Infinite: Starting from Resident Evil

Then the waiter brought in a wooden basin filled with hot water.

"Put it on the table, and then remove these." Shen Ye pointed to the tray on the square table and told the waiter.

"okay."

The waiter nodded and quickly did as Shen Ye instructed. During this time, he secretly glanced at Ji Ruxue, but after seeing the bloodstains on her clothes, he quickly lowered his head, thinking to himself that he really shouldn't have looked at her like that.

Although the waiter was very careful with the items, Shen Ye still noticed them. Seeing that the waiter was about to leave with the tray, Shen Ye called out to him.

"Waiter, don't rush off, come here for a moment."

"Is there anything else, sir?" the waiter hurriedly turned around and asked. The quick-witted waiter had already vaguely guessed that Shen Ye had seen his actions just now, and a layer of sweat immediately appeared on his forehead, and his back was instantly soaked.

“You didn’t see anything just now, you know that?” Shen Ye took out a small piece of gold and held it up in front of the waiter.

Although his tone was gentle, it still frightened the waiter so much that he didn't dare to breathe loudly. After all, he had heard late at night that a brawl had broken out in the east of the city the night before, resulting in the deaths of more than a hundred people.

"That's right, that's right, I didn't see anything."

Wiping the sweat from his brow, the waiter trembled as he took the gold, bowing and scraping as he quickly left the room and closed the door.

After dismissing the waiter, Shen Ye said to Ji Ruxue, "Miss Ji, you shouldn't go out for the next couple of days. Just stay in your room and recover. There are Xuanming Sect people all over the place right now. Although they are just some lackeys, they are still a nuisance. I really can't be bothered to deal with these underworld people."

The higher-ups of the Xuanming Sect all call themselves the Underworld Emperor, Judge Meng Po, and Black and White Impermanence, just like the underworld itself. That's why Shen Ye said they were people from the underworld.

"Mm!" Ji Ruxue nodded gently.

Seeing this, Shen Ye smiled, glanced at the steaming wooden basin on the table, and stood up, saying, "Then, Miss Ji, I'll go back to my room first. If you need anything, just call me, I'll hear you."

After saying that, he turned and walked towards the door.

But just as he reached the door, he heard Ji Ruxue call out, "Wait...please wait a moment, Brother Shen...Brother Shen..."

Shen Ye was taken aback by the word "Brother Shen." He stopped and turned to look at Ji Ruxue.

"What...what did you just call me?" He looked at Ji Ruxue with some confusion.

This was the first time in all these years that someone had called him that; he thought he had misheard.

"Brother Shen...Is that okay to call you that?" Ji Ruxue's tone was very soft, as if she were a completely different person from the aloof girl she was yesterday.

"Of course." After confirming that he hadn't misheard, Shen Ye smiled and nodded. "So is there anything else? Miss Ji, if there's anything else, just let me know, and I'll do my best to help."

Hearing this, Ji Ruxue's heart skipped a beat. After a while, she gently bit her red lips and whispered, "It's nothing, it's just... you don't have to keep calling me Miss Ji. You can... you can call me Xue'er. That's what everyone calls me."

However, the "other person" Ji Ruxue refers to is the Empress, the person she currently considers closest to.

"Alright, I'll call you Miss Xue'er from now on." Shen Ye also felt that calling you Miss Ji didn't sound quite right.

But Ji Ruxue immediately corrected her, "Just call me Xue'er, don't add 'Miss' after me."

Shen Ye was taken aback, then smiled and said, "Yes, I understand, Xue'er."

Then he waved and continued, "I'm leaving now. Remember to call me if you need anything. I'm right next door."

"Mmm." Ji Ruxue nodded vigorously.

As Shen Ye closed the door, Ji Ruxue sat blankly by the square table for a while, then barely stood up, moved to the doorway, and bolted it shut. Only then did she return to the table, slowly take off her clothes, and begin to wash her body.

As she was being washed, she looked at the bandages wrapped around her body, and her face inexplicably flushed. Then she murmured, "Thank you, Brother Shen."

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Chapter 385! The Beginning

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Two more days have passed in the blink of an eye.

In the past two days, Shen Ye spent just as much time in Ji Ruxue's room as he did in his own. Besides bringing Ji Ruxue food in the morning, noon and night, he also went to Ji Ruxue's room to chat with her and keep her company because he was worried that she would be bored since she couldn't go out.

The first day was fine; he only chatted for a while while delivering food. But on the second day, he simply stayed in Ji Ruxue's room all day, only returning to his own room in the middle of the night.

This led to a rapid development in their relationship. For example, Shen Ye started calling her Xue'er more naturally, while Ji Ruxue started calling him Brother Shen more gently.

However, by the third day, which was the day the Bad Guys storyline officially began, Ji Ruxue had recovered to about 70-80% and was able to walk normally again.

Although it's a good thing, it also means she has to leave. After all, she still has a mission to complete: to present the Fire Spirit Mushroom to the Empress of Qi in Fengxiang Prefecture.

So on this morning, Ji Ruxue was in a bad mood and had a poor appetite, and she couldn't finish a bun in half a day.

Shen Ye could obviously tell why she was acting this way, but he still pretended not to know and asked, "What's wrong? Are you tired of eating?"

"No." Ji Ruxue shook her head, forced the remaining bun in her hand into her mouth, chewed it a few times and swallowed it, and said in a low voice, "Brother Shen, my injury is almost healed."

"That's a good thing," Shen Ye said. "But why do you look so sullen?"

“Because… I have to go.” Ji Ruxue said, glancing at the box containing the Fire Spirit Mushroom placed to the side.

"So soon?" Shen Ye asked, feigning surprise.

Ji Ruxue nodded: "I should have delivered the Fire Spirit Mushroom to the Empress a couple of days ago, but I was injured and had to put it off. Now that my injury is almost healed, I can't delay any longer, otherwise the Empress will get impatient and punish me."

During their conversations over the past two days, Ji Ruxue told Shen Ye some things about Huanyinfang, including the purpose of her trip to Yuzhou.

Of course, Shen Ye knew all this, but Ji Ruxue insisted on telling him.

"In that case, you should hurry back, lest you be punished by that wretched empress," Shen Ye said deliberately.

"Brother Shen, don't say that about the Empress. She's a very good person, not at all wicked." Ji Ruxue showed great respect for the Empress and glanced at Shen Ye with displeasure.

Then she continued, dissatisfied, "And Brother Shen, do you really want me to leave?"

Shen Ye shrugged: "You were the one who said you were in a hurry to leave!"

"I'm in a hurry to leave, but Brother Shen, can't you try to persuade me to stay?" Ji Ruxue looked at Shen Ye with distress.

Shen Ye raised an eyebrow and asked, "If I asked you to stay, would you really stay?"

Ji Ruxue didn't speak, but silently lowered her head.

After a long while, she stammered, "Then... Brother Shen, can you come with me to Fengxiang Prefecture?"

"Why go to Fengxiang? Are you taking me to see your empress?" Shen Ye asked.

Ji Ruxue nodded vigorously, looking at him expectantly: "With your skills, you'll definitely be valued by the Empress, and then we'll..."

She was still a girl after all, and she simply couldn't bring herself to say what she was about to say.

However, facing the girl's expectant eyes, Shen Ye shook his head: "I will definitely go to see your empress in the future, but not now. And there's no need for me to work under her. I don't have the habit of working for others."

A hint of disappointment flashed in Ji Ruxue's eyes. She was actually a little reluctant to leave, but for now, the Empress held a higher place in her heart.

"After breakfast, I'll head back to Fengxiang," Ji Ruxue said softly after a moment of silence.

“Hmm!” Shen Ye nodded. He wasn’t surprised by Ji Ruxue’s choice at all. After all, the two had only known each other for three days. Although it was clear that Ji Ruxue had some feelings for him, she was obviously not comparable to the Empress who had raised her for more than ten years.

"I'll give you a ride later," Shen Ye said again.

There is a branch of the Xuanming Sect in Yuzhou. Although most of them are just small fry, quite a few experts have arrived in the past two days. Of course, this is in terms of Ji Ruxue. In Shen Ye's opinion, the entire Xuanming Sect combined is not enough to defeat him.

"it is good!"

Ji Ruxue responded and continued eating her breakfast, but much slower than usual, as if she were savoring some exquisite delicacy.

……

By the time Ji Ruxue finished her breakfast, it was already past Chenshi (9:00 AM).

Shen Ye helped Ji Ruxue pack up the things he had bought for her over the past two days, and then went downstairs with her to check out.

After checking out of the inn, the two walked out and saw that the waiter had already brought two horses.

Although Shen Ye had been with Ji Ruxue these past two days, he hadn't been idle. At least he had arranged transportation for himself and Ji Ruxue in advance... He had bought two fine horses from a brokerage firm for over a hundred taels of silver.

However, once Shen Ye mounted his horse, he found himself in a dilemma.

As a former professional soldier, he was proficient in various modes of transportation, even airplanes and tanks, but he couldn't ride a horse. After all, when he joined the army, except for a few border areas, the military no longer kept military horses.

In the worlds he later experienced, most of the means of transportation were modern vehicles. The only animal mounts were the chocobos seen in Final Fantasy VII, but he didn't ride one then; it was arranged for Euphemia.

So when he saw Ji Ruxue's somewhat puzzled look, he smiled awkwardly and asked, "Xue'er, can you teach me how to ride a horse?"

"Brother Shen, you can't ride a horse?" Ji Ruxue looked surprised, then burst out laughing, which even lessened the sadness of their impending separation.

"I've always ridden in carriages before, and I've never ridden a horse before, but you can teach me now. I learn things very quickly." Shen Ye tried his best to maintain his image.

"Okay!" Ji Ruxue nodded, but a blush suddenly appeared on her face.

Shen Ye looked at Ji Ruxue, who was blushing inexplicably again, and was wondering what was wrong with her when he saw Ji Ruxue press the saddle, leap behind Shen Ye, and then wrap her arms around his waist to take the reins.

"Brother Shen, let me take you out of the city like this first," Ji Ruxue said, pressing against Shen Ye's back.

However, Ji Ruxue appeared very petite in front of Shen Ye, so their posture looked awkward. So Shen Ye simply turned around, grabbed Ji Ruxue's waist, and pulled her directly into his arms.

"Let's stick to this position," Shen Ye whispered in Ji Ruxue's ear, though he felt a little regretful. He had actually found the position they were in earlier quite comfortable.

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Chapter 386! A Chance Encounter