Sheng Xia choked, feeling inexplicably guilty. She should have been more careful; the beastmen were all straightforward and didn't understand modern tropes.

You made Yang Yun worry for nothing.

She pursed her lips and looked up.

Because he lacked food and clothing since childhood, he grew up to be much thinner than a normal male, with a pale face that looked sickly, making his lips appear even redder.

They are very similar to the teenagers in modern coming-of-age literature.

But no matter what, he was still an orc, and he had plenty of muscles. Although he was thin, he didn't look weak.

At this moment, her clear eyes were filled with worry.

Looking at her up close in the summer heat, he found her stunningly beautiful face even more captivating.

Her ears burned a little, and she lowered her head in a flustered manner: "It's okay, I misspoke, please don't be angry~"

Yang Yun tenderly pulled Sheng Xia into her arms and gently kissed her on the head: "I'm not angry, I will never be angry with you."

Why would he get angry with a female? No male gets angry with its partner, so he certainly wouldn't.

How fortunate I am to have met Shengxia and become her partner. I only hope that she can live a life free from worries about food and clothing and be a happy little female.

He secretly resolved to strengthen himself as soon as possible, store more food, and make her life more comfortable!

Sheng Xia felt a warmth in her heart, rubbed her cheek against his chest, and leaned against him affectionately: "Yes, I know."

"Midsummer! Midsummer! I've brought you pine resin!" Mu Sheng's loud voice rang out from outside the courtyard.

He was the brave warrior who protected Shengxia last time, and he knew that Shengxia really liked that pine resin, so he led the team to harvest it today.

I picked a large basketful during my spare time, and rushed over as soon as I finished what I was doing.

When Shengxia heard about pine oil, she realized that she had forgotten to make candles—such a big deal!

Her eyes lit up, and her brows were full of joy: "Yang Yun, let's go out and take a look. We're going to make candles today!"

With candles, the nights in the beast world are no longer scary!

In the dark, Sheng Xia wanted to scream to the sky. She was fed up with three people crammed into one bed. If she leaned even slightly towards one side, the other would feel disappointed.

She's not a measuring instrument, how can she be so precise?

Summer said she'd had enough and wanted to sleep by herself!

"Okay," Yang Yun said with a light laugh.

He didn't know what a candle was, nor did he ask, and followed her out of the thatched hut.

As long as Sheng Xia is happy, he'll brave any storm, even if it's raining bone knives from the sky.

"Here's some pine oil for you, in the height of summer," Mu Sheng said with a simple smile, appearing very approachable.

I don't know what beast form is?

Sheng Xia's eyes brightened slightly. She released Yang Yun's hand, stepped forward, and said with a smile, "Thank you, Mu Sheng. I'll make candles later and bring you some when they're done."

Mu Sheng, Qing Mu, Mu Yi...

I know of three characters with the character "木" in the summer. Maybe it's because there are many forests in the beast world, and calling them "木" is more down-to-earth?

Yang Yun stood frozen in place, feeling the emptiness in her palms. Her gaze narrowed slightly as she swept over Mu Sheng's imposing figure, a pang of sorrow rising in her heart.

Any male is stronger than him, so what right does he have to care who Sheng Xia gets close to?

The smile was gone from his once stunningly handsome face, replaced by bitterness.

Seeing Yang Yun's expression, Sheng Xia knew he was overthinking again. Her heart ached, and she quickly said, "Mu Sheng, you should go back. Once it's done, I'll have my Yang Yun deliver it to you."

My insecure, sensitive, and overthinking baby, please don't overthink it! You'll break your heart!

Yang Yun's eyes lit up instantly, the bitterness on her face disappeared, and her face was full of satisfaction and doting: "Okay."

He silently repeated the words "my Yang Yun" many times in his mind, and he heard his heart beating faster and faster.

Summer is wonderful.

The sun lazily rose overhead, and the air was filled with the scent of fresh grass.

Sheng Xia beamed with joy as she looked at the two large baskets full of pine resin, her smile wide and she exclaimed, "Yang Yun, set up both of our big pots and let's boil pine resin!"

Wow, that'll make so much oil! It's going to be amazing!

“Okay,” Yang Yun replied gently.

I wonder what amazing thing he'll create this time? His summer is so clever, I love her so much!

Yang Yun lit a fire with firewood and poured pine resin into a large pot, filling it to the brim after only half a pot had been filled.

Before long, the oil had completely melted, emitting a faint pine scent.

Shengxia walked over and said with a smile, "Next, we'll use animal hides to filter out the impurities."

This animal hide was used for brewing last time; it was originally intended to be used to make underwear in the summer! We still haven't found a suitable alternative!

She's still wearing nothing underneath!

Everyone was busy hunting and didn't have time to find animal hides.

The underground beasts are easy to catch, but hard to find; you need to set aside specific time to search for them.

Two large baskets of pine oil were used to boil four pots in total. There was a lot of rush pith, and we didn't have enough bamboo molds.

Sheng Xia chuckled, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Yang Yun: "We've lost the mold, what should we do? Are bamboo trees easy to find?"

The mold was made by Yang Yun a couple of days ago, based on Sheng Xia's description, using the leftover bamboo from the storage rack.

The bamboo bases have been drilled and are stacked together for later use.

I'd never made pine resin candles before, I'd only seen videos about them, who knew I'd end up making so many!

"There's a patch of it on the south side of the back mountain. Wait a minute, I'll be right back." Yang Yun glanced at the bubbling pine resin, transformed into his beast form, and leaped into the air.

He used readily available materials, splitting the bamboo into several sections with a bone knife, drilling holes in the bottom, and bringing back the finished mold directly.

Sheng Xia was a little surprised to see Yang Yun appear at the door.

Is he getting faster and faster?

Yang Yun put the prepared rush pith into the mold to make the core, poured the pine oil from the pot into the mold, and finally set all the bamboo tubes aside to cool.

About an hour later, he split open each bamboo stalk and took out the solidified candle: "Is this the candle?"

He was a little puzzled; this thing didn't look bright, so how could it be used for lighting?

Shengxia could tell at a glance what Yang Yun was thinking. The orcs were straightforward, and everything was written all over their faces, saving everyone the trouble of guessing.

So, it's really worry-free?

Her eyes crinkled into a smile: "See the wire? That's the wick. Try lighting it."

Yang Yun pursed his lips and carefully lit the thread—no, the wick. The flame shot up, startling him so much that he jumped back.

He was greatly shocked to see the small candle lit and swaying in the wind.

With this, the snow season won't be so unbearable, right?

During the snowy season, the days are short and the nights are long, with most of the day spent in darkness. Many orcs die during the cold snowy season without the other orcs even knowing.

Shengxia smiled slyly and blew a breath onto the candle.

The candle went out, and Yang Yun came to her senses, looking at Sheng Xia with bright eyes: "You're amazing, you can make such a wonderful thing."

Sheng Xia tilted her head back and said smugly, "That's right, don't you know whose partner I am?"

Yang Yun was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

The brightness is there, but there's too much smoke.

The next morning, Shengxia looked at Yang Yun's dark nostrils and fell into deep thought.

Does Yang Yun pick his nose?

The summer sun shivered; she dared not imagine it—the scene was too beautiful!

We need to get a cover made quickly.