Hua Si Miao
"Goddamn bastard! I knew it! The things I looted from this bastard's storage bag aren't even enough for me to repair my magic weapon!!!"
"He's still a senior brother. Which senior brother is like him?!"
"Besides, I don't believe that after his fellow disciples died, he didn't take away all their belongings!"
"How hypocritical! Which obscure sect does this belong to? How can they be so wicked?!"
In a cave, two figures, one in white and one in blue, sat facing each other across a bonfire. The red and orange flames reflected on the girl's angry face. Hua Simiao pierced a rabbit carcass with an iron bar and roasted it over the fire.
Jiang Jingyuan, who was sitting opposite her, had a calm expression as he listened to her complaints quietly.
An hour and a half ago, she and Hua Simiao searched all of Li Xianyou's storage space.
There were no talismans in the storage space, probably because they had all been used up. There were over twenty bottles of elixirs, more than thirty common magical instruments sold in Baiwen Tower, and only two slightly more unusual ones.
In the end, the two of them divided these things equally, and the demon pill went to Jiang Jingyuan.
Things can be divided, but Hua Si Miao still needs to be scolded.
Although she also knew that this kind of highway robbery was not uncommon, if she had the ability, she would rob it back, but if she didn't, she would just treat it as paying for her life or losing both her money and her life.
But none of these reasons could stop her from cursing - as long as Jiang Jingyuan, who was in the same cave, didn't mind her quarreling.
On the other side, Jiang Jingyuan didn't find the noise annoying, and even listened with a blank expression, enjoying the conversation. Hua Simiao's voice was so sweet that even when she was rambling and cursing, it only made those in her camp feel lively and endearing.
What's more, Jiang Jingyuan actually thought this was a good idea. At least they could curse at the enemy's corpses, while the dead enemies couldn't curse even if they wanted to.
"Ah~ fragrant bunny!"
The plucked rabbit was sizzling on the fire, its skin shiny and oily, and the aroma of the meat marinated with seasonings filled most of the cave, looking particularly tempting in this snowy landscape.
Listening to the whistling sound of wind and snow outside the cave, and feeling the warmth inside the cave, it seems that just this will make you feel the long-lost happiness.
Hua Simiao's eyes were wide open, and she couldn't help but reach out to touch the iron bars on the fire.
"Ah, hiss, hot, hot, hot!"
As soon as her finger touched the sticker, it was abruptly withdrawn. Tears welled up in the girl's eyes, and she blew pitifully on her right finger. Her round, almond-shaped eyes were still fixed on the fat rabbit on the bonfire in front of her, and she had long forgotten the greeting she had originally intended to give to Li Xianyou.
Jiang Jingyuan's mouth twitched slightly as he watched this scene, and his dark eyes were illuminated by the firelight with a warm orange-red glow.
But the next second, she couldn't laugh anymore——
"Let's divide it quickly!"
Hua Simiao stared at the roasted rabbit with fiery eyes, swallowed, and said with anticipation.
Jiang Jingyuan was silent for a moment, then looked away silently and said, "I'm not hungry yet, you eat."
She really couldn't eat something this bizarre looking... Even if she just sliced the meat off, as long as she knew what it was, she wouldn't want to eat it at all...
“It’s going to be really delicious!”
Hua Simiao looked up in shock, her eyes wide open, staring at her in disbelief, as if she couldn't understand how she could refuse such a delicious dish. She couldn't help swallowing her saliva at the aroma!
"You eat first." Jiang Jingyuan lowered his head without looking at her. "I just got injured and need to rest. I won't eat."
"Ah... okay."
Seeing her resolute attitude, Hua Simiao stopped trying to dissuade her. She blinked her big eyes, thought for a moment, and said, "Then call me when you're hungry. I'll roast a rabbit for you!"
No... no need... Jiang Jingyuan was silent for a moment, but finally looked up at her, nodded and replied, "Okay."
Hua Si Miao smiled sweetly at her, stretched out her hands, wrapped her hands with an invisible barrier, and just like that, she easily picked up the whole rabbit and began to chew it happily.
Jiang Jingyuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, leaned against the stone wall, closed his eyes and avoided looking at the intact rabbit corpse.
Jiang Jingyuan has always been a bit picky about food, and Jiang Jingjian used to be very troubled by this - he would do whatever he was told to do in other matters, but when it came to eating, Jiang Jingyuan would refuse to eat if she said she didn't want to.
"Come to think of it, Jiang Jingjian probably won't be returning to the palace so soon. At least he can wait until I get back..." Jiang Jingyuan thought leisurely, "And what's going on in the palace now? Under normal circumstances, Jiang Jingqian should be able to handle it, but..."
She felt a little worried.
Rong Hou or anyone else wouldn't come to see her once a year, so there was no need to worry about that. As for Jiang Jingzong, Jiang Jingqian could handle it completely...
In fact, what made her most uneasy was Jiang Jingsui.
What happened outside the library before made her realize that Jiang Jingbai was not as gentle and harmless as he appeared to be to the outside world. This person had amazing control over the situation.
It was as if, as long as others didn't focus all their attention on him all the time, when they looked at him again in the blink of an eye, they would suddenly realize that the current development of events was firmly controlled by him. Even if they had discovered that something was wrong, they had to follow him reluctantly.
Jiang Jingqian couldn't stop such a person by using ordinary excuses and obstructions.
"Forget it. Even if I'm discovered, I can't teleport back now."
Jiang Jingyuan's thoughts were in a whirlwind, but it only took a few blinks of an eye.
Once she figured it out, she felt at peace.
There is no point in thinking or worrying. Right now, it is more important to recover your strength.
Listening to the gentle sound of the wind and surrounded by the warmth of the campfire, Jiang Jingyuan leaned against the uneven stone wall and gradually became conscious.
In a daze, she thought slowly:
"Actually, even if we're discovered, it's not a big deal... Jiang Jingjian and I rely mainly on Queen Rong and the Rong family... As long as we can convince Queen Rong that we won't pursue the matter further... that'll be all that's left..."
As for the others, what does it matter how ridiculous their words are?
Who would say more?
Even those people would unconsciously rationalize her excuses...
Just like when the strong bully the weak, as long as the strong apologizes lightly at the end, the weak will instantly turn against them and say something ridiculous like "He has already apologized", "He didn't mean it, he just didn't expect us to be so weak", "He is actually very troubled" and so on.
God always favors the strong, but creates the weak.
The bonfire in front is orange-yellow, jumping and swaying nimbly and silently...
I don’t know if it’s a dream or reality——
Jiang Jingyuan seemed to see a pair of pale white hands reaching out from a dark corner not far away, where the firelight couldn't reach, crawling towards her along the ground...
But she didn't raise her guard at all, as if she was too tired. She was still watching everything leisurely and relaxed.
Soon, those arms seemed to have suddenly seen something extremely frightening, and they shrank back into the darkness in fear.
Then, a shadow fell before Jiang Jingyuan's eyes, as if someone had stood before her at some point, staring down at her quietly...
For a long, long time...
Jiang Jingyuan's heart suddenly trembled.
When she looked forward again, there was only a bonfire and a girl sleeping soundly on the ground opposite her.
She stared straight ahead.
It must be a dream...
Her eyelids drooped, and she unconsciously squinted, as if she were staring at the bonfire awake, but also as if she had fallen asleep. Her thoughts seemed to become very stagnant and slow, but her heart did not stir, nor did she react in any way.
Maybe she had stopped thinking a long time ago.
Before he knew it, a while had passed before Jiang Jingyuan began to relax uncontrollably again.
The scenes of the battles and explorations she had experienced on Bai Zhou Mountain over the past few days slowly emerged in her mind. Jiang Jingyuan was half asleep and half awake, reviewing these scenes with ease, and slowly thought:
"Speaking of which...why did Hua Simiao follow me in the first place..."
"Just based on what she said, she thinks I'm powerful...? That's a bit funny. How would she know if I'm powerful or not... Besides, if she really met someone very powerful, wouldn't she be afraid of being killed and robbed of her treasure..."
"It's really quite innocent..."
Recalling what happened not long ago, the picture froze on the scene where the aqua-blue figure raised his knife, and Jiang Jingyuan couldn't help but sigh in his heart:
"Such a lively and lovely person... can even be so calm in an emergency like this..."
"ah……"
"ah??!"
Jiang Jingyuan suddenly woke up.
No, that's not right.
No. Rather, how could someone who could display such a cold expression actually act like a lively, cute, and innocent girl?!
Why?
Wouldn't such an innocent and harmless appearance make it more difficult for myself on the daytime mountain?
Jiang Jingyuan leaned against the stone wall, without opening his eyes or moving, as if he was still in a deep sleep and had never woken up.
"Besides, how could I have the idea of sharing weal and woe with Hua Simiao? She and I just met..." Jiang Jingyuan's heart was pounding, and he felt as if someone had poured a bucket of cold water on him from head to toe.
Yes, why?
Hua Simiao wasn't really the kind of person who was powerless, so why did she have to act weak everywhere? Acting weak was fine, but why did she also intentionally or unintentionally reveal that she possessed all kinds of rare treasures?
"Weak yet possessing a rare treasure..." Jiang Jingyuan felt increasingly disheartened the more he thought about it. "Isn't this just waiting to be robbed?!"
And at that time, the reason why Jiang Jingyuan only looked back but did not kill Li Xianyou was -
Firstly, she believed in Hua Simiao's judgment of the battle situation, as she had a strong sense of combat.
Secondly——
It was she who hesitated.
Unlike the clean and neat technique of attacking with spiritual consciousness, directly slashing with a sword is really too bloody.
If necessary, she will not show any mercy.
But she was not used to this and hesitated uncontrollably.
But Hua Si Miao...
Jiang Jingyuan recalled the indifference and calmness on Hua Simiao's face at that time, and his heart sank completely.
This was not the first time Hua Simiao had killed someone.
In fact, she was used to it.
"Does someone like this really need me to help her out?" Jiang Jingyuan thought, "Rather than saying she met me by chance and had no choice but to ask me for help, it's better to say she has been eyeing me for a long time..."
When did you start targeting him?
Why?
Jiang Jingyuan didn’t think that Hua Simiao needed someone to help her take back the storage bag and magic weapon.
Jiang Jingyuan even began to suspect that Hua Simiao's strength was far greater than what she saw. Perhaps without Hua Simiao's tacit consent, Li Xianyou and his group would never have been able to steal her storage bag and magic tools.
Is this really the case...
Why?
Is there something about me that attracts the other person?
Jiang Jingyuan subconsciously thought of the experience when he was first chased to Baizhou Mountain.
yes……
A double “喜” mark?
Is it because the aura of the magical weapon at the bottom of the pool attracted Hua Simiao...?
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