Chapter 978: Hot Springs

Two snakes and two wolves. It was not difficult to deal with them. However, it was nighttime, and the smell of blood would easily attract other wild beasts. Therefore, they had to try their best to kill these four animals without shedding any blood.

Especially since these two snakes were the most difficult to deal with.

Shen Xiaoxiao was not afraid of dealing with the two wolves. She directly fought with them. Just her fists alone were extremely powerful. However, wolves fought in groups. At this moment, there were only two of them. If there were more of them, they would also have to worry.

Shen Xiaoxiao punched one wolf at a time. It was very easy to deal with these wolves. However, for these two snakes, Shen Xiaoxiao took out a needle that was specially used to deal with these animals from her bag. This was originally meant to be used in the second level. Now, she could only take it out temporarily.

After two shots, the two snakes that were as thick as her calves fell to the ground.

“What a waste.”

“Alright, it’s nighttime. There’s no other way. Let’s just walk forward a little. I know a hot spring cave not far away. There’s a sulfur hot spring inside. Let’s take a good rest.”

“There’s a hot spring cave nearby?”

“I didn’t know at first. After all, I came here more than ten years ago. But just now, the two snakes’ large tails swept past the large rock beside them. These rocks have been blocked by these withered branches all these years, so I didn’t look at it carefully. Now, it seems that my prediction was wrong. We can reach the Second Forbidden Zone in a day’s journey at most. It seems that the golden monkey’s path is really a shortcut.”

When the golden monkey saw that the two humans were dealing with the wolf and the snake, it slipped into a tree and hid. When it saw that the two humans were actually able to deal with these things so quickly… Its fear of the humans had once again risen to a new level.

“Then let’s hurry up and leave.”

After walking for about 20 minutes, they indeed saw a cave. It was filled with mist, and there was really a hot spring pool inside.

“Take a good shower. Rest for a day tomorrow, and we’ll enter the second level the day after tomorrow.”

Shen Xiaoxiao was also very happy to see the hot spring pool. She had not taken a shower for half a month, and her body was very dirty. Although she would wipe herself every time she went to a place with water, she really did not have to take a thorough shower.

Because she wanted to enter the forest, Shen Xiaoxiao had specially asked the pharmacist to make medicine. Even her period was stopped by medicine since she was afraid that the smell of blood in the forest would attract beasts. At least for half a year, she did not have to worry about not having anything in her sanitary pads.

The outside of the cave was blocked by branches. If Yan Kuan did not know, it would be very difficult for them to discover this cave. Therefore, the two of them were not worried about the inside of the hot spring pool.

“Little monkey, stay outside and guard. However, it should not be too difficult tonight. Wild beasts are most afraid of the smell of sulfur.”

“It’s better to let it stand guard. I’ll tidy up the cave. You wash first.”

The cave was extremely dry. After all, there was a hot spring inside. The cave was filled with the smell of sulfur. What Yan Kuan needed to do was to make the bed. The cave’s terrain was flat, unlike the potholes they had encountered before. This was probably the best sleep they would have tonight.

He lit a fire and placed it on the side. He took the iron cup and started to warm the chicken soup from the kettle. Yan Kuan was getting better at doing these things, and he could also take good care of Shen Xiaoxiao. Under such circumstances, he could even boil some pheasant stewed mushrooms for Shen Xiaoxiao. He even dug up a ginseng that was not very old, but it was definitely wild and nourishing.

“It smells so good.”

“Okay, you wash it first. I’ll clean up the pheasant.”

“Okay.”

Yan Kuan did not go far before he was at the entrance of the cave. He swiftly cleaned up the pheasant to cover up the internal organs and bloodstains before he walked in with the pheasant.

Shen Xiaoxiao lay by the side of the hot spring and watched Yan Kuan slowly rotate the roasted chicken. She did not know why, but she felt that the current Yan Kuan was surprisingly handsome.

“Do you want to do it?”

“What did you say?”

Yan Kuan thought that he had heard wrongly. This girl had been in a bad mood for the past two days, and he did not dare to provoke her. Now, she was inviting him?

“Forget it if you don’t want to.”

“You can try whether I want to or not.”

This man was indeed unable to withstand teasing. Once he saw the woman, he did not care about the food. He put down the grilled chicken in his hand, pulled down his clothes, and jumped into the water.

When Shen Xiaoxiao came out of the hot spring pool, it was already two hours later. This was the most satisfying combination that the two of them had not had in a long time. Shen Xiaoxiao was so tired that her scalp was soft. All the bones in her body seemed to have softened. She felt comfortable and did not want to move.

Yan Kuan carried her out of the pool. The temperature in the cave was high. The two of them walked around the cave naked.

Shen Xiaoxiao was curled up in her sleeping bag, while Yan Kuan did not even want to wear his underwear. He just sat by the side and prepared food for Shen Xiaoxiao. There was also the half-cooked roasted chicken that was still being roasted.

“Quick, you have to eat something before you sleep.”

“I’m so tired.”

“I thought you still wanted it. I’m going to give it to you after some rest.”

“Pervert.”

Yan Kuan smiled and rubbed her dried hair. He passed the half-heated chicken soup to her and watched her eat it. Then, he picked up some chicken meat and ate it. Then, he washed their underwear and put it aside to roast. They could wear it tomorrow morning.

When this man did all this, he did not think that it was dirty or that he did not need to do it. He did it with great care and did not dislike it. Shen Xiaoxiao even thought that if they could not walk out of here, the whole family of four would be buried here, there was nothing to regret, right?

“Hubby, come and sleep with me.”

Yan Kuan smiled. After packing up everything, he went into his sleeping bag and fell asleep with the beauty in his arms. This might be their last night of peaceful sleep, and they didn’t want to miss it. They only wanted to hug each other and be happy together.

The next morning, the sun was a little warm. They would rest for the day and wouldn’t be in a hurry to move. The miasma in the forest was much less, so the two of them moved around a little at the entrance of the cave. However, it was this movement that allowed Shen Xiaoxiao to see something extraordinary.

“Hubby, look. Are these shoe prints? A man’s shoe print. Is it Dark 1?”