Dusk had passed, and night had fallen.
Beside the road, a bonfire blazed brightly. A man and a woman sat on opposite sides of it—Xiao Yan and Yun Yun, who was using the alias Yun Zhi.
Faced with this Dou Emperor Sister, Xiao Yan, a Lesser Dou Master, could neither shake her off nor dare drive her away. Left with no choice, he could only begin the journey with Yun Zhi.
Xiao Yan took the roasted meat off the fire, sprinkled it with seasonings, and handed it to Yun Zhi.
"Sister Yun Zhi, here. Be careful, it's hot."
Though she had insisted on following him, Xiao Yan was not a rude person. Naturally, he would not eat by himself while making Yun Zhi watch.
Of course, setting personality aside, Xiao Yan also wanted to avoid upsetting her and getting hit a couple of times. A Dou Emperor's casual wave was not something a Lesser Dou Master like him could withstand.
"Thank you."
Yun Zhi thanked him blandly, taking the roasted meat with her jade hand. Her pearly teeth parted as she tore off a piece and chewed it slowly.
Compared to Yun Zhi's elegant manner of eating, Xiao Yan seemed rather rough. He gnawed on his roasted meat while studying Yun Zhi, secretly thinking to himself.
She really is beautiful. If I weren't used to Yao Chen's beauty, enough to topple cities and kingdoms, Yun Zhi's looks would definitely have thrown my heart into turmoil.
But after being tempered by Yao Chen, Xiao Yan could no longer stir up much of a reaction in his heart when facing such peerless beauty in the eyes of ordinary people.
Perhaps every woman in the world would pale in comparison before Yao Chen.
As Xiao Yan thought this, he began considering Yun Zhi's