Chapter 98: Learning from Experience
Su Muyao, having her hand held and her palm rubbed by Hua Linye, felt her palm itching and burning slightly.
Just as she was about to pull away, she suddenly heard Hua Linye blurt out such bold words.
She looked up at him and instantly saw his exquisite, magnificent face dyed with a crimson hue, looking as bright and bewitching as red clouds.
The tails of his fox eyes seemed to carry a layer of faint red, and his thick eyelashes cast a shadow, hiding a trace of shyness.
Su Muyao had never seen Hua Linye like this.
Heavens, could a fox be this pure and shy? He wasn’t like this when he was flirting with her usually.
Where had his mind wandered to?
However, she had to admit that Hua Linye at this moment was as beautiful as a night demon, stunning her into a stupor where she forgot to react.
Hua Linye held onto Su Muyaoās hand, refusing to let go, and spoke in a low, seductive voice, “Wife, what do you say?”
He hadn’t thought about it before, but imagining the scene now, he began to look forward to it. His fox eyes held a soul-hooking luster as he looked at Su Muyao, wanting to swallow her heart and soul.
Su Muyaoās eyelashes trembled. She snapped back to reality and whispered, “Don’t think nonsense.”
“I just went to help Sister Lin!”
Su Muyao wasn’t going to tie herself down right now. She still had many things to do. First, she had to establish herself on the Beast Continent and survive properly.
Hearing Su Muyaoās words, Hua Linyeās expression fell.
Su Muyao said, “Don’t forget, there are still people trying to assassinate me, wanting me dead.”
Her priority now was to rely on herself to become stronger.
Hearing this, Hua Linyeās face changed, and he dared not think of those romantic scenes anymore. Yesterday, the Wife had just encountered an assassination attempt, and he hadn’t protected her well!
At a time like this, how could he dare think of such things?
“I’m sorry!”
Su Muyao could sense that Hua Linye seemed to be getting a bit clingy. It seemed that ever since she rescued him from the predicament of his youth within his spiritual sea, he had become a bit different. She guessed he might feel some gratitude toward her, leading to these changes.
She said seriously, “Hua Linye, you don’t need to say sorry.”
“You did nothing wrong.”
After speaking, Su Muyao entered the courtyard of their home.
Hua Linye watched her back, a confused look in his fox eyes. He felt that the Wife didn’t trust him enough yet, which was why she was unwilling to bond with him.
He felt that only by forming a mate bond would the Wife not drive him away. Thinking of how the Wife drove Mei Qingchen away and gave him a divorce letter, his heart panicked a little.
How was he supposed to please the Wife again?
Right, could he secretly ask Lin Qinās beast husbands and learn from their experience? After all, their Wife had bonded with them long ago and was even willing to have children.
…
After returning home, Su Muyao got busy.
She started pickling salted duck eggs.
Mei Qingchen watched Su Muyaoās busy figure and felt it was strange. Burning straw ash, adding salt, using yellow mudāhe didn’t know what she was doing with those duck eggs.
Mei Qingchen was extremely curious.
“Wife, let me help you work too?”
It was a good chance to ask what she was doing.
“No need!”
Wen Nanxi used his folding fan to block Mei Qingchen aside. “Don’t get in the Wife’s way!”
“Or do you not want to eat dinner?”
Hearing he might not get to eat, Mei Qingchen shut his mouth in frustration and stopped crowding forward.
Xiao Jihan was following Su Muyaoās instructions, braiding the red chili peppers together to hang by the door for easy storage and use.
His hands paused, and he glanced at Mei Qingchen but said nothing, continuing his work. He felt that if he worked more and braided more things, Su Muyao seemed to be more satisfied.
Wen Nanxi guarded against Mei Qingchen, and seeing him behaving, he went to wash the green peppers, chilies, mushrooms, and onions they had picked today. Su Muyao needed to use these.
The Wife said she would make green pepper stir-fried meat and mutton soup for dinner. They had hunted quite a few wild beasts today, including a sheep. He processed it first; whatever they couldn’t eat could be stored in the ice cellar.
Everyone went about their tasks methodically.
Mei Qingchen had nothing to do, so he could only chop wood.
For dinner, Su Muyao personally cooked the green pepper stir-fried meat and mutton soup. However, Wen Nanxi and Hua Linye made the scallion pancakes. She had made scallion pancakes before, so for repeat dishes, she didn’t need to cook personally; Wen Nanxi and the others could do it.
Smelling the aroma, Mei Qingchen couldn’t help but peek into the kitchen while chopping wood.
At this moment, his Sword Spirit spoke leisurely, “You were so stubborn back then, saying you wouldn’t eat the little girl’s food. Now you’re eating humble pie, aren’t you?”
“Can you not talk? Must you expose my shortcomings?”
Did it have to remind him of what he said before? This was his bonded sword; why was it specifically working against him? And how did this person get into his bonded sword?
“Did you enter my bonded sword when we were in Death Valley?”
A mysterious, ethereal voice resonated through the bonded sword. “Although your Mei family bloodline is special, if I hadn’t saved you and your sword, you wouldn’t have walked out of Death Valley easily. As your benefactor, I am merely residing temporarily in your bonded sword. When the time is right, I will naturally leave.”
“However, I will be watching you. Don’t even think about hurting that little girl.”
Mei Qingchen was unconvinced. “No, what exactly is so good about her? Every one of you is starting to defend her. Don’t forget what she…”
Mei Qingchen wanted to continue, but his bonded sword immediately turned horizontally to point at him. It seemed if he said one more word, the sword would act against him.
Mei Qingchen gritted his teeth and swallowed his defiant words. “My blood can still seal you.”
The Sword Spirit chuckled lightly. “Mei Qingchen, for the sake of you being a member of the Mei family, I’m just giving you a kind reminder. Don’t be stubborn, or you will regret it.”
“Don’t forget what she did for you.”
“Fix that habit of saying one thing and meaning another. If the little girl hardens her heart, you might face more than just being driven away.”
Mei Qingchen listened to the Sword Spiritās laughter and felt it was mocking him. Mei Qingchen went quiet then, staying silent all evening.
However, when it came time to eat, he was more enthusiastic than anyone.
Only when he truly tasted the green pepper stir-fried meat and the mutton soup did he realize how delicious it was.
Simply too delicious.
For the sake of the food, he decided to listen to his parents’ arrangement and absolutely not leave.
After eating, Mei Qingchen still wanted more.
It was so delicious!
Thinking that he had worked today, Su Muyao didn’t say he couldn’t eat. She just ignored him.
After dinner, Su Muyao didn’t stay idle; she started making chili meat sauce and mushroom meat sauce.
Xiao Jihan, Hua Linye, and Wen Nanxi were all helping.
Mei Qingchen didn’t know what to do.
Wen Nanxi asked, “Is the Wife making these to sell in Yunxiao City?”
If it were just for themselves, she wouldn’t make so much.
Su Muyao was thinking about what Steward Yun said during the day. She explained, “I plan to visit the City Lord’s Manor to find out who is behind the assassination attempt on me.”
“Since we are going to Yunxiao City, we shouldn’t waste time. We’ll go early in the morning to sell some meat sauce to earn money, and after selling out, we’ll go to the City Lord’s Manor.”
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