Chapter 124: Nourishing the Body

Chapter 124: Chapter 124: Nourishing the Body

When Qiao Suluo saw the good stuff, her eyes curved into crescents. Her smile was pure, and her eyes radiated a bright, dazzling luster. Fresh and charming, she naturally evoked a sense of tender affection.

Hardly daring to believe it, Qiao Suluo blinked and asked Tushan Feishang, "Is this for me?"

"Yes, it’s for you. Eat it to replenish your energy."

Hearing Tushan Feishang’s words, Qiao Suluo suddenly felt that he was a good person. She was a little moved; this was the first time someone had given her something like this since she arrived on the Beast World Continent.

She needed it far too much.

"Then I won’t hold back."

Tushan Feishang looked at her with amusement. "Eat it. You tired yourself out fixing my tail just now, so you should nourish yourself well."

Seeing Tushan Feishang’s relaxed expression, Qiao Suluo knew he was in a good mood after having one of his tails restored. Not standing on ceremony, she picked it up and ate it bite by bite.

She smiled sweetly as she ate. The texture of this Green Spirit Fruit was truly excellent—very sweet and crisp. It even gradually restored the Wood Element Ability she had consumed.

With her cheeks bulging, her happy eyes seemed to hold a pool of clear spring water. Her long eyelashes fluttered lightly like wings, seemingly spreading layers of light that shone straight into Tushan Feishang’s heart.

Tushan Feishang’s expression shifted. He reached out to wipe the residual juice from the corner of her mouth, remarking with faint disdain as he did so, "You’re too thin like this. Did they starve you and fail to feed you properly?"

Qiao Suluo nearly choked on the Green Spirit Fruit in her mouth. Coughing, she waved her hands and said, "No, no, I like it this way. I purposely lost weight to slim down.

"How is it? It looks good like this, right?"

Tushan Feishang frowned. She did indeed look good. When those eyes looked at someone intently, they seemed capable of stealing one’s soul. It was just that she looked like she hadn’t eaten her fill. Perhaps it was because she had slimmed down so suddenly, making it hard for him to get used to it.

Seeing Tushan Feishang frown again, Qiao Suluo assumed he was in a bad mood and didn’t say anything more.

After eating the Green Spirit Fruit, she instantly felt Spiritual Energy spreading through her body, nourishing her limbs and bones. Her body felt incredibly comfortable, and her Wood Element Ability had fully recovered.

She said earnestly, "Come on, I can help you restore another tail."

Tushan Feishang gave a lazy smile, speaking with profound meaning. "Are you sure? If you faint again, you’ll be sleeping here tonight."

Noticing that it was indeed getting late, Qiao Suluo replied, "Then how about I teach everyone the opera first, and I’ll help you restore your tail another day?"

Tushan Feishang glanced at the papers on the table. "I read the opera story you wrote, and it’s not bad. You’re tired today, so come back tomorrow."

He had found the time to read it just now when Qiao Suluo was unconscious.

Tushan Feishang rested his hand lightly on her head. "I do wonder what’s inside this head of yours." To think she could write a story like that.

Qiao Suluo wanted to say that it wasn’t from her own head, but something she had learned in the technological era. Instead, she said, "I’ll be going back first, then."

If she returned late, Que Hongjin and the others would be worried.

However, just as she got out of bed, Qiao Suluo suddenly thought of something and asked, "Wait, if you have such a good thing in your possession, you could totally exchange it for silver and buy your own freedom, couldn’t you?"

This Green Spirit Fruit was worth far more than fifty taels of silver; it was incredibly expensive. But the moment she thought about how expensive it was, Qiao Suluo felt a pang of heartache knowing she had eaten something so costly. Fortunately, it belonged to Tushan Feishang, and she hadn’t spent any silver on it.

Tushan Feishang’s long, narrow fox eyes flickered. "Leave? Where could I go if I leave?

"If my wife doesn’t take me back, I truly have nowhere else to go."

He looked deeply at her, emanating a sense of brokenness and melancholy.

Qiao Suluo immediately recalled Tushan Feishang’s current situation. Because of his severed tails and severe injuries, his Fox Blood Power had vanished. Unable to use any of his Fox Clan abilities, he had been abandoned by Qingqiu Mountain.

He really did have nowhere to go.

Qiao Suluo’s heart softened at once. Looking at Tushan Feishang with pity and sympathy, she said, "Don’t worry. I will definitely take you home in a month."

Tushan Feishang’s expression froze for a fraction of a second before he let out a chuckle.

His fox eyes were inherently alluring and seductive. Now that he smiled, gentle ripples seemed to spread outward. When he looked at someone, it felt as though he was naturally brimming with affection. In a lazy, casual voice, he said, "Alright, then I shall wait."

As if remembering something, Qiao Suluo asked, "By the way, did you try the pastries?"

When Qiao Suluo arrived, she had carried pastries into the room, intending for Tushan Feishang to try them. "And the melon seeds."

Tushan Feishang replied, "Not yet. I’ll try them later."

"Don’t worry, I didn’t drug them," Qiao Suluo assured him.

Tushan Feishang looked at her with amusement. "I know."

***

When Qiao Suluo came out of the Nanfeng Building, she saw Chu Moyuan walking out of the teahouse across the street.

Blinking, she asked, "You didn’t go back?"

When she came to the Nanfeng Building, Bai Qianluo and Chu Moyuan had been worried and insisted on escorting her. However, Bai Qianluo knew how to do needlework and had to help sew the plush toys. Before heading to the Ancient Secret Forest, they had sent someone to inform Feng Wanqin. Since returning, they had been too busy to make the plush toys, but they needed to finish the amount agreed upon in the contract and deliver them.

They couldn’t go back on their word.

Since Chu Moyuan didn’t know needlework, he took on the task of escorting Qiao Suluo. After he dropped her off at the entrance of the Nanfeng Building, she had told him to go back.

Seeing that she was completely fine and her neck was uninjured, Chu Moyuan finally relaxed. "It’s fine. I was just waiting for you here."

The assassination attempt the other day had left him with lingering fears. Even in broad daylight, he didn’t want Qiao Suluo traveling alone.

Qiao Suluo looked at him in his ink-black brocade robe, exuding an aloof, coldly arrogant, and independent bearing. It was hard to imagine his domineering appearance last night—it was a stark contrast to his ascetic demeanor during the day.

It was as if all his hidden power had erupted.

Just looking at him made her legs feel a little weak.

When Chu Moyuan looked at her with his deep, ink-like eyes, there was now a trace of tenderness. Seeing her stay silent, he asked, "Are you tired? I’ll carry you on my back."

He had been quite rough with her last night and felt a bit guilty about it, but if he had to do it all over again, he would still do the exact same thing.

Qiao Suluo shook her head. "I’m not tired. Let’s walk back. But first, come with me to the market to buy some ingredients so I can cook tonight.

"Is there anything you want to eat?"

Chu Moyuan shook his head. "No."

He would eat whatever she cooked.

As they were passing through an alleyway on their way to the market, they suddenly heard a cold reprimand. "Chu Moyuan, halt!"

As soon as the words fell, a whip lashed directly toward them.

Chu Moyuan shielded Qiao Suluo with one hand and accurately caught the whip with the other. Simultaneously unleashing his Abnormal Power, he shattered the whip into pieces in an instant.

"Ah! My whip!"

Pressed against Chu Moyuan’s chest, Qiao Suluo peeked ahead, only to realize it was actually Miss Qin, Qin Siyan.

"Chu Moyuan, how dare you break my whip?! You have a lot of nerve committing such insubordination!"

Chu Moyuan’s eyes were ruthless, laced with a chilling killing intent. "Miss Qin, I am no longer a member of your Qin Family. You have no right to dictate anything I do.

"Don’t force me to kill you."

Qin Siyan continued to clamor, "The Qin Family still holds your indenture contract! You are a member of the Qin Family! If I tell you to kneel, you will kneel!

"If I tell you to attack that female, you will attack her!"

Hearing these words, Qiao Suluo felt utterly infuriated.

Was this how Chu Moyuan had been treated in the Underground Beast Fighting Arena?