TEEOGLB Chapter 42 A New Shelter
Wang Dali pushed aside the thick foliage, hastening their pace.
"Dear viewers, it's already bright out. Although we've left the danger zone, I can't stop yet. The natives have skilled trackers, and it seems the giant apes have noses as sensitive as dogs. I can't risk it."
"Hiss, hiss, hiss."
A chilling sound echoed.
Wang Dali was instantly startled, halting his steps. He looked up and, holy cow! A small snake was hanging from a tree, hissing and staring at him.
"Courting death!"
Wang Dali drew his bowstring taut, and with a swift motion, he shot an arrow, piercing through the snake's mouth and pinning it to the tree trunk.
Luckily, the snake was small, so Wang Dali didn't have to escape for his life again.
Turning around, he saw Xiumei sleeping peacefully, and Wang Dali couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"Alright, Xiumei hasn't been disturbed. On Death Island, where danger lurks everywhere, being able to sleep peacefully is fortunate. I hope this luck can accompany us as much as possible!"
Quickly dispatching the snake, Wang Dali stuffed it into a pouch made of bear skin.
"Let's walk a bit further. By noon, perhaps we can have some snake meat. Snake meat is highly nutritious and tastes good. We'll have a treat later!"
Wang Dali smiled, checking the direction and terrain before setting off again.
Perhaps this was still the territory of the giant apes. Along the way, they didn't encounter any threatening beasts.
By noon, Wang Dali felt they had walked far enough. He found a small waterfall and, by the bank, set Xiumei down. Then he gathered dry grass and firewood, started a fire, and prepared to barbecue the snake.
Xiumei seemed to smell the meat and woke up.
"Oppa."
"Hehe, awake now," Wang Dali quickly stood up and helped Xiumei up.
"Oppa, how long was I asleep?"
"It's already noon; the sun is scorching!" Wang Dali pointed to the sky. The sun was still quite high, and the weather was good.
"Ugh, it hurts."
Xiumei tried to take a few steps but winced in pain from her twisted ankle.
"Be careful; you're not fully recovered yet. You need to rest!" Wang Dali carefully supported her, saying, "This place is nice, with a waterfall and a pond. You should freshen up first, and we'll have something to eat later!"
"I need to freshen up!"
Xiumei quickly checked herself and found her clothes were all dirty, with bloodstains, smelling foul. Some parts were even torn.
"Oppa, what should I do? What should I do? Am I very ugly? Oh my god, did the camera capture my ugly face and show it to everyone?!"
Xiumei was in a panic.
"Haha, you're just realizing it now. You're really slow!" Wang Dali laughed heartily.
"No, no, Oppa, how could you? You should have told me earlier; you should've been honest with me. My ugly face was seen by others yesterday, and I cried many times. I'm done for; my image is ruined. I'm a little star, with many fans. If my image is ruined, what should I do!"
Xiumei was in distress.
"Don't worry, don't worry!"
Wang Dali quickly comforted her, "Your performance from yesterday to today has been very strong. As long as you're strong, that's enough. You don't know yet, but your popularity has already topped the search rankings in Huaxia, Han Country, and Ying Country. Judging from the trend, you should hold the top spot for a long time."
"Really?" Xiumei was astonished.
"It's true. I heard it from some active viewers from Han Country online. They shouldn't have any reason to lie to me!" Wang Dali smiled.
"Can I contact my mom, dad, sister, and brother? I miss them so much!" Xiumei's expression dimmed.
"Um, I've seen a few messages that seem to be from your family, but you know, there are too many people watching the live broadcast now. Many people are just chatting nonsense, and messages roll by quickly. It's difficult to find the messages from your family!"
"Then can I?"
Xiumei's eyes lit up, stepping in front of the camera, waving, and calling out, "Abaji, Amanni, Oni, can you see me?"
Far away in Han Country, the Pei family.
Pei Xiumei's mother watched the live broadcast screen and burst into tears.
"Alas, my poor Xiumei, how much hardship you've endured. What should we do?"
Xiumei's younger brother also felt uncomfortable, calling out, "Dad, sister, come quickly. Xiumei Oni is talking to us!"
"What? Xiumei is talking to us?"
Xiumei's sister rushed over, watching the live video and seeing Xiumei's dirty face, she was overwhelmed with both joy and sadness, tears streaming down uncontrollably.
"Xiumei has really suffered too much. From yesterday to today, she's endured all the hardships in her life!"
Xiumei's sister quickly sat down, typing on the keyboard and sending a message: "Sister, I'm your sister Xiu Li. Our whole family is watching you!"
As soon as the message was sent, it was immediately swept away by the rolling messages.
"What's going on? So many people, it's infuriating!"
Xiumei's sister quickly copied and pasted the message, sending it repeatedly to dominate the screen.
As soon as Wang Dali saw it, he immediately said, "Alright, alright, dear viewers, let's not cause a commotion and let Xiumei talk to her family for a while!"
With Wang Dali's words, others stopped sending messages.
"Xiumei, it's okay now. Your sister said that your family is all watching you. What do you want to say to them? Hurry and talk to them," Wang Dali said quickly.
"Really?"
Xiumei was a little stunned. Thinking of the grievances and dangers she had experienced these past two days, she suddenly burst into tears, "Dad, Mom, sister, brother, I'm Xiumei. I miss you so much, I miss home. Do you know what I've been through? It's so dangerous, so scary. If it weren't for Oppa Dali, I would have died long ago, sob."
Xiumei suddenly burst into tears from sorrow.
Even so, everyone felt that this true-hearted girl was more lovable than ever.