Jiang Yichen's gaze did not turn away as Shi Xi had hoped, because he pushed Chi Zaiqing away and looked away.
"...?" What does he mean by that?
Shi Xi was puzzled.
At this moment, Jiang Yichen finally looked away. He stood up amidst Shi Xi's horrified gaze and walked past her.
"Would you like some roasted rabbit?" He picked up a rabbit, then came to Shi Xi's side and asked.
Jiang Yichen seemed not to have heard what Shi Xi had just said. After finishing, he lowered his head, looked at Shi Xi, and waited for his reply.
"Eat," Shi Xi said.
He thought about it for a moment and realized that Jiang Yichen meant to shut him up with food.
Having received a reply, Jiang Yichen began grilling the meat.
As Sheng Yingpu watched this scene, he tightened his grip on the branch slightly, making a 'crack' sound.
Chu Yao, who was standing at the entrance of the cave, chuckled cryptically, then turned around and walked over, sitting down directly opposite Shi Xi.
"Haha, do you guys eat wild fruits?"
"I recently discovered that it tastes good when made spicy. Shall I make it for you guys?"
"It's free, consider it a celebration."
Shi Xi immediately sprang into action, rambling on and on in an attempt to ease the awkward atmosphere.
Cheng Hao originally wanted to respond enthusiastically to Shi Xi, but upon hearing about the spicy wild fruit, he immediately shut his mouth.
Chu Yao frowned and asked Shi Xi, "What are we celebrating?"
Since someone was willing to strike up a conversation, Shi Xi didn't mind the sarcasm in his words and blurted out, "Of course, it's to celebrate that we're about to leave this place."
For some reason, Shi Xi felt that the temperature in the cave dropped two degrees immediately after she said those words.
Chi Zaiqing immediately looked at him, blinked, and asked, "Does Aran really want to go back?"
"Yes." Shi Xi replied matter-of-factly, "Who here doesn't want to go home soon?"
He looked at Jiang Yichen, "We have a lot to do with the Marshal's presence."
"You're welcome." Jiang Yichen flipped the roasted rabbit over. "Even without me, the Chi family would have found you."
Before they even left, they started addressing him formally as "Marshal."
Sheng Yingpu pursed his lips slightly, scooped up a fish, quickly prepared it, and put it on the campfire to roast.
"If you don't like celebrating like this..." Seeing that everyone wasn't very interested in her suggestion, Shi Xi was about to change her mind and say that wolf meat would be fine too.
The next second.
'Boom!'
A clap of thunder flashed, and the rain, which had almost stopped, intensified again, with a cold wind blowing into the cave.
Shi Xi had just gotten caught in the rain, and her coat was a bit wet. With the cold wind blowing, she felt quite uncomfortable.
He clicked his tongue, stood up, and unbuttoned his coat.
Seemingly not expecting Shi Xi to do this suddenly, Chi Zaiqing didn't have time to stop her.
So Shi Xi took off her coat in front of everyone.
Sheng Yingpu instinctively tried to avoid it, but he still couldn't help but see Shi Xi's slender waist.
Upon seeing this, Chu Yao's pupils constricted sharply, and his face flushed red. "What do you want to do?!"
In broad daylight, under the clear sky, so many people...
Shi Xi put the clothes on the clothes rack, then looked at Chu Yao, who looked like someone had stepped on his tail—
"Your coat is wet, dry it."
Chu Yao was stunned.
Oh, I was mistaken.
Shi Xi frowned, noticing the awkward expression on his face. "What are you thinking about?"
"I...I didn't think of anything!" Chu Yao's expression was somewhat unnatural, and he stammered as he spoke.
Shi Xi didn't care and, under everyone's gaze, raised her hand to untie her handkerchief.
Seeing this, Chi Zaiqing couldn't help but speak up, her azure eyes looking at Shi Xi with a wronged expression: "Doesn't Aran like my braids?"
"It's loose, I'll tie it again." Shi Xi said, tying a high ponytail with a dark blue handkerchief.
"If you don't want wild fruit, then you can have wolf meat instead." This time, he didn't give anyone a chance to refuse. He took another wolf from outside, which they hadn't finished eating that morning, and threw them all into the cave.
He returned to the campfire and deftly began to gather the fallen leaves.
Chi Zaiqing seemed frightened by the bloody scene, and his expression was not good, but he still stepped forward to help.
Cheng Hao volunteered to take charge of the barbecue portion by himself.
Chu Yao was stunned for a moment, then went over to help Shi Xi.
The atmosphere was relatively harmonious for a time.
...
After roasting the wolf meat, Shi Xi didn't have much of an appetite.
Even if you eat delicious food every meal, you can easily get tired of it.
Besides, he had just eaten that morning.
"Alright." Sprinkling on the seasonings, Jiang Yichen handed the golden-brown, crispy-on-the-outside, tender-on-the-inside roasted rabbit to Shi Xi.
Shi Xi then handed him two skewers of wolf meat that she had grilled herself as a return gift.
"Here you go, young master." Shi Xi handed the most delicious thigh to Chi Zaiqing and then focused on enjoying the steaming hot food.
Jiang Yichen deliberately let the roasted meat sit for a while before giving it to him, so it wouldn't burn his hands or affect the taste.
I don't know where Jiang Yichen got it from; how come he's never encountered a rabbit before?
The same goes for the fish; Jiang Yichen caught them from that stream, but he had never seen a single one before.
After Shi Xi finished eating the barbecue, she turned around and found that Chi Zaiqing was still in the same position as before, holding up the rabbit leg blankly.
He paused for a moment, then asked, "You don't like it?"
Chi Zaiqing nodded.
Shi Xi took it from his hand and finished it in a few quick movements.
"There's more here." Sheng Yingpu's voice came from the side.
Shi Xi turned her head and saw Sheng Yingpu holding a grilled fish.
"Eating only rabbit meat probably won't be enough to fill you up," Sheng Yingpu said. "Adding a fish would be just right."
"Mm." Shi Xi nodded and thanked him.
The other person is right, he really wasn't full.
Shi Xi took the grilled fish, ate a bite in front of Sheng Yingpu, and commented, "It tastes pretty good."
Then Shi Xi noticed that Sheng Yingpu's complexion had improved somewhat.
Shi Xi wanted to share with Chi Zaiqing, but he shook his head and said to her, "I'm full."
Shi Xi silently ate the grilled fish.
I had just finished eating when two skewers of roasted wolf meat suddenly appeared in front of me. "Want some?"
Shi Xi looked up and saw that it was Chu Yao. It seemed to be his first time grilling meat.
One piece was undercooked while the other was burnt, making it look rather unappetizing.
Shi Xi: "..."
Are you suggesting we make people eat this stuff?
Brother, you're not thinking of poisoning me, are you?
Shi Xi glanced at Chi Zaiqing, who was clearly uninterested.
I thought to myself.
The pampered young master glanced at the roasted rabbit and roasted fish a couple of times earlier, but now he hasn't even looked at them, so there's no chance for him now.
Shi Xi turned her gaze to Chu Yao... only to see that the other party's brows were furrowed, clearly impatient.
"If you don't want to eat, then forget it." Feeling a little uncomfortable under Shi Xi's gaze, Chu Yao simply changed his tune.
But despite saying that, he didn't move the skewers in his hand at all.
"..."Then why don't you take the things back?
"...Thank you." Shi Xi took the grilled meat and looked at Chi Zaiqing. Before he could ask anything, she heard his reply.
"I won't eat."
The answer was as expected, but his voice sounded strangely cold.
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