Days and nights of pursuit of Dottore

"Student Zandik? Are you listening?" Sohelei looked at the person in front of her with a pair of bright eyes with some doubt.

The man lying next to the crude makeshift table seemed to have just realized that there was someone standing next to him. His hands on the table did not move. He just raised his chin slightly and hummed lightly, without even looking at the girl.

"Of course I'm listening, but an idea just flashed through my mind and I wanted to write it down immediately, so I didn't respond to you."

The familiar and pleasant voice came into her ears, and Sohlei's expression eased a little. The man in front of her just now looked at the mechanical design drawing on the table, and his aura suddenly became sharp and penetrating, as if a drug addict saw the drug that made him addicted...

The words inviting him to join her in collecting newly discovered tiny crustaceans could no longer be uttered.

The girl lowered her voice and said, "I'm going to collect some of the small crustaceans we found last night, and then we'll meet up with the rest of the expedition team and return to the academy."

"Go."

Zandik didn't even raise his head, as if he was trying to dive into the intricately designed drawing on the table.

Sohele slowly shifted her gaze away from Zandik and walked out of the tent.

Zandik was very handsome. At a young age, he had already become an apprentice Dasata at the Sahavara Academy. The scope of the Myologian School of Studies was completely different from the Rawani School that she had studied. Seeing Zandik completely immersed in the mechanical drawings, Sohre always felt a little uneasy. She was also afraid that she didn't understand the study atmosphere of the Myologian School. Would all the students there be like this...

I walked somewhat absentmindedly towards the waters where I had discovered the tiny crustacean last night. The further I walked, the narrower my vision became, and the surrounding vegetation became more lush. The moist water vapor hit my face and wet a few strands of hair.

Carefully stepping onto a muddy path, Sohele clenched the small bottle in her hand. She intended to use the bottle to hold the little creature.

The plants ahead grew even more densely, so crowded together that they almost blocked the road.

Sohelei raised her hand to push away the two-finger-thick vines in front of her, looked at the thorn bush in front of her, glanced left and right, and planned to grab the vines and squeeze through the gap beside it.

"There weren't so many last night... Fortunately, there is a gap next to it." The girl tensed her body and was about to pass through with her slender figure, but she only paid attention to what was in front of her and not her feet.

Suddenly, her feet felt empty. Sohelei took a deep breath and the vines she was holding fell off. She was about to fall into the deep pit below.

"Be careful."

"Ah--" Before she could even scream, her wrist was suddenly grabbed. The warm feeling made Sohlei's heart, which had been beating fast due to fear, stabilize a little.

"I've blocked it with thorns, why are you still going over there? If I hadn't come here so often, this pit would have been filled up by stubborn people like you."

Cheng Yan spoke with a smile in a clear voice.

Sohelei subconsciously looked up and felt her breathing stop for a beat. The young man had black hair, fair skin, and slightly raised lips, which were redder than the most delicious red fruit.

Her face suddenly turned red, and Sohelei immediately looked away, not daring to look at Cheng Yan again.

But when the exquisite and handsome boy who was out of tune with the jungle left her sight, she was reluctant to let him go. Her eyes dodged and dodged, but finally returned to the person in front of her. She did not dare to stare at the obsidian-like bright eyes, but only dared to stare at the snow-white and smooth cheeks.

Cheng Yan easily pulled the person up with one hand, looked at the girl's face which looked as if she had a high fever, and moved closer to ask.

"Your face is so red, are you having trouble breathing down there?"

"No, no, that's not it!" The person in front of her suddenly came closer, and she smelled a few wisps of fresh herbal scent. Sohelei didn't dare to smell it carefully, and she didn't know where to put her hands and feet. She knew that it was the person in front of her who saved her, and she thanked him in a hurry.

"Thank you so much for saving me. My name is Sohele, and I'm a student at the Amirita College of the Life Theory School of the Governing Order."

Sohele bowed deeply, the heat on her face lingering for a long time. It was unclear whether it was because she was shy in front of the boy in front of her, or because of the nervousness and relief after escaping death.

Cheng Yan curled his lips, and his curved eyes seemed to be filled with stars.

"No need to thank me, but can you tell me how long you guys are going to stay here? I've been squatting next to this pit for three days. If there are more people, I'm afraid I won't be able to save them all."

The girl blushed, "S-sorry, there was no pit here when I came here last night."

Of course not, he dug the pit in the early morning.

[Host, I'll change the reason. She's going to see through me.]

"Don't worry, I know what's going on."

The lie he made up conflicted with what the girl said. Cheng Yan blinked, with no abnormality on his face.

"Is this the road you took last night?"

The young man's voice rang in her ears, and Sohelei's ears felt numb. She didn't hear clearly what Cheng Yan had just said. She just nodded randomly, with her head almost shrunken into her chest.

"By the way, I was so busy talking to you that I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Yan, and I’m from Liyue. Nice to meet you."

A slender white hand was stretched out. Sohelei couldn't help but look at the bony fingers and shook hands with Cheng Yan tremblingly.

"I, I'm glad to meet you, too."

When their fingers touched, the warm and soft feeling spread from her hands to her heart. The thumping sound of her heart could no longer be ignored. Sohlei's breathing became hotter and she hurriedly withdrew her hand, somewhat inappropriately.

"Hug, sorry."

"Why are you apologizing? You haven't told me what you're doing here. It's very dangerous to go deep into the jungle alone."

Cheng Yan stared at the top of the girl's head in front of him, his tone gentle and sincere.

"I discovered a new creature in the waters around here, and wanted to collect some to take back for research, but I didn't expect... Fortunately, you saved me."

Sohelei spoke in a stammering voice and clenched her fingers awkwardly.

"Then I'll go with you. It's hard to get through here alone."

"Will it be too much trouble..."

The girl's voice was even quieter, and Cheng Yan had to get closer to hear it clearly.

"What trouble? Let's go. I'm quite familiar with this area."

He spent half a month struggling here before he figured out where the roads were and where the pits were.

As he said this, he walked straight forward, leaving the girl with only his thin back.

Only then did Sohelei dare to look up at him. Although it was their first meeting, she developed a liking for the young man in front of her. The feeling of her heart throbbing made the girl very uncomfortable. She took a deep breath and followed Cheng Yan.

"System, are you sure you can see the target person by following her?"

Cheng Yan asked. He listened to the system and knew that the girl would come here, so he deliberately set a trap to create an encounter. After coming to Xumi for half a month, he finally got the news of the target, and he must seize the opportunity.

[Yes, host. The target person is this girl’s classmate.]

Cheng Yan nodded to show that he understood, and looked back from time to time to confirm that Sohelei was still following him. Every time he looked back, he saw a red face.

"This girl is so shy, and I won't eat her."

[This is a normal reaction of an adolescent girl when she meets someone she likes. Oh... I forgot that you are no longer an adolescent boy, but an old man who has lived for more than 500 years.]

Cheng Yan was furious, "You are the old man! I am full of energy and youth has no limits!"

After being scolded by Cheng Yan, the system coughed lightly, the teasing was over, and it was time to get down to business.

[Host, you must be cautious when facing this target. He is very dangerous.]

"Of course I know. You've reminded me so many times."

[You absolutely cannot ask your target Morax to sleep with you as soon as you meet him, nor can you forcefully kiss him like you did when you met your target Jinpeng.]

"This is all in the past! Why are you still mentioning it? Lord Emperor and Jin Peng must be very happy about these things now."

Cheng Yan was so angry that he glared, and only when he remembered that there was someone following him did he control his emotions.

"Don't talk to me anymore. I want to gain this girl's trust and let her take me to see my target this time."

[Okay, come on, host]