Little Lulu's Day (Part 1)

Three months later, the Abyss had entered the dry season. Yet this dry season was rather strange—compared with the days in her memories, the temperature was clearly abnormally cold!

The little Succubus wore an exquisite little leather outfit and dashed out of the cave in high spirits! On her back was a small round shield Er Dongsheng had made for her, while she held a tiny, delicate bow in her hand! A little leather belt was wrapped around her waist, with quite a few little trinkets hanging sporadically from it.

Er Dongsheng had made all these things for the little one using the spoils from last time! Even after so long, she still treasured them beyond measure—she was only one step away from hugging them to sleep every day!

"Brother, I'm going hunting!"

After gaining these two little weapons and learning archery from Er Dongsheng, the little one began wandering around the cave's surroundings. Occasionally hunting a small animal became something she did every day, and she delighted in it.

"Mm, be careful. Go early and come back early!" He was fairly at ease with letting the little one go out alone now. The surrounding area was still relatively safe.

Within a one-li radius around Er Dongsheng's cave, there were no longer any large, dangerous animals—especially carnivorous beasts, which had vanished without a trace.

For the little one's safety while playing near the cave, Er Dongsheng carried out a thorough cleanup every few days. As a result, the predators nearby all learned that a dangerous demon lived on that strange, bare mountain peak and allowed no predator to approach!

However, this benefited those gentle herbivores and other harmless little animals. At the very least, from the little Succubus's perspective, the number of Abyss Tutu Beasts in this territory had suddenly skyrocketed. Even though she hunted several every day, their numbers never seemed to decrease!

The Abyss Tutu Beast was the little one's favorite, especially a dish Er Dongsheng made called Braised Rabbit Head, which she loved even more! Though even now, the little Succubus still could not understand why a dish made from a Tutu Beast's head was called Braised Rabbit Head!

The little one had asked her brother about it too, but at the time, he had worn a sorrowful expression and stared silently at the gray, hazy sky! The little one had been very sensible then. She figured that name was probably a great secret and did not ask again.

The little Succubus jogged all the way along, her little beast-hide boots specially made by Er Dongsheng going thump, thump, thump as she raced in one breath to the foot of the mountain. Stopping at the place where Er Dongsheng stored water, she skillfully moved aside the small stone pressing down the opening and tossed the wooden bucket tied with vines beside it into the well.

"Gulp, gulp." She happily drank several great mouthfuls, then opened the little wooden cup she carried with her and filled it to the brim with a gurgle. After plugging it, she carefully poured the remaining water in the bucket back into the well, covered it again, and set off once more!

Honestly, the little Succubus had always felt that everything her brother did was magical. Take this well, for example—it could actually keep storing water during the dry season, and on such a large scale at that! It astonished her greatly! She clearly remembered that back in her tribe, she could barely get even a mouthful of water!

Like many tribes living in this forest, her own tribe had no way at all to store water against the forest's powerful water-absorbing ability. During the dry season, they could usually only obtain water from food, or trade large amounts of food for water with demons who possessed water magic!

Water was extraordinarily precious in this forest. Sometimes, one jin of water being worth one jin of food was not impossible.

So even though there was plenty of water now, the little one still treasured it dearly!

But speaking of it, there were even more things that the little one found magical—delicious food, tasty fruit juice, meat soup that made her drool every single time, and so on, and so on...

"And there's also that cool cave where the fruits Lulu loves are stored. Oh, right, there are also ice chips Lulu likes in there..." As she thought on, drool began to trickle from the little Succubus's mouth. She touched her round little belly, her little face full of distress. She desperately wanted to go back at once and eat all those delicious things she loved, but she had just finished a meal and was too stuffed to eat another bite!

"Ah, life truly is lonely..." The little girl copied her brother, shaking her head as she sighed, then... happily ran off into the distance.

What was loneliness? She could not be bothered to care! Working up an appetite and going home for a feast was the real business!

The little Succubus lay prone in the grass, her tiny body pressed tightly to the ground. Her eyes stared fixedly at the Tutu Beast burrow ahead, while her pointed little ears stood upright, listening carefully!

There was a big one inside! Should she catch it and have Brother make soup when she got back? Or roast it? Sadly, there were not many Tutu Beast heads stored away yet. Otherwise, having Brother make that Braised Rabbit Head would be nice too!

The little one lying there let her thoughts run wild!

"Squeak, squeak!"

"It's out!"

The little one hid herself even more thoroughly!

This was probably a very large Tutu Beast. Just its tail sticking out of the burrow was about as thick as the little Succubus's forearm. It seemed these fellows had grown fat quickly while living within Er Dongsheng's territory, no longer suffering attacks from predators!

The little Succubus began carefully pulling an arrow made from an Abyss Tree Branch from her waist. She drew her little metal bow, nocked the arrow, and aimed!

Fire!

Whoosh!

The arrow made from an Abyss Tree Branch shot steadily from the little one's hand. Like a sharp sword, it flashed across the short distance like lightning and pierced directly into the Tutu Beast's back!

Bang!

The arrow viciously pinned the Tutu Beast's body to the ground, its tail end still wobbling!

It seemed the little one was truly quite strong. Combined with the excellent stability of the Abyss Tree Branch, even though the arrow had no feathers at its tail, it still struck true in a single hit!

"Yay! Very good!"

Imitating her brother, the little one praised herself once before running over, lifting the Tutu Beast, and inspecting it over and over!

"It really is a big one! Lulu's in for a treat!" Her two big eyes shone as she stared at the plump Tutu Beast in her hands!

"What should Lulu have Brother make when she gets back?"

"Braised?"

"Roasted?"

"No, maybe..."