"It's alright; there's no need to be embarrassed," Gu Chengrui reassured her. He crouched down beside her. "Come up; I'll carry you for a while. We need to leave this area quickly. We wouldn't want to attract any wild beasts if we stay too long."
Guoguo readily climbed onto his back.
They set off at a brisk pace, Chenchen trailing behind with Guoguo's cloth bag full of medicinal herbs.
By the time they reached camp, the sun was dipping towards the horizon. Tiger and the others had already gathered a substantial pile of firewood.
Meanwhile, Zhou Ying had taken Third Fatty into the mountains to forage for wild vegetables and edible greens. Unfortunately, the season wasn't ideal, and she wasn't able to find anything. She resorted to retrieving a few radishes and Cherokee Rose Fruit from their interspace, leaving only the tender middles for Third Fatty to munch on during their return trip.
