Ancient Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 38 Daily Life

Lin Xiu looked at Yao Rongrong's smiling face, feeling somewhat dazed.

This woman's behavior was quite unpredictable. When they first met, Lin Xiu thought she was some kind of saintess or demoness who had escaped from a demonic sect.

But along the way, except when facing other enemies, the demoness never showed any actions that were truly like those of a demonic cult demoness. On the contrary, most of the time, she was quite easy to talk to and get along with.

She's just a little quirky at times.

Just like now, enduring the discomfort after the injury, smiling and talking to herself, and calling him "sir" repeatedly, how could she act like a vixen?

"That's no problem, but let's make a deal first: don't stop my medication."

Lin Xiu spoke up.

Yao Rongrong rolled her eyes at Lin Xiu and said, "All you remember, sir! Humph!"

After a slight pause, she added, "Don't worry, I won't take those medicines, so you won't be shortchanged."

"If you hadn't used storytelling as a condition to say all this to me, I would have given you the Qi-Boosting and Spirit-Nourishing Pills, bottle and all."

"..."

Lin Xiu paused for a moment before saying, "Do you think I believe you?"

Yao Rongrong said, "Of course I believe it, why wouldn't I?"

Lin Xiu said, "If you had given me the bottle right away after you got it, I would have believed you."

Yao Rongrong chuckled and said, "Sir, you are truly exceptionally intelligent."

Lin Xiu waved his hand and said, "Alright, enough nonsense. If you want to rest and recover, then just rest. If you want to hear me tell stories, I will. Give me the Qi-Boosting and Spirit-Nourishing Pills tonight."

With Brother Donkey and Brother Living Dead guarding the mountain path outside, this dilapidated temple is safer than other places, so you can rest assured.

Yao Rongrong laughed again: "What strange things you're saying, sir. Even the Living Dead has come."

Lin Xiu sighed, "Alas... It's a pity that the contents of this little green bottle can't control the living dead. Otherwise, I really wouldn't mind bringing another living dead brother along on the road ahead."

Yao Rongrong sighed and said, "Yes..."

Then he added, "There's no other way, let it serve as a guardian for a while. Sir, please continue telling the story of 'Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils'. I'll listen and recuperate at the same time; it won't be a problem."

Lin Xiu said, "Okay."

So Lin Xiu started talking about books, continuing to tell the story of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils," saying that Duan Yu was kidnapped by Kumārajīva and traveled all the way to Suzhou, where he went to Mantuo Manor and met the fairy sister.

Yao Rongrong initially sat and listened, but later felt uncomfortable. She went to the courtyard to get a broom from the donkey cart, came in and tidied up the dilapidated temple, then brought in her bedding and spread it on the ground. She lay down on the mattress and listened quietly.

Lin Xiu said, "I thought you needed to sit cross-legged to cultivate."

Yao Rongrong said, "What's the use of sitting cross-legged? If you cultivate according to my method, you'll be lying down to sleep and walking around."

As she spoke, she seemed to remember something and asked, "Sir, is it possible that the martial arts in your stories require sitting cross-legged to practice?"

Lin Xiu said, "Right..."

That's how it's portrayed on TV, and that's how it's written in martial arts novels.

Yao Rongrong became interested and said, "Oh, then I'll give it a try."

He then sat up cross-legged and said, "Sir, please continue."

Lin Xiu glanced at Yao Rongrong and thought to himself that this woman was so interested in the martial arts in the novels. After hearing so much about them, she might imitate those Lingbo Weibu and Qinlong Konghe techniques.

However, this is just a thought. For now, it is actually the cultivation method that this female knight-errant teaches her that is closer to martial arts.

—Although this cultivation method does not involve meridians or internal energy cultivation.

He didn't waste any time. He continued to tell Yao Rongrong stories while walking and breathing in the other half of the small temple, practicing according to Yao Rongrong's methods.

He spoke with such absorption that he gradually forgot himself while cultivating. Before he knew it, he was talking about Qiao Feng's appearance. When he turned around, he found that Yao Rongrong had fallen asleep at some point.

The woman lay on her side on the blanket, her breathing long and even, as if she were sleeping very peacefully.

Seeing this, Lin Xiu stopped telling his story, tiptoed over, bent down, picked up the blanket that Yao Rongrong had draped over her feet, spread it out, and covered Yao Rongrong with it.

"Um?"

Yao Rongrong woke up instantly, opened her eyes, and her gaze softened when she saw Lin Xiu.

Lin Xiu could see clearly that the moment the woman opened her eyes, her eyes were filled with vigilance and murderous intent, as if she would kill someone at the slightest provocation.

And her actions certainly reflected that.

There was a slight movement under the covers. Lin Xiu saw it with his eyes and felt it with his hand holding the covers. Yao Rongrong's arm under the covers had clearly moved, and her hand was reaching for her slender waist.

Good guy!

Even when she was sleeping, this woman would wrap that thin, soft longsword around her waist.

If she really wanted to make a move, how would she possibly draw the sword while lying in bed?

And they're really alert...

It was no less challenging than when he was alone in Mengzhou City.

"It's me, no one else. Go to sleep."

Lin Xiu said softly.

Yao Rongrong softly hummed in agreement and closed her eyes again.

The woman's breathing quickly returned to a steady and long rhythm.

Lin Xiu scratched his head, wondering when he had made this woman so at ease.

But it feels pretty good. With this woman watching over me, I feel quite at ease sleeping.

And he should feel even more at ease than Yao Rongrong.

After all, Yao Rongrong is more capable than him, and even more capable than Brother Donkey.

Lin Xiu left the house and continued his breathing exercises in the courtyard.

Now that the courtyard is filled with a donkey cart and a donkey, there's really no room to move around. So he walks back and forth in a straight line at the entrance, maintaining his breathing as he walks, while picking up the "Tales of the Wind Goddess" that he found in the wooden box in the hidden compartment.

While watching and practicing, he lit a fire in the corner and set up a pot in the evening. He cooked some rice, poured water on it, sliced ​​smoked meat, spread it evenly on top, and cooked it, making a simple lazy person's meal.

Smoked meat is already quite salty, so there's no need to add any other seasonings. Lin Xiu still has plenty of seasonings on hand, but since there's a long road ahead, he should save as much as possible.

For them now, even a simple meal like this is delicious enough.

As Lin Xiu expected, the aroma wafted into the room when the meal was almost ready, waking Yao Rongrong up.

Yao Rongrong came out of the house, her eyes immediately lighting up. "Sir, you really cooked? Aren't you afraid of attracting the living dead?"

Lin Xiu said speechlessly, "Weren't you the one who was in a hurry for me to do it? Besides, I checked beforehand, the wind wasn't blowing south, and I confirmed that the living dead hadn't woken up."

Yao Rongrong smiled slightly, her eyes narrowed.

The two of them ate this simple, lazy meal together, and sure enough, they both had a great appetite and ate to their hearts' content.

After finishing the meal, Yao Rongrong exclaimed, "It's so delicious! Sir, you have such excellent cooking skills! Thank you for your hard work!"

I saw on the map that there's a water source nearby outside the mountains. Tomorrow, sir, you should rest here while I go to the river to fetch water, gather some firewood, and see if I can find anything else so you can put your skills to the test.

"Don't you need to rest and recover?"

Lin Xiu asked a question.

Yao Rongrong's words sounded to him as if she were saying, "I'm going to become a traveling frog tomorrow."

He was actually quite looking forward to it.