Tian Yao and the snake demon agreed to meet at the lake near the mountain village first thing tomorrow morning.
Tian Yao and Yan Hui returned to the small courtyard at dusk. Tian Yao didn't say a single word. He just minded his own business and went to Old Lady Xiao's room. He stayed by the grandmother's side, only returning to his own room in the middle of the night.
Yan Hui was meditating on the bed. She was striving hard to regain a little bit of inner breath just in case something happens tomorrow. However, by the time she heard Tian Yao push open the door, she still hadn't regained anything.
Yan Hui opened her eyes and sighed in disappointment. Thinking about how she had been useless for so long, she rolled around on the bed in anger.
Tian Yao acted like he didn't see anything. He walked over the desk, poured himself a cup of tea, and finished it.
"My inner breath! My cultivation!" Yan Hui laid on the bed and wailed. "Why won't it come back? Why won't it come back?!"
Perhaps because her wails were too annoying, Tian Yao wrinkled his eyebrows and shot her a glance. He opened his mouth and said: "Your wu xing is fire. Snake venom is inherently cold. Naturally it suppresses you." He finished talking and put down the cup. As usual, he walked toward the corner and sat against it. "Stop talking. Sleep quietly."
Yan Hui opened her eyes. She flipped over and stared at Tian Yao: "You're still sleeping there tonight?"
Tian Yao returned Yan Hui's look. The small lights by the desk just happened to reflect in his black pupils, like stars. "If not?"
Yan Hui curled her lip: "If you didn't have a pretty face, I would've turned your face into pulp a hundred times because of your tone." She swung her feet off the bed. While putting on her shoes, she said: "Come here. You're sleeping on the bed tonight."
Tian Yao frowned.
Yan Hui finished putting on her shoes and went straight to the corner. She stood in front of him and looked down: "What, I'm letting you sleep in the bed and you're still not satisfied?"
Tian Yao leaned his head back against the wall and closed his eyes. He had an indifferent expression and ungraciously said: "Don't want it."
A light "smack" sound filled Tian Yao's ear.
Tiao Yao opened his eyes. He saw Yan Hui's hand pressed against the wall by his ear. She lifted the other hand and patted his shoulder while laughing.
The injury he received that morning radiated pain due to Yan Hui's seemingly light pats. However, he'd already paid no heed to the pain of the flesh for a long time. He frowned and only said: "Don't touch me." Because this position brought Yan Hui's face close to Tian Yao's, he also averted his head. "Stay further away from me."
"You act so shy, like you're being bullied by someone......" Yan Hui completely ignored Tian Yao. She innocently said: "I don't want to touch you either, but you got injured saving me today. It makes me look like I owe you a favor, yet you're still sleeping in the corner. Now it makes me look like I'm abusing you. Even though I'm usually a little overbearing and rough, inside I'm a kind-hearted and delicate girl. I don't like to owe any favors, and I don't like to mistreat people. Until your wound heals, I'll allow you to sleep on the bed."
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