Let me explain, it's not what you think.

Lu Chen casually sat down next to Yue Qinglan, but kept his distance.

Her eyelashes fluttered, and then she lowered her head, no longer looking at him.

"I'm asking you a question, why aren't you answering?"

"I... my name is Lan Yue, I was just passing by."

Lu Chen sneered inwardly.

Just passing by? How could an ordinary person without any cultivation possibly get this far? Does this woman even have any common sense?

Thinking it over, he glanced around the cave, his gaze landing on the half-roasted rabbit meat she had prepared: "This cave is mine now, you get out."

Yue Qinglan raised her head, glanced at him, and then quickly lowered it again.

Her fingers gripped the hem of her skirt, her body trembling slightly, like a small animal cornered against a wall.

Although she and her younger brother Xiaofei had been living in this cave for several days, the person in front of her clearly wouldn't reason with her at this moment.

She slowly stood up, took two steps toward the cave entrance, then stopped, her voice pleading: "Outside...there are monsters outside."

"What does this have to do with me?"

Upon hearing this, Yue Qinglan bit her lip, stood there, neither leaving nor speaking.

She could sense that the person in front of her meant her no harm, so this was actually the safest place for her.

Seeing this, Lu Chen frowned, seemingly a little impatient. He stood up, walked to the cave entrance, grabbed her wrist, and pulled her back.

His movements were rough, but the force with which he gripped her wrist was very light, as if he were afraid of crushing something.

Yue Qinglan stumbled as he pulled her, and sat down on the ground, rubbing her wrist where he had held hers.

There was still a little warmth left there, but it didn't hurt, and there wasn't even a red mark.

"Stop daydreaming, keep grilling! If you want to stay, you'll have to do something for me!"

Upon hearing this, Yue Qinglan obediently picked up the rabbit meat and put it back on the fire.

……

For several days in a row, Lu Chen directed Yue Qinglan to clean up the cave perfectly.

He himself sat in the cave, doing nothing.

At the same time, he deliberately "bragged" to Yue Qinglan that he, Lu Chen, was the husband of Yue Qinglan's disciple, the number one person in the Great Li Empire, praising Yue Qinglan to the skies, acting like a fanatical fan.

There's nothing he can do; he doesn't have any disguise skills and can only show his true face. If Yue Qinglan recovers in the future, won't she try to kill him?

Then, when Yue Qinglan learned that Lu Chen had come to rescue her, she couldn't help but reveal her identity and asked Lu Chen to take her to see Tantai Qingxue.

But Lu Chen looked at him like he was an idiot.

"Don't talk nonsense! My master (Yue Qinglan) is the person I respect most. How dare you, a mere mortal, disrespect her?"

"I...I really am! The name Lan Yue is just an alias..."

Yue Qinglan was both amused and exasperated; she hadn't expected Lu Chen to disbelieve her.

"Don't give me that crap. You could say you're a fairy from heaven and I wouldn't mind, but you insist on saying you're my master! I think you just don't want to do any work!"

"Now, I'm going to punish you!"

"water!"

Yue Qinglan paused for a moment, then took out a water pouch from her sleeve and handed it over.

Feed me.

Yue Qinglan glanced at him helplessly, unscrewed the cap of the water bag, and brought it to his lips.

Then, she knelt beside him, supporting the bottom of the water bag with one hand and holding the mouth of the bag with the other, and carefully tilted it.

Water flowed out of the bag, and Lu Chen took two sips before turning his head away.

"Alright."

Yue Qinglan put the water pouch back in, screwed on the cap, and placed it back in her sleeve.

She didn't go back to the other side; instead, she sat next to him, glaring at him defiantly.

She vowed that once her cultivation was restored, she would make Lu Chen pay double! And that brat Tantai Qingxue, she didn't even tell her about finding a boyfriend, no wonder she wanted to break off the engagement, turns out she already had a lover outside!

"Fan it," Lu Chen said again.

Yue Qinglan obediently took out a round fan from her sleeve and gently fanned herself.

"Pound your legs."

Yue Qinglan put down her fan, placed it beside her knee, and then reached out and gently massaged his leg.

"Shoulder massage".

Yue Qinglan went around behind him, reached out and gently squeezed his shoulder.

Her fingers, slightly cool, pressed precisely on the acupoints on his shoulders and neck.

Lu Chen's body stiffened for a moment.

He didn't expect her to be so obedient. She did whatever he asked her to do without arguing at all!

She's like a lump of water; you can knead her however you like, and she'll just flow with your force, without struggling or resisting.

But this kind of compliance made him uneasy.

After all, he is Tantai Qingxue's master; we can't afford to offend him.

"Alright, go do your thing!"

"I've finished all my work, and I have nothing to do now."

This time, Yue Qinglan ignored Lu Chen's words and continued to massage his shoulders.

She looked at him, her gentle eyes showing no resentment or anger, only a faint, all-knowing understanding.

After a few days of getting to know him, she realized that her son-in-law was a terrible actor; he was too much of a gentleman and didn't even know how to be a villain.

As soon as I touched him, he tensed up all over and wouldn't relax at all.

This situation indicates that he is under a lot of pressure, or that he feels very uncomfortable being waited on by elders!

He definitely knows his identity! But he just won't reveal it or take me with him. What is his purpose?

Lu Chen felt uncomfortable under her gaze and turned his face away, refusing to look at her.

"What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen such a handsome man before?"

Yue Qinglan lowered her head, a very faint smile curving her lips.

Her son-in-law is quite interesting.

"I have nothing to do. Could you please give me some more tasks, sir? Otherwise, I'm so bored that all I can do is stare at you!"

Lu Chen suddenly sat up.

Why are you staring at me?

"Because you're handsome, sir..."

Lu Chen was stunned.

Something's not right! This damn plot is starting to go wrong again. His sixth sense tells him that he has to leave now and can't interfere with Li Fei's love life anymore!

"Damn it, I have to get out of here and run down the side path."

As Lu Chen spoke, he left a large amount of resources in the cave and was about to leave.

But halfway through, he thought of Yue Qinglan's safety again.

Will something happen to her if he leaves?

Yue Qinglan, who was standing to the side, instantly understood what Lu Chen meant: this kid wanted to run away!

"What's wrong, can't keep up the act anymore?"

Lu Chen paused for a moment: "I don't know what you're talking about."

"You know."

"You know who I am. You've known from the beginning."

Lu Chen turned his face away, refusing to look at her.

Seeing this, Yue Qinglan simply reached out and gently grasped his wrist.

Her hands were cold, but the force they exerted was undeniable.

Lu Chen struggled for a moment, but couldn't break free.

It's not that he can't break free, but rather that he doesn't know whether he should break free or not.

"What are you doing?"

Yue Qinglan did not answer.

She sat down beside him, picked up the water pouch, knelt down next to him, and unscrewed the cap.

"Drink water."