Chapter 486 [(*^▽^*)]
"It's alright, we still have the Soul-Suppressing Daggers. These daggers were brought out from an emperor's tomb before, used to suppress the 100,000 vengeful spirits buried under the tomb. If they can suppress even 100,000 vengeful spirits, then this little Xiushan Village is nothing. I refuse to believe that such a small village can be stronger than the Soul-Suppressing Daggers!"
Yes, they also have the Soul-Suppressing Dagger! With that in hand, these vengeful spirits are no match for them.
"Alright, since everyone has made their decision, those of you with the five Soul-Suppressing Daggers should stand on the outer perimeter to protect everyone, forming a circle. We'll spend the night here and set off first thing tomorrow morning. We should be able to reach Xiushan Village before dark tomorrow!"
Just as they were talking, the last bit of light quietly disappeared, plunging everything into darkness. Fortunately, the people still had flashlights. After turning them on, they gathered some dry firewood and lit a fire.
Of course, even if the evil spirits didn't attack them last night, it doesn't mean they'll have a peaceful night tonight; they absolutely must make the necessary preparations.
A red thread holding copper coins soaked in special blood, and the five Soul-Suppressing Daggers used last night.
After everything was set up, the gang leader and everyone lit a campfire to cook something hot to eat, since they hadn't had a decent meal since entering the mountains.
Someone muttered to themselves, "I don't know if it's just my imagination, but I felt like I could smell the aroma of food while I was on the road, like chicken soup."
"Huh? You can smell it too? I can smell it too."
At that moment, someone took out a packet of chicken soup seasoning from their backpack. "Is this what you're talking about?"
Upon seeing this, everyone's eyes lit up. "Wow, you brought such a good thing! Quickly, put it in the pot, and we'll have hot chicken soup to drink soon!"
The pot was tied to several thick sticks and hung there, with firewood burning below. The pot wasn't very big, but as long as food was kept being put into it, everyone could eat until they were full.
Of course, there are now more than 150 people, one pot is not enough, so we set up ten pots over there, and ten bonfires lit up a large area around us.
They carried quite a lot of food, mostly dehydrated meat and vegetables, along with some other things. They cooked it in a pot, and it tasted really good; the aroma quickly wafted out.
Lin Leyou and Xue Rui, who were having dinner at the time, were watching the screen as they ate.
"I didn't expect them to eat so well tonight. And although many people were seriously injured last night, after a night's rest and a day of recovery, they actually look much better now."
Xue Rui: "It's probably because the wound medicine is of good quality, or because they have good physical constitutions."
Lin Leyou said, "The wound medicine is good... Yes, these people are professionals. Getting injured is commonplace for them in this line of work, so their wound medicine is definitely better."
Then she added, "They're cooking hot pot. How about we have hot pot tomorrow too? I saw some chili peppers outside. We can pick some and bring them back. Do you want some? By the way, can you handle spicy food?"
Xue Rui: "It's alright."
Lin Leyou said with a smile, "That's good. Actually, I can only handle a little bit of spice, just a little bit of spice. If I put too much in, it will hurt my stomach."
Xue Rui glanced at him. "Really? You don't need to accommodate me."
Lin Leyou nodded, "Of course it's true, I'm not..." He swallowed the name of the province with the most chili peppers he was about to say, and added with a bit of trepidation, "I don't need to lie to you. If I could eat spicy food, I could make myself a bowl of extra spicy stir-fried chili peppers."
Xue Rui thought about it and agreed, "That's right."
Lin Leyou suddenly said, "Those who clearly don't eat spicy food but don't say so, and force themselves to eat extra spicy food with the person they like, or those who clearly love spicy food but refrain from eating it because the person they like doesn't eat spicy food, are the fools in my opinion."
Xue Rui's eyes flashed. "Have you ever met someone like this before?"
Lin Leyou blinked. “Of course I’ve seen it. I always thought it was really weird. When we argued, it would cry and say, ‘I can’t eat spicy food. My stomach hurts as soon as I eat chili peppers, but you like to eat it, so I’ve always eaten it with you. You have no idea how much I’ve sacrificed for you…’”
Xue Rui was silent for a while, because he suddenly realized that he seemed to have heard such words before. Back in school, he saw a girl being dumped by her boyfriend, and she cried and said such words.
But she wasn't talking about spicy food; she was talking about something else, though he couldn't remember exactly what it was, since it wasn't anything important.
"Yes, the most important thing for two people in a relationship is honesty."
Xue Rui's words were just casual remarks, but unexpectedly, the word "honesty" felt like two heavy stones pressing down on Lin Leyou's heart.
He nodded calmly and composedly, eating while keeping an eye on the monitor screen, but he felt a little upset inside. He had been keeping his situation a secret from Xue Rui.
Even though they were already together, he still had to keep it a secret from her for some unavoidable reasons. What Lin Leyou didn't know was that Xue Rui was also feeling bad.
Honesty... Xue Rui wasn't honest either. For example, he couldn't bring himself to talk about certain things about himself, or his inner thoughts... Maybe one day in the future, he'll be able to say everything.
The two finished their dinner in silence, cleaned up together, and continued to observe Xue Qian's situation. As if by agreement, they both avoided mentioning what had just happened.
Xue Qian seemed to have spotted the surveillance camera, as he glanced in the direction it was located.
Lin Leyou frowned slightly. "Did they discover our surveillance footage?"
Xue Rui: "I'm not sure. Maybe they found it, maybe they didn't. Just to be on the safe side, let's put the monitoring ball back. We can actually just look at the map. Anyway, they should be able to reach Xiushan Village tomorrow."
Lin Leyou checked the time. "Alright, let's take it back then. Anyway, it's getting dark and we should rest. We'll see how they die in the village tomorrow."
Xue Rui casually controlled the monitoring ball outside to return to his side. He placed the monitoring ball inside the device, and next to it were several monitoring balls that were somewhat damaged and were being repaired.
It goes without saying that these were the ten surveillance spheres that I brought with me when I went with the villagers to ambush the Kowloon Gang. They were damaged because the two sides were attacking each other at the cemetery.
Although it's broken, it's still usable, but it can't be restored while in use. It can only be restored when it's inside the device that usually holds the monitoring ball and monitor screen.
They had all finished eating, but this group was still eating, and they were still tearing open some packaging bags and pouring them into the pot, and even adding water to the pot, clearly wanting to continue eating.
These were the last moments captured before the surveillance ball returned, indicating that they would rest after dinner tonight and would not make any further moves, thus eliminating the need for further surveillance.
After Xue Rui finished tidying up the surveillance equipment, the two of them went to wash up and go to bed. However... when they lay in bed and looked at the dark room, they couldn't fall asleep at all.
Lin Leyou rolled over and lay on his side to look at Xue Rui. Although it was very dark and he could only vaguely see a blurry outline even with his eyes wide open, he felt quite at ease as long as he could see him.
Xue Rui, "Xiao You..."
Lin Leyou, "Hmm?"
Xue Rui also turned over and lay on her side looking at him. In fact, neither of them could see each other very well, but they could feel each other's breathing. As a result, they both blushed a little, though the other could not see it.
Lin Leyou: "Just say what you want to say, don't be shy, we're already dating."
Xue Rui suddenly felt empty. "Xiao You, want a hug?"
Lin Leyou raised an eyebrow, not at all coy. What's with all the fuss a grown man does? If you want a hug, then hug me!
He reached out to hug Xue Rui, but Xue Rui played a little trick. When Lin Leyou hugged him, he suddenly reached out and pulled him into his arms.
Lin Leyou felt Xue Rui's still not very broad chest and smiled, "Not bad, Xiao Rui has actually become cunning. Not bad, I like it."
Xue Rui smirked, "Aren't you going to resist? You're going to pin me down?"
Lin Leyou blinked, then rubbed against Xue Rui's chest, feeling Xue Rui's slightly stiff body, and said with a smile, "What's there to resist? If it's Xiao Rui, I can accept it."
Xue Rui was somewhat puzzled. They could accept all of that? Accept what?
Lin Leyou, "Why aren't you saying anything?"
Xue Rui didn't think too much about it. "It's nothing, I just... I just feel like we're not very close, do you want to give it a try?"
Lin Leyou was taken aback. Not very intimate? Give it a try? Try what?
"What do you want to try? Tell me."
Wait! Lin Leyou only realized what was going on after he finished speaking. Could this child be planning to try out *that* kind of thing here? No, no! Although he was an adult, Lin Leyou still felt a sense of guilt!
After all, it's my own mental age...
Before he could even refuse, Xue Rui said rather awkwardly, "Want a kiss?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Leyou's face turned bright red, and she felt an urge to cover her face. Thank goodness... thank goodness the lights weren't on! No, thank goodness there were no lights! In the dark, she couldn't see her bright red face!
Of course, what Lin Leyou didn't know was that after Xue Rui said those words, he was also relieved that the room was dark and he couldn't see his own blushing face.
Lin Leyou seemed to be hesitating. Just when Xue Rui was feeling uneasy, thinking that Lin Leyou might refuse, he finally received a positive answer.
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