Lu Shiyan abruptly closed his eyes and turned to leave. At that moment, Jiang Tangtang noticed someone was coming.
She panicked for a moment, but when she realized that the person who came was Lu Shiyan, she immediately felt relieved.
Then she remembered the desensitization therapy she hadn't finished the day before. She immediately pretended to have a leg cramp, cried out "Ouch!" and sank into the water.
Without thinking twice, Lu Shiyan jumped into the river and pulled the person out.
To make it look realistic, Jiang Tangtang deliberately choked on some water. She then clung to him, looking like she'd just escaped a disaster, and said, "Husband, my leg suddenly cramped up, it hurts so much!"
"Here?" Lu Shiyan reached out and pinched her calf, slowly channeling spiritual energy into her to loosen her meridians.
Where his large hand touched, Jiang Tangtang immediately felt a burning, tingling sensation. She hummed softly in comfort.
Lu Shiyan felt as if he were holding a branding iron, which set his entire body ablaze.
He tried to let go, but Jiang Tangtang clung to him like an octopus.
His Adam's apple bobbed, and he said in a hoarse voice, "I just helped you clear your meridians, so it shouldn't hurt anymore."
"But I'm scared." Jiang Tangtang buried her head in the crook of his neck, deliberately rubbing her soft chest against him, and said in a weak and pitiful voice, "If you hadn't come back just in time, I might have drowned! Don't leave me..."
Lu Shiyan felt as if all the blood in his body was rushing to one spot. He straightened his body and said, "I didn't abandon you. I'll go get you some clothes so you don't catch a cold."
Jiang Tangtang sensed the changes in his body and was unwilling to let him go so easily. She made up her mind to use desensitization therapy tonight to nip any emotions that were detrimental to her physical and mental health in the bud.
She squeezed herself into his body, saying, "Husband, hold me tight, I won't be cold if you hold me tight."
"Don't move around," Lu Shiyan said restrainedly.
Jiang Tangtang wouldn't listen to him. He told her not to move, but she insisted on moving anyway. Lu Shiyan couldn't take it anymore and reached out to press her acupoint to help her fall asleep.
Jiang Tangtang went limp instantly and collapsed weakly into his arms.
Feeling the person in his arms finally quiet down, Lu Shiyan breathed a sigh of relief. He had never encountered such a tricky situation in his entire life.
He calmed himself down, then carried Jiang Tangtang to the large rock where she had put her clothes.
He picked it up to dress her, but when he touched the clothes, which were covered in sweat and dust, he paused. He then extravagantly used his spiritual energy to cast a cleaning spell, making the clothes clean and tidy before quickly dressing Jiang Tangtang in them.
But after he got dressed, he hesitated about what to do with her. If he woke her up now, she would definitely misbehave again.
Lu Shiyan hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided not to wake her.
He postponed exploring the route, only checking the nearby terrain, then filled his water bag and carried her back to their temporary resting place in the canyon.
Jiang Tangtang was awakened by the tempting aroma.
When she woke up, she found herself lying in a hammock, while the villagers not far away were busy roasting wild boar meat. She was still a little dazed.
She clearly remembered that she was using desensitization therapy with Little Fairy! How did she suddenly end up back at the rest stop?
"Third sister-in-law, you're awake? Take a look, isn't this the immortal tofu you mentioned?" When Zhou Qiongniang saw Jiang Tangtang sit up from the hammock, she immediately presented her with a bowl of tofu made with fubi leaves, as if showing off a treasure.
Jiang Tangtang rubbed her head. "You mean I fell asleep?"
"You fell asleep and didn't know?" Zhou Qiongniang found Jiang Tangtang's question strange.
If I weren't asleep, would I be able to lie in the hammock with my eyes closed?
Jiang Tangtang absolutely refused to believe that she could have fallen asleep in that situation; the male lead must have used some trick on her.
She was furious and began searching through the crowd.
"Don't bother looking anymore. After your third brother settled you in, he went up the mountain to find medicine for you." Zhou Qiongning said, feeling a pang of envy in her heart.
Even though they were fleeing from war, her third brother protected her like a jewel. She never suffered any hardship during all this time.
It was just a little mountain path and she got a minor scrape on her foot, but in her third brother's eyes, it was like she had a terminal illness. It was already dark, and he still had to go into the mountains to find medicine to treat her injury.
My third sister-in-law is so lucky!
There's no use in being envious; she's got divine protection! If only she had divine protection too…
Jiang Tangtang strongly suspected that the male lead was deliberately avoiding her. She took the "divine tofu" Zhou Qiongniang offered and mentally shouted at the system: "What just happened? Did he use some kind of trick on me?"
【have no idea.】
"How could you not know?" Jiang Tangtang asked in her mind, puffing out her cheeks, while picking up a spoon and scooping a spoonful of the "fairy tofu" into her mouth.
The "fairy tofu" that Zhou Qiongniang brought didn't have any sugar or honey added, but it tasted delicious.
It's soft, smooth, refreshing, and tastes absolutely delicious.
Jiang Tangtang's temper was somewhat tempered by the tofu.
Moreover, she belatedly realized that the clothes she was wearing seemed to have been washed; they were not only very clean, but also had a very pleasant, fresh scent.
[I automatically blocked out your intimate moments, how could I have known?] the system asked. [Or would you prefer I not block them out, and that I watch from the sidelines from now on?]
"No need for that." Jiang Tangtang slowly finished the tofu in her mouth and replied to the system.
"How was it?" Zhou Qiongniang looked at Jiang Tangtang expectantly. "Did I do the right thing?"
Jiang Tangtang gave her a thumbs up, "That's it! Second sister-in-law is really amazing. You made it after only hearing it once, and it tastes so good. You're simply a genius."
Zhou Qiongniang was embarrassed by Jiang Tangtang's praise and said shyly, "It's all thanks to Third Sister-in-law's good teaching. In the future, Third Sister-in-law, just tell me what you want to eat, and I'll make it for you."
"Second sister-in-law is so kind." Jiang Tangtang sweetly praised Zhou Qiongniang, then mentally asked the system, "[How's my mission going? Has he fallen in love with me yet?]"
[My heart level increased by 15 points; I reckon I'll be getting a little star soon.]
Jiang Tangtang cheered inwardly, "Yay!" It was definitely the right path to ruin things; she'd keep doing it next time.
She was overjoyed and didn't care what methods Lu Shiyan had used to put her to sleep. Anyway, knowing this method worked on him, she could use it again next time.
She decided to get up first and go see today's spoils.
At the same time, Wang Qiuju, Fang Mulin, and others also shamelessly joined in.
"We're relatives, after all. Are you really going to be this heartless?" Fang Mulin swallowed hard and said to Lu Shiwang with righteous indignation, "You two didn't help look for Mingming when she disappeared. Now that there's food, you'd rather let outsiders have it than share it with your own aunt and uncle. Are you even human?"
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