But to keep Mo Wu from saying anything even more upsetting, You Sheng nodded earnestly to show he had taken it to heart. "Mo Wu, you haven't had a proper rest today. Get some sleep. Our priority right now is getting your fighting strength back!"
After saying that, You Sheng turned his words over in his mind and found them remarkably sensible. He couldn't help thinking, People really can summon strength they never imagined when things get desperate!
Mo Wu was surprised by You Sheng's rare seriousness and knew he had a point. He put aside all thoughts of joking and nodded. "All right, I'll get some rest. Sorry to leave the night watch to you!"
You Sheng nodded at once. "Don't worry. It'll be fine!"
As Mo Wu's breathing gradually grew steady, You Sheng breathed a sigh of relief. At last, the teasing had stopped.
Although You Sheng was on night watch, he only kept a cursory lookout. He was hardly paying attention.
It wasn't that he had such faith in his own abilities. Nothing had happened around them for so long that he had instinctively let down his guard.
He figured that if anyone had been watching or searching for them, they would have been discovered long ago. How else could they have remained safe all this time?
You Sheng thought the man named Uchiha Yin must have assumed that, with Mo Wu injured, they had fled outright and given up the search. So over the past two nights, You Sheng had stayed awake mostly for show, paying little attention to his surroundings.
What he did not know was that every move the three of them made had long since fallen under the eyes of Konoha's ANBU.
Two li from the three's cave, five people hid among the