From a slave to the Great Qian Martial Saint

"It's getting late, you should go back."

As the sun gradually set in the west, Cui Nong said something to Chen Shi, who was still practicing his martial arts, with a touch of reluctance.

With only two months left, Chen Shi would no longer be able to come every day like this. Thinking of this, Cui Nong felt a pang of disappointment, as if a stolen treasure was about to be taken back.

"I don't."

Chen Shi said in a deep voice, then stood still in the courtyard.

"Don't act like a child. Stay a little longer. It's not worth being punished by your master if you miss the appointed time."

Cui Nong came over, wiping Chen Shi's sweat with a towel while urging him on.

Although she was reluctant to part with Chen Shi, she was even more unwilling for him to be punished.

"I won't."

Chen Shi grabbed Cui Nong's hand and stared at her intently.

"Not only am I not going back now, I'm not going back tonight either. I'm staying here tonight!"

"you……"

Chen Shi's face was almost touching hers. Looking at his serious expression, Cui Nong couldn't help but feel a pang of tenderness in her heart.

She also wanted to keep Chen Shi.

"No, it won't work."

But then, Cui Nong shook her head and shoved Chen Shi.

"Even if you're not on duty tonight, you can't stay overnight here. Gu Chengze is keeping an eye on you. If he finds out, he'll definitely cause you trouble!"

"I'm not afraid of him."

"Pah! You think you're all that just because you've subdued the Wolf Poison Gang and the Flying Eagle Gang? You're still far from it. Stop messing around and go back now."

"Although I don't have the ability myself, with Xiao Fengxiao backing me up, why should I be afraid of Gu Chengze?"

"Xiao Fengxiao..."

Cui Nong was taken aback and looked at Chen Shi in surprise.

"Hehe, Xiao Fengxiao praised me highly for my handling of the Wolf Poison Gang and Flying Eagle Gang matters. As a reward, he's letting me stay here every night from now on."

Chen Shi smiled, stopped teasing her, and gazed at Cui Nong with deep affection.

"live……"

Cui Nong opened her mouth, then froze in surprise.

"Pah, who gave you permission to live here?"

She quickly came to her senses, spat lightly, and ran shyly back into the house.

Chen Shi smiled, feeling a surge of joy, and continued practicing his skills before it got dark.

A moment later, Cui Nong came out of the house, carrying a small basket.

"Where to?"

"Go buy some good wine and food, I'll have a good drink with you tonight."

Cui Nong smiled and said something, then hummed a little tune as she went out the door.

Chen Shi smiled again. Women really are all hypocrites. She even said she didn't want him to live here.

Half an hour later, Cui Nong returned with a basket filled with prepared dishes and wine.

As darkness fell, Chen Shi finished his practice and returned to his room.

On the table, Cui Nong had already set out the food and wine, but Cui Nong herself was nowhere to be seen.

A moment later, Cui Nong emerged from the inner room. Her eyebrows were as delicate as willow leaves, and her red lips were luscious and inviting. She had not only changed her clothes but also put on makeup.

What a nice view.

For a moment, Chen Shi was stunned, having never seen such a beautiful woman as Cui Nong.

"Looking at it again, I can't even pull my eyeballs out."

Cui Nong gave a soft, coquettish hum, then gracefully approached and poured wine for Chen Shi.

It smells good.

In addition to the usual fragrance of clothes, it also contained the scent of fine cosmetics.

However, what Chen Shi liked most was Cui Nong's own body fragrance.

A sheer, gauze-like sleeve brushed past Chen Shi, and in this small room, Cui Nong danced like a butterfly circling around Chen Shi.

As Chen Shi drank his wine, he watched Cui Nong dance, and for a moment he was stunned.

"I haven't danced in a long time, I'm a bit rusty."

It wasn't until a moment later that Cui Nong stopped and sat down opposite Chen Shi.

"No way! Sister, you danced wonderfully! I've never seen such beautiful dance moves before! Even a fairy couldn't compare."

Chen Shi quickly spoke up, his face full of certainty.

"Pah, how many people have you ever seen dance? Fairy, my foot!"

Cui Nong spat lightly again, smiled, and poured herself a full glass of wine.

"Come, I'll drink with you."

"Please come, Sister Cui Nong."

Chen Shi smiled and nodded, raising his glass.

Cui Nong smiled radiantly, lightly touched Chen Shi's lips, and then tilted her head back to drink it all in one gulp.

Chen Shi gazed at Cui Nong's outstretched, snow-white neck, which resembled that of a swan, and was once again captivated.

They toasted each other, drank the whole pot of fine wine, and enjoyed themselves immensely.

The night was already deep.

"It's getting late, time to sleep."

Slightly drunk, Cui Nong whispered something.

Chen Shi nodded, but remained seated somewhat awkwardly.

Where does he sleep?

This room has two rooms, one inside and one outside, with only one bed in the inner room.

"or……"

"I'll sleep outside; a straw mat will do!"

Just as Cui Nong was about to speak, Chen Shi quickly interrupted.

Men and women should not be too close, so he couldn't possibly sleep with Cui Nong.

"……All right."

A fleeting look of disappointment crossed Cui Nong's face, but she didn't say anything more.

In addition to the straw mat, they also brought over thick quilts so that Chen Shi wouldn't feel uncomfortable even if he slept on the ground.

After laying out the lamp, Cui Nong blew out the light and turned to go into the inner room.

In the dead of night, Chen Shi lay on the ground and faintly heard rustling sounds coming from inside; it was Cui Nong taking off her clothes.

For a moment, Chen Shi felt a surge of anxiety.

Thinking that Cui Nong was inside, Chen Shi tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.

"It's cold outside, isn't it?"

Just then, Cui Nong's voice suddenly came.

She wasn't asleep yet either.

"It's not cold."

Chen Shi replied, "Although the sweltering summer is gradually passing, it hasn't gotten cold so quickly."

Cui Nong remained silent for a while, then suddenly said something else.

"With the wind blowing into the house from outside, how could it not be cold?"

wind?

Chen Shi looked up at the tightly closed door, wondering where the wind was coming from.

"If it's chilly outside, why don't you come inside and sleep? Even though you'll be sleeping on the floor anyway, at least there's no wind."

"Go in...okay!"

Chen Shi's eyes widened slightly as he realized what was happening.

A surge of joy welled up inside him, and without saying another word, he pulled the mattress into the inner room.

The inner room wasn't very large. Besides the bed and wardrobe, there was only a narrow passageway beside the bed, where Chen Shi lay down. Turning his head, he could see Cui Nong's embroidered shoes under the bed.

Although there was no wind in the inner room, and indeed in the outer room as well, Chen Shi still couldn't sleep. In the pitch-black night, staring at the bed legs and embroidered shoes beside him, he could almost hear Cui Nong's breathing on the bed, as if it were right next to him.

Is the ground hard?

Cui Nong spoke again, asking softly.

"……hard."

Chen Shi was about to say it wasn't hard, but then he realized something and whispered something.

"I think so too."

Cui Nong seemed to nod, then spoke softly.

"The floor is so hard, how are you going to sleep? Why don't you come and sleep on the bed?"

"But……"

"We'll use two blankets, it'll be fine."

"Um."

Chen Shi responded and, without saying anything more, climbed onto the bed with his bedding.

Cui Nong, who was originally lying on the edge of the bed, moved her body over to make room for Chen Shi.

Chen Shi lay down where Cui Nong had just been lying, using Cui Nong's pillow as his head, a faint fragrance lingering around his nose.

As Cui Nong said, each person gets their own quilt.

But imagine, the sweltering heat has just subsided and the autumn chill has not yet arrived, so how can one possibly stay covered by a blanket?

The heat was unbearable, and I couldn't help but stick my hands and feet out from under the covers. Inadvertently, I touched something slippery.

Chen Shi was startled; it turned out that Sister Cui Nong was also hot.

"Sister Cui Nong."

In the darkness, Chen Shi called out softly, turned around, and gently leaned against Cui Nong.