Behind the gate, it was still that vast sea of forest.
Chen Daolin cautiously walked out of the gate, his eyes carefully observing the surroundings for a long time.
After slowly closing the gate, Chen Daolin mustered up the courage to take a few steps forward.
Turning back, he was pleasantly surprised by what he saw.
The precious gate of passage slowly became transparent and finally disappeared into the air, completely invisible—Chen Daolin immediately took a few steps back, and as he returned to his original position, the gate reappeared in the air!
This discovery relieved Chen Daolin...
"Isn't this great? I can come and go as I please, and no one will ever find me."
With a sense of joy, Chen Daolin slowly walked to the edge of the forest and headed toward the vast, endless lake in front of him.
Proud and confident, he didn't notice that the gate of passage, just before it disappeared, made a slight "click" sound. A crack appeared on the originally intact door panel...
Chen Daolin didn't dare to go far. He was unfamiliar with the surroundings and didn't know how large the forest was. He just ran to the lake and walked along the lakeside for a while—without forgetting to leave markers along the way.
Feeling a sense of novelty, he was curious about everything here. After walking for about half an hour without encountering any issues, his guard was slightly lowered.
Walking a few steps by the lake, he tried to touch the water and even washed his face with it—this lake water was clear and transparent, and the cold water felt incredibly refreshing on his face, undoubtedly from a completely unpolluted source.
What a good water source! If I could get a pipe to connect it to my world, I could make a fortune selling mineral water.
"This is what they call: not producing water, just being a natural water mover," Chen Daolin couldn't help but comment.
Although he thought so, he still didn't dare to drink it. He took out the bottled water from his bag and drank a few sips.
The forest stretched along the lakeside, endless, and the lake was also vast, with no end or edge in sight.
"This place is really big," Chen Daolin thought to himself, "I might not see anyone for days."
Just as he was worrying, he suddenly heard a rustling sound from the bushes. Looking over, he saw a small gray animal dart through the grass—too fast to identify what it was.
"Is it a wild cat, or a rat or rabbit?"
Curiosity piqued, Chen Daolin cautiously walked over. As he entered the bushes, he suddenly stepped on something soft... A sense of unease flashed through his mind, and he blurted out, "Not good!"
As soon as he said it, his body flew up, head down, feet up, with a rope tightly tied around his ankles, lifting him up.
He was hanging from a branch of a nearby tree, his head at least three meters off the ground!
Chen Daolin was terrified and couldn't help but shout.
But after shouting twice, he suddenly felt a chill and fell silent, staring at the ground!
A slender figure slowly emerged from the bushes. Under the brown hair, a dirty face was still unrecognizable—except for those silver eyes, which Chen Daolin could never forget!
More importantly, the woman was carrying a sharp, large bow on her back, which made Chen Daolin's scalp tingle.
"Fear what you fear, and here comes the female demon!"
The woman calmly walked out, looked up at Chen Daolin hanging upside down, and slowly narrowed her eerie silver eyes, staring at him for a long time.
Seemingly interested in the glass fiber chest armor Chen Daolin was wearing, she found a branch and gently tapped him a few times, then frowned.
Then the woman slowly drew a short knife from her thigh... This scared Chen Daolin!
He didn't dare to stay silent and quickly shouted, "Hey! Hey!! Let's talk, okay!! No need for knives and guns! I'm a good person, a very good person!!"
After saying this, he quickly repeated it in English...
Seeing the woman standing under the tree, her eyes full of confusion, Chen Daolin realized she didn't understand him.
Fortunately, the woman didn't seem to have any intention of killing him. She leaped up, and with a flash of the knife, cut the rope around Chen Daolin's ankles!
Chen Daolin fell to the ground. If he hadn't protected himself, he might have broken his neck!
The woman coldly walked over to him and lightly kicked him with her foot.
Her voice was clear and pleasant, but Chen Daolin didn't understand a word.
He struggled to sit up, blinking his eyes at the woman.
The woman said a few more words, and seeing no reaction from Chen Daolin, she showed signs of impatience. She suddenly pointed at the long kitchen knife tied to Chen Daolin's thigh, then at herself, took a few steps back, and made a fighting stance.
The woman said a few more words, and Chen Daolin finally understood...
It seemed she wanted to fight him.
Perhaps she didn't want to take advantage of him and wanted a fair fight?
But... Chen Daolin had seen this seemingly frail woman take down a dozen fully armed men one by one! With weapons, how could he dare to fight her?
Seeing the woman impatiently urging him again, he quickly stood up, not daring to touch the knife. He raised his arms in a surrendering gesture—hoping she would understand.
The woman indeed understood, put down her knife, frowned at Chen Daolin, muttered something, and finally made a gesture.
Chen Daolin understood this gesture—apparently, it was universal in this world: a thumbs-up, then down...
Clearly, this gesture was not a good one.
Thus, on his first day in this world, Chen Daolin honorably became a captive of a native woman.
Under the woman's threat, Chen Daolin took off his backpack and showed it to her.
The woman clearly didn't understand the contents of the backpack—sealed compressed biscuits, a windproof and waterproof lighter, and a rolled-up sleeping bag.
She took everything out and threw it on the ground, then used a branch to poke and inspect each item.
Finally, she seemed interested in the stun gun on Chen Daolin's waist and reached out to touch it.
Chen Daolin was suddenly startled—apart from in dreams, no woman had ever been so bold, reaching out to touch his abdomen!
He quickly pulled back, and the woman, seeing him dodge, muttered something in dissatisfaction and reached out again.
Chen Daolin panicked, quickly took off the stun gun, waved it in his hand, and said with a mournful face, "Hey! What do you want? I'm already your captive. If you want my chastity or something, at least give me some mental preparation, okay?"
The woman's face relaxed—she had already seen that the clumsy Chen Daolin clearly had no martial arts training, yet he wore a chest armor she couldn't see through.
Seeing Chen Daolin raise the strange short stick at her, the woman initially showed disdain, but then her expression changed!
Chen Daolin turned on the stun gun, and the several thousand volts of electricity immediately sparked at the tip!
The woman suddenly jumped back, quickly drew her short knife, and stared at Chen Daolin like a frightened wild animal, her silver eyes narrowing and emitting a dangerous aura!
Chen Daolin was terrified and only managed to say half a sentence, "Hey! I have no ill intentions..."
The woman was already in front of him, and he couldn't dodge. He desperately thrust the stun gun at her, but she easily dodged, and her sharp knife was at his throat.
Chen Daolin instantly felt a chill, sighed, and threw the stun gun to the ground. The woman sneered and lightly tapped his head.
Chen Daolin didn't even groan and fainted on the spot.
When Chen Daolin came to, it was already dark.
Opening his eyes, he saw the stars overhead, twinkling and so clean and beautiful! Such a beautiful sky was something he, a city youth tortured by polluted air for years, had never seen.
For a moment, he felt a sense of emotion.
Then, he heard a light laugh from beside him.
Turning his head, the girl was sitting next to him, looking at him coldly, a hint of disdain and contempt on her lips.
Chen Daolin struggled to sit up and found he wasn't tied up—just a bit cold. He then realized his glass fiber chest armor, ordered from Taobao, had been taken off.
Now, that fancy chest armor was on the woman. Though it didn't fit her well and looked a bit ridiculous, Chen Daolin, as her captive, didn't dare to comment. He just sat up quietly and cautiously observed the woman.
Seeing Chen Daolin awake, the woman spoke a few more words, pointing at the flame tulip emblem on the chest armor, which Chen Daolin had paid extra to have the Taobao seller print.
Unfortunately, after a few attempts at communication, both lost interest.
The woman casually threw him a dry, hard pancake.
"Still treating captives well," Chen Daolin muttered, looking at the pancake, unsure how to eat it. Then he saw the woman eating—she was holding half a bag of Fuling pickled mustard! It was the one he had accidentally dropped when he first entered the gate of passage.
Seeing the woman eating the Fuling pickled mustard with the pancake, Chen Daolin felt a sense of superiority. He coughed, pointed to his discarded backpack, and walked over to open it.
There were two energy bars in the inner pocket. He tore one open, ate half, and hesitated before throwing the other to the woman. She took one bite, and her silver eyes lit up. She immediately threw away the Fuling pickled mustard and quickly ate the energy bar.
After that, the woman looked at Chen Daolin more kindly. Chen Daolin breathed a sigh of relief, pointed to his scattered belongings, and the woman hesitated but nodded.
Chen Daolin quickly tidied up, took out a magnesium rod, and quickly started a fire. The woman's eyes showed surprise when she saw Chen Daolin use the magnesium rod, and her curiosity grew when she saw him take out compressed biscuits and dehydrated beef and cook them in a pot.
A pot of beef noodle soup was soon ready. Chen Daolin smiled and handed the pot to the woman. She looked at Chen Daolin, took a few bites, and her expression improved. She quickly finished half the pot of beef noodle soup.
Chen Daolin, though only getting a small portion, managed to eat until he was half full.
The woman then took the magnesium rod, played with it for a while, and used a knife to strike it, producing a spark. She seemed startled, jumped up, and let out a surprised exclamation.
Both were full of questions, staring at each other, but unable to communicate, they gave up after a few gestures.
It was already midnight, and the night owls were calling in the forest. Chen Daolin was still secretly planning something.
The woman, however, had already used Chen Daolin's plastic helmet as a pillow and was lying down to rest, with her short knife and bow by her side.
Hearing the woman's breathing become slow and steady, Chen Daolin's heart pounded.
He looked around and, according to his memory, they were not far from the large lake he had seen. If he escaped now, he might have a chance to get back to the gate of passage by the lake.
But just as Chen Daolin quietly stood up, the woman suddenly opened her eyes, sat up, and held her short knife, her face full of killing intent!
"Ah!! Hero, I just need to pee, I'm not trying to escape!" Chen Daolin quickly raised his hands.
The woman rushed to him, covered his mouth, and pinned him to the ground!
Chen Daolin felt a large man being pinned by a woman, her body pressed against his, and he could feel the curves of her body...
His mind flashed with these four words:
(Could this be a reverse harem?)
But the next moment, the forest was filled with rapid rustling sounds, and the howls of wolves echoed!
Chen Daolin struggled to look up and saw several ghostly green lights in the dark forest!
As the green lights slowly approached and became clearer, he finally saw them.
They were clearly... wolves!!
The lead wolf was as big as a calf, with silver-gray fur, a long snout, and drooling from its fangs.
Its green eyes were fixed on Chen Daolin...
But... have you ever seen a wolf with horns on its head?!
Chen Daolin was terrified.
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