Chapter 12: Beyond Redemption

In the darkness of the night, one could clearly see a figure scratching the ground vigorously with a stone.

That person was Chu Yang.

Chu Yang was currently exerting himself to dig into the ground at the entrance of the valley. Naturally, he wasn't doing this for no reason; he was setting a trap.

The mention of the black wolf by Liu Qing earlier reminded Chu Yang.

The black wolf wouldn't return to the valley in the short term, but this was a deserted island. Besides that black wolf, there would surely be other wolves and other ferocious wild beasts.

Moreover, Chu Yang couldn't be 100% sure whether his mysterious sixth sense ability was real and whether he could sense the next crisis. For safety's sake, to add an extra layer of security, Chu Yang decided to set a trap at the entrance of the valley.

Better safe than sorry.

Half an hour later, a deep pit about as tall as an adult and over two meters wide appeared at the entrance of the valley.

This deep pit covered almost the entire entrance of the valley, except for a few dozen centimeters on one side.

"Huff, huff..." After half an hour of strenuous physical labor, Chu Yang was extremely tired and sat down by the edge of the deep pit, gasping heavily.

Although exhausted, Chu Yang looked at the huge deep pit in front of him and smiled with great satisfaction: "Fortunately, the ground here is sandy beach soil. Otherwise, it would have been impossible to set up this trap."

"With this deep pit trap, if any wild beast intrudes again, there won't be any danger. Moreover, perhaps we'll even get some extra food."

It was truly killing two birds with one stone.

After resting for a while, Chu Yang got busy again.

He gathered many thin branches and laid them all over the surface of the deep pit. Then he added a thick layer of leaves on top of these thin branches, and finally covered them with fine sand.

From the surface, it looked exactly the same as before. If an unsuspecting person came here, they definitely wouldn't notice that there was a deep pit trap.

Looking at his perfect masterpiece, Chu Yang nodded very satisfied again.

If he himself couldn't notice the trap when unaware, let alone those mindless wild beasts.

Chu Yang returned to the cave without any worries.

Liu Qing and Xu Qing had already prepared the food, but they hadn't started eating yet. They were sitting quietly, obviously waiting for Chu Yang.

At this time, Qiao Lin had also woken up and was sitting aside with her head held high, looking extremely arrogant, like a proud white swan.

As for Qiao Lin, Chu Yang simply ignored her.

Entering the small cave, Chu Yang immediately smelled a fragrance, and his hungry stomach couldn't help but start growling.

"So fragrant!" Looking at the grilled fish and shrimp laid out on the ground, Chu Yang's eyes lit up immediately, and saliva started flowing uncontrollably.

The simple fish and shrimp were cooked perfectly.

Moreover, in this deserted island with no tools or seasonings, being able to cook the fish and shrimp like this was already quite remarkable.

Chu Yang couldn't help but admire.

"I didn't expect you to have such skills!" Chu Yang looked at Liu Qing and couldn't help but praise.

Being praised by Chu Yang, Liu Qing seemed a bit embarrassed and looked at Xu Qing: "I didn't make these. It was all Xu Qing's doing."

"Huh?" Chu Yang looked at Xu Qing in surprise.

Chu Yang hadn't expected that Xu Qing, who was not only beautiful but also proficient in cooking.

"I used to study cooking for a while, but there are no tools or seasonings here. I don't know how it tastes!" Xu Qing said very modestly.

"Judging from the looks of it, I'm sure it tastes great. From now on, the task of preparing food will be yours, and we can have delicious food every day." Chu Yang patted the fine sand off his body, sat down, and said to Xu Qing with a smile.

Now Chu Yang was also very happy inside.

Delicious food made by the campus belle wasn't something everyone had the chance to eat. Moreover, with Xu Qing's help in preparing food, Chu Yang's burden was much lighter.

This way, he had more time to look for other food and water sources.

"As long as you don't mind!" Xu Qing replied elegantly without continuing.

Liu Qing on the side also agreed very much: "I'll help you in the future, so I can also let you teach me delicious cooking skills."

"I'd be more than happy to!" Chu Yang said seriously.

"Since you like it, then watch slowly. I'm hungry, so I'll eat first." At this moment, Qiao Lin, who had been ignored by Chu Yang, looked at Chu Yang with disdain and then spoke unhappily.

Qiao Lin was also very unceremonious and directly picked up the biggest grilled fish and several shrimps to start eating.

Chu Yang's eyebrows furrowed immediately.

Liu Qing's expression also became a bit unnatural.

Because there wasn't much fish and shrimp to begin with. The food here was originally only enough for Chu Yang and Liu Qing. With the addition of Xu Qing and Qiao Lin, it was already insufficient. Now Qiao Lin had almost taken half of the food.

She really didn't consider herself an outsider.

The atmosphere at the scene became a bit off.

"Qiao Lin is injured now and should eat more. Let's divide up the rest. If it's not enough, there are still some shells, and I can grill some more." Xu Qing also felt that the atmosphere was wrong and quickly spoke to ease the current situation.

"It's okay like this!" Chu Yang shook his head.

Their food wasn't very abundant now, and with two more people, they couldn't just think about the present; they also had to consider the following days.

The remaining food was divided equally among the three of them.

Dinner ended quickly.

"Where is the water? I'm thirsty and want to drink!" After a hearty meal, due to excessive blood loss, Qiao Lin was almost dehydrated and shouted at Chu Yang loudly.

Her tone was still haughty, with an undisguised arrogance. Now she seemed not to be asking Chu Yang but rather ordering him.

Fortunately, Chu Yang had already witnessed her spoiled nature.

"There's no water here. If you want to drink, you can find it yourself!" Chu Yang didn't indulge her and said impatiently.

"How could there be no water? Are you deliberately trying to make a fool of me, or do you want to take this opportunity to embarrass me and force me to beg you?" Qiao Lin's attitude didn't change at all; instead, she became more aggressive.

"I'm telling you, don't even think about it!"

"Unbelievable!" Chu Yang couldn't help but laugh.

"I've already told you the truth. There is no water source here, and we are also short of water. We have saved you once. Whether you're grateful or not is up to you. If you continue to act unreasonably, then please leave this place." Chu Yang's tone was still polite, but it carried a warning.

"Why should I leave? This isn't your house!" Qiao Lin still didn't change her behavior in response to Chu Yang's warning.

After a pause, Qiao Lin looked at Chu Yang and sneered again: "From what you said just now, you just want to express your gratitude. I tell you, I have plenty of money. If you give me water now, I'll pay you."

"Pay?" Chu Yang shook his head.

This person was simply beyond redemption.