Chapter 219 (1/2)

Sharing, Scenery on the Tree

“A’Mang, we have a place to live now, so let’s hurry and stock up on food,” Nan Xun said.

A’Mang proudly raised his chest. “A’Xi, don’t worry. Even if it’s cold, I can catch prey. You won’t starve.”

The reason why tribes desperately tried their best to store food in the autumn was because in the winter, there were fewer wild beasts in the jungle. In addition, the cold slowed down their hunting speed. It was likely that in three to five days, they wouldn’t be able to hunt enough pray for their tribe to eat.

But A’Mang was different. No matter the season, he was very agile, so food shortages weren’t a problem.

In only one day, A’Mang hunted a huge beast weighing 250 to 300 kg, and also a long-necked bird the size of an ostrich. Even if A’Mang ate a large amount of food, these two animals were enough for two people to eat for more than two months. In addition, the sabretooth tiger meat was pickled by Nan Xun, so they didn’t have to worry about eating it for at least three months.

A’Mang didn’t need to hunt anymore. Instead, he accompanied Nan Xun to look for rock salt.

Although they took a jar of refined salt with them when they left, Nan Xun used a lot of it to marinate the tiger meat. She needed more salt to preserve the other meat.

After walking for a long time, they didn’t find any salt. Instead, A’Mang caught two burrowing ground squirrels the size of rabbits. Nan Xun also dug up some sweet potatoes.

Seeing her disappointment, A’Mang put the back basket down, slanted the corner of his mouth, and hurriedly said to her, “Little Wild Leopard, you wait.”

Then Nan Xun saw A’Mang’s pillbox climbing ability.

A’Mang took off the leopard skin jacket and straw sandals that Nan Xun made for him, and found the thickest looking tree and climbed up wordlessly.

Nan Xun suspected that he had hooks on his feet. Otherwise, how could he firmly grasp the tree trunk? And his arms seemed like they had endless strength, holding the main trunk and climbing more than 10 meters in two or three strokes.

Nan Xun looked up at him from under the tree and watched his figure disappear into the heavy branches and leaves. If it wasn’t for the yellow leaves and branches gently shaking, accompanied by the sound of rustling and many leaves falling, Nan Xun would have thought A’Mang had disappeared.

“A’Mang—” Nan Xun shouted with her head raised.

Nan Xun knew that A’Mang must be fine, but A’Mang didn’t respond to her, so she couldn’t help it. Her blood was stimulated.

After taking off her animal skin coat and long skirt, Nan Xun began to climb the tree only wearing small suspenders and underwear.

She often climbed trees and was very flexible, but it was her first time climbing such a high tree.

After climbing about 20 meters, A’Mang’s shocked voice came from above. “A’Xi! What are you doing up here? Get down!”

He had climbed no less than 100 meters up, but when he heard the movement below, he came back down again.

Nan Xun waved at him happily. “A’Mang! I want to go up the tree with you!”

A’Mang was scared by her. “A’Xi, don’t mess around. You can’t climb a tree. When I first met you, you fell off one!”

Nan Xun laughed and said, “That’s just because you yelled and scared me.”

A’Mang stood on a thick branch above and didn’t move. After discovering that Nan Xun’s climbing movements were relatively flexible, he didn’t continue to dissuade her.

If A’Xi could really do it, then he would like to share the feeling of standing on top of such a big tree with her!

A’Mang quietly waited for Nan Xun to catch up with him, and when they finally were together, he let Nan Xun continue upwards. If she really slipped on accident, he would support her.

This was probably one of the few stupid things Nan Xun had ever done. She tirelessly climbed over 100 meters initially, and then another 200 meters on top of that.

A’Mang was right below her, which made her feel safe.