Wang Pingye was startled awake by the noise. He rubbed his eyes and was holding the water Xiao Qiang had prepared for us when we arrived. He was about to put it to his lips, but before he could drink it, the smoke from the ground had already covered his face.

Wang Ping stood up excitedly.

"Sigh, this thing really does absorb light, how strange!"

As they talked, they walked over, and Xiaohe and the others turned on their flashlights. The moment their flashlights shone, the stones started moving again.

"Turn off the flashlights quickly, or they'll take off again!"

After Xiao He finished speaking, he turned off his flashlight first, and the others immediately followed suit and turned off their flashlights as well.

Night fell, leaving only the not-so-bright moonlight.

And those stones that had just begun to move fell to the ground once again.

Xiao He immediately rushed forward, picked up a piece by the moonlight, and examined it carefully.

But now that it's pitch black, what can he see clearly?

Wang Ping also became interested at this moment. He picked up a small piece from it, weighed it in his hand, and then said in surprise, "Hey, this thing is so light."

After he finished speaking, he handed me the small stone in his hand. I weighed it in my hand and realized that the stone was indeed very light.

Holding it in your hand feels like holding a bucket of cotton, yet its shape is so sturdy, but its weight is so light.

This is truly unheard of.

Yang Rui followed suit, and everyone carried a stone, which thankfully didn't take much effort.

I turned to Xiao He and said, "You've got the stuff, can we go back now?"

Xiao He was very excited and quickly agreed: "Okay, okay, okay, let's go back now, but we probably won't be able to light torches along the way, so we'll have to rely on the moonlight."

I didn't say anything, and it was actually a good thing that I didn't light any torches. Otherwise, if the indigenous people had discovered us, it might have led to another war.

We've lost all the guns we had before, and I destroyed the knife Wang Ping was carrying. If we want to use it again, we'll have to go back and repair it.

If we go back in the dark, it's not necessarily a bad thing.

Without further ado, we headed back to our previous camp, one by one.

Fortunately, this time we came along a straight line, so we didn't need to spend much effort finding our way.

After walking for about five hours, it must have been past midnight, before we finally arrived at our new campsite at the foot of the mountain.

Bai Wei and the others were gathered around the campfire, occasionally standing up to look back, as if they were watching us.

I saw Xiao Qiang standing on a big rock with her long hair flowing in the wind from afar, and it made my heart melt.

Upon seeing our group, Xiao Qiang was the first to jump down from the rock and rush straight towards me.

I quickly handed the stone to Wang Ping, then rushed to Xiao Qiang's side and picked her up in my arms.

Xiao Qiang looked at me with a look of anxiety in her eyes.

“Why did it take you so long to come back? Chen Jian got anxious just now and wanted to take some people to look for you. I had to persuade him to stay and calm him down.”

After saying that, he turned to look at Wang Ping, then at the expressions on the faces of the people around us, and became even more puzzled. Finally, his gaze settled on the stones we were holding, and he opened his mouth wide in surprise.

"You've been out all day just picking up these stones? Are you crazy?!"

Wang Ping chuckled and was about to hand the stone to Xiao Qiang when I stopped him.

Then he looked at Wang Ping and said, "Please gather these stones away from our group. After all, we don't know if there are any harmful substances on them."

Wang Ping's expression changed, and then he nodded very solemnly.

"Then, sister-in-law, you should hold off on looking at this for now. Let's wait until things stabilize in a couple of days."

After saying that, he immediately picked up the two stones and followed Xiao Xiao He and the others towards the camp.

Xiao Qiang watched Wang Ping's hurried figure, her expression becoming even more puzzled: "That rock looks pretty big, Wang Ping, why are you running so fast? It seems that living on this deserted island for a while isn't entirely without its benefits. Look how strong Wang Ping is getting."

After saying that, he turned to look at me again, and his expression became somewhat angry.

"Zhao Sihai, if you keep scaring me like this every now and then, I'm not going to want you anymore."

Xiao Qiang hasn't shown such an arrogant attitude in a long time. The expression on her delicate face at this moment made my heart itch with desire.

I quickly hugged Xiao Qiang and kissed him hard, turning my back to the crowd.

"You little brat, you're always saying things you don't mean. If you don't talk to me, who else can you talk to?"

After I finished speaking, I kissed Xiao Qiang's forehead again.

Xiao Qiang's face instantly turned red, and she weakly pushed me away with her small hand: "There are other people here, are you crazy!"

After saying that, he turned to look at Wang Ping and the others and said, "What are you going to do with these stones? There are so many stones at the foot of this mountain. If they are really useful, these are enough. You went all the way here to pick up these things and came back so late. You must be crazy."

I quickly explained the situation of these stones to Xiao Qiang, who was also full of surprise after listening.

"Floating stones? My goodness, I've only ever seen them in movies before, they actually exist!"

To be honest, I also find it quite amazing, but since we've already got it back, let's take a closer look at what it is.

"I'm hungry too, do you have anything to eat?"

Xiao Qiang's expression softened after hearing my words: "I made it and kept it warm in the pot for you. Wang Xiaoxiao and Xu Wei were worried for a long time, but I guess Wang Xiaoxiao should be sleepy by now. Tianci was making a fuss for a while. I guess it was because it was too cold and he caught a cold wind, so his stomach hurt. The baby is too young and he suffers with us. It really makes me feel uncomfortable."

Actually, I know that Xiao Qiang has always had a soft heart, and ever since Wang Xiaoxiao made Tianci acknowledge Xiao Qiang as his mother, Xiao Qiang has given Tianci almost her whole heart.

I stroked Xiao Qiang's hair and kissed her forehead very earnestly.

“When we really have a chance to leave here, or when our lives become more stable, you should give me a son. I want to know if your child will be just as beautiful as you are.”

Xiao Qiang stared at me for a moment, then her face instantly turned red.

"Zhao Sihai, I never noticed how talkative you were when I was at the company! I'm not talking to you anymore!"

After saying that, he turned around and went back to the camp.

I was indeed hungry at that moment, and Wang Xiaoxiao and Xu Wei were worried, so I didn't stay and went straight back to the camp.

When they returned, Wang Ping and the others had already piled the stones up some distance away, but Xiao He was still standing there watching, seemingly looking at something.

With the firelight now on, the stones gradually began to float again, though this time they didn't rise as high.

People around were very curious and crowded around, and I didn't even have time to stop them...