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While thinking of what Lu Que had just said, Zhuge Yan took out a rabbit from the cave and placed it on top of the bonfire, mimicking Lu Que as he roasted the rabbit. He had already eaten a lot last night, and because he was too hungry at that time, he had no choice but to wait for Lu Que to come back and eat together. Although he had a good relationship with Lu Que, he still had to say the word 'etiquette' even though he was on good terms with Lu Que.

Before Zhuge Yan could roast the second rabbit, she saw two goats that had been cleaned up, their necks tied up by two mountain vines. They descended from the cliff and Lu Que's shout came from the cliff, "Zhuge, do you see the goats? Take them."

"I saw it. Let go of me." Zhuge Yan pulled on the vine that was tying the lamb and shouted. Just as his voice faded, Zhuge Yan felt the vines above him loosen up. His hands abruptly sank, and he hurriedly applied force to his arms, preventing the mutton from falling to the bottom of the cliff.

He could feel that the skinned and dirty lamb in his hands were all over a hundred Jin. He couldn't help but sigh at the magic of this small world; not only were the tigers, leopards, bears, and wolves much larger than the ones outside, even the goats were larger than the ones he had seen before. However, thinking about it, without sufficient food, those ferocious beasts would not be able to grow so big.

Zhuge Yan laboriously carried the lamb into the cave and hung it on a rock on the mountain wall. Ever since he was young, his body was much weaker than his peers. Otherwise, Bai Aoguang wouldn't have been so sarcastic about his bad behavior and his disease. These two sheep were both over fifty kilograms, and when he tied the meat with the vine, he was already sweating profusely.

"Propping himself up with his knees to catch his breath, Zhuge Yan walked out of the cave." Lu Que, what are you doing? " Just as he walked out of the cave, Zhuge Yan saw Lu Que uniformly sprinkling the burnt ashes onto two pieces of sheepskin. He could not help but feel curious.

"I'm making a rough sheepskin. I'll sprinkle the grass and wood dust inside the sheepskin, and then find a shady place to dry. Then, we can use this sheepskin." Lu Que said without raising his head.

"It's that simple, it really is that simple. I didn't expect that the fur coats we wear in the winter would be so tanned." Zhuge Yan thought back to the sheepskin he had laid out in the cave when he had slept last night. This was the first time he found out that this was how the sheepskin was handled.

"Of course not." This Zhuge Yan was truly a wealthy young master who was dressed in luxurious clothing, not knowing even this much, he explained to him, "Our usual furs are all very complicated. If we don't have dozens of techniques to make a good piece of leather, it would be impossible to make it in three to five months. But right now, we have neither the materials nor the time, so we can only do this. "

"So that's how it is." Zhuge Yan knew that he had made a joke. She walked over to the bonfire awkwardly, roasting the rabbit while watching Lu Que's actions.

Zhuge Yan watched as Lu Que skillfully wiped a piece of sheepskin on a piece of straw wood ash before starting to work on the second piece. There was a complicated look in his eyes.

In terms of status, although both of them came from the residence of the State Duke, Lu Que possessed half of the royal bloodline and was much more respected than him. In terms of talent, last year's mock exam had already proven that Lu QIu had the skills of a chief. If it wasn't for His Majesty and the Grand Princess supporting the Humble Class, Ye Zhiqiu would have been the head of the team, and that position would have definitely belonged to Lu QIu.

In terms of talent, Lu Que was the second one to reach the 36th grade of the Foundation Establishment stage since the founding of the Great Gan Country. Zhuge Yan also knew that Lu Que was now at the peak of the 2nd grade of the Blood Enchantment Realm. In terms of mountain survival skills, even if he flattered Lu Que, he wouldn't be able to catch up.

Zhuge Yan, who was known as a prodigy since childhood, had never met a worthy opponent among his peers in the capital. Even Bai Qing Guang, who was always on bad terms with him, was only around the same age as him. Only when he got to know Lu Que did he realize that there was actually such a prodigy in this world. Zhuge Yan believed that as long as Lu Que was given enough time, he would be able to dominate an era like his father, Lu Chun, did not have much time left.

However, it was this person who was so familiar with these people. Judging from Lu Que's proficient appearance, it was clear that this was not the first time he was doing this. He had to go through so much tribulations to be able to acquire such skills.

"Zhuge, what are you so engrossed in? If you don't turn it over now, it's going to turn to mush. " Lu Que kept the second piece of sheepskin and wiped off the sweat on his forehead. He raised his head and realized that Zhuge Yan was staring at him in a daze while the rabbit meat on the fire was already slightly burnt.

"Oh, it's nothing. I was just thinking that with these two sheep, it should be enough for us to eat for two days. Do we still have to go out later?" Upon hearing this, Zhuge Yan's eyes instantly regained their clarity as he hurriedly removed the rabbit meat from the fire.

"En ~" Lu Que thought for a while and said, "Let's go check out the trap first. There were wolves that passed by last night and see how much was destroyed. Then go to the salt pit and get some more brine back. "

"Alright." Zhuge Yan nodded.

After the two of them had eaten the roasted rabbit meat, Lu Que let Zhuge Yan take the bamboo tubes while he climbed up a big tree that did not see the sunlight. He hung the two sheepskins he had prepared on a branch about five to six meters from the ground to dry before making his mark on the tree.

Perhaps it was because there were wolves passing by last night, but even though Lu Que's trap was not destroyed, there was nothing to be gained from it. However, the Wolf King's two hundred-pound goats were enough for him and Zhuge Yan to eat for a few days. Thus, Lu Que didn't mind and only reinforced the trap. Afterwards, he brought Zhuge Yan towards the direction of the salt bed.

"Lu Que, we have been walking in this forest for almost four hours. Are you sure you did not take the wrong path?" Previously, when Lu Que mentioned that they were over twenty Li away from the salt pit, Zhuge Yan didn't feel anything. However, after walking for half a day, he still hadn't arrived.

"No, look, there are still marks on the tree over there that I made the last time I came." Lu Que shook his head and pointed to a small stone on a nearby tree branch.

"Then... how far is it?" Zhuge Yan gasped for breath as he asked.

"En ~" Lu Que thought about it and said, "If we go over this hill, we will find a small river. We need to reach the other side of the river and swim along the river for a while."

"Isn't that far?" When Zhuge Yan heard that they were going to cross the river after crossing the hill, her spirit immediately dissipated. She sat down on the ground and said, "Let's rest for a while. It's not noon yet, so we can leave after that." As he spoke, he picked up a bamboo tube and gulped down a few mouthfuls of water. He looked exhausted.

Seeing how exhausted Zhuge Yan was, Lu Que could only laugh bitterly in his heart. He could only stop and rest. However, Lu Que did not sit on the ground because there were so many ferocious beasts in the forest. If the two of them sat down and rested, and if a ferocious beast came out of the forest to attack them, they would really be caught unprepared.

"Lu Que, where do you think Boss and Third Bro are?" After resting for a while and drinking two mouthfuls of water, Zhuge Yan felt a little better and said this.

"I don't know." If we're close, we should be able to see the smoke during the day and the fire during the night. If they saw it, they would have naturally rushed over to take a look according to our agreement. "

"That's true, but I don't want them to come now." From the time he found Lu Que, to the bonfire he lit on the cliff, to the time he found Lu Que, it took a whole two days and one night. These two days and one night, it could be said that he had passed by in a thrilling manner.

The most dangerous time, he helplessly watched as a three meter long tiger passed by him. If he wasn't so lucky as to be able to climb up a tree and stay in the lower wind, he would have already been eliminated by now. If Duanmu Ye and Lin Qingyu acted according to their earlier agreement and headed towards the lake, they might encounter some danger along the way.

"That's right. Finding a safe place in this forest and surviving these fifteen days is the safest option. I don't want them to come either." Lu Que naturally understood Zhuge Yan's meaning and nodded his head. Hearing the sounds of the birds and insects getting louder and louder, he finally felt slightly more relaxed. He knew that if the sounds of the insects and birds stopped, it would mean that a fierce beast was coming over.

Actually, what Lu Que and Zhuge Yan didn't know was that Zhuge Yan wasn't the only one who saw the bonfire on the cliff. However, none of the other people who saw the bonfire on the cliff were as lucky as Zhuge Yan.

Seeing that Zhuge Yan had more or less rested, Lu Que said, "Let's go now. In the afternoon, we have to go back to collect some firewood. There's not much left in the cave."

"Rest a bit more. Rest a bit more." As he spoke, Zhuge Yan swept his scabbard across the fallen leaves at the side and smilingly patted the ground, "Why don't you take a break? It's still early anyway, there's no rush."

Lu Que looked at Zhuge Yan's exhausted appearance and shook his head helplessly. However, when he looked at the ground where Zhuge Yan had swept away the fallen leaves, his eyes suddenly froze. Taking two steps forward, he patted Zhuge Yan to let him go to the side, picked up the Mountain Splitter made from Zhuge Yan's branch, and started digging into the ground. Soon, Lu Que dug out a semi-circular stone about two feet in diameter from the ground.

"There's actually a black stone here?" Looking at the black rock, Zhuge Yan was confused. He asked Lu Que, "What's wrong with this rock?"

"This is an inkstone." Lu Que looked at the rock with excitement.

"Ink stone?" What is it for? " Looking at Lu Que's excited expression, Zhuge Yan was puzzled.

"Ink stone is extremely resistant to fire and won't be burnt to pieces. With this Ink Stone, you can make a stone pot and use it to cook some food. You don't need to keep eating barbecue." Lu Que said with a smile.

"Really?" Zhuge Yan's eyes lit up when he heard this. Last night, he had eaten a lamb leg and a roasted rabbit. Because he hadn't eaten much in the past few days, he was extremely hungry, so he didn't feel anything. Although he did not say it out loud, he could not take it anymore. If he ate barbecue every day for the next ten days, although he would be able to eat until he was full, he would definitely get more and more sick of it.

Lu Que said that he could make a stone pot out of this stone. Not only could he cook the meat, he could also cook some wild herbs and mushrooms to eat. At the very least, the recipe wouldn't be that monotonous anymore.

Lu Que lifted the ink stone and tested its weight. It felt heavy in his hands and he was elated. This meant that the stone was dense and dense. Such a large piece was more than enough to make a stone pot.

Lu Que covered the ink stone with the leaf and marked it on the surrounding trees. Then, he pulled Zhuge Yan along and walked in the direction of the salt shack.

This way, the meat could only be cooked in the evening. Honestly speaking, Lu Que, who had already eaten roasted meat for three or four days, had already had enough and had long thought of changing his taste, but the conditions were limited. Now that he had this stone, the problem of the apparatus that had been bothering him before was solved.

Perhaps it was because the arrival of the White Wolf King in the morning had scared away all the ferocious beasts nearby, but Lu Que and Zhuge Yan did not encounter any danger along the way. They successfully retrieved a few tubes of saltwater from the pond in the Salt Cave.

However, before they could even reach the little river that they had just come from, Lu Que and Zhuge Yan simultaneously felt that something was amiss. This was because the birds and insects in the forest seemed to have been frightened by something.

"What's going on? Is there something coming? " Zhuge Yan gripped her sword in her hand and said somewhat nervously.

Lu Que raised his head and carefully distinguished the smell of the wind. He found nothing out of the ordinary about the mountain breeze blowing from behind him. He then looked in the direction of the river, "It's not behind us. It should be in front."

Just as Lu Que finished his sentence, a tiger's roar came from the front, shaking the entire forest. Following that, a loud roar could be heard.

Lu Que and Zhuge Yan exchanged a glance and simultaneously said, "There's someone up ahead."

"Let's go take a look." Lu Que grasped the Dragon Bramble Spear in his hand and ran towards the river.

"Hey, wait for me." Zhuge Yan hurriedly followed.

When Lu Que and Zhuge Yan reached the woods near the riverside, Lu Que hid behind a big tree. He stuck his head out to look at the riverside and found a figure covered in blood holding a spear, facing a giant tiger that was almost four meters long.

"Yes, it's Clouded String of Fate." Zhuge Yan sized up that figure for a while before speaking.

"Is it Brother Yun?" Lu Que was also surprised. He saw that the person's hair was disheveled and his clothes were even more miserable than Zhuge Yan's. If Zhuge Yan had not said so, Lu Que would have been unable to link this person with that Young Master Ruyu in the Hall of Learning.

At this moment, Yun Xing Si's clothes were covered in blood, his arms and calves were wrapped in straps made of shredded clothes, it was obvious that he had been injured before, and that his injuries were not light. From the looks of it, his body was covered in blood.

"Do you need help?" Zhuge Yan whispered into Lu Que's ear.

"Of course I do." Lu Que said affirmatively.

"But..." Zhuge Yan knew that Yun Xing Si was not only Lu Que's nominal love rival, but also the biggest opponent of this time's Champion Competition. Judging from his current situation, he was definitely not a match for this ferocious tiger. Before he could finish his words, Lu Que interrupted him.

Lu Que looked at Zhuge Yan and said seriously, "Zhuge, people can do whatever they want. However, you can only think of your enemies and not your enemies." You stay here and hold the line for me. I'll go save him. " Without waiting for Zhuge Yan to react, he handed the bamboo tube filled with brine to him, then leapt out of the forest with his spear.

"Can't we just do whatever we can if we're not enemies?" Zhuge Yan gazed at Lu Que's back, deep in thought.

The tiger seemed to be scared when it saw a person rushing out from the forest. That giant body that was almost four meters tall moved a few steps to the side and looked at Lu Que with a vigilant face.

"Lu Que." Yun Xing Si was shocked when he saw a figure leaping out from the forest. When he saw that it was Lu Que, he felt slightly relieved but at the same time, he felt complicated. Because of Gu Qingcheng, he was very concerned about Lu Que. He knew that with Lu Que's personality, he wouldn't be able to take advantage of someone when they were in danger. But because of this, he didn't want Lu Que to see his current sorry state.

"Brother Yun, are you alright?"

"I …" Yun Xing Si wanted to say that he was fine, but all he saw was darkness before his eyes and his body slowly fell to the ground.

"Brother Yun ~"

"Roar!" When the tiger saw the man fall to the ground, the newcomer became distracted for a moment. He let out a loud roar and pounced towards Yun Xian who was lying on the ground.

"Longevity." Seeing this, Lu Que panicked. He tapped the tip of his spear on the ground and leaped into the air. Out of the Twelve Life Spear Arts, this was the strongest defense move.

"Zhuge, take Brother Yun and leave. I will stop it." Lu Que barely managed to block the tiger's pounce and felt his arms go numb. He shouted towards Zhuge Yan, took a deep breath, and moved the Dragon-Strangling Spear in his hands. One spear flower after another flew towards the tiger.

Zhuge Yan appeared from behind a nearby tree in a flash. She glanced at Lu Que, who was battling with a ferocious tiger. Gritting her teeth, she summoned her Cloudstrings and left.

"Fetus!"

"Raise!"

"Absolute!"

"Tomb!"

Hearing the footsteps behind him gradually getting further away, Lu Que calmed his heart down a little. He executed the unique skill of the Twelve Longevity Spear Arts. Because he had his arm muscles injured by the Wolf King in the morning and was also struck by the Tiger's pounce just now, the moves he was using now were more skillful. On top of that, Lu Que noticed that the tiger's right leg was not very nimble.

He wanted to circle around Lu Que to chase after the injured man, but no matter what, he could not escape the control of Lu Que's spear. Moreover, this wooden spear was slightly different from the man's just now 'iron spear'; the bloody aura of this wooden spear was something even he, the King of Beasts, dreaded.

"Die." Just as Lu Que and the tiger fell into a stalemate, Lu Que noticed the look of retreat in the tiger's eyes and felt joy in his heart. Taking advantage of the tiger throwing itself at him once more, he instantly attacked with the killing move of the Twelve Longevity Spear.

The long spear in Lu Que's hand instantly burst out with countless spear shadows, breaking through the tiger's defense. The tip of the spear was pointed at the tiger's throat.

The tiger seemed to sense that something was wrong. However, its massive body was unable to dodge this fatal attack hidden within the spear shadows. Its eyes revealed a trace of grief.

Seeing this, Lu Que's hands changed from stabbing to slapping as the spear shaft slammed into the tiger's lower jaw. In the blink of an eye, the tiger's massive body was sent flying.

"I won't kill you. Leave." Lu Que said as he looked at the ferocious tiger that had rolled a few rounds on the ground.

"Wuu ~" The tiger let out a low roar that could not be understood. It looked deeply into Lu Que's eyes and limped its way up the river.