As night fell, the gatekeeper of the Giant Deer tribe leaned against the gate-blocking stone, yawning: "Why haven't the Third Master and the others returned yet? Could they have occupied the cave and are spending the night there?"

"How long are we going to have to wait? The third leader and the others haven't come all night. Are we just going to stay here and guard the cave all night? If they don't come back soon, I think we should just block the entrance with stones!"

The moon cast long shadows, and the rustling of human voices drifted from afar.

The gatekeeper looked in the direction of the sound and saw the third leader and his men crawling towards them step by step.

"Third brother, were you beaten by them?" The second-in-command of the Giant Deer Tribe's elders quickly helped the third-in-command up, his eyes fierce as if he wanted to take revenge on the Black Stone Tribe.

The third leader waved his hand gently, signaling everyone to keep quiet: "No! Which tribe on this land has the guts to mess with me, the third leader? We're doing this to repent for our foolish act of spying on the gods and offending and blaspheming them!"

"In the Blackrock Tribe, a celestial god who can control heavenly fire has descended upon them at some unknown time! Lately, we have seen smoke and fire rising from their tribe at regular intervals. This is the celestial god using heavenly fire to help the members of the Blackrock Tribe roast meat!"

"Huh?! This? The Black Stone Tribe has received the blessing of the gods, this is the beginning of their rise! This matter is quite complicated! We need to go to the council hall to discuss it in detail!" The second-in-command sent someone to inform the tribal chief and all members of the elder council, and they held an emergency meeting overnight.

Hou struck an elegant pose, lying on her straw mat, stretching out one arm and waiting for Xu Que to sleep with her.

Xu Que gentlemanly extended one of his arms: "Use my arm as your pillow tonight! As a man, I can't always use your arm as a pillow!"

Hou smiled and pulled her arm back, leaning her head closer. Xu Que bent his elbow, covered her with the wild goat skin blanket, and pulled her into sleep.

As the first rays of sunlight streamed into the cave, the gatekeeper of the Black Stone tribe pried open the blocking stone.

Outside the cave, the barren grassland was covered with members of the Giant Deer tribe, who were prostrating themselves on the ground.

The gatekeeper was startled, turned around and sealed the hole with stones again, and reported what he had just seen to the chief.

The chief summoned the tribe members, who then took their hunting tools and prepared to defend against the invaders.

Roar woke Xu Que from his deep sleep and shielded him behind him for protection.

The chieftain glanced at Hou and shouted a warning: "The Giant Deer Tribe is here to kidnap someone, so please protect him at all costs!"

From outside the cave came the voice of the chieftain of the Giant Deer tribe: "We have come to apologize to the gods! Last night, some of our unworthy tribesmen blasphemed the gods! We hope the gods will not punish our tribe!"

Hearing the repeated shouts outside the cave, the leader glanced around, then looked at Xu Que and Hou: "Are they telling the truth? Could they be trying to trick us into opening the cave door?"

Xu Que yawned, too lazy to care about the truth or falsehood, and shouted towards the outside of the cave: "We, the Heavenly God, forgive you! On the condition that you do not disturb his sleep!"

"Okay! Okay! Okay! Let's climb back the way we came!"

Fearing that Xu Que might shout something and reveal their location, Hou covered his mouth with his hand until there was no more noise outside.

The gatekeeper carefully pried open the blocking stone and found that there was nothing outside the cave except for three sacrificial bulls.

The chief and his men carefully inspected the cow, and after finding no problems, they began to pluck its hair and skin on the spot.

Xu Que and Ge You lay on the straw mat, their eyes lingering as they looked at Hou.

Hou tidied the two strands of hair on her forehead, slung the animal skin food bag over his shoulder, bent down, and kissed Xu Que's lips while holding his face: "I'll go get you something to eat! I'll be right back! If you're not fully awake, just lie down a bit longer!"

Xu nodded, watching as the man roared out of the cave. Feeling content and satisfied, he spread out his hands in a carefree "big" shape on the straw mat.

Since the day he was hugged and slept by Xu Que, Xu Que has never experienced insomnia, anxiety, or insecurity again.

He always sleeps soundly until dawn. After getting up, he bounces around a few times, full of energy and boundless vitality!

These past few days, his complexion has been rosy, his eyes are bright and piercing, and he looks radiant and full of energy!

Compared to before, her skin and complexion have improved a lot, and her whole demeanor has become gentle and refined.

This also proves the saying: "Isolated yin cannot produce life, solitary yang cannot grow; when yin and yang are combined, all things are born."

Xu Que finished eating the wild fruit that Hou had picked. After briefly explaining the situation to the tribal chief, he and Hou went to the woods opposite the cave to prepare tools and materials for the tribal members who were learning how to make fire by friction.

Xu Que found a poplar tree that was half dead. He spat into his palm with a "Pah!" sound, rolled up his trousers, took off his shoes, and got up.

Seeing that Xu Que hadn't climbed more than two and a half meters in three minutes, Huo below was rubbing his hands together anxiously: "You should come down! The way you're climbing this tall tree is making everyone watching below worry for you! Can't you stop making the people who like you anxious for you?"

Upon hearing what Hou said, Xu Que gripped the tree trunk tightly with his legs and slid down to the ground with a "whoosh." He turned to her, looking very unwilling, and said, "Actually, I could have climbed to the top of the tree and cut down those branches!"

Hou pouted, blinked her big eyes, and tugged at Xu Que's arm with a slightly coquettish tone, saying, "I believe you have the ability to cut down those branches, but I'm more worried about you getting hurt!"

"Give me the knife, I'll chop it for you!"

"You can cut it down, but isn't it inappropriate for a girl to climb a tree wearing an animal skin skirt? What if you accidentally expose yourself and someone sees you?"

"You're my man! So what if you saw it? Is there anyone else here besides you? Didn't I grow all these years just to bloom for you?"

Xu Que was speechless after hearing what Hou said. He scratched his head and struggled with his thoughts for thirty seconds: "You can't climb trees in a skirt when there are other people around!"

"Okay! Got it!" Hou nodded vigorously, took the boning knife handed to him by Xu Que, and quickly climbed to the top of the tree.

Xu Que found some vines nearby, categorized the various branches that Hou had cut down that met the criteria, tied them together, and carried them on his shoulder to return to the tribe.

Not long after Hou and Xu Que left, they encountered the people sent by the leader to meet them.

Upon seeing the newcomers, Xu Que was taken aback: "You eight people came for this little bit of work?"

"They've already come all this way, so let them carry the branches! It shows the leader really cares about you! He sent so many people because he was worried about you getting tired! Hehe!" Hou tightened his grip on Xu Que's hand slightly and nudged his lower back with his elbow.

Following Xu Que's previous instructions, the leader took out the large, round mud cakes that had been burning in the fire for a sufficient amount of time and laid them out to dry.

Xu Que stood with his hands behind his back in front of the mud cakes, patting them one by one with the back of his boning knife: "Hmm! The hardness of the parts is more than enough for use as rope drills to start fires! I've already made the drill bits and drill plates for everyone!"

"Now I'll use this labor-saving rope drill to teach everyone how to start a fire!" Xu Que said, and together with Hou, they distributed the drill board, drill bit, mud cake flywheel with a hole in the middle, and thin rope made of tender tree bark to each member of the tribe.

"After you get the tools, assemble them simply! Thread the mud cake flywheel with the hole in the middle down the top of the drill bit. Attach the rope to the groove at the very top of the drill bit and wind it in the opposite direction. Cover the drill plate with dry igniter, and place the drill bit into the V-shaped hole in the drill plate."

"Like me, step on the drill board with both feet, and then pull the rope wrapped around the drill rod in opposite directions with both hands until smoke comes out of the V-shaped hole in the drill board. At this point, roll up the tinder on the drill board, hold it in your hand, and keep blowing on it. Before long, a raging fire will appear before your eyes!"

"Did everyone succeed?" Xu Que asked, demonstrating as he explained, before finally waving a ball of fire that had appeared in the air.

"I did it!"

"I did it too!"

"We succeeded..."