It was already the evening of the fourth day since Huo Yuhao had set out on his journey.
By now, the dry rations in his bundle had long since run out.
If not for the skills his late mother had taught him in identifying wild vegetables and fruit, along with the fresh fish he caught whenever he passed rivers and streams, he probably would have been unable to hold out and forced to spend his money long ago.
The excitement of seeing the outside world for the first time gradually faded, and the exhaustion of traveling for so long kept wearing away at his will.
"Phew~ I've been walking for four whole days. It's getting late. I'd better hurry and find somewhere to spend the night-"
Having been driven away before when he slept under someone else's eaves, Huo Yuhao glanced at the setting sun, which was about to sink completely below the horizon, then turned into the woods beside the road.
He had barely gone a few steps deeper when he heard the babbling of water.
"Great, there's water! I can have a good meal tonight!"
Delight appeared on Huo Yuhao's face. He carefully distinguished the sound of the flowing water and followed it.
When he cautiously pushed aside the last layer of bushes before him, a clear little river came into view. Even with his naked eyes, he could see schools of fish swimming underwater.
He couldn't help cheering.
Tonight's dinner was settled!
But just as Huo Yuhao was about to take out that famous White Tiger Dagger and whittle a few branches to spear fish, a slightly youthful yet very gentle voice rang out, leaving him frozen in place.
"Hehe, I thought I was the only one camping out somewhere like this. Looks like there's a new