Chapter 126 The Female Master Shouldn't Hold Back

However, after an echo, only the babbling of the water and the rustling of the leaves remained on the riverbank.

Jiang Xi frowned in confusion.

Was it just her imagination?

She held the red scale, examined it from all sides for a moment, but found nothing unusual.

She could only tuck the red scales back into her waistband.

But I kept it in mind.

We'll have to think of a way to find Nakan and return the scales to him.

Jiang Xi continued walking upstream along the river.

A moment later, a rustling sound came from the woods, and Nakan, wearing a grass skirt, appeared behind a tree.

He carried two rabbits in his hands, his golden snake eyes fixed on the riverbank until the small figure disappeared.

Jiang Xi walked up the riverbank and searched along the edge of the woods near the riverbank.

She couldn't find the seasoning she wanted, but she did find something delicious to eat.

Taro flowers.

The leaves are broad like lotus leaves, with a light reddish-purple stem extending from the center. At the top of the stem is a white-green flower center that looks like a fruit. The outer petals of the flower center are white, there is only one petal, and it is very thick.

She tried this once, and it tasted amazing!

However, if not handled properly, it can cause numbness and itching.

Jiang Xi pulled out a large handful of light reddish-purple stems.

She thought to herself, "We'll have some new dishes to eat today."

But as soon as she walked back, before she could even speak, Duan Si and Yves's expressions changed.

"Don't touch that thing."

The serpent's tail swept past like a shadow, and with a flick of its tail, it knocked the object from the female's hand.

He didn't know his own strength and slapped Jiang Xi's hand so hard that it instantly turned a large red patch. She cried out softly in pain, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"The female master..."

Just as Duan Si was about to say that the thing shouldn't be touched, he saw that the female master's eyes were red and filled with tears.

His voice suddenly stopped, and he froze on the spot.

Lu Liufeng arrived quickly.

When he arrived, Jiang Xi was enduring the pain as she treated the back of her hand.

Lu Liufeng frowned, looked at Duan Si, and reprimanded him.

"Duan Si, the female master is female, not a tough-skinned beastman or a cub. Even if you hold back, she can't withstand the power of your tail."

Under the glowing green light therapy, the redness on the back of Jiang Xi's hand quickly disappeared, but the numb pain persisted, leaving her fingers numb and unable to move.

Seeing the female protagonist's eyes brimming with tears, biting her lip to keep from crying, Lu Liufeng felt a pang of heartache.

He reached out, pulled the female protagonist into his arms, patted her back gently, and whispered.

"If the female master is in pain, she should cry it out; she doesn't have to hold it in."

He had no idea what the female protagonist had experienced in her world.

But he knew that only those little brats whose parents didn't care about them would stubbornly hold back their tears when they were hurt.

Because they know that even if they cry, no one will comfort them.

"The female master is no longer in pain, no longer in pain."

Lu Liufeng gently patted the female master's back, lowered his head, placed a kiss on the top of her soft hair, and whispered words of comfort.

"If the female master is in pain or uncomfortable, she should speak up; she doesn't have to endure it."

Jiang Xi didn't want to cry; she wasn't that fragile.

But Lu Liufeng's embrace was too warm, and his caring voice was too gentle, which made her eyes sting, and the tears she had managed to hold back flowed out again.

"Waaaaah... Lu Liufeng..."

Jiang Xi hugged him, sobbing softly in his arms, wiping her tears on his bare, bulging chest muscles.

Her already smooth skin became slippery after being soaked by her tears, making her laugh as she cried.

She wiped away her tears, left his embrace, and used the animal hide to wipe the tear stains from his chest muscles.

Lu Liufeng bent down, cupped the female master's face in his hands, and gently wiped away her tears with his long, slender fingers.

Duan Si stood to one side, his scarlet snake eyes half-closed, his lips pursed, and his black snake tail hanging down on the riverbank, its tip uneasily slapping against the sand and stones.

Yves Ben came over, then quickly grabbed the two little ones and left.

Clearly, it's not appropriate for him and his kids to appear in this situation.

The two little green snakes whimpered and twisted into a pretzel shape in the father beast's hands.

"Fragrant mistress, you're in pain."

"It hurts, blow on it!"

But this time, no matter how much they resisted, Yves wouldn't take them there.

After wiping away the female protagonist's tears, Lu Liufeng turned to look at Duan Si.

"Duan Si, hurry up and apologize to the female master."

Duan Si opened his snake-like eyes and saw the female master's red eyes. His thin lips moved slightly.

"sorry."

The numbness in Jiang Xi's hands disappeared, and she was able to move them again.

Her eyes were still red and wet with tears, but she smiled.

"fine."

"You're doing this for my own good."

"However..." Seeing the taro flowers scattered all over the ground, Jiang Xi's hand started to hurt again.

She said it tactfully.

"Next time, you can call me first. If you can avoid moving your tail, then don't."

It hurts so much.

Moreover, this was even after she could feel that the power in her tail had been greatly reduced.

She had no doubt that if Duan Si's tail lashed out with all its might, it could sweep her from the Rehe Valley all the way to the Lion Roar Tribe.

After she finished speaking, Jiang Xi didn't hear Duan Si's voice, and she was just about to look at him.

Suddenly, he noticed a finger brushing against the corner of his eye.

She initially thought it was Lu Liufeng, but out of the corner of her eye, her brain told her that Lu Liufeng was on the left, and the fingers...

On the right!

Jiang Xi looked up at Duan Si and took a step back.

Duan Si withdrew his finger, then placed it to his lips, flicked out his forked tongue, and licked it.

"Salty."

His voice remained indifferent, and as he licked his fingers, his scarlet snake eyes stared intently at her, unblinking.

Jiang Xi's face instantly turned hot!

"What are you doing?!"

Her voice was so weak she could barely speak.

Under this series of physical and mental stimuli, her brain felt dizzy and she was about to run out of oxygen.

Lu Liufeng's reproachful gaze turned strange.

However, he did not expose all of this, but instead pulled the female master aside.

"The female master should rest for a while."

His gaze fell on the taro flowers scattered on the ground, and he asked a question.

"Is this... a new dish?"

Lu Liufeng knew that touching this thing would cause numbness and itching.

But taro, just like this, is now safely served on the dinner table.

So if the female has taken it, then it must be fine and edible.

Jiang Xi sat down on the big rock.

With Lu Liufeng in the way, she didn't have to face Duan Si, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that Lu Liufeng had changed the subject to taro flowers, she quickly spoke up.

"Mmm, it's edible!"

Let's make this taro flower dish today!

"In a little while, we'll peel off the outer skin together, then break it into sections, steam it first, then stir-fry it. That way, it won't feel numb."

After Lu Liufeng responded, he bent down to pick up the taro flowers on the sandy ground.

Thus, Duan Si, who had been hidden behind him, was revealed.

The moment the scene came into view, Duan Si looked up and gazed in the direction of the female master.

Jiang Xi met his gaze, then quickly looked away.

She even jumped down from the big rock and hurriedly helped Lu Liufeng pick up the taro flowers on the ground.

Just then, Yves's voice suddenly came from the edge of the woods, neither too close nor too far.

"The female messenger has found two rabbits in Duan Si's burrow."