"Just now, I smelled the aroma of the food you cooked, and I felt warm all over, as if my injuries had healed a little. That's why I took the liberty of coming here to ask you for a meal."
Mo Chen readily agreed and began his performance, his tone carrying a hint of desolation, like that of a down-on-his-luck person.
His words were half true and half false; the serious injury and falling into the water were true, as was being awakened by the fragrance.
He deliberately softened his posture, and with his ordinary yet somewhat pitiful face after the disguise, which looked wet, he truly had the pitifulness of a down-and-out.
Zi Xi looked at him with suspicion.
She did remember seeing him floating in the middle of the pool during the day, looking like a dead man.
If he was truly seriously injured, then that fight between two weaklings just now seems to make sense.
After all, a starving person might do something irrational when they smell something that smells so good... right?
“Young lady, saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-story pagoda. I… I’m willing to exchange my knowledge of the terrain in this area for a bowl of hot soup to warm me up…”
Seeing that her expression softened, Mo Chen immediately seized the opportunity and spoke in an even more humble tone.
As he spoke, he carefully slid down from the top of the cave like a real gecko, deliberately staggering as he landed, making him appear even weaker.
Looking at his frail appearance, Zi Xi glanced at her own pot of generously portioned chicken soup.
She wasn't inherently bad; she was just spoiled and somewhat willful. Now, with her own safety assured, that bit of the innocent, pampered heart of a young lady began to resurface.
Moreover, he mentioned terrain information, which was indeed very attractive to her, who was eager to find a way out.
"Hmph, making it sound so pitiful... Who knows if you're just putting on an act to freeload?"
Zi Xi deliberately put on a stern face and snorted.
"If I have uttered even the slightest lie, may I fall back into that pool and soak for three days and three nights!"
Mo Chen immediately pointed to the sky and swore an oath.
"Alright, alright, here you go."
"Finish your drink and tell me what you know right away. If you dare to lie to me..."
Zi Xi waved her hand dismissively, as if giving alms, and picked up the bowl she had just prepared for herself, scooping out a large bowl of chicken soup, which also contained a plump chicken leg and a few mushrooms.
"I'll nail you to the wall with a kitchen knife, so you'll truly become a gecko and stick to the wall forever!"
She brandished the kitchen knife in her hand, trying to make a fierce expression.
"Thank you so much, young lady! You are beautiful inside and out!"
Mo Chen's eyes lit up, and he practically pounced on the bowl of piping hot chicken soup, taking it with both hands and thanking him profusely.
Ignoring the heat, he first took a deep breath of the extremely rich aroma, feeling a warm current rush up his nose and straight to the top of his head, even calming his mental energy.
He couldn't resist any longer, so he carefully blew on it and then took a big gulp.
The moment the soup entered his mouth, Mo Chen's pupils contracted sharply, and he seemed to be frozen in place.
This...this is not ordinary soup at all!
The first taste is incredibly fresh, as if it contains the essence of nature.
But more importantly, once the soup enters the stomach, it immediately transforms into a gentle yet powerful warm current that quickly spreads to every part of the body.
Wherever this warm current passed, it soothed the countless tiny cracks and hidden injuries within his body caused by the surge of his battle-ready mental energy.
Those stubborn injuries that even the Empire's top-tier medical wards, with their specially supplied nutrients, could barely suppress and not eradicate, were surprisingly soothed and partially repaired by this seemingly ordinary bowl of chicken soup?
Although it was only a small part, the effect was already miraculous!
The intense pain and stagnation in his body were significantly reduced, and the restless waves in his mental energy sea also calmed down considerably.
Even the pain can be considered negligible.
How is this possible?!
Mo Chen suddenly looked up, staring incredulously at the plain-looking girl in front of him, whose temperament was somewhat spoiled.
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