Marrying the Soft-hearted Villain

Ruan Qiuqiu, ignoring the two sharp, wolf-ear-shaped, blood-red marks on her wrist, hurriedly got up and dressed.

She then noticed that the entire "master bedroom," aside from the marital bed she had just been lying on, the animal hide blanket covering her, and a wooden basin filled with hot water set aside, along with a wind-blocking animal hide curtain, was completely empty.

Most of their belongings had already been packed by Mr. Grey Wolf Tianluo, tied together with dried vines. The "master bedroom" appeared even emptier than when she had first arrived.

The items bundled with the vines included stone stools, a stone table, spare wooden buckets, some scattered furniture, animal hide clothing, spare animal hides, and so on.

Seeing this, Ruan Qiuqiu felt a strange mix of emotions.

She hadn't realized they had so many things.

Ruan Qiuqiu patted her flushed cheeks—

Outside, Granny Ruyi and Tianxiu had come to help. It must be noon the next day already.

She had actually been bitten unconscious last night. How embarrassing!

These things must have been packed by Yuan Jue. His injuries hadn't fully healed, and moving around wasn't easy for him, yet he hadn't woken her.

Her heart felt both soft and aching. With slightly weak limbs, she picked up the animal hide towel thoughtfully prepared by her wolf husband, intending to clean herself up first.

She had just dipped her hands into the basin when she heard the silly bird outside making another risky remark, "Goo, Wah~ (Otherwise, Mr. Yuan, why don't you go in and help your wife get dressed first? Then we can go in and move the things?)"

Ruan Qiuqiu "…"

She took a deep breath, mentally roasting the silly bird, but couldn't help wondering what expression the wolf had on his face right now, and why he hadn't retorted.

If his actions towards her were solely out of a wolf's sense of responsibility, shouldn't he clarify things at this point?

Ruan Qiuqiu blinked and waited for a while before hearing Yuan Jue say indifferently, "It's still early."

Still early, so she should sleep more.

Silly Bird "…"

Tianxiu really wanted to roar at the big grey wolf, who was sitting there calmly and indifferently with the corners of his lips slightly raised—

Early? It's almost noon! By the time we move everything to the Winter Bear Tribe, it'll probably be evening. The weather's okay now, just light snow, but what if there's a blizzard later?

However, the big grey wolf, whose eyes were covered with white fur strips, just lightly tapped his finger on the edge of his "wheelchair," seemingly unconcerned about Tianxiu's worries.

To be precise, whether it was the unpredictable winter weather, the half-demon, half-yokai he had encountered for the first time in his wolf life, or the gradually shifting time, nothing mattered more than letting her sleep a little longer.

In fact, if it weren't…

The big bird opened its sharp beak, its expression foolish, clearly wanting to say more.

Granny Ruyi, who was standing beside him, patted the big bird's shoulder and gestured with her eyes for him to sit and rest on the willow plank cart she had prepared. "You flew back last night, didn't sleep much, and then flew back here with me. Still talking? Aren't you tired?"

Tianxiu "…"

She made so much sense he was speechless.

He knew that Yuan Jue speaking to him and not chasing him away was already a rare display of gentleness.

Thinking this, Tianxiu closed his beak. The two-meter-tall bird lay stiffly on the wooden cart.

"Creak."

The willow cart groaned under the weight, but still tremblingly managed to support the silly bird.

Granny Ruyi looked at Yuan Jue sitting at the cave entrance, a look of inquiry flashing across her face. She couldn't help but ask curiously, "Did you really, and Qiuqiu, last night…?"

Before she could finish, Ruan Qiuqiu, who had hurriedly pushed open the wooden door and run out, interrupted her, "Granny Ruyi, you're here."

Granny Ruyi swallowed the rest of her sentence and nodded. "Why did you wake up late today?"

Ruan Qiuqiu touched her nose, saw the big bird that had gotten up at the sound of her voice, and gave a particularly clumsy excuse, "We had to pack everything last night, so I woke up a little late this morning."

Hearing her words, Yuan Jue's eyes darkened, and the corners of his lips drooped slightly.

Although he knew she just didn't want the yokai to misunderstand, Mr. Grey Wolf felt a sense of inexplicable grievance in his heart.

Ruan Qiuqiu didn't notice her wolf's little tantrum. She simply placed her hand on the "wheelchair" handle, bent down, and whispered into Mr. Grey Wolf's ear, "…Husband, why didn't you wake me up this morning?"

Because she was whispering, her voice was very soft.

But those slight warm breaths brushed past, barely stirring Yuan Jue's hair, yet they slowly warmed his cold heart.

The slight dejection and grievance almost instantly dissipated. Mr. Grey Wolf pondered for a moment before saying in a low voice, "Mm."

Ruan Qiuqiu "…"

What kind of answer was "mm"? Did he call her and she didn't wake up, or would he call her next time?

She sighed helplessly, straightened up, and pushed Mr. Grey Wolf to the side, making way at the cave entrance.

"Caw. (Lady Yuan, you're finally awake!)" Tianxiu called out, nimbly getting up from the willow cart. "Goo. (Shall we start moving now? There shouldn't be too many things, right?)"

Ruan Qiuqiu subconsciously asked Yuan Jue, "Should we take the wooden door at the cave entrance too?"

Mr. Grey Wolf pursed his lips. "Mm."

He raised his right hand, his fingertips flashing with black light.

A subtle sound reached her ears. Ruan Qiuqiu raised her hand and saw the recently installed wooden door crack from the edges, then break into pieces before falling.

"The size of the cave entrance might be different after we move," Mr. Grey Wolf explained calmly, soothing his little wife. "The wolf will make a new one. My wife doesn't need to worry."

Ruan Qiuqiu "…"

She hadn't been worried about that.

Tianxiu understood. Seeing the wooden planks, he quickly flapped his large wings and began to carry them.

Ruan Qiuqiu also wanted to help, but all three "yokai" stopped her.

"Manual labor, of course, should be done by male yokai," Granny Ruyi said sagely, standing to the side, occasionally extending two willow branches to help Tianxiu.

Mr. Grey Wolf was even more efficient. He seemed to have recovered well overnight. Although he was still enduring the pain of his demonic transformation period, he had more demonic and yokai power transformed into spiritual power to help.

Ruan Qiuqiu saw clearly that Tianxiu could carry three wooden planks stacked on the cart at a time, while Mr. Grey Wolf could carry ten.

Granny Ruyi, sensing the perfectly suppressed, unbelievably docile demonic energy in the air, her eyes flickered, secretly amazed.

This wolf cub had become stronger again. It had only been less than two days since their last meeting.

Such rapid progress, his talent and comprehension were probably far beyond the Master's expectations.

As Granny Ruyi marveled, Ruan Qiuqiu felt embarrassed to just stand and watch. She decided to mobilize the mutated water-type spiritual power within her, channeling it through her hand to Mr. Grey Wolf's large paw, just like when he was still a sleeping wolf, to alleviate his pain.

Yuan Jue's movements briefly froze. The tips of his ears turned slightly red, but he didn't show it on his face, only secretly curling the corners of his lips upwards.

As she continued using her spiritual power, Ruan Qiuqiu noticed something was amiss.

Spiritual energy flowed continuously from the Spirit Gathering Pearl around her neck. Ruan Qiuqiu almost instantly entered a wondrous state, and when she came to her senses, she had already advanced to the second rank.

The entire process lasted less than a few minutes, so fast that the silly bird, who had just finished moving the planks, was astonished.

"Goo! (You advanced?!)" He had just moved a plank, and this human had advanced. Wasn't that too fast??

Granny Ruyi's expression became even more complex.

She hadn't finished marveling at the wolf cub's talent when she was pleasantly surprised to find that Qiuqiu's talent was even more outstanding than she had anticipated.

Humans were inherently a race that was not easy to cultivate, naturally weaker than yokai in all aspects.

In this world where yokai and demons occupied vast territories and the demonic abyss, apart from the underground humans who occupied a small portion of resources, other tribes rarely saw humans with cultivation talent like Ruan Qiuqiu.

Granny Ruyi had thought that reaching the late stage of the first rank at this age, without spending much resources, Ruan Qiuqiu was already a rare genius.

Unexpectedly, Ruan Qiuqiu had given her another surprise so quickly.

Once Ruan Qiuqiu and Yuan Jue moved to the Winter Bear Tribe, her strength would probably improve even faster. That way, the demonic Gu worm within her might also…

A hint of joy flashed in Granny Ruyi's eyes, but she quickly suppressed it.

It was too early to be happy. The Master was powerful, with several demons under his command stronger than her. With their current manpower and strength, even with the silly bird and the bears of the Winter Bear Tribe, they were no match.

The most urgent task was to exchange for spirit stones and improve their strength as soon as possible.

Ruan Qiuqiu, on the other hand, simply smiled at Tianxiu's surprise. "It was good luck."

Originally, lacking spirit stones, she couldn't have advanced so quickly. It was all because a certain wolf had bitten her twice last night…

Ruan Qiuqiu glanced at Mr. Grey Wolf's handsome face and pale lips, subconsciously raising her hand to touch the collarbone he had bitten.

There seemed to be a lingering thrill there. Just a touch made Ruan Qiuqiu feel weak all over.

…

With the powerful assistance of Granny Ruyi and Tianxiu, the things in the cave were quickly emptied.

Only the stone stove, the marital bed, and some bedding remained.

Although Mr. Grey Wolf said he would keep the marital bed, Ruan Qiuqiu was still a little worried.

The wooden cart was almost full. If she and Mr. Grey Wolf were to sit on it, there would be no room left.

The marital bed was so heavy, they couldn't have the silly bird carry it in the sky, could they?

Although she had considered it, it seemed a bit unfair to the bird.

As Ruan Qiuqiu pondered, she planned to pack up the animal hide blanket and other items first.

But before her hand could touch them, Mr. Grey Wolf's slightly nervous voice came from behind her, as if afraid she would discover something. "The wolf will take care of it."

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