Martial Arts Crossover: It All Started with Hijacking Li Canghai

He was indeed a little puzzled.

These past two days, Cheng Ying has been making herself a variety of dishes, such as Dongpo pork, beggar's chicken, and honey-glazed ham...

Every dish was delicious and indeed very fragrant. However, as far as he knew, Cheng Ying's master was Huang Yaoshi, the Eastern Heretic.

Huang Yaoshi was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, divination and even astronomy and geography, but I don't think I've ever heard of him cooking.

Could it be that Huang Rong taught him?

That's not right either. I've heard that Huang Rong and Guo Jing are currently guarding Xiangyang, so they don't have time to teach Yao Ying how to cook.

Qin Han naturally didn't know that Huang Yaoshi was a free and unrestrained man who doted on his daughter Huang Rong. Back on Peach Blossom Island, Huang Rong, with her superb culinary skills, always satisfied his appetite.

Later, Huang Rong married Guo Jing. Huang Yaoshi never really liked Guo Jing, that simple-minded and honest boy, and felt that he was not good enough for his intelligent daughter. He always had a grudge against him.

Furthermore, after his daughter got married, he became all alone. In a fit of anger, he left Peach Blossom Island and wandered around.

Without his daughter by his side, Huang Yaoshi naturally lost the pleasure of enjoying delicious food.

Fortunately, in his later years, he took in Cheng Ying, a well-behaved, sensible, and equally intelligent apprentice.

Cheng Ying lost both her parents at a young age and was very thoughtful from childhood. Seeing that her master was often unhappy because the food did not suit his taste, she worked hard to learn cooking.

She traveled with Huang Yaoshi throughout the country, and in each place they went, they would learn about the local delicacies.

Thanks to Cheng Ying's intelligence and dedication, over the years her culinary skills have surpassed even those of Huang Rong back then.

"Hmph, even food can't shut you up..."

Hearing Qin Han call her "wife" again, Cheng Ying blushed once more and glared at him, but deep in her eyes was a sweetness and shy joy that she herself did not realize.

Starting yesterday, this guy stopped calling her "Chengmei" and started calling her "wife" instead. It's really...

How shameless!

I should be very angry, but... why is it that every time I hear him call me that, instead of being angry, I feel a little... a little happy?

Cheng Ying, oh Cheng Ying, you're hopeless!

The girl secretly despised herself, but her hands betrayed her intentions. She picked up her chopsticks, which she hadn't yet used, and placed the largest shrimp on Qin Han's plate.

"Here, have some, shut your mouth." Her voice sounded angry, but the shrimp she picked up was the biggest and best.

The room was filled with the warm candlelight and a young couple flirting.

The moon outside the window had unknowingly risen to its zenith.

Night was falling.

A thin mist rose over the river, and the only sound could be the hulls of merchant ships cutting through the water as they sailed by.

Cheng Ying's ears were practically burning from Qin Han's risqué jokes, her pretty face remaining flushed, making this intelligent and elegant young woman all the more adorable.

After eating and drinking his fill, Qin Han leaned back in a chair and watched Cheng Ying clearing away the dishes.

"young married woman……"

Qin Han suddenly called out softly.

"Um?"

Cheng Ying stopped what she was doing, looked up at him, and asked with a questioning look in her eyes, "What's wrong? Is your injury hurting again?"

"no."

Qin Han shook his head. His injury had long since healed, and there wasn't even a scar left. He looked at Cheng Ying with deep affection and said, "What I wanted to say was... it's so good to have you by my side."

These sudden, simple, and flirtatious words made Cheng Ying's heart skip a beat.

Not daring to look Qin Han in the eye, she lowered her head shyly and continued tidying up the mess on the table, her voice soft and sweet: "What nonsense are you talking about... I... I was just repaying you for saving my aunt and me..."

"Is it really just about repaying a debt of gratitude?"

Qin Han's eyes were burning. He used the power of "Dragon Sucking Water" to pull Cheng Ying towards him, wrapping one arm around her slender waist and holding her soft hand with the other.

"Hey! You..."

Cheng Ying gasped and tried to pull her hand back, but Qin Han's large hand held it tightly.

"Brother Qin... Brother Qin, what... what are you doing...?"

As Qin Han held her like this, Cheng Ying's voice trembled slightly, and her heart was pounding so fast it felt like it was going to jump out of her chest.

Looking up at Qin and Han, it seemed as if two flames were burning in his eyes...

"Brother Qin... It's getting late... You... You're still injured, you should rest... I... I need to go get the dishes..."

"Wife," Qin Han's deep, slightly magnetic voice sounded in her ear, "Brother Qin is afraid of the dark tonight, will you stay and keep me company?"

Afraid of the dark?

You're telling me a top expert who can single-handedly kill one of the leaders of the Twelve Green Robe Towers and even slaughter dozens of Green Robe Tower assassins would be afraid of the dark?

The excuse was so clumsy that Cheng Ying was both angry and amused. Yet, it was precisely this clumsy excuse that instantly melted the heart of the young girl who was already gradually falling for him.

She went limp and collapsed into Qin Han's arms like a spring pond, not thinking about how improper this was, nor what kind of gossip would spread about an unmarried young woman staying overnight in a man's room.

"You...you're still injured..."

Cheng Ying did not refuse at this moment; instead, she subconsciously showed concern, which was undoubtedly the best catalyst for Qin Han!

Qin Han knew that Cheng Ying now belonged to him completely, both physically and mentally.

"Don't worry, honey," Qin Han chuckled softly, then stood up and gently lifted her up in a princess carry, one hand under her knees and the other firmly supporting her back. "This injury is long gone, it won't affect anything!"

"what……"

Cheng Ying let out a short gasp. The sudden feeling of being suspended in mid-air made her instinctively reach out and hug Qin Han's neck, as if she was afraid that she would fall.

"You...you put me down right now..."

As she spoke, she buried her burning cheeks in Qin Han's chest, knowing full well what was about to happen.

What should have been rejected, what should have been struggled against.

But... why does my body not obey me, and instead crave this warm and strong embrace even more?

Why did I feel not fear or resistance, but instead a surge of anticipation and shy sweetness?

Looking at the beauty in his arms who had buried her head like an ostrich, Qin Han felt her body trembling slightly and her heart pounding rapidly. He thought to himself: "Cheng Mei, don't worry. Although I, Qin Han, am not like Yang Guo who only loves one person in his life, I will never be irresponsible like Duan Zhengchun. No matter what happens in the future, I, Qin Han, will never let you down."

Mu Wanqing and Zhong Ling didn't have the time or energy to cultivate their relationship because they were going to Lingjiu Palace.

But Cheng Ying is different. She is going to travel with him by boat all the way to Sichuan. With such a long time and such a good opportunity, if he can't win Cheng Ying over, then he, Qin Han, will have lived in vain!