Chapter 189 Yiyuan Returns
"Shameless." Jin Tong rolled her eyes in disdain, then turned to Shu Ning, "Ning Ning, what's next?"
Just as Shu Ning was about to speak, Xuan Mo transformed into his original form and plunged into the water. The surface of the water rippled with the sound of his movements, and his snake body appeared and disappeared intermittently.
After circling the deep water, it suddenly transformed back into human form and emerged from the water with a "whoosh".
In an instant, a handsome man with pale skin and dark hair clinging to his face emerged from the water.
The foam on his body had disappeared by now, and the shimmering water reflected off his smooth, jade-like skin, making him look almost dazzling at first glance.
He brushed away the wet, smooth hair that was covering his face with his long, slender hands with distinct knuckles, and slowly opened his deep black eyes. His thick, long eyelashes were clearly visible because they were wet.
Tiny black scales are faintly visible on both sides of the neck, reflecting iridescent light under the sunlight.
“You can do it like Xuanmo,” Shu Ning said to the “beauty” Xuanmo who was not far away.
Jin Tong was shocked by Xuan Mo's stunning bathing technique. He hadn't expected that Xuan Mo would be even more alluring than him, a member of the fox clan.
He had always thought that Xuan Mo was the least likely to please Shu Ning, but he never expected that Xuan Mo's move today would completely change his opinion of him.
Thinking that he was half responsible for the wolf clan's escape from the crisis, they lowered their guard against him.
"Xuanmo, I'm here." He then dived into the water and swam toward Xuanmo.
"Is that so?" Han She saw that the two of them had gone swimming, and a glint of light flashed in the depths of his eyes. Then he walked over to Shu Ning's side.
Shu Ning watched him apply soap to the ends of his hair and rub it in, and said, "Yes, but you can apply some more upwards, and clean the roots as well."
Looking at his damp, smooth hair, she wondered how they washed their hair before, and how they could maintain it so well.
"Mm," Han She replied, then applied some more to her hair.
“Yes, that’s it,” Shu Ning said after seeing it. “Let them stay on their hair for a while before washing it off.”
"Okay." Han She did not wash off immediately as she had instructed. Seeing her scrubbing herself, he said, "I'll help you."
After returning the soap to her, he swam behind her and gently massaged her scalp with his fingertips, saying in a low voice, "How's this pressure?"
"Mmm, that's fine." Shu Ning closed her eyes, feeling the massage from the man behind her, and praised, "It's quite comfortable."
Then she started scrubbing herself with a bath sponge.
A moment later.
"If possible..." Han She suddenly hugged her waist from behind, his voice husky and deep as he leaned close to her ear, "How about I take you to clean up from now on?"
"Huh?" This was the first time Shu Ning had heard her beastly husband make such a request to her.
When Han She saw that she didn't answer immediately, he lowered his head and kissed her.
"Mmm..." Shu Ning felt his warm breath and her whole body trembled involuntarily.
Seeing the ambiguous relationship between the two people not far away, the joy of swimming instantly diminished by more than half.
"Did we create some private space for them?" Jin Tong asked, raising an eyebrow.
Xuanmo didn't speak, his deep eyes darkening. He swam back to Shu Ning, took the bathing tools from her hand, and began to scrub her.
“Xuanmo, you…” Shu Ning said, looking at his serious expression.
"Is this how you rub it?" he said after a moment of silence, then looked up at her.
"Yes," Shu Ning replied, watching him gently move his hand that was holding hers.
A moment later, Jin Tong brought up two fish. "Ning Ning, are you hungry? Let's have fish soup later!"
He swam to her side and showed it to her.
Upon hearing this, Shu Ning's previously empty stomach suddenly growled, and she replied, "Okay!"
"Leave it to me," Jin Tong said excitedly, then he went up with a piece of animal cloth wrapped around his waist.
I dug a small pit near the river, put the fish in it, and then went into the nearby forest to gather firewood.
Unlike the wolf pack area downstream, the trees here weren't burned bare; many plants remained intact.
After Han She let go of her, she washed her hair.
Xuanmo took this opportunity to go behind her and rub her back.
Looking at the old scars on her back, he frowned slightly, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes, and gently touched them.
After sensing this, Shu Ning asked, "What's wrong, Xuan Mo?"
"It's alright," Xuanmo replied, and continued to wash her.
After they finished showering, they went upstairs to help.
At this moment, both Xuanmo and Hanshe were only wearing a piece of animal skin around their waists, and their outer garments were already dirty.
Seeing the dirty animal clothes on the ground, Han She took them to wash.
Watching Jin Tong gather firewood in the woods, Xuan Mo planned to process the fish, so Shu Ning found two slightly larger pebbles.
Place them side by side, leaving some space in between, then take the basin to the top and scoop water.
At this moment, Jin Tong returned carrying a pile of firewood of varying thicknesses.
Shu Ning took out the cooking utensils, ingredients, and seasonings, placed the pot on two pebbles, and lit it with the firewood that Jin Tong had put down.
A moment later, smoke rose up. After the pot burned dry, Jin Tong put the fish that Xuan Mo had prepared into it to fry.
"Let me do it," Xuanmo said, squatting down next to Shu Ning.
Shu Ning glanced at him and replied, "Okay."
She started to feel tired again and sat down on a dead tree nearby.
The dead tree was quite thick, and after being exposed to the morning sun, it felt a little warm.
She lay down, closed her eyes, and fell asleep immediately.
She didn't know how much time had passed when she suddenly heard someone calling her name.
"Ningning, get up and drink your fish soup."
Shu Ning, who had dozed off for a while, became much more awake. Just as she was about to sit up, someone helped her up.
The moment she opened her eyes, she saw a man with dark green hair. Her eyes lit up instantly, and she sat up in surprise, exclaiming, "Yiyuan!?"
"Hmm." Yi Yuan's deep eyes flickered slightly, and he replied in a deep, mellow, and magnetic voice, "Are you still sleepy? Eat something before you go to sleep."
Seeing Yiyuan, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, Shu Ning felt a mix of emotions and hugged him tightly.
"Friendly reminder: Yi Yuan's favorability has increased by 5 points, and his current total favorability is 65."
"I'm not sleepy anymore," Shu Ning said in a muffled voice, burying her head in his chest.
Thinking of something, she got up to check on him. "Let me see if he's hurt anywhere?"
Although the system had already told her, she was still worried.
This system has been messing with her ever since she arrived in this beast world.
Touched by her concern, Yi Yuan's lips curled up slightly, and a smile appeared in his eyes. "I'm fine, don't worry."
"But you...sigh, I, as your beast-tamer, failed to protect you properly, causing you worry..."
"Friendly reminder: Yi Yuan's favorability has increased by 5 points, and his current total favorability is 70."
After checking on him for a week and finding no major damage, she was relieved. "I have Jintong, Hanshe, and Xuanmo protecting me, so you don't need to blame yourself."
"I heard you went to help Yan. What about Yan? Is he badly injured?"
"He's fine, don't worry." Yi Yuan gently stroked the tip of her nose with his fingertip and said softly.
Hearing Yi Yuan's words, Shu Ning nodded.
"Here, Ningning, drink this. See if my new fish soup is delicious," Jin Tong said, bringing over a bowl of fish soup.
"Okay." After Shu Ning sat down, she took the fish soup from his hand and tasted it.
"How was it?" Jin Tong asked, looking at her expectantly.
"It tastes really good! It has a little bit of, um..." Shu Ning said, savoring it carefully, "a floral flavor."
"Wow, Ningning, they couldn't even tell the difference. Ningning really understands me," Jin Tong said happily after hearing this.
"You clearly put grass in there," Han She retorted.
"Who said that? I put out flower buds!" Jin Tong said, pouting.
"Alright, alright, it's a flower, a flower bud, you win." Han She shook her head and laughed silently.
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