Angel Warm Pack, Stealing the First Kiss

"Sss—so soft!!"

"Pfft, I'm a gentleman of honor. I'm just testing her heartbeat right now, absolutely no other intentions. Mm, that's right."

"Thump!! Thump!!"

"Good grief, her heart's pounding harder than mine. Looks like she's not dead."

Realizing A Zhui was still alive, Ye Chen thought it over, hoisted her onto his back, and stowed the Sword of Flames beside her into his Portable Space. Only then did he slowly crawl out of the pit.

Half an hour later.

Ye Chen couldn't help but brace himself against a big tree, panting heavily.

"Huff, huff—damn it, I'm exhausted. And what the hell is this place? Did I fall into a Primeval Forest or something?"

Looking around at the endless trees surrounding him, Ye Chen couldn't help but grumble.

Nightfall.

Ye Chen, carrying A Zhui on his back, finally found some animal's Cave Dwelling. After clearing it out a bit, he plopped down on the ground, gasping for air.

"Hah—wiped me out."

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Ye Chen shivered as a cold wind blew in from outside. The temperature after dark was damn freezing.

He was only wearing a Vine-and-Leaf Garment. It was cool enough during the day, but now it was night, and he'd just worked up a heavy sweat. The wind hitting him made him feel the chill instantly.

Ye Chen wanted to start a fire and planned to go out looking for dry wood, but he glanced at the pitch-black sky outside the cave and the occasional beast roars echoing in the distance.

Well, cold was better than being eaten by some beast.

Besides, his healing ability was too strong. He figured that if a beast bit off a chunk of his flesh, it wouldn't even swallow before the meat grew back.

At that rate, his hundred-plus pounds of meat could probably sustain a small pack of beasts.

Just imagining that scene made him shiver.

Sometimes having too strong a healing ability wasn't a good thing.

At the very least, trying to kill yourself would be agonizing.

He turned his head to look at A Zhui inside the cave. After a moment's thought, Ye Chen moved over beside her and immediately felt much warmer.

Guess that's what you'd expect from a Super Soldier—comes with an auto-heating feature.

As the night deepened, Ye Chen drifted off to sleep at some point. With the temperature dropping further, he instinctively pressed closer to A Zhui, eventually wrapping around her like a Koala.

The next day.

Ye Chen slowly woke up and saw that around him and A Zhui, the ground was littered with all kinds of dead bugs. It made his scalp crawl.

"What the hell is this?"

Then it hit him—last night, after he'd fallen asleep, bugs must have crawled in from outside, trying to get close to them. But somehow, they'd just dropped dead.

And the reason? Not hard to guess—it was probably because of A Zhui.

Thinking about it, Ye Chen felt a wave of fear. If it hadn't been for A Zhui, those bugs might have crawled all over him last night.

Imagining those bugs covering his body, crawling into his mouth, ears, and every other opening, Ye Chen shuddered, feeling thoroughly creeped out.

"A Zhui, I never thought you'd be not just a warm pack but a Bug Killer too. I really love you to death."

With that, Ye Chen hugged A Zhui.

Looking at her pretty face so close, Ye Chen's heart skipped a beat.

He admitted it—he was smitten.

Swallowing his saliva, Ye Chen glanced around guiltily. Seeing no one, he stealthily stole a kiss on A Zhui's lips.

"So soft, so sweet! Just like Cotton Candy."

"Boom!!"

"Holy crap!!"

Before he could savor the feeling, Ye Chen felt a sharp pain in his chest, and the next second, he slammed heavily into the wall.

"Cough, cough!!"

"That hurts like hell, dammit!!"

Clutching his chest, Ye Chen spat out a mouthful of blood.

Then his body's healing ability kicked in, rapidly mending his internal injuries, but the pain in his chest still made him wince through gritted teeth.

"Who are you?!"

A cold, murderous voice rang out. Ye Chen looked up and saw A Zhui staring at him with a face full of Sha.

"This... ha... ha! You're awake?!"

Facing A Zhui's frosty glare, Ye Chen couldn't help but feel awkward.

He never imagined that after being single his entire life and a model student all these years, the first time he acted like a rogue and stole a kiss would be caught red-handed. Now this was awkward.

"Speak. Who are you? Or die!!"

Staring at Ye Chen before her, A Zhui waved her hand and pulled another Sword of Flames from the Dark Dimension, pointing it at him with an icy edge.

"Don't attack, I'll talk right now. Yesterday I found you lying unconscious in a big crater in a valley. I was worried you might be in danger, so I carried you here on my back. I saved you—you can't repay kindness with enmity."

Facing the Sword of Flames so close at hand, Ye Chen couldn't help swallowing hard and quickly explained.

Hearing this, A Zhui's brow furrowed slightly.

Then her pupils turned white as she began reading yesterday's dark information. Soon she knew everything that had happened the day before, as well as today's events.

A Zhui looked at Ye Chen before her and couldn't help gripping the longsword in her hand.

At that moment, she really wanted to cut him down with one swing. Because this was the guy who not only stole her first kiss but also held her while sleeping through the night.

After a long silence, A Zhui sighed inwardly. She took a deep look at this mortal who had taken her first kiss and slept beside her.

The next moment, her wings behind her back fluttered lightly, and her figure vanished instantly.

Blue Planet, outer space.

A Zhui gazed at the Blue Planet below, as if she could see through the thick clouds to Ye Chen beneath them.

"Ah, let's just pretend none of this happened. After all, a mortal's lifespan is barely a hundred years. Maybe by the time I come next, this person will have turned into a pile of mud rotting in the earth."

With those words, A Zhui turned and flew toward the Angel Nebula.

But Ye Chen—the man who had stolen her first kiss and held her through the night—was ultimately etched deep into her memory.