Chapter 190 The Land of Eternal Night
Chapter 190 The Land of Eternal Night
The next morning, Yuxi woke up early and started to grill meat.
After the meat was grilled, he woke up Anke: "Anke, get up and eat the grilled meat."
An Ke replied dazedly, "Okay, Master, I'll get up right away."
Yuxi immediately corrected her: "Don't call me master, we are friends now. Just call me by my name."
An Ke rubbed her eyes, looked up at Yuxi and said weakly, "Yuxi."
Yuxi nodded: "Well, this baked one is for you, take it."
He smiled and handed the first roasted meat to Anko.
An Ke took the barbecue, took a bite, and tears welled up in her eyes unconsciously, and she began to sob softly.
Seeing this, Yuxi asked hurriedly, "Why are you crying? Is the meat I roasted unpalatable?"
An Ke shook her head: "It's not bad, but no one has ever woken me up in the morning to eat..."
Her voice became smaller and smaller, and finally turned into low sobs.
Yuxi's heart tightened, and she asked softly, "Don't you have any family?"
An Ke choked up and said, "No, I have lived with an old lady in the village since I was a child."
Yuxi asked doubtfully, "But... isn't this also considered family?"
An Ke answered firmly: "No! She only wants me to work for her to make money, and if I can't make money, she will sell me out."
Yuxi said angrily: "This is too much!"
Then he asked uncertainly, "Were you sold to that man by her?"
An Ke explained: "No... I ran away from her when I was very young. Later, I made some money from business and met that man."
"I thought he was the man I could spend my whole life with, but he cheated me out of all my money and beat me all the time..."
As she spoke, An leaned on Yuxi's shoulder, looking even more pitiful.
Seeing An Ke crying so sadly, Yuxi felt a strong feeling of pity and love in her heart.
He comforted her softly, "Don't be sad, you can make money again. You should be happy to be able to leave that scumbag."
An Ke said helplessly, "But probably no one will want me..."
Yuxi answered firmly: "You have beautiful features and a healthy body, so how could no one want you?"
His words revealed his affirmation and encouragement for Encore.
An Ke hesitated for a moment, and finally expressed her concerns, with shame and worry in her voice: "But...but I am no longer...a virgin."
Yuxi disagreed and said gently: "It's nothing, anyone who cares about these things doesn't really love you."
"People who truly love you will tolerate everything about you. Those who despise you are the wrong people. Don't worry about the wrong people."
When An Ke heard these words, a warm current surged in her heart, and she said with regret and emotion: "I wish I had met you earlier..."
Yuxi smiled and said, "It's not too late now."
An Ke was stunned for a moment, then looked up at Yu Xi in surprise: "Is it really not too late?"
A glimmer of hope began to flicker in her eyes.
Yuxi nodded: "Yes, but you have to learn to love yourself first."
An Ke asked doubtfully, "Love yourself well?"
Yuxi pointed at the surroundings and said, "Look, it's so early in the morning, my breath is producing white smoke. Aren't you cold?"
After Jing Yuxi said this, An Ke suddenly felt cold, shrank back, and said in a trembling voice: "Cold..."
Yuxi suggested: "Then go put on more clothes."
"Oh."
An Ke hurriedly rummaged through the package, took out her clothes and put them on, her movements full of the innocence and naivety of a young girl.
A smile appeared on her face, as if at this moment, she found a little confidence and courage.
Yuxi looked at Anke's busy figure and felt a warm feeling in her heart.
He whispered to himself, "It's pretty cute."
King Zhou's voice rang in Yuxi's mind: "Yes, at least she is straightforward and honest."
"Unlike that Kai, who tells lies all the time!"
Yuxi frowned slightly: "Why do you always mention Kai?"
King Zhou explained: "I am afraid that you will go astray, so of course I have to remind you often."
Yuxi answered naturally: "Don't worry, I don't like that."
King Zhou was silent for a moment after hearing this familiar answer: "[……]"
At this time, An Ke returned to the campfire wearing a red cotton coat. She turned around and asked, "Will this look good?"
Yuxi nodded appreciatively: "It looks very good."
An Ke showed a bright smile on her face: "Hehe~"
She seems to be very easy to satisfy, and a little compliment can make her happy for a while.
Yuxi couldn't help but become curious about her again, and he asked, "An Ke, how old are you?"
An Ke replied: "I am seventeen."
Yuxi couldn't help but exclaim in surprise: "You are only seventeen years old?!"
I couldn’t help but sympathize in my heart: “You’ve gone through so many hardships at such a young age.”
An Ke looked at Yuxi in confusion: "What...what happened?"
Yuxi came back to her senses and said softly, "Nothing... You are still growing, so eat more."
An Ke responded obediently: "Oh..."
After the two of them finished eating the barbecue, Yuxi continued to lead the demon team on their journey.
……
After walking for two days, Yuxi arrived at the land of eternal night under Zishou's guidance.
This is an absolutely dark area, with countless caves connected to each other, blocking out the sky and the sun.
The lighting comes entirely from fire lizard eggs and a strange kind of spores.
Yuxi looked around and thought to herself, "Zishou, is this the demon base you mentioned?"
He was a little confused because the scene before him was far from the demon base he had imagined.
"Why are they all low-level fire lizards?" Yuxi asked in confusion.
King Zhou’s voice rang in his mind: “The Land of Eternal Night has countless layers. This was once the battlefield where the ancient demons revolted.
"The deeper you go into the cave, the higher the level of the demon species will be."
King Zhou continued, "Legend has it that there are demons imprisoned underground for thousands of years."
When Yuxi heard these words, she was moved: "A demon species that has been imprisoned for thousands of years? How powerful would that be..."
He couldn't help feeling curious and expectant.
King Zhou seemed to have guessed his thoughts, so he reminded him: "You'd better stay on this floor and expand your power for now."
"Go further down."
Yuxi replied, "I understand."
At this time, An Ke suddenly said: "It's so beautiful here!"
Her eyes sparkled with excitement.
Yuxi turned to look at her, smiled and said, "Anke, we will stay here temporarily from now on."
"Let's find a cave to live in first." Yuxi led Anke forward.
They were about to leave when they saw their demons grab the fire lizard eggs and stuff them into their mouths.
The sand sculpture ate with gusto: "Delicious~"
Lu Xingshun also grabbed one and ate it in big mouthfuls: "Baji, Baji——"
Yuxi looked at this scene and was a little surprised: "Hey, why are you eating the eggs of the fire lizard?"
Sha Diao replied nonchalantly: "Dad, the fire lizard lays eggs every day."
They seem to take it for granted.
The werewolf also added: "They live on stones, and stones are the most abundant thing here. If we don't eat their eggs, this place will soon be full of fire lizards."
Yuxi smiled bitterly and said, "From what you said, aren't the fire lizards just like the chickens raised by humans?"
The desert lizard nodded and said, "Yes, many demon species depend on the eggs they lay for their survival."
Yuxi shrugged, quite curious: "Then I want to eat too."
He decided to give this strange food a try.
The desert lizard immediately expressed its support: "Okay Dad, I'll roast the eggs for you~"
Then it happily went to prepare food.
Yuxi patted the heads of the demons with satisfaction, and then led Anke to find a cave.
The caves in the Land of Eternal Night are indeed very small, with old wooden door switches.
Most of them were abandoned by cave-dwelling demons. Anke and Yuxi stood at the entrance of the cave and began to think about how to face this new living environment.
An Ke looked at the small cave uneasily, hesitated for a moment, and with a hint of expectation in her voice, she asked in a low voice: "Yuxi, can I sleep in the same cave with you?"
Yuxi looked at the small space and shook her head: "It's very small here, there's no room for two people to sleep."
An Ke lowered her head in disappointment: "Okay then..."
After a moment, An Ke raised her head again, with a determined light in her eyes: "Then I want to be next to you."
Yuxi looked at her and nodded: "Okay."
So Yuxi searched for a long time before finding two adjacent caves.
He pointed to two of the holes and said with satisfaction, "Here it is."
An Ke looked at her new home excitedly and fantasized about her future life: "I will plant lots of flowers here in the future~"
Yuxi broke her fantasy and said very straightforwardly: "Flowers can't grow in a place like this without sunlight."
An Ke asked somewhat disappointedly: "What should we do? The place we live in is so bare and ugly..."
Yuxi pointed to a glowing mushroom in the corner and suggested, "You can plant spores. Planting more can also provide light."
An Ke's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Okay, plant spores~plant spores~"
He jumped and ran away, collecting spores with excitement and anticipation.
Yuxi looked at An Ke's appearance and sighed in her heart: "Like a little kid..."
Yuxi simply tidied up the cave and laid out the bedding.
He wiped the dust off his face and smiled at An Ke who had just finished cleaning up and was waiting nearby: "It's all done. Let's go eat first. After eating, have a good night's rest."
An Ke nodded obediently: "Yeah~"
Yuxi looked at An Ke's delicate body and couldn't help but said with concern: "You have been traveling these days, it's hard for you."
An Ke immediately replied: "It's not hard at all~ I'm very happy to be able to follow you!"
Yuxi couldn't help but ask jokingly, "How happy are you?"
With deep emotion and satisfaction, An Ke said seriously: "These few days... are the happiest time of my seventeen years!"
Yuxi was amused by her words and teased, "Haha...you sound so pitiful."
An Ke suddenly started crying: "It's true... wuwuwu..."
Yuxi was frightened by him and hurried to comfort her: "Hey, don't cry. I will be nicer to you in the future."
He hugged her gently and patted her shoulder, trying to calm her down.
An Ke felt Yuxi's concern and soon burst into laughter again.
After eating the roasted eggs, the two returned to the cave to rest.
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