Yun Tian and the two girls stayed in the vehicle, playing a video game together.
"Ling'er, hurry! There's an enemy here!"
"Coming, coming!"
"Oh no, enemies have shown up on my side too!"
"Husband, come save us!"
Yun Tian was mowing down enemies elsewhere. At Ling'er's call, he started over to help, only to see countless enemies trailing behind her and Bailing. Without another word, he turned and ran. Seeing that he was fleeing instead of saving them, Ling'er shouted,
"Husband, why are you running? Aren't you supposed to come save us?"
Yun Tian answered as he ran,
"I'd love to save you, but there are way too many people behind you! I'm starting to wonder if you brought them over to gang up on me!"
Despite how fast he ran, Yun Tian was surrounded and beaten in the end. He stared helplessly at the word "Defeat" on the screen, then turned to Ling'er and Bailing. Both had their heads lowered, looking thoroughly contrite.
"Ugh, Ling'er, Bailing, from now on, you two can play together, and I'll play by myself. Otherwise, I'm afraid you'll get me mobbed every single time. You're hopeless teammates!"
"Uh..."
Hearing that, Ling'er hurried over, hugged Yun Tian's arm, and began wheedling.
"Oh, Husband, we know we were wrong. Forgive us, please?"
"No. Don't think your beauty will sway me."
"Please, Husband?"
As she spoke, Ling'er shot Bailing a look. Bailing understood at once and hurried over to hug Yun Tian's other arm, pleading with him just as Ling'er was.
"Husband, Ling'er is right. We know we were wrong. Please forgive us."
Feeling his arms sink against them, Yun Tian silently marveled at their figures. In the end, he could not withstand their persistent coaxing.
"All right, I forgive you."
"Wonderful! I knew you were the best, darling!" Ling'er and Bailing said happily when he forgave them.
Once they were done fooling around, they turned their attention to Beiming Xue.
Ling'er asked, "Husband, why hasn't she woken up yet?"
"Prolonged exposure to the cold left her with a degree of hypothermia, and she didn't replenish enough calories in time. Although I've healed and strengthened her body, she still needs time to adjust."
"Then when will she wake up?"
"By my estimate, it should be soon."
Bailing asked, "Husband, did something happen to her?"
"Yes. She's the young lady of Beiming Mountain Manor. Something has probably already happened to Beiming Zheng, and the manor should now be entirely under the control of Jue Tianji, a subordinate of the Heaven-Earth Alliance Leader. On the surface, Jue Tianji follows Beiming Lei's orders, but Beiming Lei has no real power. He's a complete idiot, all brawn and no brains. He'd rather listen to an outsider than trust his own sister."
"Oh, poor Beiming Xue!"
"Yes, she's a strong girl at heart. At her age, she should be carefree and happy, enjoying every day. But now... ah." Yun Tian trailed off and looked at Beiming Xue.
"If you're awake, sit up." Ling'er and Bailing looked at Beiming Xue too.
"Mm."
Beiming Xue sat up in bed.
Yun Tian asked, "How are you feeling?"
"I feel very well."
"By the way, have you seen Shennong Beast?"
Ling'er asked, "Do you mean that green Divine Weapon Beast?"
"Yes."
"He was exhausted. He's still asleep."
"Oh, as long as he's all right. Thank you so much."
"No need to thank us. If you want to thank someone, thank my Husband."
Beiming Xue looked at Yun Tian.
"Thank you."
"It's fine. It was nothing. By the way, are you hungry?"
Beiming Xue felt very hungry, but she was embarrassed to trouble them, so she said,
"No."
"Grrr..." No sooner had she spoken than her stomach growled.
Yun Tian and the others looked at her, and Beiming Xue immediately lowered her head in embarrassment.
Seeing how shy Beiming Xue was, Yun Tian walked over and rubbed her head.
"If you're hungry, just say so. What's there to be embarrassed about?"
At Yun Tian's words, Beiming Xue lowered her head even further, her face growing redder.
Yun Tian said, "Bailing, go get something to eat."
"All right, Husband."
Before long, Bailing had prepared plenty of food.
Beiming Xue had not eaten for days. Faced with so many dishes that looked, smelled, and tasted delicious, she threw caution to the wind and dug in. Seeing how eagerly she ate, Yun Tian knew she was starving.
"It's all right. This is all yours. Eat slowly."
"Mm."
Only after she had cleared every dish on the table did Beiming Xue stop. When she looked up, she found them all staring at her in shock.
"Uh, I don't usually eat this much. Really."
"It's fine, it's fine."
Once Beiming Xue was full, Yun Tian checked the time.
"It's very late, and you still need to recover. Let's leave it at that for today. We can talk about the rest tomorrow."
"All right, I understand."
Everyone went to bed. Yun Tian and Ling'er entered one room, while the others each took a room of their own.
In the middle of the night, Yun Tian grew hungry and went to the living room to find something to eat. He heard noises coming from Beiming Xue's room but paid them no mind at first. After he finished eating and was about to return to bed, however, the noises were still going. Sensing something was wrong, he checked with his spiritual sense. Beiming Xue was tossing and turning in bed, clutching her stomach with a pained expression.
Yun Tian entered Beiming Xue's room and immediately saw that her face was covered in sweat.
Beiming Xue was in too much pain to sleep, so she heard him as soon as he came in. She switched on the light and saw Yun Tian.
"Brother Yun, did you need something?"
"Nothing's wrong with me, but something might be wrong with you."
"Huh?"
"I came out to find something to eat and heard you tossing and turning. I was about to head back, but you still hadn't fallen asleep."
"So I came to see if something was wrong."
"Oh, Brother Yun, it's nothing. My stomach just hurts a little."
"Hold on. Let me take a look."
Yun Tian examined her right away. Once he finished,
Yun Tian could not help saying,
"You silly girl, don't you know how much you can eat? You ate so much that your stomach couldn't handle it. Now it hurts too much for you to sleep."
Learning that her stomachache came from overeating that evening, Beiming Xue blushed and hurriedly pulled the covers over her entire body. Yun Tian smiled helplessly and patted her through the blanket.
"All right, come out. I'll massage your stomach. Otherwise, you won't get any sleep tonight."
Hearing that Yun Tian wanted to massage her stomach, Beiming Xue immediately shook her head.
Yun Tian went straight to the bed and sat by its head. Before Beiming Xue could react, he placed his hand on her abdomen and began treating her with spiritual energy. When she realized he was massaging her stomach, she was about to speak, but he said,
"Be good now."
Hearing Yun Tian coax her like a child while gently massaging her stomach, Beiming Xue fell silent. His touch felt so soothing that she gradually drifted off to sleep.
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