Ye Lingyue was taken aback after taking a sip.

The water was sweet and refreshing, not bitter at all.

"Di Shen, there’s nothing wrong with this water?"

Ye Lingyue asked seriously, looking at Di Shen, who was grinning as he watched her. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

"Oh, you tricked me."

Ye Lingyue immediately understood that Di Shen said it to make her drink the water. She raised her fist, intending to teach Di Shen a lesson, but her fist was caught by Di Shen.

"Wife, don’t move. This time it’s my turn to drink the water." Seeing the moisture still lingering on her lips, Di Shen leaned in, like a little dog, licking the water droplets at the corner of her mouth, claiming that not a single drop could be wasted.

"..."

Outside the Mirror Sound Array, those who were worried about Di Shen and Ye Lingyue earlier, including Si Yun, the Huangquan City Lord who was much older than them, couldn’t help but blush at the couple’s actions.

These two, no matter the circumstances, never forget to tease each other.

Yet, because of this, their previous concerns about the couple eased significantly.

In such a critical situation, only Ye Lingyue and Di Shen could afford such affection amidst hardship.

Bo Qing also looked displeased, muttering to himself.

"Acting all lovey-dovey shouldn’t be that impressive. If it were me, I would also give all the water and food to Ling Yue."

Given the chance, he wouldn’t mind switching places with Di Shen, braving the adventures with Ye Lingyue in the Qiulin Ruins.

Tan Su was almost fuming with anger.

"It’s only the first day, and you’re already so affectionate. I don’t believe you can maintain this attitude after three days."

No matter how much they conserve, food and water would be completely consumed after three days.

As the heir to the Qiulin Ruins, Tan Su had seen others venture into the ruins both as groups, lovers, and even close relatives.

In the first few days, they treated each other cordially, sharing whatever they had, but after three days, or at most five, water and food scarcity led to drastic changes in attitudes, sparking conflicts among them.

She had even witnessed survivors hunting and consuming their kin for sustenance.

However, upon leaving the Qiulin Ruins, they would succumb to the Demon Nightmare, their spirits collapsing.

Without exception, every single time.

She refused to believe Ye Lingyue and Di Shen would be the exception.

The first day passed peacefully.

When night fell, to avoid a night attack, Di Shen found a tree hollow, laid down some dry grass for Ye Lingyue to rest, while he took on the patrol duty.

Exhausted after a day of tension, Ye Lingyue quickly fell asleep.

Without her Primordial Power, her physical stamina was no match for Di Shen’s as a man.

Once Ye Lingyue was asleep, Di Shen glanced deeply at her, covered the tree hollow, and stepped out briskly.

Those who had been watching the Mirror Sound Array from the Bone Prison for an entire day were also feeling fatigued.

Seeing Ye Lingyue safe, Bo Qing relaxed and dozed off for a bit.

Even Tan Su closed her eyes to rest.

Others took the opportunity, while Tan Su wasn’t looking, to quietly check their bodies, hoping for the quick return of their lost Primordial Power.

It wasn’t long after.

The drowsy group suddenly heard an angry voice.

"Damn Di Shen, how dare he!"

The voice was Bo Qing’s, and hearing his outcry, everyone turned to look at the Mirror Sound Array.

They saw Di Shen indulging himself in the food within the Mirror Sound Array.

Within the Qiulin Ruins, everything was poisonous. It was clear that Di Shen was eating the only food for the two of them.

He ate it? Could it be that Di Shen, while Ye Lingyue slept, was secretly eating alone?

Even Qin Xiaochuan looked unhappy. It was only the first day, how could Sixth Brother...?

"No, look closer, what is he really doing?"

It turned out Di Shen was not alone; he was with the Jungle Bei captured during the day, navigating through the forest.

That part of the forest obviously wasn’t the one Di Shen had patrolled earlier.

He was searching around with the Jungle Bei, behaving somewhat unusually.

Under Di Shen’s control, the Jungle Bei moved swiftly towards the depths of the forest.

Having been confined all day without food or water, it was now hungry.

Driven by instinct, it searched for food and found a patch of bright green fruits ahead. Di Shen restrained the Jungle Bei, plucked a few fruits, and forced it to eat.

The Jungle Bei refused to eat no matter what.

Di Shen moved on to another bush, presenting small, pitch-black berries.

The Jungle Bei hesitated, then gobbled down a few berries ravenously.

Watching this, Di Shen leisurely plucked over a dozen berries and bit into one.

A pungent flavor, akin to hot pepper, surged from his throat straight to his nose, causing Di Shen’s face to flush red and his abdomen to throb with knife-like pain.

Stooping over, he endured the pain for an hour until it subsided and slowly straightened up.

Collecting the remaining berries, he continued forward with the Jungle Bei.

The night passed quietly as Di Shen repeated this method, finding three or four types of wild fruits along the way with the Jungle Bei.

Once the Jungle Bei had consumed a large amount of Poisonous Fruit and began to stumble, Di Shen killed it and collected its fresh blood, proceeding to seek the next demon beast.

The night wore on and as dawn broke across the horizon.

Di Shen was utterly exhausted, but a look of satisfaction gleamed in his eyes.

He now possessed some of the least toxic wild fruits and a pouch of Beast Blood.

These supplies could allow them to survive for another two days.

Inside the Mirror Sound Array, everyone was silent, exchanging bewildered glances.

Even the previously enraged Bo Qing now wore a complex expression.

They all realized they had misunderstood Di Shen earlier.

"This... How could it be? He was willing to test the poison on himself for her..." Tan Su was so furious she was at a loss for words.

No one had ever done what Di Shen had done.

This damn cunning man, he actually thought of using a demon beast to find the least toxic fruits and Poison Blood in the poison-filled Qiulin Ruins.

Both human and beast bodies had a certain resistance to poison.

Light consumption would not be immediately lethal, at most causing chronic poisoning.

After confirming no non-toxic food and water sources were in the Qiulin Ruins, Di Shen came up with this strategy.

Yet he did not immediately inform Ye Lingyue because he knew that if he told her, his wife would never let him face the risk alone.

"This young man must have been through incredibly harsh environments to understand such survival tactics. Perhaps they really can survive the Qiulin Ruins." Even the Huangquan City Lord silently marveled at Di Shen’s invaluable love for Ye Lingyue.