Chapter 106 (1/2)
Chapter 106
Seeking Shelter
Li Chengfeng hurled his bone spear, killing the grey rabbit, then hunted another two more plump mountain chickens They returned to their quarters with the bountiful harvest
Chengfeng cleaned the game while Su Yuehan started a fire By the time he had skinned the rabbit and roasted it, the sky had co was very full after half a rabbit and one chicken thigh but Su Yuehan devoured two chickens and the other half of the rabbit He was so shocked he wondered if she would eat hi
“Right, now that our bellies are filled, let's find a spot to sleep!” Li Chengfeng patted the dust off his butt and surrounded the fire pile, finally covering it with sand but leaving one hole to keep the embers inside alive
She looked at hi Master, where e sleep?”
He sighed “We've got no choice We've got to ht in this broken house Just pray that it won't rain tonight”
Chengfeng walked into the house and looked around “Sweep the dust and sand in here up and we'll get through the night” As he spoke, he pointed at the innermost corner of the house with the tip of his foot “The wind is the weakest in that corner You sleep there”
Su Yuehan hesitated “My body can withstand the cold, you should sleep there Who lets their servant sleep in the best corner?”
He glared “Shut up, I'm your master so you'll sleep there because I said so!”
She ht, you don't have to be so rude!” While she complained, a smile crept up her face: I'll consider you smart!
Chengfeng cleaned the place a little, then laid the weeds and grass Su Yuehan pulled up on the ground as insulation between his body and the cold ground He hugged the bone spear in his arms, while the innermost spot was emptied for Su Yuehan Both of them slept back to back, beneath the clothes they retrieved froe And just like that, they slowly drifted to fitful sleep on this starless early winter night
Su Yuehan could feel that Li Chengfeng's broad shoulders and back had blocked hed privately Co to Spiritual Mountain Sect looked like an awfully bad jian Court was obviously a very deep hole, hoas he going to crawl out of this mess now?
Coincidentally, he seehts because he said, “Don't worry, it will get better! These days ether And then you'll realise you've gotten used to the suffering”
Su Yuehan almost choked at the fake philosophical wistfulness She broke out in giggles “I hate it!”
Li Chengfeng closed his eyes and smiled “Yep, you hate to love me”
She gave hi and surprise It was too bad he did not see her expression then
So's closed eyes reminded her of the ti after them, yet she could see the ht Su Yuehan was deep in thought, not realising the soft expression on her face as she stared at him, and the smile that crept up the corners of her lips
This was how they passed the night In the beginning, Li Chengfeng could not stop thinking about everything He thought about his parents, about Zhao Xiaobao, about Green Bead, about the servants the Gri, then how he ranked first in two tests, then his past dreams and the secret techniques he learned in his dreams and at home
After that, he thought about how he must quickly becooing to ijian Court, at the sah to protect himself?
Question after question pounced on hi on a headache He felt like he was drowning after the waves crashed repeatedly against hiht until he drifted off to deep sleep, exhausted fro his head above water
This was his first real rest after the three tests Previously, due to the exciteue after the tests Although he was in the middle of nowhere now, he could finally relax
When the fatigue caht of a ht When he woke, the sun had set
As he rose, he felt behind him but found the spot empty This startled him as he scrambled up to look around Su Yuehan was nowhere to be found
He hurried outside to see that their surroundings had changed dramatically
The field outside his house had been plowed, all the weeds uprooted across one chinese acre of land Rows of shallow troughs arranged themselves neatly
The fence outside the house had been s, the place looked more lived-in compared to its previous dilapidated state
The surprised and delighted Chengfeng heard a rustling sound Turning his head, he saw a person walking out of the forest to the west of the house The thin and petite figure had her back towards Chengfeng and was struggling to drag a large log, bending her back
Li Chengfeng smiled He crept up to her, then yelled suddenly Su Yuehan screah heartily
She crawled up and started to punch hi held her off by pushi+ng her head away, teasing her
They were both play fighting when a deafening ru them
Chengfeng looked up and saw the setting sun in the west The red fireball dyed the skies red too, yet fro out the red sky Rain was co
“Quick, we need to find shelter! Did you see any caves nearby?”