How vulnerable can a person be in such a situation?

Xu Wan almost cried with excitement when she saw Chen Shuang's head peeking out of the cave.

When Chen Shuang realized she was still awake, her eyes lit up.

Seeing her wave, he quickly went inside and knelt down in front of her. "Wanwan, what's wrong?"

Xu Wan's voice was so soft it was almost inaudible, "Chen Shuang, I... I want to..."

"What?"

She opened her arms to him, "Carry me out first, to a place where no one is around."

"Alright!"

He rudely shrugged off the arm that was draped over her waist, and Hu Jiu's eyelids twitched. After recognizing Chen Shuang, he closed them again.

He pulled her into his arms and Chen Shuang didn't hold back in his complaints.

"You said you couldn't sleep, but you're so careless."

Xu Wan knew they hadn't slept well these past few days, so she gently patted Chen Shuang's shoulder, signaling him to keep his voice down.

However, his spirits were much better than the other two.

"Chen Shuang, don't you want to sleep?"

"Fortunately, in the wolf pack, some prey can only be caught after several days without sleep, so I'm used to it."

He led her to the vicinity of the cave, looked down at her, and asked, "Wanwan, what are you going to do?"

She couldn't bring herself to say it, so she leaned close to his ear and whispered two words.

"But you can't stand up straight?" Chen Shuang thought for a moment. "Wanwan, let me carry you!"

"Cough cough cough... No, no need!"

She took a branch and, by the moonlight, drew a picture of a toilet on the grass.

"Chen Shuang, can you make this for me? Then cover it with animal hide, and I can sit on it."

He looked around at several thick branches, which were just right for making this thing.

"Wanwan, wait for me here."

He placed her beside the tree, transformed into his beast form, and swiftly chopped and flattened the branches with his claws.

However, he encountered some difficulties when it came to assembly.

"Chen Shuang." Xu Wan picked up one of them and pointed it three fingers down from the top.

"Make a hole here, and then put them together like this."

She made a gesture of bringing her hands together, and Chen Shuang quickly understood.

"Wanwan, how come you know everything? Did the Ancestor even teach you this?"

Xu Wan paused slightly, gave a soft "hmm," but her thoughts couldn't help but drift away.

When she first started working, she rented a basement room where even the light switches were pull cords.

Because I had no money, I had to find ways to fix everything that broke myself.

In that sense, she should thank her past self for being so embarrassed.

Otherwise, even with a system, she would only experience darkness upon arriving here.

"Wanwan, I'm going to get the animal hides. Wait for me."

"Um."

She picked up the toilet seat that was already in place and looked at it.

She thought that she could make another walker tomorrow so that she could push it herself when the beastmen weren't around.

Footsteps came from behind. Unlike Chen Shuang's light and quick steps, the other person's footsteps were heavier and more steady.

She didn't turn around, but was always ready to take out the crossbow from her spatial storage to protect herself.

The footsteps stopped a short distance behind her.

"Wanwan..."

It was Zhu You's voice. She breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at him. "It's so late, why aren't you asleep yet?"

"...I can't sleep."

He walked over and sat down next to her, looking up at the moon in the sky.

"Wanwan, were you angry with me when the witch doctor came?"

Xu Wan was taken aback, not expecting that her fleeting emotions would be noticed by the other party.

She was a little angry, angry that he wasn't on her side.

However, the matter was over, and she didn't want to have any more unpleasant encounters with them.

She shook her head and said softly, "No, I'm not angry with you."

Before Zhu You could say anything more, Chen Shuang had already run back with the animal skin.

"Wanwan, just bear with it a little longer, it'll be over soon."

Zhu You didn't speak again. He glanced at what Chen Shuang was holding and added a sentence.

"Adding something to hold onto would make it even more convenient."

Chen Shuang stopped what she was doing, looked at the thing in her hand, and scratched her hair in frustration.

"Wanwan, I didn't expect this..."

"It's okay, this is fine."

After he finished wrapping the animal hide, Xu Wan shooed the two of them away.

She slowly sat down on the tree, took care of her needs, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Her legs seemed to have regained some strength, and she slowly stood up, leaning against the tree.

But as soon as she took a step, she felt her knees shaking and she was about to fall over uncontrollably.

"Wanwan."

Chen Shuang caught her from the side and pulled her into her arms. "Why didn't you call me?"

"I want to try walking around."

Xu Wan subconsciously glanced behind him. "Where's Zhu You?"

"He said he'd make you a new one, so he went to cut down a tree."

Cutting down trees? You haven't slept for days and you still go cutting down trees? You don't take care of your body at all.

There's also a skin-regenerating cream; I don't know if he applied it or not.

Noticing her worry, Chen Shuang asked, "Do you want to go find him?"

She shook her head. "Let's go back."

She can't help with anything now, and it's pointless for her to go.

Thinking of this, she sighed.

"I don't know when I'll be able to walk again."

"No rush, let's take it slow."

Chen Shuang picked her up horizontally, glanced down at her, and smiled with bright eyes.

"I'm so happy that I can hold you in my arms the whole time."

Amused by his antics, Xu Wan pinched his cheek and pretended to be angry, saying, "So you don't want me to get better?"

"Of course not!"

Chen Shuang lowered her head and nuzzled the tip of her nose, her voice low.

"I hope you get better soon, but I also love the way you look in my arms."

Because only at this moment do you belong to me alone.

He didn't say those words, but he tightened his grip on her.

Seeing him like this, Xu Wan's heart softened a little. "Not just now, you can hug me again when I'm better~"

"good!"

Hearing her say that, Chen Shuang's steps became lighter.

"Then I'll hold Wanwan every day from now on!"

Xu Wan smiled, put her arms around Chen Shuang's neck, and when her gaze fell down, she saw the crisscrossing scars on his back.

They were all whipped by the original owner, one whip on top of another.

The deepest lines have turned white; they are the marks left by the repeated tearing and healing of the wound.

She currently has 4110 points in the store, which is more than enough to redeem scar removal cream.

Xu Wan silently did some mental calculations.

First, she removed the scars from Chen Shuang's body, and then she used the spiritual spring water to heal the injuries of Zhu You and Hu Jiu.

By then, what the original owner owed them will have been repaid.

But... what happens after you pay it back?

Will they stay by her side, or will they break their bond with her?

When this thought popped into her head, she felt a void in her heart.

Noticing her downcast mood, Chen Shuang stopped and looked down at her.

"Wanwan, what's wrong?"

She was silent for a moment, then looked up at him, "...Chen Shuang, let me help you remove all the scars on your body."

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