Li Chengfeng threw his bone spear and hit a grey rabbit, then hunted two plump pheasants before returning to his house with a bountiful harvest.
At this moment, Li Chengfeng was handling the game while Su Yuehan started a fire. He skinned the hare and roasted it. By the time they started eating, the sky was already dark. Li Chengfeng was already full after eating half a hare and a drumstick. Su Yuehan, on the other hand, had finished two pheasants and half a hare. Li Chengfeng was so shocked that he wondered if this woman would eat him up in the middle of the night.
"Alright, I'm full now, let's sleep!"
Li Chengfeng patted his butt and surrounded the fire. He covered it with sand but left a hole to preserve the sparks.
Su Yuehan stared at him. "Young Master, where are we sleeping?"
He sighed. "There's no other way. Let's sleep in this leaky house for the night. Let's pray it doesn't rain."
As he spoke, he walked into the house, looked around, and said, "Sweep the dust here. Let's make do with staying here for the night."
He pointed at the furthest corner of the house with the tip of his foot. "It's not windy inside, you can sleep there."
She hesitated. "My body can take it. Young Master, why don't you sleep there?
How can you give the best place to a servant? "
He glared at her. "Cut the crap. Are you the Young Master or am I the Young Master?
You'll sleep wherever I tell you to sleep! "
She made a face at him. "I know, you're so mean!" She complained but her lips curled into a smile. At least you know what's good for you!
Li Chengfeng tidied up a little, using the weeds Yuehan plucked on the ground to separate his body from the cold ground. Then, he hugged the bone spear in his arms and gave the space inside to Yuehan. Both of them covered themselves with the clothes they took out from their luggage, back to back. On this early winter night, they struggled to fall asleep.
Yuehan could feel Li Chengfeng's broad shoulders and back shielding her from the wind. She thought to herself, 'This Young Master of the Li family … looks like he's made a huge mistake in coming to the Spiritual Mountain Sect!'
Hidden Sword Court is clearly a bottomless pit, how is he going to climb out of it? '
Coincidentally, Li Chengfeng sensed what she was thinking. "Don't worry, you'll get better!
This kind of life may seem bitter to you now, but after we get through it together, you will find that you have slowly adapted to this kind of bitter life. "
Yuehan almost choked on this mouthful of poisonous chicken soup. She burst out laughing and said, "Young Master is so annoying!"
Li Chengfeng closed his eyes and smiled. "Yeah, I'll never get tired of looking at you if you're cute."
Yuehan glared at Li Chengfeng reproachfully. Her gaze was flirtatious and her eyes were filled with love. She was stunning but unfortunately, she was blind. Li Chengfeng did not see it at all.
For some reason, when she saw his closed eyes, she was suddenly reminded of the time he pushed her with all his might while being chased by countless black fishes. She was a little dazed. She did not realise that when she looked at him, her expression softened and she could not help but smile.
…
The first half of the night was filled with thoughts. He thought of his parents, Xiaobao, Green Bead, his family and servants who were eaten by the Grim Stork, Zhan Qisheng, and how he got first place in two trials. He thought of the dream he once had and the secret scriptures he memorised at home.
Then, Li Chengfeng thought about how he could quickly strengthen himself amidst these internal and external troubles. How could he protect himself and improve his cultivation at the same time in the Hidden Sword Court that looked like a muddy swamp?
These questions came one after another, crashing into Li Chengfeng like a tidal wave, causing him a headache. As the questions continued to attack him, he felt as if he was struggling in the middle of a stormy sea. Only when he felt tired did he fall into a deep sleep.
This was Li Chengfeng's first proper rest ever since he completed the first three tests. Previously, he had been too excited, causing him to slow down a little after the first test. His body automatically suppressed the fatigue. Now that he had settled down, he could finally relax a little even though he was in the middle of a barren mountain.
Once the fatigue came, it was as if Mount Tai was pressing down on him. Li Chengfeng slept for two days and one night. When he woke up, the sun was already setting in the west.
Li Chengfeng instinctively reached behind him but found nothing. Shocked, he crawled up and looked around. She was nowhere to be seen in the dilapidated house.
He hurriedly went out to see that the outside world had changed drastically.
The grass outside the house had been ploughed, the weeds on the small plot of land had been uprooted. The furrows were so neat that they looked like they had been combed.
The fences outside the house had also been repaired. Although many of them were replaced by simple tree branches, compared to the previous sparse scene, there was a bit more of a firework atmosphere.
Li Chengfeng was surprised and delighted. He heard a rustling sound not far away and turned to see a silhouette walking out from the bushes to the west of the house. The silhouette looked petite and weak, her back facing Li Chengfeng as she bent over and dragged a thick piece of wood. It was Su Yuehan.
Li Chengfeng smiled and crept up to Yuehan. Suddenly, he let out a loud laugh, causing her to scream and fall to the ground. Li Chengfeng laughed out loud, pleased with himself.
She immediately got up and angrily punched and kicked Li Chengfeng. Once again, Li Chengfeng used his single arm to support his head as he mocked her with a grin.
Both of them were laughing when they suddenly heard a rumble of thunder in the sky, startling them.
Li Chengfeng looked up to see the setting sun in the west, its blood-red glow illuminating the horizon. Dark clouds rolled in from afar. The setting sun shone through the dark clouds, giving off a hint of red, as if a storm was brewing.
He said, "Quick, let's find a place to hide from the rain!
Do you see any caves nearby? "
She wrinkled her nose at him and said fiercely, "No!"
He frowned and thought for a moment. "Looks like we'll have to deal with it."
He turned to grab his sword and stood the piece of wood up. He squatted down slightly, channeled his energy, and boasted, "Watch closely, this is the Cleansing Moon Li family's secret technique: Broken Moon!"
As he spoke, he exerted strength in his legs, twisted his waist, and swung his sword. The sword flashed with a cold light, slashing towards the piece of wood like a bolt of lightning.
A cold light flashed, and with a clang, the sword in Li Chengfeng's hand slashed into the log, getting stuck in the middle. The sword in Li Chengfeng's hand broke into two with a crack … The remaining half of the sword was stuck in the log.
Yuehan burst into laughter, but she quickly covered her mouth, trying to hold back her laughter.
Li Chengfeng raged, cursing at the broken sword in his hand. "What a broken thing!
How dare you call yourself a sword that can cut through metal like mud?!
Even the butcher's knife in my house is better than this! "
As he spoke, Li Chengfeng threw the sword into the forest to the west, and it disappeared with a whoosh.
Yuehan looked at him helplessly. "Young Master, what should we do?
Why don't we take shelter in the woods from the rain? "
Li Chengfeng shook his head like a rattle drum. "We can't, we can't hide under a tree in the rain, don't you know that?
What if we get struck by lightning? "
"Are we going to be drenched in the rain?"
He thought for a moment. "Looks like we'll have to rob Peter to pay Paul."
Li Chengfeng walked into the dilapidated house with the broken sword in hand. With a few slashes, he cut the wooden walls of the outer house and the inner house into a wooden plank the size of a door.
At this time, the sky was already filled with rolling thunder and dark clouds were rolling in.
He stood in the inner house and shouted at her, "What are you waiting for?
Come here! "
Yuehan snapped out of her daze. She had just crawled under the 'door' that Li Chengfeng was holding when it started raining. Raindrops the size of beans hit the door, making loud splashing sounds like firecrackers.
She and Li Chengfeng held onto the plank with their hands, speechless. All they could see was the storm raging outside, the sky turning pitch-black. The rainwater splashed everywhere, drenching both of them.
After a while, she suddenly lowered her head and giggled. Li Chengfeng looked at her in confusion. "Are you dumb from the rain?
What are you laughing at? "
She pursed her lips. "I'm laughing because … I've lived for so long … this is the first time I've encountered something like this."
"That long?"
Yuehan rolled her eyes and said, "Yes, I've lived my whole life!"
Li Chengfeng laughed. "Not bad!
You've learned how to flirt with me now? "
She lowered her head and smiled. "You're always so glib-tongued, it's hard for me not to learn it."
As they spoke, the two of them couldn't help but laugh. They looked at each other and laughed even harder. It was as if they couldn't stop laughing.
Yuehan was smiling because she had traveled extensively and lived for so long. What kind of storms and waves had she not seen before?
Li Chengfeng did not expect to suffer so much with this guy today. He was laughing because no matter how the heavens bullied him, the rain could not do anything to him.
The rain came and went quickly. In the time it took to smoke a cigarette, the sky was bright again. Li Chengfeng put the wooden plank down. She looked at the huge hole in the house and smiled bitterly. "Young Master, what are we going to do with this hole in the future?"
Li Chengfeng sighed. "Yeah, it never rains!
How unlucky! "
She could not help but comfort him. "Young Master, don't think too much about it. At least those annoying senior brothers won't bully us here!"
Just as she finished speaking, an arrogant voice came from outside. "Hey, is the newcomer Li Chengfeng in there?
Come out now! "
She was speechless.
He turned to look at her and pinched her face. "Quick, slap her face!"
"Huh?" She quickly pushed his hand away and covered her face, shaking her head vigorously.