After finishing everything, he reignited a small campfire and placed the prepared rabbit over the flames to slowly roast it.
Soon, the sound of sizzling fat filled the air, and a rich aroma gradually spread through the snowstorm.
Qing Jun kept her eyes glued to the rabbit, which was turning golden over the fire, her little nose occasionally sniffing as her throat made tiny gulping sounds.
Noticing her eager expression, Chen Ye tore a small piece of rabbit leg, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
He carefully blew on it and then held it up to Qing Jun’s mouth: "Here, open your mouth, be careful, it’s hot."
Qing Jun sniffed the enticing fragrance but slightly turned her head, mumbling softly:
"No! Qing Jun wants to eat on her own! Qing Jun is not my senior sister... don’t want to be fed!"
She tried to straighten her small stature, wanting to prove that she had grown up.
This little girl wasn’t big, but her temper certainly was.
Chen Ye was helpless, yet he honored her wish.
The white-furred ball awkwardly took the rabbit meat with her good hand, carefully blew on it, then tentatively took a tiny bite.
The hot and juicy meat instantly exploded with flavor in her mouth,
making the little girl squint in delight, a satisfied smile appearing on her face.
On the vast snowy plains, Chen Ye held a tiny girl in his arms.
The girl was wrapped in his oversized black cloak, revealing only a small, greasy face smiling contentedly.
Clearly, it was in the wilderness,
yet he felt particularly calm.
Hmm...
This little girl is both clumsy and brings him trouble.
But sometimes she is rather cute.
Watching Qing Jun blissfully eating rabbit, Chen Ye suddenly asked:
"Qing Jun, what exactly happened before? How did you end up here? How were you injured?"
Upon hearing this, Qing Jun blinked her dark almond-shaped eyes in confusion, her little face full of puzzlement and innocence.
She tried hard to recall but only found her mind in a complete mess.
"Master, Qing Jun... Qing Jun doesn’t know..."
"Qing Jun seemed to have muddled her way home, but suddenly fell asleep, and when she woke up, she was in a dark basket, that bad granny wanted to take Qing Jun away... then it seemed like a sister rescued Qing Jun..."
"Sister?" Chen Ye perked up and inquired further, "What kind of sister?"
Qing Jun furrowed her small brows, straining to remember.
Ultimately, she shook her head helplessly: "Qing Jun can’t remember clearly, just felt that sister was very powerful and also very scary... She drove away the bad granny, then Qing Jun felt very tired and fell asleep again... Next thing, she saw master."
Chen Ye listened, and his mind filled with doubts.
Could it be a passing chivalrous female cultivator?
But why did she leave without a word?
According to Qing Jun’s words, this rabbit meat should have been roasted by that female cultivator.
Unexpectedly, the cultivation realm still had cultivators doing good deeds without leaving their names.
Chen Ye temporarily suppressed his inner doubts and gently patted Qing Jun’s soft back.
This little girl,
had a completely different personality from the original game storyline, more like a timid, softie.
And the original storyline’s Qing Jun was genuinely a madwoman.
The title of "World-Ending Demoness" wasn’t just wishful thinking...
While Qing Jun was enjoying the rabbit with delight,
Chen Ye carefully examined Qing Jun’s injuries.
No way,
don’t be fooled by this little girl’s innocence, she was quite resistant to others’ touch.
If Qing Jun hadn’t been frightened this time, she would never obediently let herself be held.
"Master... what are you doing?"
Noticing her master’s serious inspection, the white-furred ball jerked, burying her head low like an ostrich, tightly clutching the rabbit meat.
Chen Ye poked Qing Jun’s forehead with mild annoyance: "Master is checking if you’re hurt!"
He sighed in relief;
Qing Jun had only a fractured arm and some superficial wounds, nothing life-threatening.
Then Chen Ye retrieved some pills from his storage bag and gave them to Qing Jun.
Earlier, after killing Kong Hongxuan, he obtained many daily-use pills.
He even had them identified at the Formless Black Market, ensuring no covert tricks from Kong Hongxuan.
"My belly feels so warm! It’s like something is moving around!"
The white-furred ball curiously touched her small belly.
A Rejuvenation Pill worth a Spirit Stone, how could it not be warming?
Chen Ye thought so, yet he mischievously joked: "Hey, Qing Jun, do you suppose... the rabbit inside your belly came alive because of the pill?"
"Wha... what?"
The little girl was taken aback, nervously furrowing her soft brows,
"Ugh! No wonder Qing Jun always felt something moving inside her belly!"
Chen Ye watched the little girl truly believe him and couldn’t help but laugh.
This child, how could she be so silly?
He extended a finger, gently scraped Qing Jun’s shapely nose, deliberately putting on a serious face:
"Silly girl, that’s the medicine’s power helping heal you! Did you really believe the rabbit could hop around in your belly?"
"Ah?"
Qing Jun blinked her aquatic eyes, her mouth slightly open, momentarily unresponsive.
Upon realizing her master was teasing her, her cheeks turned crimson, even her fair neck was tinged with pink.
She buried her little head into Chen Ye’s cloak, using his clothes to wipe her dirty little mouth.
And issued a muffled protest:
"Master is mean! Bullying Qing Jun again!"
"But... Qing Jun’s belly really feels like something, like little fish swimming around..."
That, was why Qing Jun believed the rabbit had come back to life.
Otherwise, how could she explain it?
"Little fish?"
Chen Ye’s expression gradually turned serious, he placed his fingers on Qing Jun’s tender skin.
Carefully feeling, he sensed a faint fluctuation of spiritual power.