Su Tang's expression changed, and she looked at him coldly.
"What do you want to do? Don't touch them!"
Xu Zhengqiao smiled broadly and gently smoothed the messy hair at her temples.
"I just don't want you to go hungry." He moved gently, as if he were holding some rare treasure. "Guess what? I was able to bring you out of the Beast Mountain, could I also capture those brats?"
"Catching them now seems a bit difficult, but turning them into corpses would be much easier."
What do you think, Tangtang?
Xu Zhengqiao's words made Su Tang's face turn pale.
That pervert actually threatened her with the baby!
"It's not just those little brats, I heard your parents and two older brothers came too..."
"That's enough." Su Tang's temples throbbed as she interrupted him. "Enough with the nonsense, I'll just eat it."
"That's a good girl."
Xu Zhengqiao's smile widened as he presented the food he had just found to Su Tang.
There were bananas, wild fruits and vegetables, as well as roasted meat and clean water.
Su Tang glanced at the roasted meat; it wasn't the same charred piece from before. It must have been re-roasted by Xu Zhengqiao.
It doesn't look so nauseating anymore.
"Tangtang, what do you want to eat? I'll get it for you," Xu Zhengqiao asked with a smile.
"I'll eat it myself." Su Tang showed him the hands tied behind her back, displeased. "Untie them for me."
Before Xu Zhengqiao could refuse, she added coldly, "You want me to make up with you? Is this how you want me to make up with you? Are you trying to tie me down for life?"
"Of course not. As long as you behave, I'll give you whatever you want," Xu Zhengqiao replied immediately.
No matter how perverted he is, when he's not going crazy, he always pretends to be a devoted lover.
At least that's what Su Tang thinks.
His infatuation was not only an act for outsiders, but also a way to deceive himself.
Which normal person would kill the entire family of someone they love? Or kidnap and imprison them?
“Then untie me, I won’t run away.” Su Tang paused, then said, “If you’re afraid I’ll run away, tie me up again after I finish eating, my hands are already sore from being tied up.”
"You've been keeping me tied up, which only makes me afraid of you and causes me pain!"
Su Tang's eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and her fair face was smudged with dust, making her look like a clown.
Although she was making an accusation, her expression was serious, and she showed no sign of backing down.
Xu Zhengqiao smiled upon hearing this, "Okay, then you eat your food obediently."
He knew that Su Tang was different from others. If Su Tang were to beg for forgiveness from him now, saying that she had forgiven him, he would not believe it.
He knew Su Tang all too well what kind of person she was.
He could tell at a glance whether she was telling the truth or lying.
Xu Zhengqiao bent down and untied the rope from Su Tang's hands, but left her feet untouched.
It seems they really only let her untie herself to eat.
Su Tang rubbed her reddened wrist, knowing she couldn't push her luck any further. She picked up a banana from the ground, peeled it, and started eating it.
The banana plant is short and small, not even as big as the palm of your hand.
The skin is green with a hint of yellow, and the flesh inside is ripe but not very sweet. It has a chewy texture and is a little astringent.
After finishing a banana, she started eating roasted rabbit meat.
She didn't recognize the other wild fruits, nor was she interested in "testing" them one by one.
The rabbit meat had no flavor because it wasn't seasoned with white pebbles; it tasted like chewing wax.
"This meat has no salt, it doesn't taste good, and there's water in it. I want to drink boiled water, raw water isn't clean."
She made demands of Xu Zhengqiao directly.
Xu Zhengqiao was not angry at all. Instead, he nodded and agreed, "Okay, I'll go find some salt, boil some water for you, and give you some sugar. You can tell me if you want anything else."
His face crinkled with laughter.
Tangtang made requests of him because she wanted to be comfortable here; she was slowly accepting herself.
Upon hearing this, Su Tang actually looked around and thought about it carefully.
He then pointed to the ground and said:
"It's too dirty here, damp and cold. I need a bed and clean animal hides. There are bugs here, and I'm afraid of snakes. Give me the realgar powder from my bag; it can repel snakes, insects, and rodents."
Su Tang spoke to them one by one.
Seeing that Xu Zhengqiao showed no impatience and his smile remained unchanged.
“Okay, I’ll make the bed tomorrow and find animal hides.” He gently agreed to everything.
After saying that, he walked to the corner, rummaged around, and found a handbag among a pile of miscellaneous items.
It was taken from Su Tang.
He rummaged in his handbag, took out a small drawstring bag, and gave it to Su Tang.
Is there anything else you'd like?
"I don't have any for now. I'll let you know when I think of something." Su Tang took the bag containing realgar powder, opened it to check it, then tucked it into her waistband and stopped looking at it.
Xu Zhengqiao watched her eat with a gentle smile throughout.
Su Tang found the food tasteless, but still ate a small portion of the rabbit and spat out bones all over the floor.
After finishing his meal, he turned his back to Xu Zhengqiao and lay down on the ground.
"I'm full. Take the trash away; it smells bad here."
There were no containers for boiling water in the cave, only raw water, and Su Tang didn't drink a drop.
She looks like she's still angry.
"Okay, then you rest well. I'll go find something to boil water." After Xu Zhengqiao finished speaking, he tied her hands behind her back again.
Su Tang: "..."
As expected, there was no escaping this pervert.
Even after being tied up again, Su Tang was not disappointed. For the next two days, she would ask Xu Zhengqiao to untie her hands every time she ate or went to the toilet.
Later on, even the feet would be untied for a while.
She seemed to have gradually adapted to life here and no longer thought about leaving.
Their relationship became increasingly harmonious.
The cave was filled with more and more things: wooden beds, stone pots, animal hides, various fruits and foods, bowls, chopsticks and cups.
Without a doubt, Su Tang knew that most of the things in there were stolen by him from the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain.
I don't know how this guy did it, he can come and go freely in the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain.
Su Tang couldn't figure it out, so she simply stopped thinking about it.
While Xu Zhengqiao went out to find what she asked for, the cave was quiet. She slowly pushed out a bone about the size of her little finger from her palms.
"rustle……"
It rubbed and polished the stone wall back and forth, again and again.
Su Tang couldn't see behind her, but she could feel through her fingers that the small bone was gradually becoming sharper at her fingertips.
A hint of joy also appeared in her eyes.
It's been two days!
She finally had a chance to escape.
What she needs to do next is to conserve her energy and wait for the right opportunity.
Footsteps could be heard outside the cave.
Su Tang stopped moving, subtly retracted the bone, hid it in her sleeve, and closed her eyes, pretending to sleep.
A short while later, Xu Zhengqiao returned, soaking wet.
Su Tang opened her eyes and saw three skinny wild birds lying on the ground, barely any meat on them.
Xu Zhengqiao was still holding a few bird eggs covered in bird droppings in his hand.
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