Chapter 78: A Riot of Blossoms Dazzles the Eyes

Chapter 78: Chapter 78: A Riot of Blossoms Dazzles the Eyes

Mu Silin froze in embarrassment.

He hurriedly poured some more water out of the stone pot.

"How about now? Is this enough?"

Shen Yue’s eye twitched. "Now it’s too little!"

The subordinates in the shadows:

"Go, General! You have to do well!"

Mu Silin quickly poured a little more in.

Shen Yue: "Alright, that’s enough."

Mu Silin put down the bucket and nervously wiped the sweat from his forehead.

After speaking, Shen Yue turned around, took out a few sweet potatoes from the Spiritual Spring, and was about to wash them.

As she was about to walk out of the courtyard gate, Lan Cangyue, quick as a flash, rushed over.

"I’ll wash them."

With that, he took the sweet potatoes from her hands and ran to the reservoir.

He didn’t know what they were, having never seen them before.

But just like the potatoes she had thrown at him the other day, they were covered in mud.

’So, washing them clean can’t be wrong!’

Shen Yue’s lips twitched as she watched Lan Cangyue’s rapidly retreating back and his swirling, ice-blue robes.

’Why do I feel like the color of his clothes looks a bit like that fish that suddenly disappeared from the pond?’

She started to fry the eggs.

She lit the fire.

But it turned out she didn’t have enough dry firewood on hand.

She stood up, about to go gather some.

But Ye Lüqi, at her side, was even faster. In a flash, he had gathered a pile for her.

He tossed it coolly onto the ground.

Ye Lüqi:

"If that’s not enough, I’ll go get more!"

Shen Yue: "..."

’This lion,’ she thought, ’just two days ago, he was full of nothing but disdain and contempt for this body’s original owner.’

’And now, this attitude, this speed, this perceptiveness...’

’I’m so not used to this!’

The fire had just been lit.

Shen Yue was just about to fry the eggs...

"THUD!"

Two very dead wild boars were thrown down at her feet.

Shen Yue jumped in fright and looked up.

She saw Huang Ziyue, his face taut, speaking stiffly.

"Caught them this morning."

Shen Yue’s eye twitched.

’Why is it that from this angle, Huang Ziyue’s divinely handsome, icy face doesn’t seem quite so expressionless?’

Huang Ziyue looked a little unnatural under her gaze.

"If it’s not enough, I’ll go catch more."

Shen Yue stared at the two pigs on the ground.

’They’re huge. How could it not be enough?’

’This is enough to eat for days!’

Just then, Lan Cangyue returned with the washed sweet potatoes and took the initiative to speak.

"Look, are they clean? If they’re not clean enough, I’ll wash them again!"

He added,

"By the way, my name is Lan Cangyue."

Shen Yue met his pure, ice-blue eyes, which were slightly bewitching and alluring. She was momentarily stunned.

’Lan Cangyue?’

For a moment, she was completely dazzled by his charm.

She cleared her throat.

"No need, thank you."

Shen Yue took the sweet potatoes and started boiling them in water.

Then she added the corn she had prepared.

She glanced at the wild boars on the ground, planning to pick the smaller one to roast whole.

Seeing her about to handle the boar, Mu Silin eagerly took over.

"Let me handle it for you."

After all, he had watched Shen Yue’s roasting process from the shadows many times.

So, in a few quick and efficient moves, he had the wild boar cleaned and prepped.

Shen Yue watched him expertly handle the boar.

’As expected of the man who’s been spying on me the longest,’ she thought to herself. ’This skillful technique... it’s like he secretly learned the master’s art from Si Muye.’

At that moment, Bai Chaosi returned, carrying a basket of vibrant yellow fruit.

He presented it to Shen Yue.

"I picked these on the mountain this morning. Try one. They’re very sweet."

Shen Yue looked. Apricots.

’I can’t believe Bai Chaosi found apricots in these mountains. How did I never notice them before?’

She had just reached out to try one.

But unexpectedly, Mu Silin said sourly,

"How can fruit from this time of year be sweet? Where did you find them? They’re not poisonous, are they?"

He said to Shen Yue, "You’d better not eat them. Eat this instead. It’s a snow pear I brought especially for you."

Shen Yue’s hand paused.

Her lips twitched as she looked at the enormous snow pear Mu Silin was holding out.

’This Leopard even carries fruit around with him?’

Bai Chaosi looked at Shen Yue with a gentle expression.

"Don’t listen to him. Go ahead and eat. Although I’ve never seen this fruit before, I’ve already tried it. It’s not poisonous."

Then, his tone shifted slightly as he added,

"Some people are just driven by jealousy and can’t stand to see you close to me, so they’re always trying to one-up me!"

And just like that, the harmonious atmosphere from a moment ago was instantly shattered.

Mu Silin was livid.

"You villain, who are you calling jealous?"

Bai Chaosi replied unhurriedly,

"I’m talking about you. Am I wrong?"

"You!! I’m just concerned for Shen Yue’s safety! It’s obvious you’re the one with bad intentions!"

Bai Chaosi had a calm temperament and said lightly,

"How do I have bad intentions?"

With that, he looked at Shen Yue, his gaze warm and filled with gentle affection.

"My entire heart belongs to you. Do you think I would let you eat something poisonous? I would rather be poisoned myself than let you suffer even the slightest harm."

"I told you yesterday that I won’t fight or compete. I just want to quietly stay by your side and the child’s. I’m willing to do so even without any official status."

The moment he said this, Mu Silin and the other three men standing by his side stared at him.

’No official status?’

’Won’t fight or compete?’

’Are these really words coming out of this fox’s mouth?’

’Did we hear that right?’

But then, Bai Chaosi lowered his gaze, looking somewhat wronged, and continued,

"That’s why I went to a place far away early this morning, to pick this fruit for you and the child. I just wanted you to have a fresh taste, but I never expected to be misunderstood like this."

"I just want to do more for you and the child to make up for how I wronged you in the past. Is that not allowed?"

Mu Silin’s eyes widened as he stared at Bai Chaosi. He never imagined the man would suddenly change his tone, switch his style, and start playing the victim!

’That tone, that mournful voice. Anyone who didn’t know better would think he had suffered some great injustice.’

’Who among us doesn’t want to make it up to her? Who doesn’t want to do more? And he’s the one acting wronged?’

’As if someone was bullying him.’

Ye Lüqi, Huang Ziyue, and Lan Cangyue were also somewhat stunned.

’This fox... we’ve really underestimated him!’

As for Shen Yue, she listened to Bai Chaosi’s words and met his eyes.

She glanced again at the yellow apricots in the basket, still dotted with morning dew. So he had gone to a place far away to pick them.

’No wonder,’ she thought. ’I’ve lived on this mountain for so long, how come I never found any yellow apricots?’

Seeing the lonely look in Bai Chaosi’s eyes, how he even lowered his gaze, combined with what he’d said, Shen Yue’s heart softened.

’I know this fox is most likely being a drama queen, playing the victim to win my heart.’

’But kindness begets kindness. This fox isn’t a bad person; out of all of them, he’s the most sensible and well-behaved.’

’He’s easy enough to get along with, though he can be a bit arrogant at times, like Liu Bao.’

’But he is a fox, after all. How could he be as innocent and simple as a little white rabbit?’

’I can understand him having a bit of cunning and wisdom.’

’Besides, other than Mu Silin, he was the only one who jumped down to save me yesterday.’

She reached into the basket and took one.

"I’ll try one."

Bai Chaosi’s downcast eyes instantly lit up.

Shen Yue took a bite. It was sweet, and the flesh was soft and juicy.

"It really is sweet. Not bad."

The corner of Bai Chaosi’s mouth curved up.

"I knew you’d like it."

"As long as you like them, I’ll go pick them for you every day."

Then his eyes shifted, sweeping a glance at Mu Silin, while his peripheral vision flicked toward the other three men.

The expressions of Huang Ziyue, Ye Lüqi, and Lan Cangyue instantly soured.

Mu Silin, in particular, was seething with anger.

’Damn it, that damned fox one-upped me again.’