The Husky and His White Cat Shizun - Chap 139
Mo Ran froze in an instant.
His nose was filled with the familiar scent of begonia flowers. Although Chu Wanning did not have much of an expression, the cuff of his sleeve that fell on his eyelids was very gentle, and he wiped it very carefully. The key was that this man in snow-white clothes was standing so close to him at this moment. He could even clearly see the extremely fine lines on Chu Wanning’s lips. If he lowered his head a little more, he could easily kiss those lips and hold those soft and tender buds between his lips and teeth.
“You won, but you didn’t wake me up. That’s an unfair win.”
Chu Wanning suddenly said after wiping the sweat between his eyebrows.
Mo Ran was stunned, and then he smiled: “I didn’t win, the person who won was Shizun.”
“You didn’t harvest rice in the afternoon?”
“No, there wasn’t much left. I went to the market to buy some winter supplies and walked around from house to house, so I wasted some time.” Mo Ran said, “So Shizun still harvested more rice than me.”
Chu Wanning snorted, seemingly satisfied.
After a while, he asked: “What did you buy in the market? Mattresses? ”
Before Mo Ran had time to speak, Ling ‘er, who was standing next to him, did not want to be left out and interrupted with a smile: “Immortal Monarch bought a lot of things, so tired that camel horse to death.”
“Not a lot, just charcoal and so on. He bought some meat and some candy.”
“More than that.” Ling ‘er said, “Immortal Monarch also bought a mattress for each family, and that old lady Flappy Cotton directly pushed a cart into the village with him, so the cart was filled to the brim.”
Chu Wanning was a little surprised: “Where did you get so much money?”
“I saved it up,” Mo Ran said with a smile, “In fact, those mattresses are not expensive, much cheaper than those in the Upper Cultivation World.”
“Then what about the meat?”
“I bought it casually, and had the village chief take it back and cook it for everyone to eat tomorrow.”
Chu Wanning’s expression didn’t change as he asked, “What about the candy?”
Ling ‘er clapped her hands and said with a smile, “Of course it’s for the children in the village. Mo Xianjun gave it to them as soon as he came back. There are malt candy and osmanthus cake. Many of the girls and boys in our village have never eaten these desserts before. They are so happy.”
She paused for a moment and said sweetly, “I got one too.”
This girl was the type of person who knew how to cause trouble and was naturally familiar with others. Previously, she had interrupted several times, but Chu Wanning did not mind. But after she finished speaking, he turned his eyes and glanced at her coldly.
“Is it delicious?”
Ling ‘er said without hesitation, “It’s delicious. It’s so sweet.”
Chu Wanning seemed to be sneering: “Then you should eat more.” After he finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and left. Mo Ran didn’t know what he did to make him unhappy, but just as he was about to chase after him, his vision suddenly turned black. Chu Wanning threw the robe he was wearing at his face. Mo Ran caught it, pulled down the robe and looked at him anxiously.
“Shizun?”
“You’re so naked that it’s ridiculous! Even if you’re not cold, I’m cold just looking at you! “Chu Wanning said sternly,” Put it on! ”
“…”
Although Mo Ran was very hot, since Chu Wanning said so, he didn’t say a word and immediately put on the robe. Sweat stuck to the cloth, and it was a little uncomfortable. He raised his fluttering eyelashes and looked at the other person blankly.
Chu Wanning frowned and said, “Pull up your robe! Who are you showing it to! It’s unruly! ”
“…” Mo Ran immediately straightened his robe. The collar was folded very high, and it was very tight. Now, not even an inch of skin was exposed, but it added a kind of ascetic beauty. When Chu Wanning saw this, he inexplicably became more resentful. He cursed under his breath and left, leaving Mo Ran alone in the same place like a silly dog.
The village chief, his wife, and Ling ‘er looked at them from the side, and they were all confused. Ling’ er said with some sympathy, “This immortal … is so fierce … I’ve never seen someone with such a strange temper …” She said softly with some pity and even fawning.
“Your master really doesn’t treat you well. You’re the only one with a gentle temperament who can endure …”
She turned around as she muttered, but suddenly met Mo Ran’s gaze. Her words were instantly crushed between her lips and teeth, and she couldn’t say anything else. This was because she saw that the always smiling and amiable Mo Xianjun’s face suddenly became gloomy, and his eyes flashed like the teeth of a wolf.
She immediately shut her mouth, but Mo Ran immediately turned his face away. The light changed, and the color of his eyes couldn’t be seen so clearly. Ling ‘er’s heart thumped. She didn’t know if it was just her imagination, or this man who was as steady as a mountain in front of her suddenly revealed another fierce face.
Mo Ran said in a muffled voice, “Sorry, you guys go ahead first. I’m worried about him, so I’ll go take a look.” As he said this, he walked away with large strides.
Chu Wanning stood by the river pond. The sky was filled with flying reed reed flowers, and the setting sun was half immersed in the sparkling waves. The river seemed to be burning with a raging fire.
Mo Ran ran in a hurry, and when he stopped behind him, he was panting slightly, “Master.”
“…”
“Did I do something wrong?”
Chu Wanning said, “No.”
“Then why are you unhappy?”
“I’m happy.”
Mo Ran stared blankly, “What?”
Chu Wanning turned around and said gloomily, “I’m not happy.”
Mo Ran, “…”
He didn’t want to talk to Chu Wanning in a tongue-twister. He carefully looked at Chu Wanning’s face, and suddenly thought of something. He couldn’t help but laugh, “I know why Master is unhappy.”
Chu Wanning’s hands clenched in his wide sleeves, and his shoulders moved slightly, but his face was still calm, “I said I didn’t —”
Mo Ran had already walked over and stood under the tree, smiling with his hands behind his back. The old banyan tree by the river had some thick veins exposed on the ground, like strong blood vessels that slowly pierced deep into the soil.
He stood on the protruding veins, which made him look even taller.
Chu Wanning was alarmed, but also unhappy, he said, “Get down here.”
“Oh.”
Mo Ran lightly and nimbly jumped, the tips of his feet leaving the protruding tree boil, and landed in front of Chu Wanning. This tree coiled up like a crouching dragon, and there were only a few places without thick roots. Chu Wanning stood together, so Mo Ran could only stand very close to him to avoid the high ground.
He lowered his head, and his breath could almost brush Chu Wanning’s eyelashes. Chu Wanning was a bit embarrassed, and said with a sullen face, “Get up here.”
“… …” Mo Ran couldn’t help but laugh, “Get up, get down, get down. Is Master joking with me?”
Chu Wanning also knew that he was messing around in a fit of anger, so after being exposed, he simply kept silent and didn’t say anything.
Mo Ran reached out from behind his back, and pulled out a handful of sweets from who knows where. He wrapped them in rice paper and held them in his palm, piling them up into a sweet little mountain.
“Don’t be angry, I left some for you.”
“Here!” Mo Ran hurriedly stood up straight.
“Who wants to eat sweets? Do you think I’m a three year old child? Or do you think I’m a girl? I don’t — — Oh! ”
A piece of candy was brought to his lips, and he put it into his mouth.
Chu Wanning was stunned.
In a split second, not only did the tips of his ears turn red, but his face also turned red. He didn’t know whether it was out of shame or anger, but his pair of phoenix eyes were wide open, and he stared at the smiling man in front of him with both shock and anger.
“It’s milk flavored.” Mo Ran said, “You like it the most.”
Chu Wanning was suddenly rendered speechless and powerless. He was like a cat whose claws had been cut off. His threatening gestures had become completely useless.
He was sucking on the milk-flavored candy. Because he had just walked in a hurry, a small tuft of hair at the corner of his forehead was slightly curled up in the wind, trembling softly like a blade of grass. When Mo Ran saw this, he felt an itch in his heart. He wanted to reach out and press down that strand of hair.
He was a practical person.
With that in mind, he really reached out his hand.
“…” Chu Wanning was speechless.
Mo Ran smiled and said, “I bought some sweets and snacks for everyone in the village, but the ones I bought for Shizun were the best. I secretly hid the sweets in my sleeves. The pastries are in your room. Eat them quietly when you go back at night. Don’t let those little guys see them. They’re lotus pastries. They’re very beautiful. If they see them, they’ll definitely pester you for them. ”
Chu Wanning didn’t say anything. After a long time, he used the tip of his tongue to roll up the melted milk candy. He raised his eyes and looked at the man in front of him under the old banyan tree amidst the reeds.
After a long time, he threw out four words incoherently, “Osmanthus sugar-lotus root.”
Mo Ran smiled, “I bought it.”
“Crab meatballs.”
“I bought it too.”
“…”
Chu Wanning tilted his head. He felt that his dignity had fallen a little today. He wanted to pick up his dignity and dust it off, so he deliberately straightened his posture and raised his chin slightly, “It’s a pity that it’s not as white as pear blossom.”
He probably thought that the way he raised his chin was very serious and oppressive.
However, that was in the past, limited to Mo Ran’s youth, when he wasn’t even as tall as him.
Chu Wanning didn’t know that if he did this now, he would only let Mo Ran see the soft lines of his chin, the exposed Adam’s apple, and the porcelain white neck.
He was like a cat who thought highly of himself, raising the most vulnerable part of his body under the wolf’s mouth and teeth, but he was arrogant and didn’t know. He thought that he had frightened the wolf, but he didn’t know that the wolf only wanted to suck his throat between its mouth and tongue, licking, kissing, and swallowing.
Idiot.
Mo Ran used a lot of willpower to move his gaze away from Chu Wanning’s chin. When he looked at the person in front of him again, his eyes were a little deep and his voice was a little low.
He forced a smile, acting like a gentleman, acting like Liu Xiahui, he said, “Yes.”
Chu Wanning didn’t react and frowned, “What?”
“Pear blossom white.”
Mo Ran calmly exhaled a breath, suppressed the desire in his heart, and said in a hoarse voice.
“Pear blossom white, also available.”
Chu Wanning: “…”
“I thought Shizun might want to drink it while we were on the road.” Mo Ran said, “Fortunately, I bought it.”
Chu Wanning stared at the disciple in front of him who was trying his best to curry favor with him. Suddenly, he was speechless. He suddenly felt that it was meaningless to make things difficult for him. It was also meaningless to pretend to be cold and hard.
Finally, he slowly relaxed his tense body and leaned his back against the old banyan tree. He sized up Mo Ran and then said, “Mo Ran.”
“Yes.”
“You’ve changed a lot.”
After he finished speaking, he didn’t know why, but he saw a trace of unease in Mo Ran’s eyes. Then, Mo Ran’s thick and long eyelashes fluttered as he said, “Then does Shizun like it?”
“…” Chu Wanning said, “I don’t hate it.”
Then, as if he suddenly thought of something, he stood up straight and raised his finger. He hesitated in midair, but still put it on Mo Ran’s waist.
Mo Ran suddenly trembled. He didn’t know why, but he looked at Chu Wanning with fear and unease.
“I saw in the book that you had a fierce battle with the Demon of the Yellow River.” Chu Wanning said, “You were hurt here, right?”
“… Yes.”
Chu Wanning sighed slightly and patted Mo Ran’s shoulder, “You’re very good now. You can be called Grandmaster Mo.”
“This disciple doesn’t dare.”
Chu Wanning smiled slightly and poked Mo Ran’s forehead with the tip of his finger, then lowered it, “That’s right. Running around all day in disheveled clothes, you really don’t look like a Grandmaster. Let’s go, the sun is setting. Let’s go back and rest early. What do we do tomorrow? ”
Mo Ran thought for a while, then said, “I think it’s steaming rice and making rice cakes.”
Chu Wanning nodded, then suddenly said, “Don’t take off your clothes randomly again.”
Mo Ran blushed, “Yes.”
“Rest when it’s hot.”
“Okay.”
Chu Wanning thought for a while, then said, “Remember to bring a handkerchief. Don’t hang out with unmarried girls for no reason. Do you have a handkerchief?”
“… No.” Mo Ran felt awkward.
“… Then what do you usually use to wipe your face …”
“… Sleeves.” Mo Ran felt even more embarrassed by his own carelessness.
Chu Wanning was a little speechless. After a while, he said, “I’ll cut a piece for you when the time comes.”
Mo Ran’s eyes lit up, “For me?”
“Yes.”
Mo Ran was overjoyed, “That’s great! When will Shizun cut it? ”
Chu Wanning frowned, “… I’ll have to wait until I’m done with my work.”
“Then I … I also want the kind with begonia flowers, is that okay?”
“… I’ll try my best.”
Having received permission, Mo Ran was very happy the whole night. He was immersed in the joy of exchanging candy for a handkerchief. Covered with a new quilt, he was so happy that he couldn’t fall asleep.
For five years, he had been in a drunken stupor.
This was the first time he was so happy that he couldn’t sleep.
His heart was beating very fast, and he couldn’t calm down for a long time. In the end, he couldn’t help but sit up in bed. His window was facing Chu Wanning’s window. He lay on the edge of the window, and through the slight gap, his nose was filled with the sweetness of the wilderness at night. In front of him was a small courtyard, and the candlelight on the opposite side of the courtyard.
Chu Wanning was still awake.
What was he doing?
Was he thinking about how to cut a handkerchief, or was he eating the lotus pastries he brought him?
Mo Ran stared at the warm yellow light shining through the window for a long time. When the light went out and Chu Wanning fell asleep, he whispered reluctantly, “Miss Chu Wanning, Miss Chu Wanning …”
“Shizun, sweet dreams.”
There was one more sentence in the bottom of his heart. Even if no one heard it, he didn’t dare to say it.
Wanning.
Sweet dreams.
