Ancient Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 13 It really stinks

As Yao Rongrong was lost in thought, her anger and bitterness gradually subsided as her mind became filled with the secrets of the Sun Staircase and the living dead.

But just then, Lin Xiu suddenly rolled over, facing her, and said, "Miss Yao, don't you want to lie down?"

Yao Rongrong was both embarrassed and annoyed, but she smiled and glanced at Lin Xiu, saying, "Good sir, is it that you can't resist my beauty and are getting restless?"

"Boom—"

With a clap of thunder, a flash of lightning pierced through the paper window and into the room. Lin Xiu saw that the female knight Yao, who was sitting against the wall, had a deathly pale face, her expression grim and gloomy. Her once charming smile now looked terrifying.

"Forget it, Miss Yao. You look like a ghost now, do you think I'd be interested?"

Lin Xiu bluntly commented, "It's a good thing you don't have a bronze mirror right now, otherwise, if you looked in one, you'd probably scare yourself to death!"

These words instantly enraged Yao Rongrong. Her eyebrows furrowed, her chest heaved, and she was about to stand up from the ground.

Seeing this, Lin Xiu quickly got to the point: "The weather isn't cold now, so I don't need a blanket. If you don't mind and want to sleep more comfortably, you can take my blanket and put it on the bed."

As for the bedding on the bed, just roll it up and throw it somewhere else; we'll tidy it up tomorrow.

Yao Rongrong blinked, smiled charmingly, and said, "Sir, you're still a good person."

Lin Xiu said, "Of course. But as the saying goes, good deeds are rewarded, so I won't ask for much, just give me one more of those pills."

"Qi-boosting and health-preserving pills".

Yao Rongrong couldn't help but laugh. "I thought you'd already forgotten about it. Humph!"

As she spoke, she got up, went to the bedside, rolled up the bedding, and threw it on an abandoned chair.

This inevitably stirred up a lot of dust, but she was prepared and held her breath.

After removing the bedding and tidying up the wooden bed, he went to the table and said, "Give it to me."

Lin Xiu said, "Give it to me first."

Yao Rongrong laughed again: "I didn't expect you to be the kind of person who won't act until you see the benefits."

Lin Xiu chuckled and said, "You flatter me."

This storyteller is a shameless guy!

Yao Rongrong added in her mind. However, this was already an opinion she had formed long ago, so there was no need to say it again at this moment.

She took out a small porcelain bottle she had searched for at the Star Gazing Sect on Wolong Mountain yesterday, opened it, poured out two brownish-gray pills, and handed them to Lin Xiu, saying, "Take these, sir."

Lin Xiu reached out and took it, inevitably touching Yao Rongrong's hand in the process.

He wondered if it was because she had practiced some kind of magic, but her hands, though slightly rough, were slender, soft, and warm. If it weren't for the fact that this female knight was in very good spirits, he would have thought that Yao Rongrong was sick with a fever.

"How should we eat it?"

After taking the pills, Lin Xiu hastily rolled up the blanket around himself and shoved it into Yao Rongrong's hands, asking...

Yao Rongrong replied, "Take it before bed, and go to sleep immediately afterward. The better you sleep, the better the medicine will be. When you wake up tomorrow, you must immediately start breathing exercises."

"I see."

Lin Xiu nodded, but didn't take the medicine immediately. Instead, he asked, "Is this medicine still working for you? If so, would you like to take one?"

Yao Rongrong had already carried Lin Xiu's quilt to the bedside. As she spread the quilt out on the wooden bed, she glanced back at Lin Xiu and sneered, "What, are you worried that the medicine is poisonous, sir? Do you think I've tricked you?"

Lin Xiu vehemently denied it: "How could that be? We've been through thick and thin together, how could I not believe the heroine?"

"If I didn't trust you, heroine, why would I have come out of Mengzhou City with you in the first place? I was thinking that if this medicine won't work for you, you might as well give it all to me."

Yao Rongrong made the bed and said, "Hmph! Sir, you wish!" As she spoke, she took out another pill from the porcelain bottle in front of Lin Xiu, put it in her mouth and swallowed it, and even opened her mouth to let Lin Xiu see it.

"Look, sir, I've eaten."

She added that she specifically mentioned it.

Lin Xiu said, "It's pitch black, how am I supposed to see anything?"

But no matter what he said, he waited until then to put a pill in his mouth.

"How many pills can I take at once?"

Lin Xiu asked, chewed a pill and swallowed it. It felt like sand in his mouth and tasted slightly bitter, but it wasn't a big problem.

Yao Rongrong said, "One pill is enough. Wait until the medicine has been digested before taking another one, otherwise it will be a waste."

Lin Xiu nodded and said, "I see."

Yao Rongrong rolled her eyes at Lin Xiu in the darkness, but Lin Xiu probably couldn't see it.

How come I never realized before that this storyteller could be so cunning and shrewd?!

Thinking this to herself, she lay down on the bed with the blankets on, and it definitely felt much better than leaning against the wall. She should be able to get a good night's sleep tonight.

"It stinks!"

She said it with disdain.

Lin Xiu said, "If you think it smells bad, give it back to me."

Yao Rongrong said, "I'm not giving it back. I traded a Qi-boosting and health-preserving pill for it. Wouldn't I be at a disadvantage if I gave it back to you? I'm going to lie down anyway! Sir, you're not going home tonight!"

Ha ha!

Lin Xiu ignored Yao Rongrong, closed his eyes, and focused on falling asleep.

I didn't feel anything after taking the medicine. I wonder if I need to sleep to digest it? Will I feel different when I wake up tomorrow?

In any case, in order to digest the effects of the medicine, the most important thing for me right now is to get some sleep.

Yao Rongrong didn't say anything more.

The rain outside continued to patter against the doors and windows, but it was a little quieter than before, making it easier to fall asleep.

They both closed their eyes and fell asleep.

Of course, one cannot sleep too soundly. Having survived this great disaster, the two would not allow themselves to fall into such an uncontrollable and dangerous situation for no reason.

Even when they were sleeping, the two remained alert, and would wake up immediately at the slightest disturbance.

So the next morning, the two of them opened their eyes and sat up almost at the same time.

There were birds chirping outside the window; the rain had stopped.

Lin Xiu carefully examined his body and found that he was full of energy, as if he had inexhaustible strength.

This medicine really works!

He dared not delay and quickly began to practice, using the breathing method taught by Yao Rongrong, while pacing back and forth in the room.

As the effects of the medicine wore off, I became increasingly adept at these movements.

However, Yao Rongrong did not do what he did. She simply got up, opened the window, looked outside, and after a while, turned back to give Lin Xiu a few pointers. She would look around for a while and then turn back to give him a few pointers again, helping Lin Xiu adjust his movements and breathing.

After a while, Lin Xiu felt that his progress was slowing down, so he stopped and said, "Heroine, don't rush to leave today. Let me check the carriage. You pack your bedding and get ready before we set off."

Yao Rongrong smiled gently and said, "Okay."