That night, Tang Yu really didn't sleep well.
Men always prefer to have the important things in hand to sleep peacefully, and he was no exception.
Of course, if a beautiful woman was there to help protect him, he wouldn't complain either.
The problem was that Ning Qingyan slept in a very restless position.
That night she kept moving, putting her hands and feet here and there.
Until dawn, Tang Yu finally came to his senses.
That silly girl seemed to be doing some kind of work with those movements.
During the day, she helped him out, making those same movements repeatedly.
And since that empty-headed girl dreamed about what she thought about during the day, she kept doing the same thing in her dreams at night.
Once he understood the key to the matter, Tang Yu closed his eyes and slept peacefully.
He slept for another two hours, and Ning Qingyan, who rarely got a good rest, was the first to wake up.
When she opened her eyes, she found that half of her body was on top of Tang Yu.
She froze for a second and immediately woke up completely.
How had she ended up sleeping on top of Tang Yu???
She saw that he still had his eyes closed, deeply asleep.
Ning Qingyan sighed in relief. Luckily, he hadn't noticed, otherwise, how embarrassing!
He hadn't taken advantage of her, and instead, it was she who had ended up taking advantage of him.
Carefully, she moved her body little by little back to her place.
Then, Ning Qingyan sat softly on the bed.
There was a slight expression of nostalgia on her face.
Although they had placed several layers of bear skin on the bed, it wasn't exactly comfortable, but it was warm.
In a climate where the cold was palpable, she really didn't feel like leaving the bed.
Reluctantly, she walked to the entrance of the cave, and as she opened the door, a gust of cold wind hit her face.
Shivering a bit from the cold, Ning Qingyan quickly walked to the latrine that Tang Yu had built.
She had a good ability to adapt and had already started to get used to this common life.
When she left the latrine, Ning Qingyan even stayed outside for a while to let the wind dissipate the smell of her body before going back.
When she returned, Tang Yu had already gotten up.
"So early and you're already out?"
Tang Yu, sitting at the edge of the bed, stretched as he asked.
"I... went to check if any traps had caught anything."
Ning Qingyan made up an excuse and then changed the subject. "Are we going to look for an exit today?"
"Today we should prepare some basic supplies and make tools and weapons. That way, you'll have something to defend yourself with too."
Tang Yu wasn't in a hurry. He added more wood to the fire and prepared a breakfast with little flavor.
They ate what they could, and then Tang Yu grabbed a knife and began cutting wood.
In less than half an hour, he made two wooden spears.
"These weapons are ready, but they need a little polishing to make the grip more comfortable."
After making the wooden spears, Tang Yu handed one to Ning Qingyan.
"Huh? How do you polish it?"
Ning Qingyan took the spear somewhat amused, not sure whether to laugh or cry.
When she still had her spiritual energy, she only used powerful artifacts.
Now using this as a weapon seemed absurd to her.
"You need to hold it like this and rub it back and forth."
Tang Yu demonstrated on purpose.
"Got it, leave it to me."
Ning Qingyan didn't think it would be so simple.
She grabbed the wooden spear, and just as Tang Yu showed her, she gripped it tightly and started moving it up and down repeatedly.
"You have to rub each spear for an hour. Keep at it, once it's well polished, it will be firmer to hold, and if we run into a fierce beast, you won't have to worry about the weapon slipping from your hands."
After giving her that serious warning, Tang Yu focused on making more weapons and furniture.
They spent the whole day in the cave, and by nightfall, they ate roasted fish by the fire.
Due to the lack of seasonings, the two simply ate to fill their stomachs and taste the natural flavor of the fish.
After eating, they rested for a while and washed up.
With nothing else to do, they had no choice but to go to bed early to rest.
Since she had slept well the previous night, this time Ning Qingyan didn't feel so embarrassed when she got into bed.
After Tang Yu fell asleep, she hurriedly lay down.
Lying on the warm bear skin, Ning Qingyan felt her mind empty completely again.
She didn't need to cultivate.
She didn't need to think about the future of the sect.
She didn't need to worry about all those conflicts.
"This is fine too..."
Sighing inwardly, she closed her eyes and soon fell asleep.
While she slept, Ning Qingyan felt like she had a dream.
In the dream, she was still in that fragmented space.
Outside, there was still wind and snow, but the food had run out, and Tang Yu, who had gone out to hunt, was injured and needed to rest in bed.
So, she decided to go hunt in his place.
Before leaving, she had to prepare herself completely.
For example, assembling the weapon in the way Tang Yu had taught her.
In the dream, she spent a long time assembling the weapon with great effort, and it wasn't until she finished that she went out to hunt with it.
After finishing that interrupted dream.
Ning Qingyan opened her eyes and woke up, discovering that Tang Yu had already gotten up.
He was sitting by the fire, cooking the wild vegetables and boar meat he had gotten.
"Did you wake up?"
When Tang Yu saw Ning Qingyan getting up, he asked with a fresh and lively expression.
"Yes, you woke up really early. Are we going to look for the exit today?"
Ning Qingyan quickly got up and asked.
"Of course, that's why I made a special breakfast. We'll leave once we're full. There's hot water over there, you can wash up first."
Tang Yu smiled, with a smile that seemed not yet fully satisfied.
Ning Qingyan still hadn't realized what she had been "assembling" in her dream the previous night.
After washing up and having breakfast, she left with Tang Yu to look for the exit.
Both wore coats made from bear skin, solving the problem of the cold.
Ning Qingyan tightly gripped a wooden spear with both hands, and, not forgetting Tang Yu's instructions, she occasionally twisted it between her fingers to ensure a good grip.
They spent the whole day exploring and didn't return until dusk.
Aside from having hunted two animals, they didn't achieve much else.
For the next five days, they tried to find an exit in different directions.
And every night, Ning Qingyan dreamed she was assembling her weapon and going out to hunt.
However, something started to seem strange to her.
In the first few days, Tang Yu woke up with a face full of vitality.
But in the last few days, his face clearly looked more exhausted.
"Tang Yu, are you okay? You've been looking worse every day."
Seeing Tang Yu's visibly weary face, Ning Qingyan couldn't help but worry.
She wondered if it was because they hadn't found the exit, and Tang Yu was losing hope, thinking they would die there.
"I... I'm fine, maybe it's because I haven't eaten well."
Tang Yu didn't dare to tell Ning Qingyan the truth, otherwise, there'd be no way to talk about it.
After deceiving Ning Qingyan, sitting by the fire and soaking his feet, Tang Yu couldn't help but ask mentally:
"Grandma, have you found the exit yet? If we keep going like this, my body won't hold up."
"I found it three days ago. Beneath the biggest tree, in the southeast direction, there's a hole. From there, we can get out."
The sweet voice of the little girl from the Divine Tree resonated in Tang Yu's mind.
"Then why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"I wanted to see how she would react when she suddenly woke up and realized she had caught her destiny."
"..."
After provoking Tang Yu a bit, the little girl from the Divine Tree made his teeth grind in anger.
It would be better if, when she returned, that girl transformed into a curvy beauty so he could give her a good punishment.
After clarifying his goal.
Tang Yu relaxed and lay on the bed to spend what would be his last night in that place.
If this continued for a few more days, he would end up just like his internal spiritual energy.
With not a single drop left.