A lonely, unlucky military officer with a stubborn fate insisted on marrying me.

"Forget it, let Da Ni do it." Wang Erhua gave up on the idea herself.

"She's young, so she looks more like a pregnant woman."

Lin Dani looked at her mother with some resentment, "...Mom, am I your real daughter?"

What kind of mother would trick her young, unmarried daughter into pretending to be pregnant?

"Ha ha ha ha--"

His words made everyone in the cave burst into laughter, making the atmosphere even more relaxed and lively.

Soon it was afternoon, and Lin Yinyin had a good nap in the cave. When she woke up, the cave was empty.

She put on her clothes, took out the crossbow she had made earlier from her spatial storage, and searched the cave again, finding quite a few sharpened arrowheads.

She skillfully installed the arrows, slung her crossbow over her shoulder, and left the cave.

She thought that it didn't matter if she couldn't catch any wild animals. She took out the rabbit from her spatial storage; she wanted to eat rabbit dumplings for dinner.

She quite likes this kind of jungle life.

On the other hand, Li Jinye was extremely efficient. In just half a day, all the recruitment matters for Liantang Village were completed, and a total of fifty-five villagers were recruited.

At this moment, he was standing at the foot of the mountain with these fifty-five people, spreading out a map and methodically assigning tasks to everyone.

The villagers were divided into five teams of ten, each led by a member of the Air Force, and began to claim land.

The other five were skilled builders. He didn't want Lin Yinyin to continue living in the cave.

The weather is getting colder and colder, and even with a campfire burning, it's still chilly at night.

So he decided that the five villagers who were good at building houses, plus the two people that Li Jinxiao found, and the two brothers Li Aiguo, Zhao Qian and Zhao Hou, would form a building team of ten people to build a few sturdy houses as soon as possible.

One of the two naval personnel was responsible for ensuring the supply of construction materials, including timber, wire, and other building materials; the other was responsible for the procurement and distribution of daily supplies, and could also use the ship to catch fish to supplement their food supply.

Third Brother was responsible for patrolling the entire mountain and keeping an eye on the forest.

Wang Erhua and Lin Dani were in charge of cooking.

With the return of Bao Guo and Zhang Jiande, who was overseeing Lianxi Village, everyone was properly arranged.

Of course, Grandpa Li is old and is in charge of having fun; Lin Yinyin is pregnant and is in charge of taking care of her pregnancy.

With everything planned out, Li Jinye returned to the cave.

But the cave was empty, and the embers of the campfire were still warm.

Where did Yinyin go?

He has another surprise for her!

Even with half a ball stuck to her stomach, Lin Yinyin remained agile.

In the apocalypse, her favorite place was the mountains and forests, where countless unknowns and surprises awaited.

She was carrying two wild rabbits that she had just shot down. They were obviously much thinner than the fat rabbits she kept in her space, but she didn't care at all. Her rabbit meat dumplings were here!

She muttered happily, "Little white rabbit, whiter and whiter, so white it shines and is incredibly cute."

The platform beneath my feet is the Giant Rabbit Peak, where rows of rabbits line the entire mountain.

Little white rabbit, white as ever, with soft fur and tender flesh, truly delicious.

In this area, rabbits flock here, and there's a hearty meal every day.

As I walked towards that hilltop, all I could see was white!

It's not snow, it's a swaying troop of rabbits. The name of Giant Rabbit Peak has spread far and wide, hey! Spread! Far! Wide!"

As he was humming, he suddenly stopped and looked up at the big tree above!

A human figure was hidden among the branches of an ancient tree that required two people to encircle.

"??" Someone climbed the tree!

Lin Yinyin's heart skipped a beat. This ancient tree was nearly twenty meters tall. Ordinary people would find it difficult to even stand at the foot of the tree and look up, let alone climb it. Yet the other person could stay steadily on it, and quite fast at that!

She immediately stopped and hid behind a tree to observe.

The figure on the tree moved swiftly and decisively, using the texture of the tree trunk to slide down quickly, landing so lightly that it made almost no sound.

She was a tall woman, about 1.7 meters tall, wearing a blue work uniform with the cuffs rolled up to her calves, revealing her strong ankles.

Once she had regained her footing, Lin Yinyin could see her face clearly.

Thick, large eyes and deep-set features.

Song Yi?

Lin Yinyin's first thought was of her.

Because this woman looks somewhat like Song Yi, both with pale skin and the red marks left by the sun and wind in the mountains!

"Who?"

The moment the woman's feet touched the ground, she keenly sensed that something was amiss in her surroundings, and her sharp gaze swept across her surroundings.

Lin Yinyin knew she couldn't hide any longer, so she simply stepped out from behind the tree and said, "It's me."

"Why are you here?" The woman looked her up and down, her eyes full of wariness.

Lin Yinyin shook the two rabbits she was carrying. "Hunting, we just caught two and are about to head back."

She retorted, "And you?"

The woman glanced at the hare. "Steal bird eggs."

Lin Yinyin looked up and, sure enough, there was a bird's nest among the dense branches of the ancient tree.

Alright, she relaxed her guard a little; it seemed she had been overthinking things.

The woman didn't say anything more. She picked up the bamboo basket at her feet, the opening of which was tightly covered with a rag. It looked heavy, and she turned and left.

Lin Yinyin didn't think much of it, treating it as just a chance encounter.

Just as he was about to turn and head towards the cave, his gaze fell back on the ancient tree.

She was a little curious; the bird's nest was so big, what kind of bird could have built it?

Is that bird tasty? Should she wait and see, and shoot one to try it out?

Before she could finish her thought, a whooshing sound suddenly rang in her ears!

The woman wasn't really leaving; she was keeping a close eye on Lin Yinyin's movements out of the corner of her eye. Seeing that Lin Yinyin was hesitant to move and instead staring at the bird's nest, alarm bells went off in her mind!

What if she gets curious and climbs up there?

The woman carefully placed the bamboo basket on the ground, pulled out a dagger, and charged towards Lin Yinyin.

Lin Yinyin's inner voice screamed "Holy crap!"

She didn't do anything! What did she do to deserve this?

"Hey! What did I do to you???"

Lin Yinyin cried out in alarm, but her body reacted faster than her mind, and she swiftly dodged to the side to avoid the fatal blow.

Without a word, the woman immediately changed her tactics. She opened the way with a straight punch, followed closely by a dagger thrusting diagonally towards her waist.

Her moves were swift and decisive, without the slightest hesitation.

Even if Lin Yinyin were stupid, she would understand that she had stumbled upon a secret she shouldn't have shared! The other party was trying to silence her!

She was mindful of the baby in her womb, which inevitably limited her movements, and she couldn't fight desperately either; self-preservation was her priority.

She tossed the rabbit aside, took a step back, and while her opponent was gathering his strength, she turned and ran towards the ancient tree.

As soon as he got close to the trunk of the ancient tree, he quickly pulled out a solid wooden stick as thick as a fist from his spatial storage.

This was a weapon she had specially prepared after her last fight with Taoka.

Solid wood is hard and has an ordinary appearance, so even if someone sees it, it's understandable that they would say they just picked it up casually.

She gripped the middle of the wooden stick tightly with both hands, her feet shoulder-width apart, and her body slightly lowered.

Seeing this, the woman's murderous intent intensified, and she suddenly exerted force with her feet, launching another fierce attack on Lin Yinyin.

However, Lin Yinyin's wooden stick had a length advantage, and before she could get close, she swung the stick horizontally.

"Bang!" The woman was forced to jump back to avoid it.

Lin Yinyin knew that she would be at a disadvantage if she fought head-on, so she always focused on defense. She used the length of the wooden stick to block and maneuver.