Chapter 16

Thanks to the demon for successfully shutting down the conversation, Song Zhi instantly became obedient. Time passed by and as dawn gradually arrived, the surrounding temperature became colder and colder. Song Zhi was feeling dizzy from the cold. She forced herself to pick up the Cosmos Bag and took out a medicine box. She paused when she opened it and guiltily used her body to block it. After taking two pills, she quickly closed the lid and hid it back in the bag.

“It’s a low-grade spirit pill that can treat headaches and fevers. What are you eating this for?” Mo Xiuyao recognized what she was eating at a glance.

Seeing that he did not ask anything else, Song Zhi heaved a sigh of relief. “It’s to prevent a cold.”

Then Mo Xiuyao stopped talking. Although he always did not respond to the conversation, she had grown accustomed to his behavior, so she could guess when he would speak and when he would pretend not to hear. For example, now, he was silent when he should respond, which was obviously abnormal.

“Is there a problem?” Song Zhi asked.

“You’re a dying girl, and you still cherish your body.” Mo Xiuyao slowly said what he had not said just now. He did not use any tone, but every word was full of ridicule.

Song Zhi, “….”

She should not have asked that question!

As the two of them were talking, the sky started to turn white. The first ray of sunlight fell through the small gap above. Mo Xiuyao let go of Song Zhi’s hand, and she struggled to get up from his arms. Just as she stood up, she fell back to the ground. “Ahh, my legs are numb!”

Mo Xiuyao’s mouth twitched, and his fingers tapped on his knee as if nothing had happened. He said, “Go and cook.”

Song Zhi was in disbelief. “My legs are already so numb. Yet, you’re only concerned about…Eh? It’s not numb anymore?”

She was stunned for a moment and knocked on her knee again. Nothing happened, as if the numbness from before was an illusion. After confirming that her legs were fine, she instantly regained her energy and ran back to make a few pancakes. After serving the Demon Lord breakfast, she went into her tent. She had been cold for the whole night and her joints were hurting. She did not know if there would be any aftereffects. Song Zhi wrapped herself tightly in her little blanket and fell into a deep sleep very quickly.

Song Zhi slept until noon. The first thing she did when she opened her eyes was to touch her head. It was great. She did not have a fever or a headache. It seemed that the pills in the world of cultivation were really good. Song Zhi’s satisfaction with this world rose again. When she sat up with a smile, she was caught off guard by a pair of long and narrow eyes.

“Ah!” Song Zhi hugged the blanket in horror. “When did you arrive?”

“I just arrived.” Mo Xiuyao replied and looked at Song Zhi. “From how tightly you’re wrapped in the blanket, you won’t get sick even if you don’t take your medicine.”

How did the demon know that she was wrapped in a quilt? Song Zhi looked at her messy bed and muttered in her heart. Then, she looked at Mo Xiuyao and said, “What are you doing here?”

“It’s time to cook.” Mo Xiuyao reminded.

“… What do you want to eat?” Song Zhi asked.

“Stone-spotted fish,” Mo Xiuyao replied after some thought.

Song Zhi pinched the bridge of her nose and got out of bed to catch the fish. Mo Xiuyao followed behind her and walked slowly to the stream. Some time ago, Song Zhi had caught almost all the big fish. There was only a bunch of small fish left, but they were enough. Song Zhi rolled up her pants and went into the water. She bent down and stared at the water for a while. With a swoosh, she reached out and caught a fish.

“Amazing.” Mo Xiuyao stood by the stream and praised.

“Of course!” Song Zhi was shocked. She threw the fish into the stream and caught it again. However, she still shook her head after she caught it. After three to five times, she sighed. “I’m done. I can’t eat fish anymore. You should change your dish.”

“Why?” Mo Xiuyao was instantly displeased.

“It seems like it’s the breeding season for stone-spotted fish. In order to avoid drying up the pond and catching fish, it’s better not to catch fish at this time.” After Song Zhi finished speaking, she started mumbling to herself. “The breeding season of stone-spotted fish is usually in spring and summer, when the weather is hot and the water temperature is high. Now that the weather is obviously cold, why did they enter the mass breeding season? Could it be a unique setting in the novel?”

She frowned and looked at Mo Xiuyao. “Let’s eat something else today.”

Mo Xiuyao frowned slightly and looked at the stream again. Song Zhi quickly waved her hand to block his view. “Don’t think about it, it really can’t be eaten.”

Song Zhi was too insistent, so Mo Xiuyao could only give up.

“How about this, let’s go catch a rabbit. I’ll make you honey-roasted rabbit meat.” Song Zhi came out of the stream. “The rabbit meat is sizzling with oil after being roasted with honey. It’s crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. It’s even more fragrant than the one with red oil. You’ll definitely like it.”