When Jun Yelan returned, he saw Lan Yan and Momo playing cuju and did not step forward. He liked the scene before him, and his heart clenched at the words the demon king had just spoken.
At this moment, Lan Yan turned to see Jun Yelan deep in thought, and felt puzzled. She turned and kicked the cuju to his side. She called out again, "Jun Yelan, kick it back."
Jun Yelan stared at the cuju in front of him, then at Lan Yan's smile. He put away his heavy thoughts and raised his leg to kick the cuju.
The cuju flew into the air and landed beside Lan Yan.
Lan Yan picked up the cuju and said something mysterious to Momo.
Momo smiled and trotted up to Jun Yelan, saying in a soft, cute voice, "Big brother, play with us." She grabbed Jun Yelan's sleeve and looked at Lan Yan with a bright smile.
The big sister had just told her that big brother looked unhappy and asked her to call him to play.
Jun Yelan did not refuse. He was led by Momo to Lan Yan and said, "I don't know how to play."
"I'll teach you," Lan Yan said, a smile tugging at the corner of her lips. She tossed the cuju into Jun Yelan's arms. "Just play as you like. We're just playing, there are no rules."
She took a few steps back and looked at Jun Yelan with anticipation.
A smile returned to Jun Yelan's lips. He placed the cuju on his toes and kicked it towards Lan Yan.
Lan Yan lifted her skirt and kicked the cuju back to Jun Yelan, calling out, "That's it, continue."
Jun Yelan and Lan Yan kicked the cuju back and forth several times, unconsciously forgetting their troubles and only having Lan Yan in their eyes.
He listened to Lan Yan's unrestrained laughter and wished that Lan Yan would only laugh like this in front of him. There was something that he didn't care about when he didn't have it, but once he got it, he couldn't let it go.
Lan Yan handed him the cuju again, interrupting his thoughts, and a hint of a smile appeared in her eyes.
After they were tired of playing, Lan Yan asked Momo to play aside, pulled Jun Yelan's sleeve, and smiled, "Jun Yelan, will you help me cook next?"
Jun Yelan looked at Lan Yan's smiling eyes and nodded.
"You help me with the prep work," Lan Yan smiled and had Jun Yelan sit on a nearby stone, handing him the seasonings. "Crush these."
Jun Yelan didn't know about kitchen matters, so he just did as Lan Yan said. He put the garlic and other ingredients into a stone mortar and pounded them with force.
Lan Yan was marinating the meat nearby. She turned and saw Jun Yelan's serious expression, and the corner of her lips curved slightly. She knew Jun Yelan had something on his mind. Since he didn't want to tell her, she would pretend not to know anything and act as usual with him.
To be honest, she also liked this kind of day, playing ball and cooking with Jun Yelan.
When Jun Yelan came over with the stone mortar, he saw that the meat in Lan Yan's hand was almost mashed. He spoke, "Lan Yan, shouldn't you stop?"
"Ah?" Lan Yan looked down. She had been lost in thought and forgotten about the meat. Her lips twitched slightly, and she put the meat aside. "I did that on purpose. Momo is a child, her teeth need protection."
Jun Yelan: But Momo is a demon beast. He didn't say it aloud, picked up the unwashed vegetables, and quietly went to the side.
Lan Yan breathed a sigh of relief and quickly did something else to bring her attention back.
Down the mountain, a wolf demon looked at the demon king's servant who was delivering something again and called out helplessly, "Hurry up and leave. If His Highness Jun finds out, neither you nor I will be able to get away with it."
He was going crazy, how could these people not be driven away?
The servant glanced fearfully up the mountain, stuffed the bottle in his hand into the wolf demon's hand, "The demon king said this is for you." Then he ran off quickly.
The wolf demon stood there, looked at the bottle in his hand, which still contained a flowing purple liquid. "What is this?" He was full of confusion, but remembering it was from the demon king, he quickly threw it away.
Then he walked up the mountain, smelled the aroma of food, and swallowed.
Lan Yan saw this and smiled, "You come and eat too." She prepared to get a bowl and chopsticks, but Jun Yelan had already gotten up to get them and sat back down with a smile.
The wolf demon sat next to Jun Yelan, picked up a piece of meat, and couldn't help but give Lan Yan a thumbs-up. "Miss Lan, your cooking is amazing!" Before he could say more, he started eating heartily.
With someone so enthusiastic, Lan Yan was also happy. She turned and saw a coldness on Jun Yelan's face, and put a stalk of greens into his bowl.
Jun Yelan's coldness disappeared, and he withdrew his gaze from the wolf demon. He always smelled a strange scent on the wolf demon, but it was very faint. Hearing the wolf demon praise Lan Yan earlier, he didn't pay attention to it anymore.
The wolf demon didn't know he was being stared at at this moment and was focused on eating his rice.
After the meal, Jun Yelan told people to leave and helped Lan Yan clear the bowls and chopsticks.
Wolf demon: I don't even know where I offended His Highness Jun.
Lan Yan followed with a smile and took the bowls and chopsticks to the kitchen.
Jun Yelan, who was behind her, picked up the remaining ones, looked at Lan Yan's retreating figure, and walked towards her with a smile. Suddenly, his right hand began to shake and violently turned into a claw, crushing the bowls and chopsticks in his hand.
He stood there in a daze. He hadn't intended to transform, so why did it change so suddenly!
Lan Yan, hearing the sound, turned her head and saw the shards on the ground. She asked with concern, "Jun Yelan, is your hand okay?" She was eager to see Jun Yelan's hand, but Jun Yelan hid it behind his back.
"I'm fine, I'm going to rest now." Jun Yelan clenched his right hand, wondering why he couldn't change it back. He tried to maintain a calm expression on his face as he walked up the mountain, his eyes gradually becoming deeper.
Lan Yan stood there with a hint of confusion, then continued to wash the dishes. However, when she returned to the cave, she found that Jun Yelan was not there at all. "Strange, where did he go?" httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
She stood at the entrance and looked around. By the time it got dark, Jun Yelan had not returned. She sent out a paper figure to find Jun Yelan and received a reply: Jun Yelan was cultivating on the mountain.
Jun Yelan told her to rest early and said he would be back soon.
"He didn't usually cultivate at night before?" Lan Yan was preparing to sleep, filled with confusion, when she suddenly heard a violent roar from the back mountain. She was very familiar with this sound; it was Jun Yelan's.
She froze on the spot and looked towards the back mountain, her eyes darkening slightly.
Momo rubbed her eyes and sat up, asking, "Big sister, what is that sound? It sounds like a powerful demon beast in the back mountain. But the demon beast is in great pain."
Lan Yan's expression turned serious. "Momo, you go to sleep. I'll go to the back mountain to check." She clenched her fists, always feeling that Jun Yelan was a bit off tonight.
She quickened her pace towards the back mountain, holding a lantern in her hand, and called out in the forest, "Jun Yelan, where are you?"
The only response was the chirping of insects and birds in the forest, and some roars that sounded like wild beasts, making her curl up.
A gust of wind blew by, extinguishing the lantern in her hand, and her heart suddenly sank.
Oh no, it's completely dark now!