themonasnovels I caught it too in Chapter 25.
I caught it too in Chapter 25.
After dressing Xi'er, Cai Xuan suddenly remembered something.
He seems to still be brewing wine! He's been so busy lately he almost forgot. He hurriedly ran to the storage room on the first floor and lifted the lid of the iron barrel containing the crushed Nine Oxen Divine Vine.
Instantly, a rich aroma of wine wafted over.
Cai Xuan never expected that the wine he had haphazardly brewed would actually be successfully produced.
Unfortunately, I didn't have any distillation equipment, otherwise I would definitely have distilled it. Having no other choice, I used my own clothes as a filter cloth to filter the liquor, then boiled it again at high temperature, and put it back in the barrel to let it clarify on its own. As for the sediment, I used it as fertilizer.
"Brother, what is this?" Xi'er asked curiously, smelling the aroma of wine.
Since the two of them needed to address each other, Cai Xuan asked her to call him "brother".
As for calling her "Dad," he had considered it, but he didn't have a girlfriend or get married yet. If he made her call him "Dad," any woman who heard he had a daughter would see his single status plummet, and how would he ever find a girlfriend or wife? So calling her "Brother" was better.
"This is wine. Children can't drink it. If they do, their brains will be damaged and they'll become idiots," Cai Xuan said seriously.
"I won't drink it," Xi'er said seriously.
Cai Xuan put the filtered wine back into the storage room. Looking at the iron barrel, he planned to fire some pottery to store the wine, and also make a few large earthenware jars to store other things. After all, the iron barrel was made of thin steel sheet from a car door, not stainless steel, and it was prone to rusting if left for a long time.
So he began digging soil, refining clay, and making pottery.
But the work had to be stopped after only one day because the food was running out.
Cai Xuanyuan thought that his appetite had increased after practicing the Zonghe Horizontal Training Method, and that he could eat a lot. He didn't expect that Xi'er could eat even more than him! He could eat one bowl, but this little guy's small body could eat two bowls, so the food that could last for a while was suddenly running out.
Moreover, after eating, the little guy looked normal and was lively and energetic, showing no signs of the surge in strength and manic energy he had experienced before, which required him to vent his frustration by banging his head against trees.
Cai Xuan silently gazed at the dome above his head: This world is always so unfair!
Since the food was running out, the first priority was naturally to find something to eat, otherwise the two of them would go hungry.
Thinking that the eight golden gourds had killed so many red-maned jackals yesterday, there probably weren't many left, so he wanted to go and see if he could get some benefits.
Cai Xuan took out a spear from the house, put on his knife, slung a basket over his shoulder, told Xi'er to stay at home, and then walked out. He hadn't taken two steps when he heard a noise behind him. He turned around and saw Xi'er following him.
"Xi Xi, what are you doing?" Cai Xuan asked. Xi Xi was the nickname he gave to Xi'er.
"Brother, I want to go too!"
"no."
Cai Xuan refused without hesitation, "I'm going hunting, not playing. There are many dangers in the mountains. It may be peaceful for a moment, but a poisonous snake might suddenly jump out from somewhere and bite you. I won't be able to take care of you then."
"I don't need you to take care of me, I'm super powerful." Xi'er said, waving her fist in a majestic and domineering manner.
"That won't do either." Cai Xuan turned to leave, but Xi'er followed him.
"Wouldn't it be better if you stayed home and looked after your younger sisters?" Cai Xuan said helplessly.
"I want to go with you," Xi'er said firmly.
Seeing her determination, Cai Xuan could only say, "Then let's go! But don't run around, don't make a sound, and listen to me completely, understand?"
"Hehe...Okay!" Xi'er replied with a big smile.
Cai Xuan had no choice but to take out an eel spear from the house for her to hold, so that she wouldn't be empty-handed and wouldn't know how to fight back if she encountered something.
Near the spring ditch, Cai Xuan had caught all the larger, edible three-colored crabs, and the larger red eels and golden-edged soft-shelled turtles were about the same. These larger creatures can now only be found in the waters near the territory of the sword-backed crocodile.
Cai Xuan didn't really want to go there, so he could only go find the Red-Maned Jackal.
Following the path they had cleared before, Cai Xuan led Xi'er toward the territory of the Red-maned Jackals. Xi'er followed behind, looking around, chasing butterflies, catching birds, and shooing away red-bellied lizards, keeping herself very busy.
As they approached their destination, Cai Xuan slowed his pace, crouched behind a thicket of bushes, and quietly peered out.
Xi'er imitated her in a very convincing way, looking furtive and like a little chicken thief.
What puzzled Cai Xuan was that the pack of red-maned jackals seemed to have vanished. The hillside, where a large group of red-maned jackals usually lazily basked in the sun, was now empty and devoid of anything.
After observing for a while and seeing that there were indeed no red-maned jackals, Cai Xuan boldly walked over, and Xi'er quickly followed.
Upon reaching the hillside, all that could be seen were dark red bloodstains and messy claw marks, as if a fierce battle had taken place before the entire pack of red-maned jackals vanished.
It seems that last night's battle caused great losses to the Red-Maned Jackal pack, otherwise they wouldn't have been attacked by other packs.
In the wild, primitive world, the law of the jungle—survival of the fittest—has always prevailed. When the pack of red-maned jackals is powerful, other beasts naturally dare not invade; but when they are weak, these creatures will bare their ferocious fangs and ruthlessly kill them.
Cai Xuan was unwilling to give up, so he went to the cave where the red-maned jackals slept to search again, but there wasn't even a single puppy. It seemed that they had all run away.
There was no other way but to go to the saber-toothed crocodile area.
Because that tributary was occupied by the sword-backed crocodile, Cai Xuan named it "Crocodile Creek".
Cai Xuan didn't want to go there, but with their food supplies running low and the red-maned jackals nowhere to be seen, it seemed that was the only way to go. So, he led Xi'er along the path he had cleared, heading downstream along the mountain stream.
The land by the stream was damp, and within just a few days, the road that had been cleared was overgrown with weeds.
Cai Xuan dared not be careless, and used his spear to beat through the grass as he went, lest he be bitten by a poisonous snake hiding among the weeds.
Xi'er followed suit, using the eel spear to slap the ground while looking left and right, showing interest in everything.
After walking for a while, we gradually approached Crocodile Creek. In the distance, we could see adult sword-backed crocodiles lazily sunbathing on the wide sandy beach, and baby sword-backed crocodiles running around.
Cai Xuan did not continue forward, but instead cut some grass and tied it to himself and Xi'er, then lay down in the grass closest to Crocodile Creek.
As before, they waited patiently for the baby sword-backed crocodile to arrive.
Xi'er lay obediently, just like Cai Xuan, staring intently at the sword-backed crocodile in Crocodile Creek.
After waiting a while, a small sword-backed crocodile finally crawled towards them. Cai Xuan used the same trick again, taking out a fishing rod with a piece of meat attached and slowly luring it over. When it got close, he immediately jumped out of the bushes, grabbed the sword-backed crocodile, knocked it unconscious with a punch, and wrapped duct tape around its mouth.
This time he didn't bring the cage. Having learned from his first experience, he felt that bringing the cage was a bit unnecessary.
Xi'er, who was lying in the grass, saw Cai Xuan's actions and her eyes lit up. She was eager to try it out.
Just then, another small crocodile crawled out of the stream and towards the path that Cai Xuan had cleared.
In an instant, Xi'er darted out of the bushes like a rabbit. Cai Xuan only saw a dark shadow quickly pass by him. Turning his head, he saw Xi'er rush to a small sword-backed crocodile and throw a punch.
That area is too close to Crocodile Creek; it would disturb the sword-backed crocodiles.
"Come back!" Cai Xuan's expression changed drastically, and he roared in a low voice.
But it was too late. Xi'er had already run to the little sword-backed crocodile and punched it, instantly stopping it in its tracks. Hearing Cai Xuan call her, Xi'er excitedly held up the little sword-backed crocodile to show him, "Brother, look, I caught one too!"
Cai Xuan looked in the direction behind her, his face turning deathly pale.
A huge adult saber-toothed crocodile crawled out of the stream, bringing with it an endless stench, and rushed towards Xi'er.
"Xi'er, run!"
Cai Xuan screamed and threw down the little sword-backed crocodile, running desperately towards Xi'er.
But, it's too late.