I talked with Su Jie and the others for a while and learned that I had been sleeping for more than a day since I returned yesterday afternoon.

In just one day, without any medication, I had fully recovered from a severe cold and fever. I found it hard to believe. Some people, even with medical treatment in a hospital, need several days of rest. Yet, in my case, without any medication and in the extreme harsh environment, I recovered in just one day.

Was my immune system already so robust? At that time, I didn't know that there was another unexpected reason for my rapid recovery from the cold. Seeing my condition improving, everyone was uplifted. However, in the dim light of the campfire, I noticed something strange.

"Miss Xu, what happened to your eyes? They're swollen like peaches." I inadvertently glanced at Xu Xiaorong and almost burst into laughter; she looked quite comical.

"I...I accidentally touched a poisonous plant at noon, rubbed my eyes, and they swelled up," Xu Xiaorong said, her eyes flickering as she hastily explained.

Li Lin couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing her words but covered her mouth without saying anything.

I didn't think much about it at the time, assuming she was telling the truth. "How could you be so careless? Poisoning is no trivial matter. Do you have any other discomforts? Should I examine you?"

"No need to check!" Xu Xiaorong exclaimed, glaring at me in anger. "I want to sleep. Don't bother me, okay?" After saying that, she covered her head with a piece of clothing.

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I found it a bit puzzling but didn't dwell on it. At that moment, Su Jie brought over the bamboo tube with preserved fish soup. Although the soup was cold, the aroma made my mouth water. I hadn't eaten much all day and was famished.

However, Su Jie insisted that I wait. "Be patient; let's heat it up first. Drinking it cold might make you sick, which is not good."

I found her reasoning sound and reluctantly held back. Soon, the fish soup was heated, and as I savored it, we chatted amicably. The atmosphere was very harmonious. Of course, everything would have been even more perfect without the envious and fearful glares from Hu Yijian in the dark.

I vaguely heard Qianyi comforting Hu Yijian in a low voice, telling him to endure for now and that everything would be better once rescue arrived. After this lesson, Hu Yijian behaved especially obediently. Whenever he saw me, he would nod and bow like a humble dog. He and Qianyi were particularly concerned about the matter of rescue.

After my recovery, it seemed like good news kept coming, and misfortune seemed to have left us. The last time I brought back food in the rain, we saved some for later, making several good meals. I hoped we could endure through this heavy rain. Just after finishing breakfast this morning, the heavy rain outside had already stopped.

The bright sunlight filtered through the tall trees on the island, casting a particularly gentle and beautiful pattern of light.

"The weather has cleared up. We must hunt more game today!" I took a deep breath of the sweet morning air, thinking this way.

This incident taught me a profound lesson. Our food reserves were still too insufficient. What if the heavy rain hadn't stopped today? We could have been in dire straits. In tropical islands, the rainy season often lasts for months. Although this island was peculiar, I faintly felt that we might not be in the tropics. After the heavy rain, I clearly sensed a chilling coldness in the air.