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Noon!

Inside a huge hollow tree.

The two sat across from each other beside a fire. Meat from an unknown Soul Beast roasted over the flames.

Yang Que picked some up and ate. He had to admire how remarkable the Ghost Mask was: a mask he could eat through without taking it off was a rare thing indeed.

The woman opposite him was stunned too. She had never imagined a mask existed that let someone eat without removing it. Her curiosity was piqued.

She had wanted to see what kind of face lay beneath it, so she felt a little disappointed.

Watching Yang Que take great bites of meat, the woman thought for a moment, then picked up the roast beside her. Unlike him, she ate in small, careful bites, as demure as a quiet lady. It was hard to imagine she was the same fierce woman who had tried to take her own life today to protect her honor.

An awkward silence settled between them. Neither spoke; they simply ate the meat in their hands.

Yang Que did not care. He only had to protect her for three days. After that, he would leave no matter what. As for chatting and letting feelings grow? Forget it.

The woman, meanwhile, blushed. This was her first time sharing a place with a man, and they were sitting face-to-face. She was helplessly frustrated too. That blockhead! Couldn't he say something to ease the tension? How am I supposed to eat in an atmosphere like this?

But Yang Que kept tearing ravenously into the roast, as though it were the finest delicacy under heaven. She felt even more helpless.

At last, she could bear it no longer and spoke to break the silence. "Um, I'm Lan Youmeng, from the Heavenly Maiden Sect. What's