Of course, Lu Xi'an didn't fire his gun. Knowing his own shooting skills, he didn't want to waste bullets, nor did he want to reveal his secrets in front of Yao Wei.
He just wanted to set an example, to let Yao Wei understand what needed to be done.
But Yao Wei didn't take a gun. Instead, she held Lu Xi'an back, signaling him not to act rashly.
Then Lu Xi'an watched as Yao Wei crouched down, sprang up, and moved from the front seat to the back. This woman quickly rummaged through the trunk and unexpectedly pulled out a bow.
It must have been placed under something else, which is why Lu Xi'an hadn't seen it before.
The bow had a sight window and an arrow rest. The combination of industrial and traditional craftsmanship made it look steady and reliable, very easy to use.
It seemed to be an American hunting bow.
Is this the development of bows in this world? I wonder if there are compound bows or recurve bows here?
Yao Wei pulled out a quiver with her other hand, filled with arrows.
She said to Lu Xi'an, "Use this, it's safer."
Safety meant not worrying about making noise that could alert unknown dangers.
Lu Xi'an immediately put away his gun, saying, "You go ahead."
So Yao Wei, sitting in the back seat, rolled down the window and lifted the iron net cover.
She didn't open the car door and get out, afraid of startling the wild boar ahead.
She took three arrows from the quiver, two in her mouth, one in her hand, then bent over, extended her upper body out of the back of the car, hooking her legs on the headrest of the rear seat to steady herself.
So damn cool!
Lu Xi'an marveled in his heart, wanting to learn such a move himself.
He couldn't see Yao Wei outside, stringing the bow and nocking an arrow. He could only see her tensed legs and curved waist, which clung tightly to her clothes and pants, her curves long and graceful, shapely and strong, healthy and full of beauty.
"Whoosh—"
The arrow made a sharp whistle as it pierced through the air outside the car.
Lu Xi'an looked in the direction of the sound to see the arrow hit the wild boar's neck.
"Howl—"
The wild boar let out a tragic cry, its eyes turned red with rage, and then it madly charged towards the car and Yao Wei.
That arrow had directly provoked the beastly nature of the wild boar, becoming so irate that it was desperately trying to fight Yao Wei.
But Yao Wei seemed to have anticipated this. She released her legs from the headrest, placed her hands on the window frame, and shrunk her body with a spring, leaping out of the car to meet the wild boar head-on.
Silence was no longer necessary at this moment, so Lu Xi'an also exited the vehicle, turning to see Yao Wei remove an arrow from her mouth, string and release it with a "whoosh."
This arrow hit the wild boar's hind leg. The boar stumbled and finally collapsed on the ground.
Yao Wei took out the last arrow from her mouth, inserted it into the bow window and strung it, slowly walking towards the wild boar, and punched it hard.
The wild boar's body immediately stiffened, unable to move.
It turned out that all the previous archery was just child's play; this punch was the true killer move.
Lu Xi'an followed up, arriving close, seeing the boar had already lost breath, made his eye twitch.
This woman is viciously ferocious!
"Amazing."
He praised her.
Previously, at the gas station, Yao Wei had praised his mechanical dog like this. Now it was his turn to praise Yao Wei.
Yao Wei didn't say anything, quietly retrieving the arrows.
After pulling out the arrows, she carefully checked them, ensuring they were intact and undamaged, making her a bit joyful as she found a cloth in the car to clean the blood and flesh off the arrows.
However, the joy was hidden in her heart, not showing it to Lu Xi'an.
Lu Xi'an didn't pay much attention to her.
The mechanical dog had already transformed back into a dog shape, jumping off the car. Lu Xi'an sent Gou to check the wild boar's body, ensuring it was edible, then asked Yao Wei, "Do you want to handle it, or should I?"
"I'll do it."
Yao Wei was very proactive.
Lu Xi'an suspected she was afraid he might poison the meat.
Fine, after all, he had Gou and wasn't worried Yao Wei would secretly poison it, so the task was handed to Yao Wei.
"Then I'll set up the grill."
Lu Xi'an said.
He thought for a moment and asked, "Should we wash the meat with water? After we're done, we can go back to that villa and refill."
Having survived in this world for so long and faced water scarcity, he had handled meat without water before.
Back then, the most important was obtaining proteins and fats, and using fire to grill and eliminate bacteria with high temperature. As for flavor and surface cleanliness, they became minor issues.
Nevertheless, the villa at 272 wasn't too far. Fetching water was still quite convenient, so there was no need to overly conserve.
Washing the boar meat could remove the gaminess, making it taste much better, turning eating into more than just energy replenishment but also pleasure for the palate and spirit.
Yao Wei shook her head, without words, already taking out Blade and starting to bleed the boar.
Lu Xi'an advised, "We passed by the villa twice before, never encountering hyenas. Those creatures might have already dispersed into chaos. Maybe that shot killed their leader.
"Anyway, they won't stay there forever.
"Moreover, with us driving your big vehicle back there, those things would also act cautiously, not daring to attack us easily.
"We can fetch water and leave, ensuring safety will be fine. As for the wasted gasoline, with Gou, powering the gas station won't consume your device too much. We can refill the fuel tank later.
"Living in such a world, we can't afford to make ourselves suffer when conditions permit. Keeping nerves tight all the time would drive anyone crazy."
Yao Wei suddenly turned to look at Lu Xi'an. The Blade in her hand was red with blood, still dripping, watching Lu Xi'an, giving him a bit of a chill.
Yet somehow, Lu Xi'an faintly sensed a trace of gentleness in Yao Wei's gaze.
After staring at Lu Xi'an for a while, Yao Wei turned back to continue handling the boar's body, but as she worked, she began to utter a word, "Okay."
Lu Xi'an carefully glanced at Yao Wei, went to the car, and took out half of the water from his bag, asking Yao Wei, "Take half of mine, half of yours, is that okay?"
Yao Wei shook her head, indicating it was fine, but said, "I'll get mine." She didn't want Lu Xi'an rooting through her bag, knowing what she had in there.
So Yao Wei went to fetch the water and continued processing the boar.
While Lu Xi'an set up the grill.
He had picked up some lighters, having collected several, so lighting the fire wasn't a problem.
By the time the grill was ready, Yao Wei had already skinned the boar, separated the meat and innards. Blood had pooled everywhere, but she hadn't gotten much on herself.
Efficient work, better than me.
Lu Xi'an thought, then recalled something, asking Yao Wei, "What I just said, has anyone said it to you before?"
Yao Wei was silent for a moment, nodded, and said, "My mom."
No wonder this woman suddenly changed her attitude.
In the past, reading so many novels and watching so many shows didn't go in vain, always able to analyze some rationale from situations like these.
"Which sentence?"
Lu Xi'an asked. He guessed it was probably the last line, but still asked casually.
"Don't keep your nerves tight all the time, try to make life a bit easier for yourself, be a bit kinder to yourself."
Yao Wei said sullenly, "She said it before she died."