Chapter 10: Awakening
Cai Xi fell asleep first.
The night wind blew the morning mist, and the Zhou household's grand sedan chair pressed forward to overtake the carriage, its lanterns swaying like a cluster of fireflies. On the temple eaves, the jackdaws chirped "caw-caw", sounding as though they were urging Chen on, making him feel quite annoyed-
In the alley beside the temple courtyard, the girl had rolled up her sleeves, openly tearing a plump rooster into mangy pieces of dog meat. She paid no heed to her gentle and delicate appearance, arguing with the female martial artist from the temple with a harsh tone:
"You're awake and still complaining about being hungry, so you're just looking for an excuse? Is the shadow behind the pillar really going to deliver food to your mouth?"
Zhi Gongye stood to the side, maintaining his composure as a senior martial artist. He didn't say a word, just quietly watched the two of them. Chen frowned slightly and stepped forward:
"Stop arguing, I've brought the food! You two are already at the threshold of profound sleep, yet you still lack this bite to sustain yourselves, and you expect me to carry it here..."
"Bah!"
Seeing her master arrive with the food, the girl finally stopped arguing with the other person, turned her head, and glared at him:
"You're only bringing this now! If you dawdled any longer, you'd be collecting my bones-"
"Collecting your bones? Do you want to bring disaster upon us all by shouting like that?!"
Guo Zhongni carried the food and walked over, his expression grim. No one spoke for a long time, and the courtyard was dead quiet. The only sound was the clatter of the large carriage fully loaded with gold and silver passing by in the distance, and