Watching the tribe members, one by one, master the technique of making fire by friction.

The leader was overjoyed! She walked up to Xu Que, looking as if she was about to perform the grand ceremony of kneeling and kowtowing three times.

She pointed to the men and women busy at work in the tribe and gestured, "Take whichever you like! Ten or eight are fine! You can have them all, including myself!"

"I don't want anything! As a member of the tribe, it's only right that I do what I can! Besides, teaching them how to make fire by friction is a piece of cake, there's no need to make a fuss!"

"Zhang San said: The greatest poverty for a person is not material lack, but being unwanted! In that money-obsessed world, I was abandoned by the times because I couldn't take off my long gown, was unwilling to work in the competitive world, and was unwilling to go to the construction site to carry bricks! Because I stayed at home and liked to write about my little thoughts, my parents, neighbors, and relatives called me a good-for-nothing! Over time, even I felt that I was a good-for-nothing! Useless, worthless, and utterly worthless!"

"Thank you Blackrock Tribe for taking me in! Thank you everyone for your care and kindness during this time! You made me feel at ease and needed! You even helped me rediscover the abandoned self here! I am the one who should be thanking you the most! Thank you all again!"

Of all the words Xu Que had uttered, he hadn't heard his own name mentioned.

She gripped Xu Que's hand tightly, nudged his lower back with her elbow, and pouted unhappily, saying, "What about me?"

"You are the best to me and the one who takes the most care of me! So I'll say it last! Thank you! You made my heart stop wandering and gave my soul a home!" Xu Que said, then hugged Hou and gently kissed her forehead.

She laughed heartily, responding to her beloved with the positive attitude that Xu Que had taught her.

Seeing this, all the primitive people present offered them blessings with loud, guttural sounds.

"Ding! In view of the momentous event of your church members in solving the fire problem by rubbing sticks together, this system is gifting you a free one-way ticket to the Time-Space Shuttle. Please check your account!"

"Special Note: This ticket is extremely rare, a once-in-a-century find, with an extremely low probability of obtaining it. Once destroyed, it cannot be recovered and cannot be obtained again! Once activated, it will immediately transport you back to modern human civilization and erase all primitive memories of the host!"

Xu Que glanced at Hou subconsciously and muttered to himself, "So, if I teleport back now, I guarantee she'll forget me completely, without leaving a trace!"

She clung to Xu Que like a madwoman, crying out in a hoarse voice, like a burst dam, "I don't want to leave you! I don't want to leave you! I know that my god brother comes from the far reaches of the sky, and once he leaves, we will never find him again..." She exerted all her strength a second time, as if she wanted to burrow into Xu Que's heart, the kind of person who would never let go no matter what!

Xu Que hugged her and whispered in her ear, "Silly girl! You are the purest white lotus in my world, how could I bear to leave you!"

"Ding! Your one-way ticket for the time machine is ready. Would you like to board?"

Xu Que didn't even think twice before clicking "No"!

"Ding! Please think carefully before you act! If you refuse to board again, your one-way ticket to the time machine will be automatically invalidated! You will be stuck here forever! Do you wish to board with your ticket?"

"Get lost! Who cares!"

The system was immediately shut down by Xu Que's insults, and the nagging prompts stopped popping up.

When Hou heard Xu Que say firmly that he would not leave her, her crying subsided slightly, but she continued to sob.

The primitive people around looked at Xu Que and Hou like Ah Huang, who was tied up at his grandmother's door, staring at the starry night sky, completely clueless about what they were!

The wind rustled the jujube trees beside them.

Xu Que seemed to see himself as a child and his young mother playing a "hat-making" game under the jujube tree in front of their old home.

He stroked the leaves of the jujube tree in front of him, picked one, and broke off a thorn from the branch.

He wove his words to his parents onto the leaves.

Dear Mom and Dad: I lived in a tribe called Blackstone, N light-years ago. I'm doing very well here! Although it's backward and poor, everyone has a rich heart hidden beneath their tattered clothes.

In the tribe lived a girl named Hou, who was clever, kind-hearted, and quick-witted.

She's very good to me, and very clingy! I like her a lot.

I was healed by her clear, bright eyes, and moved to tears by her pure and kind nature.

I am honored to have found myself again, and to have found the person I had always dreamed of finding.

So, I've decided not to come back! Take care, Mom and Dad! (Bowing)

Xu Que kowtowed three times towards the distant East! He threw the jujube leaves, which were covered with countless heartfelt words, into the babbling brook, hoping the river would carry them into his parents' dreams.

Hou nestled close to Xu Que, intently polishing the wooden comb he had given her with a piece of furry animal hide, glancing up every now and then: "So even my god brother has so many worries!"

In the overgrown weeds in front of the cave, the tribe members practiced fire-making techniques by rubbing sticks together and roasting meat.

The leader shouted from afar and waved his hand.

Seeing the leader's hand gesture, Hou took Xu Que's hand and said, "The food is ready! Let's eat!"

They arrived at the campfire in front of the cave entrance, and the chief placed a piece of dark, black beef in front of Xu Que: "How did I roast it?"

Xu Que subconsciously stepped back and frowned, saying, "It's burnt! But you can still eat it if you pick out the ashes!"

"Didn't we say we were going to eat? Where's the food?" Xu Que turned his head and glanced around.

Suppressing a laugh, his expression like a relative letting out a loud fart at a banquet: "That's why I asked you to cook! I'm hungry..."

Xu Que poked his finger between Hou's eyebrows: "I'll teach you a lesson you little devil who lies..."

"Hmph! You dare hit me! I'll bite you!" Roar grabbed Xu Que's arm and started biting him.

A dark shadow flashed past in the tall grass not far ahead, followed by the heart-wrenching cries for help from a tribal girl.

"Quick! Save them!" Xu Que shouted to the primitive people around him, then drew his boning knife and rushed towards the source of the sound, becoming the first to arrive!

Upon hearing Xu Que's call, all the primitive people in the tribe rushed forward one after another.

"Beat him up!" Xu Que shouted at the man who was about to commit the act, and the tribe members rushed forward and unleashed a barrage of blows on him. The man was immediately rendered unable to resist.

"Who are you? Which tribe are you from? How dare you steal a woman from my Black Stone tribe in broad daylight? Do you have a death wish?"

“His name is Bahan, from the Black Goose tribe…” Hou took Xu Que’s arm and gently rested his head on his shoulder.

"Is that the slutty guy Bahan you mentioned to me a while ago, the one who doesn't help his tribe hunt and only seduces women?"

"Yes! It's him!"