HCB Chapter 66 Escape
Chapter 66 Escape
Yufei pushed the tangerines and jujubes she had just given to Cui Yu'an back in front of him.
"Stop talking nonsense, just eat what I tell you to eat! You know, if you're naughty little brother, your sister will give you more~" Yufei looked at Cui Yu'an with a smile.
A sense of joy, like feeding young animals, welled up within him. He pulled a large green jujube from his pocket and ate it while watching Cui Yu'an.
Mmm! This is really appetizing~ Cui Yu'an, his little ears bright red, finished all the fruit that Yufei handed him.
The mountains are teeming with wild beasts, but Yufei isn't afraid of encountering tigers or wolves; the dragon baby has said it can capture them all.
But she's afraid of insects and snakes, so she definitely wouldn't put mosquitoes into her spatial dimension; snakes are sometimes impossible to guard against.
The dragon baby gave Yufei a sachet to repel insects, and sure enough, Yufei couldn't feel the bites anymore. Cui Yu'an, who had been scratching her hands because of the mosquito bites, also stopped scratching.
Their faces relaxed, and after resting for a while, they continued their journey under the cover of darkness. Traveling during the day would make them too easy to spot, so being in the dark was just right.
They walked and stopped intermittently, from daylight to night. Cui Yu'an looked exhausted, while Yufei leaned against the sky; dawn was approaching.
"Hang in there, Xiao Yu'an! Let's find a safe place to sleep before continuing our journey," Yufei encouraged Cui Yu'an.
Cui Yu'an nodded firmly, but her body involuntarily went weak, and she staggered as she walked.
Fortunately, fate spared Cui Yu'an further suffering. Not far from them was a small cave where some kind of animal lived.
Yufei made some camouflage outside and laid some dry grass inside the cave.
"Yu'an, you go to sleep first. I'll check outside one more time to see if we need to disguise ourselves again."
Yufei patted Cui Yu'an's little head. Cui Yu'an's little head was bobbing up and down like a chick pecking at rice, it seemed he was extremely sleepy. Hearing Yufei's words, he obediently lay down and fell asleep.
Yufei shook her head to stay awake, checked herself out once more—perfect—and then, still half-asleep, crawled inside.
To ensure Cui Yu'an could sleep well, they brought him into the space, allowing him to sleep soundly and peacefully without any problems.
After Yufei woke up, Cui Yu'an was still fast asleep, his face relaxed. This medicine allowed him to sleep for 7.8 hours in the real world, which meant 7.8 days in the spatial dimension.
During this time, Yufei had a good rest in the space. The dragon baby came over and told her that all the species had been collected, and asked if she wanted to upgrade.
Yufei decisively refused. They were being pushed and pressured – right now they were escaping for their lives, not in a position to level up.
In case anything happens, I won't be able to access the upgrade space.
Dragon Baby said that this time, upgrading the space to level 2 will take longer than level 1, approximately two days in the real world.
So much can happen in two days, absolutely not! (￣︶￣)
While it was still light and Cui Yu'an was still asleep, she prepared some snacks in her spatial storage to use later when it wasn't safe to go.
Although a considerable amount of the cured ham was sold through Granny Chun, some was still kept for personal use.
This is where it comes in handy. She took off one of the hams, and with a special ham-slicing knife, peeled back the outer bacon to reveal the distinct red and white marbled meat inside, with its firm texture and clear marbling.
Yufei cut off a small piece, put it in her mouth and tasted it. Mmm~ She felt her soul soaring. The unique aroma of pork, with a faint hint of pine resin...
This time, Yufei smoked the ham with pine needles, which reminded her of a novel she had read in her past life.
She mentioned the male lead had a faint cedar scent. She'd never met a guy like that, so she didn't know what that smelled like, but she knew what pork with a cedar scent tasted like—it was delicious!
Melts in your mouth! (> ? <)
Yufei spent two days slicing just one whole ham, then wrapped it in brown paper; they still needed to supplement their protein intake these days.
If you need vitamins, just eat fruit. After resting for a while and reassuring the masters, I went out.
Cui Yu'an followed Yufei out. He frowned slightly, feeling less comfortable than before. After adjusting for a moment, he fell into a deep sleep again.
Yufei watched as sunlight streamed through the cracks in the rocks into the cave, creating a Tyndall effect. It wasn't dark yet, and Yufei placed her hands into the light.
Changing hand gestures, the rabbit and dog, the two little figures fighting, Yufei felt a little bored after playing for a while.
She decided to explore the surrounding area. Yufei carefully pushed open the stone door, looked around, and cautiously searched everywhere.
With this incident, her family definitely won't be in the mood to take her on any more trips. She can now use the time while Cui Yu'an is asleep to collect some species.
As Yufei explored the area, she collected information about the species she had encountered before; this must be a forest with exceptionally rich biodiversity.
Before long, the materials she had collected were almost enough to upgrade the space to level 3.
While Yufei was still searching everywhere, a sound came from afar, and Yufei quickly hid.
I saw a group of people, wearing t-shirts, searching for something. Damn it, how did they catch up with us so quickly?
Yufei quickly returned to the small cave where they were hiding and prepared all the surrounding cover.
Looking out through the crack in the rock, a group of people quickly passed by the small cave where they were hiding, their wooden sticks striking the ground everywhere.
If all else fails! They've discovered she's hiding in her spatial dimension, but Yufei remains completely unfazed.
Suddenly, someone started knocking and noticed the unusual place where Yufei was hiding. He crouched down, groped around for something, and then peered into the crevice in the rock.
Looking inside, Yufei, who had promised herself she wouldn't be nervous, didn't dare to breathe.
"Xiao Er~ What's wrong?" It sounded like someone was calling to the person who had squatted down to look.
"Oh, it's nothing!" the man replied, turning his head when someone called him.
Then he tidied up the mess he had made and left.
Yufei breathed a sigh of relief, and thought to herself that this person was actually quite nice; he even put the things she had messed up back in their proper places before leaving.
As the day progressed, Cui Yu'an rubbed his eyes, momentarily disoriented and unsure of where he was.
He looked a bit like a bewildered puppy, and Yufei couldn't help but pat his little head again.
"Yu'an, you're awake? Come and have something to eat." After saying that, she pushed the prepared fruit and thin slices of ham in front of Cui Yu'an.
Holding up one of the thin slices, Cui Yu'an asked, "What is this?"
"I was lucky today, I caught a rabbit. I made it into dried rabbit meat, let's see if it's good."
Yufei, feeling guilty, spoke incoherently, not daring to look Cui Yu'an in the eye.
Cui Yu'an nodded, seemingly accepting Yufei's statement. Yufei, inwardly wiping the sweat from her brow...
He said: "I told you, a two-and-a-half-year-old child is not easy to fool. They are all reborn like me!"
Cui Yu'an pushed the fruit and ham towards Yufei, indicating that they should eat together.
Yufei told him that she had already eaten, and that she had specially saved this for him, only then did he start eating seriously.