Around one in the morning, the red wine bottle on the small table was bone dry. Gou Dan’s roasted beef leg was also completely devoured, leaving only bare white bones.
Bai Ye stood up, his gaze sweeping across the courtyard and then towards the distant woods.
The night surrounding the mountains was nothing but quiet.
There were no red-haired monsters perched atop trees on watch, no white shadows flitting through the forest, nor any strange cries for help luring him.
His eyes fell upon the oval-shaped swimming pool in the front courtyard. Water was slowly flowing from the outlets around the pool’s edge, gradually filling it.
This was Bai Ye’s small surprise for his fans tomorrow: an ice-covered swimming pool.
“Gou Dan, go back to sleep.”
“Woof!”
Gou Dan, unwilling to let go of the large bone, trotted behind Bai Ye.
Bai Ye glanced at him and muttered “useless” under his breath.
Bai Ye entered the master bedroom to sleep, while Gou Dan, resting his head on the large bone, slept in the small living room on the second floor.
After Bai Ye’s figure disappeared from the rooftop, movement slowly began in the mountain forests near Majestic Mountain. Large dark figures were catching small animals sleeping soundly in the woods. Their kills were swift and precise, as if they were afraid of making any significant noise that might startle the formidable presence in the villa.
The next day.
Around noon, Bai Ye woke up. Gou Dan had already been awake for a while and, bored, was playing in the courtyard with a large bone in his mouth.
By the time Bai Ye got up, washed, and cooked.
As Gou Dan’s sensitive nose caught the faintest whiff of meat aroma, he immediately dropped his toy, wagged his tail, and happily ran back.
For this meal, Bai Ye used half a large pig, over a hundred pounds, along with various other ingredients, spices, prepared in large basins.
Under his skilled culinary touch, large basins of fragrant dishes were successively placed on the dining table.
Braised ribs, braised pork belly, pan-seared large pork legs.
Ever since Gou Dan arrived, Bai Ye’s serving utensils had almost entirely become basins.
“Woof woof!!!”
Gou Dan, in his excitement, dropped the bone toy from his mouth and circled the table countless times.
Feast, devour greedily.
Around one in the afternoon, Bai Ye emerged from the villa and walked to the side of the large swimming pool.
The nearly two-meter-deep pool now had less than knee-deep water.
The outlets on the pool walls had stopped.
Bai Ye frowned slightly. Last night, he had slightly reduced the flow of the water valve, thinking it would be just enough to fill up by today, saving water.
Who knew there would be a hitch.
After an inspection, he confirmed there were no issues with the villa’s plumbing.
Bai Ye looked up towards the deep mountains to the southwest.
“The problem must be at the water source or along the pipeline! Everything was fine last night, how could it suddenly break?”
“Who the hell did this?”
The villa’s water source came from a stream in the deep mountains to the southwest, a total of over 6 kilometers according to Guiyuan Company’s introduction.
Normally, this kind of issue could be handled by their company for repairs.
But looking at the deserted deep mountains and old forests around, Bai Ye shook his head.
“Ordinary people who dare to come to Lone Star Villa are already courageous, outstanding individuals. Those who dare to venture into the southwestern mountain range… there probably aren’t any.”
Contemplating, he realized he would have to go himself.
With a thought, Bai Ye opened his livestream.
Nearly ten million fans had received Bai Ye’s notification about today’s midday broadcast and had been waiting eagerly.
As soon as the stream started, millions of people flooded in, the massive traffic causing bugs in Douyin’s operating system.
The Douyin operations department calmly handled it, knowing without even checking that Ye must have gone online. They had only encountered such situations with Ye, and this wasn’t the first time.
The first shot provided a bird’s-eye view of Lone Star Villa, then panned to the distant sea view and the mountains meeting the sea.
On one side, the vast ocean was refreshing and exhilarating; on the other, the mountain forests were lush and green, full of life.
Such beautiful scenery immediately caught the eyes of the fans who had just entered the livestream.
“Hiss! Is this Brother Ye’s new residence? This villa is too big! Holy cow! Is this outside a paradise?”
“Holy cow! The boundless sea, the azure sky, the verdant mountains and forests, isn’t this the retirement destination I’ve always dreamed of? Please, Brother Ye, tell me your address, I want to be your neighbor.”
“Chinese Francolin, Greater Coucal, Cuckoo… so many birds I only heard in the mountain villages as a child! Brother Ye, your place is truly a beautiful spot with birdsong and fragrant flowers!”
“Brother Ye has great taste! This place is too beautiful. How happy would it be if I could spend a lifetime here with Brother Ye!”
“Brother Ye, I can do laundry, cook, and warm your bed. I can be cute and mature, with a slender waist, big thighs, and white skin.”
【Sister is very fierce sent a Carnival x5】
Sister is very fierce: Little Ye, asking for your address with a heavy price!
【36d of tenderness sent a Carnival x6】
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Throughout the display, Bai Ye did not show the scenery of the city.
Firstly, he feared that interested parties might leak his address again, and secondly, he didn’t want them to get too excited or envious of such a leisurely life that was both pastoral and urban.
Cough~
Bai Ye said, “Everyone guessed correctly, this is my new residence. Simple, passable, a villa by the sea.”
Audience: !!!
With a thought, the camera shifted to the swimming pool.
“Originally, I planned to show you another new magic trick today, the ice-covered swimming pool. But there was an accident. The water source or pipeline from the deep mountains has a problem, and the pool hasn’t been able to fill.”
Bai Ye then turned the camera towards the deep mountains and old forests to the southwest. As the camera zoomed in, the audience could clearly see the lush green trees, and the most striking were the towering trees that stood out from the crowd.
He continued, “So, today’s broadcast content has to be changed temporarily. It will be: How a magician repairs his own water pipe in the wild.”
“What the hell! Is this a tropical rainforest? So many towering trees!”
“Brother Ye, did you run off to Africa overnight? Or South America?”
“Won’t there be many animals in this forest? Will there be many fierce beasts? Brother Ye, you have to be careful!”
“Holy cow! I suddenly remember, doesn’t Gou Dan find spiritual medicine! With this resource-rich forest, there must be countless precious medicinal herbs! Brother Ye is going to get rich!”
On the other side, Bai Ye returned inside and put on his backpack.
“Gou Dan, let’s go!”
“Woof!”
Carrying Bai Ye, Gou Dan excitedly went out.
There were two things it loved: one, eating; two, going out to play with Bai Ye.
Gou Dan excitedly rushed to the courtyard wall, preparing to leap over.
But Bai Ye stopped him with a slap.
“You little brat, you’re even flipping over your own fence. What if you learn from others?”
“Wuuu~”
Gou Dan stopped in a hurry, thinking about it, and then obediently ran out through the main gate.
Seeing this, the audience and fans burst into laughter.
【Sigh, friends, two words: very sorry! The little author will face the wall and reflect.】