"Senior, you're back! I saw you go hunting earlier and you were gone for so long, so I decided to take a bath in this pool!" As she turned around, Yao Yao spotted Zhou Hong and yelped in surprise, hurriedly crossing her arms to cover her chest. However, a moment later, she relaxed them as she noticed Zhou Hong had put up a small umbrella.
"Oh, okay. You take your time with your bath, I'm going to go roast the lamb," Zhou Hong said, regaining his composure before turning away.
Yao Yao inwardly pondered, she was certain she hadn't misread. Zhou Hong really had put up a small umbrella.
"That's impossible, right? Senior is a reclusive master of the outside world. By all rights, an ordinary woman like me is just a commoner to him. How could he have a reaction just from seeing me bathe?"
At that moment, Zhou Hong arrived by a small stream, quickly de-haired the mountain goat, and began roasting it over a fire.
Recalling the earlier events, Zhou Hong couldn't help but let out a wry smile. He wondered if Yao Yao had seen his physical reaction, as it would have severely damaged his image. For so long now, in Yao Yao's eyes, he had been an unattainable master from the outside world.
Just then, Yao Yao finished her bath and walked over from the nearby pool, her hair damp and her clothes changed. Her soiled clothes had been washed clean and were now hung on a branch to dry.
"Yao Yao, you're done! I'm going to wash up now, you watch the roasting lamb," Zhou Hong said, getting up.
"Okay!" Yao Yao nodded, her face blushing.
Soon, Zhou Hong also arrived at the same pool and began to enjoy a comfortable bath. He'd been in the mountains for the past one or two months and had started to smell quite a bit.
An hour later.
The lamb was roasted to perfection.
Zhou Hong and Yao Yao began to eat heartily.
After they had eaten their fill, Yao Yao immediately went to set up the tent, while Zhou Hong continued to sleep under the tree.
"Senior, tonight…!" At this moment, Yao Yao suddenly gathered her courage and walked up to Zhou Hong, intending to say something.
"What did you want to say?" Zhou Hong asked.
"Senior, you've helped me so much. I've now earned billions from my live streams and have tens of millions of fans. All of this is thanks to you, yet I have nothing to repay you with," Yao Yao said, her face flushed.
"I don't expect anything in return. After tomorrow, you should return to your hometown and help it well."
"Of course, but… I think I just saw Senior…!" Yao Yao seemed a little embarrassed.
"What did you see?" Zhou Hong became a little awkward.
"When I was bathing earlier, you were watching from behind me. When I turned around, I thought I saw Senior… react," Yao Yao said softly.
"Heh heh, I'm a man, aren't I? A man under 30. If I didn't react, that would be abnormal, wouldn't it?"
"Mmm-hmm. What I mean is, if Senior needs anything, Yao Yao is willing to serve you."
"Haha, no need," Zhou Hong refused. It wasn't that Zhou Hong was so noble, but he didn't want any further entanglements.
"Senior, please don't misunderstand. I don't want to climb too high. I just want to repay you. Perhaps this is the only way I can repay you. Senior doesn't need to worry about responsibility. After all, it's not my first time. When I was in college, I had a boyfriend."
"Oh, oh." Zhou Hong hesitated.
"In that case, I won't be polite," Zhou Hong said after a moment's thought.
"Thank you, Senior, for giving me an opportunity to repay you." Yao Yao seemed very pleased. In reality, it wasn't entirely about her repaying Zhou Hong. After all, she was a young girl, and while not a school beauty, she could certainly be considered a college beauty or a class beauty.
Zhou Hong immediately entered Yao Yao's tent. It was the first time he had entered her tent in over a month.
About ten minutes later, the tent, for reasons unknown, began to shake.
It wasn't until an hour later that the tent finally stopped swaying.
"Senior, I never imagined that not only is your martial arts peerless, but even this is as profound and unfathomable as your power." Inside the tent, Yao Yao said with a flushed face. In her entire life, she had never experienced something so profound and unfathomable.
"Heh heh, your previous boyfriend, perhaps?"
"Of course, he can't compare to Senior. It's not even on the same level," Yao Yao said without reservation.
"Hahaha." Zhou Hong also laughed heartily. Men loved being praised by women, especially in this regard.
"Rather than saying I'm repaying Senior, it's more like Senior has given me another profound experience," Yao Yao said with a smile, fearing she might never experience it again. Having seen the vast sea, she found other waters unremarkable; having seen the clouds of Wushan, she found other clouds unappealing.
"Alright, let's get some sleep. I'll sleep in your tent tonight."
"Mmm-hmm."
And so.
The night passed without incident. Su Dan Novel Network.
The next day, Zhou Hong woke up early. The events of last night seemed to have been instantly forgotten. After all, for Zhou Hong, such things were commonplace on the Zi Xiao Continent. Once, while he was on a solo training expedition on the Zi Xiao Continent, he encountered a woman in the forest. However, that woman was not human but a fox spirit who had cultivated to become a beautiful woman. Zhou Hong and the fox spirit also spent a romantic night together.
However, Yao Yao clearly couldn't compare to that fox spirit. If the fox spirit was a delicacy, Yao Yao was merely a simple, plain meal.
"Senior is up so early."
"Yes. You should pack your things quickly too. I'll take you to the nearest city, and then we'll go our separate ways."
"Okay!" A hint of reluctance was visible on Yao Yao's face. She wished she could continue wandering like this with Zhou Hong forever, but she knew it was impossible.
And so, Zhou Hong and Yao Yao left the forest. By evening, they had arrived at a remote small town several hundred kilometers away.
"Yao Yao, you go into this small town yourself and take a car home. I won't be going in with you," Zhou Hong said, stopping at the entrance to the town.
"Mmm-hmm!" Yao Yao nodded with red-rimmed eyes. This beautiful journey was coming to an end.
"Goodbye." Zhou Hong turned and walked away.
"Senior, can you tell me your real name?" Yao Yao called out from behind him. Zhou Hong was in disguise at the moment, and Yao Yao didn't know his true identity.
"Heh heh, I don't think that's necessary." Zhou Hong chuckled, not telling her his real name.
It wasn't that Zhou Hong feared she would find him later, but they were just chance acquaintances. Even if she knew Zhou Hong's true identity, it would be meaningless.
Zhou Hong disappeared into the woods. Yao Yao watched his retreating figure, a sense of wistful loss filling her heart.
This wonderful journey, for her, would likely be unforgettable for a lifetime, even though for Zhou Hong, it would be forgotten in the blink of an eye.