"Look at the good stuff I've caught."
"Pa!"
"Scram, how dare you snatch my things!"
"I was the one who discovered it first."
"That's nonsense, she's mine…"
"Come back, you coward, you actually dared to run…"
Butterfly suddenly woke up from her sleep, realizing it was dark, and the cave's fire had been extinguished. She found herself hugging a warm, healthy body, filled with the scent of the man in her arms.
"Oh, I… How could I fall asleep?" Butterfly slapped her forehead in self-reproach and checked on Chen Mo in front of her. His body temperature had returned to normal.
Butterfly immediately heaved a sigh of relief. With the help of the weak light, she checked the wound on his back and found that it had already healed and was not inflamed.
Butterfly wiped the cold sweat on her forehead from the nightmare, and a smile appeared on her face.
She didn't hug Chen Mo anymore. Seeing that he didn't wake up, she left the cave.
She found a place somewhere in the canyon and clenched her hands. Looking at the bright moon in the sky, she muttered, "Who am I?"
---
Somewhere in the desert, in a tavern built on a steep cliff,
"Even the famous Ice Emperor couldn't find that snake-woman?"
In the room, the light flickered. The one who spoke was a middle-aged fatty wearing a gorgeous brocade robe with a fierce face. At this moment, he had a mocking smile.
"That snake-woman was rescued by someone. I followed the clues and searched south for a day, but I didn't find her whereabouts," Hai Bodong said.
"Oh, she was rescued by someone? There's someone who can rescue her from the hands of the Ice Emperor?" That person's smile was filled with even more ridicule.
"It was someone who rushed ahead of me to rescue her. I'm just here to inform you. Don't worry, within the two terms of the contract, I will bring that snake-woman in the painting to you."
Hai Bodong frowned slightly. When he was about to turn around and leave, he added: "The next time you speak to me like this, I will twist your head off and use it as a urinal. Even if you are a partner of the Miteer family."
After he finished speaking, the wine jug in front of the fat middle-aged man's table instantly froze.
The middle-aged fat man shuddered and was so scared that he couldn't say a word.
---
Not long after Bai Bodong left, a black shadow flashed into the middle-aged fatty's room through the window.
The middle-aged fatty was about to call for help when the black shadow said, "Where are they?"
The middle-aged fat man was stunned and realized that the black shadow was wearing a white mask. "Sir, you don't look familiar. I don't know what you're talking about…"
"Hua!"
Before he could finish his words, the black shadow waved his hand, and a portrait appeared in front of him.
He understood that this person was related to his employer. He asked, "Why don't I see the person who usually contacts me?"
"I'll ask again, where are they?"
The middle-aged man didn't get angry and said, "The goods are on the way. Moreover, the time we agreed on isn't up yet. Please wait for a moment."
"Tell me where they are."
"Hey, this is against the rules." The middle-aged fatty turned his chair around and faced the black shadow with his back. He spread his hands and said, "The person I invited is the strongest person in the Jia Ma Empire. There has never been a record of failure. However…"
Changing the topic, the middle-aged fatty once again turned his chair around. With a greedy smile, he said, "If you are willing to add another twenty snake-woman servants, I might reconsider."
The black shadow nodded his head slightly.
Seeing this, the middle-aged fatty laughed out loud. The fat on his face also shook as he said,
"Straightforward. A small accident happened during the day. That snake-woman was rescued by someone. However, you can rest assured that we will speed up the search. Once we find her, we will inform you immediately."
Hearing this, the eyebrows behind the mask knit together. The tightly clenched fist hidden in the black robe also relaxed. He said, "Once you find her, I will bring you what you want."
After saying this, his body leaped and flew out of the window.
"Men?"
"What is it, boss?"
"Go out and search for her. Find traces of this snake-woman in the portrait."
"Yes."
---
When Chen Mo woke up from his unconscious state, his entire body felt a faint pain as though it was being pricked by needles.
Chen Mo opened his eyes and found that something was wrong. Lowering his head, he suddenly realized that there were two jade-like arms hugging him. There was also a soft pressing feeling on his back.
Chen Mo was slightly stunned. He raised his hand and wanted to remove Zi Yu Di's hand from his waist. However, he did not expect that the latter was not in a deep sleep. When Chen Mo's hand was placed on her hand, Zi Yu Di directly woke up.
For a moment, the two of them froze.
For Chen Mo, although he could not see Zi Yu Di, he could still feel whether the other party was awake or not.
"Cough cough…" Chen Mo coughed dryly and released Zi Yu Di's hand. To prevent her from thinking that he was taking advantage of her, he explained, "That, I want to get up."
"Ah… oh."
Zi Yu Di was startled. She did not feel anything last night. Now that the other party had woken up, Zi Yu Di looked again and immediately blushed. She quickly let go of Chen Mo and stood up.
However, when she saw the wound on Chen Mo's back, she bent down and reached out her hand, "I… I will help you up."
"Okay." Chen Mo did not stand on ceremony with her.
Zi Yu Di helped Chen Mo up. The latter turned around, and the moment their eyes met, Zi Yu Di instantly lowered her head, and her face turned even redder.
She did not know what was going through her mind. After she finished thinking last night, she returned to the cave and hugged Chen Mo again.
[Ding! Favorability + 1. Obtained one Favorability coin.]
Chen Mo, "???"
In order to ease the awkwardness in her heart, Zi Yu Di pointed at Chen Mo's back and said, "You… why did you suddenly have two more tattoos on your back? They look like golden wings…"
Last night, Zi Yu Di did not notice it. When she woke up just now, she realized that there were two palm-sized golden tattoos on Chen Mo's back.
"Golden wings?" Chen Mo was stunned. However, he immediately recalled the Kun Peng's wings he practiced last night and muttered, "Could it be the Kun Peng's wings?"
Chen Mo used his inner vision and found that two small veins had opened up on his back. The Dou Qi in his body moved according to his will and rushed into the two small veins.
After receiving the Dou Qi transfer, the golden wing tattoo immediately released a faint golden brilliance.