The wound was treated quickly.
Huo Mingchen brought over another basin of water and helped Cheng Shanshan wipe her face: "I was only gone for a few days, and those people dared to cause trouble. They must have a death wish!" As he spoke, his brows furrowed and his eyes were filled with anger.
That murderous look appeared on a clean and handsome face; this must be what is meant by "majesty" in legend.
Cheng Shanshan was so close to Huo Mingchen that she stared at him for a few more moments and then became a little lost in thought.
Seeing that she wasn't speaking, Huo Mingchen assumed she was in too much pain, so he quickly leaned over and blew on the wound on her shoulder, softening his tone: "It's alright, it'll stop hurting soon."
"..."
Warm gas.
It made the hairs on her body stand on end.
Her eyes widened even more, then she jumped up and said, "I... I'm fine now."
"Stay put!"
Huo Mingchen was furious to see his newly treated wound bleeding again: "If you move again, don't blame me for being impolite."
"How am I being impolite?"
Cheng Shanshan looked at his fist, which was as big as a clay pot: "Could it be... that you're going to hit me?"
Huo Mingchen gritted his teeth: "I'll beat you even harder than I would. Try me if you don't believe me!" As he spoke, he lowered his body and closed the distance between the two of them.
Their breaths mingled, and their eyes met.
Cheng Shanshan froze instantly, feeling completely unwell.
So she had no choice but to admit defeat: "Hero, have mercy! I was wrong, I was really wrong."
"It's good that you know you were wrong."
Huo Mingchen responded, a hint of disappointment in his eyes.
After a while, Bai brought over a bowl of chicken soup: "Shanshan, I've skimmed off all the oil on top for you. Drink some hot soup to warm yourself up."
"good."
Cheng Shanshan felt greatly relieved upon seeing Bai Shi.
Huo Mingchen also stood up: "You rest well, I'll go outside and clean up." After saying that, he turned and left.
Looking at Huo Mingchen's retreating figure, Bai couldn't help but say, "It's so good that Xiao Huo is back. With him around, you'll suffer less. I hope he won't leave again."
"Impossible."
Cheng Shanshan took a sip of chicken soup before continuing, "Brother Huo is a man who does great things; he has his own things to do."
In fact, she had vaguely heard about what happened after Huo Mingchen left in her previous life, but because she was not familiar with him at the time, she could not remember the specifics.
However, one thing she was certain of was that Huo Mingchen was no ordinary person.
Therefore, she dared not expect anything.
At least now that Huo Mingchen is here, she doesn't have to clean up the corpses and can have a few more days of peace.
“Then…you should go with him too, and don’t worry about your mother.” As Bai Shi said this, she took Cheng Shanshan’s hand: “Wherever he goes, you should go with him. Your mother can tell that Xiao Huo is someone she can entrust to you.”
Cheng Shanshan's face darkened slightly: "Mother, don't talk nonsense. Putting aside the question of whether I'm leaving or not, if I really go anywhere, I'll take you with me. How could I possibly leave you behind?"
Bai secretly wiped away her tears.
She wanted to say that she couldn't do anything and was just a burden.
But seeing Cheng Shanshan's expression, she finally held back: "Come, come, let Mom make you another bowl of chicken soup."
"good."
Cheng Shanshan smiled and said, "Mom's cooking is so good."
...
That night.
As black as ink.
Bai had already gone to sleep, but she was in so much pain that she couldn't sleep.
When he got up and went outside, he found Huo Mingchen still guarding the entrance to the cave: "Brother Huo, I can't sleep either way, so why don't I guard the door and you go and get some rest?"
Huo Mingchen looked at her: "Since you can't sleep, why don't you chat with me?"
"...Let's chat."
Cheng Shanshan thought it was a good idea.
Of course, she didn't like idle chatter, so she went to get some peanut brittle and osmanthus cake, and also brewed a pot of tea: "I made this a few days ago."
Huo Mingchen ate a piece of peanut brittle, the rich aroma was slightly sweet: "The taste is indeed good, sweet but not cloying."
"I'm glad you like it." Cheng Shanshan took a sip of tea before continuing, "I felt you would like it after I finished making it, but I didn't know when you would be back, so I was afraid it would have been for nothing."
"I……"
Huo Mingchen paused.
I've decided not to talk about my own affairs.
Instead, he looked at Cheng Shanshan and asked, "On my way back, I ran into Bai Jingquan. I heard you asked him to lead everyone east?"
Cheng Shanshan nodded: "Yes."
Huo Mingchen was somewhat puzzled: "Since you know that Xiang Dong is better, why did you tell him?"
Cheng Shanshan answered seriously, "It was out of kindness to save someone."
I don't believe it.
From the first day Huo Mingchen met Cheng Shanshan, he never thought she was a kind person.
His attitude left Cheng Shanshan both amused and exasperated: "Brother Huo, do you really think I'm a bad person?"
"I don't distinguish between good and bad, I only believe in the principle that everyone has to look out for themselves, so I don't understand your behavior this time."
"This one?"
Cheng Shanshan pinched a piece of osmanthus cake.
When she put the food in her mouth, the pain in her body seemed to lessen considerably. Then she slowly explained, "Although the east is good, it also has its downsides. For example, it gets very hot there. My mother's health is too poor, so it's not suitable for her to go there right now. That's why they all left. It's better for my mother and me to stay."
There's no one outside, so you can dry the medicinal herbs however you like.
She has already researched many methods of dietary supplementation, and will then help Bai improve her physical fitness.
Anyway, her space is full of food and drink, enough for a long time. When the time comes, it will be better to go to the east side, which has been expanded and developed.
Huo Mingchen thought for a moment and said, "This place won't be peaceful in the future, and you won't have a good life if you stay here."
"I know."
This is the area most severely affected by the disaster.
But she really couldn't do anything for the time being; her body couldn't take it.
Seeing her determination, Huo Mingchen understood her thoughts and then relaxed his tone considerably: "So, you're not a good person."
"I don't want to be a good person."
Cheng Shanshan raised an eyebrow, her face full of arrogance: "Being a menace and living a good life is enough, why think so much?"
This answer made Huo Mingchen chuckle: "Can't you just pretend to be weak and delicate like your cousin?"
"...No way."
If Cheng Wan'er wasn't mentioned, Cheng Shanshan wouldn't think of her.
I'm so angry I want to punch someone: "You men fall for that, always calling me 'brother' this and 'brother' that. I'm not interested."
Since they couldn't see eye to eye, she made a move to leave.
Huo Mingchen stopped her and patiently explained, "I said that that day because I didn't want you to stay there any longer."
"……I know."
After uttering those three words, she left decisively.
Huo Mingchen watched Cheng Shanshan's retreating figure, feeling both amused and exasperated: "You know it, yet you're still angry. Women's minds are indeed hard to fathom."
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