The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 545 - 516 Awkward, Angry_1

Chapter 545: Chapter 516 Awkward, Angry_1

The more affection He Tiantian showed for the Snake King, the more Huo Yingjie detested that Little Spirit Snake.

Liking and disliking were directly proportional.

"Don’t disturb his cultivation anymore, let’s go back," Huo Yingjie felt like he was lifting a rock only to drop it on his own foot—he regretted suggesting they come here.

Now, to top it all off, this Little Spirit Snake had taken over the cave dwelling and even distracted He Tiantian’s attention.

Since entering, He Tiantian’s focus had been solely on that Little Spirit Snake.

"Okay," He Tiantian nodded, then suddenly remembered the conversation from the day before, "Brother Yingjie, didn’t you say you’d help the Snake King?"

Huo Yingjie had quite a speechless feeling, what to do if his fiancée was always thinking about a snake?

The Snake King glanced at Huo Yingjie and, upon meeting his meaningful look, quickly looked away.

Seeing Huo Yingjie at a disadvantage was so satisfying!

Though he had to show weakness to He Tiantian, that was okay!

He enjoyed this process!

"He needs to cultivate on his own for now," Huo Yingjie said softly, narrowing his eyes. Those little eyes shot toward the Snake King like little knives.

Such a greedy, insatiable little thing that knows no retreat.

He Tiantian thought about it and said too, "Snake King, you must work hard. Internal factors play a decisive role in everything. Others’ help is significant, but in the end, it all depends on you. Cultivate well, and when the time Brother Yingjie mentioned comes, he will surely help you."

"Thank you, Tiantian," the Snake King said, "meeting you is the luckiest thing in my life."

Countless times, the Snake King had thought this in his heart, but he always played aloof and acted superior in front of He Tiantian, too embarrassed to say it out loud.

Now that Huo Yingjie was present, the Snake King let go of his hesitations and was willing to follow He Tiantian around.

As long as He Tiantian was nice to him, what could Huo Yingjie do to him?

When He Tiantian heard the Snake King’s words, she was first stunned, then very happy, saying, "Snake King, you’re being too modest. It’s me who should say that. Meeting you is the luckiest thing in my true life because it changed my life."

Watching He Tiantian’s back, Huo Yingjie’s brows furrowed deeply.

In Tiantian’s heart, meeting that Little Spirit Snake was the luckiest thing, so what about him?

Huo Yingjie was unhappy.

Huo Yingjie’s discontent made the Snake King feel great!

"Tiantian, you really are wonderful," the Snake King praised.

"Snake King, you’re also great," He Tiantian complimented back.

Huo Yingjie’s gaze became colder and colder, making the Snake King uncomfortable.

Seeing his master about to explode, Little Rotating Turtle quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "Snake King, you need to cultivate, you can’t be careless. In the Demon Realm, your mom and dad are waiting for you, and your brothers and sisters are waiting to fight with you!"

The Snake King also knew he couldn’t push his luck any further.

"Hmm, Little Rotating Turtle is right, I need to cultivate," said the Snake King. "Goodbye, Tiantian," he said, before directly plunging into the bubbling, scalding water.

Little Rotating Turtle chuckled and said, "Master, do you want to go down and check?"

Huo Yingjie shook his head, "No need, you go."

"Well, master, my lady, Little Rotating Turtle shall take his leave," said Little Rotating Turtle as he hurriedly dived into the Dark River, not wanting to feel his master’s pressure.

Only when the Snake King and Little Rotating Turtle were out of sight, did He Tiantian turn around and say, "Brother Yingjie, let’s go out!"

"Hmm!" Huo Yingjie just responded softly.

He Tiantian saw a sour jujube tree not far away with lots of fruit. The jujubes on the mountain had already been picked clean, and with her not around this year, no one at home had picked them.

Now, seeing the jujubes, how could she possibly pass them up?

Eager to pick the jujubes, He Tiantian was completely oblivious to Huo Yingjie’s unhappiness.

"Brother Yingjie, you help me knock down the jujubes, and I’ll pick them up from the ground," He Tiantian said, finding a long stick inside the cave, "Come on, hurry up; these sour dates are extremely tasty. Dried, they can even be used to make a digestive drink."

"Oh!" Huo Yingjie took the long stick from He Tiantian, silent and began to knock the dates off the tree.

Huo Yingjie, being tall and strong, *pop pop pop*, in no time, the ripe sour dates were falling continuously from the tree.

Soon, there was a thick layer on the ground.

He Tiantian looked and said, "That’s enough."

The ripe ones seemed to have all fallen, and the unripe ones continued to hang on the tree.

He Tiantian squatted on the ground, picking up the jujubes scattered around.

Seeing how diligently He Tiantian was collecting them, Huo Yingjie joined in picking them up too.

They filled a basket to the brim, but there were still many on the ground.

So, He Tiantian left the remaining sour dates on a large stone to be collected later.

He Tiantian wanted to carry the basket herself, but with Huo Yingjie there, how could he let her toil so?

"I’ll do it," Huo Yingjie said softly, carrying the basket out of the cave.

"Thank you, Brother Yingjie," He Tiantian followed closely behind, quickly exiting the cave.

Huo Yingjie walked ahead, silent.

He Tiantian ran to catch up, saw Huo Yingjie’s handsome profile and asked, "Brother Yingjie, what’s wrong?"

He Tiantian was still unaware that her kindness to the Snake King had caused Huo Yingjie to get the wrong idea.

"It’s nothing!" Huo Yingjie turned his head, giving He Tiantian the back of his head.

"Huh?" He Tiantian was stunned; she was sure Huo Yingjie was angry.

Whenever Huo Yingjie was angry, he acted like this, claiming it was nothing while harboring significant grievances inside.

Men who say one thing but feel another, so vexing!

Yingjie’s behavior when he was angry was particularly childish.

"Are you angry?" He Tiantian asked knowingly, sticking out her tongue and making a funny face.

"No!" Huo Yingjie continued to show the back of his head, refusing to look at He Tiantian.

He Tiantian racked her brain. They had been fine climbing the mountain, so why had he become upset after the trip to the cave?

And besides, it was his own suggestion to go to the cave!

He Tiantian stopped talking then, everyone knows how to get angry!

I can too!

He Tiantian stopped talking as well, turning her head so that her back faced Huo Yingjie.

They reached the Peach Orchard Wooden House and saw He Jingyu.

"Wow, where did you pick so many sour dates?" He Jingyu asked curiously, having been too busy to get to it himself.

"A secret." He Tiantian replied mysteriously, "Oh, so many people coming for a bath today?"

"Yeah, you better get down the mountain quickly," He Jingyu urged, grabbing a handful of jujubes to snack on when he was free.

He Tiantian left two big handfuls for He Jingyu.

On the way up the mountain, they had talked nonstop; on the way down, one after the other, silent as statues.

"Ouch!" He Tiantian, not as agile as Huo Yingjie, was walking with her head turned and almost fell over.

Huo Yingjie, quick to react, spun around and caught He Tiantian as she was about to fall, frowning, "You must be careful when you walk, how can I trust you to be safe!"

Although He Tiantian hadn’t intended to execute a "bitter trick," finally Huo Yingjie was willing to speak.

Good, a fine start!