Chapter 30 Learning to Swim

Shu Ning teleported to a spot not far from the entrance of the Mo Li Cave, preparing to call out to him.

"Mo Li, are you there?" Shu Ning peeked into the cave.

"ink…"

Let's go.

Mo Li appeared behind her without her noticing, and she was almost startled.

"Okay." Then he went to the river with Mo Li.

Mo Li, with her long legs, deliberately slowed down to match Shu Ning's pace when she realized Shu Ning couldn't keep up.

The afternoon sunlight slanted through the forest, casting the shadows of the two figures, one tall and one short, one thin and one round, onto the grass.

Shu Ning's face flushed uncontrollably at the thought of the two of them meeting again in the water later.

"Mo Li, what are you interested in?" she suddenly asked.

Mo Li was slightly taken aback by his question. "Why are you asking this?"

Well, I just want to please you and kiss you.

Shu Ning didn't say it directly.

"We've known each other for so long, and I've never given you a gift!" Shu Ning made up a reason on the spot.

Mo Li hesitated for a moment before saying, "No."

"oh."

Shu Ning could tell; he did have it.

A man who says one thing but means another.

Looking back, is there any record of him in the encyclopedia? Others may not be, but he is the third prince of the Jiao clan, so he is someone of importance.

The two quickly reached the riverbank.

"Should I... take it off?" Shu Ning looked at him awkwardly.

“No need,” Mo Li replied, then used her slender fingers to pull her hand into the shallow water.

Shu Ning was pulled along by him and looked at the animal skin wrapped around his waist. Suddenly, the scene of him holding her last night flashed through her mind, and she couldn't help but blush.

"Stay in the water for a while and get used to it," Mo Li said in a deep, magnetic voice.

"Okay." From this moment on, Shu Ning's expression became serious.

Swimming was something she had always wanted to learn, and now she finally had the opportunity to learn. She listened carefully to every word he said and tried to learn every movement carefully.

"You should first learn some simple swimming strokes and how to save yourself. I'll demonstrate the process for you."

Then he released her hand, gently pushed off with his feet, and his perfect figure plunged into the water. He then deliberately swam in a slow motion.

His lithe figure, illuminated by the sunlight, appeared and disappeared like a male mermaid.

When he returned, his hair was soaked. After wiping the water off his face with his hands, he looked at her with his deep eyes and said, "Try swimming like I did just now, and remember to breathe properly."

Shu Ning swallowed hard, silently encouraging herself.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here," Mo Li comforted her, noticing her worries.

"Okay." After saying that, Shu Ning thought for a moment and then imagined him swimming forward as he had just done so.

At first, it looked quite decent, but when it swam into the deeper water, it soon started to get chaotic.

Seeing this, Mo Li quickly stepped forward to her side and said, "Stay calm, don't panic."

Upon hearing his voice, Shu Ning immediately felt a sense of security and tried her best to get back into the zone.

"Very good." After saying that, Mo Li continued swimming forward.

Shu Ning felt much more at ease after spotting him ahead and tried her best to swim in his direction.

As she got closer to him, he swam a little further forward.

...

Shu Ning stopped being afraid of the deep water area because she knew he was there.

Seeing that she was becoming more and more agile, Mo Li looked at her with satisfaction, and after a while, returned to her side.

"That's fine."

Shu Ning panicked upon hearing this.

"How...can I...stop?"

She said this while swimming and breathing.

Mo Li smiled slightly and swam over.

"Bend your knees and pull your legs forward, press your palms down into the water, lift your head, and move slowly and don't be nervous." Then he took her hand and taught her to do it slowly.

Shu Ning, whose hand he was holding, immediately relaxed.

After she got used to it, I let go of her hand.

A short while later, Shu Ning, who could now "stand" in the water, happily told him, "Mo Li, I can do it! I did it! I did it!"

Seeing her happy expression, Mo Li's lips curled up slightly, and her eyes revealed a look of relief.

"Very good. Remember to come practice with me every day from now on," Mo Li said with satisfaction.

"Hmm!" Shu Ning was secretly delighted upon hearing this.

I can go find him without even having to think of a way.

It was getting late.

"Let's go back," Mo Li said.

"good."

Shu Ning swam in front, with Mo Li slightly behind.

Although she had just learned to swim, he was still a little worried.

After getting ashore, Shu Ning was about to thank him when she noticed a faint mark on his chest.

Are you hurt?

She stepped forward to examine it and, upon discovering that it was the wound she had bitten the night before, her face immediately turned bright red.

"Um, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." Shu Ning looked at him apologetically.

Mo Li glanced down at the mark on her chest, a slight smile playing on her lips, a fleeting, almost imperceptible glint in her eyes.

"fine."

Hearing that he was alright, Shu Ning's guilty mood brightened again.

"Let's go back," Mo Li said.

"good".

A moment later.

"Change your clothes when you get back," she instructed Mo Li, who was about to reach the fork in the road.

"good."

After finishing her sentence, Shu Ning walked towards her cave, humming an unknown tune as she went.

She was happy not only because she had learned to swim, but more importantly because she now had a chance to complete her mission.

Not far from his cave, he saw a tall and handsome figure leaning against a tree trunk in front of the cave.

After recognizing the person, Shu Ning called out, "Xiao Chong!"

Xiao Chong stood up and looked at her, noticing that her hair and clothes were wet. He frowned slightly and his gaze darkened.

"Why are you wet?" he asked in a deep, magnetic voice, his tone slightly hurried.

Shu Ning was momentarily at a loss for words when asked the question.

After hesitating for a moment, she said, "I'm going to learn to swim."

She felt it was better to be honest and didn't want to hide it from him.

Xiao Chong's expression changed slightly upon hearing this. "Swimming? Who taught you?"

“Yes, Mo Li.” Shu Ning said, observing his expression.

Hearing that it was Mo Li, Xiao Chong breathed a sigh of relief; at least he was the least hostile towards her among those beastmen.

At the same time, I felt complicated. When did they become so close? She had been with me almost every day for the past few days.

"Go back and change your clothes quickly, don't catch a cold." After saying that, he pulled her into the cave.

“Okay,” Shu Ning replied.

Once inside the cave, he found her animal-patterned skirt and showed it to her, only to find that her previous skirts were all too big, which made him frown.

She has really lost a lot of weight recently; thankfully, these dresses are all elasticated with drawstrings.

It looks like we'll have to get her two new outfits.

"Let's put this on first."

After saying that, he went out.

"Okay." After changing her clothes, Shu Ning took the wet clothes out to dry.

After seeing her holding the wet clothes, Xiao Chong took them, wrung out the water, and hung them up to dry.

"How's your swimming coming along?" he asked.

"I've learned it," Shu Ning said happily.

"Oh? That's amazing." Xiao Chong looked at her happy expression.

"Hehe." Shu Ning laughed shyly after being praised.

"Why do you suddenly want to learn to swim?" He patted her head.

"Having more skills means having more options in life," Shu Ning said, twisting her hair.

Upon hearing this, a complex emotion flashed across Xiao Chong's eyes.