Chapter 87 - 87 87 Saved by the Minor Antagonist (2)_1

Chapter 87: Chapter 87: Saved by the Minor Antagonist (2)_1 Chapter 87: Chapter 87: Saved by the Minor Antagonist (2)_1 “Home.” Xiu Xi tightened his grip on her hand and said, leading the way ahead again.

Ruan Jiaojiao watched him silently. Perhaps she had grown accustomed to seeing things in the moonlight, and only now did she realize how wretched the little villain looked. His clothes, already tattered and torn, were now barely covering his body. He was barefoot, his insteps scarred from thorns and prickly plants.

The exposed parts of his body were also covered in wounds, some even bruising.

Ruan Jiaojiao lowered her eyelids, hiding the moisture in her eyes, and held his hand tightly, sincerely saying, “Thank you… Brother Xiu…”

Xiu Xi’s pace halted for a moment, his grip on her hand tightened, then he continued walking forward.

Ruan Jiaojiao couldn’t tell what time it was, but the insight she had retained from her previous life as an animal allowed her to notice that there were many wild beasts around. Many pairs of eyes, glowing blue and green, were fixed on them.

However, strangely enough, those beasts were only covertly observing them, not daring to approach.

Even as they passed by, the creatures automatically cleared a path!

Ruan Jiaojiao had been highly vigilant all day and night. Having encountered the little villain, her vigilance instantly dropped, and fatigue took over. But after half an hour of walking, she found herself exhausted, feeling weary, sleepy, thirsty, and particularly hungry.

She shook Xiu Xi’s arm. “Brother Xiu, I’m tired, I can’t walk any further.”

Xiu Xi looked back at her, his brows deeply furrowed. They were too far from where they lived; being young on top of that, and the fact that the monkeys had moved twice that day, they would need at least a full day to get out.

The danger here was immense, and even he couldn’t guarantee their safety. All he wanted was to take her out immediately.

But seeing her fatigue, he hesitated.

“Brother Xiu, when did you come to find me?”

“Yesterday.”

“Did you eat anything?”

Xiu Xi shook his head. His sense of smell was not as keen as before, and he had taken many detours looking for her, moreover, due to the monkeys changing their dwelling twice, it had taken him so long to find her.

“Then shall Jiaojiao hunt a pheasant for you to eat? Do you know how to roast it?” She paused, then fretted, “You didn’t bring matches, did you?” Without matches, she wasn’t a cat from her previous life and couldn’t stomach raw meat.

“I brought some.” Xiu Xi took the matches out of his pocket.

Ruan Jiaojiao’s eyes immediately lit up, thinking that since he barely ate at home, he might indeed have matches on him. She smiled and said, “Then you wait, Brother Xiu. Jiaojiao will hunt a pheasant for you! Will you roast it?”

“Alright.” Xiu Xi was indeed hungry. He had been searching for Ruan Jiaojiao nonstop for almost a day and night, only stopping to eat some edible leaves and roots when he was thirsty.

Knowing that he was aware of her abilities, Ruan Jiaojiao didn’t hide them and began chanting for a pheasant in front of him. Pheasant, pheasant…

After two calls, a pheasant, with its neck askew, collided with the tree trunk in front of them.

Xiu Xi was not surprised at all. He bent down to pick up the pheasant. Without water or a stream nearby, he plucked its feathers and gutted it with leaves, then cleared a spot on the ground and started a fire.

Ruan Jiaojiao, seeing his practiced movements, said with some sympathy, “Brother Xiu, you should stop eating rats. From now on, whatever you want to eat, just tell me. I’ll hunt it for you; I’m pretty awesome.”