Mo Shuwan and the other four breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you, A Xiang. We'll go and rest now."

"Okay, you guys go and get some rest. I'll call you when it's time to eat."

Mo Shuwan nodded and stood up.

Wen Zuo also stood up, and he naturally put his arm around Mo Shuwan's waist and walked towards one of the small houses not far away. Liu Dongcheng and the other two behind him also went in three different directions.

Without a single doubt, the three of them went into the house and fell asleep immediately.

Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo's houses seemed to be quite far apart. After walking for a while, they still hadn't arrived. Someone who saw them couldn't help but laugh and say, "Can you two stop sticking together wherever you go?"

"We'd love to!"

Hearing Mo Shuwan's proud voice, the people around her burst into laughter, and then walked over to Wen Zuo and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "You've married a good wife."

Wen Zuo gave them a gentle smile.

After saying goodbye to them, the two quickly returned to their home. Mo Shuwan went into the house first, and after Wen Zuo also went in, she immediately rolled into his arms and whispered, "It's still more comfortable at home."

Wen Zuo looked down at her, took her hand, and wrote words on her palm with his finger.

—You've worked hard these past few days, building houses all day. Get some rest.

In order to make sure Mo Shuwan understood what he had written, Wen Zuo wrote very slowly. It took him more than ten minutes to write just this one paragraph, including the parts that Mo Shuwan didn't understand and which he wrote repeatedly.

Mo Shuwan rubbed her hand against his chin, occasionally pulling it away as if it itched. After Wen Zuo finished writing and she understood it, she suddenly felt a moment of blankness in her mind, as if she had forgotten something. But this feeling disappeared too quickly, and she didn't grasp anything.

So she wrapped her arms around Wen Zuo's neck, rubbed her cheek against his face, and said with a smile, "You must be mistaken. I didn't build any house."

Wen Zuo was stunned for a moment, then looked down at Mo Shuwan.

"Okay, okay, go to sleep now, I'm so sleepy."

Wen Zuo raised his hand and touched Mo Shuwan's hair. He heard her breathing become steady and she didn't close her eyes. He always felt that he should keep his eyes open at times like this.

I can't sleep.

Outside the house, the once lively crowd fell silent, everyone standing still, their eyes fixed on the four small wooden houses scattered in different directions.

After an unknown amount of time, Ah Xiang and the others who were standing still slowly approached the four small wooden houses. Gradually, they surrounded the houses. Ah Xiang squatted down where Mo Shuwan and the others were sleeping and immediately saw Wen Zuo with his eyes open.

The stiff expression on her face vanished instantly, replaced by a broad smile as she said, "Wen Zuo, you're still awake? Can't sleep? Want to come out and chat with us?"

Wen Zuo pointed to his mouth and then shook his head.

Ah Xiang sighed, "Look at me, I completely forgot about this. I'll be going now, you should get some rest too."

Wen Zuo nodded, watching Ah Xiang leave. In that instant, he felt he heard many footsteps. He frowned, carefully pulled his arm out from under Mo Shuwan's neck, and leaned half his body out. He immediately saw Ah Xiang skipping and hopping towards the oasis.

As if sensing Wen Zuo's gaze, Ah Xiang turned around and waved to Wen Zuo, then smiled and returned to the oasis with the people around her.

Wen Zuo returned to the room, lay down quietly, and pulled Mo Shuwan into his arms again. The slight discomfort in his heart subsided a little, but the feeling that he couldn't sleep at this moment was still strong, so he didn't close his eyes until Mo Shuwan woke up.

Mo Shuwan had just opened her eyes and moved her head when she felt Wen Zuo's hand on the back of her head. She was stunned for a moment, then looked up at Wen Zuo in the darkness. "You haven't been asleep?"

Seeing Wen Zuo nod, Mo Shuwan frowned unhappily, raised her hand to cover Wen Zuo's eyes, and whispered, "Go to sleep quickly, I'll stay with you."

Wen Zuo smiled silently, and this time closed his eyes with a sense of peace.

While Wen Zuo was sleeping, A Xiang came over again. Seeing that Mo Shuwan had her eyes open while Wen Zuo was still asleep, she expressed her regret and then whispered, "Remember to come over early tonight. The chief exempted you from the afternoon hunt since you just returned, but you still have to go tonight. Otherwise, if you upset the chief, you'll suffer again."

"Okay, I understand. We'll be there on time tonight."

"I'll be going now, but don't forget me."

Mo Shuwan smiled and nodded. After A Xiang left, she snuggled closer to Wen Zuo, rubbed her chin against his, and then nestled in his arms to wait for him to wake up. But just waiting like this was really boring. Soon, she couldn't help but think of the hunting that A Xiang had mentioned earlier.

His brow furrowed slightly. "Hunting? What should we be doing? Why... do I have no recollection of it?"

Meanwhile, Liu Dongcheng and his two companions, having had a good sleep, had already left the small house. They naturally blended in with Ah Xiang and the others, busily working on the oasis. However, upon closer inspection, one would notice that the tools they were using were quite strange, and the things they were doing seemed illogical.

For example, Liu Dongcheng is shoveling soil right now, but he's holding a tree branch in his hand. Surprisingly, he's shoveling soil very well with this tree branch, without the slightest discomfort.

Time flew by, and Wen Zuo and Mo Shuwan, having had a good sleep, arrived at the oasis to meet up on time. They saw Liu Dongcheng, Yang Zhou, and Chen Jiaxu, but there was no sense of familiarity in their eyes, as if they were just ordinary members of the same clan.

The chieftain stood at the front, and once everyone was present, he called out, "Everyone, there might be a sandstorm tonight. We must reach the next hunting ground before the sandstorm arrives. You are all brave warriors, and I hope you will all return with a full load this time."

"Returning with a full load!"

Mo Shuwan and the others also shouted loudly. The clan leader, who was standing at the front, probably saw that it was almost time, and roared, "Let's go!"

Everyone shouted in unison, dropped their tools, and followed the clan leader who had already run far ahead. In less than a second, Mo Shuwan and the other five were visibly lagging behind.

Chen Jiaxu immediately panicked, "What's going on! Why are we running so slowly!"

"It must be because you ate too much just now," Yang Zhou whispered beside him.

After Ah Xiang and the others completely disappeared from sight, Mo Shuwan and the other four showed signs of anxiety and quickened their pace. Finally, they seemed to have found the key to running and their speed gradually increased.

"Hahaha! I am the strongest warrior!"

It only took a little over a minute for the five of them to catch up with the main group, but when they realized that the group had actually stopped to wait for them who had fallen behind, they all felt a little ashamed.