Ling Xiao finally waited for a full moon to hang high in the night sky, and the stars around it were decorated with dazzling lights.

She carefully opened the door with her clothes and headed for the river. The moonlight sprinkled down the silver flowers, illuminating the surrounding scenery faintly, and the faint green light of fireflies in the grass and forest flashed again and again. When Ling Xiao passed by the horse, it suddenly barked, so frightened that she hid back under the eaves, and when she saw that the horse was no longer moving, she bypassed the horse this time, looked up, and found that there was no movement on the roof, so she was relieved. What Ling Xiao was most worried about was that the horse's cry had alarmed Lu Jingxing, so she would have waited for so long in vain.

Ling Xiao stood by the river, the clothes on his body slowly scattered on the ground, and then slowly walked into the water, breaking the bright moon in the water. The river water is not deep, about a meter more, clear and cold, every inch of Ling Xiao's skin is slightly comfortable, the small wound on the arm is slightly itchy due to the contact of water, and the long hair is soaked in the water, which is extremely heavy.

Just as Ling Xiao finished grooming and was about to get up, she felt something entangled in her legs, and she poked into it with her hand and found that it was a snake. She tried to untie it with her hands, but it became tighter and tighter, and with the hindrance of her hair, it was inevitable that it would be entangled. Ling Xiao tried his best to control the movement in the water, hoping not to alarm the person on the roof. In desperation, she thought of the bracelet that Zhongli Mu gave her in her hand. Ling Xiao stabbed into the snake's body, and it was also provoked, and in turn bit Ling Xiao, Ling Xiao was in pain, and reflexively screamed, and another knife went down, and at this time, a piece of clothing was draped on Ling Xiao's body, and she felt the breath of the strange man out of the water, and at this moment she was being held in his arms by him, flying to the wooden board under the eaves. It was the first time she had experienced what it was like to fly, but in such an embarrassing situation, her cheeks were as hot as fire.

Lu Jingxing put Ling Xiao down, untied the snake that she had stabbed twice, and said, "Fortunately, this snake is not poisonous, and it will be fine if you get the dirty blood out of your skin." You bear with it. As he spoke, he helped Ling Xiao clean up his wounds. This should be the most embarrassing thing that Ling Xiao has encountered in his two lives, and there is no one. I don't know how much he has seen in his body, thinking about it, Ling Xiao's heart is getting more and more angry, and he has a desire to smash things, not angry with him, but angry with Ling Xiao's own and angry with this snake.

"Put your clothes on, I'll go get the medicine." Lu Jingxing took back the clothes that Ling Xiao was going to wear by the river, handed them to her and said. Now Ling Xiao was wearing Lu Jingxing's coat, and after seeing him enter the house, Ling Xiao hurriedly put on his clothes. The night is so quiet, the moon shadow is shallow, Ling Xiao sat under the eaves and looked at the starry sky in a daze, and the irritable mood just now calmed down, she thought that she was a modern woman, she was too conservative, in fact, she didn't have to worry too much about these, he didn't necessarily see it.

Before Ling Xiaoshen returned, he felt his body light, and then went directly to the roof: "Dry your hair, otherwise be careful of getting sick." She was in a hurry just now and forgot that her hair was still wet, Lu Jingxing didn't say that she didn't feel it, but now that she said it, she felt extremely heavy, so she spread a set of green silk on the hay and let the night breeze blow to dry.

Sitting on the rooftop, the night sky is different from the ground, it is more dazzling, the blue is boundless, and the world is silent and disappears.

Lu Jingxing took out a bottle and poured the white powder inside on the place where Ling Xiao was bitten by the snake.

"You're so bold that you're not afraid of these things." They sat side by side, and after a long time, Lu Jingxing said.

"There's not much in this world that scares me." A non-venomous snake is just what Ling Xiao thinks is terrible, but if an ordinary woman encounters this kind of thing, she will indeed panic and scream. "But thank you for your help." Ling Xiao paused for a moment and said. Lu Jingxing didn't say anything more, took out a piccolo and blew it.

The sound of the flute was melodious and slightly sad, floating in the world, Ling Xiao listened quietly, his hair was not dry, his eyes were getting heavier and heavier, and he unconsciously lay on his side and fell asleep.

When he woke up the next morning, Ling Xiao found himself lying on the bed, checked his clothes, and found nothing unusual, and the wound on his leg was not as painful as last night. Ling Xiao got out of bed, walked a few steps with difficulty, and saw the dagger that fell in the water last night on the wooden table, which had been restored to the appearance of a bracelet at this moment, Ling Xiao thought that Lu Jingxing must know about this dagger. Ling Xiao put the bracelet on his wrist and walked out of the house, the horse under the pear blossom tree was gone, but Lu Jingxing's burden was still in the house, and he should not have walked far.

Ling Xiao thought that this place should be very close to the market, and walking along the path ahead should lead to the market. She wanted to leave, but thinking that the clothes on her body belonged to Lu Jingxing's mother, and it was inappropriate to wear them to leave like this, so she thought about washing the dirty and torn clothes first, and then changing them after drying. Although the clothes were torn in many places, they were not unclothed and could be worn improvised, and they could be worn until they arrived at the market to buy one.

This kind of clothes is too complicated, Ling Xiao put it into the river water and didn't know where to start washing, and washing clothes is very rusty for her, and she has only washed it a few times in the primeval forest that month, except for water, there are also no washing supplies.

Before the bloodstains could be cleaned up, Ling Xiao heard the sound of horses' hooves in the distance, getting closer and closer, and finally the sound disappeared under the pear blossom tree. Lu Jingxing really didn't go far, this house belonged to him, and he was dressed extraordinarily, it really didn't look like a person who lived here, although Ling Xiao was curious, but she was not interested in asking.

"This garment has been torn, throw it away." Lu Jingxing's voice sounded behind Ling Xiao, Ling Xiao turned his head and saw Lu Jingxing standing not far behind her, the jade tree was in the wind, and Lu Jingxing said again: "I bought the clothes for you, I don't know if they fit or not." ”

When Ling Xiao heard him say this, he stopped tossing this bloodstained garment that was difficult to wash, and said to him, "Thank you." Lu Jingxing turned around and walked towards the wooden house, and said indifferently: "It's a matter of effort." ”

Throwing the clothes in the river like this, Ling Xiao felt disgusting, thought about it for a while, and finally twisted it into a ball, found a place to bury it, and then entered the house.

"This steamed bun is for you." Seeing Ling Xiao enter the house, Lu Jingxing handed two steamed buns wrapped in paper to Ling Xiao.

"Is this close to the market?" Ling Xiao broke the steamed bun little by little with his hand, eating it slowly, and suddenly thought that he couldn't always occupy his house, so he asked.

"Not far or near, ride a horse for an hour." Ling Xiao thought that it would only take two hours, but if he walked, it would be far. But it doesn't matter to her, as long as she can get there. Lu Jingxing spoke again: "You want to go to the market?"

"Yes, I can't stay with you forever. I don't want to let you sleep on the roof. Ling Xiao said what she really thought.

"I don't live in this house often, so it doesn't hurt if you stay a few more days. It is not safe for a girl to go out alone or less. Lu Jingxing said so, it doesn't matter if Ling Xiao thinks about staying for a while longer, it's not too late to leave when he thinks of a way to make a living, the key is that he is powerless now, and he may not be able to protect himself when he goes out.

The man in front of him was the most special person among all the men Ling Xiao had seen when he came to this world, he was silent and quiet, obviously gentle and elegant, but he had a hint of murderous aura, which was awe-inspiring. But for some reason, Ling Xiao inexplicably felt a sense of security when he stayed with him.

Lu Jingxing and Ling Xiao sat face to face, only a mottled wooden table between them, and they did not speak to each other.

"Do you make a fire and cook?" After a long time, Lu Jingxing suddenly asked.

"Huh?" Ling Xiao was stunned by his question, now counting, Ling Xiao has not lit a fire for ten years, I remember that the first time she lit a fire in the forest actually burned her own hair, as for cooking, she didn't know how to cook, at that time, she completely relied on the wild fruits on the trees and some prey she hunted by herself for food, there was no pot, no bowl, and she was forced to eat when it was cooked on the fire. When people reach their limits, they do everything, and this is where her mother wants to temper her at that time.

"It doesn't look like so. There are pastries in the kitchen, and green pears in the trees, and I will go out later, and I will return tomorrow evening, and remember to bolt the door at night, for wild beasts are always infested. Lu Jingxing was stunned when he saw Ling Xiao, and saw that she would not do these things, and then said helplessly.

"I'll make a fire, but it's rusty." Ling Xiao told the truth.

The corners of Lu Jingxing's mouth hooked up a weird smile: "Let's make a fire, forget it, don't burn the kitchen for me when the time comes." When Lu Jingxing said this, Ling Xiao didn't get angry, but stopped talking. Ling Xiao thought that Lu Jingxing was also full of questions about her, just like she was curious about Lu Jingxing, but she didn't want to ask more, the two of them bumped into each other, and I have to say that some things in this world are really wonderful.

The sun is shining outside the house, the summer sun is the most vicious, a few days ago Ling Xiao ran in the forest, because there are dense green leaves to obstruct, this scorching sun does not matter. And now Lu Jingxing got on his horse under the scorching sun and galloped away, and his figure finally disappeared at the end of this winding path, only the sound of horses' hooves was faintly heard farther and farther away, and in the end, even the faint sound disappeared without a trace.

There was a thin layer of dust everywhere here, as well as cobwebs in the corners, which looked a bit bad, and since Ling Xiao had decided to live here first, he couldn't let it be covered in dust. She can't make it look new, but she can make it spotless and clean. She found a small wooden barrel and a piece of raw linen from the kitchen, and when she was ready, she began to clean up inside and out. It was already a hot day, but now that I was doing this, it didn't take long for fine beads of sweat to appear on my forehead. She never thought that one day she would do these things with her own hands, the world is impermanent, Ling Xiao now doesn't know which of the two worlds she has experienced is the real realm and which is the dream realm, maybe life is an illusory dream, no matter where it is.

She felt that she still had a lot of basic life skills to learn, and that she would no longer have servants and maidservants to serve her in the future, and that this kind of life was exactly what she wanted, plain and rich and comfortable.

When she smiled with satisfaction at the house she had cleaned up, the sun had already set over the mountain, leaving only a rubble-like glow on the horizon, dazzling and charming, Ling Xiao looked at such a scene at this time, and actually forgot the fatigue of her body and the discomfort of her clothes that had long been wet with sweat against her skin.

Ling Xiao was willing to fall in the same place twice, and when it was dark, she went to the river to freshen up, but this time she was a little more cautious, always keeping an eye on her feet, beware of not only snakes, but also some other aquatic animals. In the end, it was successfully washed, and there was no abnormality.

Ling Xiao knocked a few pears from the tree with a wooden stick, took a few more pastries, and sat under the eaves while admiring the moon and stars, and slowly ate it, which was considered dinner. The silver moonlight was still bright and flawless, and she remembered the scene of last night, and the night on the roof, and she felt more and more that it was good to know martial arts, to protect herself, and to come and go freely.

As the night deepened, she felt sleepy, thinking that it was time to go back to the house to rest, and that there was still a lot to do tomorrow.

In the evening, sure enough, she heard the sound of horses' hooves again, and at this time she was making a fire in the kitchen, and her hands were rusty, and she had never seen such a strange stove before, and the hay that had been lit with flint and steel was extinguished when it was put into the stove, and it was repeated several times, and not only was it not lit, but it filled the house with smoke, and it got into her throat like a lot of fine needles, and she choked and coughed.

Ling Xiao felt a tightness in her wrists, and in this way she was taken out of the kitchen by a pull, and then a voice sounded: "I told you not to light a fire when you left yesterday." Ling Xiao hadn't recovered at the moment, her eyes were so smoky that she couldn't see the expression on Lu Jingxing's face now, but it was not difficult for her to imagine that it must be ugly.

After her eyes cleared up and she stopped coughing, she explained the reason: "I haven't drunk water for a few days, I'm thirsty, and I just want to boil some water to drink." In the past few days, she has only eaten some wild fruits to replenish water, which is obviously not enough, although the river water is clear and cold, but she does not have the courage to quote it directly, habits are habits and cannot be changed.

"Go wash your face, I'll do the rest." Ling Xiao thought that Lu Jingxing would scold her and shouldn't have made his kitchen into a miasma, but he didn't.

Ling Xiao went to the river, leaving the smoky kitchen for Lu Jingxing, Ling Xiao felt that Lu Jingxing's mood should be complicated at the moment, and when she met someone like her with poor self-care ability, she thought that Lu Jingxing was also very helpless.

After washing his face, Ling Xiao instantly felt a lot more comfortable, and his eyes were bright. turned around, saw that the smoke in the kitchen was much smaller, Lu Jingxing was standing outside the kitchen waiting for the smoke to dissipate, at this moment she turned around, she was caught by Lu Jingxing in her eyes, looking at her with an expression that Ling Xiao couldn't understand, and Ling Xiao felt that she was at a loss, lowered her head and walked away.

"I never thought you would clean the house so clean." About half an hour later, Lu Jingxing walked in with a pot of water, and was a little surprised to see that the house was spotless.

"I just want to be comfortable." Ling Xiao said.

Ling Xiao watched him put down the water and walked out, she was thinking that everyone in the rivers and lakes was like this? Anything will be done.

When Lu Jingxing came in again, he had an extra tray of steaming food in his hand, and in the twilight, he took out a flint and steel and lit the oil lamp on the table, and the two sat opposite each other, eating without saying a word, similar to that night.

"Lu Jingxing, teach me to make a fire tomorrow, how about it? That stove was too weird for me to give birth to. Lu Jingxing sat on the roof, and Ling Xiao said below. If Lu Jingxing leaves, and Ling Xiao can't make a fire, it will be troublesome.

"Weird?" The moon had turned from round to broken, and in the shadow of the moonlight, Ling Xiao couldn't see Lu Jingxing's face clearly, and only heard him ask these two words.

"Yes." Ling Xiao replied truthfully.

"Interesting, I'll teach you tomorrow." Ling Xiao didn't know what Lu Jingxing's mouth meant by interesting, and entered the house with questions.