With Yu Wenran's help, Gu Yanyue learned which mushrooms tasted good when roasted and which ones were hard to eat. Gu Yanyue picked out the mushrooms that were hard to eat without seasoning and put them aside, planning to throw them away tomorrow.

She only grilled the mushrooms that tasted good on their own; there weren't many types of mushrooms that were difficult to eat. After Gu Yanyue took those out, there were still a lot of mushroom skewers left, enough for her and Yu Wenran to have dinner tonight.

After Gu Yanyue and Yuwen Ran finished their dinner, Gu Yanyue took a branch and drew the traps at the entrance on the ground of the cave, teaching Yuwen how to unlock them. This was to prevent Yuwen Ran from being blocked from coming back in after leaving the cave because he didn't know how to unlock the traps.

Hearing that Gu Yanyue was going to teach him how to unlock the mechanisms at the entrance of the cave, Yu Wenran nodded in the firelight.

Gu Yanyue used a branch to mark the locations of the mechanisms and traps on the ground. "These mechanisms at the front are simple ones. If someone approaches us, we can use the mechanisms at the door to determine how many people are coming."

"But this is only easy if one of them knows how to solve mechanical problems. If none of them knows how to solve mechanical problems, I'm afraid they won't even be able to solve the first one."

Gu Yanyue paused as she spoke. "If there's anyone among them who knows how to manipulate mechanisms, I'm afraid these few are just appetizers for them. If they can solve all the problems all the way here, it would prove that the person who knows how to manipulate mechanisms is as powerful as me. Then, if they come in, they'll block our way out, and we'll really die here."

Gu Yanyue told Yuwen Ran the worst case scenario. Seeing Yuwen Ran's increasingly solemn expression, Gu Yanyue couldn't hold back the smile on her face for the second time tonight and burst out laughing again.

This time, Gu Yanyue laughed so hard that she fell all over Yuwen Ran. She almost fell because of her laughter. Fortunately, Yuwen Ran was quick to catch Gu Yanyue, preventing her from having a "close contact" with the stone below and eliminating the risk of Gu Yanyue being "disfigured."

“Hahahaha…” Gu Yanyue laughed so hard that tears came out of her eyes, but Yuwen Ran still didn’t know what she was laughing at. “Aran, you are so cute… Hahahaha… Didn’t you hear what my master said when I became his disciple?”

"Master said that there's no one else in the world with my talent. I'm just kidding. If Master hadn't come, those people wouldn't have been able to break into these traps no matter how strong they are."

At the end of her conversation, Gu Yanyue finally stopped laughing and sat up from Yuwen Ran's body. Wiping the tears from her laughter, she said to Yuwen Ran, "Ah Ran, just relax and get a good night's sleep tonight. When you wake up tomorrow, we'll discuss how to get rid of those men in black and meet up with the two attendants and Lord Yao in Qianzhou."

"Ayue, after you were stabbed, I had Jinle take the food and enter Qianzhou City first. Jinle disguised himself as a refugee, and the food was delivered to Qianzhou City by the secret guards every night under the moonlight."

Yuwen Ran said, "Although it can't quench their thirst, it can definitely help the people of Qianzhou survive for a few more days. At least, we can prevent a few people from starving to death before we reach Qianzhou."

After hearing this, Gu Yanyue took the branch she had just used to draw the mechanical diagrams for Yuwen Ran and began scribbling on the ground. Her lips curled, and she looked upset. "Ran, don't you think our luck is really that bad?"

"What do you think?" Yu Wenran saw that Gu Yanyue's train of thought was no longer in line with his own, so he raised his hand, rubbed her head, and smiled faintly.

"The last time we went to the Western Regions, we were kidnapped and taken to a mountain stronghold. Later, to avoid being chased by bandits, we entered Master's forest. As a result of this delay, many soldiers died."

Gu Yanyue said gloomily, "And this time too. If it weren't for those 'no bishops' people, we would have already reached Qianzhou. We might even have found evidence of Prince Xiang's dereliction of duty, and the people of Qianzhou would have been freed from their suffering."

"According to what you said, our luck is indeed quite bad, but if you think about it from another perspective, our luck should be considered as against the will of heaven, right?"

Yuwen Ran smiled and said, "After all, although we were kidnapped and taken to a bandit stronghold last time, we stumbled upon Senior Bai and you successfully became his disciple. Because of Senior Bai's mechanical skills, the battle in the Western Regions was much easier."

"And this time too. Although we encountered a surprise attack by the 'No Bishop' and you were injured and I was poisoned, Master He brought Miss Qin all the way from the capital to save us. And Miss Qin's medical skills will be a great help when she and Master He go to Qianzhou with you and me."

Yuwen Ran paused before continuing, "Ayue, think about it this way. Qianzhou has been hit by such a sudden disaster, and many people must have been injured or sick. If we had Miss Qin's medical skills, it would definitely greatly reduce the death rate among the people in Qianzhou City."

Gu Yanyue nodded, and finally attributed what happened to her and Yuwen Ran to the fact that those who survived a great disaster will surely have good fortune in the future.

As the night deepened, Gu Yanyue and Yuwen Ran lay down on the hay bed that Gu Yanyue had laid out that afternoon to rest. Because Gu Yanyue had set up a mechanism at the door, she didn't have to worry about keeping watch at night.

Because Gu Yanyue's wounds hadn't fully healed yet, and she was exhausted from the day, she was so exhausted that she was completely disoriented when she finally went to bed. She fell asleep as soon as she touched the hay, not caring at all about the tingling sensation she felt while lying on it.

When Gu Yanyue woke up the next day, it was raining outside. The cave was not rainproof, and the place where it leaked was exactly where Gu Yanyue slept.

Gu Yanyue was awakened by the rain, and as soon as she opened her eyes, she saw a snake washed out by the rain not far away. Gu Yanyue estimated that the snake was about two or three meters long. It seemed that there were not only bears in the cave, but also hibernating snakes.

The moment Gu Yanyue saw the snake, she couldn't even speak clearly. She hurriedly called Yuwen Ran out from the haystack, pointed at the snake not far away, and said in a trembling voice: "A Ran... there... there is a snake!"