During my escape from famine, I survived by eavesdropping on the whispers of food.

The two walked and stopped along the way, working together to carry the man back. When they couldn't lift him anymore, they had to drag him along. The man's clothes were covered in dust, but they weren't worn out, which showed that they were of excellent quality.

Qin Shuangshuang first gave the antidote to the man, who immediately bowed deeply in gratitude, wishing he could kneel down and serve Qin Shuangshuang like a slave.

When he got back to the tree near his house, he saw Old Qin's menacing gaze and immediately became alert, watching the two of them warily.

“Shuangyatou, this person is dead, but at least it will allow your grandpa to have some meat. You can’t keep such a big person all to yourself.”

"Who are you? Who's speaking?" Qin Shuangshuang pretended to be stupid and ignored the question.

Old Qin's eyes flashed with malice as he pointed at the unconscious man and said, "Hand him over, and you'll still be a member of the Qin family."

What if I don't?

In the past two days, Qin Shuangshuang has come to a clear understanding of the saying that "bad people come from poor and remote places." There are probably only a handful of families like the Qin family that are so unruly, and yet she has run into one.

Old Qin, holding a dagger he'd picked up from who-knows-where, approached Qin Shuangshuang step by step. However, the surrounding refugees rushed to her aid and showed her goodwill.

Many people took this opportunity to join Qin Shuangshuang's team, and Qin Shuangshuang accepted them all.

They will likely encounter many refugees along the way. Only by expanding their own group can they ensure their safety, while they will provide them with food in return, a mutually beneficial exchange.

Faced with this situation, Old Qin could only leave reluctantly.

On the other side, the man groaned and slowly woke up. Qin Shuangshuang made no attempt to hide that she was his savior.

If you save someone, you have to leave your name; otherwise, they won't be able to find you to repay the favor later.

During their conversation, Qin Shuangshuang learned that the man's name was Lu Jun and that he was from Blackwater Town. However, the man's speech was extraordinary, and although he deliberately spoke with a Blackwater Town accent, it was still possible to hear the difference in his manner.

Everyone has secrets, and Qin Shuangshuang didn't expose them.

"Thank you for saving me. I will definitely repay you in the future." Lu Jun said sincerely, and looking into Qin Shuangshuang's clear yet cunning eyes, he suddenly felt fortunate to have been saved by such a person.

After examining Lu Jun's body, Qin Shuangshuang noticed his calloused hands and muscular physique, clearly indicating he was a trained fighter. Her eyes lit up immediately, and she exclaimed, "No need for the future, I can repay you now!"

Last night, while searching for food, I heard howling wolves coming from deep in the jungle. Unfortunately, the refugees were all emaciated, and even with sheer numbers, they might not be able to hunt the tiger unharmed.

Now that Lu Jun is here, things are different; she believes in his abilities.

Upon hearing this, Lu Jun immediately covered his body, thinking that Qin Shuangshuang wanted him to repay her with his body. After hearing her description, he breathed a sigh of relief, but then looked embarrassed.

"Normally there would be no problem, but I've been hungry for a long time, so I'm afraid I won't be able to muster the strength."

Lu Jun smiled bitterly, having fainted from hunger for the first time.

Zhou brought over a bowl of mushroom soup and said gently, "It's not good to eat too much right after waking up. Have some soup to warm your stomach first."

Seeing the Bodhi seed floating on top, Lu Jun hesitated before taking it, knowing that this thing was poisonous!

But then he saw Qin Shuangshuang drink it down crisply and cleanly, even smacking her lips as if it were delicious, so he didn't care about anything else and gulped it down in one go.

A warm current flowed through his body, and Lu Jun felt his strength gradually returning. He widened his eyes in disbelief. This mushroom soup actually had such effects?

Qin Shuangshuang's eyes flashed, but she did not answer his question.

Of course it works quickly; she specially cooked it using mushrooms from her spatial storage.

After Lu Jun had rested, the two got ready to go, but they didn't tell Zhou Shi that they were going hunting, for fear of worrying her.

Following the path taken yesterday, the two of them held their breath and proceeded cautiously until they saw a tiger lying on the ground snoring.

Lu Jun gestured for Qin Shuangshuang to wait there, then slowly stepped forward with his dagger, intending to stab her while she was asleep, when the tiger suddenly sprang up and began fighting with Lu Jun.

Lu Jun snorted coldly, his moves were fierce, and in no time the tiger had several wounds on its body, bleeding profusely.

"and many more!"

The tiger lay weakly on the ground, without any strength. Just as Lu Jun was about to kill it, Qin Shuangshuang stopped him.

At Qin Shuangshuang's prompting, Lu Jun then realized that this was actually a tigress that had just given birth to cubs.

"This..." Lu Jun hesitated, thinking that he would have chosen a different target if he had known earlier.

Qin Shuangshuang shook her head and stepped forward to check the tiger's injuries. "She was already losing her life after giving birth. Even if you didn't intervene, she wouldn't have survived."

"How about we carry this tiger back, and release the cubs?"

Lu Jun naturally had no objection. On the way back, Qin Shuangshuang suddenly had a stomachache and asked Lu Jun to wait for her where she was.

Returning to the spot where the tiger had been, they found the tiger cub, touched the bracelet, and vanished from the spot.

Qin Shuangshuang was overjoyed. She probed the space with her consciousness and saw the little tiger cub jumping around. She was immediately relieved. She hadn't expected that this space could even hold living creatures.

I wonder if it can fit a person?

Qin Shuangshuang and her companion carried the tiger back, instantly shocking everyone.

The Qin family, in particular, were practically drooling, their eyes practically glued to the tiger.

"Shuangya, did you hunt this tiger? There are so many people here, everyone who saw it should have a share, right?"

He knew that Qin Shuangshuang would only ignore him if he brought up his status as an elder, so he thought of mobilizing everyone to deal with her, and he didn't believe that she would dare not hand it over in front of everyone.

"Yeah, you can't possibly finish such a big tiger, so why don't you share it with us?"

Qin Shuangshuang rolled her eyes so hard they almost reached the sky, setting a new standard for shamelessness.

Just as everyone stood up and tried to force Qin Shuangshuang to hand over the meat, they saw even more people sticking in front of her, completely isolating Qin Shuangshuang from the crowd.

Seeing this, the other side could only return dejectedly.

After everyone shared the meat, they cut it into equal-sized pieces and placed them near Qin Shuangshuang, making it seem as if they were surrounding and protecting Qin Shuangshuang and her family.

At night, Qin Shuangshuang frowned subconsciously as she heard rustling sounds beside her. Her hearing had improved a lot recently, and she could hear even the slightest noise clearly.

The man was groping around, trying to steal the meat. Just as his hand touched the meat, Qin Shuangshuang shouted, "Wake up! Someone's stealing meat!"

The group, who were already having trouble sleeping, immediately got up upon hearing this, lit their torches, and illuminated the meat thief clearly.

"I... I just came over to smell it," the man said guiltily.

Qin Shuangshuang was just worried about how to get rid of the Qin family, and this gave her the opportunity to speak up.

"Since you have all decided to follow me, why don't we divide the team up today? That way, we can avoid any unscrupulous people coming to steal our things in the future."