Nuannuan's eyes sparkled as she looked at the small, dark red fruit.

Although she has eaten many kinds of fruit, she has never actually tried non-mainstream fruits such as mulberries, wild raspberries, or sour jujubes.

"Brother, what are all these?" Nuannuan asked, tilting her little head.

An'an introduced them to her one by one, and even tried to climb the tree to pick a few. Unfortunately, her legs were too short to reach them.

Shen Yanming almost burst out laughing when he saw his son's annoyed expression. He greeted Li Sikai and then came over to pick a full bowl of fruit for the two children.

"Sit here and eat quietly, Mom and Dad are busy."

The two children nodded, fed Shen Yanming a mulberry, and then happily ate the fruit.

Shen Yanming patted the two children's heads and continued to harvest rice.

The plants here mature in a month, which translates to one month in the real world being equivalent to a year of growth for the plants in this space. Animals don't grow as fast, but they're not slow either. For example, pheasants lay about ten eggs a day.

However, people who are completely detached from the influence of space do not age faster. On the contrary, they become more energetic from working inside it.

Li Sikai couldn't explain how he knew, but somehow, in a daze, he accepted the feedback from the space.

The group harvested about ten acres of rice before stopping. They lay down on the ground to talk, without any reservations between them.

After hesitating for a long time, Shen Yanming finally asked in a low voice, "Have you completed your mission?"

Li Sikai nodded: "There was a slight accident, but it's over now."

Shen Yanming didn't press further; he had basically confirmed his suspicions. Especially after seeing the burlap sacks inside the thatched hut.

Li Sikai could roughly guess what he was thinking, and looked up at him seriously: "Don't you think I'm cruel?"

Shen Yanming smiled and said, "No, you're not that kind of person. There must be a reason for doing this."

Shen Yanming sat up, looking intently at Li Sikai: "Since the space chose you and told you that you need faith points to level up here, it means that it recognizes your character and knows that you have good intentions."

Li Sikai didn't say anything, but he felt much clearer-headed. Although he hadn't harmed Yuan Ruoxi, he had played a part in her downfall. In the quiet of the night, he felt guilty and ashamed.

The space seemed to sense the group's feelings and shuddered with pleasure. Li Sikai was surprised for a moment, then noticed that the plants in the space were growing rapidly, flowering and bearing fruit, completing a season's harvest.

“It seems it has been upgraded,” Shen Yanming said.

Li Sikai shook his head: "No, it just heard your evaluation and was very happy, thinking that it has good judgment."

Shen Yanming exclaimed in surprise, "This space... it contains the Dao of Heaven!"

Li Sikai didn't know either, and said blankly, "I don't know, but I can sense that it doesn't mean any harm."

After resting for a while, the group left the space. There were still many people outside, and their disappearance throughout the night would arouse suspicion.

Li Sikai didn't plan to keep it a secret forever; however, he needed to assess the character of these people.

The two babies were already sleepy and were yawning in the space. Li Sikai originally wanted to leave the little ones to sleep in the space, but An'an and Nuannuan refused to let them, one clinging to Shen Yanming and the other to Bi Qiaoan.

The couple exuded a sweetness that no outsider could penetrate. They nestled together under the tree and fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, the group prepared to leave. However, they still had some disagreement about where to go.

Xiong Jianwei took the pills given to him by Shen Yanming and woke up early the next morning. He looked flustered in the unfamiliar environment.

"Hello, is anyone there? Where am I?" Although the person couldn't move, their voice was clearly more energetic.

Startled, Li Sikai's mind went blank, and he almost fell over. He looked around and, seeing that everyone was still dazed, nudged Geng Zhixing and Sun Sainan awake. The three of them went to a corner and slipped into the spatial dimension.

"Holy crap, Captain, where did you guys come from? How did you suddenly appear? Am I hallucinating?"

When Geng Zhixing and Sun Sainan saw the old bear come back to life, their eyes turned red.

Li Sikai was also moved, and joked with a smile, "Why didn't you say you hung up?"

Xiong Jianwei rolled his eyes: "I, Old Xiong, am physically weak, not mentally weak. If I die, it'll be just me. How could all four of us die?"

"Alright, you're right. How are you? Is there anything else that's bothering you?"

Xiong Jianwei felt it for a moment, then shook his head: "I'm fine, but I'm a little hungry. Also, I feel weak."

“You’ve been lying down for too long,” Li Sikai said, going to the thatched hut to fetch a bowl of wild vegetable porridge. “Have some first, to fill your stomach.”

Xiong Jianwei nodded and accepted Li Sikai's feeding. It was only then that he slowly remembered the situation before he fell ill.

"Boss, is this Yuan Ruoxi's space?"

"Hmm, I didn't expect it to turn out like this."

"That's good, better than just storing things. If we can grow things, we won't lack food in the future."

Li Sikai smiled and said, "But I have to play the role of a saint."

Xiong Jianwei shrugged it off, saying, "It's alright, better than starving. By the way, boss, where are we now? And how did you save me?"

Li Sikai recounted how they left, met Ji Kangyong and Bi Qiaoan, and finally found Shen Yanming.

"It's hard to say why you survived. Maybe it was the effect of those anti-inflammatory and antipyretic drugs, or maybe it was because of Shen Yanming's pills. Although diminishing marginal utility is undeniable, you had to admit that you woke up after taking his pills."

"Old Xiong, we owe him a huge favor."

Xiong Jianwei hadn't expected this. He nodded and said, "It's alright. From now on, my life belongs to both of you."

Li Sikai chuckled: "We're friends, we're comrades-in-arms, let's not talk about these things. You just need to repay Lao Shen when you have the chance."

“He probably reacted the same way you did.” Xiong Jianwei smiled, not doubting at all that Shen Yanming didn’t care about this favor.

"Alright, get up and move around after you finish eating. You've been lying in bed for over a month, and your body is stiff," Li Sikai said.

Xiong Jianwei stretched out his arm: "Then come over and help me up."

Li Sikai helped Xiong Jianwei stroll slowly through the space, while Geng Zhixing and Sun Sainan helped clean up the dishes.

"Oh, right, I forgot to tell you, when we left Qi'an Mountain, we discovered that Yuan Ruoxi's tomb had been robbed."

"Stolen? What do you mean?" Xiong Jianwei was shocked and almost fell over.

"Her body is missing, but Tong Xianbao's is still there. We suspect that someone in Qi'an Mountain might know about the space ability users and has become suspicious of us. That's why we've been avoiding people, worried about getting into a conflict."

I told Xiao Shen and his wife, as well as his brother, about the space. Firstly, the space needed an upgrade, and I couldn't keep it a secret any longer. Secondly, I wanted to find some reliable helpers.