"Thank you for the medicine. Here's the empty bottle back."
Lou Mu regretted his words as soon as he finished speaking; what had he said?
He was genuinely nervous just now.
I don't know what I was thinking for a moment, but I just blurted out that sentence.
Fortunately, Tang Nian didn't notice anything amiss.
She took the bottle, tucked it back into her sleeve, and said casually, "Don't be nervous. I'm not the Tang Nian I was when I was little. I'll find a way to resolve the contract between us."
"I don't..." Lou Mu was about to explain, but Tang Nian's "I understand" look made him unsure how to start.
"Don't worry, although the ancient books don't mention a solution, once I've accumulated enough merit to find the High Goddess, I will definitely report this matter to her and ask for her help."
Lou Mu sighed, not understanding why Tang Nian would suddenly bring this up.
Seeing that Lou Mu remained silent, Tang Nian wanted to change the subject: "By the way, is the injury on your back healed?"
That was the lightning punishment Lou Mu shielded her from in the palace; she owed him that, and she was determined to heal her injuries.
Seeing that Lou Mu still didn't speak, Tang Nian assumed that Lou Mu's injury hadn't healed yet, but she didn't want her to see it.
Without thinking much, she walked behind Lou Mu, lifted his clothes, and was about to examine the scars on his back.
Lou Mu was stunned when he saw Tang Nian taking the initiative to take off his clothes.
After realizing what had happened, my face felt a little hot.
He quickly got up, intending to push Tang Nian away, but then felt that it might be inappropriate to do so.
So he quickly said, "No...no need."
Tang Nian then realized what she had done and quickly let go of Lou Mu's clothes.
Lou Mu breathed a sigh of relief when Tang Nian let go, and he lifted up the clothes behind him.
The wound from the lightning strike had scabbed over, and several thick, long scars on his back resembled a towering tree.
Tang Nian frowned, reached out her hand, and ran her fingers along the scar.
This made Lou Mu shudder.
"Does it still hurt?"
"Uh, no," Lou Mu replied awkwardly.
Tang Nian didn't think much of it. Seeing that the wound on Lou Mu's back should only have a scab left, she took out a bottle of medicine and applied it to him.
Both of them had flushed slightly from the argument.
Tang Nian looked at the sky outside, which had become completely dark, and her stomach growled at an inopportune moment.
She awkwardly clutched her stomach: "Are you hungry? How about we go to a nearby inn to find something to eat?"
Lou Mu clenched his fist in front of his mouth, trying to hide the upturned corners of his mouth as he nodded.
However, when the two arrived at the inn, they found that all the shops in the city had already closed.
The people had just recovered and were all very weak. In addition, there were not many outsiders in Lancheng, so the shops closed early.
The two looked at each other and saw awkwardness in each other's eyes.
Tang Nian touched her nose, thought for a moment, and said to Lou Mu, "How about you go buy two chickens, and I'll make you a beggar's chicken?"
"good."
In no time at all, he returned with two chickens that had already been killed.
Looking at the two cleaned chickens, Tang Nian couldn't help but swallow.
But she didn't like eating raw meat. She wiped her mouth and marinated the chicken with ingredients according to the recipe for beggar's chicken that she remembered. Then she stuffed various ingredients into the chicken's cavity, wrapped it in lotus leaves, covered it with mud, and put it in the fire to roast.
Tang Nian sat in front of the stove, chopping firewood and waiting for the beggar's chicken to be ready, while Lou Mu was cleaning the yard.
Time passed quickly.
The aroma of beggar's chicken wafted from the soil.
The fragrance was exceptionally strong; Tang Nian felt her mouth water just smelling it.
"The beggar's chicken is ready, you can eat it now."
After saying that, he couldn't wait to take the chicken, which was covered in mud, out of the fire. After knocking off the outer mud shell, he saw the chicken meat wrapped in lotus leaves inside.
After this preparation, the chicken looks exceptionally delicious.
Tang Nian couldn't help but swallow hard and handed a chicken to Lou Mu.
Ignoring Lou Mu, she picked up her own beggar's chicken and started eating.
To be honest, I was so worried about Song Shiyi that I didn't pay much attention to the meal.
Now, when I eat, I feel unusually hungry.
This beggar's chicken was also exceptionally delicious.
Even after Tang Nian finished eating a chicken, she still felt it wasn't enough.
She licked her lips and looked longingly at Lou Mu.
Lou Mu ate more slowly than Tang Nian, and he ate each bite with exceptional elegance.
Noticing Tang Nian's gaze directed at him, Lou Mu looked up.
I saw Tang Nian looking at me with such longing eyes.
Lou Mu was somewhat helpless for a moment. He chuckled and shook his head, giving half of the beggar's chicken he hadn't finished to Tang Nian.
Tang Nian verbally declined, but her hands honestly accepted it.
Lou Mu was both amused and exasperated by Tang Nian's gluttony.
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, the two returned to their respective rooms to sleep.
Before going to sleep, Tang Nian found a piece of Xuan paper and folded it into a paper crane. The moment she applied cinnabar to its eyes, the paper crane seemed to come alive, blinking and glowing with blue light as it broke through the window.
After doing all this, Tang Nian finally lay down on the bed and fell asleep peacefully.
However, after Tang Nian fell asleep, she did not sleep soundly until dawn as usual, but accidentally entered Lou Mu's dream.
I dreamt of the scene from today where I ripped off Lou Mu's clothes.
In real life, she could control herself.
However, in her dream, Tang Nian felt as if she was being controlled. She was very clear about what she had done, but she couldn't control her behavior.
She could only watch helplessly as she stripped Lou Mu of his clothes.
Lou Mu tried to stop her, but Tang Nian grabbed his hand.
Meanwhile, Lou Mu, also in his dream, saw Tang Nian groping him.
For a moment, I didn't know how to react.
After hesitating for a long time, I decided to postpone it...
early morning.
With a rooster's crow, Tang Nian stretched and woke up from her bed.
She rubbed her head, thinking that she seemed to have had a wonderful dream last night, but she couldn't quite remember it.
She simply shook her head, trying to stop thinking about these things, and turned to find Lou Mu.
Lou Mu's face flushed red the moment he saw Tang Nian approaching.
He clearly remembered the way Tang Nian had touched him in his dream yesterday. Although they hadn't gone all the way, but...
Lou Mu didn't want to think about it any further.
He coughed lightly twice, as if feeling guilty, suppressing all his thoughts, and asked Tang Nian, "What are the plans for today?"
Upon hearing this, Tang Nian nodded.
"I need to go to the underworld."
"To the underworld?" Lou Mu paused, asking in surprise.
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