Ancient Eden - Chapter 105
~End of chapter 104
As soon as Xiao Hei landed on the ground, it immediately started running in joy and disappeared into the dense vegetation on the ground.
Mu Qing was a little uneasy, and chased after it, calling its name, but Li Mang grabbed her hand and led the way forward.
She couldn’t help but laugh at herself for being too maternal. Xiao Hei was a primitive animal in the jungle, not one of those small pets she used to keep at home once upon a time.
Li Mang carefully surveyed along the foot of the mountain wall as if he was looking for something, and finally he removed a pile of grass and thick vines tangled from high above her head, and a very large cave entrance appeared before her eyes.
Chapter 105
(33.3)
Mu Qing understood that for quite some time to come, before they could build their own house, this cave was going to be the shelter they would use to protect themselves from the wind and rain.
She felt that Li Mang’s actions of searching just now looked as if he already knew that there was a cave here, and she couldn’t help but point to the entrance of the cave and look up at him curiously.
Seeing her confusion, Li Mang said succinctly, “I came here when I was a child, so I searched for it.”
Mu Qing understood his words. But seeing that his expression looked a little dull, as if he was not quite willing to speak more on the topic, Mu Qing closed her mouth. And just watched him move.
He didn’t go in right away, and just gathered some dry branches and leaves nearby, rolled them up into a bundle, and after using the flint in his skin bag to light it up, he threw it inside, towards the depths of the dark cave, and then pulled her to the edge of the cave entrance.
Mu Qing did not react at first, but soon realized his intention. He most likely wanted to use the fire to probe whether or not there were any beasts hiding inside.
The fire burned normally, and nothing rushed out from the inside. This meant that the cave was safe to enter.
Mu Qing followed Li Mang as he slowly went inside, using the flashlight in his hand to shine on every part of the four walls, surveying his future living place.
The cave wasn’t continuous, after walking into the cave for about seven or eight meters, there was a slight turn, and then it was a large cave of several dozen square meters, with a height of about two floors.
When Mu Qing worked as a tour guide before, she had specially studied the formation of various caves. Both the walls and the roof of the cave here looked relatively flat, like a soil cave. That was, when there was a layer of sandy soil with good permeability in the lower part of a steep cliff, due to the action of underground water or atmospheric precipitation, the sandy soil was dissolved and eroded, gradually forming a cavity. It was more suitable for living than a moist limestone cave.
Although it was not a limestone cave, but because it was closed by the vegetation at the cave entrance all year round, the air inside still carried a strong moldy damp smell. Mu Qing pulled Li Mang outside and looked for burning materials, and after finding at lot, they lit a few fires in each corner of the cave, to drive away the odor as the air flowed.
Li Mang spread a thick layer of hay on a flat, raised area near the cave wall, and then turned back to look at her, somewhat apologetically.
He didn’t even have a single animal skin now that could serve as underlay and protect her delicate skin when she was sleeping at night. The only one they had, the one Naduo had delivered to them, had to serve as a cover.
Mu Qing pretended not to see his expression and just placed her own pillow on one end of the hay bed. She then spread her arms and legs and laid down on it, stretching long and hard. She looked at him and smiled gently as she said, “Our home is very good. I like it very much.”
Li Mang didn’t say anything, he just squatted down beside her and stroked her hair, his eyes flickering.
During the day, he always liked to touch her hair, just as he lingered to caress her body at night.
She knew it was his way of expressing his feelings.
Li Mang used a stone axe to hack a dozen small trees on the side, trimmed off the branches and leaves, and peeled off the bark, using it to closely tie the trees together, making the shape of a wooden raft.
By this time the sun had already set over the mountains, the sky was quickly turning black, and the golden moon rose high up into the night sky.
The first night of their arrival in their home quietly descended.
Translator : Laura
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