New Century Warriors

Chapter 20. An Ordinary Night and a Floating Sword

"It looks quite lively outside, are you able to sleep?"

The person next to me turned over and asked.

"I can't sleep." Lei Ye put his hands behind his head and stared at the ceiling.

"Close your eyes, you'll fall asleep soon. Do you want to hear a lullaby?"

"No need, I just slept too long during the day. You go to sleep first, I need to think about something."

"It's okay, I'm jet-lagged anyway, so let's just hang out for a bit, hehe."

As she spoke, Ye Lei forcefully pried open Lei Ye's arm and used it as a pillow to lean against him. She took out a switch for some kind of magical artifact that looked like a remote control from the side of the bed. Then, Lei Ye heard a very strange sound coming from the room.

It's not that it's particularly eerie, it's just that it's very familiar, and it's precisely because it's familiar that it feels eerie.

Oh my god, what song is this DJ version of again?

Women with no taste, can't you listen to some Jay Chou music?

Lei Ye grinned silently. He hadn't cached this song on his computer; it was only on his phone. Now he was certain that his phone was in Ye Lei's hands.

The loud music drowned out the explosions outside—the sounds of various magical spells exploding.

Less than half an hour after Loya left, such explosions began to come from the direction of the city wall from time to time.

However, Ye Lei was preparing dinner with Venus at that time, and the two of them looked normal, as if they were already used to it.

During their post-meal digestion time, Ye Lei took Lei Ye's arm and strolled through the neighborhood. The street vendors were still doing business as usual, unaffected by the explosions outside.

It seems that this vile person is indeed far inferior to Ye Lei, unable to even create panic. If it were Ye Lei, there wouldn't be any small vendors around, because the city has already been razed to the ground.

However, she is still strong, having fought against all the explorers of Hillius until now. Lei Ye couldn't help but worry about Loya, wondering if she could escape unscathed.

To be honest, he genuinely felt sorry for Luo Ya, and that Ye Lei was bullying her. He was considering whether he could find an opportunity to give Luo Ya some money to help her out, since he didn't lack money at all right now.

Okay, it's decided. I'll lend a hand to my old teammate. Next time I see her, I'll really give her five big gold coins.

The next question is a very critical one.

Ye Lei sleeps naked, how is he supposed to handle this?!

Lei Ye only thought about this problem when it was time to go to bed, but in reality, he didn't have much time to think about it. Ye Lei took a shower, dried her body and hair, and climbed into bed. She naturally talked about the casual things that young lovers talk about. She naturally climbed over Lei Ye's face to get something from the bedside table. She naturally pulled the pillow very close and squeezed together with Lei Ye.

Never in Lei Ye's life had a girl been so close to him, so unguarded.

This night, when they were completely naked in bed, should have been a moment of blushing and heart-pounding intimacy between the two. Lei Ye had fantasized countless times about that shyness and awkwardness, but now all of that was ruined by Ye Lei's frankness. She didn't give Lei Ye the feeling of a young girl who was completely naked in front of the opposite sex, but more like a well-acquainted bathhouse attendant.

"Open your mouth," Ye Lei suddenly said.

"what?"

Lei Ye had just turned his head to the side when a bean was stuffed into his mouth. He chewed it and found it crunchy; it even tasted like beef.

The room echoed with the sounds of two people crunching on beans and snacks.

While chewing, Ye Lei whispered in a very serious tone.

"Honey, I have a question for you. Think about your answer before you answer me."

Instantly, Lei Ye's face turned ashen. He bit into another bean that Ye Lei had fed him and responded with a sound.

"Um."

There was no way around it; the flaws were too obvious. Even Lei Ye would have become suspicious.

"What would you like to eat tomorrow morning?"

"Um...?"

Why are you being so serious about asking this?

"I packed a lot of local specialties from Wangcheng, but I just realized that none of them seem suitable for patients. Is there anything you really want to eat? Just so you know, I won't make anything too greasy for you."

"...If I want to eat fried dough sticks and tofu pudding, can you make them for me?"

"That's easy, leave it to me. You'll smell the aroma of hot fried dough sticks as soon as you open your eyes tomorrow morning."

Lei Ye wondered if this was a lie.

He subconsciously replied with "fried dough sticks and tofu pudding" because he occasionally heard similar conversations when he lived in a bungalow as a child.

"What are we having for breakfast tomorrow?" "I'll get some fried dough sticks at the morning market tomorrow, and I'll bring some back for you two too." "You look like a fried dough stick. We haven't even cleaned up the leftovers at home yet. Don't I look like a fried dough stick?"

If Lei Ye chimes in and says he wants to eat it, there's a chance he'll get to eat it the next day. But only he gets to eat it. The person who first asks to eat it is usually the one in the family who's responsible for cleaning up the leftovers, and their status is similar to that of the big yellow dog tied up at the gate to guard the house.

Now he is both the one who makes the wish and the one whose wish is fulfilled.

Ye Lei said again.

"Starting tomorrow, I'll be in charge of the store. You've worked hard these past few days, so please get some rest."

"Have you thought about buying a house in the capital? We have more than enough money. But this time, let's not argue about trivial things like whose name should be on the documents. Listen to me, I'll put your name on it. You don't know how funny it was to see the expressions on your faces when you were showing it off to others."

He added.

"How are these beans? I bought them over there too. They're pretty good, aren't they? I should have bought more to keep on hand."

"And there's more..."

Time flowed quietly as Ye Lei rambled on about this and that, talking about many things.

Suddenly she reached out and placed her hand on his muscular chest. The moment her hand touched him, Lei Ye tensed up, unsure if he would be violated. But Ye Lei didn't do anything more, just gently patted him, like a mother soothing her baby to sleep.

Why are you so tense? What are you so nervous about?

"I peed." Lei Ye replied instantly.

He discovered the advantage of hiding the longsword outside; when he needed to use the toilet in winter, he didn't have to leave his warm bed at all.

He didn't even need to move his girlfriend, whose hands and legs were pressing down on him, before he peed on the bed.

He was quite proud of his emergency defense. In the past, female fans would occasionally harass him with private messages, and he would say a few non-offensive words to drive them away. He couldn't help it; he knew his charm too well. If too many female fans were infatuated with him, there would be no entertainment value on the show.

Ye Lei only let out a short hum.

What did that light humming mean? Lei Ye couldn't understand it, nor could he figure it out. The explosions outside gradually subsided, and Ye Lei turned off the somewhat noisy DJ. Lei Ye was just about to criticize Ye Lei's taste in music when he heard her humming a lullaby with indistinct lyrics close to him. Her movements remained the same, like an octopus wrapped around Lei Ye, her warm hands patting his heart.

Lei Ye listened in silence. After a few minutes, Ye Lei's movements became slower and slower, as if she had fallen asleep first.

The storage bag was on the bedside table behind him. Lei Ye could take out his weapon at any time and stab Ye Lei. Even a monster like her must be vulnerable when she was asleep. However, Lei Ye did not want to do that. His reason was that it was dangerous to attack Ye Lei casually before fully understanding her nature and the upper limit of her power, rather than the body temperature of the defenseless girl pressed against him and the irresistible touch he felt.

After a while, Ye Lei finally stopped moving. Lei Ye reached out and pulled the blanket up to cover her arms.

The moment he touched her body, he felt an indescribable warmth, like being close to the most familiar person in a dream. You two had spent countless nights like this, snuggled together under the covers, discussing tomorrow's breakfast.

"Honey... relax, there's nothing to be nervous about."

Ye Lei suddenly murmured very softly, like the murmur of someone in their sleep.

"I know, you are still the one I love."

"You don't know, I've already fallen deeply in love with you."

Lei Ye's body was stiff, he was wide awake, and he stared at the ceiling, not daring to move.

Another explosion sounded outside, but it didn't wake the person who was already asleep next to him. Raino finally noticed the exhaustion of this 'human,' as if he had just finished a business trip and rushed home day and night to finally return to the most comfortable place where he could sleep well. Soon he heard a very faint snoring sound, like a cat making a comfortable purr in its owner's bed.

...

A wonderful daily life begins.

This is how Raino spent a day, like a diary.

When he woke up early in the morning, he could smell the aroma of fried dough sticks. As soon as he sat up, he could see several fried dough sticks on his computer desk, and next to them was a bowl of steaming tofu pudding.

More important than that, the first thing Lei Ye did after waking up was to crawl into bed, turn around, and determine which position Ye Lei had placed her feet in while she was asleep based on her position yesterday, and then crawl in that direction.

Just then, he heard the sound of the door opening. He peeked out from under the covers and saw that it was Venus who had heard the noise and entered the bedroom.

She quickly brought breakfast to the bedside, tore the fried dough sticks into small pieces, and reached out to Lei Ye's mouth.

"Master, it's time for breakfast, ah—"

There's even a scene of a little girl being fed by her mother.

"Do I usually eat like this? Why are you being so fancy?"

"No, you usually refuse."

Lei Ye, with a dark expression, got dressed and got out of bed, gesturing for Venus to put the breakfast back on the table.

"Where is Ye Lei?"

"Madam is already rushing to finish the orders. Due to the invasion of the evil spirits, the workload has increased dramatically today. However, you don't need to worry. With Madam's efficiency, these orders are a piece of cake. You, on the other hand, should be careful," Venus whispered, covering her mouth with her hand. "Madam checked your writer's assistant this morning and found that you've been slacking off and haven't been writing any books these days. She's very angry. After breakfast, please hurry up and finish the manuscript, otherwise even I won't be able to cover for you anymore."

My damn writer's assistant is still chasing me.

While slurping his tofu pudding, Lei Ye started the software. This time, when he looked at what Lei Ye had written on Line 2, he had some different feelings. He found that this BYD writer was having terrible writer's block, and all of this was because he had brought several characters to life. Lei Ye looked at it for a long time and couldn't find a way to write anything.

There was no other way but to grit my teeth and keep writing.

"Damn it, I've become a ghostwriter," Lei Ye complained.

Explosions could still be heard from outside from time to time, making it extremely difficult for Lei Ye, whose thoughts were already in disarray, to type.

Speaking of which, the thought of the guild's explorers fighting desperately while he was at home eating tofu pudding made by his girlfriend while typing away fills him with a sense of guilt.

After the three of them had lunch together, Lei Ye was given some free time. Originally, Ye Lei had arranged for Lei Ye to cultivate in the afternoon, which was one of the reasons why Lei Ye's body was so strong. However, Ye Lei allowed Lei Ye to suspend his cultivation for the past two days, so he was free to move around.

Without hesitation, Lei Ye headed straight for the direction from which explosions could be heard intermittently.

In his opinion, Ye Lei's condition was quite stable; the most pressing issue was dealing with the stray dog ​​outside.

Let's focus on dealing with the immediate threat first.

But as soon as he stepped out of the room, Venus followed closely behind.

"Madam specifically instructed me to accompany you, and that we must not go to any dangerous places."

"Oh, it's nothing. I was just going to watch the fun. Didn't you say you were on my side? Just don't say it."

Venus shook her head vigorously. "Only at this time will I listen to you, Madam. I don't want you to put yourself in danger."

Therefore, Lei Ye could not watch the battle up close. He could only glance at it from afar. There were mages sent by the guild standing on the city wall, bombarding the area outside the wall from a distance. There were also many archers with longbows, shooting incessantly at the enemies outside the city wall that Lei Ye could not see.

The good news was that there were no dead or even wounded. Raino took Venus around the guild area, gathering information by listening to the explorers' conversations. He learned the vile name of the creature: Ceporis. When she entered the city, she disguised herself as a tall and strong young woman, but her true form was a dark red wild dog that didn't seem threatening in size. She didn't have any ranged attack capabilities, so she couldn't do anything to the explorers on the city walls. However, she could continuously summon her familiars, launching sustained attacks all by herself, keeping the guild's explorers busy defending against her.

Lei Ye thought to himself that it didn't sound impressive at all, so he decided to send out an elite force to confront her head-on.

That won't work either. First of all, her true form looks very similar to her familiars, making it difficult to identify her. In addition, she has a very troublesome special ability: she can harden a part of her body at any time. It's an extremely strong hardening ability, and the only person who has ever managed to break through her defenses is Raino.

Lei Ye, who was listening to the commotion, was startled and thought to himself, "Holy crap, I'm involved in this too."

Hardening doesn't sound like a particularly powerful skill, but for it to cause such trouble for the elite explorers of the Hillius Guild, it must be incredibly tough.