Chapter 157 Joining Forces
Hong said, "Nothing has changed, it's still the same."
"I didn't dare send the orcs in rashly. I thought the chief was very knowledgeable, so I decided to wait until he arrived before making a decision."
Hong had never ventured deep into the cursed land, nor had he ever seen a black hole, so he was filled with caution.
Jiang Xi nodded.
Black holes are pitch black and devoid of light; looking into one's eye is like being drawn in, filling one with dizziness and terror.
Jiang Xi glanced at it a few times, then stopped looking.
It gave her a strange chill down her spine.
She then checked all the game that had been processed and piled up in the snow to make sure there was no secondary contamination before she felt relieved.
Before long, Yi Yuexi arrived in the valley with five orcs.
The orcs took several animal skin tents and set up shelters in the valley to catch up on sleep, so that they would have enough energy to face the cursed beasts that crawled out of the black hole at night.
Lu Liufeng also took out the animal skin tent he had prepared separately and set it up in the valley for the female master to rest.
However, due to the previous blizzard, Lu Liufeng only had one animal hide tent left.
Jiang Xi sat in the animal skin tent and invited Lu Liufeng in as well.
As soon as Lu Liufeng took a step, Yi Yuexi crawled inside and lay down comfortably.
The animal-hide tent wasn't big, it was actually quite small, only big enough for Jiang Xi and her beast-father to lie down.
If Yi Yuexi lies down and Lu Liufeng goes in again, the female master will have no place to lie down.
At that moment, a whooshing sound rang out, and Mu Ling quickly slipped into the animal skin cloak, stepping on Yi Yuexi and kicking to the side.
"Move aside, the mistress has nowhere to sleep!"
Yi Yuexi also kicked him.
"Can't you see there's nowhere for you to sleep? Why are you squeezing in!"
Jiang Xi squatted in the corner, being squeezed and pushed around by the two childish beastmen.
She looked helpless.
Finally, she climbed out, grabbed Lu Liufeng's hand, and crawled out.
"Alright, you guys have to fight tonight, you guys get some sleep!"
Seeing that the female master had left, Mu Ling and Yi Yuexi stopped their fighting and quickly crawled out.
"If the mistress sleeps, I won't sleep."
Although Yi Yuexi did not want to give up this opportunity, she would not let the female master be exposed to the wind and snow outside.
"Go to sleep, Mistress. We were just joking."
Mu Ling nodded quickly, and the two buddies put their arms around Yi Yuexi's shoulder.
"We were just kidding."
Yi Yuexi tossed his hand away and gave him a disdainful look.
Jiang Xi didn't plan to go back to the animal skin tent, lest she fall asleep in a daze and be attacked by them again.
She shook her head.
"You guys go to sleep."
Then, she turned to look at Lu Liufeng and winked at him.
"Lu Liufeng, shall we go up to the tree and enjoy the view for a while?"
Rather than being jostled around by her beastly husbands, she'd much rather have a private date with Lu Liufeng.
Lu Liufeng paused for a moment, then smiled and nodded.
He reached out and pulled the female into his arms, then spread his wings and flew into the snow-covered sky.
Mu Ling and Yi Yuexi stood in the snow and looked up, cursing inwardly in unison.
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
Yi Yuexi narrowed her fox-like eyes, then looked around and suddenly glanced at Mu Ling, who was trying to catch up.
"Mu Ling, you don't want to be disliked by the female lead, do you?"
Mu Ling frowned.
"What do you mean?"
Yi Yuexi smiled.
“What I mean is, perhaps we can join forces to get the female master to accept us.”
"Join forces?"
Just as Mu Ling was about to speak, she instantly noticed the key words.
"us!!!??"
His wolf-like eyes widened.
"What do you mean!"
"What do you mean 'we'!"
"After you receive the Golden Soul Fruit from your clan in the spring, won't you have to dissolve your marriage contract with the female master?!"
Yi Yuexi shrugged and waved her hand.
Did I say that?
Mu Ling stared at him, gritting her teeth.
"You have!"
Yi Yuexi said "Oh" in a very shameless way.
"So what?"
Mu Ling clenched her fists in anger.
Just as he was about to throw a punch, Yi Yuexi smiled and spoke again.
"Don't you want the female master to accept you as soon as possible?"
"If things continue like this, the female master will probably never accept us."
"Moreover, Lu Liufeng didn't speak up for us, and seemed to want us to suffer a setback and be rejected."
“If the female master continues to reject us, then he can monopolize her forever. So what if you squeeze in in the middle of the night? If the female master is unwilling to help you with your grooming, are you going to force her?”
“If this goes on for too long, the female master will definitely hate us more and more.”
Mu Ling was stunned for a moment, then her clenched fist gradually loosened.
That makes some sense, doesn't it?
"Then tell me, how can we join forces?"
Yi Yuexi looked up and glanced at the tall tree branches not far away, then waved to Mu Ling.
Mu Ling leaned closer.
"I'm telling you..."
"so……"
"Like that..."
"If you do that again..."
Hollen transformed into a golden lion, wrapped in animal skin, and lay on a large, exposed rock in the snow, closing his eyes and feigning sleep.
The constant whispers between Yi Yuexi and Mu Ling kept coming in, making it impossible for him to fall asleep, even though he wanted to.
He couldn't help but feel a sense of doubt.
Does this... really work?
Lu Liufeng held the female master, floating outside the top of a giant tree.
Just as Jiang Xi was wondering why he didn't land on the tree, several wind blades slashed past, and the sound of branches breaking and falling rang out.
A few gentle breezes lifted the pile of branches, creating a small triangular platform near the top.
There are dense branches overhead, behind, and to the sides to shield us from the wind and snow.
Jiang Xi looked surprised and couldn't help but look up at Lu Liufeng and praise him.
"You're amazing!!"
"They can even build treehouses!!"
Lu Liufeng smiled, placed the female master into the tree nest, and then bent down and sat down himself.
The tree nest wasn't big or fancy, but its small size made me feel very safe.
Jiang Xi leaned against Lu Liufeng's chest, watching the snow-covered scenery outside with him.
Lu Liufeng's embrace was broad and warm, and the thumping of his heart echoed in her ears, making her feel warm all over.
Jiang Xi thought, "This is really great."
For a temporary escape from pollution and the black hole, all that remained were her and Lu Liufeng, warmly embracing each other amidst the vast snowstorm.
Lu Liufeng stroked the female master's hair and said gently.
"Mistress, please get some sleep. You probably won't be able to sleep tonight."
Jiang Xi couldn't sleep, so she shook her head from side to side.
"I can't sleep."
Lu Liufeng asked, "Why can't you sleep?"
Is the female master worried about the black hole?
Jiang Xi pursed her lips.
Although she didn't want to admit it, it was true.
The image of a bottomless black hole and a chilling sense of dread flashed through her mind, and she couldn't help but exclaim.
"I always felt that the wisdom of the cursed land might be observing us through the black hole."
Thinking of this, she placed her hands on Lu Liufeng's chest, sat up slightly, looked up at him, and said worriedly.
"Even Earth-rank orcs couldn't escape from the black hole. If the leader initiates this, do you really want to enter the black hole?"
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