Chapter 29: Being Near You Reassures Me
The beast meat was roasted to a golden brown, glistening with oil. With each bite, juices flowed. Feng Shiyi’s eating posture wasn’t exaggerated, just incredibly fast.
Her purple brocade dress, made of some unknown material, was impervious to the dripping grease, which dissolved upon contact. Dirt also couldn’t cling to it. Mingyan wasn’t too surprised. He could achieve the same feat.
“Mingyan, why aren’t you eating?”
Perhaps noticing she was the only one eating, Feng Shiyi held out a piece of juicy pork chop, her fair, delicate hand glistening with oil. She blinked her large eyes. “It’s delicious.”
“There’s not enough for you,” he shook his head. “I don’t need to eat.”
“Won’t you get hungry if you don’t eat…?” Her eyes were filled with hesitation, as if she wasn’t sure.
“I’m a cultivator. The purpose of eating is to replenish the body’s energy. But I can directly use spiritual energy to do that, so I don’t need to eat.” He said. Feng Shiyi seemed to have little knowledge of cultivators. Even at home, she was likely a well-protected, delicate flower.
He just didn’t know why such a delicate flower, so easily broken, had been thrown in his path.
“It’s really delicious~” Her voice was soft and childish. “Just try it~”
She brought the meat to his lips. He looked up at her expectant gaze, then tore off a small piece and put it in his mouth.
She withdrew her hand and giggled. “Isn’t it delicious?”
I’m the one who cooked it. How could I not know my own skill?
He felt his cooking hadn’t declined. When he was a hunter, he often had to camp out and always carried spices with him. After hunting, he would start a fire and roast the meat directly. Although he didn’t have any spices with him now, he could still gather them from this area.
After she finished eating, she fell asleep. She slept very soundly. Mingyan cleaned up, picked her up, and set off again.
As evening approached, Mingyan, with the now-awake Feng Shiyi, arrived at the teleportation array. This was a small town, its residents all cultivators, not ordinary people.
This was the border between the Eastern and Southern Continents. The Southern Continent was different from the Eastern. There were few ordinary people here. Because of the presence of the Demon Clan, many humans had migrated to the Eastern and Northern Continents.
Perhaps it was because of this that the Southern Continent had produced two women like Gu Hanshuang and Jade Peony.
Mingyan’s cultivation level wasn’t very high. Although he was definitely outstanding among his peers, there were too many people here, many who had been cultivating for decades or even centuries. His Qi Sea Realm cultivation wasn’t particularly impressive.
The two of them were quite eye-catching. Mingyan’s appearance was exceptional, and Feng Shiyi’s was, of course, even more so.
She was a bit shy and clutched his robe, following closely behind him.
He led her to the teleportation array and took out his token. Feng Shiyi, seeing this, hesitated for a moment, then also took out the token with the characters “Bai Ze” on it. Guarding this place was an elderly cultivator, his cultivation level unknown, but when he saw the token with “Bai Ze” on it, his expression turned strange. He looked at Feng Shiyi twice, his brow furrowed, but he didn’t say anything and simply nodded at Mingyan, indicating they could enter.
Mingyan put away both tokens, returned the “Bai Ze” token to Feng Shiyi, and led her into the teleportation array.
The array was quite large, but it was also crowded. This was the border between the Eastern and Southern Continents. Even before, these teleportation arrays were used occasionally.
Each continent was relatively independent. The intercontinental teleportation gates couldn’t cross borders. Even the teleportation gate of the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sacred Land, which was on the edge of the Eastern Continent and very close to the Southern Continent, couldn’t directly teleport to the Southern Continent. They had to use a specific type of teleportation gate or a special teleportation array.
So, the cross-continent teleportation arrays were more crowded than he had imagined, filled with all sorts of people: merchants, travelers, adventurers.
Mingyan and Feng Shiyi stood in a corner. Feng Shiyi hid behind him, her head peeking out from behind him, her eyes curiously observing the surroundings. She was slightly shorter than him.
“Have you never used this teleportation array before?” he asked.
She shook her head like a rattle. “No… I’ve never been out before. I’ve always been at home…”
At home alone? She had been protected too well… Mingyan sighed. Wasn’t she a demon? Did demons need such careful nurturing?
“Are you scared?”
“No…” She clutched his robe, her voice childish. “She said you would protect me…”
“I’m just a Qi Sea Realm cultivator. I can’t guarantee I can protect you.”
“But if I’m in danger, you definitely won’t leave me behind. She said so, and she wouldn’t be wrong.” She pouted. “I trust her, and I trust you.”
“…” He was silent for a moment. She must be talking about Bai Ze. Why would Bai Ze say such a thing? Did she know him so well?
“Do you really think I can protect you?”
“Yes, because being near you reassures me.” She nodded vigorously. “This feeling can’t be wrong.”
Being near me reassures you? His words made him a little embarrassed. If he really made people feel so safe, that was quite nice.
They waited for a long time. The cross-continent teleportation array seemed to operate once a day. They had arrived early and still had to wait for more than an hour.
Just then, a carriage appeared in the sky. He looked up and noticed it. The more he looked, the more familiar it seemed. This… wasn’t this Aunt Huang’s carriage?
The carriage stopped outside the town, didn’t enter, and quickly disappeared.
Shortly after, he saw two familiar figures. Huang Junru and Huang Feiyan appeared in his line of sight.
Huang Feiyan seemed to have noticed him and, surprised and delighted, waved. He waved back, and they quickly walked over.
Feng Shiyi looked at them curiously, sensing he knew them.
They also seemed to have noticed Feng Shiyi. Huang Feiyan lowered her hand and glanced at Huang Junru beside her. They exchanged a look and walked over.
