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Published at 9th of August 2023 05:59:56 AM


Chapter 37

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Shi Xue Li glanced at him in surprise, and the man added in a timely manner, “I am familiar with the mountain and the forests, so I can help guide the way.”

Xia Nuo was a little worried, “But your body…… Didn’t Zhuo’er say that your illness can only be supported in your room?”

The man smiled at him soothingly, “Have you forgotten you have helped me treat it? I am much better now.”

Xia Nuo nodded in doubt, but after looking at the man, Shi Xue Li said, “It’s too late now, wait until tomorrow to make a decision. I’m going back to rest now.”

It is now more than four o’clock, the stars hide in the dark night sky, and white light is gradually revealed by the sky.

Shi Xue Li yawned, and said vaguely with her mouth, “Women can’t stay up late, and patients had better not either.”

Her words seemed to mean something, Xia Nuo was stunned for a moment, but before she could react, Shi Xue Li had already taken Ka’er away swiftly.

Their room is in the opposite direction to Xia Nuo’s room, and the route is different.

The two walked in a quiet corridor and could only hear the footsteps of “pa da pa da”.

“That Kan Lan’er, you need to pay more attention.”

When the two were alone, there was no consistent smile on Ka’er’s face, his original sun disappeared without a trace, and the whole person looked a little depressed.

Shi Xue Li has no expression, she doesn’t look as arrogant as she did in front of everyone, but her tone is still stiff, “I know.”

If Xia Nuo saw this scene, he would definitely not feel that Ka’er and Shi Xue Li had a subordinate-superior relationship. To say so, that can only be Shi Xue Li’s subordinate to Ka’er.

Ka’er, who saw her like this, laughed, “By the way, you should also pay attention to keeping a distance from that Chang An.”

He was closer to Shi Xue Li’s ear, and his tone was gloomy, “I didn’t see you so concerned about the newcomer before. What is special about Chang An?”

“I just don’t want him to drag our hind legs.” Shi Xue Li’s expression never changed.

Ka’er laughed, as if he believed the reason she gave, “I don’t care so much, Just don’t forget your task. As for Chang An, he better not disrupt my plan, otherwise… “

The remaining words gradually disappeared at the end of the corridor.

……

“…… what Shi Xue Li said was very reasonable.” After Shirley left, Xia Nuo thought about it, and quickly urged, “Let’s go back to rest soon.”

But he had already forgotten all about the route, so he could only look at the man in front of him expectantly after speaking, and said eagerly, “You should lead the way, I forgot where my room is.”

Kan Lan’er raised his lips slightly, “Okay.”

He held his hand again, Xia Nuo was slightly uncomfortable, but seeing the calm appearance of the man, he felt that there was nothing to be ashamed of.

Anyway, they are all men, and… road idiots have no human rights.

Xia Nuo couldn’t help but sigh in his heart. It was the first time he discovered that he had such a road-crazy attribute when he grew up so big. He had never gone out alone before, and the number of times he left the ward was also very few so he never realized that he did not know the way.

The man led him down corridor after corridor, past rows of rooms. Xia Nuo originally wanted to memorize the route, but he gave up after a while.

He clearly remembered that the route wasn’t that complicated when he came, didn’t he?

Why did the route become so complicated when it was time to go back? Turning left, turning right, and going straight?

After several repetitions, Xia Nuo felt that his brain was not enough.

Ah, is this house really that big? From the outside, this house should not have so many corridors and rooms, right?

He was a little puzzled, and just about to ask when he heard the man say, “Here we are.”

Huh? Already here?

Xia Nuo looked up, and finally found a little familiarity from the door of his own room. The man let go of his hand, and hung the kerosene lamp in his hand on the hook protruding from the wall.

Xia Nuo put his hand on the doorknob, and couldn’t help but look back at him, just in time to meet the man’s gaze, the man smiled brightly at him, “I wish you a sweet dream.”

If you dream, remember to dream of me.

Xia Nuo replied dazedly, “You too.”

He didn’t know that until he walked into the room, the man was still staring at him deeply from behind, with many scorching hot things surging in his eyes.

Early the next morning, there was a knock on his door.

It was a girl arranged by the village chief to take care of their group of brave men. When Xia Nuo opened the door sleepily, she smiled sweetly at the boy, “Breakfast is ready.”

Since Xia Nuo returned to the room last night, he has been lying on the bed without falling asleep. As soon as he closed his eyes, a man’s smile flashed in his mind unconsciously, and then his cheeks began to heat up.

After tossing and turning for most of the night, when the sky became bright, a wave of tiredness surged up. Before he could sleep for a long time, he was awakened by knocking on the door.

Xia Nuo nodded in a daze, “Wait for me to wash up.”

He is still wearing the pyjamas that someone had prepared long ago and placed in the closet.

The pyjamas were long and wide, hanging down to his feet, covering his whole body in it. In this way, he looks a bit petite, and with his fluffy hair, even rubbing his eyes is also very cute.

The girl was obviously attracted by him, and her tone of voice was softer, as if she was facing a pitiful little animal, and speaking louder would scare him away.

“It’s okay, take your time, don’t worry.”

When she said this, she seemed to have forgotten that everyone except the boy was already waiting in the restaurant.

Xia Nuo nodded, and after washing his face, he became soberer.

The water flowing out of the water pipe is clear in colour and exudes a sweet smell, and when it splashes on the face, the whole person feels refreshed. A few drops of water accidentally splashed into my mouth while washing my face, and it really tasted sweet.

Is this the mountain spring water?

Xia Nuo was a little puzzled, Nasuru’s treatment of the brave was too good, right?

He walked out the door, and the crow that was originally standing on the wardrobe fluttered down and landed on his shoulder safely. 

“Are you ready? Then let’s go.”

At this time, Xia Nuo had already changed into a white priest’s robe, and most of the original petite feeling disappeared, replaced by a holy temperament.

The girl was a little disappointed, but soon felt that this was very pretty, and laughed again, wanting to take the boy to the restaurant.

Xia Nuo just took a step, suddenly remembered something, pointed to the closed door next to him and asked, “Is Kan Lan’er also in the dining room?”

If the man wakes up earlier than him, he should be called together, right?

“……”

The girl didn’t answer, Xia Nuo turned around suspiciously, and saw an astonished expression flashing across her face.

“What’s wrong?”

“……Nothing.”

The girl uttered these words with difficulty and then saw the boy knock on the door without hesitation after hearing her answer.

The boy moved so fast that she didn’t even have time to stop it. He could only watch helplessly as the door of the room opened with a “click”. A man with black hair and blue eyes appeared in front of them.

The girl lowered her head subconsciously, not daring to look directly at the man’s face.

Her heart was beating fast, her hands clenched uneasily.

She was afraid, and worried about the boy, the boy won’t be treated horribly for offending the man, right?

Many scary images flashed in her mind, she wanted to step forward to hold the boy, but her body didn’t obey her control, she just froze there and couldn’t move.

It wasn’t until the man’s laughter came that she raised her head in surprise, and was stunned seeing the unexpected scene in front of her.

Not long after Xia Nuo knocked on the door, the man opened the door.

He doesn’t look like he just woke up, his clothes are already neatly dressed, Nasuru’s unique linen clothes are on him, even if it is a short jacket and long trousers like the locals, it looks extra special on him, elegant and light.

The candlelight was dim last night, and Xia Nuo didn’t even take a good look at his appearance. It looks like his face is still pale, but the colour of his lips is not as pale as last night, instead showing a bright red colour.

Xia Nuo unconsciously stared at his lips for a long time, and asked a silly question, “Did you steal something?”

Otherwise, how could it have changed so much?

The man laughed, relying on his height advantage, he easily touched Xia Nuo’s head and rubbed his fluffy hair, “Yes.”

After parting with Xia Nuo last night, he caught a prey that sneaked up the mountain without knowing its life or death. Although very clumsy and reckless, it also provided him with a lot of energy.

“Then you come to the restaurant with us?” Xia Nuo asked.

He glanced at the girl who was standing behind the boy and looking over tremblingly, his eyes darkened slightly, “No, I’m not hungry yet. And someone will bring food to my room. After all, I’m a patient, It’s not nice to eat at the same table with distinguished guests.”

After hearing this, Xia Nuo’s delicate eyebrows frowned, “How can there be such a saying? Your illness is not an infectious disease, so everyone won’t mind, right?”

But after he finished speaking, he was a little uncertain.

After all, Shi Xue Li and Ka’er are the ones he is a little familiar with now. He can be sure that Shi Xue Li won’t mind, and Ka’er probably won’t have any opinion if he listens to Shi Xue Li. As for the remaining two people, it’s hard to say.

“Okay, don’t frown.” The man lightly tapped the teenager’s gathered eyebrows, “The food I eat is specially prepared for patients, so I have to deliver it separately. It’s not good for everyone to eat the same food, but I’m the only one who is different, right? “

Xia Nuo pursed his lips, and after a moment of silence, he suddenly said, “…I will try my best to find a way to heal you!”

In the final analysis, it is still the cause of the illness. If the illness is cured, this kind of problem will definitely not appear.

His eyes were so determined, full of seriousness, the man hooked his lips, “Then I’ll just wait for your good news.”

He looked at the girl behind Xia Nuo who has been hesitant to strike up a conversation, summoned up her courage and backed away several times, and stopped embarrassing her. More importantly, he didn’t want the teenager to doubt him because of her attitude.

He glanced at the girl to make sure that she had received the message he wanted to send, and said, “Okay, hurry up and go to the restaurant, don’t make other people wait.”

“Then I’ll go first, bye.”

Xia Nuo bid him farewell and then realized that he was only talking to men just now, and actually ignored the girl who kindly came to guide him.

He apologized to her with some guilt, but the girl didn’t care about it. She said “it’s okay”, and walked quickly, until she walked a long way, turned the corner, and the man’s sight disappeared. Then she slowed down and breathed a sigh of relief.

Even if the man’s eyes were not on her, but stayed on the young man beside her, she still felt like a light on her back(T/N: a Chinese idiom that describes extreme anxiety), which was unbearable.

Xia Nuo managed to catch up with her, and when he looked up, he found that the girl was looking at him with very complicated eyes.

The girl seemed to have a new understanding of him, and she couldn’t help being surprised, puzzled, and somewhat inexplicably admired in her eyes.

As if he had done something earth-shattering.

Xia Nuo couldn’t help thinking about it carefully, but apart from talking to the man for a while, he really didn’t do anything else.

So why did the girl look at him like this?

But soon, the girl asked tentatively, “Do you have a good relationship with… Kan Lan’er? How did you know each other?”

She was a little awkward when she said the name.

In fact, what she wants to ask more is, How dare you talk to that adult? Do you know his real identity?

Xia Nuo didn’t understand what she meant, he thought for a while, and hesitated, “Relationship…we should be considered friends. As for how we met…his room is next to mine, we happened to meet last night.”

In fact, they hit it off. Xia Nuo didn’t know if the man felt this way, anyway, the first time he saw a man, he felt that this man had a familiar feeling.

The next conversation and acquaintance was also a matter of course, and the distance between the two suddenly narrowed. Moreover, Kan Lan’er is also very comfortable to get along with. After experiencing what happened last night together, Xia Nuo took it for granted that the two were friends.

After hearing his answer, the girl could hardly hide her astonishment.

—— It was the first time she heard that someone said that he and that adult were friends!

In fact, when she came to find Xia Nuo, she took another road. The building of this house is in the shape of a zigzag, and the roads are all connected. After a circle, she can even return to the original point.

At that time, she was just wondering why Xia Nuo didn’t live with other brave men, and she didn’t notice that the adult’s room was next to Xia Nuo.

If she knew, she might not dare to come here at all.

But the village head will definitely not miss the adult’s room. So here comes the question: why did he put the teenager there? Is that what the lord meant?

She remembered the scene she saw just now, looked at the ignorant boy, and wanted to remind him but didn’t know where to start.

Although she didn’t dare to raise her head because of fear at that time, she could hear the tone of that adult’s speech clearly, that kind of gentle tone, as if treating some precious treasure, and that unfailing smile. The sound… made her wonder if there was something wrong with her ears.

And the sight of them as they leave…

She had never seen that grown-up treat other people so special.

A bold idea suddenly flashed in her mind, and her heartbeat “thump-thump-thump”, excited and uneasy at the same time.

――Will the boy become the weakness of that high-ranking god?





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