"What exactly are these pipes?" Lu Wuyai pointed at the white cloths, very curious, because these things were not only resistant to cold air, but could also be used as distribution channels.

Gu Yuxin smiled: "That's a kind of aerospace material. It not only insulates against heat but also protects against cold."

"I collected some more during the recent plane crashes, but I never expected to need them."

As Gu Yuxin spoke, she took out an unremarkable object from the lab table; it was almost impossible to tell that it was a glove.

"With this, you can even touch the cold pond."

Lu Wuyai remained noncommittal. What he cared about most was when those women would recover.

“I can’t explain it in detail,” Gu Yuxin said, frowning. “Actually, it’s not really a disease. The black spots are neither bacteria nor viruses.”

"There is no immediate danger to your life, so you don't need to worry too much."

Hearing this, Lu Wuyai couldn't help but laugh. Gu Yuxin had been staying up late for several nights in a row, and she had dark circles under her eyes. Now he was comforting himself.

"Be careful not to catch a cold," Lu Wuyai said, since the other person had spent the whole day in the lab and was the closest person to Hantan.

Over the next few days, Jin Xilu and the others developed fevers every night. The temperature sometimes reached as high as 42 degrees Celsius. Under such high fever, many became delirious, and everyone feared that the other person's brain had been damaged.

Physical cooling methods were quite effective, but they were exhausting, especially for Lu Wuyai. He had to handle all the logistical work by himself. In two weeks, he lost a lot of weight.

On this day, the condition of several women finally improved slightly.

Gu Yuxin drew several more vials of blood from them and found that the black particles in their bodies had significantly decreased, and that they might be fine in a few days.

Upon hearing this news, Su Xi and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Upon entering the laboratory, Lu Wuyai discovered that the mist collected from the cold water pool had covered the bottom of the glassware. It appeared blue, shimmering, and had a dreamlike glow.

Gu Yuxin was still doing her research and didn't notice Lu Wuyai's entry into the country at all.

Looking at her graceful figure, she seemed to have lost weight compared to before.

Not long after, Gu Yuxin noticed a chicken leg next to her mouth. Just as she was about to speak, the chicken leg was stuffed into her mouth.

Alas.

Gu Yuxin struggled for a while, but when he saw that it was Lu Wuyai, he gave up and ate the chicken leg in Lu Wuyai's arms.

"People are like iron—they need rice or steel. Didn't you eat lunch?"

Lu Wuyai picked up Gu Yuxin, closed the lab door, and placed him on his lap. He could feel Gu Yuxin's full, supple body. Lu Wuyai was not like Liu Xiaohui, who remained seated.

Gu Yuxin's face was still flushed. She patted Lu Wuyai's chest and checked the time. Before she knew it, it was already ten o'clock.

“It’s time to sleep,” Lu Wuyai said, unable to resist reaching his hand inside the other person’s collar. It was soft yet strong, making one’s heart pound and making it hard to control oneself.

For a moment, the laboratory was filled with bright spring sunshine and heat.

The next day, Lu Wuyai looked at Gu Yuxin sleeping in bed and thought about how the two of them had fought three hundred rounds the night before, and his back was still a little sore.

"Sure enough, there were only oxen that were plowed to death, but no fields that were plowed."

Lu Wuyai grinned, looked around, covered Gu Yuxin's ample curves with the blanket, quietly left the laboratory, and closed the door again.

Soon, Lu Wuyai left the cave and appeared on the rocky mountain for the first time.

“The sheets are indeed gone.” Lu Wuyai sighed. He was still immersed in the world they shared last night. He had indeed heard the sound of a strong wind, and the exposed sheets outside had not been spared either.

Fortunately, there were many things to change and wash during this period, and I had prepared several sets of quilts and mattresses.

However, the weather wasn't very good today. The sky was overcast. After a period of high temperatures, it finally rained.

Lu Wuyai went into the pen early and let the cattle and sheep out of the cowshed so they could have a meal before the heavy rain.

After doing all this, he returned to the cave and found that Su Xi and the others had already woken up, and the laboratory was brightly lit.

“Xiao You and the others have fevers again.” Su Xi looked a little unwell.

Lu Wuyai touched her hand, indicating that everything would be alright.

After breakfast, a heavy rain began to fall. Lu Wuyai put on his raincoat and left the cave. He led the wolfhound that had jumped out from near the woods and ran back to the fence, intending to drive the cattle and sheep back to the cowshed.

But when they arrived at the cowshed, they found the cattle and sheep already gathered inside. At the entrance, a young bull lay on the ground. When it saw Lu Wuyai, it quickly stood up and gave a soft moo, as if seeking praise.

Seeing this, Lu Wuyai was very curious. He touched the cow with his hand and said, "You forced them in."

The yellow ox seemed to understand Lu Wuyai's words, lowering its head and then raising it again. A peculiar ripple seemed to flash in the black bull's eyes.

Lu Wuyai noticed that in just over half a month, the calf, which was originally only as tall as him, had grown considerably taller, and its fur had become even more golden. It had no unclean spots and looked very happy.

The white lines, in particular, gave him a mysterious feeling.

Seeing the cattle and sheep in the cowshed, Lu Wuyai later added some feed and nearly expired military rations to ensure they were well-fed.

In addition, he examined the eyes of each cow and sheep. Once he found an infected animal, he had no choice but to shoot it directly.

Fortunately, none of the animals became infected after taking the fifth stage of the herbal medicine.

As Lu Wuyai was about to leave the cowshed, he noticed that the calf suddenly nibbled at his clothes, appearing somewhat uneasy.

Lu Wuyai patted its head, not paying much attention.

At that moment, the rain intensified. Lu Wuyai was in a hurry to get back, so he quickly closed the door of the cowshed and rushed into the rain with his wolfhound.

Moo

Lu Wuyai could faintly hear the mooing of cattle.

On the deserted island, it was raining heavily, but the cave was very quiet.

When Lu Wuyai returned, he saw Song Xiaoyou get out of bed. Apart from her pale face, he couldn't see anything wrong with her.

Apart from Song Xiaoyou, everyone else still had a fever, but their mental state was much better than before.

"How are you feeling?" Gu Yuxin asked with concern as she came out of the lab after hearing that Song Xiaoyou had woken up.

Song Xiaoyou took a breath and stretched her arms. Her beautifully curved figure was perfectly accentuated by a tight-fitting long-sleeved shirt.

As if sensing Lu Wuyai's burning gaze, Song Xiaoyou immediately blushed and turned to look at Gu Yuxin, saying, "I'm just a little hungry, nothing else is different..."

"Let's eat something first." As she spoke, Su Xi went out for a while and came back with a bowl of egg and vegetable noodles.

Song Xiaoyou hadn't eaten anything for a long time. During her recent illness, she had mostly been eating a mixture of compressed biscuits and rice porridge, so to soothe her stomach, it would be best to eat noodles first.

Seeing the poached egg on the vegetables, Song Xiaoyou immediately swallowed it. After receiving the noodles, she ate a bowl of noodles in just a few minutes.

“Anything else is fine,” Su Xi asked.

Song Xiaoyou nodded, a blush rising on her pale cheeks. She seemed a little embarrassed. After all, she always had a small appetite.

Soon, the second bowl of noodles was served. Song Xiaoyou finished it, but judging from her expression, she was still not full.

The third bowl, the fourth bowl, and finally the fifth bowl. To everyone's astonishment, Song Xiaoyou finally shook her head, indicating that she was full.

"Oh my god!" Gu Yuxin exclaimed in surprise, reaching out to touch Song Xiaoyou's stomach, feeling something strange.

“We don’t want another loser,” Su Xi joked with a smile.

Song Xiaoyou was a little lost. She didn't know why. She was always hungry. She had no appetite at all when she was sick.

Lu Wuyai said, "It's probably because you've recovered from your illness and your appetite has increased, so there's no need to worry too much."

Song Xiaoyou nodded, feeling a little dizzy again. After going to the orchard to use the restroom, he went back to bed and slept until dinner.

Song Xiaoyou's recovery gave others a lot of confidence.

During the meal, Song Xiaoyou's appetite once again astonished everyone.

At dinner tonight, she actually ate five bowls of rice before she was full. Although this was still far from Lu Wuyai's appetite, Song Xiaoyou was, after all, a woman.

At this point, Song Xiaoyou was also a little surprised. She glanced at Gu Yuxin, and her heart skipped a beat.

“Perhaps your constitution has also changed,” Gu Yuxin said.

At this point, many people thought of the golden cats. Those golden cats that came out of the cave had undergone a tremendous change in terms of their aura and other aspects.

Gu Yuxin said, "Let's eat first, then we'll get the blood test."

After lunch, Song Xiaoyou followed Gu Yuxin to the lab, while the others continued caring for the patients. I don't know if it was just my imagination, but Su Xi and the others seemed to be showing signs of improvement.

As for Lu Wuyai, he was still responsible for washing the dishes and wiping the table. He wasn't tired now, but rather a little irritable.

Why?

Lu Wuyai sighed. There was no water in the cave. He had to fill the reservoir before going to sleep.

Carrying the buckets, Lu Wuyai walked back and forth dozens of times before finally filling the reservoir.

When he returned to the cave for the last time, Lu Wuyai subconsciously glanced at the location of the cowshed. For some reason, he remembered the scene of the little yellow cow biting his clothes.

"Will everything be alright?" Lu Wuyai frowned. The old folks in the village often said that cows were spiritual creatures. They could not only see certain things, but also predict danger.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Wuyai picked up a gun and walked around the fence. Finding no danger, he returned to the cave.

Inside the lab, Song Xiaoyou and Gu Yuxin were walking out. Under the microscope, Song Xiaoyou's cells looked no different from those of an average person. Of course, this didn't mean Song Xiaoyou's body was without problems.

After all, laboratory equipment is limited, and it's impossible to know exactly what's happening inside the body.

“Perhaps it’s related to the fog in the cold pool,” Gu Yuxin guessed. “After all, you’ve seen those golden cats. The difference before and after is too obvious. Maybe when Hantan was in the cave, the surviving golden cats might have just absorbed the white cats. The cold fog.”

The water in the cold pool is absolutely undrinkable, and the changes in Song Xiaoyou's body seem to explain the difference in Jinmao's appearance before and after.

"Besides eating more, try other changes." Gu Yuxin pointed to the buckets next to the reservoir.

This bucket full of water weighs about 32 kilograms. Normally, lifting water is very difficult for women, but now Song Xiaoyou can lift it with one hand. That's better than most men.

"Strength has increased, and speed and nerve reaction ability have probably improved significantly as well. This cold pool is simply a treasure trove for human development!" Gu Yuxin couldn't help but scream in surprise.

The other women were also stunned, wondering if it was really because of the white mist in the cold pool.

At this moment, when we look at the woman on the bed, everyone can't help but have all sorts of wild thoughts.

"Lu Wuyai, do you want to try?" Gu Yuxin smiled.

Lu Wuyai immediately shook his head, but deep down he hoped he could become stronger so he could protect the women around him.

Everyone slept well that night; Song Xiaoyou's recovery gave everyone some hope.

Early the next morning, Lu Wuyai arrived at Shishan as usual.

It rained all night, but the sky has cleared up now, so Lu Wuyai hung the wrung-out clothes outside to dry, and then went to the cowshed.

Perhaps because it was still early, Lu Wuyai did not hear the cow mooing.

At first, he didn't care, but the closer he got to the cowshed, the lonelier the atmosphere became.

Lu Wuyai could even hear his own heartbeat.

"It's too quiet this morning." Lu Wuyai felt a vague unease and touched the gun at his waist. After taking it off, he turned over and went inside the fence.

The door to the cowshed was closed, but when Lu Wuyai opened it, he found a large hole in the back. The entire cowshed was destroyed, and the cattle and sheep inside could not be seen.

Seeing this, Lu Wuyai suddenly felt a little excited. He ran to the cowshed and glanced at it quickly. He didn't find any footprints or cart tracks.

Just as Lu Wuyai was about to leave the cowshed to continue searching for clues, several cows began to bellow from a pile of rubble.

At this moment, Lu Wuyai ran over and cleared away the wooden strips and steel bars in the ruins, discovering that five cows and the calf were hidden inside.

After Lu Wuyai finished clearing the rubble, several cows crawled out from underneath. They were all clearly terrified, their legs still trembling.

The little yellow ox, on the other hand, seemed particularly energetic, biting Lu Wuyai's clothes and hitting him with its horns, venting its inner dissatisfaction.

Lu Wuyai took a breath and looked down at his clothes. Thinking about the little yellow ox's behavior yesterday, he realized that he might have missed some information.

After stroking the cow's head to calm it down, Lu Wuyai got up and continued charging forward.

Along the way, Lu Wuyai gradually noticed that some of the green grass was leaning in the same direction.

Logically speaking, Lu Wuyai wouldn't care too much about this, because grass naturally follows the light and tends to lean, so there's nothing special about it.

But now, the grass was leaning in too uniform a direction. Lu Wuyai ran to a nearby mountain. From there, he saw a peculiar "path" appear at the foot of the mountain.

It's like a piece of velvet. If you touch it in one direction, it feels soft, but if you touch it in the opposite direction, it feels fuzzy.

At this moment, in Lu Wuyai's eyes, the "path" that appeared on the green grass was like the relationship between reversed hair and smooth hair.

A winding grassy path stretches from the cowshed all the way to the horizon.

Lu Wuyai also measured the width of this "road," which was approximately 80 centimeters.

"A giant snake about eighty centimeters tall." Lu Wuyai took a breath and suddenly felt his calves trembling.

When Lu Wuyai saw this "road," an image of a giant python flashed through his mind. Only they would leave such marks on the lawn.

The green grass on both sides was crushed by the huge snake's body. Without careful observation, it was difficult to notice the difference, let alone the fact that the crushed grass gradually recovered overnight, making it hard to find any clues.

Lu Wuyai returned to the cowshed and saw that the remaining five cows were all female.

"Our cattle, which we raised with so much care, have just vanished like this." Lu Wuyai couldn't help but sigh. After thinking for a moment, he took them to the vicinity of the cave and left them with the wolfhounds for the time being.

Inside the cave, Song Xiaoyou, who recovered yesterday, is now fully healed, and her complexion looks much rosier than before she got sick.

Lu Wuyai wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he even felt that Song Xiaoyou seemed to have grown a little taller.

"Why are you back so early?" Su Xi asked in surprise.

Upon hearing this, Lu Wuyai finally came to his senses and quickly told them about his discovery in the cowshed.

"How could it be ruined?" The women stared wide-eyed. After confirming time and again that Lu Wuyai was not joking, they hurriedly left the cave and went to the cowshed.

The women fell silent when they saw the large hole that had been smashed through the back of the cowshed. They looked at the green grass and felt a chill run down their spines.

"How big is this giant python?" Yuri couldn't help but reach out and measure it. The result reminded her of a scene from a certain movie.

The cowshed was destroyed, and the fence was smashed to pieces. Everyone's expressions were solemn.

“Let’s go back first,” Lu Wuyai said. He felt it was a bit cold that morning, and mist was still rising from the dead woods not far away. There were still no cattle or sheep on the hillside.

Others were also rubbing their arms. It was still the height of summer, but there was a strange chill in the air.

It's eight o'clock in the morning. After returning to the cave, Lu Wuyai took out a steel bar and a hammer, built a temporary fence nearby, and drove the five cows and bulls inside.

This busy period stretched straight into the afternoon.

Lu Wuyai looked at the fence, which was as big as two football fields, and decided not to consider further expansion for the time being.

At dusk, he drove the six cows into the sheepfold, thus ending his busy day.

However, as he was leaving, Lu Wuyai took a special look at the little yellow ox. When he found that it didn't have any particular reaction, he felt as if a huge weight had been lifted from his heart.

"Nothing bad should happen tonight." Lu Wuyai thought of that giant python, and his scalp tingled and goosebumps rose all over his body.

Before long, dusk fell, and Lu Wuyai returned to the cave, feeling a sense of powerlessness.

This period of time has indeed been very tiring for him.

In front of the small cubicle, several women were also taking care of patients. After washing up, Lu Wuyai went straight to his large bed, and soon, heavy snoring could be heard.