After devouring the remaining meat, the two men were satisfied and left some meat scraps behind. Gong Jie threw them into the fire. They had had their fill and there was no way they could eat any more. Overnight, the meat would also rot. If they kept it, the aroma would attract stray wolves or other wild beasts. Just to be safe.
In his drowsy state, Hua Jin vaguely felt someone putting a jacket over him. When he opened his eyes in a daze, he heard Gong Jie walking out.
"Where… where are you going…" The actor asked, half-awake.
"I'm getting some firewood. Go back to sleep." The man's calm tone was strangely reassuring.
Sleepiness overwhelmed Hua Jin, and he couldn't care less about anything else. He had not slept well for a few days, so as soon as he closed his eyes, he knocked out almost immediately.
By the time Gong Jie returned with the firewood, the actor was sound asleep as though in a deep coma.
