Xie Zhuzhou nodded and followed Chu Yanzhang quietly to the upper reaches of the stream, where there were fewer people and denser trees, making it easy to hide. They found a suitable spot, and Chu Yanzhang took out a simple fishing net from his bag, which he had found in the hotel room earlier.
" Zhouzhou, you wait here, I'll go check it out," Chu Yanzhang said in a low voice, then quietly approached the stream.
Xie Zhuzhou crouched behind the bushes, nervously watching Chu Yanzhang's movements. He felt uneasy, after all, they were in an unfamiliar place, and the people around them didn't seem very friendly.
Just then, a man dressed in tattered clothes suddenly appeared in front of Xie Zhuzhou, holding a homemade harpoon in his hand, his eyes fierce. "You're here to steal fish too, aren't you?"
Xie Zhuzhou, who had forgotten to activate his senses, was startled, but he quickly calmed down. Damn, he was a formidable person; he had nothing to be afraid of.
He said coldly, "Is it your fish? Accusing me of stealing it is laughable."
Enraged by this, the man brandished his harpoon, trying to scare Xie Zhuzhou: "Enough nonsense, hand over your stuff!"
Xie Zhuzhou glanced at Chu Yanzhang, who had immediately returned, and raised an eyebrow. Chu Yanzhang understood immediately.
The man blocking the road was unaware of the impending danger until his harpoon was snatched away, at which point he realized the meaning of regret.
Xie Zhuzhou and Chu Yanzhang had already walked quite a distance. He weighed the harpoon in his hand, thinking, "It feels pretty useful. We're really lucky; we ran into a delivery guy as soon as we stepped out the door."
Chu Yanzhang nodded in agreement. "It's all because Zhouzhou is so lucky."
Xie Zhuzhou smiled smugly, his tail practically wagging in the air. " Chu Little Yan, all you know how to do is make me happy."
As he spoke, he jabbed at the ground with a harpoon.
Looking at him, Chu Yanzhang couldn't help but chuckle, "Yes, yes, Zhouzhou is the best. But let's hurry up and catch some fish, or we'll miss our chance when it gets light."
Xie Zhuzhou nodded, his joking expression fading, and began to seriously observe his surroundings. More and more people were gathering by the stream, all struggling desperately to survive.
He whispered to Chu Yanzhang, " Little Yan, what do you think we'll do if we're really trapped here?"
Chu Yanzhang stopped what he was doing and looked at Xie Zhuzhou seriously. "No, Zhouzhou. We will definitely find a way to turn back."
"If I can't change back here, this spell might lose its power once I leave this island."
Xie Zhuzhou thought this made sense; there were only two of them when they arrived. "By the way, our bodyguards should be on a nearby boat..."
Chu Yanzhang shook his head. In fact, he had tried everything, but he still couldn't contact the outside world.
Xie Zhuzhou sighed, "It seems we can only spend these seven days. I never expected that the island we stumbled upon would bring us such a novel experience, even with the added danger." After turning into an animal, we can't use our Internal Energy anymore.
Suddenly, he felt a pang of guilt towards Little Yan. It was all his fault... Little Yan had gone through danger with him.
Chu Yanzhang patted him on the back. " Zhouzhou, would you like grilled fish or braised fish?"
After they were transformed into animals, they preferred meat and had absolutely no interest in vegetarian food.
"Let's have grilled fish then, it'll smell delicious. Braised fish is for when we turn back into humans." Xie Zhuzhou had arranged his menu meticulously.
Chu Yanzhang nodded and began preparing the grilled fish. He took out a lighter and a small bottle of cooking oil from his bag; these were emergency supplies he had found in his hotel room. Xie Zhuzhou, meanwhile, was using a harpoon to clean the fish he had just caught. His movements were a bit clumsy, but still quite efficient.
" Zhouzhou, be careful not to hurt your hand." Chu Yanzhang said as he lit a small pile of dry grass with a lighter. The flames danced in the night, illuminating his focused expression.
Xie Zhuzhou pursed his lips. "I'm the head of the family, this won't stump me!" Even though he said that, he still obediently slowed down his movements, afraid of actually hurting himself.
The fire gradually grew stronger, and Chu Yanzhang skewered the prepared fish with branches and slowly roasted it over the fire. The oil sizzled under the heat of the flames, and the aroma of the fish quickly filled the air. Xie Zhuzhou couldn't help but lean forward, gently sniffing the air, his eyes sparkling.
Just as the two were about to have a late-night snack, a large number of people suddenly walked over.
Xie Zhuzhou: "..."
Chu Yanzhang felt that these people were really in the way, but he couldn't show his displeasure in front of Zhouzhou.
He smiled and said, " Zhouzhou, how about we go somewhere else?"
Xie Zhuzhou smiled back, "Change what? I'd like to see if they want to starve or get beaten."
As soon as Xie Zhuzhou finished speaking, the people who had gathered around were clearly taken aback, seemingly not expecting this somewhat thin young man to be so assertive.
One of the men, with a full beard, couldn't help but sneer, "Kid, who do you think you are? How dare you talk to us like that!"
Xie Zhuzhou raised an eyebrow, meeting their gaze without flinching. "Who I am is unimportant. What matters is, what do you want? If you're trying to steal our fish, I advise you to reconsider."
The bearded man's face darkened, and he gripped the wooden stick in his hand tightly. "Hmph, you won't listen to reason, so you'll have to suffer the consequences!" He was a boxing coach, and these two men in front of him looked like weak and unhealthy young men who couldn't even kill a chicken.
Besides being tall, what else can he do?
They're just two pretty boys.
Xie Zhuzhou sighed, "It's only the second night, and so many people have already revealed their true colors."
How could someone like that have a lover?
He tilted his head and looked at the person standing next to a tree behind the bearded man.