"What the hell is this place? How come you can't even see anyone?"
Chai Yan and Hang Baiqiu looked around as they rode forward, but they didn't see even a ghost figure along the way, let alone a living person. They couldn't see anything in all directions except high and uneven mounds.
"Hold on! There will be someone in front of you soon..."
At this time, Hang Baiqiu was so cold that she was trembling all over in Chai Yan's arms. Chai Yan had no choice but to cheer her up in her ears.
"Well..." Hang Baiqiu responded softly, and now she didn't even want to say a word more.
Suddenly, Chai Yan found two thatched cottages in the distance. He immediately pointed them out to Hang Baiqiu excitedly: "Look, there is a family over there!"
Hang Baiqiu looked along and felt happy. He finally found someone else and could have a place to rest.
Soon, the two horses turned into the path.
Continuing along the path, the two of them were getting closer and closer to the house. The rain was much lighter at this time, but the drizzle still continued.
Chai Yan had been staring at the house he was about to arrive, and found that the two houses were very dilapidated. He couldn't help but secretly worry, would anyone live in such a dilapidated house?
Then, Chai Yan reined in his horse and stopped outside the yard. He got off the horse first and then carefully took Hang Baiqiu off the horse.
Before the two of them could stand still, a yellow dog ran out of the yard and barked at them "woof, woof, woof".
Chai Yan was very happy and said to Hang Baiqiu: "Great, there is a guard dog, someone must live here!"
Hang Baiqiu also thought so. While nodding, her body was shaking constantly, and her lips were already blue with cold.
"Is there anyone?" Chai Yan shouted loudly: "Is there anyone at home?"
No one in the room responded, but the yellow dog kept barking at them.
Chai Yan barked twice more, but still only the yellow dog responded to him.
Chai Yan and Hang Baiqiu observed everything in the yard and concluded that a family of hunters lived here, but they were not at home now.
Chai Yan guessed: "It probably rained too hard just now. People are taking shelter nearby and haven't come back yet..."
Hang Baiqiu nodded.
Chai Yan said: "Let's go into the house first. When the master comes back, I will explain to him."
Hang Baiqiu was almost frozen, so he naturally wouldn't object.
Chai Yan tied up the horse first, then picked up their baggage and carefully helped Hang Baiqiu into the yard.
The yellow dog kept barking at his side, which was a bit annoying. Chai Yan took out a small piece of dried meat from his bag and threw it over. In an instant, the yellow dog's voice disappeared.
As soon as Chai Yan supported Hang Baiqiu and pushed the door open, a warm current rushed to their faces, making the two of them feel extremely comfortable.
After entering the house, Chai Yan first found a place for Hang Baiqiu to sit, and then began to observe everything in the house.
The furnishings in the room are very simple, there is no other furniture except a table, stools and a low cabinet.
An earthen hunting bow and some homemade arrows were hung on the surrounding walls, which also confirmed their judgment that this was indeed the home of the Orion!
Chai Yan looked up and saw two baskets hanging on the beam. The baskets contained some dried bacon. As for what kind of meat they were, Chai Yan didn't know.
There is a small stove in the center of the room. The stove is burning, and a pot of hot water is heated on it. This is where all the heat comes from.
“Great, there is hot water!”
Chai Yan was very happy. He quickly went to the low cabinet and found an empty bowl, then scooped out a bowl of hot water and gave it to Hang Baiqiu.
"Drink some hot water to ward off the cold!" Chai Yan said.
Hang Baiqiu immediately took the bowl, held it in both hands and sipped it while warming herself by the small stove. Only at this moment did she feel that she had returned to the earth.
Although Chai Yan was protected by Wu Shen Bean, the cold could still invade his body. Seeing that the fire in the small stove was not strong, he quickly found some dry wood to light up the fire.
After drinking the hot water, Hang Baiqiu felt much better, but her body was still chilling and she couldn't control it.
Chai Yan touched her forehead. It was very hot. He immediately understood that she had a fever after being exposed to the rain.
What can I do?
It’s hard to deal with a fever now that you’re out of the blue!
"Come, let me help you take off your wet clothes..."
Chai Yanxin said it was strange that he didn't have a fever like this. As he spoke, he reached out to untie Hang Baiqiu's clothes.
Hang Baiqiu was suddenly startled. He immediately covered his chest with his hands and said in a panic: "What are you going to do?"
"Oh, I'm sorry, I was in a hurry..." Chai Yan knew he was being rude, so he quickly withdrew his hand and said, "You can take it off yourself, I won't watch..."
With that said, Chai Yan went to get Hang Baiqiu's baggage and put it at her feet.
Afterwards, Chai Yan turned around and waited for Hang Baiqiu to change clothes.
"Can you...can you go out..."
Hang Baiqiu looked shy. Chai Yan was standing here. How could she take off her clothes?
Chai Yan nodded immediately and walked out, but as soon as he reached the door, Hang Baiqiu stopped him again: "Wait!"
"Ah?" Chai Yan was stunned.
Hang Baiqiu took the bundle and said, "It's too cold outside, you'd better not go out. I'll just go inside and change..."
Then, Hang Baiqiu limped into the back room with the bundle in his arms. Not long after, he heard her voice: "You, you are not allowed to peek!"
Chai Yan responded: "Don't worry, I promise not to look at it!"
Chai Yan suppressed a smile and said, "It's not like I haven't seen it before, hehehe..."
Immediately, there was the sound of people changing clothes in the back room. The wonderful scene of that night could not help but appear in Chai Yan's mind, and his heart couldn't help but feel a little surge.
"Chai Yan, a man and a woman are alone in the same room! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, hehe..." Shangguan Peining suddenly spoke up, smiling so weirdly.
Chai Yan curled his lips and said to himself: "Who do you think I am?"
Shangguan Peining said: "Do you dare to say that you haven't had this idea?"
Chai Yan did not dare to deny that it was because of this little thought that Shangguan Peining suddenly jumped out.
Chai Yan said rudely: "Stop talking nonsense, I'll beat you up and sit down!"
"Chai Yan..." Hang Baiqiu's voice came from the back room.
Chai Yan hurriedly responded: "Ah! I'm here...Have you changed yet?"
"Not yet, right away..."
Hang Baiqiu didn't hear Chai Yan's movement, so he called out deliberately, hoping to use his voice to determine his location.
To be honest, Hang Baiqiu really couldn't trust Chai Yan. He took advantage of him a lot and peeked at himself when he was changing clothes. He might even be able to do it!
After about a cup of tea, Hang Baiqiu finally changed his clothes. When he came out, he saw that Chai Yan had also changed into dry clothes and was adding firewood to the stove.
Seeing Hang Baiqiu coming out, Chai Yan immediately gave up some positions: "Come here to warm yourself by the fire. We came all the way in the rain, and the clothes in our bags must be wet..."
Hang Baiqiu nodded shyly, and just as he came to sit down next to Chai Yan, he heard someone's footsteps coming from outside the house...