Xu Wenyi flashed a triumphant smile. "Just kidding. She said the Eternal Sky chose me and prophesied that I can defeat the scion of that filthy snake."
"Watch your tongue, show some respect to His Excellency the noble Feathered Serpent God," Wei Xin gently scolded.
Xu Wenyi: "..."
"You're a captive, yet you're still this bold?"
"If I'm not bold anymore, I'll be dead by tomorrow." Wei Xin sighed. "What's in your altar? Is it scary?"
"Not scary, it's green and eco-friendly. Don't be afraid, I'll go in with you when the time comes."
Xu Wenyi helped Wei Xin onto the stone bed. "Do you want to sleep now?"
"Not tired."
"Then I'll keep you company for a bit." Xu Wenyi smoothly sat down.
"What should we talk about?"
"Whatever you want to talk about."
Wei Xin thought for a moment and asked, "What about An Quan and Teacher Ji?"
Xu Wenyi: "???"
"They went to rest in other caves," Xu Wenyi paused. "This cave is mine, and it's bigger than the others, so we're cooking here."
"The high priest's house is the largest, located diagonally behind us, and the other savages' caves are all very small. Your tribe lives in thatched huts, right? The campsite is on flat ground—these must be set up by the production team to distinguish the two factions."
Xu Wenyi recounted everything she had seen and heard on the first day, and Wei Xin listened quietly.
[Nighttime, a cave, a campfire, a lover, years of peaceful tranquility]
[Sob sob sob, Sister Xin is such a good baby, nodding every time Yiyi says something]
[I didn't want to ship them either, but Wei Xin is truly different toward Xu Wenyi!]
[Ship them, ship them, joining the fandom is a safe bet. Xin-Yi is divine, those who don't get it are missing out]
[Uh, what is Sister Xin doing sneaking around behind Xu Wenyi's back?]
[It looks like she's... cutting a rope!?!?]
[Oh oh oh oh]
[I must have woken up too early, I'm seeing chickens surf the net]
...
After finishing her own story, Xu Wenyi asked, "What about you?"
Wei Xin calmly stopped what she was doing. "Bowing in kowtow, moving the high priest, triggering a side quest. Two hours on the job, asked an NPC for directions and got put to work. Helping an unemployed potter get re-employed.""We spent the afternoon fixing up the cafeteria, but the tribe's cook wasn't very good. Then we helped the ants in the vegetable patch move house, and tonight I complained about how stinking the bathhouse was." Wei Xin suddenly paused. "I haven't taken a bath yet today..."
"Just wait until we go back to the hotel tomorrow," Xu Wenyi said, stroking her hair. "Once the sacrificial ceremony is over at noon, we can practically wrap things up."
An idea struck Wei Xin, and the corners of her mouth turned down. "I want to take a bath..."
Xu Wenyi knew her habits; no matter how late it was, she had to shower before going to bed.
However...
"You don't have a change of clothes."
"Don't you have spare disposable underwear?"
Always packing a few sets of spare disposable clothing when heading out for work was a habit Xu Wenyi had formed in her past life.
To be precise, it was a habit she developed after finishing the recording of Thirty Days of Cohabitation in her past life, just to prevent Wei Xin from having nothing to change into when she wanted to wash up.
"Our sizes are about the same, so lend me—" Wei Xin suddenly stopped herself, explaining, "Don't get me wrong, I wasn't checking you out! I just eyeballed—bah! That's not what I meant. I, I, I, I guessed!"
"Is that so?" Xu Wenyi looked at her inquisitively, the end of her sentence rising.
Wei Xin nodded like a pounding pestle, wishing she could travel back in time and slap herself across the face.
That'll teach you to talk nonsense!
Xu Wenyi helped untie the ropes on her hands and feet and led her to the bathroom.
The production team hadn't sunk so low as to make the guests replicate primitive bathing methods, but they did their best to keep it authentic.
The so-called bathroom was merely a small space built from logs, with two wooden pipes—red for hot water, green for cold.
There was no showerhead; hot water had to be scooped into a bucket beforehand.
Xu Wenyi handed her the clothes. "Conditions are limited, you'll just have to make do."
She didn't quite understand why the production team had to put them through all this trouble, especially since the viewers couldn't even see the inside of the bathroom.
Wei Xin stopped Xu Wenyi. "Aren't you going to wash?"
Xu Wenyi: (??)"We must wash, we must! Let's all three of us do it together!"
"Count me in, I know how to scrub!"
"Can I get a standing-room ticket?"
"You cavemen have such an early nightlife, I'm still eating dinner [photo of roasted duck]."
"They'll be eating again in a little while."
"I just love being online friends with daring people like you."
……
Even though she knew Wei Xin didn't mean it that way, Xu Wenyi still froze for a few seconds.
At first, taking into account that Wei Xin couldn't wash up, she had only planned to brush her teeth and wash her face.
Since Wei Xin was able to wash up, she naturally had to wash too. "Of course, call me when you're done."
The intermittent sound of running water began. Xu Wenyi sat by the bed, gazing out at the night scenery outside the cave, her mind racing with thoughts.
Wei Xin even knew about her habit of using disposable clothes, so in her past life...
Xu Wenyi leaned weakly against the stone wall, her gaze staring listlessly at the ground as her eyelashes gradually grew damp.
A night breeze blew by, carrying away a chill.
Where did the wind come from?
Xu Wenyi frowned. Grass curtains were hung all over the outside of the cave; logically speaking, the wind shouldn't have been able to blow in.
"I'm done washing, you can go." Wei Xin walked past with the savage costume draped over her shoulders, bringing out the lingering steam from the bathroom with her.
Fortunately, the show was recorded early, and the costume department, fearing the artists would freeze, had made the savage costumes with thin long sleeves and jackets, otherwise she would have had to sleep in fur.
Wei Xin searched around to make sure no stray cameras were left, then lowered the black cover over the top of the equipment.
Her limited variety show experience from her past life told her that these 24-hour live-streaming devices were quite troublesome.
The black cover could only block the lens, signaling to the production team that the artists were going to rest, and the live stream room would only close after fifteen minutes.
Nowadays, live-streaming shows were everywhere, and all the regulations were quite comprehensive.It wasn't like this in the early days. The unscrupulous production team used to secretly record the personal lives of celebrities to generate hype, but eventually those people ended up behind bars singing the blues, and the ones left outside became law-abiding citizens.
Wei Xin patrolled the area once more, took a few items from her backpack, hid them in the cracks of the rocks, and concealed them with ropes.
Only after finishing all this did she crawl into the blankets and obediently wait.
[Ahhhhh, why is there no sound?]
[Sister Xin talks little, and Yiyi is taking a bath, what kind of sound do you want to hear?]
[Are they sharing a quilt? Did anyone see? Ahhhhh, this is very important to me [crying]]
[Two quilts.]
[Little lovers using two quilts, could it be fake? Surely not, surely not?]
[I've been saying from the start that they're just doing it for publicity, it only fools you school kids.]
[But Xu Wenyi confessed, you know.]
[Contract couples are everywhere in the industry, it's very common, only you guys get emotional and take it seriously.]
[You haters are getting out of hand. Put everything else aside, Sister Xin is undeniably different toward Xu Wenyi!]
[Even in the worst-case scenario, have you ever seen Sister Xin visually size up anyone else...?]
[Wei Xin: I already said I guessed! I guessed!!!]
...
When Xu Wenyi came out, Wei Xin was sleeping on the inner side, wrapped up like a silkworm chrysalis, with the other quilt piled on top of her as well.
How could she even hog the quilt?
With a slight amusement, Xu Wenyi said, "Teacher Wei, at least leave one quilt for me."
"Wait a second."
Wei Xin opened up a small gap, quickly squeezed out, and waved at Xu Wenyi. "Get in quickly."
"It's the same if I sleep on the outside."
Although there was a straw mat blocking the way, the wind was strong at night, and a few drafts would still slip through the gaps in the straw into the cave.
"Stop talking nonsense and get in." Fearing the warmth would escape, Wei Xin covered the opening.
Xu Wenyi pressed her lips together and pointed out, "There might be wind at night, it's cold outside."
"I know, just come over here, you!"