The Strong Female Lead Versus The Most Miserable Male Lead
Chapter 328 - 326 Preparing to Go Out

Chapter 328: Chapter 326 Preparing to Go Out

Nian Shutong returned to the small wooden house with Jing Bai, but by then it was already night. Her half-enlightenment cultivation session had taken a very long time.

So, Nian Shutong and Jing Bai quietly entered her room without making any sound.

The next day, as dawn was breaking, Fu Yunhe, who was concerned about Nian Shutong, stepped out of his room and immediately spotted Jing Bai crouched at the door.

Jing Bai, even more alert, stood up in an attacking and protective stance, positioning himself in front of Nian Shutong’s door.

"Don’t be afraid, I’m not a bad guy."

Right after he said this, Fu Yunhe suddenly felt that having said such a thing made him seem even more like a bad guy.

Isn’t that a classic line of a villain?

"You’re right, you’re not a bad guy. They say beautiful people are most easily forgiven when they make mistakes."

Nian Shutong opened her door and stepped out, her teasing words prompting Fu Yunhe to give her a helpless look.

"You didn’t come back last night."

With that sentence, Fu Yunhe sounded a bit like a disgruntled husband, although he didn’t realize it himself, and Nian Shutong certainly didn’t notice.

"You’re mistaken," Nian Shutong seriously began to correct Fu Yunhe.

"I didn’t fail to come back yesterday; I just came back late."

Fu Yunhe wasn’t very satisfied with this answer, but it was already good that Nian Shutong gave an explanation at all. He decided not to pry too much.

"Yesterday was an accident. During a sudden cultivation session, I felt like I was on the verge of advancing, so I seized the moment and made a sprint for it."

Nian Shutong gave a serious explanation, since after all, they were people living together. It was normal to be aware of each other’s whereabouts.

Fu Yunhe, after hearing Nian Shutong’s explanation, asked with concern, "Are you alright?"

He didn’t understand what Nian Shutong’s cultivation entailed, but in the interstellar realms, every advancement in cultivation was a life-and-death struggle.

Take spiritual power, for instance: it required the complete destruction of the former spiritual power and then the process of gathering it all over again.

The odds of nine deaths and one life couldn’t be more perilous.

Nian Shutong spread her arms and gave a twirl in front of Fu Yunhe, then asked, "You tell me, do I look like there’s anything wrong with me?"

Fu Yunhe actually inspected her closely; apparently, she was fine.

"It’s good that you’re alright. I don’t really understand your type of cultivation, but I guess it’s more or less the same."

"The higher the level, the more dangerous it is. You must be careful."

Nian Shutong felt Fu Yunhe’s genuine concern, and a bit uncomfortably, she waved it off, "I know, don’t worry."

Once she finished speaking, Nian Shutong looked at Jing Bai, who had been obediently listening on the ground, and formally introduced him, "This is Jing Bai, who will be part of the small wooden house from now on."

"Let’s all live in harmony, alright?"

Jing Bai had already received orders from Nian Shutong. Unless absolutely necessary, he wasn’t to reveal his ability to speak, nor the fact that he wasn’t an ordinary dog - his owner called him an ace up her sleeve.

Jing Bai stepped forward a few paces and made a "woof woof" sound from his throat.

Two flat, monotonous "woof woof" barks.

At the sound, Nian Shutong blankly stared at Jing Bai, communicating with him through her Divine Sense.

"Have you forgotten your instinct? You can’t bark?"

"A bit. Jing Bai hasn’t barked for several hundred million years."

Nian Shutong, with a stiff smile directed at Fu Yunhe, took Jing Bai and went out first.

Several hundred million years not barking, just knowing it’s "woof woof" is already quite good, what more could one ask!

Fu Yunhe, following behind, was also slightly bewildered. Is this how a dog barks?

He wasn’t too sure himself, since he’d mostly seen Beastification people and rarely encountered such pure beast forms.

Probably, possibly, it barked like this then.

Fu Yunhe shook his head and also walked out of the small wooden house.

At this moment, the peach blossoms near the small wooden house began to fall, scattering everywhere with the wind, bringing a bit of pink romance and a tad of pink nuisance.

Petals danced in the air, beautiful, but when they fell in the wrong place, they became trash.

For instance, into the pot.

Originally, the petals on the hillside couldn’t make it over, but Nian Shutong had planted some peach trees around the temporarily constructed amusement park, so it was only natural that some drifted into the pot.

The area around the amusement park had several small, meticulous robots continuously sweeping up the peach petals.

Troublesome spots were cleaned, and others where they didn’t get in the way were simply left to be.

In the morning, people from the small wooden house started by working the land before coming back for a meal.

Some were even more diligent, not returning home to eat but having their children bring their meals to the fields and eating on the go.

Save a bit of time, do more work, and earn more Star Coins.

The more you work, the more you earn.

This was the present work ethic of the small wooden house.

After breakfast, Nian Shutong stopped Ha Ha, Rubble, Ji Sisi, and others. She had something to say.

"Everyone, have a seat."

The people nearby obediently sat down, their eyes all fixed on Nian Shutong.

Nian Shutong first pointed to Jing Bai at her feet, "This is the small wooden house’s new member, named Jing Bai. He’s just like the Little Pink Pig and the Little Silver Snake."

Everyone nodded in understanding, with Dou Dou being the first to greet.

"Hello, Jing Bai."

But as Dou Dou turned away, he hugged the Little Pink Pig around the neck and whispered, "Piggy, Dou Dou loves you the most!"

The Little Pink Pig, hearing Dou Dou’s words, definitely gave Jing Bai a smug look, its snout so proud it seemed to rise.

Jing Bai completely ignored this smug little pig.

The rest of them all formally greeted Jing Bai, not neglecting him just because he was a little dog.

However, when it came to Ha Ha, he seriously squatted down, examining Jing Bai’s ears and then his tail, saying quite earnestly, "We are brothers."

"Ahem———"

Fu Yunhe coughed to get attention, covering his mouth with one hand, while his eyes drifted elsewhere. That was probably not wrong.

Fortunately, Ha Ha didn’t continue with any more comments and just stood up and moved aside.

Nian Shutong began to discuss serious matters, tossing out a piece of news to everyone.

"I’m planning to leave Blue Star for a bit, and this time whoever wants to come can speak up. I’ll take you with me."

"I want to go!"

Fu Yunhe was the first to speak up. He had to go no matter what, absolutely not wanting to stay home with this bunch.

Nian Shutong looked at Fu Yunhe with a significant glance. Was this guy not very steady after all?

Was he really the First Commander before?

Why didn’t he think before acting? Had he never considered what would happen if Ha Ha also wanted to go?

Nian Shutong’s gaze gave Fu Yunhe a bad premonition. He just remembered the past few times, which had been pure agony. He simply didn’t want to go through that again.

But now he realized it, too.

Fu Yunhe stealthily glanced at Ha Ha from the corner of his eye, mentally chanting, don’t go, don’t go, don’t go.

"Auntie, can Dou Dou go with you?" Dou Dou asked.

"Sure, if you say you’ll go, you can go."

Dou Dou cheerfully whooped, then turned to Ji Sisi as if remembering something.

Ji Sisi, in turn, looked at Rubble, her greatest interest being to learn from Rubble.

Rubble only had one question.

"Will Ms. Nian Shutong pay for Rubble to house-sit?"