Chapter 180: Cultivating Feelings First

The kitchen fell eerily quiet, with no other sounds except for Lu Liufeng preparing the ingredients.

At this moment, Lu Liufeng grabbed a handful of water spinach and handed it to Yi Yuexi.

"Wash it."

He cut off half a winter melon and handed it to Hollen.

Peel it and cut it into chunks.

Yi Yuexi took it and went to the backyard to wash vegetables in the icy river.

Hollen used a stone knife to peel the winter melon.

Lu Liufeng cut the meat and then spoke again.

"Naffel, add some firewood; the woodpile is in the yard."

Nafi pursed his lips, then got up to fetch firewood.

The atmosphere in the kitchen eased.

Jiang Xi also let out a long breath.

She got up, walked to Lu Liufeng's side, and hugged him from behind.

"So what should I do?"

With his hands still covered in meat, Lu Liufeng gently rubbed the female master's soft hair with his elbow and said softly.

"The female master can just warm herself by the fire."

Jiang Xi didn't want to leave him.

She buried her face in his back, rubbed against him, and said in a sticky, affectionate tone.

"I don't want to go."

She wanted to stay close to Lu Liufeng forever, and didn't want to be separated from him at all.

They say that a day apart feels like three autumns, but these past few days have felt like countless springs and autumns.

The thought that she almost never saw Lu Liufeng again made her even more unwilling to be separated from him for a moment.

She dared not think about whether she would be able to find Lu Liufeng if she spent the night on the icy river and did not return until the next morning.

Given Lu Liufeng's personality, he would never leave the Cursed Land without finding her.

The cursed land is so vast.

Where is he going to find her?

Where will she go to find him again?

Lu Liufeng's lips curved slightly upward, his amber eyes filled with tender love.

He liked it when the female master clung to him like this, and he wanted to stay with her forever, never to be separated for a moment.

But he knew that from now on, the female master would no longer belong to him alone.

Therefore, every moment spent with the female master is precious.

Jiang Xi clung to Lu Liufeng like a little bee, following him around as he cooked.

Pan-fried steak, winter melon and pork rib soup, stir-fried water spinach, and boiled corn.

Lu Liufeng simply prepared four dishes.

We haven't been short of food lately. The meat brought back from the glacier, plus the vegetables that keep coming back from the Jehol Valley, is enough to feed the family for a while.

Nafi remained silent, and when he sat down in the chair and placed the bowl on his plate, he seemed rather lost.

After Lu Liufeng finished serving the soup to the female master, he also served him a bowl.

"Now that you've decided to marry the female master and live in the Lion's Roar tribe, you'll be one family from now on."

"Let's have a proper meal together after Mu Ling and Duan Si come back."

In the Cursed Land, there aren't many customs surrounding marriage contracts. Generally, family members close the door, have a nice meal, and that's considered a marriage contract.

In a large city like the Holy City, prominent orcs would hold grand bonfire banquets and revel all night long when they got married.

Nafi nodded, not caring about such things.

He looked at the water in the bowl containing meat and strange things, and then saw the female master holding the bowl with both hands, taking small sips with a satisfied expression. Curious, he picked it up and took a sip as well.

It had a strange taste, but it was surprisingly good.

He then imitated the female master and ate a bite of all the other dishes.

However, he doesn't know how to use chopsticks; he just uses them as sticks to poke into his mouth.

It's strange, but it tastes delicious.

He had never tasted food like this before.

Seeing him poking at the food with his chopsticks, Jiang Xi couldn't help but speak up, no matter how embarrassed she was.

"Naffel, this is how you use chopsticks."

She held the chopsticks between her fingers and gestured towards him.

Nafi awkwardly held the two chopsticks between his fingers, trying to pick up food, but they kept falling off, and he couldn't pick them up at all.

Jiang Xi couldn't help but burst out laughing.

The four beastmen on the table all looked at her.

The female master's dark eyes sparkled, her lips were glossy, and her whole being shone.

The strange atmosphere at the table instantly softened.

Jiang Xi was worried that he would think she was laughing at him, so she quickly spoke up.

"They weren't very good at it at first, but they got better with practice."

Nafi hummed in agreement, his slightly tense body relaxing a bit.

Since Lu Liufeng returned, there has been no place for him by the female master's side.

It's impossible not to feel disappointed, but he also knows how he got his position as a beastman and can't push his luck any further.

At the dinner table, Hollen remained silent and did not say much.

Yi Yuexi said a few words, but seeing that the female master was talking to Lu Liufeng and not paying much attention to him, he was furious.

However, the female master had just returned and was exhausted, so he couldn't possibly want to compete with her at this time.

He glanced at Nafiel and thought to himself, "There's still a long way to go. Lu Liufeng can't possibly monopolize the female master forever."

They sleep in separate rooms at night, and only Mu Ling's room is empty.

But the place was filled with Mu Ling's scent, so Nafi'er didn't want to stay there and stood in the courtyard, intending to sleep there.

He is a snow python, and he can sleep even in the snow.

Lu Liufeng was heating bath water for the female master when he saw Nafier standing in the courtyard, so he told the female master about it.

Jiang Xi thought for a moment, then opened the door and invited Nafier to sleep in her room.

"Naffier, come into my room and sleep."

Nafiel was taken aback, and Yi Yuexi quickly opened the door, her brows furrowed.

But before he could say anything, Jiang Xi spoke again.

"I'm sleeping with Lu Liufeng tonight."

As she said this, her heart raced, and she dared not look at Lu Liufeng.

The pollution on her body just needs one more thorough cleansing...

She didn't want to sleep alone anymore.

She wanted to sleep with Lu Liufeng.

Lu Liufeng's amber eyes held a smile, and the corners of his lips couldn't help but turn up.

He moved the stone tub from where the female bathed to his own house.

Nafiel slowly walked into the mistress's house.

The room was filled with the fragrance of the female mistress, which made him want to transform into a beast and return to his primal state as soon as he entered.

Jiang Xi knew that he probably wouldn't refuse to stay in her room.

But when he actually came into the house, I felt a little embarrassed.

She smiled at him, then turned to go to Lu Liufeng's room.

But as soon as he turned around, his wrist was grabbed.

Jiang Xi looked up at him blankly.

"What's wrong?"

Nafiel lowered his misty, light blue eyes to look at her and spoke directly.

"When will the female master sleep with me?"

"Huh?" Jiang Xi's dark eyes widened, and her cheeks instantly burned.

In an instant, the image of Nafi's body that she had seen in the fire room flashed into her mind, and she was so ashamed that she wanted to crawl into a hole.

Nafiel pursed his lips. "We have a marriage contract. I am also the beast husband of the female master."

Jiang Xi tried to pull her hand away, but couldn't. She could only try to comfort him.

"Well... take it slow, take it slow. Our family is different from other families. We need to build relationships first! Build relationships first!"

If it can't be cultivated, can't it be discontinued?

Nafel: "How to train them?"

His gaze fell on the female protagonist's evasive eyes, and finally on her moist, full lips.

The image of Mu Ling kissing the female master floated into his mind.

He bent down, pulled the female master into his arms with one hand, cupped her face with the other, and kissed her directly.