Chapter 61 Sleeping in the mountains, fortunately there was no landslide

Xia Yueke hugged Qingyan's head tightly, her heart beating up and down with Qingyan's footsteps, feeling nervous and a little curious.

As they walked, Qing Yan tilted his head slightly, and looked at Xia Yueke with his red eyes, with a hint of concern in his eyes, as if asking her if she was comfortable sitting like this.

Xia Yueke met that gaze, and her heart felt like being gently brushed by a feather, itching. She looked away a little embarrassedly and whispered:

"Well, it's... it's okay."

Qing Yan seemed to have noticed this overly intimate posture, and a low and slightly strange hum came from his throat.

She wanted to move back a little shyly, but was afraid of falling, so she could only stammer:

"Qing...Qing Yan, please be steady."

Qing Yan nodded slightly and slowed down his pace, but his hands unconsciously hugged Xia Yueke's legs tighter, as if he was afraid that she would fall.

After Xia Yuke sat firmly, Qing Yan shook his body slightly to make sure she was stable before he slowly took a step forward.

Qing Yan took Xia Yueke through twists and turns in this maze-like place, taking every step with caution.

It seemed vast and boundless here, the darkness devouring everything like a giant beast, the light was pitifully scarce, with only a few faint rays squeezing in from unknown cracks.

Xia Yueke could only barely see a few vague things. Those fuzzy outlines looked like monsters with bared fangs and claws, which made her a little scared. She unconsciously hugged Qingyan's head tightly.

As we walked, the light gradually improved. At first, there were just a few faint halos of light, and then it became brighter and brighter, like the twilight before dawn, and it seemed that we were about to reach the exit.

Xia Yueke felt excited.

Her eyes, which had been somewhat dim, suddenly lit up. She was full of anticipation for seeing the light of day again, and she kept muttering:

"We're going out!"

When it reached the place where the blue flame stopped, a bright beam of light shone straight down from above.

Xia Yueke quickly looked up and saw that there was a cave entrance above them. They seemed to be deep underground.

She squinted her eyes and looked carefully. The cave entrance didn't look big, and the surrounding rocks were a bit rough and damp.

The hole seemed to be quite deep, about five or six meters. The height made Xia Yueke feel a little dizzy.

Qing Yan looked at the height, his expression solemn, and said word by word:

"Yue, I, climb, up!"

As he spoke, Qing Yan carefully took Xia Yueke off his neck, his movements extremely gentle.

He stuffed Xia Yueke into his arms. His clothes were made of a special material, soft yet tough, wrapping Xia Yueke like a warm big net, carrying Qing Yan's body temperature.

Xia Yueke could only nestle in Qing Yan's arms, listening to his strong heartbeat, quietly waiting for the next action.

Qing Yan carried Xia Yueke to the wall of the cave. He narrowed his eyes slightly, observed the climbing route, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, as if he didn't care about the height and difficulty at all.

He lifted Xia Yueke up so that she could be held more comfortably, then reached out a hand and easily grabbed a protruding rock. In his hand, the rock was like a handle tailor-made for him.

He bent his legs slightly, kicked hard, and then flew up like a light bird.

Qing Yan's movements were smooth and fluid. Every stretch of his hand, every grasp, and every kick of his legs was full of strength and just right. His muscles rose and fell rhythmically under his clothes, but he didn't seem to be straining at all.

Xia Yueke felt like she was riding an extremely smooth and fast elevator, the wind whistling past her ears and blowing her hair.

As the green flame continued to climb upwards, the cave entrance was getting closer and closer, and the light became stronger and stronger, shining on them like the dawn of victory.

After a while, Qing Yan easily brought Xia Yueke to the edge of the cave.

He held Xia Yueke in one hand and supported the edge of the cave with the other. With a flip, he took Xia Yueke out of the underground cave and returned to the ground.

Xia Yueke was surprised to find that this place was actually a very large mountain, and there was a hole on the top of the mountain, which meant that they lived in the middle of the mountain!

She suddenly widened her eyes, opened her mouth slightly, her face full of disbelief, her breathing quickened, and she murmured unconsciously:

"We...we are so deep in the mountains? Fortunately there is no landslide."

There was a dense forest around it, and the strong wind whistled past, rustling the weeds.

Xia Yueke tiptoed slowly and quietly to the side of the cave entrance.

She supported herself on the ground with her hands, raised her butt high, and carefully looked down.

This sight made her shudder, her face filled with surprise, and she shouted at the top of her voice:

"Oh my god! It's so high, Qingyan, have you always lived in this 'big villa in the mountains'?"

After shouting, he did not forget to turn his head and blinked his big eyes to look at Qingyan, his eyes seemed to say:

"You really know how to pick a spot."

"Aren't you tired of climbing up and down every day? Are you practicing your rock climbing skills?"

Xia Yueke tilted her head with a sly smile on her lips, waiting for Qing Yan's answer.

Qingyan, who was originally as dull as a wooden man, paused for a moment, and then slowly tilted his head like a rusty robot.

His brows were furrowed in a knot, as if someone was messing with his head, trying to dig out the answer from his tangled memory.

After a long while, he finally answered in a muffled voice:

"No, I'm sleeping inside."

The tone was slow and leisurely.

"I haven't come out to eat for a long time."

As Qing Yan spoke, he gestured with his arms and legs, as if he was performing a pantomime, trying hard to make Xia Yue understand his unbelievable sleeping time.

Xia Yueke looked up suddenly as if struck by lightning, with a look of disbelief written all over his face, and shouted at the top of his voice:

"A long time? A hundred years? Are you kidding me? Are you the reincarnation of Sleeping Beauty?"

Her voice rose several pitches in surprise.

Qing Yan nodded seriously.

"Our clan has been sleeping for a long time, about one...two...hundred years. We have been sleeping all the time."

Xia Yueke was so shocked that her jaw almost dropped to the ground. She covered her mouth with her hand, as if she was afraid that her scream would shake the sky down, and muttered softly:

"Oh my god, you sleep so much! You sleep for a century? You're not from Earth, are you? Are you a sleepyhead from outer space? I've never seen anyone sleep so much. You're going to break the world record!"

She paced back and forth like a little top, and the funny scene of Qingyan snoring like a lazy bug kept appearing in her mind, and she couldn't help laughing.

"Aren't you hungry then? Do you eat before going to sleep? Or did you have a feast in your dream?"