Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 453 - 451

Chapter 453: 451

"Brother Shangguan, I want a drink." Xiao’er’s throat was dry, so she spoke up, only to find that her voice sounded like a duck’s squawk, terribly hoarse.

Then she thought about the fact that she hadn’t spoken for several months. Could she possibly have bad breath?

With that thought, she decisively shut her mouth and stopped speaking.

"Okay, okay." Even though Xiao’er’s voice was not as crisp as before, Shangguan Xuanyi found it to be like a heavenly melody. He didn’t notice Xiao’er’s aberration, just kept nodding his head.

"Girl, are you feeling unwell anywhere?"

Xiao’er, not daring to open her mouth, just shook her head.

Shangguan Xuanyi, whose face was still flushed, felt relieved to know that she wasn’t feeling unwell. He didn’t dare to look at Xiao’er, a little afraid she might ask what he had been doing earlier. "I’m going to fetch water!" Then, quickly rising, he walked out.

There’s water in her space, she doesn’t need to go out and get any! Xiao’er reached out, wanting to stop him, but then thought better of it. She’d go into her space to deal with any bad breath. Even though she was certain she wouldn’t have it, she loved cleanliness, and the thought of not having brushed her teeth for a few months was unbearable!

The snow had stopped. Shangguan Xuanyi knew there was a small river down the mountain. He quickly descended, arrived at the river’s edge, and was relieved to find that the river had only frozen a thin layer of ice which he easily broke with a finger.

He took a wooden basin and the dirty clothes he had just changed for Xiao’er out of his space ring, then emptied the water and cleaned the basin and the clothes. The ice-cold river water cooled his overheated face, but his heart warmed up.

He was overjoyed. His girl was finally awake!

He put the cleaned clothes back into his space ring, took out a wooden barrel, filled it with water, put the whole bucket into his space ring, and turned to go back.

His space ring, too, had drinking water in it. But he needed an excuse to step out, to allow the heat on his face to recede and incidentally to cleanse his hands and the clothes he had just changed earlier.

Shangguan Xuanyi’s recovery was very strong. If Xiao’er asked about it, he decided to firmly deny it. Though he was willing to do it, admitting it was a bit embarrassing.

Turning to go back, he suddenly saw a fire in the distance. In the pitch-black night, it was clearly visible.

Shangguan Xuanyi glanced at the footprints he had just left in the snow by the river, quickly picked up a branch and started erasing his footprints, destroying all traces of his presence.

When Shangguan Xuanyi returned to the mouth of the cave, he had Xiao’er put the luminous pearl into her space to avoid tipping off any enemies with the light from the cave’s entrance.

"What happened?" Xiao’er quickly put the luminous pearl into her space.

The cave was pitch-black in an instant.

Shangguan Xuanyi nodded, then remembering, in total darkness, Xiao’er couldn’t see him nod, so he said: "I saw a fire. I don’t know if it’s friend or foe."

Shangguan Xuanyi sat down next to Xiao’er, "Did you have a drink?"

Shangguan Xuanyi knew Xiao’er must have water in her space ring. If she responded promptly, she should have had a drink by now.

"I’ve had a drink. How are your injuries, Brother Shangguan?" Xiao’er initially intended to give Shangguan Xuanyi healing pills, but before she passed out, she said she had no healing pills. Now if she took them out, it would be hard to explain the space upgrade.

If she took them out, Brother Shangguan might assume she deliberately held back the pills she obviously had when she was injured, feigning severity; or that she was feigning unconsciousness when her wounds were healed.

"It’s fine, how did you know I was injured?" Shangguan Xuanyi was surprised. He thought he had covered it up well. As he began to pack the things on the ground into his space, he asked,

"When I was out of my body, my soul could see!" Having said that, Xiao’er could have bitten off her own tongue. Why did she have to be so truthful?

Never mind how strange this sounded, but by being so candid, wasn’t she telling Shangguan Xuanyi that she knew he had changed her dirty clothes and cleaned her body?

Oh, my god!

What is it called? To gild the lily!

I’m doomed!

There was a pause in Shangguan Xuanyi’s movements.

Xiao’er’s face turned red, and she began to babble, "Well, I don’t see everything. The soul needs to rest too. I... I also need to sleep, so... so..."

Seeing Xiao’er flustered, Shangguan Xuanyi felt a warmth in his heart. Was she afraid of embarrassing him?

Shangguan Xuanyi walked up to her, held Xiao’er in his arms, nestled his face in her hair, rubbing it gently, "Girl, it’s so good that you’re awake! But since you’ve seen my body, you have to take responsibility for me! And you must take it to the end."

Shangguan Xuanyi remembered his clothes that had been made wet by her, and the few times he had undressed in front of her. So her soul could see that!

Xiao’er: "..."

Why does it sound like she’s the one in the wrong? Xiao’er didn’t know how to respond for a moment.

"What? Don’t want to take responsibility? That won’t do!" Shangguan Xuanyi tightened his grip, bringing their bodies even closer together.

"No! Didn’t you see my body? Before I woke up, you were helping me to clean my body! If anyone is to take responsibility, it should be you for me!"

After Xiao’er said this, she almost bit off her own tongue. How stupid could she be?!

God save her! She felt she had become too foolish to face people after waking up!

Shangguan Xuanyi laughed, his voice as deep and soothing as the melody of a cello.

"Okay, I’ll take responsibility!" After saying that, he lowered his head, tenderly kissing her all the way down from her forehead until he found her lips. He then lingered, savoring her sweetness, feeling it was never enough.

Girl, it’s so good that you’re awake, no matter how awkward I felt then.

The fire in the distance was gradually getting closer.

"I’m sure I saw a shadow moving here just now, I couldn’t have been mistaken."

"But there’s no trace at all on the ground, you idiot!" Man in Black Number Two

"Idiot, can’t traces be obliterated? I remember there’s a cave on that mountain. Let’s go up and check it out." The man in black pointed in the direction of the cave.

The two men sneaked to the entrance of the cave.

It was pitch black inside, nothing could be seen.

Man in Black number one pushed Man in Black number two, signaling him to go in first.

Man in Black number two rolled his eyes surreptitiously. Did they think he was stupid? If there were people hiding inside, he would be the first to die entering first.

Man in Black number two pushed Man in Black number one. Man in Black number one also was unwilling to be the first to go in.

The two looked at each other: go in together?

Both men nodded.

Then they both stepped forward, each holding a torch, and with swords in hand, they stepped into the cave together.

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