It took them a whole day to climb the first mountain.

On the flat land where the two mountains connect, in order to solve their problem of resting at night, Jia Xitong took out spirit stones and set up the Star Array, and then had Shang Yanting set up the tent in the center of the Star Array.

"Wow! Host, this feels just like camping at night!"

Jia Xitong couldn't help but sigh.

There are so many stars in the sky.

There were also a lot of mosquitoes around.

It buzzed incessantly around her, as if it hadn't had a full meal in centuries.

This ruined everyone's enjoyment of stargazing, and they started waving their hands wildly in the air.

"Why are you biting me? Bit Shang Yanting! Isn't his dragon bloodline tastier than mine?"

As Jia Xitong swatted mosquitoes, she whispered something, which Shang Yanting, who was bringing her mosquito repellent oil, overheard.

this……

It's fine when I don't say bad things, but as soon as I do, people start showing up.

Jia Xitong looked at him and gave an awkward smile.

"Dear host, would you believe me if I said I was just talking nonsense?"

Shang Yanting: "...What do you think?"

He tossed the mosquito repellent oil into her arms and turned to leave.

The process of leaving was direct and decisive.

There was not the slightest bit of lingering affection.

"oops!"

"I'm so sorry, dear host!"

"Don't leave me!"

She hurriedly chased after him, but in that instant, he pulled down the tent flap, blocking Jia Xitong who was chasing after him from outside the door.

Are you really angry?

Jia Xitong stood frozen in front of the tent.

The next second, a hand reached out from inside and pulled her back in.

And then comes the kiss!

A passionate kiss!

They'd kissed before, but today it got so intense it escalated to... well, you know. Jia Xitong felt that shy, embarrassed feeling again.

The stars in the sky flickered brightly and dimly.

They all seemed to be spying on what mischief the two people inside the tent were up to...

The next day

When Jia Xitong got up again, she felt refreshed.

She nestled against Shang Yanting's chest, gazing at his long eyelashes before he opened his eyes. His lips were a natural rouge red, and his straight nose formed a beautiful curve with his forehead.

Jia Xitong looked at him with a smug expression.

Hehehe last night.

Jia Xitong smiled awkwardly.

Shang Yanting opened his eyes and saw Jia Xitong lying on top of him, laughing hysterically. "What's wrong?"

"It's alright, it's alright."

Jia Xitong sat up, lifted the tent flap, and walked outside. "You must have been exhausted last night, so you should get some rest. We can continue our journey around noon."

She took out the smooth pebbles she had picked up earlier and built a simple stove.

A small pot was placed on the fire.

She added ginseng, saffron, and deer antler that she hadn't finished using from a few years ago and cooked them into a soup. "Host, you must have been tired last night. Drink some soup to nourish yourself."

Repair?

What should I supplement?

They did absolutely nothing yesterday.

Shang Yanting looked at the bowl of liver-colored liquid, then at her.

"Drink it quickly."

Jia Xitong looked at him expectantly.

"...half for each of us."

Shang Yanting divided the medicine she had prepared early that morning into two portions, "After all, you put in a lot of effort last night."

That's true!

Last night she pressed Shang Yanting down and kissed him!

She even touched his chest and abs several times!

A lecherous smile appeared on Jia Xitong's face. Then she drank the love potion that Shang Yanting handed her, and felt like she was floating on air.

"Dear host, I feel like I love you even more now~"

Shang Yanting's expression changed immediately when he saw her honestly drink the soup.

"You drank it all?"

"Um."

Jia Xitong then raised another bowl, shouting, "Cheers!"

That's all I need to say.

Her face flushed, and then she sniffed, "Dear host, I feel like I have a runny nose."

It's not snot.

It's a nosebleed!

"Didn't you only put ginseng, saffron, and deer antler in the pot?"

While these things are nourishing, with her current peak strength at the Talisman Master level, she wouldn't drink them to the point of getting a nosebleed.

"Oh, I also added a few of the health-strengthening and tonic pills that Li Tuo gave me."

Jia Xitong answered while sniffling.

The nosebleed just wouldn't stop.

The drops of blood had fallen onto her newly changed, clean shoes.

"Teacher Tuo's medicine seems a bit strong."

Is it really just a little too intense?

In any case, Jia Xitong's words came true.

They didn't start their journey until noon.

According to the map, they arrived at Mount Zuoji.

Zuoji Mountain is different from the previous mountain range.

Looking around, the place is lush and green.

However, upon closer inspection...

The trees on this mountain grow in strange and unusual ways.

Some trees grow like chicken feet, with only three roots that grip the ground firmly and robustly. Some trees resemble two intertwined snakes, their bark looking like scales. Still others are sturdy, with green bark and long thorns, looking like a hybrid offspring of cactus and aloe vera.

Anyway, the trees on this mountain are all growing well, but they're not growing in a proper way at all.

Really...

I feel like checking in.

Jia Xitong's desire to leave a memento was stirring within her.

Then I almost got whipped by a tree root that looked thin and harmless but was actually long and thin.

Shang Yanting reached out and pulled her away, his long tree whip sweeping away nothing.

"Don't do anything reckless."

He reminded him.

This place is, after all, part of the Queshan mountain range as recorded in historical texts, and is fraught with danger.

Let's go.

Shang Yanting led her away from these strangely shaped trees.

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