The Hero in Exile

"Look there when we get there."

Moran pointed ahead, where a dilapidated-looking small wooden house was. Lingyu stopped and, due to her height, she had to stand on tiptoe to barely see it.

"Let's find a place to set up our nest first. It's getting late."

Lingyu said as he looked at the sky which had already turned blood red.

We have been out since the afternoon and it should be considered evening now. The sun has already set and darkness is about to cover the earth. Moran looked around and found that there was a small hill behind the cabin, about a hundred meters away, which would make it convenient for observation.

"I see a good spot. Let's go quickly or we'll be discovered by this hunter."

After arriving at the small hill and finding a relatively flat place, Moran walked to the edge of the hill and looked down. It was about ten meters high. The view from the cabin was also very good, and he could see the living room clearly through his window.

There's something missing here.

"Lingyu, pack up your things. This place is too vast. I'll go find something to cover it."

"Okay, go ahead and I'll get the place ready."

Walk a little further down the slope to avoid being seen. The bushes are good natural hiding places. They are everywhere and you can find a lot of them without having to look for them deliberately.

"Oh, I found you."

Moran saw a lot of things when he strolled around for a while. As the need for concealment was relatively large, he took out the bag that he had used to pack his tent to put these things in. He drew out the magic sword and swung it casually, and the roots of the bushes were cut off and scattered around.

"Phew, that should be enough." Moran wiped the sweat off his arm.

I originally thought the workload wouldn't be too much but it was unexpectedly so tiring. Looking at the full bag that was still a little bulging, it felt so heavy and I wondered how Lingyu was doing.

"You're back, Moran. Come over here quickly. The meal is almost ready."

Hearing the heavy footsteps coming over, Lingyu knew without looking that it was Moran who came back. She just happened to use the noodles and dried meat she brought with her to make two bowls of noodles which were quite delicious.

"Wait, how did you do that without a fire? You're really amazing." And when he came back, he didn't even light a cigarette.

"I'm not stupid." Lingyu put her hands on her hips with a proud look on her face, recalling someone's compliment: "I made it with fire summoned by magic, and as for the smoke, I blew it to the other side with the wind of magic. Although I can't use particularly strong magic, this is still possible."

Moran thought that this guy was not stupid and was not dumb enough to make a fire and cook here. Moran took out bushes to cover the surroundings. Looking left and right, it seemed that the guy should not be able to see it. Now he could have a good rest.

"Huh, it smells pretty good, but I don't know how it tastes."

Moran swallowed unconsciously as he looked at the bowl of steaming noodles.

"Don't even think about it. How can what I cook not taste good?"

Moran couldn't wait to pick up the bowl of noodles, but the temperature of the bowl burned his palms as soon as he picked it up: "Oh oh oh..., my god, it's so hot." Moran, who didn't expect it to be so hot, endured the pain and put the bowl on the ground.

"Be careful. If you get knocked out, you'll have to wait until tomorrow to eat."

"understood."

Mo Lan glanced at the empty bowl next to Ling Yu. She must have finished her meal, but why was it still so hot? Could it be that she heated it up specially for her? Thinking of this, Mo Lan smiled.

"Hey, your smile is disgusting. And eat quickly or it will get cold."

"Oh, okay." Moran retracted his smile and blew on the noodles lightly before picking them up and swallowing them.

Although it's not particularly delicious, I am satisfied to have a meal in a place like this.

"How is it? Is it delicious?" Lingyu came over, with anticipation and a hint of worry on her face.

"It's delicious. It's really delicious." Moran also noticed it and started to gobble it up.

"Hehe, the noodles won't run away, why eat them so fast?"

Although he said that, he couldn't hide the joy on his face.

After finishing his meal, Moran patted his stomach, and a warm current spread throughout his body: "I would be satisfied even if I died now."

"Don't say such nonsense. Don't you see that I know what will happen if you die?" Lingyu, who was washing dishes, heard what Moran said and responded.

"It's really convenient." Mo Lan watched Lingyu wash dishes with the summoned water: "It's a pity that you can't drink it."

After everything was packed up, the two of them lay on the side of the mountain and observed the cabin below. There was not even a candle lit in the cabin, and there was no movement at all. The initial judgment was that he was not in the room. He might have gone out hunting, or to find the orcs. All of these were possible.

"Forget it, let's take a nap and see if this guy comes back."

"Feel the same."

Moran walked to the tent and found that something was not right. It seemed that he had brought a big tent with him this time. Feeling something was not good, Moran was already prepared to sleep on any rock today.

"How about I go out..." Moran said as he prepared to find a good rock or bush to sleep under.

As soon as she took the first step, she felt her clothes being pulled. Lingyu's face turned red and she was too shy to look at her: "How about we sleep together?"

Before they knew it, the two of them were already lying in the tent, of course, sleeping back to back.

"Ah, why should I ask him?" Lingyu already began to regret it.

I must be too kind and couldn't bear to let him be outside. What if he caught a cold? If he caught a cold, I would be the one in trouble.

"Ah, why should I accept it." Moran also regretted it.

Sleeping with her was already a kind of torture. Moran began to fear that if his brain lost control then... that wouldn't happen, it didn't seem like he could beat her, but his impression of her would plummet.

"Well...that noodles are delicious, right?" Lingyu casually found a topic.

What am I asking? I’ve already asked this, but I just can’t control my mouth and sleep well.

"It's really delicious. It would be a blessing if someone could marry you."

Moran wanted to make a joke, but in this atmosphere, the joke didn't seem like a joke.

"Wife, huh?" Lingyu was so ashamed that she couldn't speak. She covered her face with the quilt. She had never thought about this kind of question since she became a girl.

Feeling that Lingyu had shrunk her entire body into the quilt, Moran began to regret it. She must have hated saying that. As she thought about this, a person in the quilt had already turned around and stuck to her back.

Moran was so excited that he could not speak. He let Lingyu stick to him. He took a deep breath and managed to calm himself down. He kept telling himself to calm down because one misstep could lead to eternal regret.

The two of them couldn't sleep that night.