Before Muir returned to the peacock village, he deliberately washed away the smoky smell on his body, so his body was still slightly moist. Using the illumination from the moonlight, Irina saw that his wound had already formed a scab and didn’t look quite as scary as it did during the day.

“Hurry up and lie down. Have a good rest.” Irina looked at the only animal skin in the house and indicated for Muir to lie down upon that.

As the female’s gentle voice entered his ears, Muir’s heart abruptly skipped a beat.

Although the two of them had slept in the same place previously, that was because they...