Dragon, Truly Shameless (Yuri Futa, Farming) - Chapter 6

Long Qing saving her was already something she couldn’t repay. How could she shamelessly trouble Long Qing again and again, and even occupy Long Qing’s bed? The habits she had developed from living under other people’s roofs for a long time made Shen Qingming once again make the choice she thought she should.

“This, I won’t sleep here.” Seeing Bean Sprout trying to get up again, Long Qing couldn’t help but feel a little annoyed. She leaned over and pressed the noisy little girl back onto the bed, threatening, “Little girl, if I tell you to lie down, then obediently lie down. If you don’t sleep here, where else do you want to sleep?”

“No, I mean there’s only one bed here.” Being pressed down by Long Qing, that cool fragrance descended with her black hair, causing Shen Qingming’s breath to catch. She instinctively shrank her shoulders, and her small face flushed red.

“One bed is just one bed,” Long Qing tilted her head and looked at the stone slab bed. Her bed was very large, and Bean Sprout was so thin that she didn’t take up any space at all. What was the problem?

Shen Qingming was speechless. Did Long Qing mean they would sleep together? Right, she had been unconscious these past few days, and today, observing the cave, there was no second set of bedding. Clearly, Long Qing slept with her. Thinking of this, her face showed a conflicted expression. Although they were both girls, sleeping together might be okay. In fact, in the old Shen family, she also slept with her two uncles’ daughters. But if it was Long Qing, especially now that Long Qing was only wearing an inner garment, and she was naked, just thinking about it made her want to die of shame.

“I… I’ll sleep on the floor.”

Long Qing raised an eyebrow at her, her expression as if saying, “You’re covered in injuries. Are you sure you can sleep on the floor?”

“I can,” Shen Qingming stubbornly tried to prove, but Long Qing had already leaned closer, bringing that faint cool fragrance that invaded the air around her. She stiffened again.

“Don’t be stubborn, little girl. I finally managed to save you. I don’t want you to die on me in the middle of the night.”

“But…”

“If you say ‘but’ again, I’ll throw you out.”

This time, Shen Qingming didn’t dare to speak, not because of Long Qing’s semi-threatening words, but because Long Qing had already lifted the fur blanket and lay down, very naturally putting her arm around Shen Qingming’s body. Although summer had arrived, the deep mountains were naturally cooler, and this cave, perhaps near a cold pond, was actually still a bit chilly at night. Her health was poor, and her hands and feet were often cold all year round. Now that she was injured, she was even more afraid of the cold.

Shen Qingming didn’t dare to move at all. The half of her face that was exposed was already as red as charred bones from Luoyang, and the embarrassment was beyond words. She hadn’t expected Long Qing to sleep while holding her. This embrace wasn’t broad and was a bit narrow, but it was warm enough. Buried in softness, her face was filled with the bone-chilling cool fragrance, and she could hear the pounding sound coming from under the thin clothes, surprisingly pleasant and hypnotic.

Although her contact with Long Qing had been brief, she had already been held several times, and each time made her truly nervous. The breathing above her head had become long and steady. Long Qing had fallen asleep. Shen Qingming couldn’t help but raise her eyes again. Moonlight poured in from outside the cave, illuminating a dark corner. With the faint moonlight, she could vaguely make out Long Qing’s silhouette. In fact, even now, she still felt like she was dreaming.

Long Qing’s heartbeat gradually evened out, while hers quickened. This light rhythm represented ease and joy, a feeling of cheerful elation that she was experiencing for the first time in her life.

Long Qing.

A murmured call, scattered in the night. Shen Qingming was finally physically and mentally exhausted. When she closed her eyes, the corners of her lips slightly curved, faintly revealing two shallow dimples.

She had thought she would sleep until dawn, but an accident quietly befell her. Although Ah Hu hadn’t used lethal force, due to long-term malnutrition, her sallow and emaciated body was already at its limit. In such a state, even superficial injuries would be particularly severe. In the second half of the night, Shen Qingming developed a high fever and began to talk deliriously. Sometimes she begged her parents not to abandon her, sometimes she cried out for her uncles and aunts not to dislike her, and sometimes she pleaded bitterly, saying she would work more and eat less.

“Bean Sprout, Bean Sprout.” Long Qing was abruptly woken up by the heat. When she woke up, she found that Bean Sprout was like a cooked bean sprout, sweaty and flushed red. She gently shook her. The little girl was in a daze, one thin arm tightly clutching her sleeve, her pale lips moving, but not a single word came out.

“No, don’t drive me away, don’t, boo-hoo.” Broken and intermittent murmurs squeezed out from her tightly clenched teeth. Shen Qingming was soaked in sweat, her small face burning red from the high temperature.

“This, what should I do?” Long Qing was completely dumbfounded. Was Bean Sprout really not going to survive? She shouted towards the outside of the cave, “Ah Hu, come in quickly!”

Ah Hu came at the sound of her voice, actually speaking human words. It had already gained intelligence and had more contact with humans than Long Qing. Seeing its master panicking like this, it knew what was wrong.

“She probably has a fever. She needs to cool down.”

“Cool down? Freeze her?”

Long Qing didn’t understand at all. Ah Hu was also only partially knowledgeable. “Only human doctors understand these things. She’s sick. Why don’t we just eat her? Anyway, she looks like she won’t survive. Sending her back would just be wrapping her in a straw mat.”

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Long Qing glared at Ah Hu. Although the girl’s situation was indeed like that, she had just saved Bean Sprout and had even specially exchanged for a bag of rice. How could she not survive after just one meal? This was the first time she had saved someone, the first time she had close contact with a human. Bean Sprout’s shy and reserved little eyes from a few hours ago were still vivid in her mind. It would be a pity if she died.

Looking at Bean Sprout’s thin and withered little body, even when eating rabbits, she had to pick the fat ones. Bean Sprout probably had never gained weight in her life. Such a skinny body might even hurt her teeth if she ate it. It was better to raise her a bit first.

“Forget it, I’ll find a way to save her. You go out.”

Ah Hu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly reacted, changing its leisurely and indifferent attitude. “Master, you’re not going to give her dragon saliva, are you? You won’t give it to Ah Hu, but you’ll give it to such a bean sprout?”

“You still have the nerve to mention it? If it weren’t for your tantrum, would she be like this?” Hearing it still dare to bring up this matter, Long Qing became furious. That day, Ah Hu had demanded dragon saliva from her. When she didn’t give it, Ah Hu sulked and said it would go and eat humans, which led to the tiger coming down the mountain. In the end, it was her responsibility that Bean Sprout had ended up like this.

Ah Hu licked its paws, glanced sideways at Shen Qingming, and said unconvinced, “I only scratched her a few times, and I held back my strength. Who knew she was so weak?”

“You still have the nerve to argue? Hurry up and get out.”

Long Qing revealed her dragon eyes. The orange-red pupils were like two eerie solitary lamps, the narrow slits of her pupils sharp and cold, the coldness piercing to the heart. Even such a majestic and striped tiger could only become one of the prostrate beasts when stared at by such eyes.

“Master.”

“You, get out.”

Her calm voice didn’t reveal the slightest ripple. Ah Hu, however, felt a tightening in its heart and obediently backed out, its tail almost tucked between its legs.

After Ah Hu left, Long Qing turned her attention back to Shen Qingming on the bed. The intimidating dragon eyes receded, and a delicate blush appeared on her face.