On top of the pit, another layer of small wooden branches was added, and then a layer of mud and weeds dug from the side were used to cover it up.

Liang Qi smiled and said, "It's not complicated."

Xiaoyue also laughed and said, "As long as it works, that's fine. I can't make anything complicated."

As Xiaoyue walked out with Liang Qi, she went to the garden on the east side and looked at the chicken coop and the platform for ducks and geese. Groups of small animals had their heads tucked under their wings and were sleeping standing up. Xiaoyue couldn't help but smile slightly.

When Liang Qi saw Xiaoyue smile, he couldn't help but smile as well. He looked into the shack and thought Xiaoyue was quite righteous. If it weren't for Xiaoyue, he might not have been able to see his father again.

...

As soon as Xiaoyue and Liang Qi left the shack, Yun Ba nudged Yun Xingfei beside him and whispered resentfully, pointing to the door, "Don't let her short stature fool you, she's got some nerve. Just think, she actually built a trap in her own house!"

"I don't know either. She didn't say a word, and we both fell into the trap." He sighed as he spoke, "A hero's end, broken in the cesspool!" He got angrier and angrier, slammed his fist on the small table, hissed, gasped for breath, and pulled at his stomach.

Yun Xingfei watched, seeing Yun Ba's helpless expression despite his resentment: He remembered that Yun Ba was the most skilled among the eight of them, and he recalled the time Yun Ba had tied him to a tree and hung him there.

Finally, Xiaoyue avenged him, and he couldn't stop laughing, clutching his stomach. But as he laughed, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Xiaoyue and Liang Qi walking together outside the window, and a pang of sadness shot through his heart. He couldn't laugh anymore, feeling wronged.

Xiaoyue was grateful to Liang Qi for helping her without asking why, and for coming to pick her up because he was worried about her walking alone at night. Fortunately, she accompanied Liang Qi in the courtyard, chatting as they walked. She heard Liang Qi say to Xiaoyue with great concern:

"This won't do. It's not right for a man to stay here for too long."