Chapter 317 – The Fifth Wife, Joining the Ice Folk - Part 1
The tall girl gave the boots in Li Yuan’s hand a quick once-over, wariness flashing in her eyes. “I don’t know you well enough to wear your shoes.”
“But the pair you’re wearing—”
“They’re ruined, yes. But your father gave them to me, and he saved my life. I trust him.”
“Actually, those shoes used to be mine,” Li Yuan ad-libbed with a grin. “So if you can wear my old ones, why not my new ones?”
Snow blinked, caught in his logic, and found herself in a silent staring match with him.
“Fine, give them back after we buy you some embroidered ones,” Li Yuan said.
She hesitated. Her snow-white feet padded over the springy grass while he crouched to set the boots in front of her.
The air hung quiet.
Then she strode past him. “I said I’m not wearing your shoes. We only met yesterday!”
Li Yuan could tell she’d almost given in, which made her all the more entertaining. He kept the boots in hand and fell in beside her.
Barefoot, they walked until mud covered their feet. Snow glanced at his filthy toes but held her tongue.
Reaching the market town, the couple drew curious stares—a striking, fair-skinned girl and a plainly dressed boy whose confidence warned people not to test him.