Chapter 64: Just Kill Him!

Hearing what the two of them had to say, Ye Tian let out a soft snort and said, "Damn it, that despicable pair of bastards are constantly plotting against us."

At this, he turned sideways and gave Lin Feng a thumbs-up. "Good thing you're smart and discovered their trick, or I'd have been done for."

"I admire you so much! From now on, you're my big brother!"

"Shh..."

Lin Feng hastily made a silencing gesture.

Although Ye Tian spoke in a very low voice, there was no guarantee that Zhou Hualong and He Xin wouldn't hear him.

Rustle, rustle, rustle...

Sure enough, a flurry of hurried footsteps followed, growing fainter and fainter by the second.

Lin Feng stood up to take a look and found that they had already fled into the distance.

Seeing him get up, Ye Tian rose as well.

Noticing that He Xin and Zhou Hualong were already far away, he finally realized that they must have overheard his earlier outburst.

With a sheepish expression, he scratched the back of his head and said, "I'm sorry, Big Brother Lin Feng. It's all my big mouth's fault for drawing their attention and letting them get away again."

"Originally, we were hiding low, draped in vine nets, making it very hard for them to spot us. We could have caught them completely off guard! It's all my fault!"

Watching his honest and naive expression, Lin Feng waved a hand. "Forget it, you didn't mean to."

Looking toward the distant figures, Ye Tian asked, "Should we give chase? This time, only the two of them came to snatch supplies. Perhaps there are only the two of them in their camp."

"Most importantly, it's not the thief you fear, but the thief who keeps thinking of you. Not only are those two strong, but they're also full of tricks. I'm afraid they might launch a sneak attack on our cave."

"Since we have to go out to look for supplies and hunt, the cave is mostly left with a bunch of women during the day. Only my big brother here has a bit of real strength."

After a moment of thought, Lin Feng replied, "Earlier, I observed them closely. Their clothes are rather tattered, but the man's beard and hair have been trimmed, and the woman's hair is quite clean. Combined with the sophisticated bows and arrows they made..."

"This indicates that they possess all sorts of tools. With tools, they can craft a large number of weapons, dig numerous pits, and set up plenty of ambushes."

"Therefore, even though there are only two of them, trying to overrun their camp and kill them would be extremely difficult and bound to exact a heavy price."

"Besides, I don't think they would dare to rashly raid our camp."

"Because this round of confrontation has already given them a taste of our strength and wisdom."

"They're afraid of us, too!"

"Otherwise, they wouldn't have turned and fled the moment they heard your voice."

Ye Tian nodded. "Mm, what you say makes sense. I'll listen to you."

Lin Feng added, "However, to prevent any surprise attacks, we should still beef up our defenses. Once we get back, we'll spend the first two days helping Wang Mengru set up traps and ambushes before going out to scavenge again."

Ye Tian piped up, "But, Big Brother, what about the food? What are we going to do?"

Lin Feng reassured him, "Don't worry, the jerked meat from that leopard is enough to last us two or three days. So for these next two days, we'll at most forage for some wild vegetables near the cave to supplement our vitamins."

"Ah, that's good then!" Ye Tian agreed with a smile.

Then he walked over, shouldered a parachute pack, and picked up a medical kit in his left hand and another parachute pack in his right.

Seeing this, Lin Feng urged, "You only need to take the medical kit and one parachute pack. This medical kit is huge and holds a lot of heavy items—it weighs over fifty catties. A parachute pack is only thirty catties. I can carry one on my back and hold one in each hand."

Ye Tian shook his head. "It's fine, Lin Feng, I'm strong."

With that, he strode forward.

Lin Feng chuckled inwardly, marveling at how stubbornly straightforward this guy was.

He then strapped a parachute pack onto his back, held another parachute pack in his left hand, picked up the sheet of steel with his right hand, and followed closely behind.

The steel plate wasn't overly cumbersome. Once they brought it back to the cave camp and polished it up, it could be fashioned into a handy weapon.

The two returned along the path they had come. Without needing to push aside overgrown bushes or hack through thorns—and with the added urgency of getting back to the cave before dark—their pace was much faster.

The trip there had taken over two hours, but the return journey took a mere hour and a half.

Everyone was overjoyed to see the two return with four parachute packs and a medical kit, and they quickly gathered around.

They praised the two for being amazing and thanked them for their hard work, happily helping to take the medical kit and parachute packs.

Learning that Lin Feng intended to use the parachute canopy material as bedsheets spread over the herbal mats and the leopard's lair, they eagerly unpacked the parachutes, used daggers to cut the fabric, and laid it out over the bedding.

Furthermore, the four beauties hadn't been idle in the cave during this time.

They had foraged for more medicinal herbs, wove another herbal mat large enough for three people to sleep on, and had long since simmered a pot of leopard bone soup and boiled wild vegetables, saving some for the men to eat upon their return.

In addition, they had gone out to dig up some clay, making earthen pots and bowls which they were currently baking near the fire. By tomorrow, they would have an extra earthen pot and eight earthen bowls.

Seeing everyone working together so harmoniously—even Luo Ruifang not pulling rank or acting lazy simply because she was an elder—Lin Feng felt a surge of genuine joy.

If things could always remain like this, it wouldn't be bad at all!

However, just as he took the bowl of bone soup and wild vegetables handed over by Cheng Xiangyu and prepared to eat, he suddenly noticed a figure huddled in the corner of the cave.

It was none other than Li Hao!

However, his hands and feet were currently bound tightly with vines.

His eyes darted back and forth, though goodness knows what wicked scheme he was cooking up.

Lin Feng took a sip of the bone soup and asked, "Cheng Xiangyu, what's going on with this fellow?"

Cheng Xiangyu explained, "He didn't go far earlier and was lurking near the cave. After you left, he came back and demanded food from us."

"Naturally, I refused, so he tried to forcefully snatch it."

"Sister Mengru stepped in and beat him into retreat."

"Who would have thought he'd later sneakily follow He Tian Tian and Qin Meng, take He Tian Tian hostage, and demand supplies in exchange for her?"

"He Tian Tian seized an opportunity to bite his hand, and Sister Mengru seized the moment to rush forward and capture him."

"Fearing he would cause trouble and chaos, Sister Mengru had us gather some vines to tie him up and toss him over there."

Lin Feng mused, "Keeping him here isn't a long-term solution either; we'd have to spare food for him."

Wang Mengru chimed in at that moment, "Lin Feng, I was planning to keep him on the brink of starvation by giving him daily scraps. I'm afraid that if we let him go, he'll just come back and cause more trouble."

Hearing this, Li Hao hurriedly blurted out, "I won't cause trouble! Sister Mengru, I swear I won't cause trouble! Please, just let me go!"

Lin Feng, however, shook his head. "Tying him up there means we have to feed him. Not only is it a waste of food, but we'd also have to constantly be on guard against him stealing things and escaping."

"And if we let him go, we worry he'll come back to wreak havoc."

"Instead of all that, why not just kill him and eliminate any future trouble once and for all?"

Ah?

Hearing Lin Feng talk about killing him, Li Hao was so startled that his face drained of color, turning pale with terror.

Wang Mengru stared at Lin Feng. "What did you say? Kill him?"

Lin Feng nodded firmly. "Yes, it would be best to kill him!"

Uh...

Seeing this, Cheng Xiangyu instantly froze.

She silently thought to herself that the reason Wang Mengru had harbored suspicions about Lin Feng killing Wang Xingyu in the past was precisely because she sensed Lin Feng was capable of taking a life.

She had just managed to brush it off earlier by using the excuse that Lin Feng had killed a leopard.

Now, Wang Mengru was probably starting to doubt Lin Feng all over again.

Sure enough, Wang Mengru kept her gaze fixed squarely on him, her eyes chilling as she asked, "Lin Feng, he's from the Li family of Haicheng. Aren't you afraid of the Li family's retaliation if you kill him?"

"Besides, murder is illegal!"

"Aren't you afraid of that at all?"