Chapter 67: Do You Submit?

Over an hour later, the group arrived at a mountain valley. Fang Yizhe had not lied; not only was this place clean, but the scenery was also excellent. A clear stream flowed slowly. It lacked the unfathomable depth of the ocean and the overwhelming power of a waterfall, but it excelled in being shallow and winding.

The stream bank was covered with smooth pebbles of all sizes, laid upon clean, fine sand like scattered treasures.

Xi Xiaoru was overjoyed. She leaped into the stream and shouted while running upstream, “Oh my… it feels so good! This is the kind of place people should live in!”

Zhou Qian followed Xi Xiaoru into the water, “The water is so clear… Look, Big Brother, look over there, there is a pool of water up ahead!”

Logically, Lu Feixia should have joined them in playing, but she seemed distracted. Su Tang noticed that she occasionally stole glances at Fang Yizhe and then immediately looked away. After a long while, she finally couldn’t hold back and said, “Brother Fang, your injury…”

Fang Yizhe did not expect Lu Feixia to suddenly speak to him and call him Brother Fang. He froze for a moment before reacting and hurriedly smiled, “Brother Su already helped me pull out the arrow. I am fine.” After saying this, he intentionally moved his arm a few times to prove it.

Lu Feixia wanted to say more, but Zhou Qian shouted loudly, “Old Fourth, come quickly, come quickly…”

Lu Feixia had no choice but to turn around and walk toward the upstream part of the creek.

“You two get lost, get far away!” Xi Xiaoru shouted while standing in the pool, “We are going to take a bath here.”

“Yes, yes! I haven’t washed in days, I’m starting to smell,” Zhou Qian shouted.

“Big Brother, you said we brothers share blessings and hardships together, so let’s all wash together,” Su Tang said. Whenever he met strangers, he habitually pretended to be shy and honest to show he was harmless. But as time passed and they became familiar, some of his true nature began to emerge. No one could pretend for a lifetime.

“Wash your head!” Xi Xiaoru flew into a rage. She bent down, grabbed a pebble, and threw it at him.

Although Xi Xiaoru did not truly intend to hit Su Tang with the stone, the momentum was terrifying. The stone carried a piercing wind and smashed directly into the trunk of a large tree. It was not inferior to Su Tang’s Night Cry Bow.

“But… I have to wash too…” Su Tang said.

“Get lost!” Xi Xiaoru roared concisely.

“Brother Su, let’s go downstream. There is another clear pool down there,” Fang Yizhe smiled.

“That works.” Su Tang walked downstream. After a few steps, he suddenly remembered something worrying and turned back to shout, “Big Brother, you… you all better not make it rain randomly!”

“You bastard! Come back! Come back if you have the guts!!” Xi Xiaoru’s face turned red with anger. She stepped onto the shore, looking as if she wanted to chase him.

Zhou Qian was also angry. Even Lu Feixia temporarily focused her attention on Su Tang, glaring at him angrily. If Fang Yizhe hadn’t been there, they wouldn’t have been this angry. After all, Su Tang was an experienced one, and since they had already heard about it, why care? But Fang Yizhe was considered an outsider. Letting an outsider know about the raining matter was too embarrassing.

“Run!” Su Tang shouted, and after saying that, he dashed downstream without looking back.

Fang Yizhe was left confused and had no choice but to run along with Su Tang.

It was almost dark, and everyone had finished bathing. The three girls were in an exceptionally pleasant mood and even began humming songs.

Su Tang began preparing food. Xi Xiaoru took a look and frowned. She suddenly called out to Fang Yizhe on the other side of the pool in a friendly tone, “Little Fang, are there any fish here? Or… find some other food, wild fruits are fine. The things Little San brought are too tasteless! By the way, is that rabbit of yours edible?”

Fang Yizhe was cleaning the Fire Rabbit. Hearing this, he looked up and thought for a moment, “This is an adult Fire Rabbit, it doesn’t taste good. If it were a young rabbit, it would be barely edible. Hmm… how about this, I’ll take a look around and see if I can catch something.”

“Great, great.” Xi Xiaoru nodded repeatedly. Then she glared and patted the space beside her, signaling Su Tang to come and sit down.

Su Tang had no sense of caution because this girl simply didn’t know how to hold a grudge. Once something happened, it was in the past and she would never bring it up again.

“Big Brother, what’s wrong?” Su Tang asked as he sat down.

“Little San, look at how capable Little Fang is. You should learn from him, understand?” Xi Xiaoru said earnestly.

“Big Brother, I haven’t been lazy,” Su Tang felt very wronged. “Which night wasn’t it me on night watch? I only get to sleep for a short while in the morning.”

“What’s so great about night watch,” Xi Xiaoru curled her lip, “And didn’t I say? If you are sleepy, you can wake us up to replace you?!”

“Big Brother, stop joking. You all sleep like dead pigs. Who could I possibly wake up? Even when I finally wake you up, you hit me…” Su Tang felt even more wronged.

“You’re the dead pig!” Xi Xiaoru raised her hand and tapped Su Tang on the head. In truth, she was just being stubborn. Su Tang had to search for tracks and track them throughout the day and stand night watch at night. He had been truly exhausted these past few days, and his eyes were full of bloodshot veins. She knew how tired he was.

After chatting about other things for a while, Fang Yizhe returned carrying a small mountain goat. He seemed to realize that the others lacked experience in wilderness living, so he didn’t ask for help. He skinned the goat by himself and began preparing a wooden rack and a campfire.

Su Tang noticed that Lu Feixia had been stealing glances at Fang Yizhe. With that expression, it seemed her heart had already begun to flutter…

Su Tang chuckled in his heart and coughed, “I have four golden rules that can summarize all the romantic affairs of men and women in the world. Old Fourth, do you want to hear them?”

“Huh?” Lu Feixia was startled.

“Four golden rules? Summarize all romantic affairs? You?!” Xi Xiaoru sneered. She didn’t believe it at all.

“To put it simply, it’s about giving someone a brand new experience.” Su Tang ignored Xi Xiaoru and said to Lu Feixia, “For example, when a boy chases a girl, remember two points: if she is naive, take her to see all the splendors of the world; if her heart is weary, take her to ride a swing or a rocking horse.”

“Hahaha…” Xi Xiaoru laughed so hard she almost fell over, “Little San, I think you’ll never find a wife in your life. What’s so special about riding a swing or a rocking horse?”

“Then what if a girl chases a boy?” Lu Feixia did not laugh; she asked very seriously.

“Still two sentences: if his heart has just awakened, you undress him; if he has seen countless people, you stay by the stove,” Su Tang said.

“I knew you wouldn’t say anything good!” Xi Xiaoru was both angry and amused. She grabbed Su Tang’s collar and pushed him down. Then, she actually sat right on top of Su Tang, punching him randomly, “I’ll teach you to undress… I’ll teach you to undress! Old Second, Old Fourth, don’t just stand there, come over here and beat him…”

Zhou Qian loved to play, so she immediately pounced and held down Su Tang’s legs, even pinching them with her hands. However, Lu Feixia did not move.

In the past years, Xi Xiaoru and Zhou Qian had spent most of their energy on Cultivation. In their few leisure moments, they spent their time messing around. They were completely different from girls whose hearts had already awakened. They understood things like undressing and romantic affairs, but not in a real way. Moreover, they were used to being wild and felt it was no big deal, just siblings fooling around.

After landing more than ten punches, Xi Xiaoru shook her fist and shouted, “Do you submit?”

“Big Brother, please get up first, get up… I submit, I totally submit!” Su Tang looked anxious, “If you don’t get up, some parts of me won’t submit…” He truly didn’t want to be embarrassed, but this girl’s strength was too great. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t break free.

“Still stubborn? Who dares not to submit?!” Xi Xiaoru shouted majestically.

Just as she finished shouting, Xi Xiaoru felt something bump against her from below. It hit a very sensitive spot. It felt as if it were responding to her words: I dare not submit!

Xi Xiaoru froze for a moment, then jumped up as if struck by electricity, pointing at Su Tang, “You… you you…”

Women need to be “awakened,” and awakening always seemed to involve a “bump.” Lu Feixia had been awakened when Fang Yizhe threw himself to protect her at a life-and-death moment. Now, it was similar for Xi Xiaoru.