Live Strong in the Wilderness-Chapter 185: Getting Honey

"Morning."

After coming out, Xu Yi greeted and then saw Lu Ke with her hands full of mud, working with clay.

"Morning." Lu Ke smiled happily and said, "My cold is gone, and my body doesn’t ache anymore."

"That’s great, but you’re still in your period, so don’t mess with clay just yet. If you’re really bored, you could work on processing flax." Xu Yi said, then set his stance and started practicing the Eighteen Forms of Body Strengthening.

After finishing, Xu Yi wasn’t satisfied and set his stance again, starting to throw punches.

After all, he learned Basic Fighting Techniques last night, so he thought he’d throw some punches for fun.

Sparring? That’s impossible.

After all, Lu Ke doesn’t know any fighting techniques.

"Xu Yi, what are you practicing again?" Lu Ke, after washing her hands, watched Xu Yi throwing punches, and couldn’t help but become interested.

She had been learning the Eighteen Forms of Body Strengthening with Xu Yi for nearly a month, and found it quite effective.

"Fighting, just fooling around. Want to learn?" Xu Yi thought he could train Lu Ke, then the two of them could practice together.

"Of course, I want to learn." Lu Ke immediately said excitedly, feeling that it’s a really cool thing to do.

Besides, they still had over four hundred days to survive in this wilderness.

If there’s no entertainment at all, wouldn’t it be very boring?

"Alright, after breakfast, I’ll teach you, it’s not difficult." Xu Yi smiled and said a sentence, as the Basic Fighting Techniques didn’t have many moves.

"Okay, I’ll have breakfast first." Lu Ke nodded and went to prepare breakfast.

Today, she cooked some wood ear mushroom soup.

Because in the morning, she collected some more wood ear mushrooms and put them out to dry.

The drastic temperature change over the past few days didn’t freeze the wood ear mushrooms, which was quite fortunate.

After Xu Yi finished washing up, he came to have breakfast.

Wood ear mushroom soup with jerky, counted as a decent breakfast.

After breakfast, Xu Yi started teaching Lu Ke the basic fighting movements and techniques.

"Xu Yi sure knows a lot of stuff, I’ve just been learning this for a few months."

"It’s very basic stuff, I didn’t expect Xu Yi to have learned fighting."

"Truly fitting for a delivery man stereotype, knowing a bit of everything."

"Uh, wasn’t he a food delivery guy, when did he become a courier?"

"It’s all the same, delivering something is just delivering."

"Off-topic, I think letting Loli Ke learn some fighting techniques is pretty good, she might look really cool while fighting, reminds me of Hit Girl."

"Oh wow, Hit Girl... does indeed have that vibe."

Xu Yi taught for over an hour and then stopped. After all, the moves were limited, and it relied mainly on practice.

While teaching, Xu Yi discovered that Lu Ke had a really good memory, learning instantly once taught.

However, when he taught Lu Ke the Eighteen Forms of Body Strengthening before, she didn’t perform like this.

Could it be that her memory has improved during this time?

But, it seemed he didn’t have this performance!

"Alright, the moves, footwork, are these. The main thing is to adapt flexibly. Also, practice, lots of practice." Xu Yi said and ended the teaching.

"Got it, I can practice a bit every morning." Lu Ke thought this was a way to improve her strength.

Sooner or later, she would have to fight beasts up close.

With this as a foundation, her reaction and attack abilities would improve.

Xu Yi practicing now was likely preparation for this aspect too.

"Let’s stop here for today, your body just recovered, don’t strain it, or you might fall ill again." Xu Yi said to Lu Ke, then checked the time.

Now, it was just past 8, not yet nine o’clock, a good time to head out nearby.

If lucky, they might encounter some small animals or something.

"Xu Yi, are you going out?" Lu Ke saw Xu Yi taking his Hunting Bow and satchel, and asked.

"Yeah, just a stroll nearby, to check if there are any catches in the traps." Xu Yi explained, then slung his Hunting Bow over his shoulder.

"Xu Yi, didn’t you say bees would freeze to death in large numbers in winter? Do you think those bees are also dead?" Lu Ke said. She was still craving honey, and it would be great if they could get some.

"Come to think of it, there’s a possibility, I’ll go take a look. You stay safe at home." Xu Yi smiled happily, without Lu Ke’s reminder, he wouldn’t have thought of the honey.

"Okay, take care, if there’s none, don’t bother." Lu Ke advised, knowing Xu Yi wasn’t reckless, but just wanted to express concern.

"I will, I’ll take lunch with me. If I can’t make it back for lunch, I’ll just come back later." Xu Yi said, removing some jerky and putting it in his satchel.

Lu Ke watched Xu Yi head into the forest, then closed the gate.

Next, Lu Ke started stripping flax fibers. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Resting for nearly two days, she felt like she owed it to Xu Yi’s careful care to do some work.

Xu Yi first checked the traps, and as he expected, there were no catches.

Then, Xu Yi headed towards the place where he found the bees before.

Along the way, he didn’t encounter any animals.

Then, Xu Yi smoothly reached the base of the big tree.

He observed for a while and didn’t notice any bees coming or going.

If it weren’t for his mark, he would have doubted if he found the right spot.

"Climb up, or cut the tree?" Xu Yi kicked it a few times, finding the tree unmovable.

Xu Yi hesitated, then looked at his machete and decided to cut.

After all, if he climbed up and the bees all rushed out, he’d be done for.

Cutting it down, when the bees come out, he’d at least have time to run.

As for the smoking method, it’s even worse, the location is too high, twenty to thirty meters, how big a fire is needed to reach that high?

And if the smoke doesn’t reach the hole, it’s useless.

Decided, things became simpler, Xu Yi raised his machete and started chopping at the tree.

Occasionally looking up to prevent any unexpected bees.

In the end, ten minutes later, the tree fell with a crash.

Xu Yi watched for a while, but there was no reaction.

So, he took a deep breath and walked towards the end, ready to run anytime.

After all, getting stung by bees can be fatal, better to be cautious.

Now it’s just him alone, if stung, there’s not even anyone to save him.