The days passed in the blink of an eye.
Yuan Yanxi was indeed more diligent than Yu Ling, a demon who had only recently become human. Under her renovations, the bamboo house had already reached a considerable size.
Not only is it exquisite and elegant, but it is also quite refined and unconventional in this wild mountain forest.
This makes Yu Ling feel refreshed every time she returns to the bamboo house, especially in the early morning when the thin mist envelops it, filling it with a tranquil and elegant natural atmosphere.
As a tree spirit, Yu Ling expressed great satisfaction with her future secluded dwelling.
Due to its location, it often feels a bit chilly to those who stay there, and Yuan Yanxi, this guest who is staying here... how come she loves working even more than the host?
How could he possibly kick them out?
"You're back. Why are you back so early today?"
As Yu Ling's figure gradually became clearer through the mist, Yuan Yanxi went to greet her with a charming smile. Although she looked a little haggard from being away from the palace for so long, it did not detract from her beauty.
"Seeing that it was a bit cold last night, I was a little worried, so I came to check on the young lady early in the morning."
Yu Ling nodded.
Because he hadn't introduced himself at all, their conversation was extremely awkward and polite. Yu Ling usually addressed the princess as "Miss," while Yuan Yanxi assumed he was an uneducated savage and avoided using any form of address.
It was already very polite of her not to give Yu Ling a name herself.
"It is indeed getting cold. This place is not a pleasant place to live. It's not as good as Beishang... If winter comes, it will be cold and there will be no food here. I'm afraid we won't be able to survive."
Yuan Yanxi was thinking a bit too far ahead.
The entire North is searching for her now, and it seems she won't even last until winter before she's captured and taken back.
Although Yu Ling was unaware of this matter, he knew that this place was not a place for a princess to stay for long. However, he did not want to offend her, and seeing how hard she was working, he refrained from speaking up.
"Don't worry, you can go if you want. As for me, if all else fails, I can kill this horse, freeze it, and eat it slowly." Yu Ling said, glancing at the system horse.
[Host, we don't eat our teammates!!!]
The system was being viewed so badly that the whole system was acting up.
"What are you afraid of? You're just a system, not really dead." Yu Ling was obviously joking.
His current progress is still in the stage of diminishing his presence among the prisoners. He's not about to run away immediately. After all, he has a status. He should at least stage a fake death to escape before going into seclusion. He's not so miserable that he has to rely on the system to make a living.
"I'll figure something out..." Yuan Yanxi said as she handed Yu Ling the bamboo shoot soup.
At least let the benefactor who took me in have a decent life.
In the past few days, Yuan Yanxi actually had a pretty good impression of Yu Ling.
Look, he shared his rare food with her and gave her his only place of shelter (she knew there was no similar place of shelter nearby).
This savage is surprisingly kind-hearted.
But I can't help him much.
She lived in the bamboo house most of the time after it was built, and the food was found by the wild man's horse. Although she could find it herself, she was too weak to grow big bamboo shoots. All she could do was pick mushrooms and cook.
Oh, and occasionally, the horse would kick away the mushrooms she had picked—mushrooms that seemed to be poisonous and inedible…
All the work that required physical strength, such as repairing the roof, was done by Yu Ling.
Thinking about it this way, she's really useless, both at home and when she's out. All she thinks about is being carefree and independent, but she can actually do so little.
Moreover, after being away from home for so many days, is the Queen worried so much that she can't sleep at night, or even cut off the palace's food and drink?
Yuan Yanxi's heart grew heavy, and she began to mentally exhaust herself again.
Yu Ling didn't care what the princess thought. She planned her own secluded living tips, ate and drank her fill, rested for a while, checked and repaired the bamboo house, and then rode the system horse back to the small wooden house to accompany Liu Morian.
After delivering the person, the system horse leisurely returned to Yuan Yanxi's side to stay by her side.
But this time, Yuan Yanxi said to the returning system horse, "Horse, I know you can understand. Can you take me back to the border of Beishang Kingdom?"
The massive horse head bobbed up and down. The system horse was overjoyed. Everything related to the protagonist was a threat to the host's survival. It would be best if they could leave!
After reporting the matter to Yu Ling remotely, the system horse considerately knelt down, afraid that the delicate princess would not be able to get on the horse's back, as this action is quite uncomfortable for a horse.
"Excellent, System. Remember to take a detour and run as fast as you can!"
Yu Ling was secretly pleased; she had finally gotten rid of the person!
But he was too happy too soon... At this time, Yu Ling had no idea that Yuan Yanxi would repay kindness with enmity after returning home!
Yuan Yanxi's return brought ecstasy to the entire Northern Sorrow.
At least the King of Nanyue was overjoyed.
He finally cooked again!
The Queen hardened her heart and ordered many palace maids and guards to lock Yuan Yanxi in a room and keep her under close watch. She could not bear the repeated frights her daughter had inflicted on her.
With one less person to worry about the bamboo house, Yu Ling gradually devoted more of her time to Liu Morian's small wooden house, and she became more cheerful, even taking the initiative to help Liu Morian repair the house.
There's no other reason than that I'm too skilled at it.
Besides, he needed to give himself a proper farewell to live up to his status, and Liu Morian was just the right person to be the witness.
——Northern Palace——
Yuan Xin'er was invited by the Queen to give her older sister, who loves being a runaway princess, some psychological counseling, or what is commonly known as a sisterly heart-to-heart talk.
"Sister, please don't do anything so foolish again. What if something dangerous happens?"
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