Chapter 188: Returning To The Village
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Chu Yan’s expression was gentle and there was a smile in his eyes. “No matter what you are, I won’t be afraid.”
Liu Sanniang felt that her heart was about to jump out of her chest. She turned around and fled back into the room. “I’m full. I’m going back to rest.”
During this period of time, he had taken good care of her. His gentleness and doting made her get emotionally attached to him. It was as if there was a seed in her heart that was growing crazily. In a short period of time, it had already grown into a towering tree. Liu Sanniang felt confused and did not know what to do.
She could only avoid him, as if this way, she would feel better.
For the next two weeks, Liu Sanniang went on escaping his presence.
However, Chu Yan was still very gentle and took care of her. The food he cooked was delicious, his hands were beautiful, and his voice was pleasant.
Liu Sanniang could already walk, but her bones still needed time to recover. However, there was no problem for her to return to the mountain. She did not suggest going back, but Chu Yan took the initiative to send her back.
When they arrived at the place where she was saved, Chu Yan smiled gently at her and said, “Miss Xianxian, you don’t belong to the village. Go home.”
Liu Sanniang felt a little sad. She lowered her head and asked him with difficulty. “Why? Don’t you like me?”
Didn’t they say that she had to repay him with her life for saving her life?
Chu Yan smiled faintly. “I like you and that is precisely why I don’t want you to be hurt.”
After saying that, Chu Yan patted Liu Sanniang’s head lovingly before turning to leave the mountain.
After he left the mountain, there was a lot of movement among the trees. Some wild beasts came out and sat beside Liu Sanniang.
“I really can’t believe that this two-legged monster actually sent Lord Mountain God back. It’s really unbelievable.”
Liu Sanniang looked back. This was the wild boar she had seen when she woke up.
After being stared at by Liu Sanniang, the wild boar said, “Lord Mountain God, you have to be careful next time. Although there are some good ones among the two-legged monsters, most of them are evil. Rest well. I’m going back to feed my babies.”
The boar turned and left. It was a mother boar.
There was a tiger and a wolf beside Liu Sanniang.
All of them were intelligent.
They caught some prey for Liu Sanniang. She looked at the bloody prey and asked. “How can I eat this?”
The tiger was stunned. “You eat it with your mouth.”
The wolf salivated, wondering to himself whether Lord Mountain God wanted to eat it. If she did not want to eat it, he would take a bite first…
Liu Sanniang waved her hand. “Take it away. I can’t eat this thing.”
Although she was a mountain god and a weasel, and she might have eaten raw meat in the past, she couldn’t eat it now. All she could think about was the braised and fried food…
The raw meat was so bloody that it almost made her puke, let alone eat it.
After starving for a few days, she felt extremely hungry.
Although she didn’t feel cold sleeping in the mountain, she still found it strange.
On the seventh day after she left, Liu Sanniang dreamed of Chu Yan. She heard him calling her from the kitchen and there was the sound of oil sizzling in the pan. He was cooking.
After waking up, Liu Sanniang could no longer wait. She went down the mountain and entered Chu Yan’s house late at night. She mustered her courage and climbed into his bed. Chu Yan opened his eyes. “Miss Xianxian?”
Liu Sanniang slowly approached him. In the darkness, Chu Yan’s eyes were like ink, and his breathing became irregular. The girl’s lips touched his cheek like a dragonfly touching the water.
Liu Sanniang’s face burned. She bit her lip and whispered. “Can… Can I stay with you and become your wife?”
Chu Yan resisted the urge to kiss her and replied softly. “Yes.”
At that moment, Liu Sanniang’s stomach rumbled.
She swallowed, and spoke in embarrassment. “I’m so hungry…”
Chu Yan stood up. “I made braised chicken for you. It’s still warm.”
Liu Sanniang’s eyes lit up. She salivated and couldn’t wait to get out of bed and go to the kitchen.
Chu Yan got up. When he saw the glint in her eyes, he was filled with happiness.
Although it was all just an illusion, he was nonetheless satisfied.
After eating her fill, Liu Sanniang felt that this was what it meant to be alive. She would not go back to the mountain. She would fight anyone who asked her to go back to the mountain.
Since she had decided to stay, she naturally had to do something.
For example, she was going to hatch some chicks. She loved chicken the most. Raising chickens was a must. When the time came, she would have an endless supply of chicken and eggs. She would get Chu Yan to make braised chicken everyday. The eggs could also be made into many kinds of food.
She wanted to hatch the chicks, so Chu Yan found a hen and placed twenty eggs in the coop for it to hatch.
Liu Sanniang felt unprecedented joy.
Only when someone else was around would she feel uncomfortable. This discomfort made her head hurt.
Fortunately, visitors didn’t normally stay for long.
Liu Sanniang found these visitors to be strange, but her head hurt so much that she couldn’t concentrate and think properly.
Soon after, the wedding date was set.
Liu Sanniang did not have to worry about the wedding dress. Chu Yan dug a small pond in the backyard and raised some fish and prawns. Liu Sanniang liked to eat them all.
Good times passed quickly.
One day, she heard someone talking outside. She got up and opened the door to see someone talking to Chu Yan in the courtyard. The red wedding dress had been made. When the women saw Liu Sanniang, they greeted her. “Lang’er’s wife, did you just wake up? What a good life. Lang’er really dotes on his wife.”
Liu Sanniang looked at the women and felt strange again. She did not speak, but Chu Yan replied calmly. “Thank you, aunties. Come and eat with us when the time comes.”
The woman wanted to say something, but Chu Yan continued. “I won’t keep you any longer today. I still have something to prepare.”
It was obvious that he wanted them to leave.
The women were too embarrassed to linger around, so they left.
Chu Yan walked to Liu Sanniang’s side. “Are you hungry?”
Liu Sanniang looked confused. “Don’t you think it’s a little strange?”
Chu Yan paused for a moment. Then, he smiled and said gently, “You’re probably just not used to their enthusiasm. After a while, you’ll feel like a part of the community.”
Liu Sanniang did not say anything. She had a feeling that this was not the case. She looked at the backs of the women walking away and felt that these women looked like men.
She narrowed her eyes and was about to take a closer look at the departing figures when Chu Yan walked up to her and touched her head. “It’s time to eat. I made your favorite braised egg.”