Chapter 163 Building a hot spring
When Xia Yueke heard Qi'an's cough, she was startled at first. The smile on her face froze instantly and a trace of panic flashed in her eyes.
But she quickly calmed down, put away her overly bright smile, coughed lightly to cover it up, and pretended to be calm as she straightened the corner of her clothes, but in her heart she secretly complained:
"This guy must be doing this on purpose. He just can't stand seeing me happy!"
However, on the surface, she still bowed her head slightly in respect and said softly:
"knew."
But there was inevitably a hint of reluctance and helplessness in those words, and her slightly pouting lips seemed to silently express her dissatisfaction.
When Duzi and the others heard this, they also looked hopeless.
Duzi curled his lips and muttered softly, "This stone house is so big and dirty, how am I supposed to clean it?"
Juanjuan shook his head helplessly, and his ears drooped listlessly.
The ball of fluff just sighed, and its round belly rose and fell, as if in silent protest.
After all, with Xia Yueke's previous personality, how could he not let the three of them stay and work together!
By the time Qi'an finished speaking, the other cubs in the big stone house were carrying small animal skin bags and chattering as they scattered.
Yuanyuan skipped over to Xia Yueke, a bright smile on her face and her eyes curved into crescents:
"Yue Ke, let's go back first. See you in the hot season."
After saying that, he winked playfully.
Jingru walked over slowly with elegant steps, patted Xia Yueke's shoulder gently, and said in a gentle tone:
"Yuekuo, don't get too tired. We'll play together when we have a chance."
Xia Yueke smiled and nodded in response: "Okay, be careful on the road."
Soon, only Xia Yueke, Duzi, Juanjuan and Rongqiu were left.
At this time, Juanjuan was the first to break the silence. He took a step forward, stretched out his hand and gently pulled Xia Yueke's arm, and said:
"Yue Ke, go and rest over there."
Xia Yueke's face was full of doubts. She blinked her eyes, raised her eyebrows slightly, and asked:
"Why? It's a lot of work."
The ball quickly rolled over to Xia Yueke, raised his furry little paw, pointed at himself, then at Duzi and Juanjuan, and said seriously:
"The mother beast said that we should take good care of you."
Xia Yueke felt warm in her heart, her lips trembled slightly, and she wanted to say something else.
Duzi had already picked up the broom and began to sweep the floor vigorously. As he swept, he turned around and shouted to Xia Yueke:
"Don't argue, just rest."
After saying that, he bent down again and started cleaning even harder.
Xia Yueke felt warm in her heart, but she still felt bad. She looked at the messy stone house, gritted her teeth and said:
"No, I can't let you guys do this alone. It'll go much faster if we clean together."
As he said that, he picked up a rag and walked towards the dusty tables and chairs.
Seeing this, Duzi could only shrug helplessly and speed up the sweeping of the floor with the broom in his hand.
Juanjuan nimbly jumped onto the table and used his tail to brush away the spider webs on the high ground. Although Rongqiu's movements were a bit clumsy, he also tried his best to use his body to push the tilted chairs, trying to put them back in place.
Xia Yueke wiped the tables and chairs carefully.
With the concerted efforts of several people, the floor of the stone house gradually became smooth, the loose stones on the wall were carefully reinforced, the tables and chairs were neatly arranged, and the windows were temporarily repaired with wooden boards to block the howling cold wind.
The originally dirty stone house looked brand new, and the air was no longer filled with the smell of mold.
After cleaning up the stone house, several people left quickly.
Xia Yueke dragged her tired body back home, and as soon as she entered the door, she told Qian Jingyao and Qing Yan that Han Ji should not go to the cub school.
Qingyan's originally calm eyes lit up instantly, and he immediately shouted happily:
"That's great, Yue, I finally don't have to leave!"
His voice rose slightly with excitement, echoing in the room, and he looked as if he was about to start dancing.
Qian Jingyao had a gentle smile on his face, his eyes full of doting, and he said softly:
"Keke, I heard you're going to the Less Beast Class soon. How are you doing with using your beast power?"
Xia Yueke tilted her head slightly, thought about it seriously, and then said with a bitter face:
"Yaoyao, I'd better practice my beast power. If I fail and still stay in the Huiqi class, it would be too embarrassing!"
After saying that, she walked straight to the stone house where Qian Jingyao had practiced before.
Inside the stone house, Xia Yueke calmed down and began to practice the beast power technique taught to her by Luo Cihe.
Outside, there was ice and snow, and the cold wind was howling, as if it was going to freeze the whole world.
Xia Yueke, who was in the stone house, was completely focused and immersed in the cultivation of animal power, not at all disturbed by the cold outside.
Qian Jingyao and Qing Yan can only see Xia Yuke during meals now.
Every time it was mealtime, Qing Yan would always sit at the dining table early, looking towards the stone house from time to time, expecting Xia Yueke to appear.
At other times, Xia Yueke seemed to have disappeared into the stone house, without any signs of slacking off.
Qing Yan sat outside the stone house somewhat bored, his eyes fixed on Xia Yueke who was diligently practicing inside. His hands clenched unconsciously, and he gritted his teeth angrily:
"Damn it, it's all that school's fault. I can't stay with Yue anymore!"
There was a hint of grievance and dissatisfaction in his eyes.
Qian Jingyao was busy in the yard. His eyes slowly swept across the yard and found that his yard was extremely spacious.
When he went out two days ago, he saw the orcs next door busy building a house. While carrying stones, the orcs were talking about making it a good place for hot springs in the cold season.
Qian Jingyao had an idea. Since he couldn't see Xia Yueke all day, he might as well find something to do.
So, an idea came to his mind, that is, to convert the large vacant lot in his yard into a hot spring stone house.
"Qingyan, come here and stop complaining,"
Qian Jingyao waved towards Qing Yan with a confident smile on his face, "Once we build this hot spring, we will definitely attract Coco back!"
Of course, this was just to deceive Qingyan.
He would not disturb Xia Yuke from practicing his beast power because of such a small matter.
When Qing Yan heard this, his eyes lit up. He stood up, patted the snow off his body, and walked quickly towards Qian Jingyao.
Qian Jingyao and Qing Yan acted immediately. They first marked out the approximate scope of the hot spring pool in the yard.
Qian Jingyao used the power of the beast to carefully dig the ground, while Qing Yan transported the excavated soil and rocks to the side.
After digging for a while, Qian Jingyao would stop and use his hands to measure the depth and shape to ensure that the hot spring pool could perfectly accommodate the amount of water they expected.
Qing Yan looked at Qian Jingyao's focused expression and stopped complaining. He assisted him seriously, thinking that after the hot spring was built, Xia Yueke would have more time to spend with them.
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