Heavenly Star (Web Novel)
chapter-233

At night, Ye Wuchen was still sleeping with Ningxue, the only way to sleep peacefully for Ningxue was to be close to him. Here, although there was no real evening, there was still a differentiation of day and night. Daytime was the time of labor work, while “evening” meant a quiet break. Their sense of time relied on a huge hourglass. The upper and lower ends of it marked the day and night respectively.

The big bear that Gong Luo’s father had dragged into their place was chopped into hundreds of pieces, and it only took a day for more than three hundred people to finish all. Since the accessible area was too small, people here had strict restrictions on hunting, which was a way to maintain the number of animals. If hunting was too frequent, it would inevitably put the beasts of this area in the danger of extinction. One pity here was that there was no salt, so when Ye Wuchen took out a lot of legendary “salt” from the Sword deity’s ring, all of them were dancing with excitement. After the meat and soup were added with salt, they screamed out of the deliciousness of the food, it was so delicious that they even wanted to swallow their own tongues when eating it.

Because of the existence of the Sword deity’s ring, and because Wang Wenshu loved her son too much, before Ye Wuchen went to the Tian Mie Volcano, everything was prepared generously, even the salt was prepared as a whole sack. There was no way Ye Wuchen and Ningxue could finish it all in a year. But for the more than 300 people here, the food wouldn’t last for a few days. Although there was a limited amount, everyone was happy and satisfied, they did not realize what it meant of being greedy and unsatisfied. They didn’t thank Ye Wuchen specifically as they were already a family.

Every night, people who had worked for a whole day would surround Ye Wuchen and Ningxue and listen to them telling stories about the world outside. Whether they were adults or children, everyone paid so much attention. For them, Ye Wuchen and Ningxue were like a godsend, making their daily life more joyful.

Ye Wuchen also told them why he and Ningxue fell. From the moment when he grabbed Ye Shuiyao, to Ningxue was caught and was forced to fall in Duan Hun Yuan. He did not spare any details. When facing these people, concealing and deliberately hiding details of an incident would be a sin. His remarks made everyone feel surprised, nervous, and angry…They yelled that if they could go out one day, they would help them out for sure. For them, no matter which side was wrong, those “bad guys” had responsibilities to bear, because Ye Wuchen had become their “family”.

They were moved when Ye Wuchen swore to protect Ningxue and they admired him from the bottom of their heart. In turn, they also liked him and Ningxue more. Wherever they went, they would be warmly greeted by the people here. It can also be said that in just a few days, these two outsiders have become the “small celebrities” here. Everyone was thinking about how to help Ye Wuchen recover.

When everyone asked him why he had survived when he fell from such a high ground, he only shook his head and told them “the pity from heaven.”

Without realizing it, five days have passed.

During the five days, Gong Luo and his parents were busy with their routine work. Most of the things involving taking care of Ye Wuchen fell in the hands of the sister of Gong Luo, Er Ya and grandfather…that is, the person who was generally called the old man. Ye Wuchen’s body could not receive any Gong and could only be treated with various medicines. The tasks of boiling and delivering the medicines were all performed by Er Ya alone. After a few days of getting along, Er Ya finally summoned her courage to say a few words to them.

Another bowl of soup with a strange smell was brought by Er Ya. Ningxue reached out, smiled and said, “thank you, Sister Er Ya.”

Er Ya smiled, then secretly looked at Ye Wuchen and found that he was looking straight at her, she immediately turned her glance away in shock.

“Er Ya,” Ye Wuchen yelled and tried to stop her. He smiled, “you have been taking care of me all these times. It was really tough for you. I will give you a small gift. You have to accept it, okay?”

Er Ya turned around and found that his hand was holding a light yellow dress. The tulle was covered with crystal clear gemstones on the edges, and it was decorated with some delicate flowers. There was a gorgeous belt that flashed with a slight soft light. This was something Ye Wuchen bought on the way to Yanlong City. He was originally prepared to give this dress to Hua Shuirou, but he wouldn’t see her within a period of time, and Er Ya was much curvier than Hua Shuirou although their heights were similar. That’s why Ye Wuchen wanted to thank her with this. He knew that she could not refuse.

Indeed, Er Ya could not refuse. No matter when and where, there is a thirst for beauty for women and it’s an instinct from the bottom of their heart. This dress was exquisite and gorgeous even in Tianlong City. In this small space where only a few coarse cloths can be woven, it was dead attractive for a young girl like Er Ya.

Er Ya was deeply attracted. She had never seen such a beautiful dress in her life. She almost uncontrollably stretched out her hand, but then took it back with a lot of will power. She said with a red face, “it’s beautiful… is it real, that you’re giving this to me?”