Transmigrated Into an Ancient Famine Novel as a Scumbag Alpha (ABO, GL) - Chapter 42

Chapter 42

The little one was extremely upset. Seeing her two sisters dislike her for being fat, the little one turned her back to them, leaving Jiang Jinhuang with a view of her back.

Ye Qing was amused and quickly comforted her, “Not fat, not fat, our Yangyang is the cutest.”

The little dumpling huffed a few times, still lying down pitifully, ignoring them.

Ye Qing and Jiang Jinhuang exchanged a glance, unable to hold back, and both burst out laughing.

Jiang Jinhuang uncomfortably shifted her gaze. She and Ye Qing weren’t quite familiar enough for this.

Ye Qing, also a bit embarrassed, reached up to scratch the back of her neck. Then she leaned over to tease the little dumpling, “Yangyang is the best. Don’t be mad, okay?”

The little one wasn’t really that angry; she just wanted her sisters to coax her. After Ye Qing’s comforting, the little dumpling cheered up happily again.

“Hehe, I’m not mad, oh.” The little one sat up, acting spoiled with Ye Qing one moment and playing with Jiang Jinhuang the next, keeping herself busy.

After a while, Jiang Jinhuang gradually felt her body heating up again. Her gaze involuntarily drifted toward Ye Qing.

Ye Qing, covered with a blanket, wasn’t sleeping. She was staring at the fire, lost in thought. Sensing someone looking at her, she turned her head.

Seeing Jiang Jinhuang’s face looking off, Ye Qing asked, “What’s wrong? Is the fever back?”

Jiang Jinhuang pursed her lips and nodded. Her body was indeed burning up, though not yet to the point of feeling dizzy.

Ye Qing quickly got up, and the little dumpling followed, concerned.

Ye Qing looked at the little one and said, “Yangyang, you be good and face that way to sleep. Don’t look back at us. I need to put medicine on your sister.”

“Okay, oh.” The little dumpling agreed readily, obediently turning her body to face inward.

Seeing the little dumpling turn away, Ye Qing moved closer to Jiang Jinhuang. “I’ll help you pass the scent now. Turn your head a bit.”

Ye Qing said, a bit embarrassed. The previous times were done when Jiang Jinhuang was unconscious, so she didn’t have to worry about awkwardness.

Jiang Jinhuang also felt uneasy. This was too intimate for both her and Ye Qing, but there was no better option. If she lost consciousness, things might get worse, as the red marks on Ye Qing’s neck were proof.

Jiang Jinhuang took a deep breath and turned her face to the left. “Thank you.”

Ye Qing cautiously leaned in, worried that any wrong move might upset Jiang Jinhuang and lower her favorability.

As usual, she pinched her thigh with her left hand, then brought her lips closer. Ye Qing figured long pain was worse than short, so she’d better pass the scent quickly and get it over with.

With that thought, she bit down. The taste of green grape sweet wine flowed bit by bit into Jiang Jinhuang’s body.

This time, Ye Qing passed the scent in time, so Jiang Jinhuang didn’t lose consciousness. She could clearly feel the cool stream entering her body. It felt strange but comfortable.

Her gaze unconsciously shifted to Ye Qing. But since Ye Qing was passing the scent, she couldn’t see her face clearly. Jiang Jinhuang’s eyes moved downward, noticing Ye Qing’s hand pinching her left thigh. Her brow furrowed slightly, puzzled by Ye Qing’s actions, but now wasn’t the time to ask.

After about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, Ye Qing felt Jiang Jinhuang’s body wasn’t as hot. She pulled back slightly and looked at her. “Feeling better?”

Jiang Jinhuang nodded at her. “Yes, much better, just a bit dizzy.”

After inhaling Ye Qing’s scent, her body wasn’t burning anymore, but her head felt dizzy, like she was drunk. Jiang Jinhuang thought it must be related to Ye Qing’s scent.

“Then lie down and rest. I’ll help you.” Ye Qing said, quickly supporting Jiang Jinhuang to lie down and tucking her in. “Close your eyes and rest. Sorry, my scent has a bit of alcohol. Can’t help it, so just bear with it.”

Jiang Jinhuang nodded faintly. With drunkenness creeping in, she just wanted to close her eyes and rest.

Seeing her settled, Ye Qing prepared to return to her own blanket, only to find the little dumpling staring at her with big eyes.

Ye Qing jumped, asking, “Didn’t I tell you to face inward and not look? What are you doing, you little naughty dumpling?”

The little one looked innocent. “Sister Ye, I couldn’t sleep, so I accidentally saw when I turned over.”

“What did you see?” Ye Qing sighed and asked.

“I saw you hugging sister and biting her for a long time,” the little one said innocently, blinking her big eyes.

Ye Qing covered the little dumpling’s mouth and warned, “You can talk about it with us, but don’t mention it to anyone else, got it?”

“Why not?” the little dumpling asked.

“It’s easy to be misunderstood, you little naughty dumpling. Go to sleep. I’m going to sleep too.” Ye Qing pinched the little one’s face.

“Okay, oh. I’ll sleep with sister today.” The little one excitedly snuggled next to her sister, obediently covering herself with the blanket.

Ye Qing got up to add some logs to the fire, ensuring it wouldn’t go out anytime soon, then closed her eyes.

After a long day, Ye Qing slept deeply, but she kept the fire in mind. Past midnight, she woke once. The fire was low but not out.

Ye Qing added more branches and firewood, and the fire flared up again.

After sleeping, she felt refreshed and didn’t rush back to sleep. Instead, she sat by the fire to warm herself.

Soon, Ye Qing heard noises in the woods. The night was too dark to see clearly, but it was enough to put her on alert.

Could it be the refugees who escaped during the day? Ye Qing wasn’t sure, but her long knife was already in her hand.

She stood up, frowning at the distance. After a while, several wolf howls came from the woods.

Ye Qing froze. Refugees were manageable, but a wolf pack meant big trouble.

Ignoring the cold sweat on her forehead, she crouched down and moved to Jiang Jinhuang’s side.

Ye Qing gently shook Jiang Jinhuang with one hand while covering her mouth with the other.

Jiang Jinhuang woke, feeling someone covering her mouth, and started to struggle.

Ye Qing leaned in and whispered, “Quiet. There’s a wolf pack nearby. Don’t make a sound.”

Hearing this, Jiang Jinhuang instantly sobered up, terrified. “How could there be a wolf pack?”

“Not sure yet,” Ye Qing whispered, using the same method to cover the little dumpling’s mouth and nudge her awake.

The little one woke groggily but was calmer than Jiang Jinhuang. Seeing it was Ye Qing, she tilted her head, looking confused.

Ye Qing whispered, “Yangyang, something bad is here. Be good, don’t talk, and wait for me.”

The little dumpling nodded cooperatively, nervously covering her mouth with both hands.

Jiang Jinhuang was at a loss. Ye Qing could handle bad people, but a wolf pack was unthinkable.

Just then, more wolf howls echoed from afar, the “owoo, owoo~” sounds coming intermittently.

The little one’s face turned pale with fear, shrinking into Jiang Jinhuang’s arms, not daring to move.

Ye Qing was already checking her system panel. She had 40 favorability points, enough to exchange for emergency items.

Scanning the panel quickly, she spotted a rope with a cross-shaped iron hook—exactly what they needed.

Ye Qing immediately clicked to exchange. The system’s voice rang in her mind, “Congratulations, dear, for using 2 favorability points to exchange for a rope with an iron hook. Remaining points: 38.”

With a thought, the rope with the cross-shaped hook appeared in Ye Qing’s hand.

She tossed the rope to the ground, grabbed another bundle from the cart, cut a section, and tied the rest to her body.

She picked up the little dumpling and tied her to her back with the rope.

“Ye Qing, what are you doing?” Jiang Jinhuang whispered.

“It’s not safe here anymore. Wolves have a keen sense of smell, and with our fire, they might have found us. We can’t sleep on the ground tonight. We need to get up in the tree.” Ye Qing explained while deftly securing the little one to her back.

She quickly instructed Jiang Jinhuang, “Stay here and don’t move. I’ll climb up and throw the rope down. Tie it around your waist, and I’ll pull you up.”

“Okay, Ye Qing, be careful,” Jiang Jinhuang said, her eyes slightly red. The night’s events were beyond her imagination. She knew the wilderness was dangerous when they started fleeing, but she didn’t expect it to be this bad, with wild wolves.

Ye Qing said no more. At the tree, she stored the horses in her space. Jiang Jinhuang was too focused on the distant wolves to notice.

Ye Qing stored the horses to avoid leaving them for the wolves and because live animals might attract them.

After this, she deftly swung the rope, using momentum to throw the iron hook upward. The first try missed.

Ye Qing took a few deep breaths and tried again. After three more attempts, the hook caught a sturdy branch. She tested it, pulling hard. The rope held firm, confirming the branch could bear weight. She grabbed the rope and started climbing.

Her hands gripped tightly, her legs pressing against the trunk to ease the strain, but her hands still ached. She was carrying the little one, who weighed nearly thirty pounds.

Ignoring the pain, she gritted her teeth and climbed. When she stood steady on the tree, she saw several wolves approaching, carrying something in their mouths. It was too far and too dark to see clearly.

She untied the rope from her body, secured one end to a thick branch, and threw the other end down.