Xiao Qiang's body was soft, and her lips were soft too, making me forget my own pain for a moment.

I was extremely thirsty, so I got up and went out of the wooden house to get a drink of water. I then discovered that Wang Ping was not asleep at all. He was sitting in the bonfire in the yard, adding firewood one by one.

I suddenly felt a little embarrassed. The commotion that Xiao Qiang and I had just made was quite loud, and Wang Ping must have heard it.

Scratching his head, Wang Ping sat down by the campfire, turned to look at me, and sure enough, there was a teasing look on his face.

"Tsk tsk tsk, Sihai, I was worried that your injuries might hurt or get infected. Now it seems I was worrying for nothing. With your stamina, you should be fine, right?"

Seeing Wang Ping's teasing look, I quickly turned my head away: "Hey, what nonsense are you talking about? This is just... this is just..."

Halfway through the conversation, I didn't know what to say next, because no matter how you handle this situation, it's somewhat awkward.

Wang Ping didn't say anything more, but just looked at me, nodded, and sighed softly.

"I know that Secretary Xiao Qiang likes you, and you like her too. Such love is something that others can only envy. This is good, it adds some fun to our difficult days."

Wang Ping and I sat around the campfire, and Wang Ping boiled some water.

We drank some hot water, and our bodies felt much better.

"Why are you still awake so late? Is something on your mind?"

I looked at Wang Ping, who shook his head as he looked at the campfire: “I was just thinking that our current situation is not very good. There are dangers from two sides. We can’t reason with the indigenous people. We are outsiders who have invaded. Although we didn’t want to come, to these indigenous people, we have destroyed their living environment and their territory. So they will definitely find an opportunity to come and make things difficult for us.”

"As for Xiao He and his group, I think their intentions are not pure. If we run into them again, they will definitely not be very polite to us. But we still have to survive on this deserted island and find food here. If we really run into them one day, how awkward and dangerous would that be?"

Of course I knew what Wang Ping was worried about, and I nodded.

“But this deserted island doesn’t belong to them alone. If we all want to survive, we’re bound to run into each other again. So starting tomorrow, we should strengthen the security measures around us. Just using some vines to surround it is obviously not enough. We need to make it more comprehensive.”

At first, I thought that keeping these trees in the woods could provide cover.

It seems there's no point in keeping this forest; let's just destroy it and leave only the mountain exposed.

If there are any situations or wild animals around, we can discover them in time, and then use the tree trunks of these trees to support a super large yard to surround the mountain.

The walls should be high enough so that even if some wild animal tries to break in, it won't be so easy for it.

Furthermore, we can dig some trenches around the outer edge and set up traps with pointed forks inside. If any wild boar or dog dares to attack, we can then reap the benefits without lifting a finger.

"We'll only be safe if we completely enclose this hilltop. What do you think?"

After listening to me, Wang Ping lowered his head and pondered for a long time before sighing: "Your method is feasible, but have you considered that although our mountain is not large, if we do it the way you suggested, it will be a super-large project. Do you think we can succeed with just a few of us?"

"Whether it will work or not, we have to try first. If it doesn't work in a month, we'll try in two. If it doesn't work in two months, we'll try in two years. I believe that as long as we can't leave here, we have to ensure our own safety. I'll talk to Bai Wei and the others about this tomorrow. Anyway, it's something that benefits everyone. I'm sure even if Bai Wei is clueless, he won't object. But it's already so late. When we come back, you should carry my equipment. I think you should go to sleep early. We can talk about tomorrow's things tomorrow."

Wang Ping nodded after hearing what I said.

"I'm fine, but you should take better care of your injuries. Even if you're overcome with emotion, you still need to be careful."

Seeing Wang Ping's mischievous smile, I quickly lowered my head in embarrassment. Only then did Wang Ping turn around and go back to his wooden house.

I sat for a while, feeling a bit tired. Just as I was about to get up, I suddenly heard footsteps behind me. When I turned around, I saw Xu Wei standing behind me with an unhappy expression, her eyes red, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

Xu Wei moved closer to me, and when I reached out to pull her, the little girl actually shook off my hand.

"I know you like Sister Xiao Qiang, but you haven't said more than a few words to me since you came back. Don't you like me anymore?"

As Xu Wei spoke, she became increasingly aggrieved, and seeing her like this, I started to feel a headache coming on.

Sigh, this kind of thing happened a long time ago. I never thought that my life would be like this forever.

I quickly pulled Xu Wei into my arms and stroked her hair: "Baby, I'm injured, my shoulder hurts terribly. Instead of caring about me, you came over and questioned me. It hurts both my body and my heart."

Upon hearing this, Xu Wei immediately became anxious, lifted my already somewhat tattered clothes, glanced at them, and her eyes reddened again.

"Forget it, there's no point in arguing with you. I'll go check if there are any herbs left to apply to your face."

I grabbed Xu Wei and kissed her. Xu Wei then turned around and went into the house with a smile. Not long after, she brought out some herbs and cleaned my wound with water again. After she finished treating it, she nestled in my arms.

She told me that she was terrified while I was away.

"Don't worry, I won't be leaving again. Tomorrow, you women will prepare to cook for us. Then we're going to do a big project to turn the surrounding area into a courtyard, so it will be safer for you to come down the mountain in the future."

Xu Wei's face lit up with tears when she heard me.

"Have you found them? Is that man named Yang Rui willing to take us away?"

I shook my head: "We didn't find Yang Rui, but we found other people. However, they clearly don't want to take us with them, so we have to find our own way to survive here first before we can think about when to leave."

"That's all we can do. I was hoping we could leave before Liu Jiaojiao gave birth, but it seems we still need to make more preparations."

I stroked Xu Wei's hair, coaxed her a few more times, and then took her back to the wooden house and put her to sleep.

Then I returned to my cubicle, where Xiao Qiang was still fast asleep; she was clearly exhausted.

I lay down next to Xiao Qiang for a short while, then closed my eyes and fell asleep. I've been completely exhausted lately...