Chapter 1537 - 1359: Stormy Night in Jianghu
Chapter 1537: Chapter 1359: Stormy Night in Jianghu
“Come on, big brother, are you even guarding against me? The way you’re staring at me, it’s like I’m a thief,” Bei Shan felt aggrieved.
“When have you ever not been a thief?” Yun Xiao asked.
“I… I used to be a flower-thieving bandit, but I haven’t stolen from her. With her viciousness, I’d rather go after a sow than her!” Bei Shan said, looking at Xia Dabao.
Xia Dabao didn’t hear but happened to sneeze.
Yun Xiao seemed unconvinced and simply asked, “So where were you last night?”
“Last night, I was with Elder Yun the whole time; otherwise, he wouldn’t have asked me to guard the Iron Chain Bridge. Even Elder Yun doesn’t suspect me; do you? It’s so unfair, after all the good intentions I had. I knew guarding this little demoness here would be tough, so I thought I’d relieve you for a bit, let you get some good sleep. But here you are, not recognizing the heart of a good person!” Bei Shan became agitated, and his voice grew louder.
Yun Xiao gave Bei Shan a sidelong glance: “You think you can replace me? Maybe in fifty years.”
This time, Xia Dabao heard clearly and retorted at Bei Shan: “Who are you calling a little demoness?”
“You… you…” Bei Shan was so annoyed that he was half dead, looking from Yun Xiao to Xia Dabao, unsure of whom to snap at first.
Because now, neither Bei Shan nor Xia Dabao was paying any attention to him.
He had no choice but to walk over to a peony and take her hand, “Little Peony, you’ve lost weight after not seeing you for a few days!”
Peony pulled her hand back and ran away.
Bei Shan was left feeling awkward and saw Xia Dabao eating something, so he just sat in front of her and snatched another piece of her ice cream.
“I don’t recall offering you any,” Xia Dabao said to the utterly unreserved Bei Shan.
“All my gu insects died at your hands; we haven’t even settled that account yet. What’s wrong with me eating one of your ice cream? I should be eating your pig liver too,” and with that, Bei Shan grabbed a piece of pig liver with his hand.
Xia Dabao surprisingly didn’t stop him.
Seeing that Xia Dabao wasn’t stopping him, Bei Shan said, “Feeling guilty, huh? Admit it, you know you’re in the wrong, don’t you? Honestly, if Elder Yun hadn’t instructed me not to lay a hand on you, I definitely wouldn’t have let you off easy. Eating a bit of your food is letting you off cheap.”
While he ate, Xia Dabao was counting to herself.
“Little demoness, are you really counting how much I’m eating here? Planning to go tattle to the Clan Chief again? Just stop being naive. If you go complain, I’ll just say I came here to keep you company and brighten your mood.”
But Xia Dabao kept counting: “Eleven, twelve, thirteen… okay, that’s enough!”
“What’s enough?” Bei Shan asked.
“I cooked a total of twelve of your worms, then squashed another one just now, and you’ve eaten thirteen slices of my pig liver. We’ll call it even with this bill; we owe nothing to each other now. That extra piece of ice cream you ate, consider it a gift from me,” Xia Dabao declared.
Yun Xiao, who was nearby, suddenly had a smile playing on his lips, but it quickly returned to seriousness.
“Little demoness, that’s how you do your accounting? By your logic, if I eat one more piece from you and you kill another one of my bugs next time, it’s all fair and square? You think your pig liver can compare to my bugs? Who do you think you are?”
“You think this is ordinary pig liver? This is what I use for blood replenishment. Is my blood not more important than your bugs?” Xia Dabao stood up, one foot propped on the table, towering over Bei Shan, who suddenly seemed much smaller.
“Okay, there you go talking about your blood again, but, sure, you’re valuable for the time being, later on you just…”
“Just what?” Xia Dabao asked.