Quick Travel: Save the poor little villain

After the incident at the Blazing Fire Base, the reputation of Peace North Town reached a new height.

It was not only because of Jin Chen's incredible negotiating skills, but also because of the continuous stream of sincere supplies that followed.

Weapons, scarce medicines, tons of food and fuel.

These tangible things made the people of Beizhen stand taller and also completely silenced the restless small forces around them.

The town of Beizhen was expanding rapidly. The new school building was completed soon and was several times more spacious and bright than the original row houses. It even had several dedicated teaching and research rooms and warehouses for storing books and tools.

There were more caravans coming and going and representatives of small settlements seeking refuge, making the banks of the Silent Bridge much busier than usual.

Lu Jun's visits to Beizhen have increased rather than decreased.

Now that the two towns have weathered the storm together, their relationship has improved considerably, and he can interact with them more confidently.

Every time I come, I never come empty-handed. Sometimes it's freshly harvested vegetables and fruits from Nanzhen that look quite good, sometimes it's some little trinkets I've made, and sometimes it's just two fat fish I casually scooped up while passing by the Old World River. The things aren't expensive, but the sentiment and... consistent effort make up for it.

But unlike before, Lu Jun didn't seem to have as strong a purpose as he used to, and Yan Genggu was still willing to see him.

Once, Huo Zhaoye passed by and saw Lu Jun peeking around outside Yan Genggu's courtyard with a fish in his hand. He couldn't help but sneer and leaned against the wall with his arms crossed.

"Lord Lu, you keep coming to our North Town every day. If you didn't know better, people would think you're starving in the South Town and have come here specifically to mooch off the professor's cooking."

Lu Jun wasn't annoyed. He handed the fish to Yan Genggu, who had come out after hearing the noise. Yan Genggu hesitated for a moment, but still accepted it. "The food will be ready soon. Please wait a moment."

"Hey." Lu Jun watched Yan Genggu enter the house with a smug look on his face, then turned around and retaliated against Huo Zhaoye.

"I'm happy to do it. It's better than some people who have what they want right in front of them but still dawdle and wait until others are lured away by something more desirable, then they have nowhere to cry."

Huo Zhaoye: "..."

After the Blazing Fire Base incident, Jin Chen's reputation spread far and wide. Several sizable bases in the vicinity extended olive branches to him, offering increasingly generous terms.

Although Jin Chen refused outright and made her stance clear, Huo Zhaoye remained on edge.

Lu Jun's words hit the nail on the head regarding his concerns.

"What do you know?" Huo Zhaoye took out his cigarette case, knocked out a homemade herbal cigarette, put it in his mouth, but didn't light it immediately. His tone was a bit harsh. "My affairs with Jinchen are none of your business."

"I don't understand?" Lu Jun seemed to have heard a joke. He casually took a cigarette from Huo Zhaoye's cigarette case, played with it in his hand, but didn't smoke it. "We've known each other since we were toddlers. We all know each other."

He brought the cigarette to his nose and sniffed it, then broke it open a little to reveal the medicinal threads inside. "You've been smoking this medicinal cigarette for so long, you don't even remember, do you?"

"The reason you haven't dared to be honest with Jinchen and have tied yourself up is because you still have this thing in your heart, and what happened with your mother back then."

Huo Zhaoye paused, his fingers holding the cigarette, his eyes darkened, and he didn't reply.

Seeing his face darken instantly, Lu Jun knew he had hit the nail on the head. He sighed and softened his tone, "Alright, I didn't come here to hurt you."

He had barely finished speaking when he heard footsteps approaching from not far away.

The two turned their heads at the same time and saw Jin Chen walking towards them, holding a wooden board for recording the weather. It looked like he had just come out of the school building.

Huo Zhaoye was taken aback. "Why are you here?"

Jin Chen was also bewildered, his gaze shifting between the two before finally settling on Huo Zhaoye.

"Lu Jun sent someone to tell me that you were looking for me."

Huo Zhaoye: "?"

Lu Jun: "!"

The two of them looked at Lu Jun at the same time.

A hint of guilt flashed across Lu Jun's face, which then turned mischievous.

He moved closer to Jin Chen, hooked his arm around Jin Chen's shoulder like a close friend, and lowered his voice, "Teacher Jin, no, brother, you helped me, so I'll help you too."

"I've already talked to him and he's fine. The rest is up to you."

Jinchen: "..."

This stupid dragon, he couldn't even win over his wife properly, yet he comes here to be someone else's relationship coach.

What can he do to help? Will he just make things worse?

Jin Chen adjusted her expression, tilted her head, looked at Huo Zhaoye who was still standing there, and then looked down at the lit cigarette between his fingers.

Huo Zhaoye's mind was in turmoil.

When did Jin Chen and Lu Jun become so close that they can talk about anything?

Jin Chen reached out his hand, and Huo Zhaoye almost reflexively handed him the cigarette.

Jin Chen took it, her fingertips casually stroking the rough cigarette paper. She looked up at Huo Zhaoye, speaking slowly, as if deliberately drawing out her words, each one carrying a hook.

Lu Jun said, "You have a secret to tell me."

He leaned forward slightly, his deep voice, tinged with amusement, brushing against Huo Zhaoye's ear.

Before Huo Zhaoye could sort out what Lu Jun had said to Jin Chen, his chin was suddenly pinched by two fingers and wedged between their bases.

His breath hitched. Jin Chen's face was too close, so close that he could see her eyelashes and his own somewhat bewildered reflection in her light-colored pupils.

In an instant, all the surrounding sounds and sights blurred and faded away, leaving only the excessively beautiful face in front of me.

"So……"

Jin Chen gently brushed his chin with his thumb, his voice full of mischief, "Lord Huo, have you decided which secret you want to tell us?"

Huo Zhaoye was in a period of confusion recently, constantly searching inward for his feelings for Jin Chen.

Therefore, every time Jin Chen approached him, every time he touched him, and every hooky word he uttered was no less than the most intense seduction to him.

Huo Zhaoye's throat was dry and buzzing. The smoke stuck in his throat made him turn his head and cough softly.

He tried to avoid it, turning his head away to cough, hoping to ease the almost suffocating distance.

But Jin Chen didn't loosen her grip on his chin; instead, she used a little force to turn his face back to meet her smiling eyes.

Huo Zhaoye could only continue coughing under the gaze of those light-colored eyes, his eyes glistening with a little physiological moisture from choking.

What secret is it?

Huo Zhaoye didn't know.

What kind of trap did that bastard Lu Jun dig for him?!

The weather was actually quite nice today. The afternoon breeze carried warmth through the town, and Huo Zhaoye felt somewhat intoxicated, intoxicated by Jin Chen's aura and gaze, intoxicated by this intimate closeness that made him feel flustered yet sweet.

After a long while, Jin Chen seemed to lose interest. The interest in his beautiful eyes waned slightly, and the fingers that were gripping his chin loosened slightly, as if he wanted to withdraw them.

Huo Zhaoye felt a sudden panic and grabbed Jin Chen's wrist as she was about to pull away, holding it tightly with his palm burning hot.

"Jin Chen." He called his name, his voice hoarse.

“…Hmm?” Jin Chen let him hold her hand, lazily raising her voice.

Looking at his seemingly calm and composed face, Huo Zhaoye felt a surge of restlessness and longing that broke through all constraints.

He tightened his grip and hugged Jin Chen tightly.

Their bodies were pressed close together, their breaths mingling.

Huo Zhaoye raised his head, his handsome face even more striking due to his intense emotions.

"I'll tell you a secret, will you kiss me?"