Live Strong in the Wilderness-Chapter 49: Lu Ke’s Illness

After more than twenty minutes, a rich aroma wafted from the pot.

Xu Yi didn’t even need Lu Ke to call him for breakfast; he returned on his own.

Xu Yi definitely wasn’t going out today; he planned to continue digging traps.

Lu Ke was more conflicted, unsure whether to continue peeling bark or to start with the clay bricks first.

After pondering over breakfast, she decided it was more important to peel the bark first, to make clothes for Xu Yi.

As for the clay kiln, it wasn’t so urgent.

After all, they had already fetched water and Xu Yi wasn’t going far, so the pottery for storing water wasn’t that crucial.

After having breakfast, Xu Yi took the opportunity to whittle the hunting bow for a while.

Now, you could already see the shape of a bow forming, although it was still on the chunky side. To become a real hunting bow, it still needed some fine-tuning.

Half an hour later, Xu Yi picked up the engineer shovel and began to sweat it out with physical labor.

Lu Ke, while peeling bark, boiled water for Xu Yi.

Xiao Bai recorded scenes of the two, making the people in the live stream envious.

"Isn’t this the feeling of pastoral idyll?"

"Think about it, no internet, no mobile phones, countless chores have to be done every day, just thinking about it is tiring. But watching others, it’s actually quite relaxing."

"Hey, saying it’s relaxing is going too far; aren’t you going to work today?"

"Don’t mention 8 days, I feel like I couldn’t survive a single weekend without a phone and air conditioning."

"To have achieved what they have in 8 days, Xu Yi and Lu Ke are indeed quite impressive."

"I say, Su Yan and the others are even more impressive; they’ve already planted wild vegetables around the camp, found a few fruit trees, and made some dried fruits."

"That’s not impressive, that’s just plain luck."

However, luck is often a part of one’s strength.

At this moment, Su Yan was making crossbow arrows.

Because she had her eyes on a group of goats, planning to shoot one back.

Yun Qing was beside her, concocting medicine; these herbs had paralyzing effects.

Of course, to prevent viewers from learning the formula and doing something inappropriate, she brought many herbs back to the cave for preparation, so no one knew which herbs she used or in what proportions.

"Yan Jie, do you think Xu Yi and Lu Yatou have been eliminated?" Yun Qing suddenly asked.

The live stream viewers were then surprised.

"Su Yan and Yun Qing actually know Xu Yi and Lu Ke?"

"Isn’t this cheating, actually having acquaintances being chosen?"

"It’s too much to say it’s cheating; this is a multinational cooperation, who even thinks about cheating with such a huge background?"

"It’s indeed a bit unbelievable; they sound very familiar with each other."

"If they manage to meet, that would be something rare."

"Actually, the chances of meeting aren’t small. There’s a cliff behind Xu Yi and Lu Ke’s camp, and there’s one here with Su Yan and Yun Qing as well. Who knows, maybe they’re just separated by a cliff."

"What are you thinking, even if they meet, so what? The organizers surely wouldn’t let groups help each other. Otherwise, they would start looking for other group members now. A group of people would survive more easily than just two."

Facing Yun Qing’s question, Su Yan was taken aback for a moment, glanced at Yun Qing, and said, "So many teams exited together a few days ago; Lu Ke and her team should be among them."

"What if they’re not?" Yun Qing thought Xu Yi was a persistent person and would likely hold on.

"You still don’t understand Lu Ke’s condition; you don’t know how much time she has? I hope she can hold out for 500 days and win the final reward."

"What do you mean, what’s wrong with our Loli Ke?" 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"Sounds like you’re saying our Loli Ke has a terminal illness; nonsense, Loli Ke looks perfectly fine, how could she have limited time?"

"Su Yan is a doctor; she wouldn’t spout nonsense, maybe Loli Ke has some discomfort somewhere."

"Thinking back, there might be some truth; Loli Ke said she’s been reborn, maybe she was sick but then got better."

"How could our cute Loli Ke, such a good girl, have a severe illness?"

"If only we could ask Loli Ke, it would save us such worry."

"It’s truly worrying; it makes me want Yun Qing, the little fairy, to know that Loli Ke and Xu Yi are doing well and don’t lack food or drink."

As Su Yan’s words spread, more and more people crowded into their live stream, wanting to hear about Lu Ke’s condition.

But Su Yan and Yun Qing didn’t continue discussing that topic.

In Lu Ke and Xu Yi’s live stream, people were also discussing Lu Ke’s health issues incessantly.

Lu Ke had no idea that so many people were concerned about her health.

Anyway, she felt that there was nothing wrong with her body now.

"Xu Yi, get ready for lunch." Lu Ke had cooked the fish slices and divided them into two bowls. There was still over half a bowl left in the pot, which was for Xu Yi.

After all, Xu Yi was doing physical work and needed to eat more.

"Coming." Xu Yi paused his work and wiped the sweat from his face.

There were about three meters left before the trap was completely dug. After that, they just needed to insert the barbs and cover it with thatch.

Xu Yi figured that by tomorrow morning, the job could be entirely finished.

Then, they could find a way to dry salt by the seaside.

Smiling with satisfaction, Xu Yi wiped the mud off his feet and returned to the courtyard.

"Take a break first, the fish slices are still quite hot." The girl spoke with a sweet smile.

"Alright, just in time to wash my face." With that, Xu Yi walked over to the water pipe.

Cupping a handful of water, he splashed it on his face, feeling extremely cool.

"Refreshing!" Xu Yi exclaimed in comfort, feeling the urge to take a shower.

However, it was merely an impulse; he didn’t actually follow through.

After all, with all his pores open, rashly washing his body wouldn’t be beneficial.

Having washed his face, Xu Yi sat on a stone to rest.

After glancing at Lu Ke, whose cheeks were rosy, Xu Yi couldn’t help but say, "Lu Ke, what did you write on the application form when you signed up? Why did you put down courier delivery, do you like it?"

"Seeing that you wrote down food delivery, I randomly filled it out. Otherwise, should I have written that I’m a patient? In that case, we wouldn’t have been selected, right?"

Xu Yi looked at the Xiao Bai above Lu Ke’s head and replied, "Not necessarily, the organizers might not care about those details."

"You’re so healthy now, don’t look like a sick person at all." Xu Yi glanced at Lu Ke and showed a comforting smile. He hoped that such a good girl like Lu Ke wouldn’t leave this world early.

"Yeah, I’ve even gained weight." With that, Lu Ke pinched her arm and squeezed the flesh.