Chapter 20 The Little Thief
There were originally only two wooden houses in this courtyard: a kitchen and a living room.
But the beastmen were unwilling to live with the female master and built their own wooden houses.
Therefore, there are a total of seven small wooden houses in the courtyard.
The beastmen have highly developed senses and excellent hearing. Even though each room is a few steps away, they can hear the sounds outside.
Mu Ling transformed into a giant gray wolf and lay down on the animal skin mat.
His wolf ears perked up, and he heard the sounds outside, including the female master knocking on Lu Liufeng's door.
He covered his head with the animal hide and pretended not to hear.
Eating is eating, sleeping is sleeping.
He, Mu Ling, would never sacrifice himself for a bite to eat!
But then he thought, what if the female master knocks on his door and he doesn't open it, and then she forbids him from eating those delicious foods again?
Mu Ling was caught in a dilemma, scratching his head with his thick claws, pulling out several wolf hairs, but he still couldn't figure out what to choose.
In the courtyard, Jiang Xi saw that Lu Liufeng's amber eyes were full of tenderness and affection as he looked at her.
She paused for a moment, then lowered her voice and said.
"There's a thief in the kitchen!"
"Come with me quickly to catch the thief!"
Jiang Xi wasn't foolish enough to rush in herself.
Because the house is likely inhabited by orcs, how could she, a female, possibly defeat them?
Moreover, the beastmen have superpowers and can transform, so she wouldn't even be a match for them.
Lu Liufeng was stunned for a moment.
Then he glanced at the kitchen with a strange look in his eyes.
"Thief?"
Jiang Xi nodded repeatedly and reached out to pull him.
"Hurry, don't let the thief get away!"
It contains the braised pig's head she made last night!!
The security situation in this tribe is terrible!
Before Lu Liufeng could say anything, the female master pulled him toward the fire room.
As snowflakes fell, he suddenly noticed that the animal skin wrapped around the female master was so thick that she was almost as big as a bear.
His gaze became increasingly fixed in a daze.
Yes, the female is female, and in the cold winter, she cannot transform into her beast form to keep warm. It must be very cold at night.
Other female masters had animal husbands for warmth, but because they were unwilling to come close, the female master could only wrap herself in animal skin and shiver alone in the dark.
A hint of guilt flashed across Lu Liufeng's eyes.
Immediately afterwards, a piece of firewood was stuffed into his hand.
Jiang Xi also took a piece of firewood as a weapon. She turned her head, nodded to Lu Liufeng, raised her hand, and waved it inward to indicate that she was going to attack.
Then, she kicked open the door to the kitchen, picked up the firewood, and shouted.
"Don't move!!"
Inside the kitchen, the embers in the hearth were still red, and the room was warmer than outside.
After a two-second silence, Jiang Xi saw a pair of ice-blue eyes light up at the end of the darkness.
Her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly hid behind Lu Liufeng.
"It's an orc thief! Catch him!"
Lu Liufeng snapped out of his daze, looked at the orcs in the fire room, and coughed awkwardly.
He pulled the female master out from behind him. "Female master, it is Yi Yuexi."
Jiang Xi exclaimed, "Huh?"
When she looked back at the kitchen, the fire in the hearth had caught fire.
The firelight illuminated the kitchen, where Yi Yuexi, her mouth greasy, squatted in front of the stone pot of braised pig's head, her hands behind her back, her beautiful ice-blue eyes filled with evasiveness and guilt.
Jiang Xi: "..."
Is it really necessary to be so secretive?
She didn't say anything about forbidding him from eating, did she?
Orcs have well-developed facial features, so their noses are naturally very sensitive.
Lu Liufeng didn't smell any other beastmen, so he knew his house hadn't been burgled by beastmen.
But he never expected that Yi Yuexi would sneak food in the kitchen.
The air was quiet, with only the rustling of the wind and snow remaining.
Yi Yuexi stood up, her eyes flickering, and coughed.
"I'll definitely get it tomorrow, I won't let you guys take advantage of me!"
After saying that, he walked straight out.
As they passed each other, Jiang Xi noticed that his white hair was disheveled, with withered branches and leaves sticking out of it, and the animal skin he wore had scratches and dirt of varying depths.
Jiang Xi subconsciously reached out her hand.
But Lu Liufeng grasped the outstretched hand.
Lu Liufeng shook his head at her.
"Ignore him."
"He will bring back prey tomorrow."
Jiang Xi felt a little embarrassed as her hand was enveloped in warmth and she pulled it away.
That's not what I meant.
She wanted to ask him if he was injured.
Before the dissolution of the marriage contract, we were all part of a community. There was no deep-seated hatred between us. With another healthy member of the workforce, the family could live a better life.
But now that the person has gone back inside, she's too lazy to say anything more.
Lu Liufeng glanced at the night sky and asked.
"Should the female master go back to rest?"
Jiang Xi immediately shook her head at the thought of the bone-chilling cold in the room.
"You go back first, I'll stay in the kitchen for a while."
As she spoke, she walked directly into the kitchen. The kitchen was warm, and she couldn't help but rub her hands together, put them to her lips, and breathe on them.
Lu Liufeng's eyes widened slightly, then he understood.
Since it started snowing last night, the temperature has plummeted.
He remained silent for a few moments before speaking.
"Come sleep in my room, mistress."
Jiang Xi turned around in confusion, "Then where will you sleep?"
Lu Liufeng's cheeks flushed slightly, and his voice was a little hoarse.
"Naturally, naturally they also sleep indoors."
Jiang Xi shook her head quickly.
No, this is not appropriate.
Everyone is getting their marriage contracts dissolved. It's understandable that they eat together, but what's the point of sleeping together?
She pushed Lu Liufeng away, her tone very natural and relaxed.
"You go first, I'll sit for a while and then leave."
After saying that, she closed the door right in front of him.
They'll leave eventually, won't they?
Jiang Xi squatted by the fire pit to warm herself, and the temperature inside the fire room gradually warmed her body.
She breathed a long, comfortable sigh of relief, thinking that she still needed a heat source.
If only there were central heating, or at the very least, a heated brick bed (kang) would be nice.
After warming herself by the fire for a while, she prepared to lie down on the straw mat and sleep for the night.
But just as I was about to lie down, my gaze couldn't help but drift towards the tightly closed door.
As if guided by some unseen force, Jiang Xi walked over and opened the door.
Then, I was startled.
What are you doing standing here?!
Lu Liufeng outside the door was covered in snow, even his eyelashes were covered in snow, just like the first time she saw him.
Jiang Xi quickly pulled him into the kitchen and patted the snow off his body.
Her tone turned fierce.
"Why don't you leave! Don't you know you'll freeze to death standing outside like this!"
Lu Liufeng wiped the melted snow from his face, his amber eyes lowered, and he said with self-reproach.
"It's all Liu Feng's fault that he can't even keep the female master warm."
When Jiang Xi heard his words, she first guessed that he had probably guessed that she would be sleeping in the kitchen, and then she felt a little helpless.
This world's marriage system, where one female has multiple male partners, is truly perverse, resembling a slave system where everything revolves around the female master.
Not wanting to make Lu Liufeng feel uneasy, she said.
"Don't blame yourself. What does the cold weather have to do with you? Don't worry, even if I freeze to death, I won't blame you!"
After she finished speaking, she realized the flaw in her words.
If she dies, it seems like they'll die with her...
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