I am the old, fiery-faced man from the senior department.

Xi Wei was slightly taken aback.

When did she start brewing her own wine...?

"Oh, um. Shall we drink it today?"

"The sun is shining brightly today, a perfect time for wine tasting. Or perhaps..."

During the day, with one hand draped with a towel and the other supporting himself on the bed, his face slowly approached the sunset.

"Sir, will your wine still need a little more time to be ready?"

"...They're too close."

Xi pushed Bai Zhou away by pressing his shoulder, then slightly raised her head.

"Of course not. It's just a few bottles of wine, I have plenty of that. But you, if you can't taste the flavor of this wine, you'll be in for a world of trouble."

“It’s good that you have wine, sir. But before you drink, please have some breakfast first. Drinking on an empty stomach is not a pleasant experience.”

During the day, I bought steamed buns and porridge. The steamed buns included mushrooms, vegetables, and meat—a variety of options. The porridge was millet porridge, which is nourishing and warming.

"Well……"

The porridge was still a little hot, and it burned Xi's tongue when she first put it in her mouth.

"I'm not drinking anymore."

Having burned her tongue, Xi pushed away the wretched bowl of porridge and instead picked up the steamed buns from the bag.

"Sir... I'll let this porridge cool down a bit more. You absolutely must eat breakfast."

Bai Zhou took back the bowl and offered Xi a steamed bun, giving her some instructions.

"No."

Xi also has a temper, and today, having gotten up early and burned her mouth, her temper flared up so badly that no one in the world could suppress it except herself.

"gentlemen……"

Even during the day, you can only go along with her.

With a sigh, Bai Zhou had no choice but to put the porridge aside and instead focus on feeding her steamed buns.

"Humph~"

Taking a bite of the soft, springy bun skin, Xi chewed her food like a hamster, her mouth full of buns.

"These mushrooms are quite fresh. Where did you buy them?"

Compared to the scalding hot porridge, Xi was quite satisfied with the steamed buns.

"It was bought from an old lady's stall. My husband liked it, so I'll go buy some more tomorrow."

"Hmm... I'll have another one with meat filling."

Hamster Ximei savored the delicious steamed buns, and her temper, which had been rising because of the porridge, had somehow dissipated.

"Sir, wouldn't it be too dry to eat only steamed buns?"

Before Xi could answer, the spoonful of porridge was already brought to her lips.

Enjoying her meal, Xi no longer cared about what had just happened, and stuck out her tongue to suck the porridge into her mouth.

"Hmm, if it's not too hot, it's still a decent bowl of porridge."

Zhou Xi only ate half of the buns, but she ate eight of the twelve buns she bought.

"Sir, are you full? Would you like another steamed bun?"

"I'm full, I can't eat anymore."

"But have you eaten?"

Xi hadn't seen Bai Zhou eat anything, and in order to change the subject, she asked him about it.

"I'll eat this much."

The daytime refers to the remaining breakfast.

"That's all?"

Four steamed buns and half a bowl of porridge.

Looking at this small amount of food, Xi frowned slightly.

How can a grown man like Bai Zhou only eat this much? How can such a small amount of food possibly satisfy him?

"Sir's thinking is wrong. Well, it's my fault too, I haven't told him about the changes in me since we reunited."

During the day, I hold a bowl of porridge and take a sip.

Mmm, it tastes very sweet and is soft and delicious.

"After Tianyue, I no longer need to obtain energy by eating like ordinary creatures."

"As long as I am still in the Great Yan, the mountains and rivers will provide me with energy for my use."

"...I see."

Wouldn't that give me a little more time to slack off?

"However, it's still possible to enjoy various delicacies and satisfy one's appetite."

Before he finished speaking, Bai Zhou had already eaten the rest of the food.

"So... what should we do next?"

Xi stared at him, her legs dangling by the bedside, gently swaying.

They've already had breakfast, and Ah Xi doesn't want to go out today. They can't drink wine right away in the morning either. So what should they do in the meantime? Just wait around?

"Don't you paint, sir?"

Painting...

Xi shook her head.

In the past two months, she drew over a hundred pictures to help Ben Axi deal with those enemies. Now she is in a period of slacking off, where her inspiration and will have been completely exhausted. Let alone painting, she won't even touch a pen if there is no need.

"Let's go, Ah Xi."

Sitting here like this is too boring, so Xi decided to go and stay in the painting for a while.

"Ah."

During the day, he cleaned up the leftover food and threw it into the trash can in his room, then followed Xi into the painting she had unfolded.

■

"Its daybreak……"

The sound of gurgling water could be heard coming from the dark room.

With a "whoosh," the curtains blocking the sunlight were pulled open, revealing a pale face that looked at the rising sun, which was now showing its blushing face, and gave a stiff smile.

She gazed at the distant river, her nostrils twitching slightly, then exhaled, appearing much more relaxed.

"Another day has passed..."

She rubbed her right arm, where a gruesome wound was visible. It looked like the injury left by some wild animal.

It will take two more days to recover.

How am I supposed to get through these next two days?

Those disgusting things have already caught up with us.

Blood must not be shed outside the sea.

This is a rule they must always remember.

But this time, she broke the rules.

She bled on land, and lured the monsters there as well. Those vulnerable land dwellers…

"Who?"

The knocking on the door startled her from her guilt.

She had already gripped the greatsword, ready to face any battle.

But if it's one of those things, will they knock on the door too?

"Guest, your room fee has expired. Would you like to renew it?"

What... expired... renewal...

She breathed a sigh of relief and put the sword back on the table.

Such authentic Yan dialect, those other things are probably impossible to learn in a lifetime.

but……

wrong!

She looked warily toward the doorway.

She has no money to rent a place, so why would anyone come to urge her?

"Guest, getting something for free isn't a good thing."

The sound from outside the door rang out again, and the door was slowly pushed open.

Replying to number sixty-six: Am I already doomed? (sad)

"Here, these two jars of wine, one for you and one for me."

Xi pointed to the wine jars piled high in the cellar and spoke to Tong Baizhou.

"This……"

Bai looked at the wine jar, which was about the size of a watermelon, and then at Xi's slightly bulging belly after eating eight buns. He couldn't help but wonder if his husband could really drink a whole jar of wine.

"what happened?"

Xi keenly noticed Bai Zhou's strange gaze.