The Understated Dragon Lord

Chapter 696 Catching Wild Chickens



Suddenly, Belle's stomach growled twice, signaling her hunger. Since waking up, they hadn't had breakfast, and she was famished. Now she could almost feel her abdominal muscles showing through her hunger-induced flat stomach.

Hands on her hips, Belle demanded fiercely, "Country boy, I'm hungry, go get some food!"

"Why should I?" Danny retorted, his hands tucked in his pockets and his tone defiant. "You've been hitting me with that twig, making my butt swell. You had your fun, and now you want me to fetch food?"

Belle raised the twig, thin as her little finger, towards Danny's nose and asked sternly, "Are you going or not?"

"I'll go! I'll go!" Danny hastily agreed, not wanting to feel the sting of that twig again.

As Danny headed deeper into the forest, Belle quickly called after him, "Where are you going?"

to get you food, right? I'm going to find us

to find?"

gestured down at the ground, making a serious case. "Look at this underbrush, lots of dead grass here, and no bugs at all. But there are chicken droppings, which means there must be wild chickens nearby, probably quite a few. I'm gonna catch a wild

come with you. It's boring to be here alone," Belle

in, "I want to go,

safer

secluded places.

with the two ladies in tow, ventured into the thick

not just a single wild

excitement couldn't be contained as she shouted, "There

placing a finger

to peek at us

told you to be quiet! Don't scare the wild

a flat ledge about three meters high, and the