Chapter 88: This Shameless Woman!
“Hmph—!” Tian Lang bared his teeth at Hong Que, who had thrown the pebble.
Jealous crazy bird! Serves you right that you don’t get to sleep with the kitten!
Too lazy to bother with a loser, Tian Lang nuzzled Xie Qiang’s hand again before lifting his paws and trotting lightly toward the cave entrance.
Xie Qiang got out of bed, preparing to wash up with the water Hong Que had boiled yesterday, but out of the corner of her eye, she noticed Hong Que staring at her with a complicated expression.
She couldn’t help but turn her head, asking in confusion, “Why are you looking at me like that?”
Hong Que’s entire body stiffened. He immediately lowered his head to continue peeling the fruit, but after realizing his reaction was too obvious, he quickly looked up and glared at her fiercely. “You slept very comfortably last night, didn’t you!”
Because of her, he had nearly died from the ordeal!
Xie Qiang didn’t understand what kind of fit he was throwing now, so she chose the “perfunctory method”: “Mhm, mhm, you’re right, it was very comfortable.”
Hong Que: “…”
Aaaaaahhhh! This shameless woman!
In his anger, Hong Que crushed the fruit in his hand and stuffed the fragmented pulp into his mouth with indignation. “I’ll say it one more time! I will never like a Guide who is fickle, has ever-changing tastes, and has slept with many Sentinels!”
“Oh.” Xie Qiang, who was brushing her teeth, gave him a thumbs-up with an appreciative gaze. “Then you really are a ‘pure-love’ type.”
Her indifferent attitude left Hong Que feeling both aggrieved and frustrated. Not wanting to deal with her anymore, he slammed the peeled fruit down in front of her and strode toward the stone bed.
He said crossly, “I’m going to sleep. You are not allowed to disturb me!”
Xie Qiang picked up the fruit and took a bite, looking at him with a look of wonder.
Even though he’s this angry, he didn’t forget to give me food. This scene is just like those ‘Cold-Faced CEO Washes Underwear’ novels my classmates love to read.
After breakfast, Xie Qiang felt her energy had recovered quite a bit. Glancing at Hong Que, who was sleeping with his back turned to her, she walked to a spacious and clean area in the cave and began practicing Ba Duan Jin.
After finishing the set, she wiped the sweat from her face and lightly rinsed it with water. Only then did she walk to the cave entrance to play with Tian Lang.
“Damn it…”
On the crashed starship, Sen Ji raised his blade to cleave through a flying Zerg that rushed toward him. The faint aura of wrath radiating from him made the scattered Zerg in the vicinity retreat a step, hovering around but not daring to step forward.
The insect tide of hundreds of thousands of S-class Zerg had now been slaughtered until only a few dozen remained. The ground was covered in the mangled corpses of Zerg, a testament to the frantic killing spree of the past two days.
The silver-haired youth stepped on a Zerg that was struggling violently, operating his light-brain with an impatient look. “None of the three have replied to messages. It seems they’ve fallen into a wormhole nearby.”
“Go into the wormhole to find them.” The man cleanly finished off the remaining Zerg, his voice cold. “She definitely isn’t used to eating Zerg meat. If she goes without meat for a long time, she’ll get sick.”
Nearby, Jiang Qingwan heard this and looked at Sen Ji with a hesitant expression.
“Her Highness truly makes one worry.” Cang Jiu closed his light-brain with a look of helplessness, his finger twirling the blue silk ribbon on his side ponytail. He stepped onto the wreckage of the starship and headed toward the rear. “Let’s go. First, we’ll head to the storage area to find some meal bags that our Princess likes to eat.”
Sen Ji also turned to follow.
Jiang Qingwan hurried to keep up with them. After a slight hesitation, she looked at Sen Ji’s indifferent face and spoke with a somewhat flustered voice, “Commander Sen, the wormhole is extremely damp and cold at night. If there isn’t a Sentinel’s body to provide warmth, a Guide probably won’t be able to endure it.”
The man’s footsteps came to an abrupt halt. His deep gaze landed on her like a cold thorn.
He had almost forgotten.
Xie Qiang, having fallen into the wormhole, would definitely need Hong Que’s or Mo Yin’s body for warmth at night…
At the thought of Xie Qiang being “honest and open” with either of them, or even potentially falling for one of them, Sen Ji’s heart contracted sharply. An indescribable feeling of irritation and bitterness swirled in his heart, making his expression turn gloomy.
He looked coldly at Jiang Qingwan. “And?”
Jiang Qingwan couldn’t help but take a step back in fear, but she steeled herself and said, “So I want to say, if you are unwilling to help me stay warm, please find some clothing that can keep me warm, as well as cold medicine.”
She pursed her lips slightly and added in detail, “The Princess might also get sick. There are poisonous insects in the wormhole that bite. We must bring the appropriate medicines.”
She was right. Sen Ji withdrew his cold gaze and strode forward. “Understood.”
Only then did Jiang Qingwan breathe a sigh of relief, patting her chest with lingering fear.
Sen Ji’s gaze just now had almost made her think he intended to just dump her on the starship and ignore her.
Quickly catching up with the two, she looked toward the wormhole in the distance with a worried expression.
I hope Her Highness the Princess is alright.
The Empire’s Sentinels still need her.
Inside the wormhole.
Mo Yin returned carrying water and food. The fat red bird, Xiao Hong, who was following him, flew to the stone wall. Da-da-da, it began to peck at the wall with its beak, drawing out a map of the routes near the cave.
Xie Qiang tidied up the fruit Mo Yin had brought back. Picking one up, she was about to go check on Xiao Hong’s progress when Mo Yin, who was laying new straw bedding on the stone bed, suddenly stopped her. He sneakily pulled a red fruit from his bosom.
It was a variety she hadn’t eaten before.
Her eyes widened slightly. “For me?”
Mo Yin didn’t speak, but his dark gold wolf eyes shifted toward Hong Que’s direction.
Xie Qiang: !!!
The large one and the small one locked eyes, and the little cat smiled sinisterly.
Xie Qiang walked toward the stone wall cradling the two fruits. By now, Xiao Hong had pecked out a map covering half the wall. She looked at it with wonder, her eyes involuntarily sparkling. “Xiao Hong, you’re too amazing! You actually managed to remember so many paths!”
“Ga?” Hearing the girl’s praise, Xiao Hong—who had never been praised before—was stunned. When it snapped out of it, it couldn’t help but lift its chin, saying proudly, “Pervert, you have taste! That’s right! This one is incredibly amazing!”
“As expected of Xiao Hong! It must have been hard work going out to scout!”
Xie Qiang held out the bright red fruit in her hand and said with a beaming smile, “Here, based on my experience in picking fruit over the past three days, this one is definitely super sweet. It’s for our Xiao Hong who worked hard all day~!”
Hong Que, who was standing not far away looking at the map, immediately warned, “Xiao Hong, don’t eat it. She’s not that kind-hearted. That fruit is definitely sour!”
Xiao Hong immediately looked at the red fruit with vigilance. “Cunning!”
“It’s not sour.” Xie Qiang blinked her eyes piteously, looking at Xiao Hong with longing. “Xiao Hong is different from Da Hong. Da Hong can eat sour things, but Xiao Hong must eat sweet things.”
She leaned into Xiao Hong’s ear and whispered mysteriously, “I only give Xiao Hong sweet things.”
Hong Que: ? Is she even speaking human language?
Xiao Hong was so coaxed that it felt a bit light-headed. It gave a light cough and flew onto Xie Qiang’s wrist, putting on an expression that said it was only accepting this charity once. “Then this one… will have a taste.”
It took a shallow peck of the fruit pulp. The taste was indeed sweet and delicious. It couldn’t help but look at Hong Que triumphantly. “It’s sweet!”
I am more popular than you!
Ga-ga!
Hong Que gritted his teeth in anger. “Traitor!”
After speaking, he glared at Xie Qiang again. “Heartless woman! You take the watch tonight!”
“Alright, alright, don’t be angry.” Xie Qiang handed over the other red fruit in her hand, her smile brilliant. “How could I not have a share for you? This is for you to eat.”
“Hmph, it’s too late to try and curry favor with me now!”
Although he said that, the red-haired youth still reached out and took the fruit. Then, he quickly retreated several meters away, his lips curling slightly as he tossed the fruit into his mouth.
He knew it! Xie Qiang was using Xiao Hong as a cover, finding an excuse to give him a sweet fruit to please him!
The red-haired youth bit into the pulp with a joyous mood.
Immediately after: “Ah—”
Hong Que’s arm shook as he punched the wall, his entire handsome face shriveled into a bun from the sourness. “Xie—Qiang! You lied to me again!”
Xie Qiang quickly hid behind Mo Yin and poked her head out, looking innocent. “Hehe, I told you, I’d still lie to you.”
Mo Yin chewed his fruit and enunciated clearly, “Brother, so stupid.”
After spitting out the pulp, Hong Que was so angry he kicked the stone wall: ヽ(#`Д´)ﾉ┌┛〃
Dammit! Why do I have to be here! If I’d known, I would have kicked Sen Ji down and stayed outside myself!!!
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