Tang Ye, while tempering his body within the Spiritual Energy cocoon, must not be disturbed. Any interruption would render all previous efforts futile, and that priceless elixir would go to waste. Such copious amounts of precious medicine, even for the Long family, represent a loss that they could not bear.
As night fell, Xi Qu went ahead to scout the path and found a flat clearing by the roadside in the forest, where they stopped the carriage for a rest. The luxurious carriage had ample space and plenty of blankets; there wasn't a problem for several people to rest together in it. Donglai, worried about Tang Ye's condition, was always reluctant to sleep, guarding beside Tang Ye, only closing his eyes to doze off when he truly could not stay awake any longer.
