Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Curtis immediately brought Bai Qingqing down, stroking her stomach and explaining, âI took the chance to check the villageâs safety. The scorpion tribe lives in the sand. I went in deeper to check things out and thus took a little longer.â
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Bai Qingqing was secretly surprised. In this short amount of time, Curtis had already gone around to check out another tribe. It could only be said that his boldness stemmed from his great capabilities.
âDonât listen to what Parker said. We didnât wait for long. We were extracting oil earlier,â Bai Qingqing said.
Curtis heaved a sigh of relief. âItâs good that I didnât let you go hungry.â
After the fire was started, Parker helmed the cooking and toasted the chestnuts smoothly.
Bai Qingqing didnât even care to eat first. She carried a small bag of toasted chestnut, brought the cubs with her, and headed for Beckyâs place excitedly.
âYouâre here.â When Ford saw Bai Qingqing, he immediately pulled her in.
After entering the tree hole, Bai Qingqing said, âIâve brought the children. You donât mind, right?â
Ford knew that Bai Qingqing had intentionally brought the children to help ease Beckyâs anxiety. He was glad and didnât mind it at all, immediately saying, âI donât mind. Iâll go pick them up.â
Before he got down, Parker had already tossed the cubs in with a dark expression. The cubs fell into the tree hole, crawled up, and hugged onto Bai Qingqingâs legs while looking aggrieved.
Bai Qingqing glared at him. âHey! Parker!â
âPffft!â
A femaleâs stifled laughter rang out in the tree hole. Bai Qingqingâs expression changed a little, and she quickly turned to look at Becky. âBecky.â
Ford was overjoyed. He felt a little uncomfortable since there were two females in the room and thus said, âIâll go hunt.â After saying that, he quickly left.
His departure caused Parkerâs countenance to lighten.
Bai Qingqing walked over to Beckyâs side. Her smile immediately disappeared when she realized that she was noticed, and she shrank back.
âI brought you some food.â Bai Qingqing opened the animal skin bag and a lightly toasted fragrance was emitted.
Becky turned her head to take a look, then looked up at Bai Qingqing.
âItâs different from what you ate in the past. These are toasted ones.â Bai Qingqing looked at Becky in anticipation. She could still see the wounds on her in the dim tree hole.
Becky licked her lips, keeping her eyes on Bai Qingqing while reaching toward the bag in a probing manner.
âI brought them for you to eat. Donât stand on ceremony.â
She had just finished her words when Becky reached into the back and quickly grabbed a handful out. A few of them flew out, rolled on the ground, and became the leopard cubsâ toys.
âMeowââ
The three leopard cubs fought for the rolling chestnuts, causing the narrow tree hole to instantly become lively.
Such an environment was good for putting one at ease. Bai Qingqing thought to herself that it was really the right decision to bring the children over.
Becky grabbed a chestnut and stuffed them into her mouth. With a âKachaâ sound, she bit through them. She was stunned for a moment, took out the chestnut from her mouth, and looked at it, baffled.
Bai Qingqing smiled and said, âItâs different, right? The shells of cooked chestnuts are very crispy. We females can eat them by ourselves.â
Becky buried her head and continued eating away. When Bai Qingqing saw that she was eating even the shells, she couldnât help but gulp. She quickly picked up a chestnut and did a demonstration to Becky.
Becky didnât even throw her a glance and just continued eating the chestnuts together with the shells. Helpless, Bai Qingqing could only peel the chestnuts before handing them to her.
When Ford came back, he saw the two females eating prickly fruits like two squirrels. He couldnât find words to describe his satisfaction.
âBecky, Iâm back.â
Becky paused for a moment, throwing him a glance.
Bai Qingqingâs hands hurt from peeling the chestnuts. When she saw Ford, she gleamed as if she had seen her savior. âSince youâre back, then Iâll be leaving.â