Seeing Ji Yunhuai's face darken at the word "cute," Ye Xinglan hurried to smooth things over. "Well... Xiaoxiao still isn't thinking straight! Don't take it personally, Ji. We should let her get some sleep first!"
Ji Yunhuai raised a hand and pressed his temples, though he had no intention of losing his temper.
If he had really wanted to take offense, he would have done it when Lu Xiaoxiao pulled his hair earlier. He wouldn't have waited until now.
At that thought, Ji Yunhuai suddenly paused, then frowned slightly.
Strange. Since when had he become so easygoing?
Tsk, he was barely acting like himself anymore... What the hell.
By then, Xiao Yichen had helped Lu Xiaoxiao to her feet and was preparing to take her back to camp to rest.
With his support, Lu Xiaoxiao struggled through a few steps. Although the hallucinations had disappeared, her dizziness and blurred vision hadn't completely faded. Even the path ahead seemed higher on one side than the other, leaving her decidedly unsteady.
Fortunately, Xiao Yichen had patience to spare, so she shuffled along one slow step at a time, terrified that moving any faster would send her sprawling face-first. That would utterly destroy her dignified, steadfast, imposing, radiant image as captain!
Yet after barely a dozen steps, Lu Xiaoxiao suddenly felt her feet leave the ground. She couldn't find solid footing anymore. Instead, it seemed as though she was... flying?
Huh??? Wait! How could she possibly be flying? Someone was obviously carrying her!
Lu Xiaoxiao's eyes widened as she looked up. Once she recognized Ji Yunhuai's face, she blanked for two seconds, then immediately felt relieved.
Thank goodness! He wasn't slinging her over his shoulder like a sack this time! This was a proper bridal carry!!!
*Phew... Finally, she wouldn't get bounced around