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"What is beautiful?" Ling Yuxuan frowned and looked at Ziyan curiously.
"Beautiful means beauty, monkey means monkey, and king means the king among monkeys. When I was a child in my previous life, I loved watching a mythological TV series that featured a particularly beautiful monkey king, commonly known as the Monkey King. He also lived in a place like this Water Curtain Cave we are in now."
"Oh—are you comparing me to a monkey?"
"Wrong, it's the Monkey King. It's already quite good that I didn't compare you to a monkey's son; I wish I could be one."
Ling Yuxuan squinted her eyes and exuded a cold aura.
She said gloomily, "Then you can come here often and be a female Monkey King!"
"Really? I can come to this Cave whenever I want in the future?"
Upon hearing this, Ziyan was not angry; instead, he felt delighted. If he could frequently come here to stay, how wonderful would that be? It would be like living a life of immortals!
"Of course, but how do you plan to repay your husband? I'm hungry now."
That made sense. After a night of tossing and turning, both of them were hungry. Thus, Ling Yuxuan made the request for Ziyan to repay him immediately.
Receiving the task, Ziyan began to search around the Cave but found nothing to eat.
The large bed was fully equipped with bedding and pillows, indicating that this fellow must have been accustomed to staying here occasionally.
Moreover, there were no shortages of daily necessities; on the right side of the cave entrance was a row of wooden bookshelves filled with classical texts, all dust-free and neatly arranged.
Not far from the bookshelf, about a meter away in the middle, there was a set of antique tables and chairs. On the desk were the Four Treasures of the Study; to the left at the entrance of the Cave was a stone table slightly smaller than their own, surrounded by six stone stools.
On the Stone Table, there were a few trays and a set of earthen teapots. One tray contained several shriveled Oranges, while the others were completely empty. Ziyan shook the teapot with her hand a few times and realized it was also empty.
After a while, Ziyan inspected the entire Cave but found nothing else.
She then walked towards Ling Yuxuan and pointed at the stone door, asking, "Can that be opened so I can take a look inside?"
"Sure, but before that, you need to fill your husband's stomach first."
While speaking to Ziyan, she pointed at her own stomach, which was making a rumbling sound.
"Alright," Ziyan said, glancing at the natural steps about two meters high beside the Cave.
Ziyan instructed Ling Yuxuan, "I can get you some good food to fill your stomach, but before that, I need you to go out again and find some dry firewood. Oh, and also a few clean Lotus Leaves. If I had known this would happen, I should have brought some Lard cakes with me when I left in the afternoon. And that grilled fish smelled so good; it's always better at home!"
At this moment, she felt a brief sense of regret due to her hunger.
Seeing Ziyan's somewhat dejected expression, Ling Yuxuan didn't hesitate. He couldn't stand seeing his future Wife feeling down.
So he immediately replied, "Wait for me; I'll be back soon."
After saying that, he took several large steps down the steps in front of the Cave and leaped forward with all his strength.
Watching him disappear, Ziyan was momentarily stunned. After hesitating for a few seconds, she jogged over to the stone door and gently pushed it with her finger. The stone door remained as immovable as a rock, showing no response whatsoever.
She knocked on it lightly but felt little difference. Pressing her ear against the stone door, she knocked again with more force and heard a faint echo from inside.
Curiously, Ziyan summoned all her strength and knocked with all her might, even using every ounce of energy she had left, but the stone door still did not budge.
In the end, Ziyan still failed. Feeling dejected, Ziyan had no choice but to leave the stone door and sit beside the Stone Table at the cave entrance, resting her chin on her hands and listlessly gazing at the sparse wild plants and small grasses hanging down from the cave entrance.
Beyond these wild plants and grasses was a continuous flow of water cascading down towards the Deep Pool, its white surface shimmering. The sound of clear, flowing water had been echoing in her ears since she entered the cave.
Ziyan couldn't help but glance around the entire cave hall a few more times, thinking to herself that living in this small cave for a lifetime could actually be quite pleasant. Moreover, she had such an outstanding and handsome Male God by her side—
Just as Ziyan's mind wandered off, she suddenly heard a "whoosh" as someone threw a large pile of dry firewood onto the steps.
Not only was there a push of firewood, but she also noticed someone with a rolled-up Lotus Leaf tucked under one arm and holding about ten palm-sized Yellow Catfish—freshwater fish—secured with a grass rope in the other hand.
Ziyan immediately perked up, her eyes sparkling as she ran over to take the Yellow Catfish and Lotus Leaf from Ling Yuxuan's hands.
The two of them then got busy. Following Ziyan's instructions, Ling Yuxuan found some stones outside the cave to build a simple stove.
He then fetched some spring water from the cave entrance and placed it on the Earthen Stove to boil. After that, he brought over an earthen teapot and poured some boiling water into tea cups to let it cool.
Using the Lotus Leaf, they wrapped some Wild Bird Eggs they had collected earlier in the Ancient Tree Forest and placed them in the ashes to bake.
The fish were strung together on two large skewers, with each of them holding one skewer over the fire to roast slowly.
Before long, the fish began to emit an irresistible aroma, while from the ashes came a rich fragrance of Lotus Leaf mingled with egg that tantalized their taste buds.
Inhaling these delightful scents, Ziyan couldn't help but take a deep breath and sighed longingly: "With such circumstances in life, living is truly wonderful."
What she really thought was: with delicious food and a caring handsome man by her side, this life is enough! But of course, she couldn't say such things in front of him, so she omitted some explicit words.
However, Ling Yuxuan, being perceptive as he was, guessed part of her thoughts and felt a deep resonance within himself.
He blinked and opened his mouth to tease the beloved little one in front of him, "In this life, having you, Yan'er, my future wife, is truly wonderful! Future Wife, why not finish eating quickly and come to bed with your husband?"
"Cough—cough cough," Ziyan choked a bit.
"You jerk, how dare you. If you dare to do anything more outrageous tonight, I will not forgive you."
Ziyan puffed up her cheeks like a pufferfish, glaring fiercely with her big eyes.
"Hehe, silly girl, I was just teasing you."
Ling Yuxuan looked at the expression on her face and felt an overwhelming joy inside.
"Hmph, rogue!" Ziyan was so angry that she turned away from him and channeled her anger into appetite.
She bent down to pull out some ashes from the fire and took out a wild bird egg. With a few quick moves, she peeled off the shell and immediately took a big bite, only to wince as her throat was burned.
"Ah, how foolish! You shouldn't eat so greedily; it affects your appearance and burns your little mouth!"
Ling Yuxuan felt sorry for Ziyan and nagged endlessly while quickly bringing a cup of cool water to her lips to help her drink.
Ziyan drank a large gulp of water like a child, feeling much better in her throat.
Then she stubbornly insisted, "This is just how I am. If you dislike it, it's too late now."
"Who said I dislike you? I like you too much! You can't say things like that in the future."
Ling Yuxuan furrowed his brows and narrowed his eyes, a hint of menace appearing in his gaze as he set down the food in his hands.
He forcefully pulled Ziyan towards him and gave her a few light slaps on her little backside. After those slaps, he still held her in that position, clearly indicating he was ready to do it again at any moment.
No way?
Ziyan secretly complained about how shameless this guy could be, actually slapping her—her little bottom.
She quickly begged for mercy, "No, no, please! Stop—I was wrong, I was wrong!"
"Really know your mistake?" Ling Yuxuan asked suspiciously but still didn't let go of Ziyan.
"Really, really, more real than pearls."
At this moment, she dared not resist anymore; she was no match for him. Suddenly, she recalled how he had taught a certain rough and burly man, like a powerful bear, named Zhi Shunli a lesson.
It was truly a sight to behold!
In comparison to him, her meager skills felt like showing off a big knife in front of Guan Yu—she was nothing but an ant, essentially asking for trouble!
Thinking of this, Ziyan deflated like a punctured ball and lost all her arrogance.
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