Seeing that she was enjoying it very much, Xiao Mingcheng tried it too.
However, he had never eaten cooked food before and was not used to this kind of heat at all.
The moment he was scalded, he jumped up and knocked over the stone bowl in front of him. Not feeling that was not enough, he stood up and prepared to rush to the earthen stove to overturn the stone pot.
Bai Yingying was scalded by the splashing soup and was about to endure it. But seeing Xiao Mingcheng was about to go crazy again, she quickly exclaimed: "Mingcheng..."
Xiao Mingcheng's heart tightened, and the gloomy and furious expression disappeared. He turned around nervously: "Are you burned? Let me see..."
"On my face." Bai Yingying pointed at her chin with the tip of her right finger, tears of grievance filling her eyes.
Her left hand hung at her side, but was clenched tightly.
Just now, she was not sure if she could stop Xiao Mingcheng, but even if he really stopped, she would still feel disgusted.
If possible, she really didn't want to be with this moody, venomous snake who always lost control of his emotions.
He was scalded by the soup, but he was so angry that he overturned the bowl and wanted to overturn the pot to vent his emotions. Is this something a normal person would do?
When Xiao Mingcheng saw the particularly eye-catching red spot on her chin, he immediately turned around and walked out of the cave quickly.
“…”
Bai Yingying didn't hold out hope for him. She walked to the small stone pool where water was stored, scooped up a bucket of cold water, and put her chin in it, staring blankly.
This is a small stone pool dug on the spot by Xiao Mingcheng. It is only one meter deep and is used to store water. However, he usually doesn't like to bring water back, so he only filled half of the pool with water.
After a while, Xiao Mingcheng entered the cave again with a fresh herb in his hand.
It is very rare to find a fresh herb in the winter.
As soon as Xiao Mingcheng came in, he saw Bai Yingying kneeling by the pool, soaking her chin in the ladle and staring blankly.
He felt as if his heart had been hit and began to beat faster.
Especially when Bai Yingying turned her head to look at him, Xiao Mingcheng subconsciously avoided her gaze when facing those watery grape eyes. His face seemed to be a little hot and his expression became awkward.
He lost the desire to show off and stuffed the herbs into his mouth as he walked, chewing them quickly. He walked to Bai Yingying, knelt on one knee, and spat out a ball of grass mud.
Bai Yingying knew his intention and moved the watering can away.
Xiao Mingcheng was very serious and gently rubbed the mud on the wound on her chin, "Blame me..."
Having said this, he couldn't continue and could only shut up with an awkward look on his face.
This was the first time Bai Yingying heard him say something like an apology.
Bai Yingying held his face in her hands and smiled softly at him: "It's okay, don't blame yourself. This injury will heal in a few days."
"Um."
Xiao Mingcheng reached out and touched Bai Yingying's face, stroking it gently and repeatedly with his fingertips, staring at her for a long time.
...
The second day.
Xiao Mingcheng left the cave early in the morning.
He usually got up in a very rough manner, and Bai Yingying would always notice it at the first moment.
This time, his movements were very gentle, and Bai Yingying only woke up when she felt the light.
Bai Yingying stared at the huge rock at the entrance of the cave for a while before she smiled.
“It seems like we’ve taken another step forward…”
Bai Yingying took another nap in the warm bed before getting up to have breakfast.
She would only take out the buns from her backpack and eat one when she felt hungry. She was reluctant and didn't dare to do so.
Orcs have a very keen sense of smell, and the cave is almost sealed, so it's easy for Xiao Mingcheng to find out by leaving a scent. Even when she ate, she would stand next to the cracks in the boulder.
But today is different. With a clay stove, I can eat some noodles without any spicy flavor.
Yesterday afternoon, Xiao Mingcheng brought back a lot of firewood from nearby, so he didn't have to worry about running out of firewood.
Bai Yingying made a fire, boiled water and cooked the meat, then took out a clay pot and started kneading the dough.
Half an hour later, I finally had a bowl of salty noodle dumpling soup.
She hadn't eaten flavorful food for a long time, so even though not much salt was added, she still felt it was a little salty. Even though she wasn't full, she couldn't eat anymore.
Bai Yingying cooked a big pot, but she couldn't finish it now, so she could only pour it into a ceramic pot and put it in the system backpack. She could wait until tomorrow or when she had the chance to eat it. It would always be as fresh as before whenever she took it out.
In order to cover up the smell, she cleaned the stone pot and continued to cook the broth.
Usually Xiao Mingcheng would go out hunting and come back around 1:00 p.m.
But this time, Bai Yingying waited until noon the next day, but Xiao Mingcheng still hadn't returned.
Is Xiao Mingcheng dead?
Bai Yingying thought about it and decided to start digging the wall of the cave.
As the chimney expands a little, it shouldn't take long for her to transform into a beast and crawl out.
Only when she really turned back into her animal form and started digging did she realize how difficult it was.
Is the rock here granite? Why is it so difficult to dig?
She was so swollen that she couldn't let her belly rub against the ground. She could only stand and dig, using her claws to scrape at the rock with all her might. After a while, she tired, but only a short, deep scratch remained on the rock wall...
Bai Yingying felt a little flustered.
At this rate, if Xiao Mingcheng doesn't come back, can she really escape?
Bai Yingying counted the food and water she had, plus the dried meat she had preserved in the cave. If she saved a little, she might be able to make it to the birthing season.
By then, your body will become smaller, or the system will reward you with a higher-level talent potion, and you should be able to get out.
She would take a break and then dig for a while, making preparations for both situations.
but...
An hour later.
The huge stone at the door was suddenly moved away.
Xiao Mingcheng walked in with a pale face and met Bai Yingying's eyes as she was planing the wall.
...The air suddenly stagnated.
Bai Yingying immediately jumped down from the earthen stove, turned back into human form and threw herself into Xiao Mingcheng's arms.
"Mingcheng! You're finally back."
She had thought about the possibility that Xiao Mingcheng would come back halfway and had already prepared an explanation.
"Are you running away?" Xiao Mingcheng's voice was terribly low.
Bai Yingying raised her head and cried, "You didn't come back. I was very worried about you, and I was afraid that I would starve to death. I could only think of a way to dig a hole, so that at least I could go out and pick up something to eat..."
She spoke pitifully, with big tears rolling down from the corners of her eyes.
Xiao Mingcheng felt relieved and suddenly wanted to taste what these crystal tears tasted like.
He did what he thought and leaned over to suck away Bai Yingying's tears one by one.
Bai Yingying stood there in a daze, her heartbeat quickening, her body uncontrollably moving with a damn tingling sensation.
“It’s sweet…”
Xiao Mingcheng smiled and held her tightly in his arms, "I won't abandon you."
"Yeah." Bai Yingying pretended to be touched and hugged him back, but she felt something sticky on her hand and finally smelled the strong smell of blood.
She looked up in surprise and asked, "Are you hurt?"
"I'll go find some herbs for you!" Bai Yingying let go of him and hurried out.
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