Beichen cleared his throat, "Cough, Xiao Li, didn't you say you would only hug me?"
It turned out that Beichen wasn't just being sullen, he was slyly flirty.
In short, slyly flirtatious.
"Brother Chenn, are you hitting on me?" Even Xiao Li felt shocked.
Beichen's eyes suddenly softened, "Yes."
"I love you to death, Brother Chenn, I'm going to hug you right now." Xiao Li was initially holding an umbrella, but now she discarded it.
She casually threw it to the ground and lunged toward Beichen.
Beichen wrapped his arms around Xiao Li's soft body, rubbed her cute nape, and said to me, "Su Wan, I have another option for a place to stay, it's nearby."
"You're reliable in your dealings, I've known this for a long time." I was not surprised at all, as Beichen has always been a dependable person.
Beichen's backup plan was nearby.
It was a whole courtyard rented out, about the same size as the guesthouse we saw earlier.
The purpose of staying in the guesthouse was obviously to quickly integrate with the locals. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ n0velfire.net
To understand the local customs and casually inquire about the situation in Barbarian Village.
After the turmoil earlier, we had to abandon that idea.
The next day, it was still raining.
Although it was just a drizzle, it was still inconvenient for travel.
"Beichen, the weather here is indeed strange." I got up early and noticed it was still raining outside, so I attentively used the Spiritual Eye to sense it and dimly perceived a kind of evil energy in the cool rain.
Beichen used a brass compass to sense the rain outside the window, "The compass shows no reaction."
Generally, the compasses used by geomancers have a needle that indicates the heavenly stems and earthly branches.
The brass compass was especially sensitive, but now it firmly pointed backward.
"Maybe it's just the natural climate acting up." Xiao Li came in carrying a basket of hot buns.
Beichen put down the compass and went over to take the basket, "That might be possible, with global warming in recent years, abnormal weather events have been frequent."
I didn't say what I sensed with the Spiritual Eye to avoid unnecessarily adding to everyone's stress. Looking at the plump white buns, I cheerfully said, "Xiao Li, your steaming skills are getting better."
"How can that compare to you going to the market early in the morning to buy beef, and then making the buns yourself? I just handle the steaming," Xiao Li sat down and couldn't wait to grab a bun and take a bite, "Wow, so delicious, your cooking skills you learned from the master chef are indeed better than blue from indigo."
The little girl was too hasty, and she accidentally burned her fingers on the hot bun.
Quickly, she dropped the bun into the bowl and pinched her earlobe.
Beichen silently took Xiao Li's burned fingers and squeezed them in his cool palm.
Feeling the coolness in Beichen's palm, Xiao Li widened her eyes and looked at Beichen.
After a moment, a shy expression appeared on her face, "Thank you, Brother Chenn."
"No need to thank, just eat more slowly."
"Yes, Brother Chenn, when we get married in the future and become husband and wife, we'll be family, no need to say thank you."
This sweetness could almost give you diabetes.
After breakfast, the three of us discussed for a while.
We decided to leave Xiao Li at the rented courtyard and wait for our return while Beichen and I went to check out Barbarian Village.
If we brought Xiao Li along, she would have almost no ability to protect herself in case of danger in Barbarian Village.
What's worse, the High Priest of Barbarian Village took a fancy to Xiao Li at first sight and wanted to marry her off to the Dragon King.
It's better to keep Xiao Li away from Barbarian Village to avoid throwing her into the wolf's den.
After discussing Xiao Li's situation, we needed to plan how Beichen and I would enter Barbarian Village together.
Beichen said there was a Poison Barrier at the entrance of Barbarian Village protecting the village, so we needed to get someone to prepare a Poison-Resistant Medicine Pouch in advance.
Luckily, Yu Longting knew someone here who could make a Poison-Resistant Pouch. If Beichen made the request, that person would give Yu Longting a favor by helping us out.
So, before Beichen and I went to Barbarian Village...
The three of us together went to meet the person who makes Poison-Resistant Medicine Pouches.
"The elder lives in the Corpse-Driving Inn, the yin energy is strong inside. I'll go in myself; you two wait outside,"
Beichen told Xiao Li and me before walking into the eerily gloomy Corpse-Driving Inn.