After walking around the forest near the cave, they discovered that ice crystals had started falling from the sky again. As they fell headfirst, they felt numb all over.

"You'd better hurry back, it's too cold in these ice crystals." Several women put on their hats and urged them to go home.

Before re-entering the cave, Gu Yuxin collected more ice crystals and brought them back to the laboratory.

For several days in a row, the north wind continued to howl on the deserted island, and the snowflakes were no longer falling one by one, but rather ice crystals dancing in the wind.

Every day, the burrow and its entrances are blocked by ice. These ice crystals seep into everything and can sometimes be found in the air inside the burrow.

This is why Rou Rou developed a high fever, reaching 40 degrees Celsius. The women worried that if this continued, their brains would be damaged.

Although medication can treat it, there is currently a lack of medications specifically for infants.

After considering several antipyretics, Gu Yuxin diluted some of them and put them into Rou Rou's mouth as drops.

On the second night after the fever subsided a little, her bright eyes blinked and regained some vitality.

"Don't give her any medicine yet," Gu Yuxin said. "It's best to let her body develop antibodies first, otherwise her health won't be very good when she grows up."

Everyone is very worried and hopes that Rou Rou can recover soon.

The temperature inside the cave was still very cold. The women tried to light a fire and found that the flame was hotter than a heater, but it couldn't last long. It could raise the temperature for a short time, but it couldn't be maintained continuously.

Moreover, air pollution is also a major problem, because the ventilation holes are not very large, which is also to prevent ice and snow from entering the holes.

That night, the meat finally cooled down.

"You can get a good night's sleep tonight." Gu Yuxin stretched and stood up gracefully. She hadn't slept all night, taking Rou Rou's temperature every hour.

The temperature has dropped now, which means that the meat won't have a fever for a while.

The others breathed a sigh of relief. For the next two days, they sealed the entrances and exits again, plugging the gaps with cement, so no more ice crystals would get in for the time being.

Looking at the youthful-looking Rou Rou, everyone had a strange feeling that the cold winter was about to pass and spring was not far away.

A month after Lu Wuyai was injured, he gradually discovered that his body had entered a period of rapid recovery.

Almost every day, his injury improved.

Finally, a week later, Lu Wuyai found that he could get out of bed and felt better than ever before.

"I feel like I could kill a bull with one punch." Lu Wuyai laughed, punched the air, and suddenly his eyes widened.

puff.

With a swing of his fist, the air seemed to explode, producing a peculiar sound.

"After lying down for more than a month, my body became incredibly strong when I stood up again." Lu Wuyai took a breath, feeling like he was still half asleep, but the facts told him that it was all true.

His injury has fully healed, and he is healthier than before.

In the small cubicle, everyone was still fast asleep, completely unaware of Lu Wuyai's condition.

He hadn't stood on the ground for a long time. Lu Wuyai left the cave, came to the cave, opened the iron gate, and walked out.

The outside environment was still icy and snowy, with very low temperatures and ice crystals scattered everywhere by the strong winds.

Lu Wuyai got used to it and found that the ice under his feet was soft, but also very cold, freezing into his heart.

“Go check on the cowshed.” Lu Wuyai walked forward.

Soon, Lu Wuyai walked around the cowshed but found nothing unusual.

"No one should come out in this cold weather," Lu Wuyai murmured.

Opening the cowshed, Lu Wuyai found the dairy cows thriving after the cold snap. The yellow cattle were even larger. This was thanks to leaving the tunnel entrance large enough when they dug it; otherwise, the yellow cattle might still be alive, or perhaps unable to escape.

"Is this guy really a descendant of some extinct species?" Lu Wuyai asked suspiciously.

Last time, he heard Song Xiaoyou say that this calf was suspected to be a creature from millions of years ago. Back then, ordinary insects in the environment were as big as wolves and dogs.

"Woof woof woof woof."

Several barks echoed from the snow. Lu Wuyai looked over and saw seven wolfhounds running towards them. They used to live in the orchard, which had a separate passageway for entry and exit.

Although it is freezing cold now, the cold wave has completely dissipated, and they seem to be starting to adapt to the outside environment.

With their shiny fur, the wolfhounds have grown quite a bit, but they are still a little short of their parents' size.

Thinking of the generals, marshals, and White Wolf of the past, Lu Wuyai couldn't help but feel a little sad.

After patting the dog's head, Lu Wuyai discovered that they had actually caught several wild rabbits. He really didn't know how these creatures survived the harsh winter.

Wolfhounds don't eat blood, so these wild rabbits were obviously for Lu Wuyai.

"Thank you everyone." Lu Wuyai expressed his gratitude to him.

Woof woof woof.

The barking of the dogs gradually faded into the distance. Lu Wuyai turned around and closed the cowshed. It wasn't a suitable time for cattle herders to come out for a walk.

A strong wind blew, and ice crystals danced in the air like ashes.

Lu Wuyai squinted. This feeling was very uncomfortable. The ash choked him, making it hard to breathe, and the ice crystals made him cough. It felt like a knife cutting into his trachea.

"It's really hard to get used to." Lu Wuyai felt his mouth was filled with the taste of blood. When he returned to the tomb, the symptoms slowly disappeared.

At that moment, the other women woke up one by one.

"Lu Wuyai!" Su Xi screamed as soon as she saw the man standing on the ground, still able to move.

Lu Wuyai covered his ears, watching the woman return to bed. That astonishing look she'd given him just moments before had almost given him a nosebleed.

This woman was dressed so daringly in bed.

Su Xi blushed, feeling as if Lu Wuyai's eyes were still looking at her body through the blanket.

Lu Wuyai rubbed his nose. He really didn't mean that. Who knew Su Xi wouldn't be afraid of the cold, standing almost naked while putting on her clothes?

"Lu Wuyai, you can leave now." Su Xi and the others finished dressing and came out. Seeing Lu Wuyai moving freely, they suddenly felt that they could see the moonlight when the clouds were calm and the wind was clear.

Lu Wuyai smiled, hugged them, and jumped up again.

“Absolutely no problem.” Lu Wuyai flexed his hamstrings, feeling a powerful force within his body.

Soon, in the laboratory, Lu Wuyai was lying on a bed again. Gu Yuxin opened the shirt on his back and found that the skin on his spine was still somewhat purple.

"Okay," Gu Yuxin asked.

Lu Wuyai nodded. He did indeed feel very good and did not experience any discomfort.

Gu Yuxin nodded, but still reminded the other person not to make any big movements, such as running, jumping, or sprinting.

"I think it's alright," Lu Wuyai said calmly.

"Be careful. This is your spine. If something goes wrong, no one on this desert island can save you."

Hearing this concern, Lu Wuyai nodded and kept Gu Yuxin's words in mind.

"Get out."

The two women emerged from the laboratory and discovered that the other women were no longer in the cave; they appeared to have already left.

Lu Wuyai left the tomb again, but there was no one else nearby. He walked to the edge of the rocky hill and saw Su Xi and the others clearing away the ice crystals nearby.

Unfortunately, the ice crystals are very light and fly around in the air, making them difficult to avoid.

"No, no, these ice crystals are disgusting!" Su Xi ran out of the fog. A strong gust of wind blew up all the ice crystals near the rocky mountain, directly forming fog. People inside couldn't see, and the ice crystals would immediately pollute their eyes.

Lu Wuyai couldn't understand why the ice crystals had to be eliminated.

"I was just curious." Su Xi stuck out her tongue, and the women next to her pursed their lips and chuckled.

Lu Wuyai rolled his eyes, but these ice crystals were really powerful. Even if you burned them, it would take a while for them to melt, and even if they melted, the evaporated water vapor could instantly condense back into ice.

“Collect some and bring them back to Gu Yuxin for research.” Yuli and the others took experimental beakers and poured them on the ground to collect ice crystals.

Back in the cave, Lu Wuyai found that the fog stirred up by the gale was still there and had not disappeared.

“It takes at least half a day for the ice crystals in the air to settle down,” Song Xiaoyou said. “They had a similar experience before, but they hadn’t discussed it with Lu Wuyai.”

No one can survive this species, and there is a high probability that only those with conjunctivitis will survive.

In fact, Gu Yuxin had already collected some ice crystals from the cold water pool, a whole bucket of them. She thought that if she encountered danger in the future, she could use the ice crystals to deal with those who harbored ill intentions towards Shiqiu.

It is worth mentioning that all the ice crystals are almost the same size and shape, which makes them very peculiar and special.

"Let's go back quickly, we need to go to the rice paddies to harvest the rice," Su Xi said.

In the dead of winter, no one went to the rice paddies, and no one knew what was happening there.

After taking out shovels and sickles from the cave, the group arrived at the entrance of paddy field number 1, ready to go in and take a look.

It's been a long time since I've been to a rice paddy, but the scene there is different from what everyone imagined.

The sunlight shines on the rice paddies, where the rice still retains its bright golden color, growing steadily without overgrown growth, much like many scenes of a bountiful harvest.

“That’s true.” Su Xi was speechless. She reached out and broke off a rice stalk. She found that the rice inside was plump and firm, and there seemed to be a ripe aroma in the air.

“There’s something wrong with this rice.” Lu Wuyai, who had a dog’s nose, also reached out and broke off a rice stalk, rubbed the husk, and revealed the slightly golden rice stalk inside.

I squeezed it with my hand, and it was still elastic, like it was ripe.

After putting it in his mouth, Lu Wuyai chewed it and let out a gasp.

“The golden rice is ripe. You’ll know once you eat it,” Lu Wuyai said, and the woman next to him suddenly thought he was joking.

But after trying it, everyone was shocked and looked at each other in disbelief.

"How did these rice plants grow?" Su Xi wondered. "Could it be that they were already ripe, but we didn't harvest them, so they just steamed themselves?"

Everyone was amused by Su Xi's words. How can plants steam themselves?

“However, you didn’t notice that the temperature inside the rice paddies is indeed warmer than outside,” Gu Yuxin said.

Lu Wuyai nodded. When he entered the rice paddy, he found the temperature inside to be very comfortable, no less than that of a heater.

Is it really ripe?

In any case, after harvesting, the rice in the paddy field is perfectly edible and retains its own temperature. This was truly an unexpected surprise.

This is what the rice in the two paddy fields looks like. It hasn't been harvested for several months. No one expected this outcome. Moreover, it tastes even better than rice cooked with an electric appliance.

“Otherwise, we can let them steam it themselves in the future, which will save a lot of electricity,” Jin Xilu said.

Gu Yuxin: "The question of steaming by myself is ultimately just a guess. I'll conduct experiments first. When the time comes to reap the rewards, I will reap them."

In fact, even if the rice is cooked by oneself, it still needs to be harvested on time most of the time, because storing rice is a necessary task.

On this day, everyone spent time in the two rice fields, harvested all the rice, and replanted rice stalks.

As night fell, everyone sat around the wooden table, watching the rice turn golden under the lamplight. The meal was delicious and warm, and even Rou Rou, who was sleeping soundly beside them, had drool dripping from his mouth.

Everyone enjoyed the meal and fell asleep quickly after a long day.

Lu Wuyai was sleeping in the living room. Soon, a warm body squeezed in; it was indeed Gu Yuxin.

Since their relationship developed rapidly, Gu Yuxin became somewhat clingy, but Lu Wuyai enjoyed it, feeling the dynamic body of the beauty in his arms.

For a moment, the cave was warm as spring, but there was not a trace of spring dream.

When Lu Wuyai woke up the next day, Ouyang Qing was already getting dressed, her perfect curves showing through the outline of her underwear.

Stretching, Lu Wuyai heard sounds gradually coming from several small cubicles.

Gu Yuxin also noticed that his ears had turned red. The two of them hadn't been able to control themselves last night and had made love. Although they tried their best to control their movements, he didn't know if anyone else had noticed.

Soon, Gu Yuxin ran back to her cubicle with her head down, like an ostrich burying its head in the sand.

Lu Wuyai was even faster. After washing, he went straight out of the cave, but he soon returned coughing. Ice crystals were flying outside, and he couldn't stay there too long.

“Going out in this weather is impossible,” Lu Wuyai shook his head. There were still some ice crystals in the air. He inhaled it, shivering from the cold. After a while, his lips turned purple, and his whole body trembled.

Seeing this, Gu Yuxin quickly told Lu Wuyai to hide under the covers to warm up.

"I'll go check the basement." Su Xi ran out, but quickly ran back. Her light yellow hair was frozen into clumps and stuck together, and her nose was so frozen that it was sticking out.

At this point, everyone knew that if the ice crystals didn't melt in a day, going outside would be life-threatening.

For several days in a row, the deserted island was almost entirely covered with swirling ice crystals. Occasionally, when the wind stopped, the ice crystals would fall down, and the temperature would become terribly cold.

The only saving grace was that the temperature inside the cave was at its "mildest" during the period when ice crystals were flying everywhere. Although the weather was cold, it wasn't unbearable.

In the laboratory, Gu Yuxin began conducting experiments again, leading most of the women and rarely going out.

But Lu Wuyai had no choice but to go out. He calculated that the straw in the cowshed was almost gone.

Before going out, you must be fully armed. Lu Wuyai also tried the gas mask and found that it could still prevent ice crystals from being inhaled, but his field of vision was greatly reduced.

"They've gone out," Lu Wuyai said to Gu Yuxin behind him.

"Be careful." Gu Yuxin handed the other person a backpack filled with tools.

Soon, Lu Wuyai opened the iron gate and got out of the car.

Everywhere I looked, there were flying ice crystals, swirling in the air, making it impossible to see the path beneath my feet.

Lu Wuyai took two breaths, and after confirming that he had not inhaled any ice crystals, he took a step forward and moved forward with all his might.

In the space behind the cave, there was an extremely long hemp rope tied to his heels. He would prepare in advance, because he might get lost.

Ten minutes later, Lu Wuyai realized he had indeed gone the wrong way. He wandered around in the woods but still couldn't find any sign of the cowshed.

With no other option, Lu Wuyai could only retrace his steps, only to find that the rope had been bitten through by a wolf. The wolf's corpse lay still on the road, stiff and gaping, its mouth agape, filled with blood and ice crystals. It had frozen to death.

Lu Wuyai took a breath, thinking how incredibly unlucky he was. How did that wolf escape?

After walking forward for a while, Lu Wuyai did not find another broken rope.

Left with no other option, he could only search for clues in the vicinity time and time again.

But he soon discovered that as he continued searching, the ice crystals floating in the air were stirred up by his body, and he still couldn't see anything clearly.

"This is so annoying." Lu Wuyai sighed and reached out to touch the air, which was completely grayish-white.

After searching around, Lu Wuyai finally found the location of the cowshed.

"The cowshed has been found."

Soon, Lu Wuyai found the hole next to the cowshed where hay was stored, and added some food to the cowshed. Two hours passed.

After leaving the cowshed, he knew the approximate location of the basement, but whether he could find it was still unknown.

With no other option, Lu Wuyai could only search desperately. He couldn't expect a woman to risk her life to find him.

Half an hour later, Lu Wuyai, who was walking forward, suddenly stopped. He noticed that a few centimeters away from his feet, there was a footprint perpendicular to his forward movement.

Lu Wuyai stared at the footprints for a moment, stunned.

This sudden discovery left him somewhat bewildered and worried. He feared that the woman in the cave would come out looking for him if he hadn't returned for a long time.

"The key is that I don't know if I'll reach the cellar if I keep going."

After thinking for a moment, Lu Wuyai began to follow the set of footprints and slowly searched for the other person.

But halfway through writing, he suddenly thought of something.

"The owner of this footprint didn't even tie a rope."

Lu Wuyai belatedly realized that the person he was looking for was not the woman in the cave.

But now that things have come to this point, Lu Wuyai has no way back. He's taken too many detours and can't simply copy the same path. He can only take it one step at a time, hoping to gain something from it.

Lu Wuyai rubbed his stomach. He hadn't eaten anything that morning, but now he was a little hungry.

"What if we hadn't left these footprints?"