Little Stone smiled slightly; the master was gentler than anyone else.
Hu Ting quickly hugged the little one and thanked her profusely.
The little one cried loudly, unable to bear the heavy smell of blood.
As for Gongxi, Fulu, Shoucai, and the others, they all lowered their heads and thanked Qin Che again for saving them.
"Master, has the beast tide been resolved?" Little Stone asked.
Qin Che patted her head.
Despite killing so many wild beasts, his hands were still clean.
"They've all been killed."
...
The group continued on their journey.
They took some animal meat with them and headed north.
This amount of meat will be enough for them to eat for a long time.
It can also be preserved after being air-dried.
Hu Ting is a skilled cook; her cooking is better than Xiao Shitou's. She also makes a lot of pickled vegetables and dried meat for them, without wasting a single bit. She adds a little bit to the soup every time she makes it, saving on seasonings while still adding flavor.
Qin Che and Li Xin weren't particular about that, but they still found it delicious; they'd eaten it for so long that they were used to it.
"Didn't you say they were a burden?" Qin Che said with a laugh.
Li Xin said, "It was true when we were fighting, but it's not true now."
"Everyone has their own role to play. Besides, I don't want Xiao Shitou to cook for me every day. It's too tiring."
Little Stone sat to the side, a happy smile on his face: "I love cooking for the master."
“The food you cook isn’t as good as what those slaves cook,” Li Xin said while gnawing on meat beside him.
Enraged, Little Stone punched Li Xin.
Li Xin chuckled, his body suddenly becoming ethereal and disappearing again, then reappearing sitting next to Qin Che. "You can't hit me!"
Little Stone rolled his eyes, too lazy to argue with him.
The three of them have become quite familiar with each other over the years.
Qin Che was already used to Li Xin's goofy side in front of him, but Xiao Shitou said, "I never would have guessed. Minister Li is so authoritative in the military, but he comes out like a childish kid. How embarrassing!"
Li Xin chuckled and said, "Going out is my private life, while the military is my job. How can they be the same?"
"Your master was quite authoritative in the cabinet, and everyone was afraid of him. Look at him now, he's as dirty as a beggar, and his hair hasn't been washed for days. Where is the appearance of the Lord of the Leopard Court?"
Qin Che scoffed, "That's still better than you."
After dinner.
Qin Che sat by the tent, looking at the map by the light.
Little Stone made up his bed.
Today, we first encountered a beast tide, and then ran into hostile superhumans. Master must be exhausted. Little Stone knelt in the tent with his butt sticking out, making up the sheets for him.
"Master, it's time to rest."
"Okay, you go to sleep first, I'm not sleepy."
The spirit and energy of extraordinary individuals far surpass those of ordinary people.
If Qin Che wanted, he could stay up for days and nights without sleeping.
However, doing so would inevitably impair concentration.
Qin Che usually chooses to maintain his sleep schedule like an ordinary person.
This is a requirement of biological mechanisms, and even extraordinary individuals are not exempt from it.
Seeing the old man's reaction, Little Stone didn't say anything, but deliberately went into the tent and slept on the old man's bed.
This happens every day.
When the master goes to sleep, his bed will be warm.
"Master, how much longer until we reach the ice plains?"
During this time, Xiao Shitou's hair has grown longer. His short hair is not yet shoulder-length and is a bit messy. No one has taken care of it, but it still looks quite cute.
Qin Che turned to look at her and laughed, "Go get your hair cut, it looks like a chestnut."
Little Stone pouted angrily: "I can't cut it myself."
"Let Hu Ting cut your hair," Qin Che said. "She's the one who serves you; can't she cut your hair?"
The stone didn't actually want to be cut; it wanted to be left long.
She understood that everyone would be staying in the wilderness for a long time and probably wouldn't be back for several years. She was happy to be with the master alone, but the master never took their relationship any further.
Sleep is just sleep. The master sleeps like a log, but when something happens, he wakes up faster than anyone else.
I'm tired.
Little Stone turned over and ignored him.
Qin Che smiled and said, "Okay, okay, you just wanted me to cut your hair, right? Come here."
Little Stone said, "I don't want to cut my hair, I want to grow it long."
"Long hair...that's fine too, it's cute either way." Qin Che praised, speaking in the tone one would use to praise a daughter.
Little Stone was helpless.
She couldn't stand that tone of voice, but the master always spoke to her like that. Over time, she got used to it, but it still didn't sound right to her.
"Sir, could you please stop talking to me like that? It sounds like I'm your daughter."
"Aren't you one?" Qin Che smiled.
"No, I don't! I have parents!" Little Stone argued.
"Okay, okay, you're not, you're not." Qin Che was still just giving perfunctory answers.
Little Stone was extremely angry, then lay down and fell asleep.
Qin Che turned his head and glanced at her, his expression changing slightly.
A fluorescent light flickered in his eyes.
He wasn't unaware of Xiao Shitou's feelings, but over the years, he had grown accustomed to raising her as his daughter. Suddenly, this girl had grown up and liked him, leaving Qin Che unsure of how to handle the situation.
In his eyes, Little Stone was like a daughter.
But Little Stone doesn't acknowledge the relationship.
Qin Che wasn't in a hurry. After looking at the map and planning his route, he closed his eyes and began to cultivate.
Not long after he started cultivating, he suddenly sensed something, turned his head and looked at Little Stone, who had already woken up. Little Stone looked at him with bright eyes and said, "Master, why don't you come in and sleep? I've warmed up the bed for you."
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