these plants look like?" I can't see clearly. ”

Xu Lin clasped his hands, "Amitabha, Mr. Kong just called the little monk Xu Lin." ”

Kong Yan smiled, "For the sake of fairness, then Xulin will call me Kong Yan directly." ”

Xu Lin recited the Buddha number again, and took the plants brought back by Xiang Qingwu to describe them to Kong Yan one by one, every time he said the same, Kong Yan would pick it up and smell it, if he felt that he could use it, let Xu Lin put it on the stone slab next to the fire to bake, and if it could not be used, he would throw it away.

Halfway through, Xiang Qingwu came in and asked for a drop of Xulin's blood, and then took the prey outside to deal with it.

Kong Yan saw everything in his eyes, but he was smart not to ask, just like he had never asked where the jerky in Xu Lin's pocket came from in the past two days. He knew that Xu Lin had a secret, and this secret was enough for Xiang Qingwu to protect him.

"I advise you not to beat his idea!" As soon as Xiang Qingwu came in, he saw Kong Yan staring at Xu Lin with dark eyes, and immediately frowned and warned in displeasure, and at the same time handed the processed prey to Xu Lin.

The corners of Kong Yan's eyes raised slightly, "Miss Xiang, I hope you can believe that I am sincerely cooperating with you." ”

Xiang Qingwu sat cross-legged across from him, "I hope so." ”

Xu Lin looked at the two people in an awkward atmosphere, and silently picked up the stick on the ground and put the prey on it.

The air seemed to be condensed, and none of the three people with their own thoughts spoke, and with the smell of barbecue, the atmosphere finally eased a little.

Delicious food can make people feel happy, and the satisfaction of a full stomach can make people feel relaxed. After Xu Lin ate and drank enough, he couldn't resist the fatigue of his body, and soon lay down and fell asleep. The two who were still awake were left, one carefully discerning the plants, the other grinding the two broken arrowheads on the stone.

The sunlight outside was very dazzling, and from time to time you could hear the roar of wild beasts in the woods, and the air was filled with a fishy smell peculiar to Shichishima.

Xiang Qingwu packed up her polished bow and arrows and walked outside, she had to take advantage of this time to quickly stock up on some food, otherwise once she left the cave, she would probably not have time to find food, and on this island, hunger is the most terrible enemy.

"Wait." Kong Yan called out to her.

Xiang Qingwu stopped and looked back at him, "What's the matter?" ”

Kong Yan raised the purple blade of grass in his hand, "If you see this, please bring some more, this can stop the bleeding." ”

Xiang Qingwu's gaze swept over the freshly cut wound on Kong Yan's arm, which had been covered with crushed purple blades of grass, and the bleeding had stopped. She was surprised that this guy actually tried the medicine himself, and immediately couldn't help blurting out, "I thought you were the most life-sparing!" ”

Kong Yan raised his arm flatly, and the corner of his mouth smiled, "It turns out that some sacrifices are necessary. ”

"Maniac." Xiang Qingwu sneered, turned around and left the cave.

Xiang Qingwu was vigilant all day, neither seeing the children nor anyone else appearing at the bottom of the cliff, and time passed quickly. As the sun sets, the forest is covered in a golden hue, homing birds skim over the forest, and the coast in the distance is undulating, and white mist begins to invade the island.

The temperature dropped a lot, Xiang Qingwu tightened his clothes with some discomfort, and finally looked at the flickering and moving firelight in the forest and turned around and walked towards the cave.

He is very good at handling ingredients, he can make different flavors of the same jerky, and the softness and hardness are moderate, suitable for long-term storage, even in Nanaemia, it can be stored for four or five days without rotting.

"Here you go." Xiang Qingwu suddenly took out a pistol from his arms and handed it to Xu Lin.

Xu Lin looked at it in surprise, a little at a loss, "Amitabha, what is Lord Xiang?" ”

Kong Yan couldn't help but look at it, he had already heard that Xiang Qingwu had subdued Hong Biao, and he didn't have to think about it to know that Hong Biao's pistol naturally fell into her hands, but he didn't expect the other party to give such an important thing to a little monk.

Xiang Qingwu said, "It's good if I have a bow and arrow, this is for you." ”

Xu Lin hesitated and did not answer.

Xiang Qingwu frowned, and was about to get angry, so he heard Kong Yan interject and explain, "If you don't have training, you won't know how to use a pistol." ”

Seeing that Xiang Qingwu was unhappy, Xu Lin hurriedly stretched out his hand, his eyes beating with a deer-like helplessness, "I, the little monk will not." ”

Kong Yan pursed his lips and said with a confident smile, "I can teach you, but I guess there should only be one bullet in the gun, so I can only teach you how to hold the gun and shoot first, and you can still bluff people at critical times." ”

Xu Lin is still a little afraid, the gun is used to hurt people, for the sake of the desire to slaughter the prey, he still has to recite the "Death Mantra" every day to clear his sins, and now let him kill, wouldn't it be more painful than letting him kill the prey. Looking at the pistol in his pocket, Xu Lin felt like he was carrying a hot potato, and he couldn't take it or lose it.

Xiang Qingwu caught a glimpse of Xu Lin's embarrassed appearance, his face sank, and before she could speak, he heard Kong Yan say, "Weapons are not only used to hurt people, but also to protect themselves. Xu Lin, you don't want Miss Xiang to worry about our safety when she goes out. ”

Xu Lin looked at Xiang Qingwu, then nodded in embarrassment and put away the pistol.

Xiang Qingwu has not yet vented her dissatisfaction with Xu Lin, because Kong Yan's words are all forced back, although the result is good, but Xiang Qingwu's dissatisfaction with Kong Yan is one more point, she hates others speculating on her thoughts.

The night was fine, and the next day Xiang Qingwu still went out to hunt, but this time she didn't dare to go too far.

In the cave, Kong Yan was about to change the medicine for Xu Lin, and suddenly Xu Lin looked out of the cave vigilantly, and the whole person instantly tensed.

"Someone's coming?" Kong Yan asked.

Xu Lin nodded and said uncertainly, "I seem to smell a strange smell." As he spoke, he was about to get up to look, but was stopped by Kong Yan.

"You change the medicine yourself, I'll go and see the situation, I'll shout if there's a problem, you must not go out when the time comes." After Kong Yan finished solemnly, he grabbed a handful of grass and wood ashes from the ground, thought about it and turned back and said solemnly, "Take the pistol!" You must shoot when you have to, even if it is for Miss Xiang! ”