in2ebook Chapter 139 The Fairy Steals Food in the Middle of the Night
Chapter 139 The Fairy Steals Food in the Middle of the Night
Finally, we set foot on the Southern Continent.
This place is called Chaohai City.
Following the directions in the booklet, Leng Huan walked and looked around. Suddenly, he passed a restaurant with the aroma of fine wine and delicious food. He immediately felt his stomach rumbling. He turned and followed the scent of the food inside.
However, the restaurant's dishes were mainly seafood. Leng Huan tried them and found them to be acceptable as they weren't fishy. But he still preferred the local specialty spiritual fruits and the restaurant's secret-recipe pastries.
Before he knew it, he had finished a plate of spirit fruits. Leng Huan rarely liked a particular kind of spirit fruit so much. It looked like a black diamond apple, but was more delicate, crisp and juicy, with a rich aroma. "Burp~", he let out a satisfied burp after finishing, and even left the private room with a piece of slightly sweet spirit rice cake in his mouth.
When they arrived at the lobby and went to pay the bill with the waiter, Fu Xun asked the shopkeeper, "Excuse me, is this kind of spiritual fruit for sale?" He revealed a dark purple-red spiritual fruit in his palm, the same kind that Leng Huan had just eaten.
Leng Huan was surprised. Why buy this kind of fruit? She only craves it occasionally; she's not a gluttonous snake.
The shopkeeper replied respectfully, "Senior, do you wish to buy some of these spiritual fruits? These are top-grade amethyst mist produced by our owner's manor. You can't buy them anywhere else. If you'd like, please come with me to the backyard to take a look."
Fu Xun turned to look at her: "Senior sister, please wait a moment, I'll be right back."
Leng Huan: "..."
After Fu Xun left, she covered her face. The waiter, who was waiting nearby, said observantly, "Fairy, are you two new here? Your accents don't sound like they're from around here."
Leng Huan raised an eyebrow: "Yes, we're heading to Flying Immortal City. I wonder how far it is from here?"
The Foundation Establishment disciple suddenly realized, "I see. Recently, many cultivators have been traveling to Flying Immortal City. We're not far from there. The Flying Kites rented by the Beast Taming Sect will arrive in about half a month."
Flying kite beast? It's much faster than the spirit horn carriage. When Fu Xun returned after buying the spirit fruits and left the restaurant, Leng Huan brought up this matter.
Fu Xun had no objections. The secret realm wouldn't open for another four or five months, so there was plenty of time to travel. "Then let's go check out the Beast Taming Sect's stronghold tomorrow morning, and find an inn to stay at tonight."
"Okay." It's already evening, let's rest up first before continuing our journey.
It must be because he's been traveling too much lately and has exhausted his energy. As soon as Leng Huan arrived at the inn, he started to feel sleepy. He put away the jade boxes containing amethyst mist that Fu Xun had given him. "Thank you. I need to take a bath. You can go next door."
Fu Xun shook his head: "No, it's dangerous to be out in the world. I can't be separated from you. I've already asked the shopkeeper to prepare hot water. I'll wait for you outside."
Fu Xun knew her little thoughts, but he didn't intend to force her. He happily thought to himself that since they would be forming a Daoist couple after returning to the sect after the secret realm ended, there was no need to live separately anymore and waste spirit stones.
Inns with such large protective arrays are not cheap; a stay costs nearly ten thousand spirit stones.
Leng Huan thought about it and felt that what he said made sense; it was better to be careful.
Hot water arrived quickly. The Qi Refining stage attendant took out a magnificent large bathtub and water from his low-grade storage bag, then heated it with his spiritual power. The attendant glanced at Leng Huan, then with a flick of his wrist, he scattered a large bag of fresh rose petals into the water, along with a medicinal packet that was said to beautify the skin and relieve fatigue.
"..."
Leng Huan felt incredibly refreshed while soaking in the water. This treatment was definitely worth all the spirit stones he had spent!
"Hehe... The petals smell so good. Except for the fact that the pink petals are a little bit girly, I have to say it's really enjoyable..."
She muttered to herself, scooped up water and rubbed her face thoroughly. After the makeup was gone, a six-pointed star appeared on her smooth forehead. She looked in the mirror and admired her beauty for a while. Then she lifted her legs to look at them. Not a single hair was on her legs, as white as jade and as white as snow.
Leng Huan shamelessly thought, "I used to think Xu Huanqing was a beauty, but now I think I'm the beauty!"
Then again, she's not a boy, so it would be strange if she had leg hair.
Taking a bath... humming a bath song happily, after thinking about random things for a while, Leng Huan finally stopped playing in the water and got out of the bath after yawning.
After tidying up, when she opened the door, she saw Fu Xun leaning against the railing looking at the buy-one-get-one-free brochure. Hearing the door open, he turned to her and asked, "Are you all tidy up?"
Leng Huan yawned again: "Hmm, I'm going to take a nap first."
She had already pulled the bell on the screen, and as soon as she turned around and went inside, the waiter came to pack up her things.
Once the room quieted down, Leng Huan covered his mouth and yawned, rubbed his eyes, and groggily lay down on the bed: "I'll sleep on the inside, remember to take a shower later..."
She has double standards. Since she washed her clothes, she expects Fu Xun to wash his too. If she didn't wash them, Fu Xun has to wash them.
He hummed in response, and when he leaned closer to take a closer look, she was already asleep, her breathing shallow.
Afraid of waking her, he set up a barrier before calling for hot water to bathe again, at which time it was just before dark.
Knowing that she was exhausted from traveling recently, Fu Xun subconsciously moved quietly, and like a thief, he carefully lay down on the edge of the bed, wearing his inner robe, and fell asleep fully clothed. Perhaps because he was in a relaxed mood, he drifted off to sleep in a daze.
"Rustle, rustle..." "Click, click..."
The very slight sound startled Fu Xun awake. He quickly placed his hand on the hilt of the sword "All Gone," and turned his head to look—
Leng Huan, with disheveled hair, sat cross-legged wrapped in a blanket, holding a familiar jade box in one hand and a half-eaten amethyst mist spirit fruit in the other. She was looking at him with puffed-out cheeks, startled, and the chewing sounds abruptly stopped.
Leng Huan froze completely.
After a moment of silence, she stammered, "Have you woken up yet?"
Seeing Fu Xun shake his head in confusion, she simply chewed once, twice, then quickly chewed a few more times and swallowed. This time, her speech was clear: "Sorry, I'm not eating anymore."
Fu Xun was fully awake. He got out of bed and lit a spirit candle: "Senior sister, are you hungry? I'll go to the kitchen to see if there's anything to eat."
Leng Huan was startled and quickly stopped him: "No, no, no! It's the middle of the night, don't disturb them."
Looking a little embarrassed, he said, "I just suddenly felt like eating something. I'm really not hungry!"
Oh my god, whose fairy is sneaking snacks at night instead of sleeping?
If others found out, they would laugh at me, wouldn't they? A dignified cultivator who can't even control his appetite!
Eating chicken legs in the middle of the night, Leng Huan felt a lump in his throat. It was so embarrassing; this was so unlike his usual ethereal self!
Damn it! When you're out and about, your image is something you create for yourself.
Leng Huan... Leng Huan just couldn't resist sneaking a bite of a spiritual fruit. Ugh, it's so annoying. Before, when she slept alone, she would secretly have a midnight snack with Sang Biao.
But with Fu Xun here, Leng Huan always felt a bit uneasy.
Seeing her trying so hard to remain calm, Fu Xun was certain that she would have crawled into the ground if there were one. He didn't force her, went to the outer room to pour a cup of tea, and tried his best to suppress his laughter: "Have some water first. I'll take you to eat something delicious when it's light. There are still plenty of spiritual fruits, so you can make do with that."
It was still dark outside, around two or three in the morning, and dawn was still a long way off. Because of this, Leng Huan was so hungry that he couldn't resist taking a bite of fruit. It was a long story.
Seeing that Fu Xun didn't laugh at her, she took the water, drank a few sips, and sighed, "I didn't expect to wake you up. Go back to sleep." Actually, she had already been nibbling very lightly.
Fu Xun placed the cup on the bedside table: "It's okay, I'm not sleepy..." Seeing that she had only eaten half of the spiritual fruit, and there were ten in a jade box, with nine still left in the box, he said, "Senior sister, you eat the spiritual fruit, I'll meditate."
"Fine." Leng Huan continued to gnaw on the spirit fruit, ignoring his absence. Since he had already been seen, what difference did it make if he ate one or two?
She figured she might as well eat one more, so she started crunching away at the spirit fruit, finishing five in a row before finally going to sleep, completely satisfied.
I'm not really hungry anymore, but my mind is filled with images of roast duck, roast chicken, barbecue, hot pot, sugary drinks, Sichuan cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, Shandong cuisine, Hunan cuisine, northern cuisine, and southern cuisine...
After all that commotion, it was no surprise that I couldn't get up the next morning.
After a long time of staying in bed, it was almost noon. Fu Xun remembered his promise to take her out for a good meal last night, so he channeled his spiritual energy into her, wrung out a handkerchief, and Leng Huan washed her face, finally feeling more awake.
After having lunch at another restaurant, we went to the Beast Taming Sect's stronghold and rented a Foundation Establishment stage adult flying kite beast.