“Um, do you want some fish?” In the evening, Xiao Jian stood at the cave entrance, a roasted fish impaled on the wooden stick in his hand.
After an entire afternoon, the woman finally accepted the fact that she had basically been seen naked by a stranger.
She originally wanted to be stubborn and say no, but the hunger in her stomach and the enticing aroma of the roasted fish made her a little unable to control herself.
Seeing that the woman inside didn’t speak, Xiao Jian said again, “Eat some.
Otherwise, you won’t be able to bear it.”
Still no response.
“Um!” Xiao Jian wanted to speak, but he didn’t know what to say.
He was indeed clumsy with words when it came to girls.
Just as he was thinking of a way, the woman spoke.
“I can’t get up.
Can you help me?” There was a slight tremor in her voice.
“Oh, oh, oh!” Xiao Jian was stunned for a moment before he reacted.
He walked over, holding the fish with one hand and reaching out to embrace her slender waist with the other.
His hand met with a delicate smoothness.
Only then did he remember that he had only covered her, not dressed her, so she was still naked.
He quickly pulled his hand back.
Xiao Jian apologized repeatedly.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to!”
The woman turned her head away, her face flushed with embarrassment as she said, “It’s fine.
You…
help me put it on.”
By the last few words, she almost felt like she was being roasted alive, her face burning hot.
Confirming again that he hadn’t misheard, Xiao Jian nodded.
“Okay!”
Taking out another black robe, Xiao Jian slowly helped the woman up.
Just her back alone made him stare blankly again.
“Watch your eyes!”
Her cold yet shy tone pulled him back to reality.
He quickly draped the black robe over her, then slowly threaded her hands through the sleeves, and finally tied the belt.
Hoo!
Xiao Jian let out a long breath, and the woman did the same.
She was going crazy; when this man tied her belt, she could almost clearly hear his heartbeat, and his exhaled breath brushed past her ear.
She just wanted to recover her strength quickly.
Her ears were as red as apples, but she still had to pretend to be calm.
“Um!
The fish!” Xiao Jian handed the fish to the woman, afraid she wouldn’t know, and even added a supplement.
There was nothing he could do; he really lacked experience dealing with this kind of woman.
“Feed me.”
“Huh?”
“My hands still can’t move.”
Right, if her hands could move, she would have gotten up herself long ago.
He fed the fish to the woman’s mouth.
The woman opened her mouth, took a bite, and savored it carefully.
Xiao Jian saw her stop and was puzzled again.
He had already removed the fish bones.
He had been a chef in his previous life, so deboning a fish was something he could do.
Besides, this fish had few bones.
Just as Xiao Jian was about to ask, the woman’s pearly teeth parted slightly, and she said, “My name is Yun Zhi.”
*Is she answering my question from yesterday?*
“My name is Gui Guzi.”
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Jian still didn’t reveal his real name.
Then, there was another period of silence.
Yun Yun began to eat the fish bite by bite, stopping after almost half of it was gone.
“Why aren’t you eating anymore?” Xiao Jian was very confused.
“I’m full!” A clear, cold voice emerged.
After introducing herself, the atmosphere between them seemed to improve significantly.
Although she only said one sentence, Xiao Jian still felt her tone was noticeably gentler.
“Mm!” If she said she was full, then she must be full.
He threw away the leftover fish, then picked up the remaining two fish, one in each hand, and began to gnaw on them.
His eating manners weren’t very good.
He never cared much for such things.
“Which family are you from?”
Xiao Jian answered while eating the fish, “A small family.
You probably haven’t heard of it.”
“Not from the Jia Ma Empire?”
Swallowing a mouthful of fish, “You could say that.”
Strictly speaking, he wasn’t from the Jia Ma Empire, and he didn’t even belong to this world.
Immediately, a story flashed through Yun Yun’s mind: a boy, ostracized in his family, but still unyielding, then coming alone to a strange country to cultivate.
“When I recover, I’ll take you to a place.
There, with your talent, you’ll receive the best training.”
Xiao Jian didn’t slow down his eating speed.
“We’ll see.” He neither refused nor directly agreed.
Again, silence.
After finishing the two fish, he threw out the fish bones.
Xiao Jian took out a leather pouch.
Facing Yun Yun, he said, “Want some water?”
“Mm!”
He put the water pouch to her lips, and after confirming Yun Yun had drunk enough, Xiao Jian put it to his own mouth and gulped down the remaining water.
*He…
drank directly from it?
Oh right, just now, he threw away the fish I ate.
Is he looking down on me?* She recalled the fish she had gnawed on.
Alright, it was a bit ugly.
Yun Yun’s ears turned red again, and she forced herself not to think about it anymore.
She looked at Xiao Jian again.
She saw the young man had already walked to the side alone, sitting cross-legged to cultivate.
Looking at his delicate face, she couldn’t help but think of something.
Her still-unrecovered ears turned red again.
She also closed her eyes, starting to think of a way to break the seal.
An hour later, Xiao Jian suddenly heard a soft moan.
He opened his eyes and saw Yun Yun struggling to get up, but she couldn’t.
Seeing Xiao Jian look at her, she blushed even more.
“Do you want to get up?”
Yun Yun’s face turned even redder.
Her voice was almost too low to hear.
“No!
I just, just…
want to go…”
Xiao Jian didn’t hear the last few words clearly, but he already knew what she was going to do.
He smiled.
“I’ll help you.” He reached out to support her.
Yun Yun glared fiercely at this detestable fellow.
He helped Yun Yun stand up with difficulty.
Outside was a waterfall.
She couldn’t get wet now.
At the cave entrance, Xiao Jian stopped.
“How about you stay here?”
Seeing Yun Yun glaring at him fiercely again, Xiao Jian quickly continued to explain, “What I mean is, you shouldn’t get wet right now.
And that kind of smell can easily attract magical beasts.
You know, some are particularly sensitive to smells.
The entire Magical Beast Mountain Range is looking for you right now.
If we’re discovered, we probably won’t even be able to escape.”
“No peeking!”
Hearing her coquettish voice, Xiao Jian raised one hand.
“Absolutely no peeking.
I promise.
Um, can you manage by yourself?”
Afraid she couldn’t, Xiao Jian asked anxiously.
So, she glared at him again.
He turned his back.
Listening to the sound of the water, Xiao Jian muttered softly, “Why so fierce?
I’ve already seen so much.”
Although his voice was low, in this cave, sounds were still easily heard.
Hearing this, Yun Yun almost fell.
Doing such a thing in front of a strange man, she was already incredibly shy, but this guy…
he…
The blush on her face instantly spread to her neck.
Under extreme tension, she finally finished.
She tried to stand up but found her legs had no strength at all; no matter what, she couldn’t stand.
She tremblingly said, “I’m done.”
Although unwilling, she couldn’t just keep squatting like this.
Seeing the goddess of who-knows-how-many people in this posture, Xiao Jian couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
“What are you laughing at!” She glared coquettishly at this guy.
She didn’t care anymore; she had already been seen almost completely by him, so a little more didn’t matter.
Fortunately, she was wearing a black robe now and didn’t need to pull up her pants, otherwise Xiao Jian really wouldn’t know what to do.
He picked Yun Yun up by the waist.
He had to admit, this woman was really light.
But her figure—tsk, tsk, tsk—even the black robe couldn’t cover it.
His eyes couldn’t help but glance at the cleavage.
He was still glancing even after putting her on the stone bed.
Feeling his burning gaze, she gritted her silver teeth.
“Have you seen enough?”
“Not enough!
Oh, oh, oh!
Enough!
Enough!”
Realizing his mistake, Xiao Jian quickly tried to explain.
Cough!
Cough!
Cough!
“Um, I didn’t mean it.
You’re just too charming.”
“You’re still talking!” Yun Yun almost gnashed her teeth.
This guy, how could he be so thick-skinned.
“Uh!
Then I won’t look next time.”
“You still want a next time?”
“No, no, no, never again, never again.”
“Hmph!” Yun Yun turned her head away, no longer speaking to this guy.
He scratched his head.
Xiao Jian was helpless.
He sat down and continued to cultivate.
The next day.
Xiao Jian opened his eyes and saw the woman already sitting cross-legged.
Her complexion was much rosier.
The black robe was also re-worn, exposing a little less, and his heart felt empty for a moment.
But it was still okay; he glanced a few more times before leaving contentedly.
He had to solve the food problem, and then look for some medicinal herbs.
He was not only out of pills but also had very few herbs left.
The main thing was he hadn’t expected this to happen.
He had used up almost all his pills at once; that was originally two months’ worth.
Feeling Xiao Jian had left the cave, Yun Yun opened her eyes, recalled yesterday, and her ears turned red again.
She cursed, “Pah!
Little scoundrel!”
There were many medicinal herbs in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, but now the entire mountain range was under strict alert, so he could only search nearby.
Although he found some, they weren’t good quality herbs.
Two more hours passed.
Yun Yun lay on the stone bed, seeing that Xiao Jian hadn’t returned, her eyes fixed on the cave entrance, feeling a little worried.
*That little rascal wouldn’t have run into trouble, would he?
No, if he doesn’t come back in another hour, I’ll go look for him.* She made a firm decision, knowing that she currently had no Dou Qi.
Going out was courting death; in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, someone without Dou Qi absolutely wouldn’t survive two hours.
Those who could survive could go jump off a cliff—don’t worry, there must be a great power’s cave dwelling there.
“I’m back!”
Xiao Jian returned to the cave, steaming off the water from his body with Dou Qi.
Seeing Yun Yun looking at him, he asked somewhat confusedly, “Why are you looking at me?
What’s wrong?”
Seeing Xiao Jian return unharmed, she also breathed a sigh of relief.
This little rascal was finally back.
But what she thought in her heart, she still had to remain calm on the surface.
“Nothing.
I’m hungry.”
“Alright!
Then I’ll make something to eat.” Saying that, he took out a magical beast leg.
He peeled off the skin, cleaned it, then took out a pile of bottles and jars.
He smeared everything on it.
Then he put it over the fire.
Soon, a fragrant aroma wafted out.
Looking at the tempting leg, Yun Yun couldn’t help but swallow.
So she also walked over and squatted down, watching the leg.
“Isn’t it ready yet?”
Xiao Jian laughed wryly.
“Almost.
Soon.”
Then he teased, “What a big little gluttonous pig.”
Yun Yun didn’t react for a moment.
“What gluttonous pig?” Then she paused and reacted, cooing, “You’re the pig!” After saying that, she glared coquettishly at Xiao Jian.
Then she smiled enchantingly.
Xiao Jian also smiled, continuing to turn their lunch.
Yun Yun didn’t realize how they could be so intimate after knowing each other for only a day.
Perhaps it was because they had gone through life and death together, or perhaps because she hadn’t had friends for too long.
Since who knows when, she had no friends, no family; everyone was a subordinate, all for profit.
So, her current state made her feel very comfortable, feeling herself relax.