Liu Zhenshan only rested for a little while before getting up again.
Not that he didn’t want to sleep, but Songtanni was awakened.
Liu Zhenshan’s cave residence was in the middle of the Red Earth Highland, surrounded by no other caves. The ear of the stone statue embedded in the red clay layer was the wall of the cave, which was rather spacious. The entrance of the cave was covered with a bamboo curtain to block out the howling cold wind.
This cave was also a forbidden area for all the citizens of Kersey. There were guards stationed along the roads leading to it.
Songtanni, the swan female knight, wasn’t quite sure about the Overlord’s daily mysterious "evolution". She had specifically asked Helen and Cui Beixi, who lived with her, about it. However, they were too embarrassed to explain clearly, vaguely saying that it was a cultivation method similar to meditating and accumulating singing-force.
The swan female knight overlooked the fiery and intoxicating blush on the faces of Lady Helen and Aunt Cui Beixi whom she was following.
While the Overlord was "resting", Swan Knight Songtanni was alone in the cave, adjusting her breath and cultivating Dou Qi. Helen and Cui Beixi had gone into the bamboo forest to listen to the voice of nature and meditate to accumulate singing-force. Songtanni took advantage of this time to work on her own cultivation. With the war against the wasteland bandits looming, according to Kersey’s strength, there shouldn’t be any problem in breaking out if they couldn’t win the fight. Songtanni was responsible for protecting the two excellent sacrificers and could not slack off.
Piegel, the piglet, Katusha, snatched a bottle of honey preserves from Guoguo, waddling around outside for quite a while. In the end, she sneaked into the cave where Songtanni lived, boldly jumped onto the bed, and nudged Songtanni with her little snout.
This cave was home to three women and was decorated very cozily. Green bamboo was woven on three sides of the walls. There were also several pots of Spider plants gifted by elder Damai Andulan. A large bed was covered with a magnificent beast skin, with soft reed flowers beneath. Sleeping on it felt like sleeping on a cloud, and a sweet womanly scent filled the room.
Although Songtanni didn’t like Overlord Richard much, she quite liked his Guoguo and Katusha. When no one was around, she liked to braid Katusha’s hair and put a small flower in it.
Katusha was also the closest to her, often stealing some goodies to give to Songtanni. Liu Zhenshan’s memento hidden under the bed- the crown of the Night Elves’ queen made of Seven-degree gold was also delivered to Songtanni by Katusha.
Songtanni adored the chubby little piglet, Katusha. Katusha was very neat, smelled a bit fragrant, and was nothing like dirty Guoguo.
Guoguo ran around every day as if being chased by a dog, with Ning Yu huffingly chasing after her all over the place trying to catch it for a bath.
A while ago, Songtanni gave her collection of snacks to the two little beasts. Guoguo would come every day, but when it found out that there were no more snacks, it never came again.
What made Songtanni spit blood in frustration was that she later found Liu Zhenshan cracking and eating sugar-coated hazelnuts from time to time.
These sugar-coated hazelnuts were a specialty of the Southwestern Border of the Bimon Kingdom, only available at the quarters of the Swan Tribe. Songtanni didn’t expect that Guoguo not only ate them but also stole them and brought them back to please the Overlord that it hated the most.
This truly made her furious.
Songtanni heard from the hippocampus O’Neal secretly told her that the little piglet was the fruit of love between Avril and the Overlord. Songtanni felt that Avril, as a mother, really did not know how to dress her daughter. Dyeing the piglet’s hair gold made it look so tacky.
It should have been dyed white, just like our Swan feathers. Every time Songtanni thought about all the girls in Kersey being able to change their hair color every day, she would feel jealous.
The preserves Katusha brought this time were top-notch human goods, they were sealed with beeswax and tin foil, and the pickling was much more refined than the Bimon’s. Inside, they had rose petals, as soon as it was opened, a strong fragrance of flowers filled the nostrils.
Songtanni and Katusha took turns eating, and soon finished it.
Katusha smacked its mouth still wanting to eat, Songtanni touched its little head and said: "There’s no more, little darling."
Katusha wouldn’t accept it, it started rolling around on the bed, acting like a rogue, tears "pitter-pattering" down.
All the spoils of war were taken back to his cave by Lord Richard. Songtanni had never been to the Lord’s pigsty, and she didn’t wish to either.
But when she saw little Katusha acting coquettishly in her arms, after a moment of consideration, the Swan female knight still decided to march up the road of the Red Earth Highland and ask the Overlord for more preserves.
At the intersection leading to the Overlord’s cave on the highland, there were indeed two hedgehog guards with their chests bucked and stomachs sucked in. These two guards hesitated a bit but eventually didn’t dare to obstruct the way of the Holy Temple Knights. They wisely got out of the way.
Ning Yu was sitting at the entrance of the cave sewing a leopard skin bra for Guoguo, with a large pocket for snacks. Ning Yu was sewing intently. The warm sunshine sprinkled on her fair face, casting a layer of gold on her loose hair strands. The clear shell on her back was beautiful and eye-catching.
Songtanni looked at Ning Yu with a hint of regret. She felt it puzzling that such a beautiful Eastern lady could follow a crude Beamon
Ning Yu lowered her head to bite off the thread, shook the leopard skin bra in her hand, a happy smile spread across her face when she saw Songtanni standing not far away.
"So it’s Miss Songtanni who came." Ning Yu hurriedly stood up from the bamboo chair. She was always nice to the Swan female knight, unlike Avril who was always cold.
Ning Yu was nice to everyone, showing a genuine concern whether it was the slaves or the vassal clans.
That’s why Liu Zhenshan would not listen to anyone, only to Ning Yu.
"Katusha wants some preserved fruit. I brought her here to get some." Gortani said a bit shyly.
Gortani never felt the need to be polite to the Lord. His noble title was not as prestigious as hers, he was only a small baron. In her household, there were many who held the title of baron. But it was different with Ning Yu; her gaze always made her feel like she was the most reliable older sister.
Once she said this, you could see a troubled expression on Ning Yu’s face.
"I’ll fetch it for you." Ning Yu bit her lip, her cheeks turned a bit red.
"Thank you so much, sis." Gortani gently patted the piglet on its backside, smiling at Katusha.
Ning Yu took a couple of steps, then she looked back and said, "You stay outside the cave, don’t come in."
She didn’t have to say that, because now it aroused Gortani’s curiosity. After a fierce inner battle between her knight’s code and woman’s curiosity, curiosity won. As a knight, Gortani was still somewhat curious about this Lord, especially after Katusha gave her the crown made of seven-degree gold, she became even more suspicious.
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Watching Ning Yu’s graceful figure as she turned around, Gortani surreptitiously placed the piglet on the bamboo chair, she secretly made a "hush" gesture.
Katusha obediently nodded.
After Ning Yu pulled open the bamboo curtain and went into the cave, Gortani, with a slight delay, softly ran over as well, gently lifting a corner of the bamboo curtain and sneaking in.
The decorations in the cave were nicer than what Gortani had expected, which was a bit surprising for someone of her noble birth.
Upon lifting the heavy bamboo curtain, she saw a beautiful arched fountain composed of two small stone statues. The water droplets were so condensed that they formed a triumphal arch, crossing overhead in the spacious cave. A string of bright yet gentle oil lamps wove through the cave. The fresh air and the faint mist from the fountain made the cave feel very clean and refreshing.
The red earth walls of the cave were entirely made of lush bamboo, two enormous turtle shells hung in the most conspicuous place, and several strings of words written on banana leaves were pinned next to them.
Gortani looked at them. She had never seen such fonts before, full of rhythm and beauty with a sense of strength. The few short lines of words gave off an aura of awe-inspiring valor.
"Were these written by Lord Piegel?" Gortani chuckled. Thinking about it, it seemed impossible. If that knucklehead could write such beautiful and mysterious words, she might have seen a ghost.
Ning Yu turned around again. As an illusionist and master of elemental power perception, she felt a strong elemental fluctuation behind her.
Gortani was looking at the banana leaf poems on the wall when she heard footsteps as if they were turning around. In a rush, she performed a beautiful somersault, silently hiding inside a Star-tailed turtle shell. The knight’s skills were not to be underestimated, the shell didn’t even shake, perfectly hiding her figure.
At this moment, Gortani had a feeling that she might have a knack for thievery, except her heart was racing.
When she heard Ning Yu’s footsteps growing fainter, Gortani quickly jumped out of the shell, hesitated for a moment, then silently continued to follow her.
After turning two corners, she found another bamboo curtain inside the cave. Gortani skillfully pulled it aside and screamed.
Avril, never in her wildest dreams could she imagine anyone daring enough to intrude. She too screamed as soon as she turned her head around.
Liu Zhenhan, looking shocked, stood there with an awkward smile, with his muscles tensing up.
"Aah..." After who knows how long, Gortani, who had slightly regained her composure, screamed again, her beautiful and saintly face filled with terror and her white wings spread out.
Liu Zhenhan felt like crying.
Even if he were the thickest-skinned person ever, at this moment Liu Zhenhan completely had the thought of hanging himself.
A divine-sounding blessing voice echoed faintly.
Ning Yu was searching for the preserved fruit on a bookshelf beside another bed, hearing the sound of the blessing, she swiftly turned around.
"Did the evolution complete, Richard..." Ning Yu, smiling like a blossoming flower, had her pupils widen to their limits, the jar of preserved fruit in her hand slipped, crashing onto the ground.
I recommend a book with a female protagonist: "Empress".