Chapter 106: Chapter 106 - 100: Tonight, Will You Come to My Room?
Shen Tang felt awkward, looking for you to work, to do... that kind of work is okay?
She coughed lightly and said earnestly, "How could I bear to let you do chores, I just want you to accompany me to the fields. I’m afraid someone might come to assassinate me on the way!"
"Only me to accompany you? Ah Jin isn’t around?" Shen Li’s voice was calm.
Shen Tang was surprised, then shook her head honestly and said, "He’s out hunting outside the city today, not home."
Of course, she had to choose when that pesky leopard wasn’t around to do naughty things.
"Oh, so I’m the substitute?" Shen Li looked at her with a playful smile, the air carried an inexplicable hint of sarcasm.
Shen Tang quickly shook her head, "Of course not! I actually came to find you. You can ask Jia Lan, I just went to your room to look for you, saw your door locked, and asked where you went!"
Shen Li looked at her anxious explanation, her cheeks showing a light flush.
She seemed to have lost some weight, her face had shrunk a bit, the double chin on her neck almost disappeared. Though she can’t be considered a great beauty, she looks cute and delicate.
Shen Li pinched her cheek and chuckled softly, "I’ll accompany you, after all, I’ve got nothing to do. Should we go now?"
Shen Tang’s face was flushed, her heart raced.
This sly fox truly exudes an alluring charm at any time and place.
She glanced at the bloodstains on his hem, "You’ve just returned from hunting outside the city, you must be tired. Let’s go tomorrow."
"Just stretching the muscles, no need to wait until tomorrow. But if you’re going tomorrow, you can also call me."
Shen Li returned to his room and changed into simple, capable clothes, rolled up his sleeves, revealing strong, slender forearms. His waterfall-like vibrant red hair was casually tied with a hairband, further enhancing the unspeakable charm and beauty of his face, making one reluctant to look away.
Shen Tang quickly turned her head to avoid showing her infatuated state.
Shen Li hated her fangirl antics the most!
Shen Li glanced at her from a lowered gaze, his lips curled in a smile, but he said nothing.
The two went to the fields outside the city.
Sunlight scattered through the forest, the tree shadows mottled, and the rustling wind made the dirt path feel indescribably serene and beautiful.
Beastmen were working in the fields.
Someone lay under a tree, lazy and resting.
Upon seeing Shen Tang, they transformed into beast forms, diligently loosening the soil and digging holes.
Shen Tang smiled and didn’t say anything, she took out several large boxes of water and many cured and smoked meats from her space, "Everyone has worked hard, come and have some water, and take a break to eat something."
Xiao Jin and the others had strong hunting skills, and the prey they caught couldn’t be all eaten. Shen Tang would either feed the extra meat to the stray young beasts in the city or make the excess food into cured and smoked meats, which she ate as little snacks when bored.
This time, she had specially brought a lot of cured and smoked meats.
The beastmen were surprised at the food and water she provided, their emotions complex.
No one expected Shen Tang to care for them and come specifically to deliver water and food.
"Why is this female so kind? Could she have poisoned the food?"
Someone whispered, afraid to partake.
"If she wanted to kill us, she would’ve done it ages ago, there’s no need to go through all this trouble," Hu Yun scoffed coldly, stepping forward to grab a handful of cured meat and stuffed it into his mouth.
Immediately, his face showed surprise. He had never tasted such delicious cured meat.
Another tall and thin hunched Wolf Beastman stepped forward.
Shen Tang recognized him as the Wolf Beast who tried to assassinate her that day, named Lang Qing.
Lang Qing unscrewed a water bottle and gulped it down his throat.
After working in the fields for half a day, the water tasted incredibly sweet.
Seeing the two eating and drinking heartily.
The crowd’s doubts diminished significantly.
The Beastmen, after working half a day, were tired and hungry as well, they didn’t bother much and grabbed the cured meat and water to eat heartily.
After eating, the Beastmen looked at Shen Tang with some detachment and caution, but not as much hatred as initially.
Shen Tang wasn’t in a hurry; feelings don’t change overnight. She had time.
As evening fell, she clapped her hands and called to the Beastmen, "It’s getting late today, everyone should go back and rest."
The Beastmen packed up and headed home.
As they left, a Beastman even greeted Shen Tang, "Female Shen, we’re off. Whatever needs to be said, let’s talk tomorrow."
This was an unprecedented scene.
The sky gradually darkened, evening glow filled the skies, the breeze in the mountains was refreshing and gentle, blowing through the hair and clothes of the Beastmen, casting silhouettes as it did.
Shen Li looked at Shen Tang’s smiling profile, his eyes moved, somewhat lost in thought.
After all the Beastmen left, Shen Tang grabbed Shen Li’s arm, "Come, I want to take you somewhere."
Shen Li gazed down at her hand.
Shen Tang withdrew her hand as if shocked, "Sorry, I..."
Unexpectedly, Shen Li grasped her hand, his crescent-shaped fox eyes reflecting the magnificent evening glow over the mountains, "Where does Xiao Tang’er want to take me?"
Shen Tang was dazed for a moment, quickly regained herself, pointing to a mountain top, her voice a bit shy, "There... the night view is beautiful, I want to take you to see it."
Shen Li’s gaze became increasingly lustrous, he chuckled gently, "Sure."
The two strolled to that mountain top.
Night descended quickly, the evening glow faded, the deep green sky appeared dotted with stars, mountain winds roamed as wild grasses and woods swayed like waves in an ocean.
Shen Tang lay on the warm grass mattress, looking up at the night sky and mountains, her mood relaxed to the extreme.
Shen Li sat cross-legged next to her, his upper body slightly leaning back, one arm rested on the grass, one long leg bent, the other arm draped over his knee, he squinted at the nightscape sprawling over the mountains, "It is indeed beautiful."
Shen Tang turned her head, she felt that the beauty across the mountains didn’t compare to the man before her.
Her voice was soft against the wind, "Indeed, I discovered this by chance a couple of days ago, and thought it was beautiful. I intended to bring you guys here to see."
"Oh, did you bring others here too?" Shen Li chuckled lightly.
Shen Tang felt this question was a bit tricky.
She instinctively shook her head, "No, I only brought you."
"Then this place is our secret base." Shen Li responded warmly.
Shen Tang paused in her speech, she initially wanted to bring each Beast Husband here to build relationships, but with Shen Li saying this, she felt embarrassed to bring others.
The atmosphere was warm and peaceful, Shen Tang felt it was the right time, she quietly moved closer to Shen Li.
The soft, fluffy fox tail wrapped around her waist, pulling her close beside him with her head resting against his thigh.
"Did Xiao Tang’er call me here today, because there’s something else you want to tell me?" Shen Li looked down at her, speaking with a smiling gaze.
Shen Tang didn’t expect him to see through her mind already, well, this sly fox was clever, of course he saw through her little thoughts.
She raised her hand to gently stroke the flaming fluffy fox tail.
It wasn’t as stiff and resistant as before.
The soft tip of the tail, even nestled into her cupped palm, lightly brushing against her cheek.
Tingly, almost making her sneeze.
Shen Li’s smile was gentle and alluring, framed by the night sky, he appeared so perfect he was almost unreal.
Shen Tang swallowed, her face bashful yet boldly speaking up,
"Tonight, do you want to come to my room?"