The willow leaves are slowly

"No, no," Liu Qingyin took a step back, "You misunderstood. This is just caring about you, it's just..."

"Okay, I understand!" Ye Hansheng smiled slightly, looked at her and nodded affirmatively, then raised his head and walked forward.

Liu Qingyin was puzzled and was stunned for a moment...

"Hey? No, what do you know? What do you mean by smiling like that? Speak clearly! Hey~~!" Liu Qingyin ran after him.

The dense trees blocked the moonlight. The closer they got to the cave, the darker it became. Ye Hansheng turned on the fire and shone a ray of light.

He walked forward with Liu Qingyin while looking at the mark. "The mark of Bufeng is a circle and a horizontal line. Are all the marks of Yingge like this?"

"The first-class shadow guards have their own marks, and the marks of everyone else are the same."

"Ah!" Liu Qingyin lost her balance and slipped.

Ye Hansheng was quick to pick her up.

"Are you okay?"

"It's okay, it's okay, I was scared to death!" she said, patting her chest.

Ye Hansheng held her waist and looked at her. She looked up at Ye Hansheng, and their eyes met.

"Woo~~~~~" A wolf howl broke the peace.

"Cough cough!" Liu Qingyin broke free from Ye Hansheng's arm, and Ye Hansheng immediately withdrew his hand.

"Be careful." Ye Han said softly.

"Yeah, yeah!" Liu Qingyin nodded continuously.

After walking a few steps forward, Ye Hansheng stopped again. After a slight pause, he slowly turned around.

"Ayin..." He looked at her hesitantly, "You...can hold my hand." Ye Hansheng stretched out his hand tentatively.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Liu Qingyin could clearly hear her own heartbeat.

She was still thinking about whether to hold his hand, but her hand reached out as if possessed by a demon.

"Am I being too hypocritical? Is this not a good idea..." She thought to herself and tried to take her hand back, "Uh, I still don't..."

Just as she pulled her hand back a little and hadn't finished saying her refusal, Ye Hansheng stretched out his arm and grabbed her hand!

She looked up, startled, and looked at Ye Hansheng with wide eyes.

Ye Hansheng looked at her, smiled warmly, and said softly: "Let's go."

"Ok!"

Ye Hansheng turned around, without even noticing that the corners of his mouth were still curved.

At this moment, he only felt that her hand was slender, soft, and a little cold. He just wanted to hold it tightly to warm it up.

Ye Hansheng's hands were thin and slender, with distinct joints, and could completely wrap around her hands. His hands were so warm, and there were some calluses on the places where he often held weapons. It was so reassuring to have him hold her hand.

Along the way, following the light of the tinder, he held her hand and walked forward smoothly.

"We're here." Ye Hansheng turned around and said with a smile.

"Yeah!" Liu Qingyin looked into his bright and deep eyes and nodded slightly.

"I'll go down and pick up some dry firewood. Ayin will wait here."

With a hint of reluctance, he slowly let go of her hand.

After a while, he brought back some dry branches and also shot down a pheasant.

After lighting the dry wood, a little more light appeared in the pitch-dark cave, and the sound of dripping water could be heard from deep in the cave.

Ye Hansheng quickly processed the pheasant, took it to the water source, cleaned it, skewered it, and roasted it over the fire.

Liu Qingyin looked at the roasted chicken and gave a thumbs up: "You are amazing, a master of survival in the wild! If it were me, I would have starved all night."

"Ayin's boxing skills seem to be pretty good, so he can sleep outdoors."

Ye Hansheng suddenly cue her kung fu, and she suddenly panicked. How could a country girl know kung fu? Things were too urgent before, and she didn't consider this point.

After coming here, starting from saving Ye Hansheng, she would do some physical training almost every night to make this frail body stronger.

"Uh...", she stammered.

Ye Hansheng tilted his head and looked at her, smiling and said, "Did Ah Yin see any martial arts secrets in that magical bookstore again?"

"No, no, no. There was a drama troupe in our village. The owner of the troupe saw that I was smart and clever, so he taught me some Kung Fu and wanted to take me as his apprentice, but my parents didn't agree!" Liu Qingyin glanced at him.

"So that's it!" Ye Hansheng raised his eyebrows and smiled, looking at her and speaking in a long tone.

"Don't you believe it?" Liu Qingyin pretended to be righteous.

"Believe!"

"But your expression is one of disbelief."

"Ayin is worrying too much."

"Look, look, that's the expression!"

"I usually look like this."

"Not at all!"

…………

The aroma of the roasted chicken filled the air, and Ye Hansheng gave her most of it.

Liu Qingyin swallowed her saliva, stared at the roast chicken, and said with golden eyes: "I can't eat so much, you can eat half."

How to say it, she looked like she wanted to eat Ye Hansheng as well.

Ye Hansheng raised his eyebrows and said, "I have seen how much Ayin eats, and I am still worried that Ayin will not be full."

In fact, sometimes there is no need to be falsely polite, lest you make yourself socially unpopular.

"Haha! Really? I'm growing!" Liu Qingyin happily took most of the roast chicken and said affirmatively, "It's normal to eat a lot!"

"Well, that's natural." Ye Hansheng patted her head.

"Wow, it smells so good! This will be the first dish of Willow Leaf Restaurant, 'Ye's Crystal Crispy Roast Chicken'! I don't know the price, so you can set the price when the time comes!"

"Okay, Ayin, write the menu and then decide the price!" Ye Hansheng said with a smile.

"And the noodles you cooked for me will be added to the main dishes on the menu, called 'Gold and Jade'."

"What's the explanation?" Ye Hansheng asked doubtfully.

"Look, the yellow of the egg yolk is like gold, the white of the noodles is like white jade, and the green of the chopped green onions are like transparent jade beads. Isn't it wonderful?!" Liu Qingyin said proudly with a raised eyebrow.

"Haha, what Ayin said makes sense, very good!"

Liu Qingyin tore off a large chicken leg from her half chicken and handed it to him, "This is for you, don't refuse it!"

Ye Hansheng hesitated for a moment, "Okay!", he took the chicken leg with a smile.

She tore off another one and touched the one in Ye Hansheng's hand, "Cheers, today Boss Ye and I will have a drink to celebrate Liuye Restaurant ordering two dishes. Come, don't leave until you are drunk!"

"Hahaha! Great! Thank you Miss Liu for your hospitality!"

"Boss Ye, would you please be merciful and forgive my debt?"

"Hahaha, Miss Liu is thinking too much!"

............

At this moment, Liu Qingyin felt that the cold and damp cave was not so unbearable.

The fire was crackling, and Liu Qingyin felt sleepy. She supported her head with her hands, but her head fell down uncontrollably.

"Ayin, you can go to the straw mat and have a rest." Ye Hansheng patted her head and said softly.

Looking at the straw mat that could only accommodate one person, she hesitated, "Then...what are you going to do?"

"I'll watch the fire here, it's okay."

Liu Qingyin stood up and took down some hay and spread it out. The straw mat became thinner and the area became larger.

"Okay, now we can take up space for two people. Let's go together!" she said with a smile.

"Together?" Ye Hansheng raised his eyebrows.

"No...not that together, oh, you know!" she stammered.

"Haha," Ye Hansheng walked forward and piled the grass back, "I'm fine, Ayin, just take a rest. I've received rigorous training, but..."

Liu Qingyin's eyes dimmed. Ye Hansheng noticed something was wrong. He said while making hay: "What's wrong with Ah Yin? Do you feel that you can't sleep well in this cave? Do you really want to follow me around..."

Before he could finish, Liu Qingyin gently hugged him from behind.

Ye Hansheng was startled, and turned his head slightly. The sound of whistling wind came from the cave entrance...

She rested her head on his back, close enough to hear his heartbeat…

"I know you must have suffered a lot. You can go without food, water, or sleep. Even if you are covered in wounds, you must not fall down. You cannot complain about suffering, pain, or tiredness."

"You have been so used to it that you have forgotten that you are a human being. You can cry, make a fuss, get tired, and feel pain."

"We are not in such an extreme environment now, we can all take a break. Don't waste your time like this. You have to love yourself..."

"I don't have that much to do. You don't need to worry about reputation, chastity, gender separation, etc. The only thing we need to do is to rest well, conserve our energy, complete the mission, return safely, and get one step closer to our dream of opening the Liuye Restaurant."

"If it doesn't work, just think of it as me being scared and stay by my side, okay?"

Ye Hansheng's heart was slightly shaken, as if he was hit by something. After a moment, he turned his head and said softly: "Okay, listen to A Yin."

Liu Qingyin quickly let go of her hand and turned her back. She was too excited just now and felt a little embarrassed at this moment.

"You...you spread out the hay and take a rest. I...I'm so sleepy!"

"Okay!" Ye Hansheng said with a smile as he looked at her back.

Liu Qingyin was covered with a cloak, lying on her side on the straw mat with her eyes closed, trying to calm her restless heart. At this time, the rustling sound of hay came from behind her.

Ye Hansheng kept a certain distance from her and sat on the straw mat against the stone wall.

The fire was crackling, and there was a whistling sound coming from the cave entrance. After a while, the long breathing of Liu Qingyin was heard.

Ye Hansheng looked at her sleeping figure, and what she had just said kept echoing in his mind.

A new idea came to his mind: "Can she... not die?"