Saving System: Calm Down, My Fleeing Host!-Chapter 141: The First Night

However, a few ruffians in the village, along with Cheng Meng’s family and two families close to Aunt Liu, showed no reaction and shrank back to inconspicuous spots, trying to slip by unnoticed.

Cheng Xiaoxiao couldn’t be bothered to pay attention to them. "After long periods of intense exercise, you can’t rest immediately. Otherwise, it’s easy to cause muscle strain, dizziness, and shortness of breath, bringing great hidden dangers to the body. In the long run, it could even shorten your lifespan. I’ll teach you some simple exercises you need to do before resting."

Cheng Xiaoxiao wore a serious expression, ignoring the pleading looks one by one.

"From now on, we have to walk every day. Over time, the body definitely can’t handle it, so after each journey, we must adjust the body’s functions, or we’ll lack the energy to continue the next day. Everyone, follow me. Spread your feet like this, stretch your arms..."

The group reluctantly performed various strange movements.

Cursing and mumbling, yet no one fell again.

Dongfang Xu watched Cheng Xiaoxiao moving her arms and legs, and couldn’t help but want to laugh. Probably no one else escaping would care so much about whether their body could endure the burden of long journeys.

Shouldn’t they be worried about food and safety?

Looking at her bright and earnest little face, Dongfang Xu’s face was full of gentleness.

His innocent girl didn’t need to worry about those things. As for safety, wasn’t he there for her?

As long as she’s happy.

The unsmiling Leng Qi felt awkward; how did he end up with a group of fools!

The disdain was evident in his eyes.

As expected, a female Rakshasa is still a female Rakshasa. You can never guess what strange thoughts she has in her head all day long.

Simply can’t agree with her.

After finishing the stretches, everyone could finally catch their breath, drinking water in big gulps with exhausted bodies, and Cheng Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but remind them, "We might not find any usable water source for one or two months. If you drink like this, when there’s no water, you might die of thirst."

The men were startled, freezing mid-action, spilling quite a bit of water.

Each of them ended up coughing.

Cheng Xiaoxiao, speechless, held her forehead.

Looks like she just asked them to save a little, this... is a bit of an overreaction!

On the morning of departure, everyone almost drained the two wells dry.

Now each household has sufficient water stored, but they can’t waste it like this!

The future road will surely get harder and harder. Saving a little is better than nothing.

Otherwise, when they run out of water, staring expectantly at her to help is impossible!

She doesn’t want to be a fool.

Being able to take this group of freeloaders on the road, she’s already being very generous, don’t expect too much more.

Over there, luckily, Gouwa just fainted from exhaustion and mild dehydration. After being fed some water, he woke up.

By this time, the day was gradually darkening, the valley was surrounded by barren slopes, bleak and desolate, with no better choice but to camp on the spot.

Soon, sparks of fire lit up, smoke surrounded, and the aroma permeated, bringing a strong sense of life to the desolate valley.

Cheng Xiaoxiao sat around the fire, fiddling with the crackling branches, listening to everyone’s chatter.

Suddenly, Yibai started crying loudly.

Cheng Rong hurriedly picked up his baby son from the bamboo basket, patting and coaxing, "Yibai, be good, are you hungry?"

Behind him, Li Qiuchan, who was cooking porridge, spoke without turning her head, "Brother Rong, check if the baby’s diaper is wet."

Cheng Rong touched it, and sure enough, the diaper was wet.

Dahua quickly found a new diaper and took out a wooden basin to wash her nephew’s bottom. It was all subconscious behavior, then she realized they were out in the wilderness and water was not convenient to use.

Looking dryly at Cheng Rong, "Big brother, you see...."

Everyone immediately realized that they might not be able to use water so freely in the future. Adults could bear it, but Yibai was so small, they couldn’t restrict him.

Today they also witnessed the desolate and dilapidated outside environment, nothing like Qingshan Village surrounded by greenery, all around were dry grass and dead trees, with only a bit of green seen at the tops of big trees.

"Our family has plenty of water stored, use it with ease! No way should Yibai suffer," Cheng Xiaoxiao said casually.

Dahua glanced at her father and brother, and seeing her brother nod, she went to fetch the water.

After a simple dinner, everyone prepared to rest, with the village chief organizing the strong men to keep watch overnight.

Women and children either huddled on the carts or set up a simple cloth tent around a tree trunk.

In Cheng Xiaoxiao’s family, where there were many women, there wasn’t enough room on the horse-drawn cart and donkey cart to sleep, so they had to set up a tent, and the men directly laid straw mats on the ground to sleep.

Cheng Xiaoxiao looked at the circle made of a few pieces of ragged cloth, what kind of tent was that?

Truly shabby!

She couldn’t just pull out a tent to use, so she’d have to make do herself.

Thinking of this, she wished she could immediately get paper and pen to draw a design.

Unfortunately, there was no light, and no place to perform her skills, nor were there materials available nearby to make a tent, it would have to wait.

To her left was Erya, to her right was her aunt, sleeping on a cart only covered with a thin mattress, she couldn’t get comfortable at all.

How could one sleep squeezed like this?

Staring into the dark sky, Cheng Xiaoxiao carefully got up, but still disturbed her aunt beside her, "What’s wrong?"

"It’s nothing, Auntie, I just need to use the bathroom!"

"It’s pitch dark, I’ll go with you!"

"No need, I can do it myself," Cheng Xiaoxiao insisted.

Cheng Chudong worriedly said, "How could that be okay, it’s not safe for a young girl."

Alright! Unable to overrule her aunt, she had to tell the truth, "Auntie, I just can’t sleep, I’m just going out for some fresh air, won’t go far."

Presuming the little girl was just not used to it, she didn’t persuade further, just reminded, "Then be careful."

"Alright!"

Sigh! She was having a hard time.

Her movements hadn’t escaped Dongfang Xu and Leng Qi’s notice; her whispered words were heard by them.

So neither of them moved.

They allowed Cheng Xiaoxiao to wander in the darkness.

At this moment, Cheng Xiaoxiao quietly walked to a farther mountain back and released Xiao Li to let it out for some fresh air.

"Shh! Xiao Li, be good, don’t make a sound, I’ll get you something tasty."

Saying this, she quietly took out some delicious snacks, Xiao Li sniffed but didn’t move.

"This one isn’t tasty, let’s try another."

She took out a rice ball, Xiao Li sniffed again but still didn’t move. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Cheng Xiaoxiao was frustrated, seeing Xiao Li’s listlessness these days, she didn’t know what it wanted to eat.

Cheng Xiaoxiao made up her mind and bought a box of pure milk from the System Mall, but Xiao Li still wasn’t interested.

Squeak squeak!

Squeak squeak!

What was the little guy saying?

Cheng Xiaoxiao anxiously asked, "77, can you understand what Xiao Li is saying?"

No response?

After a while.

Cheng Xiaoxiao tried calling, "77, are you there?"

Where did the system go?

Her heart panicked, she hadn’t muted it, why was no one answering?

Just as she thought about it, the system angrily replied, "You’re the human, your whole family is human."

How could it possibly be as insidious and fickle as humans?