Even After My Death-Chapter 116 - 99: Are You With Jiang Ning or With Me?

Jiang Ning processed the two rabbits cleanly, not using the rabbit fur but setting aside the rabbit innards for the time being.

Nong Chun searched around and found three discarded drink bottles. Jiang Ning took them and felt they could be made into a few simple fish traps. This way, the rabbit innards that were put aside wouldn’t go to waste.

Nong Chun continued to search for seafood by the shore while Jiang Ning turned back to fetch the ropes needed from the tent.

When Jiang Ning returned to the camp where the tents were set up, she happened to run into Mu Mingxuan and others like Ling Bo and Yuan Wei coming out of the forest.

Mu Mingxuan, holding a supply pack that had already been opened, saw Jiang Ning and puffed out his chest like a victorious general returning from battle, "Jiang Ning, we just found two supply packs in the forest. One contains bread and water, and the other has apples, oranges, and grapefruits!"

He was boasting, showing that even without Jiang Ning sharing food with them, they could obtain sustenance through their own efforts!

Mu Mingxuan deliberately glanced at Jiang Ning’s empty hands, "What will you eat tonight?"

"Don’t worry about me." Jiang Ning didn’t even glance at him and pulled open the tent’s zipper before stepping inside her own tent.

Jiang Ning’s bland reaction made it seem as if he was making a fuss over nothing, getting excited over some bread and fruit.

Mu Mingxuan’s expression darkened, and he turned to speak to Ling Bo, Yuan Wei, and Lin Qi, "The things we found can’t be shared with Jiang Ning. You all have seen the friction between her and me, so think carefully about which side you’re on."

As he spoke, Mu Mingxuan walked forward with the supply pack, giving Ling Bo and the others time to think.

[What the hell? What does Mu Mingxuan mean by that?]

[How old is he, still forcing everyone to pick sides?]

[With that kind of attitude? It seems that the netizens aren’t working hard enough. The boycott of Mu Family’s products isn’t very effective, huh.]

[Hahahaha, am I the only one who finds this hilarious? He’s flaunting what he has to Jiang Ning, but he doesn’t know that Jiang Ning is going to eat meat tonight! Meat!]

Following Mu Mingxuan’s words, Yuan Wei was the first to follow him.

The usually handsome Yuan Wei had a flattering smile, "Brother Mu, of course I’m with you! Jiang Ning’s character is no good, and she’s especially violent. Only someone with a bump on their head would want to be on a team with her!"

Mu Mingxuan was the young master of the Mu Family, and many of the companies under the family’s name were involved in the entertainment industry. Yuan Wei joined this program not only to increase his own popularity but also to network with influential people who could benefit his career.

Now, with such a benefactor right before his eyes, how could Yuan Wei give up on the opportunity?

[Gross, I’m disgusted. I remember when Yuan Wei debuted, he wasn’t afraid to challenge the authority and exposed the dark side of the production team, so even though he was disqualified halfway, netizens still pushed him to trending searches and helped him succeed. Now... his sycophantic behavior is really ugly to watch.]

[What’s wrong with Yuan Wei? He even ate the breakfast Jiang Ning and Nong Chun made this morning! It’s like he eats and then curses the cook right afterwards.]

[Why not team up with Jiang Ning? He insists on mixing with Mu Mingxuan, who thinks he’s better than everyone else!]

[The Mu Family owns quite a few entertainment businesses, Jiang Ning... an upstart hated by the entire network, it’s not surprising at all that they all choose Mu Mingxuan.]

[Right, people are pragmatic.]

[Oh no! Best Actor Ling! Why are you also walking towards Mu Mingxuan?!]

Without a doubt, aside from Yuan Wei, Ling Bo, Lin Qi, and Jian Tiantian all chose Mu Mingxuan.

And the reason was the same as Yuan Wei’s.

Whether it was the Mu Family or the Huo Family, they both owned large corporations. Even if today’s events revealed the rumors to be wrong, it didn’t make a difference; Jiang Ning, however innocent, was just a commoner without any family backing, and they would not offend the Mu and Huo Families for someone unconnected to them.

Huo Ziheng had just been beaten by Jiang Ning and was having difficulty walking; that’s why he hadn’t joined the others in searching for the supply packs in the forest and was resting in his tent. Huo Miao didn’t go into the forest either, as she stayed to care for Huo Ziheng in the tent.

Seeing Mu Mingxuan and the others returning with supplies, Huo Miao came out of the tent happily to greet them.

The food ration in a supply pack was about enough for two people, and Mu Mingxuan’s group found two packs, containing a total of 6 loaves of bread, two bottles of water, two apples, two oranges, and one grapefruit.

A few people gathered around, sharing and devouring the food until there was nothing left.

Everyone was still a bit hungry, but they felt much better than the gnawing emptiness they had felt before.

Mu Mingxuan rubbed his belly, feeling somewhat unsatisfied, "Just now in the forest, we saw several rabbits and chickens. We wanted to catch them, but they were too nimble, and after a long half-day of trying, we caught none."

"Meat!" Huo Miao’s mouth watered at the thought. Before joining the show, she ate salads every day to lose weight. Now, after just one day, she had come to realize the preciousness of food.

"It got too late today, and we were afraid that if we didn’t come out, it would be easy to get stranded in the forest after dark, so we didn’t continue to pursue them," Mu Mingxuan said with regret, thinking about the rabbits and chickens, "We’ll try to catch them early tomorrow."

Jiang Ning took the three plastic bottles of mineral water Nong Chun had just found and cut them open to make three simple automatic fishing tools. He then placed the rabbit entrails into each of the bottles, strung them together with rope, and threw them into the nearby shallow water.

The entrails gave off a bloody scent that should easily attract fish.

To prevent the bottles from being washed away by the tide at night, Jiang Ning deliberately tied the other end of the rope to a stone, so they wouldn’t drift away.

After finishing up, Jiang Ning clapped his hands and said to Nong Chun, "It’s time to head back."

"Okay!" Nong Chun pried off the largest oyster from the rocks and hurriedly got up.

The two returned to the camp with their belongings as dusk fell and night descended. Nong Chun, just like when he prepared breakfast, brought out his cooking set and started cooking the seafood in a pot with water and wild ginger. After cooking, he steamed a couple of pieces of flatbread on top to soften them.

They had a clear division of labor, with Nong Chun turning to look at the two cleanly processed rabbits that Jiang Ning had prepared, his mouth watering as he said, "How shall we cook these two rabbits?"

Jiang Ning thought for a moment, "Let’s grill them."

Though spicy rabbit and cold rabbit dishes would have tasted the best, under the current circumstances, they had to make do.

The nearby forest was abundant with firewood. Jiang Ning got to work skewering the rabbits and seasoning them, while Nong Chun quickly gathered firewood from the forest. After two or three trips, he had amassed a good pile of wood.

They could conveniently start a fire since there was a small stove nearby.

Nong Chun’s trips to gather wood had been noisy, creating a significant disturbance.

Huo Miao, Mu Mingxuan and the others were sitting in their tents and couldn’t possibly have missed such a ruckus.

Jian Tiantian’s eyes narrowed, "It’s almost dark, and they’re just starting to cook now?"

Lin Qi said, "The two of them seemed to have been by the sea just now, so they must have gone to collect seafood."

Yuan Wei sneered, "It’s getting dark, and they came back so late, they probably didn’t catch anything at all! Come on, let’s go take a look!"

Thinking there was nothing else to do in the tent, the others followed, poking their heads out. Upon exiting, they turned and saw Jiang Ning grilling the rabbits.

Steam rose from the titanium pot on the small stove beside them. Nong Chun lifted the lid and put two pieces of flatbread that had been prepared ahead of time. With a gust of wind, the tantalizing aroma of crabs and oysters instantly reached the noses of all the guests, making their already hungry stomachs growl even more.

Huo Miao, Mu Mingxuan, and the others, who had come out of their tents, "..."

[Mu Mingxuan, who would have thought, compared to nibbling on bread and fruit, our Jiang Ning is already feasting like an emperor.]

[Hahaha, I’m laughing so loud!]

[Mu Mingxuan, just wondering, does your face feel sore?]

[So satisfying, Jiang Ning is really impressive! Such capability!]