Chapter 2: Making Fire by Drilling Wood

The sun was setting in the west.

Night was gradually enveloping the earth.

"Whoosh!" A wave surged, bringing a gust of sea breeze.

Chu Yang shivered suddenly.

Although it was still summer, with extremely high temperatures during the day, this place was by the sea, where the climate and temperature differences were significant.

At night, the temperature here was even quite cold.

Chu Yang glanced at Liu Qing, whose situation was no better than his.

Her clothes were already thin, and her graceful figure was almost curled up, shivering. Droplets of water fell from her long hair, giving her an innocent and pitiful look.

A moment later, Chu Yang stood up.

When Liu Qing saw Chu Yang's movement, she quickly looked over.

"Where are you going?" Liu Qing asked Chu Yang in a cold voice with a hint of unease, seemingly afraid that he would leave.

In fact, it was indeed the case.

Since they were the only two people on this deserted island, if Liu Qing were left alone here, she would surely feel panicked.

Although she had labeled Chu Yang as shameless in her heart, at least he could give her a sense of security on this deserted island.

Chu Yang noticed the unease in Liu Qing's voice and smiled.

So, even the Ice Goddess has her fears.

Chu Yang felt relieved in his heart; after all, she was a woman.

"I'm going to find some dry firewood to make a fire so that we can be safer and warmer tonight. Also, you must be hungry. I'll go look for some food," Chu Yang said unhurriedly.

After speaking, Chu Yang prepared to walk towards the shore near the deserted island.

After all, only inside the deserted island were there dry firewoods for making a fire.

In addition, Chu Yang also needed to find a water source.

He naturally couldn't find a flowing water source, but Chu Yang had seen several coconut trees near the beach earlier, which were the best natural water sources.

"Wait a minute!" Just as Chu Yang had taken a few steps, Liu Qing called out to him.

Chu Yang turned around curiously and looked at Liu Qing. "What else is there?"

Liu Qing hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth, got up, and jogged towards Chu Yang. "I'll go with you. Maybe I can help a little."

Hearing Liu Qing's words, Chu Yang secretly laughed in his heart.

How could he not know what Liu Qing was thinking? It must be that she didn't dare stay alone here, so she said this.

However, Chu Yang chose not to expose her and nodded at her. "All right, let's go together."

Under the afterglow of the setting sun, their figures stretched out as they walked away.

In the blink of an eye, night fell.

The sky of the deserted island at night was dotted with stars, the moonlight spilled down, and the waves rolled endlessly. Although it was desolate, it was still as beautiful as a painting.

However, who knew what crises lurked beneath this picturesque beauty?

Chu Yang and Liu Qing returned to the beach.

They found an open space with a huge rock and placed a large handful of dry firewood on the ground.

Liu Qing, acting as if nothing had happened, stood by with her hands on her hips, curiously watching Chu Yang. "We don't have a fire source. How are you going to make a fire?"

This was a very serious and crucial question in Liu Qing's eyes.

Chu Yang looked at Liu Qing speechlessly. "Don't you know there's a method called making fire by drilling wood?"

"Huh? Can you really make fire by drilling wood?" Liu Qing asked, unconvinced.

"Piece of cake!" Chu Yang gave Liu Qing a confident look.

Next, Chu Yang squatted down on the edge of the huge rock. Then he took out a tuft of dry, fluffy leaves from his clothes and rolled them into a ball, which looked like a simple bird's nest.

Immediately afterwards, Chu Yang took another piece of dry firewood and fixed the tuft of fluffy leaves onto it. Finally, for the most crucial step, Chu Yang picked up a thick, hard little stick from the dry firewood.

The end of this small stick had been ground into a sharp shape with a stone earlier.

The reason it was ground into a sharp shape was that it could create greater friction, which was more conducive to making a fire.

For others, making fire by drilling wood might be an extremely difficult task.

Even, they might have only seen it in books or movies.

However, for Chu Yang, it really wasn't a difficult thing.

Born in a rural area, he had often used this method to roast fish and sweet potatoes with his friends when he was a child.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!" Accompanied by the sound of friction as Chu Yang's hands rotated the sharp little stick skillfully and vigorously, wisps of smoke began to rise after about a few minutes.

"It really worked!" Liu Qing saw the rising wisps of smoke, widened her eyes and looked at Chu Yang, with a look of admiration in her eyes.

Seeing Liu Qing's admiration, Chu Yang was also somewhat proud. He stopped rotating the stick, carefully picked up the smoldering fluffy leaves, and blew gently.

A flame sprang up.

He placed this flame into the prepared dry firewood, and the flame grew larger and larger, illuminating Chu Yang and Liu Qing.

The two of them also felt a bit of warmth under the illumination of the flame.

Seeing the flame, Liu Qing seemed to feel much more at ease and sat down directly beside it. The cold expression on her face now showed a hint of a smile.

Chu Yang, standing beside her, was momentarily stunned when he saw Liu Qing's smile.

In his impression, the Ice Goddess had always been cold and aloof.

Not only he, but many people also had this perception.

Normally, it was not only difficult to see the Ice Goddess smile, but it was also very difficult to even have a face-to-face meeting with her.

But now, the Ice Goddess was smiling charmingly in front of him.

A moment later, Chu Yang's gaze unconsciously moved down from Liu Qing's fair neck.

Liu Qing's T-shirt hadn't dried after being soaked in seawater and clung tightly to her body, outlining her curvaceous figure. Her white, long legs in tight shorts were casually placed, looking even more alluring in the firelight.

"Gulugulu..." Seeing this scene, Chu Yang couldn't help swallowing.

After all, Chu Yang was a normal young man in his prime, and he was also a boy who had never experienced such things. It was quite normal for him to have such a physiological reaction.

However, Chu Yang quickly diverted his gaze.

If Liu Qing noticed this, she would surely add another label of "shameless pervert" to him in her heart.

Looking at his nose and keeping a straight face, Chu Yang appeared calm as if nothing had happened.

Liu Qing didn't notice Chu Yang's reaction and suddenly looked at him with an apologetic expression on her face, her coldness also softened a lot. "What I did before was a misunderstanding. It was my fault."

When she went to look for firewood earlier, Liu Qing had also secretly observed Chu Yang and found that he really wasn't the shameless pervert she had thought.

In other words, if he really were that kind of person, he could have taken advantage of her when she was unconscious.

"Also, thank you for saving me!" Liu Qing thanked him again.

Chu Yang naturally knew what Liu Qing was referring to. He added some dry firewood to the fire and waved his hand at Liu Qing.

"It's okay. We're classmates. We should help each other!" Chu Yang said magnanimously.

In fact, he didn't take it to heart as he hadn't really suffered any loss.

"Classmate? Are you also from Jianghai University?" Liu Qing asked in surprise when she heard Chu Yang's words.