She knew Ye Yang wouldn't force himself on her, and that's why she could tease him however she pleased.

He could tell Liu Duo's snoring was on purpose, but he adored her too much, so he merely shook his head and let her continue!

Their little wife could be a little naughty sometimes.

Eventually, Liu Duo, who planned on punishing him, really did fall asleep.

The snores got quieter and quieter until there were none. Only then he gently lifted her off him.

He reached a hand out and pinched her soft cheeks, "Naughty little lady."

He tucked her in, so that she wouldn't catch a cold, and then he got out of bed.

She was also the one who had designed the thin blanket especially for Ye Ling.

He felt around in the dark until he made his way to the oil lamp, and beside it was a match. With it, he lit the oil lamp and put on his clothes. He looked back at Liu Duo, who was sleeping on the bed, before taking the oil lamp with him as he walked out the door and descended downstairs.

When he got downstairs, he threw a cover on the oil lamp to prevent the wind from putting the fire out.

Then he opened the front door and walked out.

In the depths of the bamboo forest, Ye Liu and Ye Mo were talking. They occasionally flapped their hands about, trying to beat away the blood-sucking pests that flew around them.

"Liu, our wife would be asleep at a time like this, wouldn't she?" Ye Mo returned to the same question.

Ye Liu was sitting with his legs crossed. He folded his arms across his chest as he leaned against the bamboo.

He too was thinking about Liu Duo as he smiled, "Hmm, she should be. She didn't take a nap today."

They knew her habits very well. If she hadn't napped during the day, she would have grown tired, even if she had stayed up just a little later.

Even if they were making love to her, she would have fallen asleep right there!

At that moment, they saw a light approaching them.

Ye Mo asked, "Liu, do you think that's Yang?"

Ye Liu saw the brightness too. It appeared unexpectedly among the darkness.

The person eventually revealed himself to be Ye Yang, and it was then that Ye Liu cheered, "Wow, Yang, are you here to take us home? I knew you couldn't bear to leave Mo and I out here at night! It's not safe after all."

Ye Yang just eyed him the way he usually did, "Roll up your pants!"

They were foolish to think he had fallen for their trick. Of course Yang knew they had faked it last time.

He had been hunting in the mountains for years, so he had obviously come to know about the small red fruit!

Er... The two brothers glanced at each other. It seemed they couldn't fool him.

It was then that they realized, Ye Yang held a chaste branch in his other hand.

Ye Liu went forward, still smiling, and draped an arm across his shoulder, "Yang, Mo and I have been here for hours feeding mosquitoes. Don't you think that's punishment enough?"

Ye Mo also spoke up, "Yes, brother, let it go! We swear there won't be a next time."

Ye Yang wasn't swayed by either of them. Void of emotion, he said, "Quickly!"

Ye Liu and Ye Mo resigned to their fate, as they obediently rolled up their pants.

Then, Ye Yang began the punishment. He whipped them at least thirty times each!

This was the consequence for committing misdeeds. Ye Yang wouldn't let it go so easily, even though they were his brothers!

They got a total of sixty hits. The extraordinarily painful feeling of the chaste branch landing on their legs was very new to them.

"Go home!" And with that, Ye Yang picked up the oil lamp again and led the way back.

The beating was over. Ye Yang didn't plan for them to stay overnight.