A quarter of an hour later.
Not far away, Jiang Chulong hugged the broken bowl and licked its bottom like a kitten. At last, some of the tension eased from her dirty little face.
The delicious wild-vegetable meat porridge warmed her numb body a little, and even her chest didn't hurt as much.
She secretly raised her head and stole a glance at the boy beside her.
He rested his chin in his hand, looking toward Clear Abyss Mountain with a worried expression. He was afraid some Ice Block might poison herself while cooking.
Perhaps sensing her gaze, the boy turned around.
As if she'd been shocked, she lowered her head again and silently buried her face in the bowl.
"I... I'm... done eating."
"If that's not enough, I can make some more."
Looking at Jiang Chulong, her eyes hidden, her head lowered timidly and self-consciously,
Li Mo felt even more perplexed.
She might be down on her luck now, but a year ago, she had still been the little princess of the Yu Dynasty.
Even if some random princess came to Purple Sun Prefecture, the whole prefecture would hang lanterns and streamers, and the sect masters of all three sects would personally come to welcome her.
A princess was born of gold and jade, high above the clouds and beyond compare.
"N... no need..."
"R... rice..."
Jiang Chulong hurriedly shook her head like a rattle-drum.
"You want to save the rice for later?"
"Mm."
But watching Jiang Chulong treasure that bag of rice as if it were priceless, Li Mo found the situation absurd, yet somehow not at all out of place.
"There's a Charity Hall at Murong Mansion. You can go there to collect porridge and rice for now."
At that, Jiang Chulong looked up. Even through the