Scourge Messenger

Chapter 316 Sleeping together
When Yan Qing came out of the hot spring, the fatigue brought on by the "Tongyou World" was basically swept away.

Back in the living room, I saw Murong Hui sitting cross-legged in front of the coffee table, her long hair cascading down to the wooden floor. She was drinking canned milk while doing a jigsaw puzzle, and the puzzle's theme was... Strike Freedom!?

"Do you know what this is?" Yan Qing was dumbfounded.

“I know, it’s a mechanical puppet similar to the ‘Heaven and Earth Manifestation’ technique.” Murong Hui put her hands on her hips: “My ancestor had a similar supernatural power, capable of moving mountains, severing rivers, overturning seas, subduing demons, and suppressing monsters…”

"Okay, okay, I got it." Yan Qing glanced at her clothes. She was still wearing a tank top and shorts, and her long, caramel-colored legs were crossed. Yan Qing wondered if her skin tone was from tanning or if it was her natural skin tone. If it was from tanning, there was no reason why it would be so even.

He opened the freezer and found that there were quite a lot of different kinds of drinks. Although they were all pirated, he was still able to drink Coke after time-traveling, so what more could he ask for?

*Pfft* *Smack*

The sound of carbonated soda being released was simply heavenly. After soaking in the hot spring, Yan Qing took a big gulp of cola, feeling as if all his nerves were activated. Besides soda, the cabin also had many snacks. Yan Qing grabbed a bag of spicy strips, put it in his mouth, and went to sit on the sofa, taking out his prepared copy of "The Primordial Daoist Master: The Tide of the Black Moon." He didn't plan to go to sleep right after taking a shower; he wanted to read a novel first.

As I was reading, a warm body leaned closer. "In this volume, the Primordial Daoist has taken in another woman, and she's my favorite female character."

"You've already looked at it, why are you still coming over to look?"

“You can watch it again after you’ve finished watching it,” Murong Hui said, putting her arm around his shoulder.

"What are you planning to do next?" Yan Qing asked.

"What do you mean, what should we do? I'll take you wherever you go tomorrow."

"Have you forgotten that there's still an assassin chasing you outside? Since the hot spring cabin is so safe, you can stay in the hot spring cabin and leave the Demon Gathering Land after five days."

“The hot spring cabin is indestructible, but not absolutely safe.” Murong Hui shook her head: “As far as I know, there are five ways to invade a hot spring cabin: passing through walls, transforming, unlocking, burrowing underground, and teleporting. Hiding in a hot spring cabin does not mean you are safe; on the contrary, it gives the enemy more time to prepare.”

"But in a cramped place like a hot spring cabin, there shouldn't be anyone at level three who can beat you, right?"

"You think you can beat me?"

"Ok?"

Yan Qing was taken aback. He'd been recognized? But he hadn't even produced the Bingzi Pepper Gourd...

“When I asked to come with you before, you were only reluctant, but you weren’t worried at all from beginning to end. You were very confident that you had the ability to control the situation, even after witnessing my lightning-fast throwing knives and shadow-dance speed.” Murong Hui nudged Yan Qing with her elbow and chuckled, “No wonder you’re my chosen best friend!”

"If you want to stay in the hot spring cabin for the next few days, I'll stay with you. If you want to go out, I'll go out with you. It's obviously safer to stay with you than in the hot spring cabin. Like the assassination attempt just now, I didn't even have time to react, but you did. I'd be stupid to leave you."

"Then you're very smart."

"Of course, my grandparents always said I'm incredibly smart!"

Yan Qing closed the book. "Let's get ready to rest. Let's go upstairs and take a look."

Upon arriving at the second floor of the cabin, there was only one room and two beds, but three windows. There was almost no obstruction outside. After the recent long-range sniping attack, this environment made people feel very unsafe even with the curtains drawn and the windows closed.

"Let's take the blanket downstairs to sleep," Yan Qing said. "It's safer downstairs."

Murong Hui nodded: "I also think the first floor is better. I used to read books in the hot spring cabin until I got sleepy and then just fell asleep. I never came up to sleep on the bed."

Murong Hui moved the coffee table aside, placed the two quilts on the wooden board, and then used furniture such as sofas and chairs to surround the quilts and beds, just like a child building a fortress with the bed as a base. Although it was a bit childish, it did look very reassuring.

"Are you on guard duty for the first half of the night or the second half?" Yan Qing asked.

“I’ve never done night watch, and I can’t.” Murong Hui shook his head honestly: “You can make me fight, track, or sneak around, but I easily fall asleep when I’m bored. If I were to do night watch, I would either do something else or doze off in the middle, making it difficult to keep an eye on what’s happening outside… I’m sorry.”

Since Murong Hui spoke so sincerely and apologized so readily, Yan Qing couldn't say anything. After all, given Murong Hui's background, even if she were out, it really wouldn't be her turn to keep watch at night. Besides, although Yan Qing had offered to keep watch, he himself had no experience in doing so, making him about equal to Murong Hui in terms of experience.

"Alright." Yan Qing pondered for a moment, then waved his hand. The two dragon servants that had been squatting at the door immediately flew over, almost obscuring half of the living room. Just after midnight, Yan Qing and his companions immediately defeated a wild dragon servant to obtain a new dragon servant puppet card, which they then equipped to the second puppet slot to activate.

“The Dragon Servant has an absolute defensive barrier that can withstand any attack. When we sleep, each of us can protect one of its heads, and we can all get a good night’s sleep until the Dragon Servant is destroyed.” “Great!” Murong Hui accepted the proposal without hesitation. Seeing the light in her eyes, Yan Qing suspected that she even wanted to sleep with the Dragon Servant in her arms.

Yan Qing looked around the living room. "If you sleep here, then I'll sleep here—"

"You're sleeping here too!"

Murong Hui pulled Yan Qing into the 'fortress' and patted one side of the quilt: "Every time I meet the little fox and spend the night together, we sleep together! Together!"

Looking at Murong Hui's expectant and delighted expression, Yan Qing subconsciously shook his head: "I'm not Ying Rushi."

Murong Hui suggested, "But don't you think it would be difficult for one dragon servant to cover our entire bodies? If we sleep together, two dragon servants can protect us from the left and right, covering our entire bodies from all angles."

Yan Qing glanced at the dragon servants and had to admit that Murong Hui's words made a lot of sense; the two dragon servants' protective angles were indeed impeccable. Although he could use other reasons to refuse, Yan Qing thought again that if even Murong Hui didn't mind, it would be a bit pretentious for him to say so much, and there was no need to waste time on this.

"Then go to sleep, goodnight."

Two dragon servants, one large and one small, spread their bone wings, shutting out all light and danger. Whether it was because he was a little unaccustomed to his bed or for some other reason, Yan Qing couldn't fall asleep for a long time after closing his eyes. He also felt a very strong gaze. He turned his head and, sure enough, found Murong Hui lying on his side, staring at him with wide eyes.

"What are you planning now?"

Murong Hui shook her head and chuckled, "I'm thinking, I'm so lucky, every time I find such a good friend."

"When did I become your best friend?"

"But if you weren't my closest friend, why did you never once consider abandoning me, even after I was assassinated a second time?"

Yan Qing was taken aback.

He hadn't really thought about this. Normally, saving someone as troublesome as Murong Hui the first time would have been a stroke of luck, but after the second assassination attempt, he should have considered whether it was worth continuing to team up with her. But Yan Qing skipped that step entirely, and was even thinking about how to catch the assassin.

Thinking about it carefully, it's probably because Yan Qing wasn't afraid at all. Since the other party didn't have the ability to kill him instantly, why should he back down? It's one thing to be a little cowardly when facing Ying Le, but to be cowardly when facing a third-tier assassin? Cowardly my ass.

Yan Qing simply didn't want to cause trouble, but when trouble came his way, he got more excited than anyone else.

Even if Murong Hui were a useless nobody like Qian Gongyu, Yan Qing would still protect her, let alone help her. For gamers, the plot is just an excuse to go on a killing spree. Now that he'd started the 'Murong Hui' side quest, he was going to keep playing. Anyway, he had nothing better to do for the next five days, so Yan Qing decided to play a cat-and-mouse game with the assassins.

More importantly, Yan Qing actually harbored an inexplicable arrogance... It was already an act of great mercy that I didn't cause trouble, yet someone dared to come looking for trouble? Did they really think I wouldn't resort to violence?

"I just feel that a mere assassin is not worth my backing down."

"Sigh, why won't my best friends just admit they like me?" Murong Hui said wistfully, "They're all clearly captivated by my personal charm."

Yan Qing was both speechless and amused. She reached out and poked Murong Hui's forehead. "I'm going to sleep."

"Hmm." Murong Hui lay back down. "Are you asleep?"

"Fell asleep."

“I’m a little worried about Little Fox; I’m sure she’s forcing herself again.”

Yan Qing was silent for a moment: "After you go out, just hurry up and meet her."

"How about we get together sometime?" Murong Hui nudged Yan Qing with her elbow. "You are both my close friends, you will definitely get along well."

There was no response for a long time. Murong Hui assumed Yan Qing had fallen asleep, so she pursed her lips and closed her eyes. Suddenly, she heard a very soft sound:

"walk slowly."

(End of this chapter)