Where to go? Lu Ye’s brain was still spinning wildly, but his body had already entered a very peculiar place.
This place was filled with vast expanses of grass, bamboo forests, and clear springs, unlike anything he had ever seen.
Seeing Lu Ye staring blankly at everything before him, Bai Sheng rubbed her palms together, squinting and smiling, "This is the space hidden within the red flower in my palm. Do you understand what it means to have a world within a world?"
Lu Ye nodded, his excitement palpable.
"Master, you're back!" From not far away, Heng Heng, who had been digging, saw Bai Sheng. He wagged his big, floppy ears and his body laden with fat, rushing towards her excitedly.
Upon seeing this, Lu Ye suddenly exclaimed, "What a huge fat pig!" He immediately drew the broken dagger from his waist and lunged fiercely at Heng Heng.
"No! That's Heng Heng!" Bai Sheng, quick as lightning, grabbed Lu Ye's trouser leg.
And so, the dagger stopped abruptly, two centimeters from Heng Heng's carotid artery.
Heng Heng, stunned, landed back on all fours, utterly terrified.
Heng Heng… this… this is Master’s husband? He looks so handsome, but why is he a bit silly? Can you just stab any fat pig in the space?
Lu Ye, full of confusion, sheathed his dagger, and Bai Sheng released his trouser leg. Fortunately, his belt was tied tightly, otherwise, it would have been embarrassing; he was too poor to afford underpants.
"This big fat pig is… yours?" Lu Ye turned and asked.
"Mm," Bai Sheng nodded with a smile, "His name is Heng Heng, and he's responsible for managing the space."
"Managing… the space? A big fat pig?" Lu Ye was astonished, not realizing that a big fat pig also had pride.
"Why can't a big fat pig manage the space? Didn't you see that two fen of land there was dug out by my pig snout? And I have a name too! Don't keep calling me a big fat pig!" Heng Heng wished he could stick his trotters on his waist.
"Yes, a big fat pig," Bai Sheng giggled. She noticed that Lu Ye couldn't understand Heng Heng.
"This…" Lu Ye was speechless. The space alone was shocking enough, and now a big fat pig managing it? So divine, so bizarre, he needed time to digest it all.
After a long moment, Lu Ye came back to his senses, gazing at Bai Sheng with a stern expression, and earnestly cautioned, "Bai Sheng, remember, never tell anyone else about your space!"
Heng Heng: Alright, this silly fellow is quite good to Master, he knows how to protect her. This fat pig—no, this Heng Heng, I won't be angry with him for now.
A warm current surged through Bai Sheng. Just as she was about to ask Lu Ye if he would keep her secret, she was surprised that he was prioritizing her safety.
However, looking at his excessively serious handsome face, Bai Sheng suddenly felt an urge to tease him, and she said with a sly smile, "I was actually worried you would let everyone in the village use this space. After all, Huangsha Village has been suffering from drought for two years. It's so dry, and the villagers live very difficult lives. And you… you are so kind."
"You—you would think that?" Lu Ye became a little annoyed. He looked at Bai Sheng and said exasperatedly, "No matter how you came to my home, or whether there's any affection between us, as long as you are my wife for one day, I will protect you with my life. If I told the villagers about the space, wouldn't I be putting you on a fiery rack, tying you to a chopping board for anyone to butcher?"
Heng Heng: Wow, I just got a dose of dog food! Master, this silly fellow is a man worth entrusting your life to! You must find a way to make him fall in love with you!
Bai Sheng felt something lodge in her throat, rendering her speechless.
"And," Lu Ye's eyes flashed with a chilling coldness, "There aren't many people in the entire Huangsha Village worth my generosity! I'm not a kind person either!"
Bai Sheng realized her joke had gone too far. She stepped forward, tugged at Lu Ye's sleeve, and apologized sincerely, "Lu Ye, I'm sorry. I was just joking just now. In fact, I've always believed you wouldn't tell anyone about the space. Otherwise, I wouldn't have told you this secret."
Lu Ye glanced at her, his expression softening, and said gently, "Bai Sheng, this is your space. Don't worry, if you don't want to, I will never force you to share it with us. Today, you've given me and my siblings so much water to drink, and I am already very grateful."
"What are you saying?" Bai Sheng was also a little angry. Lu Ye was being so distant with her! Drawing such clear boundaries! "You just said I was your wife, your family, so why are you now saying you won't force me? Do you think I'm so selfish and callous? That I have a space that can save lives and I'm unwilling to share it with my family?"
"I… I didn't mean that… I…" Lu Ye was flustered. Bai Sheng had clearly misunderstood him.
"Then what do you mean?!" Bai Sheng glared at him, her pride hurt, making her unable to calm down. "Lu Ye, remember this! I know there isn't much marital affection between us, but we are still husband and wife, family! What's mine is yours! What's yours is also mine!"
Heng Heng: This silly fellow is just a silly fellow. Master is such a good person, with such excellent conditions, and he keeps trying to distance himself. However, Master's appearance… well, it's a bit… indescribable. Not only do the black spots on her cheeks greatly affect her appearance, but her chest and hips are also very shriveled… No, I must make Master soak in the spirit spring more!
Lu Ye stared blankly at the fierce little woman before him, finding it difficult to connect her with the cautious, defensive, and indifferent female slave he had known before. "Bai Sheng, you've misunderstood me. I just… I don't want you to be wronged… in the slightest."
"I don't feel wronged!" If she got a handsome, caring husband for free, what was there to feel wronged about? She was so happy she would wake up smiling in her sleep!
Lu Ye curved his lips slightly, "Can you tell me why you suddenly have this space?"
Finally, the main topic!
Bai Sheng calmly presented her pre-prepared excuse, "This morning, I was so thirsty that I passed out. Then I had a very long and strange dream, and in the dream, I met an old immortal.
The old immortal said that I had saved him in my previous life. To repay my life-saving grace, he placed a small red flower in the palm of my left hand. Before I could ask what the flower was for, I suddenly woke up.
The first thing I did was look at my left hand and found that the red flower had turned into a tattoo. Out of curiosity, I touched it with my finger, and unexpectedly, I entered this space."
Lu Ye listened to Bai Sheng tell her story with a straight face, his gaze flickering. Bai Sheng didn't know if he believed her or not.
However, she felt that the story she had fabricated was reasonable. Otherwise, why would Heaven let her, who was fated to die young, transmigrate and live again? And give her such a golden finger?