Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Huanhuan learned that Sang Ye was back and immediately ran to look for him.
She knocked on the door.
Before long, the door opened.
Sang Ye looked down at the little female in front of him. âWhy are you up so early?â
âItâs boring to sleep under the blanket alone.â Huanhuan saw the remaining snow on his clothes and couldnât help but ask, âDid you go down the mountain just now?â
Sang Ye replied, âYes.â
âItâs still snowing outside. Itâs very cold. Remember to wear more clothes when you go down the mountain. Donât catch a cold.â
Faced with her concern, Sang Ye couldnât help but touch her face. âI understand.â
His fingers were especially cold, and Huanhuan shrank away from the cold.
Sang Ye immediately retracted his hand. âSorry.â
Huanhuan quickly took his hand and realized that it was really very cold, almost like ice. She asked with concern, âAre you sick from the cold?â
âNo. My temperature is lower than that of ordinary beasts to begin with, especially in winter.â
Huanhuan said, âBut your hands arenât usually so cold!â
âMaybe itâs because I went out just now.â
Huanhuan rubbed his hand and breathed on his fingertips, wanting to warm him up.
Sang Ye said, âItâs alright. I donât feel cold.â
âYouâre almost frozen into ice. How can you not be cold?!â Huanhuan rubbed his hands for a long time but did not feel them heat up, so she pushed him into the room. âLet me go in and heat up the brazier for you.â
Sang Ye took two steps back, and Huanhuan walked into the room. She looked around and realized that there was not even a trace of charcoal in the brazier.
She was instantly anxious. âWhy didnât you light a fire? Arenât you afraid of freezing to death in this cold?â
Sang Ye said, âIn any case, I canât feel cold or hot. It doesnât matter if I light a fire or not. If I donât light a fire, I can save some charcoal.â
Huanhuan laughed in anger. âDo you think our family needs to save charcoal?â
She found charcoal and put it in the brazier. She then got the kindling and carefully lit it.
Sang Ye said, âGo to the side and rest. Iâll light it.â
Huanhuan ignored him and used a wooden stick to poke the charcoal in the brazier loose so that the air could enter.
Sang Ye stayed by her side and watched her movements, afraid that she would accidentally burn herself.
Fortunately, Huanhuan was good at it. She quickly lit a fire without burning herself at all.
She stood up and brushed the dust off her clothes.
Sang Ye quickly said, âTake off your clothes. Iâll wash them for you.â
He was still expressionless when he said this, but Huanhuan could see the fawning in his eyes.
He was worried that Huanhuan was still angry.
Huanhuan snorted. âI donât want you to wash them. I can wash them myself.â
Sang Ye stared at her. âThe water is cold. Your hands will freeze. Let me do it.â
âYour hands are almost frozen. You have no right to judge me.â
Sang Ye was speechless.
Huanhuan turned around and sat on the bed. She deliberately ignored Sang Ye, and her eyes wandered around the room. Soon, she noticed the black wooden box on the bed.
The wooden box was unfamiliar. She had never seen it before.
She couldnât resist asking, âWhat is this?â
Sang Ye said, âItâs my motherâs ashes.â
Huanhuan was so frightened that she immediately stood up.
This was her mother-in-law!
She quickly clasped her hands together and bowed to the wooden box. She quickly read, âIâm sorry, Mother-in-law. I didnât know you were here just now and didnât greet you. Please donât blame me.â
Sang Ye said, âSheâs been dead for many years. She canât hear what youâre saying.â
âYou donât understand. The dead are important. Even if she canât hear us, we have to respect her.â
Sang Ye had no choice but to shut up.
Huanhuan bent down at a 90-degree angle and bowed. Then, she stood up straight and turned to look at Sang Ye. âWhy are your motherâs ashes here? Why havenât I seen them before?â
Seeing that she was no longer angry, Sang Ye was happy. He replied truthfully, âUncle sent this to me.â
Huanhuan was stunned. âYour uncle? The king cobra who fed you Forgetting Water?!â
Sang Ye nodded. âThatâs him.â
âIsnât he a demon? How could you see him?!â
âHe came to see me. We just met in the forest.â
Huanhuan was very surprised. âDid he come alone?â
âI only saw him. I donât know if anyone was hiding in the shadows.â
No matter how Huanhuan thought about it, this matter was very strange. âWhy did he come to you? Is he going to tie you up and force you to swear loyalty to the demons again?â
âHe told me something about my mother. He even gave me her ashes.â
Huanhuan looked at the black wooden box again. âThis is your motherâs ashes. How are you going to settle them? You canât keep leaving her here, right?â
Sang Ye said, âUncle asked me to bring my motherâs ashes to Dark Moon City to be buried with my father.â
âDoes that mean you have to go to Dark Moon City?â
âYeah.â
Huanhuan immediately frowned and was very worried. âYouâre the most wanted person in Dark Moon City. If you go back, wonât you be walking into a trap? This is too dangerous!â
âBut this is my motherâs last wish.â
Although he had no feelings for his mother, she was still his biological mother. As her only son, he had to be filial.
He couldnât ignore her last wish.
Huanhuan gritted her teeth. âYour uncle is too bad. He actually threw such a difficult problem at you. Why didnât he go to Dark Moon City himself?!â
âHe said that heâs a demon, so itâs not convenient for him to walk on the beast continent.â
âYou make it sound like youâre not a demon! He just thinks youâre easy to bully and deliberately fooled you. The next time you see him, donât be polite to him. Beat him up!â
Sang Ye nodded. âOkay.â
Seeing that he agreed obediently, Huanhuan couldnât help but ask, âHeâs your biological uncle. Can you really do it?â
âIâll hit whoever you want me to.â
Huanhuan laughed at him. She reached out and poked his chest. âDonât think you can make me forgive you with sweet nothings.â
Sang Ye did not move and let her poke him. He looked down at her. âThen what will make you forgive me?â
âYou have to promise me that you wonât freeze yourself to death. You have to take care of yourself and make me feel at ease. Do you understand?â
Sang Ye nodded. âIâll remember.â
âI believe you. Donât disappoint me.â
âOkay.â
Huanhuan smiled at his promise and jumped into his arms.
Sang Ye hugged her and lifted her up.
Huanhuan suddenly remembered that her mother-in-lawâs ashes were beside her. She couldnât get carried away. She quickly said, âPut me down!â
Sang Ye lowered her to the ground. âWhatâs wrong?â
Huanhuan pointed at the black wooden box and whispered, âYour mother is watching from the side. We have to act accordingly. We canât let her get angry.â
Sang Ye did not understand how a dead beast could get angry, but since the little female said so, he would do as she said.
In any case, nothing mattered as long as Huanhuan was happy.