Marrying the Soft-hearted Villain

When Ruan Qiuqiu woke up the next day, the sky outside was already bright.

The light outside, mixed with cold dust, filtered in through the gaps in the loosely sewn animal hide curtain, making the cave unusually bright.

Perhaps because she had finally eaten her fill last night, and the cave was warmed by the burning wood, and the specially made stone bed was also warm, she had rested well. Even though she had helped Mr. Big Gray Wolf share some of his pain before falling into a deep sleep, Ruan Qiuqiu didn't seem to feel any discomfort in her body.

Still sleepy, Ruan Qiuqiu didn't rush to get up. Instead, she closed her eyes to shake off the drowsiness, and at the same time, reached out from the tightly wrapped animal hide, stealthily extending her hand towards Mr. Big Gray Wolf's side of the animal hide blanket, wanting to find his large paw and investigate his current condition.

The burning wood in the cave was almost extinguished, and as soon as her hand reached out from the animal hide blanket, Ruan Qiuqiu shivered from the cold.

But she still didn't open her eyes, just groping around. By the time her paw finally crossed the half-meter distance separated by the animal hide and reached inside Mr. Big Gray Wolf's blanket, the almost-asleep Ruan Qiuqiu felt as if she had gone through a long century.

She followed the fur of the hide downwards, trying to find the wolf's large paw.

But she felt around on the hide for a long time, and didn't touch Mr. Big Gray Wolf's arm, only touching a few holes that he had scratched in the hide for some unknown reason.

Ruan Qiuqiu "…?"

She stretched her hand further towards him, but unfortunately, her arm wasn't long enough, and after feeling around for a long time, she still couldn't reach Mr. Big Gray Wolf's large hand.

Mr. Big Gray Wolf, who had struggled with pain and tangled emotions all night, pondering the nature of his special feelings for Ruan Qiuqiu, and was on the verge of unconsciousness, felt the cold wind entering the animal hide blanket and heard the sound of her hand rubbing against the hide. A faint blush gradually crept onto his cheeks.

He tried his best to move to the side without her noticing, his silver-gray pointed ears twitching. "…"

Did his little human wife want to do something to him, a wolf, as soon as she woke up?

He had clearly held her hand for a long time last night, why wasn't she satisfied yet?

"Eh?" Ruan Qiuqiu felt around again, but couldn't find him. Worried that he might have secretly lured away the monsters again like last time, her heart skipped a beat. She suddenly woke up and sat up in bed subconsciously.

The wolf, who was almost unable to hold himself back any longer, dropped his arm instantly. "…"

Ruan Qiuqiu turned her head in alarm, and saw Mr. Big Gray Wolf, who was in the same position as last night, only seemingly further away than usual.

"Thank goodness." Ruan Qiuqiu breathed a sigh of relief. She moved a bit closer to him, wrapped in the animal hide, and finally touched Mr. Big Gray Wolf's paw.

Her spiritual energy involuntarily entwined with a wisp of demonic energy within him.

Almost instantly, Yuan Jue felt the pain all over his body lessen considerably.

Ruan Qiuqiu, on the other hand, gasped in pain, her waist bending sharply, almost unable to straighten up.

Her wisp of spiritual energy didn't last long, dissipating after only about thirty seconds.

Ruan Qiuqiu's face was pale with pain, but her mood was much better. "The wound on your back has actually healed."

The most severe injuries on him were his shoulder, back, and his left leg, which had been bitten off by something.

Although she had tried her best to heal him, due to the lack of medicinal herbs, Mr. Big Gray Wolf's wounds had been bleeding intermittently.

Last night, she had only managed to stop the bleeding, but she hadn't expected that the wound on his back would have scabbed over today, and it looked very good.

"Was it yesterday's spiritual energy that worked… That's great." Ruan Qiuqiu murmured softly as she eased the pain in her body.

She was truly happy. This was the first time in so many days that she had seen such significant improvement in Mr. Big Gray Wolf's injuries.

Ruan Qiuqiu couldn't help but curve her lips into a smile. Her face was a little pale from the pain just now, but she was smiling happily. She even couldn't resist placing her slightly cold hand on the small, fluffy tip of Mr. Big Gray Wolf's tail, which was peeking out from under the animal hide.

The fur on the outside of his big tail was a bit coarse, while the fur inside was very soft and delicate, very comfortable to the touch. Ruan Qiuqiu indulged herself, tugging on the wolf fur and saying slowly, "Are you getting better soon, Mr. Food Reserve?"

—Hearing her slightly hopeful tone, Yuan Jue felt, for the first time, that the electric shock sensation that usually spread throughout his body when she touched his tail was much weaker.

He couldn't quite describe what he was feeling.

If Ruan Qiuqiu knew…

That his wounds were healing so quickly not because of the spiritual energy she diligently sent into his body, but because of the demonic energy within him…

Would she still not mind? Would she still look forward to his recovery?

If she knew, would she be disgusted by him?

After thinking about it all night, Mr. Big Gray Wolf, who had zero experience with the opposite sex, or in the area that wolves prided themselves on, still couldn't quite determine what his feelings for Ruan Qiuqiu were.

But he had come to a rather shameless conclusion—

He didn't want to forget her, and he didn't want to leave her, not at all.

Just the thought of the possibility of separating from her drove him almost mad.

If he remained a crippled and useless wolf demon, although he would be in pain, would fall unconscious, would be hungry, and might never recover, as long as he played possum and pretended to be unconscious, she wouldn't abandon him in his vulnerability.

But…

She would be exhausted because of him.

She would suffer hardships, be bullied, and see no hope.

Two more days.

He would give himself two more days.

If there was really no progress…

Before falling into a deep sleep, Yuan Jue closed his narrow eyes, his beautiful lips set in a frosty line, and an unshakeable gloom under his dark eyebrows.

…

After confirming that Mr. Evil Wolf was alright, Ruan Qiuqiu quickly got up.

She first boiled water, tidied herself up, and then took care of the wolf.

Because last night's dinner was extravagant, today's breakfast for her and Mr. Big Gray Wolf wasn't as lavish. They went back to eating dried meat and boiled tuber paste.

The weather today was much better than yesterday. When Ruan Qiuqiu went out to collect snow, she clearly felt the snowfall slowing down. By the time she had prepared the healing water droplets in the small wooden cup, the snowflakes outside were even smaller.

Such good weather was perfect for hunting.

Even more perfect for searching for medicinal herbs.

Even if the possibility of encountering wild beasts was much higher, but…

She didn't have many choices.

Ruan Qiuqiu spent about half an hour using some tough dried vines from the "storage room" and a tattered piece of animal hide to make a simple rope about two meters long, which she put into her backpack.

After preparing everything, Ruan Qiuqiu picked up her spear and prepared to leave.

Before leaving, she glanced at Mr. Big Gray Wolf lying on the stone bed—

He still looked the same as he had for the past ten days, pale with many menacing scars on his face.

But she wasn't sure if it was her imagination, she felt like the dark spots on Mr. Evil Wolf's face seemed to have faded quite a bit.

This restored a lot of his good looks, making him look like a sleeping beauty wolf waiting to be rescued by a knight.

Ruan Qiuqiu slowly walked to the bedside, looked at Mr. Food Reserve's pale and handsome face, and, as if possessed, moved closer and closer.

By the time she came to her senses, she was already sitting by his bed, her cold fingertips gently stroking his cheek.

A cool sensation came through, and Ruan Qiuqiu snapped back to reality, retracting her hand abruptly, her heart beating faster and faster.

She thought she must be lonely for too long, to find a wolf so handsome.

No, no, she wasn't single anymore, and Mr. Periwinkle Gray Wolf was indeed very handsome… and had saved her several times…

Her thoughts became more and more chaotic, and Ruan Qiuqiu bit her lip hard, trying to cool herself down with the pain.

She put the spear aside and frantically fanned her face.

After calming down a bit, she felt silly about what she had just done.

Ruan Qiuqiu took a deep breath, shook her head, and tried to drive all the strange feelings from her mind.

She picked up her weapon, her face still a little red. "Mr. Food Reserve, I'm leaving. I'll bring back medicinal herbs."

After saying that, Ruan Qiuqiu didn't delay any longer. She checked the things in the cave and left.

…

As soon as Ruan Qiuqiu reached the cave entrance, she vaguely felt something was amiss. There were several footprints on the snow in the distance.

"Who's there?!" Ruan Qiuqiu picked up her weapon, her expression serious.

The air was silent for a few seconds, with only the rustling sound of footsteps on the snow.

"My husband is still sleeping in the cave. Come out, or I'll call him!" Ruan Qiuqiu called out vigilantly, while mobilizing a trace of spiritual energy within her body, trying to scout the surroundings.

"Sister Qiuqiu, it's me." A familiar child's voice rang out.

Ruan Qiuqiu looked towards the giant tree not far away and caught sight of a familiar, small boy.

"Xiao Yu?"

Ruan Qiuqiu was a little surprised. "Why are you here?"

After her faint spiritual energy detected that there was indeed only Mo Yu near the giant tree, Ruan Qiuqiu completely relaxed.

She saw Mo Yu looking towards the cave with wide eyes, but not daring to approach, and she gave a helpless smile. "Are your injuries better?"

Ruan Qiuqiu walked to Mo Yu and saw the little boy shake his head. "I'm perfectly fine."

Before Ruan Qiuqiu could say anything else, Mo Yu quickly explained, as if afraid she would send him away, "Sister Qiuqiu, I'm fine. I'm here to look for medicinal herbs with you."

His small face was a little pale, but he gripped the bone club in his hand tightly. "It's dangerous for you to walk alone in the forest. I know a slightly safer path, which my brother discovered before…"

As Mo Yu spoke, his voice became softer and softer, filled with guilt. "Sister Qiuqiu, I'm sorry I didn't tell you yesterday… I came as soon as I woke up today. Fortunately, you haven't left yet."

Ruan Qiuqiu saw the little boy's eyes reddening and softened her expression.

She wasn't angry at all about what Mo Yu had said. This kind of safer path, where one wouldn't encounter large beasts, wasn't easy to find. It might have been discovered by his brother, Mo Mao, after countless times of scrambling around and hunting arduously.

It was normal for Mo Yu to be cautious.

She bent down, patted his head, and looked him in the eye. "It's okay, Xiao Yu. You intended to tell me, right? And you came as soon as you could today. You don't need to blame yourself."

"If anyone should apologize, it should be me. I made you vomit blood yesterday."

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