Chapter 701 Surprise
Ling Feng had no idea what was on the girl’s mind and continued to tease, "Just eat it, could I possibly harm you?"
"Fine then."
With gritted teeth, An Xue thought to herself that since she was going to be his sooner or later, she might as well just eat it!
If it really meant she could let go after eating it, then that would be a good thing!
After eating the Xuanling Fruit, she immediately felt a warm current in her stomach, which soon spread to her limbs and throughout her body, filling her with an extremely comfortable warmth!
Ling Feng stared at her intently, "How does it feel?"
"It’s a strange feeling..."
An Xue’s breathing became a bit rapid, feeling a bit feverish, she glanced at him and said, "Why do I suddenly feel so sleepy?"
"Sleep for a bit, and when you wake up, you’ll know what the surprise is!"
Ling Feng smiled and stepped forward to support her.
"Uh..."
Speechless in her heart, An Xue wondered, could it be that he actually liked that sort of thing?
The thought flashed through her mind, and then she was overcome with sleepiness and collapsed into Ling Feng’s arms.
Some time later, An Xue woke up from a deep sleep.
The first thing she did was to look down and check whether she was wearing clothes.
Her wetsuit was still properly on, which caused An Xue to bite her lip.
She didn’t know what she was thinking, just that she felt somewhat conflicted.
From behind her came the crackling sound of wood burning.
Turning her head, she saw Ling Feng sitting beside the fire, focused on roasting two wild chickens.
An Xue sat up, "How long have I slept?"
"Just over an hour, are you hungry now?" Ling Feng asked.
"Yeah, I’m famished."
An Xue nodded and then frowned!
Because she suddenly smelled a sour odor coming from herself, as if she had sweated a lot, which was quite unpleasant!
"If you’re hungry, eat something first, then take a bath afterward," Ling Feng said with a smile.
After hesitating, An Xue decided to eat something first.
So, she went to the fireside, deliberately keeping a certain distance from Ling Feng, lest he smell the scent on her.
After taking a bite of the fragrant roasted wild chicken, she asked, "I remember you said there would be a surprise when I woke up, what is it?"
"Eat your fill first, what’s the rush?"
Ling Feng raised an eyebrow and said with a grin.
An Xue had no choice but to eat the chicken voraciously.
Somehow, her appetite was excellent, and even after gobbling up one roasted wild chicken, she still didn’t feel full.
Ling Feng smiled and handed over the other one, "I knew you’d need a lot of food once you woke up; this one is for you too, eat up!"
"What about you?" An Xue asked, puzzled.
"I’m fine, it doesn’t matter whether I eat or not, but you can’t go hungry," Ling Feng said, smiling.
An Xue was touched and looked at him gratefully.
"Eat up, once you’re done, you’ll know what the surprise is."
An Xue hummed in agreement and lowered her head to chew vigorously.
At the same time, she was very curious in her heart, since it wasn’t what she had imagined, then what was the effect of the fruit?
Eager to find out, she let go of her ladylike reserve and quickly finished off the second roasted wild chicken as well.
After wiping her mouth with her hand, she looked up at Ling Feng, "Can you tell me now?"
Ling Feng smiled, "Alright, stand up and try jumping!"
"???"
An Xue was utterly confused and didn’t understand what he meant, but still obediently stood up.
Then, with a gentle jump, she startled herself!
Normally, a jump would only lift her a mere twenty or thirty centimeters off the ground.
But now, without much effort, she had jumped more than one meter high!
"What, what’s happened to me?"
An Xue stammered as she looked at Ling Feng.
"Don’t panic, see that log there? I just buried it. Go on and give it a punch!" Ling Feng said with a smile.
"Uh..."
The log was rough, its bark clearly very tough. With her small hands, wouldn’t a punch just make them bleed?
However, since Ling Feng had said so, there must be a purpose behind it.
So after thinking it over, An Xue strode over, pondered for a moment, summoned her courage, and punched the log!
"Bang!"
She didn’t feel any pain in her hand, but the log was punched into two pieces!
"Wow!"
An Xue was astonished, and turned back to look at Ling Feng, "How did this happen?"
"You dummy, haven’t you realized yet? You’re not just an ordinary person now; your strength has reached the middle stage of Dark Energy!" Ling Feng chuckled.
"I, am like you now?"
An Xue was dumbfounded, her eyes wide with disbelief.
"That’s right, this is the surprise I’ve prepared for you. The fruit you ate earlier is called Xuanling Fruit. After eating it, your physique will be transformed, and you’ll become a Cultivator!" Ling Feng explained.
It was too unexpected!
An Xue was completely unprepared.
She had thought how great it would be if she could become someone as powerful as Ling Feng.
But she also knew that wasn’t something you could achieve just by wishing for it; the process was certainly not that easy.
However, it now seemed that achieving it wasn’t that difficult, all that was lacking was an opportunity.
Observing her bewildered face, Ling Feng said, "Alright, now hurry up and take a bath. I’ll give you another Xuanling Fruit later, your realm might still improve!"
"Really?"
An Xue immediately became excited.
"I can’t guarantee it now, we can only try," Ling Feng shook his head.
"Okay!"
Caught up in the excitement, An Xue didn’t think too much and quickly ran to the pond, and began to strip off her diving suit.
Ling Feng took a glance and quickly turned away.
He admittedly really wanted to look, but feared the girl might be embarrassed, so he did not look.
In fact, he misunderstood; by consenting to this, An Xue had already indicated she didn’t mind him seeing!
After diving into the pond, An Xue shivered from the cold, then a refreshing sensation washed over her, and she couldn’t help but dive into the water.
She seemed a natural fit for the water, happier there than on the land, as if she had found a sense of belonging.
After swimming around, the sweat and salt on her body were cleansed away, An Xue also took her diving suit into the water to thoroughly wash it.
The suit was already dirty, and even without a change of clothes, she couldn’t tolerate the idea of putting on dirty clothes after just having bathed.
Ling Feng called out from afar, "You go ahead and wash; I’ll take a walk outside and come back later."
An Xue paused, looked towards the cave entrance, noticed it was already dark, and hesitated, "Maybe you shouldn’t go out?
"Ah? Aren’t you afraid I might see everything?" Ling Feng asked with a laugh.
An Xue’s face turned red, then she shook her head, "No, not afraid!"
Her shy demeanor betrayed her inner feelings, and Ling Feng laughed, "Silly girl, even if you’re not afraid, you’d still feel embarrassed. I’ll go out for a bit; you wash up a little longer, there’s no rush!"
After speaking, he stepped out of the cave, leaving An Xue alone there, lost in thought.