Fierce Love: Bringing Wife Home
Chapter 386 - 7 The Seven Daggers

Chapter 386: Chapter 7 The Seven Daggers

The rain had persisted for a long time, with the storm lasting through the night. Only in the morning did the weather clear up, leaving everyone feeling exhausted and downhearted due to hunger.

At dawn, a group of female soldiers huddled under a large rock. Yi Chentian looked up as daylight broke and patted Zhong Ming on the shoulder, "Let’s go look for food!"

Zhong Ming naturally had nothing to say. They had been starving, their stomachs growling for a whole day and night without eating, all while continuing to deplete their physical strength.

"Wait for us to team up, and be careful of the instructors. They could come to catch us at any time. If we get caught, it’ll be trouble. It’s better to stick together," Zhao Zilong and Shao Changfeng also stood up and said.

As men, of course, they had to protect the women. He looked toward Gu Xiaoxi and the others and smiled, "Seize the time to rest, and we’ll come back once we find food."

Gu Xiaoxi nodded her head, "Then be careful on your way."

Tang Yisheng also went along with them.

By this time, apart from Gu Xiaoxi and others, there were two more female soldiers in the team, naturally, it was Ye Shen and Xia Li whom Gu Xiaoxi had saved.

Ye Shen touched her still somewhat damp clothes, her eyes brimming with tears, "Is this what war is like? War isn’t as merciless as this. Why is the weather so cold? I can hardly stand it."

The clothes were continually wet and cold to wear, and colder still to remove.

"Hold on, just a little longer, and we’ll be victorious," Xia Li comforted.

Gu Xiaoxi said nothing, not knowing what special skills Xia Li and Ye Shen had entered with, but it seemed certain they wouldn’t last until the end.

After all, this was just the beginning. If their morale was already low, how would they handle the road ahead?

In contrast, Song Jingyi and Qin Chu were both resolute in their beliefs, silent, thinking only of victory.

"You all rest here, I’m going to look for food too. If I find some, I’ll bring it back for you." Gu Xiaoxi looked at Yun Xiao, "Take Xiao Xiao with you, and let’s find food together."

Yun Xiao didn’t say much, taking Xiao Xiao with her as they followed Gu Xiaoxi down the mountain.

"Are you okay? You look so pale?" Gu Xiaoxi asked. In fact, she had called Yun Xiao out not to have her look for food, but to ask about her health.

Yun Xiao’s cheeks blushed with embarrassment, and she hesitantly moved her lips, saying, "It’s nothing serious, just menstrual cramps, I’m used to it."

"You mustn’t be able to stand it after getting drenched. If you are often in pain, it’s an issue with your constitution." Gu Xiaoxi herself didn’t suffer from stomach pains during her menstrual cycle. Normally, even if she got caught in the rain or cold, she wouldn’t easily fall ill due to her powerful spiritual power protecting her from all toxins.

"I just hope these days go by quickly," Yun Xiao sighed. She had the ice ability and, despite not fearing the cold, her constitution was cold-leaning, which made her menstrual period torturous.

In the forest after the rain, there was dew. Gu Xiaoxi led the way, cutting through brambles to clear a path. They reached a seaside with a wide view. Gu Xiaoxi turned to Yun Xiao, worry evident in her voice, "There’s no one else around now, let me heal you."

Yun Xiao looked at Gu Xiaoxi, puzzled, "Can this really be treated?"

"Of course! Don’t forget, I am capable of anything." Saying so, Gu Xiaoxi pointed at a clean rock and smiled, "Lie down and expose your stomach. I’ll try to see if I can relieve the pain."

Yun Xiao did as she was told.

Gu Xiaoxi concentrated spiritual power in the palm of her hand, then gently placed it on Yun Xiao’s lower abdomen, letting the spiritual energy slowly seep in.

Yun Xiao felt the icy pain in her abdomen suddenly enveloped by a warm current. To her amazement, she found that Gu Xiaoxi’s spiritual energy was even warmer than the sunlight. In just a moment, her aching stomach began to heat up, and a warm stream flowed through her body from her lower abdomen.

Feeling it was enough, Gu Xiaoxi withdrew her hand and quickly asked, "Is it better now?"

Yun Xiao immediately beamed a bright smile and nodded vigorously, "Yes, it’s better now. I don’t feel any pain and I am much more comfortable."

"That’s good! It’s not easy being a woman, and this is where we are at a disadvantage in the army. But don’t be afraid, just treat it as normal. We are actually very strong!" Gu Xiaoxi offered comfort.

By this time, Xiao Xiao and Xiao Xiao had already started eating seashells they found along the coast.

Gu Xiaoxi looked at the churning sea and pulled a net bag from the knapsack she was carrying. She said to Yun Xiao, "You keep watch with Xiao Xiao and Xiao Xiao, and mind the backpack. I’m going to catch some food in the sea."

"The water is so cold, can you manage alone?" Yun Xiao voiced his concern.

"No problem!"

Because the water was deep, she naturally couldn’t take Xiao Xiao with her, after all, military dogs could swim, but they weren’t experts in underwater hunting. Taking him would have only caused her trouble.

"Then, be careful!" Yun Xiao said with concern.

Gu Xiaoxi nodded, took her net bag, and set off.

She thought that even underwater, her skills would scarcely be inferior to those on land.

Additionally, "Chopping Wind," which she hadn’t practiced for quite some time, awaited her attention. The seven daggers given to her by Little Phoenix had not been tested yet, and now was a good opportunity.

The ten-day wilderness survival was a training of survival skills for others, yet for her, it presented the perfect chance to set aside the busy training routine and focus on practicing "Chopping Wind" and her daggers.

Initially, she hadn’t realized what the daggers given to her by Little Phoenix were made of. But one day, when the seven daggers suddenly entered her body through her consciousness and settled in the sanctuary of her qi, she was beyond shocked.

Upon her repeated observations, she discovered that the daggers were actually crafted from the Golden Crow Mysterious Iron Chain.

The iron chain that bound Little Phoenix for six hundred years was now broken free by it – fashioned into seven small daggers, and then gifted to her.

The seven small daggers could be controlled by her mind and appear at any moment. Until now, Gu Xiaoxi had no time to practice and couldn’t handle their force well, let alone dare to use them against people.

Therefore, she kept the daggers within her qi sea, nourishing them with spiritual energy.

Now heading underwater to catch fish, she was uncertain whether the daggers could be of any use.

Gu Xiaoxi found a deep section of the sea, took a deep breath, and dove in headfirst.

The seawater was very blue and slightly cool; she swam down rapidly. At two hundred meters deep, there were already many types of fish and even numerous shells.

With a single thought from Gu Xiaoxi, the seven daggers swiftly appeared before her eyes. Although her spiritual sense was hindered in the underwater world, limiting her sensing range to only about ten meters, it was already sufficient for her.

The sharp daggers spun around her; wherever their blades passed, schools of fish steered clear. Gu Xiaoxi dove, picking up the speared fish with her hands as she went along.

At first, she wasn’t accustomed to the underwater practice environment, surfacing every three minutes to breathe fresh air. Gradually, she was able to increase this to five minutes and slowly became accustomed to the pressure of the seawater.

Her control over the daggers also improved. Especially in the beginning, she could summon seven daggers but could only manipulate one to attack. The remaining daggers would circle her, spinning incessantly and not heeding her commands, which frustrated her.

After half an hour of practice, finally, she managed to control two daggers, beginning to strike at the fish swimming past her.

An hour later, Gu Xiaoxi successfully dragged a large bag of seafood up from the sea onto the shore.

Yun Xiao immediately came from behind the rocks to greet her, helping her drag the seafood ashore. Looking at Gu Xiaoxi’s soaked clothes, he voiced his concern, "If I hadn’t seen you coming up for air every few minutes, I would have thought something happened to you."

Gu Xiaoxi wiped the water off her face, rubbed her hair, wrung out her drenched coat and laid it on the rocks to dry.

At this moment, the sun had already risen, the sunshine brilliant. Compared to the cold of the previous night, the air now held a lazy warmth, quite comfortable.

"A bit of seawater can’t harm me. These fish should be enough for everyone to have a meal," Gu Xiaoxi said nonchalantly as she took out some larger fish, cut them into pieces with her dagger, and placed them on the rocks to feed Xiao Xiao and Xiao Xiao.

Meanwhile, she and Yun Xiao also ate some sashimi.

Compared to the unpalatable and bloody snake meat, the seafood here was simply delicious.

After eating her fill, Gu Xiaoxi felt quite thirsty, but there was obviously no water on this island. Hence, she looked up at Yun Xiao and asked, "Since you can control ice, can you also control water?"

"No! If you want to eat, there’s only ice cream," Yun Xiao responded with a laugh. "I can condense the moisture in the air into ice, but I can’t compress water out of the air. Also, the more humid it is, the stronger my special ability technique."

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