"Captain..." Xiao Baihe shouted worriedly, fearing that Chen Jie would be soft-hearted and accept the five lions in front of him again.
"That's all, follow your mother and live a good life." Chen Jie gritted his teeth, stood up and looked at the four little guys in front of him reluctantly.
"AaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarate!" The little guy seemed to feel the sadness of parting and kept crawling up Chen Jie's legs as if he wanted to feel Chen Jie's arms.
Chen Jie looked at the little guys, squatted down again, and touched them one by one, with a worried look on his face.
Seeing Chen Jie so reluctantly, Xiao Baihe's heart softened.
I was considering whether to persuade the captain to take in a lion cub.
"Okay, let's go." Chen Jie grabbed the pendant off his body and placed it next to the lioness. He reached out and touched the lioness' head, then turned and walked towards the stone crevice.
Xiao Baihe looked at Chen Jie's lonely back, feeling heartbroken.
The two people left the stone crevice. Chen Jie listened to the cry of the little lion, looked back and took a deep look, and then placed the stone at the door.
You can easily get out from the inside, but it is difficult to enter from the outside. This not only ensures the safety of the lioness and cubs, but also prevents people from easily discovering them.
"Captain, how about you adopt a little lion?" Xiao Baihe couldn't bear it. Looking at Chen Jie's slightly red eyes, she couldn't help but comfort her.
"No, they can only survive if they are with their mother, because the lioness will teach them the skills of hunting and survival. If they stay with us, they will become useless when they grow up." Chen Jie knew very clearly,
If the lion cub was taken away today.
Instead of saving it, it harmed its life.
"Captain, you should look further ahead." Xiao Baihe nodded, finally understanding Chen Jie's mood at the moment.
"Okay, it's time for us to find a way out. It's very steep here and there is no road for us to go up." Chen Jie remembered that he walked a long way here yesterday and didn't see any place where we could borrow strength.
"Then what should we do? Yanyan and Lisa must be very anxious." Xiao Baihe frowned, remembering how anxious those two girls must have been since they didn't return home last night.
"So we must leave here as soon as possible so that we can go back early." Chen Jie picked up a branch, handed it to Xiao Baihe, and took one himself.
The two people knocked on the surrounding grass and carefully walked along.
No one has been here before, there are no roads, and because it rained yesterday, the soil in the grass is very slippery. The two of them stepped carefully on the grass, walking on thin ice.
After walking for a while, Xiao Baihe's breathing was a little unstable, even a little rapid.
Chen Jie turned around and glanced at the panting Xiao Baihe, and spoke helplessly.
"Let's rest for a while and maintain our strength." After saying that, he pulled Xiao Baihe to a nearby big rock and sat down to rest.
"Captain, this place looks very desolate. It's strange that I haven't even seen a mouse after walking for so long." Xiao Baihe looked at the surrounding environment and always felt eerie.
Chen Jie stopped, looked at his surroundings, and frowned.
"There is indeed something wrong. Let's go back the way we came. There are no animals here, which means there is a problem. Let's retreat first." After saying that, Chen Jie took Xiao Baihe back the way he came.
Xiao Baihe didn't dare to ask any more questions and followed Chen Jie closely, for fear of holding back the captain.
The two people quickly returned to the stone crevice. At this time, there were no traces of the lioness and cub in the stone crevice.
"They won't be in any danger, right?" Xiao Baihe looked at the empty cave in front of her, feeling a little worried.
"Probably not, the lioness will protect her children." Chen Jie could only comfort himself in this way, hoping that they could grow up safely.
"Then what should we do now?" Xiao Baihe changed the topic, not wanting the captain to be too sad.
"Try walking this way. You see there are lioness footprints here. The animals' sense of smell is much more sensitive than humans, and they can also identify directions better. Let's just follow the footprints. We will definitely be able to get out." Chen Jie observed.
I looked at the footprints on the ground and planned to follow the footprints of the lioness.
"Okay." Xiao Baihe didn't understand this, but listened to Chen Jie and felt that it made sense.
The two people walked along the footprints for a while, and the footprints disappeared.
"The footprints here are too complicated and difficult to identify. Let's just walk along the wall." Chen Jie looked at the mess on the ground and knew that he could no longer rely on the footprints.
The two of them walked for a while. Xiao Baihe was thirsty and hungry at this time, but he suppressed it and said nothing.
The two of them are trapped here, it would be great if they could get out, how dare they be pretentious.
Chen Jie was preoccupied with finding a way out and didn't pay much attention to Xiao Baihe's condition until he heard a bang. Chen Jie quickly turned around and saw Xiao Baihe collapsed on the ground due to exhaustion.
"Lily." Chen Jie exclaimed, rushed to Xiao Baihe's side, picked up Xiao Baihe, and pinched Xiao Baihe's acupuncture point hard.
Xiao Baihe woke up leisurely, looked at Chen Jie, and showed an apologetic smile.
"I'm sorry, captain, I've caused you trouble again." After saying that, Xiao Baihe covered her dizzy head, feeling that her head was in chaos.
"Don't be stupid, why didn't you tell me if you felt uncomfortable?" Chen Jie looked at Xiao Baihe puzzledly. Since he felt uncomfortable, he should have mentioned it earlier.
"I, I fainted suddenly, without any warning." Xiao Baihe's eyes dodged, not daring to look directly at Chen Jie.
Chen Jie saw that Xiao Baihe was lying, and did not pursue the question further. He just asked about Xiao Baihe's physical condition, and then asked Xiao Baihe to sit where he was and take a rest.
Xiao Baihe looked at Chen Jie's back with blame, feeling that she had caused trouble to the captain again.
Chen Jie came to the area where he caught wild ducks yesterday. Ducks generally like to live near water, so there must be a water source here.
Fortunately it's not that hot today, otherwise they wouldn't be able to endure it.
After searching for a long time, Chen Jie finally found a small lake. It was not big and the water did not look as clear as the one in their cave.
Now he didn't have to worry about so much. Chen Jie took out the bamboo tube from his waist, filled some water, closed the lid tightly, and put it back around his waist.
Originally, Chen Jie planned to get something to eat, but it was a waste of time to make a fire to cook the food, so he simply picked some wild fruits to cushion his stomach.
After picking the fruits, Chen Jie returned to Xiao Lily with the fruits in his arms.
"Drink some water and eat some wild fruits." Chen Jie placed the wild fruits next to Xiao Baihe.
"Captain, have I caused you trouble again?" Xiao Baihe curled her lips and looked at Chen Jie with self-blame.
"I can't blame you, maybe I can find some treasures here." Chen Jie smiled and comforted Xiao Baihe, not letting her think too much.