Desert Island Survival: A Hundredfold Improvement After Having a Baby?

That gaze lingered on Song Ya for no more than two seconds.

But in those two seconds, she noticed everything that was wrong with Song Ya.

A misbuttoned collar, red-rimmed eyes, and fresh grass blades that shouldn't be there at all on the trouser legs.

Xu Zhixia said nothing, turned around and walked into the depths of the cave to take care of Su Qingxue.

Song Ya stood there, her hands and feet icy cold.

The reckless courage I had on the hillside just now vanished completely with the sea breeze and Xu Zhixia's single glance.

She subconsciously looked down and realized that all the buttons on her shirt, starting from the second one, were buttoned incorrectly. The shirt was crooked, and the collar was uneven, making her look both embarrassed and ridiculous.

Lin Fan didn't look at her, nor at Xu Zhixia.

He walked to the cave entrance, picked up a half-burnt piece of wood from beside the fire, and poked it back into the fire. Sparks flew, casting flickering light and shadow on half of his face.

The cave was eerily quiet.

Yang Ningcong huddled in the corner, his whole body still trembling.

He saw the whole thing from beginning to end.

The monster's speed and its bizarre posture were exactly as he had described.

He wasn't dreaming, nor was he lying.

A mixture of post-disaster fear and morbid excitement compelled him to move closer.

"Lin Fan... Brother Fan..."

"See... I didn't lie to you, did I?"

He pointed to the dark beach outside, "That thing...it really exists...it really eats people..."

Lin Fan didn't turn his head, but just stared at the flickering flames.

Yang Ningcong's appearance just broke the string that was about to snap in the cave.

But Lin Fan wasn't in the mood to listen to him boast.

"Shut up."

In short, it had no warmth.

Yang Ningcong's second half of the sentence got stuck in his throat.

Lin Fan turned around. "You'll be on watch tonight."

"Huh?" Yang Ningcong was stunned. "Me?"

"What else?" Lin Fan glanced at him. "You can sleep right there at the cave entrance."

Yang Ningcong's face instantly fell.

Make him keep watch? Doesn't that mean that if that thing touches him, he'll be the first to suffer?

"Brother Fan...I...I'm scared..."

"If you're scared, open your eyes wide." Lin Fan walked up to him, looking down at him. "If you fall asleep or neglect your duties, the first one to die when that thing comes in will be the one closest to the entrance."

"Fan... Brother Fan..."

Yang Ningcong tried to beg for mercy, but Lin Fan interrupted him directly, "Either sleep at the cave entrance or roll down. You choose."

"I...I'll sleep at the cave entrance." Yang Ningcong lowered his head, resigned to his fate.

No one could sleep soundly that night.

Less than an hour after Su Qingxue fell asleep, she started having nightmares.

She was mumbling incoherently, her forehead covered in cold sweat.

Xu Zhixia went over to check.

She didn't wake Su Qingxue, but instead crushed a new herb, letting its stronger calming aroma envelop her.

"The dosage has been increased," Xu Zhixia whispered to Lin Fan, who was standing beside her. "She might wake up a little later tomorrow, but it's better for her to fall asleep like this than to struggle repeatedly in nightmares."

Lin Fan nodded.

The cave returned to silence, save for the crackling of the fire and Yang Ningcong's occasional gasps of cold air at the cave entrance.

The next day, it was broad daylight.

Lin Fan opened his eyes. In the cubicle, Su Qingxue was still fast asleep, her breathing steady. It seemed that Xu Zhixia's medicine had taken effect.

He walked out of the cubicle, and Yang Ningcong was still there, asleep with a wooden stick in his arms.

Two hours later, Su Qingxue woke up. She sat up and looked up into the air.

There are still three things there.

Su Qingxue took them all out.

A small bag of rice and two packets of brown sugar in plastic bags, containing about a dozen pieces.

and also……

a knife.

It's the kind of wood-chopping knife most commonly found in rural areas, with a thick back, a wide blade, and a wooden handle that's been worn smooth. The blade has a dark sheen from a layer of machine oil.

The knife was quite heavy, so Su Qingxue took it out and handed it to Lin Fan.

Lin Fan took the wood-chopping knife, and the worry on his face eased a little.

With this knife, at least there's a little more hope of surviving.

"Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?" Lin Fan asked Su Qingxue.

Su Qingxue didn't speak, she just shook her head.

"Song Ya, cook something for Qingxue." Lin Fan didn't dare let Liu Feifei take charge of Su Qingxue's meals, so he could only ask Song Ya to do it.

"Okay, sure!"

Although she and Lin Fan did not take the final step yesterday afternoon.

But all her frustration had vanished. Isn't what a woman wants just an attitude?

Lin Fan's attitude made Song Ya understand that he did not look down on her.

An hour later, the fire was out, and everyone sat together.

The machete was placed on the stone slab in the middle, becoming the visual center of the entire cave.

"That thing last night was fast, but it didn't seem too brave to fight Fan Ge head-on," Zhou Kai analyzed. "It grabbed President Su, and when Fan Ge gave chase, it abandoned him. What does that mean?"

"That means it's a coward!"

"It's fast, but in terms of strength and aggression, I don't think it's that strong. Otherwise, it could have just charged up and taken down Brother Fan yesterday; there would have been no need for it to run."

"I think we should take precautions around the cave."

"Then we put someone down below as bait to lure the monster out, and Brother Fan wiped it out."

"I object."

Xu Zhixia glanced at Zhou Kai, then turned her gaze to Lin Fan.

"First, we know nothing about this creature. Its strength, habits, and intelligence are all unknown. What if you put bait down there and it doesn't fall for it, instead attacking the people up above?"

"I object too, I object too," Liu Feifei and Yang Ningcong said at the same time.

In this cave, the two of them are the lowest in status, and if they were to be used as bait, it would definitely be one of them.

The two had different thoughts. Yang Ningcong thought that since he joined the group the latest, he should be the one to be used as bait.

If Liu Feifei lives in the neighborhood, and that monster only wants women, then she's the only woman who can be sacrificed here.

Xu Zhixia glanced at the two of them and continued, "This island has more than just it."

"Don't forget, there's also a giant python, and those mutated lizards you saw before. Why did they suddenly disappear all this time?"

"If those things come out at the same time, Lin Fan will be in danger, and so will we."

Zhou Kai's face flushed red, speechless after being bombarded with Xu Zhixia's series of questions.

Xu Zhixia stopped looking at him and her gaze finally fell on Yang Ningcong, who was curled up in the corner, hugging his knees and not saying a word.

"Now, we should not rush to retaliate, but rather figure out who our enemy is and how dangerous our environment is."

"Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will survive."

Xu Zhixia stood up and walked step by step to Yang Ningcong.

"Yang Ningcong".

Yang Ningcong shuddered and raised his head.

"What you mentioned before about the secrets of this island was only a floating island and a sealed report."

Xu Zhixia squatted down to look him in the eye. "If you don't tell us all the secrets about this island, we won't know anything about it, and Lin Fan can't protect you for six months..."