My husband is too wild, I need to go home and find my mom.

Chapter 84 Night is going to hibernate

Yao came over and hugged Lin Ni, then kissed her forehead: "Don't be sad, he will come back to find you next spring. Hibernation is very beneficial to his strength. In the spring he will molt, and you will have new materials to make clothes. Moreover, after the winter's rest, he should be able to reach level eight after a few more battles next year."

Hearing Yao's words, Lin Ni felt much better. Although she wouldn't see him for over a hundred days, she had already mentally prepared herself for Ye's hibernation. Since they were beastmen, beasts came first, and humans came second; it was the nature of beasts, and couldn't be changed. So she kissed Yao back: "I understand, Yao. I'll keep him company tonight, um!"

Yao smiled and kissed her again: "Go on, I'll heat the kang for you, so you won't be cold."

Lin Ni blushed and went back to her room. She had taken a long bath that night, and lying on the warm kang (heated brick bed), she slowly fell asleep.

Linni dreamed of that dim, fantastical space again. It was warm inside, but she still couldn't see clearly in front, behind, left, or right. Linni knew that no matter how she ran, the scenery wouldn't change, so she stood still and asked, "Hello, is anyone there?"

Unsurprisingly, there was no response. Lin Ni carefully surveyed her surroundings. Unidentified red particles seemed to float in the air, layer upon layer, obscuring her vision. After checking her surroundings, Lin Ni looked up for the first time and saw what appeared to be a circular opening high, high up. Was this a cave entrance? Was she inside a mountain? She looked around again. This warm mountain interior—could it be a volcano? As the thought arose, the scene before her suddenly shattered like glass. Before her lay a black mountain, and beneath Lin Ni's feet was molten lava, like a sea of ​​red, fiery water. The orange-red hues of the flowing volcanic lava were exceptionally vibrant and dazzling, illuminating the entire dark mountain interior.

The smooth floor beneath her feet vanished, and Lin Ni found herself floating in mid-air. The seemingly calm lava beneath her feet was now turbulent. Suddenly, the scorching lava nearby exploded, sending sparks flying and waves of fire hurtling towards Lin Ni. Instinctively, Lin Ni raised her hands to shield herself. A red shield, about a meter in diameter, appeared in her palms, blocking the flames. The intense heat of the fire struck her shield, obscuring her vision except for the blinding red light.

When her vision returned, the stone roof of her house reappeared before her. Ye looked at her with delight: "Lin, I'm so happy! Thank you!"

"?!" What? Lin Ni had no idea what he was so happy about. Before she could ask, Lin Ni was immersed in Ye's passionate kiss. He was more passionate than ever before. Thinking about the separation tomorrow, Lin Ni didn't push him away. She let him indulge himself this once, so he was still moving tirelessly until Lin Ni fell asleep.

Lin Ni was half asleep when the night gently called to her, "Lin, Lin."

Linni's eyes were too heavy to open, and she mumbled a reply in her sleep: "Mmm, Night!"

Night lowered his head and kissed her forehead, her face, her lips, then whispered in her ear, "I'm leaving now. See you next spring!"

Linni forced her eyes open and looked at him: "Goodbye, Night! Remember me!"

Night: "I will miss you so much!"

Seeing that Linni had closed her eyes and fallen asleep again, Ye turned and left the room. The men outside had already heard him and sat up to look at him when he came out. Ye looked at Yao and asked in surprise, "You're level seven?"

Yao smiled and nodded: "I leveled up last night."

Ye glanced at Yan and Bai, then nodded to Yao: "That's good! Lin is in your hands now, keep an eye on them!"

Yao nodded and said, "See you next spring!"

Night nodded, and as she was leaving, her lower body transformed into a snake tail and slapped Bai and Yan: "Watch your step!"

Bai and Yan: "Understood!"

That night, Linni had a dream. In her dream, she was walking in a forest when she suddenly saw a nest in the grass by the roadside, filled with many white eggs. Curious, Linni went to look, and out of the eggs emerged many black snakes, densely coiled around the nest. Then, two of the snakes crawled out and towards Linni. Linni was terrified and turned to run, but the snakes were very fast and were about to catch her. Terrified, Linni woke up!

She froze and woke up with a start. Yao, who had been holding her, also woke up. He tightened his grip on her, his hands having slipped away, and whispered in her ear, "Lin, what's wrong?"

Lin Ni snapped out of her daze and hugged Yao back, saying, "It's okay, I just had a nightmare."

"Is Lin afraid?"

"Yeah, but I'm not afraid anymore."

"What is a nightmare?" Bai's voice came from behind.

Linni turned to look at him. The question was a bit strange, but she still answered, "It's just a scary, bad dream."

Bai then asked, "What is a dream? A ferocious beast?"

"Um...they don't know what dreams are?" Linni suddenly remembered an animated film she watched as a child, about a monster that ate dreams, causing everyone to lose their dreams. She brushed aside these distractions and explained, "Dreams are images that appear in a person's mind while they sleep. Some are pleasant, called sweet dreams, and some are terrifying, called nightmares." After a while, Linni asked again, "Don't you dream?"

Yan: "No, I've never heard of anyone dreaming."

Linni: Are there really monsters that eat dreams? But she always dreams! Sometimes she dreams about her family, sometimes she dreams about that strange space. Before Yao reappeared in her life, she often dreamed about doing this and that with him, but after he appeared, she stopped. Maybe it's because she has too many partners now?

Lin Ni lay back in Yao's arms: "I'm fine now. I'm sorry for waking you all up. Go back to sleep."

Yan: "No need to be embarrassed."

Bai didn't say anything, but leaned over and kissed Lin Ni.

Yao patted Linni on the back, and the room returned to silence.

The departure of night signified the approaching winter. Yao and the others continued to take turns going out to gather supplies, making more thorough preparations for the coming winter. Linni still spent her mornings praying for blessings, noon hunting, and afternoons fooling around with her partner. However, she was spending less and less time outside. The weather was too cold, and sometimes it would rain icy cold rain, in which case she had to go home early. If it rained all day, she would practice archery at home. She hung several wooden targets of different heights around the house for practice. After dozens of days of unremitting efforts, her skills had greatly improved. She thought that when they couldn't go out in winter, they could become moving targets.