The two, one in front and one behind, Zhu Zhuqing led Ye Qiu to the outside of a cave.
Ye Qiu knew this cave; it was the one where he had applied medicine to Zhu Zhuqing before.
Jumping off the wolf's back, she walked in first. Ye Qiu sent the two wolves back and followed her in.
"Why did you bring me here?"
"To spend the night, of course~ Just the two of us!" Her soft voice answered Ye Qiu. "Hurry up and take out the bed?"
'Is there anyone else here?' Ye Qiu looked at her strangely, not daring to say it out loud, afraid she would cause more trouble. He could only comply, using his Divine Might Space to release the bed.
"Phew~ Your Spirit Ability is really convenient, isn't it! You can live so comfortably even out here in the wilderness!" Zhu Zhuqing lay down.
"Why spend the night outside? I think it's better to go back into the Divine Might Space!" Ye Qiu looked at the sky outside; it was almost dark.
"I want to spend the night here!" She sat up, staring at him stubbornly.
"Alright, alright! I'll listen to you." Ye Qiu spread his hands and turned to leave.
"Hey, where are you going?" Zhu Zhuqing saw him about to leave and stopped him.
"It's getting dark, shouldn't I gather some firewood to light a bonfire!" He looked at her speechlessly, truly finding trouble for no reason.
"Hmph! Then hurry up and go, and come back quickly!" She snorted coldly and returned to the bed, sitting down.
...
Ye Qiu sat cross-legged on the ground, looking at the flames in front of him, while Zhu Zhuqing lay on her side on the bed, quietly watching his side profile, illuminated fiery red by the light.
"Ye Qiu, do you still remember this cave?" Her soft voice echoed in the somewhat cold cave.
"I remember, isn't it the one where I applied medicine to you before? Don't worry, I definitely won't tell anyone about those things! I've already forgotten!" Ye Qiu thought she was bringing it up again to warn him.
"Oh? What exactly have you forgotten?" Zhu Zhuqing walked over and sat beside him.
"It's just that I saw you cough cough! I don't remember, I don't remember..." Ye Qiu almost choked on his saliva, becoming more and more uncertain as he spoke.
Watching his flustered appearance, Zhu Zhuqing pursed her lips, chuckled lightly, and whispered, "Actually, it's okay if you remember."
"Ah? What?!"
"Nothing! If you didn't hear it clearly, then forget it!" She walked away, her face flushed and ears hot.
"How strange!" Ye Qiu mumbled a few words, then turned his head, "Hey, you still haven't agreed to protect Xiao Wu for me!"
"Is she very important to you?"
"Yes! Very important!"
"Then are you going to help or not?"
"I don't want to consider that question right now. I'm sleepy. I'll tell you tomorrow!" Zhu Zhuqing spoke coldly, with her own considerations in mind.
Ye Qiu opened his mouth but said nothing more, quietly sitting cross-legged in front of the fire, keeping watch.
Inside the cave, besides the sound of the flames burning, there was only the sound of their breathing.
...
The night was halfway over.
Ye Qiu, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground cultivating, suddenly felt someone embrace him.
He opened his eyes and saw Zhu Zhuqing leaning on his shoulder. They were both wrapped in the same blanket. She had made her decision!
"What are you doing!" Ye Qiu reached out to push her away.
"You saw me naked, touched me, and even took my first kiss! Don't you need to take responsibility?" Zhu Zhuqing leaned her mouth close to his ear, her voice a little cold, as if Ye Qiu dared to say he wouldn't take responsibility, she would knife him!
Her warm breath made his ears itch, and her cold voice made his heart feel a little chilly.
This was completely different from how the rabbit made him feel. He and Xiao Wu had at least spent so much time together...
Ye Qiu turned his head away, "Hey, stop messing around! You... you didn't say that before!"
"I told you to forget, and you just forget? If I wanted to kill you, would you let me kill you? Are you even a man?!" She turned Ye Qiu's head back to face her, staring at him intently.
"I'm still a boy..." Ye Qiu answered timidly.
"You! Hmph, you really are shameless!" She snorted coldly.
"How am I shameless! I... I was applying medicine to you!"
"You're still talking!" Zhu Zhuqing directly grabbed his neck, "Do you dare say you didn't look around or touch me when you were applying the medicine?!"
Ye Qiu grabbed her arm, trying to pull it away, feeling a little breathless from being choked, "I'm telling you, don't go too far! How can I apply medicine without looking with my eyes and using my hands?!"
"Hey, hey, hey! If you keep being unreasonable, I'm going to take action!"
"Take action? Are you going to hit me too?" Her Spirit attached, and black sharp claws grew from her other hand, placing them on Ye Qiu's neck.
"That's too much! Play is play, mischief is mischief, but this thing of yours is poisonous, hey~" Just as Ye Qiu was about to get up and escape, he found himself unable to move. "Hiss~ Why are you sitting on my leg?! Get off quickly!"
"What, do you want to use your vulgar eyes to bewitch me again?" Zhu Zhuqing saw a red light flash under the ribbon and pressed her claws closer.
When the previous accident happened, she felt she couldn't control herself. Later, when she learned that Ye Qiu could control Spirit Beasts, she had a guess!
Hearing her words, Ye Qiu froze there, even his Sharingan dimmed. 'She's slandering me! She's slandering me!'
"Why aren't you talking! Are you admitting that you were behind it?" Zhu Zhuqing leaned her face closer, her warm breath hitting Ye Qiu's face as she spoke.
Oh my god! When had a pure young man ever suffered such torment!
"That time was really an accident! My Spirit is a bit special..." Ye Qiu was at a loss for words.
"Special? Who knows! So, is that your reason for taking liberties with me?" Her body pressed even closer.
Wrapped in the blanket and pressed so intimately, Ye Qiu was already sweating. The six-pointed star in his eyes was about to blur and run away, he hadn't expected this!
Zhu Zhuqing touched his lips.
"Even if last time was an accident, this time it's not!"
The black, poisonous claws were retracted, and she grabbed Ye Qiu's neck, pulling him towards her mouth.
Ye Qiu, who had originally felt a bit warm, was even somewhat parched. As soon as the cool pudding entered his mouth, it froze him in place, and the red glow in his eyes once again dissipated.
His pupils dilated, and in his line of sight appeared a pair of black eyes with a hint of shyness, and a flushed pretty face.
Just like the accident that happened last time...
Ye Qiu had just frozen for a few seconds when he felt like he was about to crash. His face flushed, veins bulging. His neck was still being choked, and he didn't know if it was from nervousness or revenge, but it was choked tighter and tighter.
He suddenly pushed her away, poof! Both of them fell to the ground, wrapped in the blanket, covered in sweat.
"Hoo~" Ye Qiu patted his chest, breathing heavily, his nasal passages seemingly still carrying her scent.
"Are you trying to choke me to death?!"
Zhu Zhuqing was pushed to the ground, her face flushed, and she was also breathing heavily. It took her a while to recover.
As if she hadn't heard Ye Qiu's words, she picked up the blanket from the ground and walked towards the bed.
Halfway there, she turned her head back, her expression calm, looking at Ye Qiu. "I ask you, was this time an accident?"
"What do you mean?" Ye Qiu got up, a little confused.
"Answer me! Was this time an accident?" Zhu Zhuqing's voice began to grow cold and firm, her eyes glaring at Ye Qiu.
"No...?" Ye Qiu was somewhat bewildered by her question and answered tentatively.
Zhu Zhuqing nodded, then turned her back to him and continued walking forward, her calm voice sounding, "Mm, it wasn't an accident! I was the one who initiated it!"
After saying this, her face instantly bloomed like azaleas, her ears burned, and she hurriedly returned to the bed and lay down, trying her best to control her breathing!
For the remaining time, she planned to leave it to Ye Qiu to ponder her feelings for him. If he was perceptive enough, perhaps she could save some effort.
"???" Unfortunately, without deeper understanding, Ye Qiu couldn't comprehend her hidden meanings.
He stayed in place, unsure of what she meant.
After the rabbit, was he now being initiative by the cat?
Suddenly, one of life's three great illusions popped into his mind.
'She likes me?'
Slap slap! Ye Qiu slapped himself twice to make himself sober up.
It wasn't convenient to ask her for clarification now, so he could only sit back down, but he couldn't stop himself from overthinking.
He even started to think about whether to choose the cat or the rabbit.
'Or both... Holy cow!'
Bang! Just as Ye Qiu was lost in his pleasant thoughts, a tongue of flame suddenly shot out from the bonfire, startling him and interrupting his wild fantasies.