Marrying the Soft-hearted Villain

Seemingly peaceful, time flowed swiftly, yet Ruan Qiuqiu grew more uneasy with each passing day.

On the third night after Grandma Ruyi and Grandpa Panda left, Ruan Qiuqiu received the inheritance of the small red wooden token in the shed. She faintly sensed the bottleneck to the third tier loosening, feeling that she might break through with another inheritance.

After the inheritance, Ruan Qiuqiu opened her eyes, put away the token, and pushed open the wooden door.

Yuan Jue was indeed waiting for her outside.

Mr. Big Bad Wolf was wearing new clothes today, made from the green moon cotton she had just woven, mixed with the soft, white fur of a sharp-horned sheep beast.

The cloth woven from green moon cotton wasn't as green as its fruit, but instead had a shimmering, moon-white sheen. Sewn with a layer of soft, white wool as a cloak, it looked luxurious and further accentuated Mr. Big Bad Wolf's jade-like face.

He stood there, holding a pruned peach branch, his long hair simply tied back. He looked more like an ancient nobleman than a savage and ferocious wolf living in the ancient continent of the Yao Clan.

"Qiuqiu." Seeing Ruan Qiuqiu come out, a smile touched Yuan Jue's lips. With a flick of his fingers, two pale white butterfly wings carried the umbrella and floated above her head.

Ruan Qiuqiu's eyes curved into crescents. "Didn't you say you wouldn't come to pick me up?"

She closed the door, walked to Mr. Big Bad Wolf's side, and naturally took his arm.

Yuan Jue pursed his lips, not answering her question.

Ruan Qiuqiu's expression was slightly helpless—

This wolf wouldn't listen to her no matter what she said. No matter when she finished cultivating, she could always see him at the door of the shed.

Ruan Qiuqiu even suspected that Yuan Jue would secretly run back and wait at the door every time they separated.

But once she entered a state of cultivation, she couldn't withdraw her divine sense, so she couldn't verify it.

However, now she didn't need to do any housework at all, and even the cooking had been taken over by this wolf.

It's just that the taste wasn't very good.

Ruan Qiuqiu silently thought about Mr. Big Bad Wolf in her heart, her distraction completely captured by a certain wolf.

He didn't remind her, but just slightly turned his head, mischievously letting out his big tail and pointed ears.

The fur skirt near her knees itched as the tip of his fluffy tail rubbed upwards. Ruan Qiuqiu almost cried out, a blush quickly spreading across her cheeks. She angrily reached out and touched Yuan Jue's tail.

"Husband!" Ruan Qiuqiu called out to him, originally intending to warn him. But with her legs and waist weak, her weight almost entirely supported by the wolf, her words naturally lacked conviction.

Yuan Jue shyly fluttered his eyelashes, pretending not to hear the warning in Ruan Qiuqiu's words. He slowly twitched his ears, his voice trailing off, "Hmm?"

Ruan Qiuqiu "…"

Before she could speak, the wolf said again, "Do you want a kiss?"

Ruan Qiuqiu "…………" No, she didn't.

Yuan Jue's breathing was slightly heavy. He wrapped his long arms around Ruan Qiuqiu, his handsome face close to hers, his hot breath enveloping her as he kissed her, starting from the corner of her lips.

Ruan Qiuqiu instinctively tugged at his clothes, standing on tiptoe, her ears burning red. Amidst the intertwined breaths, she could even hear her and Yuan Jue's heartbeats.

But the wolf was still strange. Even though he kissed her deeply every time, he didn't dare to get too close to her. His embraces were always restrained, as if there was something on her that he couldn't bear to touch.

Her breath stolen, Ruan Qiuqiu's head felt light. In a daze, a plan formed in her mind. She lifted her right leg slightly forward and threw herself into Mr. Big Bad Wolf's arms.

Her lips were released as she wished. Ruan Qiuqiu breathed a sigh of relief, blushing as she opened her eyes. She keenly noticed that Mr. Big Bad Wolf seemed to have been stimulated and recoiled.

But he was also afraid that she would fall, so he didn't dare to retreat too much. The whole wolf froze in place, his handsome face terribly red.

Ruan Qiuqiu heard his low, hoarse, and suppressed breathing, a little surprised.

She had to retreat a little from his arms, looked up at Yuan Jue's shocked and shy appearance, and wondered if she had done something to the wolf.

She curved her lips, not expecting that a slightly tighter hug could make Mr. Big Bad Wolf so flustered.

The little devil in her heart took over again, and Ruan Qiuqiu thought a little smugly that she had finally discovered this wolf's weakness—

Next time he kissed her like this, she would hug him tightly. Although Yuan Jue's arms were a bit hard, he was more easily embarrassed than she was. This way, she could probably make the wolf let go of her, right?

At this moment, Ruan Qiuqiu, who hadn't realized the seriousness of the problem, seriously thought this was a good idea.

Yuan Jue tried hard to suppress the strange emotions rising in his heart and blood, using his demonic power to cool himself down while trying to warn himself not to recall the soft touch just now.

After a long time, Yuan Jue finally calmed down and returned to his icy, handsome wolf appearance. He let his little wife pull him and returned to the cave.

Because they came back relatively early today and the weather was fine, Ruan Qiuqiu decided to cook dinner tonight.

After she said she would cook, Yuan Jue seemed to have a strange expression for a moment. But before Ruan Qiuqiu could take a closer look, she found that Mr. Big Bad Wolf's gaze had returned to normal.

Ruan Qiuqiu felt a little strange in her heart, but she couldn't say why.

Since Yuan Jue didn't show it obviously, Ruan Qiuqiu didn't think much about it and started to prepare dinner.

—Previously, without ingredients, her culinary skills couldn't be showcased. Now that the conditions were better, she could make something delicious.

But seasonings were scarce, so Ruan Qiuqiu simply made simple roasted and pan-fried meat.

She cooked some vegetable and tuber soup for herself. She had been eating meat these days and was a little tired of it.

Selecting a Leaf Spirit Flower that Yuan Jue had given her as decoration from her small animal skin bag, Ruan Qiuqiu simply processed the flower and added it to the dishes.

Like the food Mr. Big Bad Wolf had cooked before, after adding the Leaf Spirit Flower, the soup and roasted meat emitted a rich aroma.

Ruan Qiuqiu added a little salt and squeezed some fruit juice for simple seasoning, and the meal was ready.

Knowing that there was only one wooden bowl and his little wife wouldn't share it with him, Tianluo, the grey wolf, had later made a few more wooden bowls.

After setting out the roasted meat and vegetable soup, the person and wolf sat by the stone bed in the small cave, ready to eat dinner.

Scooping a spoonful of the delicious-smelling vegetable soup with a wooden spoon, Ruan Qiuqiu took a deep breath, preparing herself for the unpleasant taste of the soup.

But even after the spoonful of delicious soup slid down her throat, Ruan Qiuqiu didn't taste the indescribable flavor she had experienced in the past few days, the flavor she thought belonged to the "Leaf Spirit Flower."

Huh?

Ruan Qiuqiu was very surprised and couldn't help but take a few more sips, confirming that the taste was delicious and completely different from what Mr. Big Bad Wolf had made.

She carefully ate a small piece of roasted meat with Leaf Spirit Flower and found that it tasted very good too. The meat was tender, the outside was crispy, and it was juicy and not difficult to chew. By the time Ruan Qiuqiu came back to her senses, she had already eaten more than half of a whole piece of roasted meat that was usually difficult for her to finish.

"Very hungry today?" Mr. Big Bad Wolf noticed her situation, a hint of laughter in his voice. With a flash of light from his fingertips, he cut half of the extra-large piece of roasted meat in his bowl and sent it floating to Ruan Qiuqiu's bowl.

Ruan Qiuqiu "…"

Her face flushed. The food she had prepared for herself was completely sufficient. It was just that she had been tormented by a certain wolf's cooking these past few days, so she had just eaten a little faster. She wasn't very hungry.

"I have enough." Ruan Qiuqiu said, putting the meat back into Yuan Jue's bowl.

She slowly ate her food, glancing at Mr. Big Bad Wolf quietly and quickly eating his portion, seemingly unaware of the difference in taste between the two portions. She frowned slightly.

"Husband." Ruan Qiuqiu couldn't help but ask him, "How do you think my cooking is?"

Mr. Big Bad Wolf paused, licking his lower lip. "Hmm, very good."

His phoenix eyes looked over, like a pool of clear spring water, seemingly without any perfunctoriness. "…What's wrong?"

He saw that Ruan Qiuqiu seemed to have thought of something, and his heart sank slightly, worried that his increasingly failing sense of taste due to cultivation would be discovered. He tapped the table lightly and said in a wronged voice, "Does my wife think my cooking is bad?"

Ruan Qiuqiu "…" That wasn't what she meant. She was just wondering if Mr. Big Bad Wolf had added some other seasonings while cooking.

"No." Ruan Qiuqiu could only explain. After coaxing the delicate wolf, she stopped thinking about it.

…

In the evening, Xiong Duoduo and Tian Xiu came to visit with several cubs for a check-up.

Because Yuan Jue had cast a spell on Xiao Sheqin, he now looked more like an ordinary human cub.

Also, because of the incident with the old black python, Xiao Sheqin finally let go of the knot in his heart and became true friends with Xiong Gun Gun and Xiao Bo He. Although he was still taciturn, he no longer deliberately kept his distance from them as he had before.

After the check-up and playing with She Ying for a while, the cubs dispersed, and the Yao stayed behind to discuss serious matters.

"Grandma Ruyi still hasn't returned," Mo Mao, a young man with decent strength, stayed behind and said worriedly.

Ruan Qiuqiu sighed softly upon hearing this. These past few days, apart from preparing items to exchange with other tribes at the Yao-Demon Market, they had been searching for Grandma Ruyi and Grandpa Mo's whereabouts in the surrounding area.

Although judging from the oath, they were not in immediate danger, it was indeed worrying that they hadn't returned.

"Grandpa Clan Leader hasn't returned either," Xiong Duoduo said, a little depressed.

"Don't worry," Ruan Qiuqiu glanced at him and comforted.

Grandpa Panda was still repairing the barrier. These past few days, she and Mr. Big Bad Wolf had specifically gone to the vicinity of the barrier to check every day. The damaged barrier had been almost completely repaired, and she estimated that Grandpa Panda would be back in a day or two.

After Ruan Qiuqiu finished speaking, the Yao fell silent. After a few seconds, Tian Xiu couldn't help but ask, "Madam Yuan, is what you told us before true?"

Hearing his words, Ruan Qiuqiu paused, then nodded seriously. "It's true."

—Rewinding to the previous night, after Ruan Qiuqiu and Mr. Big Bad Wolf finished cultivating, they discussed for a long time and decided to tell a few close Yao about the dangers they would face in the future.

Grandma Ruyi's sudden departure made Ruan Qiuqiu, who always felt they still had time to grow, feel uneasy.

Facing the impending danger, they couldn't choose to hide it.

Ruan Qiuqiu and Yuan Jue didn't place their hopes on Tian Xiu and the others to help, but only hoped that after they knew all this, they could protect themselves and not be implicated by them.

"Almost eighth tier…" Big Eagle couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead, sighing softly after a while. "Ten eagles wouldn't be able to defeat it."

"Twenty of me wouldn't be able to defeat it either," Xiong Duoduo added.

Little Cat glanced at the two of them, thinking this was some kind of necessary formation, and after a while, said, "Then… a hundred of me wouldn't be able to defeat it either."

Ruan Qiuqiu "…"

She couldn't help but laugh, looking at the few Yao in front of her who could be considered friends, a warmth rising in her heart.

"We don't need you to fight," Ruan Qiuqiu smiled. "As long as you aren't implicated by us, it's fine."

She knew Mr. Big Bad Wolf's current strength. During a short burst, he could approximately reach the mid-sixth tier. Although he still couldn't contend with a demon beast that was almost at the eighth tier, he should have a good chance of escaping.

Ruan Qiuqiu had long been prepared for the time spent in the Winter Bear Tribe to be her last period of peaceful life.

Actually, there were many things she wanted to do. She wanted to build wooden houses and no longer live in caves.

She also wanted to plant crops, raise poultry, pass on the knowledge she knew, and ideally, help the Winter Bear Tribe rise, learn unique writing and arithmetic, and become a powerful tribe in the Yao Clan continent.

And then, together, explore the mysterious Sea Clan tribe and the Underground People tribe, which she had only heard of, and venture into the mysterious treasure land behind the forbidden area in the back mountain.

But she knew that these were just beautiful fantasies in the current urgent situation.

She had long been prepared to wander the world with this wolf.

Even if their final outcome was to face death together, it didn't matter.

After all, if it were according to fate's arrangement, she would have already died.

It's just… Ruan Qiuqiu's gaze fell on Mr. Big Bad Wolf's face, a ripple forming in her heart—

Originally, she had planned to farm, but she didn't expect things to turn out like this.

The few Yao chattered, probably because Tian Xiu had opened the conversation. They were keen to use their own methods to measure the combat power of the demon beast that was almost at the eighth tier and were tirelessly enjoying it.

Yuan Jue listened to their words, his long eyelashes lowered, seemingly hiding many indescribable emotions under his dark eyebrows. He just sat there quietly, like a light-colored, translucent ink painting, not expressing any opinion on their naive words.

The feeling that she would lose him became even stronger. Ruan Qiuqiu took two steps forward, wanting to reach out and touch his sleeve.

But before she could touch him, Mr. Big Bad Wolf raised his blood-red eyes, his thin lips slightly parting. "Qing Ruyi is back."

"?" Ruan Qiuqiu didn't react, and then she heard Xiao Bo He's voice from outside, with some anxiety and fear. "Sister Qiuqiu, come out and see, Grandma and Grandpa are back!"

Ruan Qiuqiu turned around, and Xiong Duoduo and the others were also stunned. Mo Mao even rushed out.

Everyone reacted, and Ruan Qiuqiu followed them out.

It was very dark outside, but her strength was much greater than before. The string of night-glowing pearls on her wrist emitted a soft light, and Ruan Qiuqiu quickly saw the people who had arrived.

It was Grandpa Mo…

No, it was a much younger Mo Bugui. His originally white-streaked hair had completely turned black, and he looked like a young man, exactly like the young man Ruan Qiuqiu had seen in her dream.

On his back was Qing Ruyi, who had also transformed into a young girl, but she was unconscious, her face and wrists covered with mottled bloodstains and bruises.

"Little Qiu, quickly save your Grandma Ruyi," Mo Bugui said, his eyes filled with tears, when he saw Ruan Qiuqiu rushing out.

Ruan Qiuqiu was a little unaccustomed to being called like that by Mo Bugui, who looked about the same age as her, but this slight discomfort seemed insignificant in the face of saving someone.

After Mo Bugui said this, his legs gave way, and he fell straight to the ground.

Qing Ruyi fell from his back and landed beside him.

Mo Mao and the other Yao hurried to help. Ruan Qiuqiu quickly condensed a few low-level healing water balls, intending to clean Qing Ruyi's wounds first. But as she moved forward, she discovered that Mo Bugui's back was covered with dense blood holes.

She then noticed that Mo Bugui wasn't uninjured, but his injuries were all covered up.

After such a long journey, with his lover's weight pressing on his wounds, blood flowing down and soaking into his clothes, Mo Bugui seemed to feel nothing, only begging Ruan Qiuqiu to save Qing Ruyi.

Her fingertips trembling slightly, Ruan Qiuqiu didn't waste any time. Looking at Mo Bugui's shocking wounds, she raised her hand and separated the healing water balls, treating both of them.

Mo Bugui stared fixedly at Qing Ruyi's pale face. It wasn't until he saw a faint breath return to her that he fell into a deep coma.

The Yao carried them into the cave, and Ruan Qiuqiu and Yuan Jue followed them to Mo Bugui's cave.

After a thorough examination, Ruan Qiuqiu discovered that Grandma Ruyi, who had become young again, was indeed more seriously injured than Grandpa Mo.

Her whole body was covered in strange lines, as if entangled by willow leaves, drained of all blood. Her entire body was pale and thin, and her breath was very weak, completely unlike the strength of a fifth-tier powerhouse.

On the other hand, the demonic Gu near her heart had become abnormally strong, pulsating vividly and shockingly.

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