Chapter 36: Water Lotus

On her right shoulder, the dress was poked with a small hole, and there was a red small hole in the skin inside, as if it had been pinned with a thumbtack. She also found the same situation on my shoulder.

"Brother Lu Fei, do you think there will be other survivors on the island?" Zhang Yutong asked uncertainly.

"It's possible, but the one who sent us back after fainting is absolutely impossible to be a survivor, nor an aboriginal." I said.

"Who else can there be? It won't be the big beast you've seen, right?" Zhang Yutong laughed.

I shook my head, I can't really think about this matter, no matter who it is, there is no reason for him to help us. And the mysterious man's motives for doing all this are even more suspicious. This island is probably not as simple as we thought.

"Is there someone sent us back after fainting us?" she asked.

I pondered for a while, and it felt like this. But then I didn't dare to think further more. Who would do this? The aborigines certainly won't do this.

Food always comes first on desert islands. When opening the box to get mutton, Zhang Yutong told me that one piece of mutton was missing and one coconut was taken away.

I leaned over to see that there was only one coconut left.

"That person must have taken it away." Zhang Yutong was a bit aggrieved.

I disapproved and said: "It's okay, he saved us, so it should be a little bit of food."

After washing, we lighted a fire and started to barbecue.

When starting, Zhang Yutong suddenly smiled cleverly: "Brother Lu Fei, or let's go to the island where you picked coconuts, get some more coconuts and come back, and then kill a wild goat, go with the aboriginals and take our people. We can change them back."

I stopped chewing: "Don’t be whimsical. It’s easy for the aborigines to get these things. It’s rare for us to send them. Besides, we went to save people before and burned their house,   even killed several of them. Can they let us go?"

Zhang Yutong said: “That’s all a misunderstanding. We don’t know each other. Don’t we still have a lot of clothes and tableware? There are also drink bottles. These things are very novel to them. We can bring them and give them. They will love it."

I thought for a moment, and was a little bit undecided: "What you said is correct, but what if they withhold things and people together? I think we can think of a safer way."

"Like last night's rescue, I advise you to give up. You can't save them at all." Zhang Yutong said: "You don't agree with my idea. In my opinion, there is no way to save them."

I sighed secretly, there really is no other good way. After pondering for a while, I decided to take the risk.

I said, "How about this, Yutong? I will take the things you said to see the aborigines and see if I can exchange them back. If I can exchange them back, it would be a good thing. If I were detained by them, I would manage to escape with Li Wanxue. You stay in the cave. Don't go anywhere, just wait for us to come back."

"How can you leave me alone?" She showed a pitiful look.

I explained: "You have seen all of us. After being caught by the aborigines, all of them became slaves. If you went with me, the situation would be very miserable."

She pursed her little lips, looking very unhappy.

She said again: "All right, it’s the only way to save us. We can't all be caught by them."

She blinked and burst into tears. Although she was more courageous, she was a girl after all, living alone on a desert island, she would definitely be afraid in her heart.

I grabbed the lamb slices and continued to eat, giving her time to think.

After eating a full stomach, seeing her still looks like that, I can't say anything anymore.

Throughout the afternoon, neither of us said a word.

In the evening, she finally spoke to me.

"Brother Lu Fei, let's go together. I don't want to stay alone in the cave. You know, I am good at archery. Even if we were caught by them, I can help you when we run away."

I stared at her, this simple little girl, very often makes people feel distressed. But compared to her, in my heart, Li Wanxue is more important.

Then I nodded.

She was overjoyed at once. She urged me to go to the previous camp with her to drag a few boxes over. We will meet to meet the aborigines in the evening. If the aborigines do not agree to the substitution, the chances of us fleeing will be higher.

After the decision was made, we immediately launched the action. We rowed a canoe to the previous camp.

After taking her off the boat, Zhang Yutong ran directly to the bushes where the supplies were hidden. I tied the rope to the trunk by the sea before catching up.

We took out all the boxes. There are eleven boxes in total, six with clothes, two with tableware, and the remaining three with blankets and other sundries.

After taking out a few sets of tableware, we split up to choose men's and women's clothes.

"Big Brother Lu Fei." Zhang Yutong turned her head and brushed the hair that fell on her cheeks and said: "Let's find them the ugly clothes for them. We will leave the good-looking ones for ourselves and wear them later."

"Just find a few of them, don't take too much." These things are very new to the aborigines. As the saying goes, things are rare and expensive, and if you take too many, they will be dissatisfied. What's more, when they ransacked the camp before, they had already robbed a lot of things.

After taking out all the things to be given to the aborigines, we put them in the largest box which was stuffed bulging.

After returning to the boat, I warned her and said: "Yutong, you have to think about it. If the aborigines detain us, it is impossible to predict what the consequences will be."

Zhang Yutong showed an expression of impatience, she rolled her eyes at me and said, "Brother Lu Fei, are you enough? I have been emphasizing endlessly. I am mentally prepared. Both of us have long been tied to a vine. Grasshopper, I will share weal and woe with you."

Her metaphor makes me a little bit dumbfounded.

Because of the unpredictable future fate, after returning to the cave, we selected the best piece of lamb and mixed it with sweet potatoes, and cooked a pot of lamb and sweet potato porridge. I have been eating boring and tasteless food for a long time, but now I feel that the mutton smell is quite fragrant.

After eating a full stomach, it was too early, Zhang Yutong entered the cave for a while, and came out wearing a set of red underwear. There was a piece of full snow white on the chest, which were very round. The long legs under the slender waist are more eye-catching. The skin is as white as the moonlight at night.

She lowered her head and stared at herself, then smiled at me suddenly: "Brother Lu Fei, I'm going to take a bath in the river."

"Dress like this?" I haven't fully reacted yet.

She nodded, taking it for granted: "If you don't wear it like this, what will you look like.? You can't wear nothing, isn't it too cheap for you?"

"What does it have to do with me?"

"You go to wash with me." She said, reaching out and dragging me: "I don't dare to go to the river alone."

I didn't expect her to mean this, so I got up. When I walked to the beach, she asked me to go into the water first to try the depth of the river. Boats can travel in the river, so naturally it will not be too shallow. After I took off my clothes, I stood on a big rock and jumped straight down.

When my head came out of the river, she was shocked to see me.

The river was also full of pebbles, and it was uneven. After I found a good place, I waved at her: "Come down."

She smiled and nodded, and went into the water cautiously. When the river water reached her chest, she rushed towards me in panic. Although I was prepared, the pebbles were too smooth. As soon as I caught her, my feet slipped and both of us got into the water. After a flutter, I brought her out of the water.

She hugged my neck and closed her eyes tightly.

I dragged her back to the shallow water near the shore, let her sit down, and swim back into the water by myself.