The Lord of Glimmer plants the sun in the eternal night.

"I believe you, Ah Shui."

Hearing Jiang Chuan's thoughts, Ye Xuan still chose to believe him.

Jiang Chuan looked at Ye Xuan, who still had a slight smoky smell from starting a fire, and felt a pang of emotion.

The other person was rescued from the wasteland by his own older brother.

Grateful, the woman stayed at Snow Eagle Ridge to take care of the two brothers after her injuries healed.

As the eldest brother, he was like a father to Ye Xuan. After spending a long time together, the eldest brother wanted Ye Xuan to marry Jiang Chuan.

only...

The original owner of this body seemed to look down on this woman.

Just because the other party is a "cook", which means, as the name suggests, someone who cooks and prepares meals.

In large cities and towns, this type of servant is a specialized maid.

The original owner was already quite dissatisfied with not being in the 'Sword Bearer' sequence, so she was even less willing to marry Ye Xuan, fearing that the child born from their union would also be a 'Cultivator'.

So once the eldest brother had this idea, he maintained a lukewarm attitude towards Ye Xuan.

After a long time, Jiang Liu gave up on the idea and decided to give Ye Xuan a place to belong himself.

But fate had other plans, and this unexpected incident occurred.

But no matter what, Jiang Chuan is not the original owner of this body, and he still has a good impression of his sister-in-law who did not leave him during the hardship.

This quality is invaluable at all times.

"Ah Shui, just go ahead and do it. I believe in you." Seeing Jiang Chuan fall silent, Ye Xuan encouraged him again.

"Yes, thank you, sister-in-law." Jiang Chuan nodded emphatically.

He immediately grabbed the flint and melted it in an instant.

[Ether +1]

Without hesitation, he chose to invest his Ether Points into the Level 1 Trap.

[Architecture][Trap]

[Basic node unlocked: Level 1 Trap (Monster Special Attack)]

[Effect: Can deal some damage to low-level monsters.]

...

All right.

Jiang Chuan felt that as long as he personally set up the traps again, he could trigger the corresponding effects.

So he found an iron animal trap that he still had at home.

After letting Ye Xuan go to bed and rest, he went outside again.

He pondered where to place the traps to hunt the strange creatures.

First, you must stay away from the area illuminated by the light of the fire spring, because with a light source, the strange creature will not get too close.

Secondly, there is the issue of bait.

But Jiang Chuan couldn't think of any bait he could use.

Flesh and blood? He didn't have any either.

The only option is to use the same thinking as when hunting ordinary animals: set traps along the paths the prey is bound to take, and then use some concealment methods.

With this in mind, Jiang Chuan had a goal.

There is only one road leading up and down Xueying Ridge; the rest of the area is either dense forest or sheer cliffs.

He just needs to put it on the main road and wait for the snow to cover it.

So he picked up the animal trap and headed down the mountain.

They walked to a completely dark area where no light shone, and laid out the traps.

As a faint glint of light flashed across the surface of the animal trap, Jiang Chuan knew that the trap had been successfully set and he was just waiting for the prey to take the bait.

He had just stood up when he suddenly felt a pang of heart palpitation.

I subconsciously looked up into the distance, and sure enough... a thick darkness was sweeping in from the horizon at great speed.

The alternation of night and day in this world is indeed gradual.

However, the change from light to dark is not obvious.

So once night falls, the pitch-black darkness comes like a monster, constantly devouring everything in its path.

Jiang Chuan was stunned, standing there dumbfounded, having never seen anything like this before.

Humans have an underlying resistance to the unknown and darkness, especially this kind of extreme darkness that also carries a chilling feeling.

"Ah Shui!"

A voice suddenly called out from afar, and Jiang Chuan immediately snapped back to reality.

"Grass!"

Jiang Chuan couldn't help but roar, as if venting his emotions or fighting against the fear of the unknown.

They hurriedly ran towards the wooden house on Snow Eagle Ridge.

Driven by fear, he even ran faster than usual.

Upon seeing Ye Xuan, who had come looking for him, he didn't even have time to say a word. He immediately picked her up in a princess carry and headed towards the wooden house.

He had never felt that 100 meters was so far.

step...

Two steps...

at last.

The instant he clearly felt the tangible darkness sweep past his back, he rushed into the 'light circle'.

Darkness completely enveloped the entire Snow Eagle Ridge.

Only within the area illuminated by the light of the fire spring can one see.

Beyond that area lies utter darkness, so deep you can't see your hand in front of your face.

This is "late at night".

"call!"

Jiang Chuan was panting heavily, seemingly still not recovered.

"Hmm..."

"Ah... Ah Shui, put me down first."

As Jiang Chuan's hot breath hit her face, Ye Xuan couldn't help but let out a slight pant, her face turning red all the way to her neck.

She lowered her head deeply.

"Um, sister-in-law, you...you should let go of my hand first. Never mind, I'll carry you back inside."

Jiang Chuan's neck was wrapped around Ye Xuan's slender arm. Looking down at her bare feet, he quickly changed his tune.

Upon hearing this, Ye Xuan became even more shy.

"Thank you... Ah Shui..."

She had been worried about Jiang Chuan and had run out without even putting on her shoes, so she naturally realized what was going on.

"Um."

Jiang Chuan lifted the other person's body up a little, and his hands immediately felt a delicate and soft touch.

He thought to himself, "This woman... her body is so supple..."

Then, Jiang Chuan carried Ye Xuan back into the wooden house.

The heat emanating from the fire dispelled the chill, but the firelight was noticeably less bright than when Jiang Chuan had left.

"Ah Shui, the fire in the pit isn't enough for us to get through the night," Ye Xuan said, looking up.

"Then I'll go and get the flint now."

After placing Ye Xuan on the bed, he turned and went to the fire spring.

The pool was filled with fiery red light, shining like magma, and the temperature was high; there wasn't even much snow around it.

Strangely, people are not harmed when they touch the pool water with their hands.

Jiang Chuan examined it carefully.

They discovered that the substance in the pool was neither real fire nor spring water, but a very special substance.

Perhaps that's the reason.

The flint is placed in a pool of water during the day to absorb heat, and then it can be taken out and used at night.

Jiang Chuan couldn't help but sigh.

In such times, fire springs are of particular importance.

It could even be said that it is the very foundation upon which people depend for survival.

"Flint is one too."

Jiang Chuan felt the intense but harmless heat in his hand and was immediately envious of the item.

It can be used not only for lighting and heating, but also converted into etheric energy.

This is really good stuff.

Unfortunately, there's only one piece left. We'll see what happens tomorrow.

Jiang Chuan looked back at the wilderness, filled with anticipation for the animal traps he had set.

...

Back in the room.

He then placed the flint in his hand into the copper basin, and instantly the room was filled with light, illuminating even the darkness in some corners.

Seeing Ye Xuan hiding under the tattered quilt and looking at him, Jiang Chuan said:

"Sister-in-law, you go to sleep. I'll keep watch. Once we catch the monster tomorrow, we'll have flint again."

"No, no," Ye Xuan quickly shook her head. "It's cold outside, you should get into bed too, it'll be warm."

"That won't do."

Although Jiang Chuan was cold, he had no intention of doing anything deceitful.

"You...you still dislike me?"

"what?"

Jiang Chuan was stunned, a little confused, when he noticed that Ye Xuan's eyes had turned red again.

"Sister-in-law, you're overthinking it. You're a member of the Jiang family, why would I look down on you?"

Ye Xuan didn't say anything, but started sobbing, clearly not believing it.

Jiang Chuan had no choice but to take off his coat and crawl into bed.