Chapter 27: A warm fire
Finally, after taking a route that was nearly three times longer than the usual path, they had returned to their base.
"Thank you, Junior Brother," Yue Ling whispered as she gently stepped down from Langtian’s back. "Thank you for taking care of me."
"No problem, Senior Sister."
Langtian said, scratching the back of his head with a sheepish smile.
"Um... how are you feeling now?"
"Much better, I took some medicine earlier while I was on your back."
Yue Ling replied with another lie. Then, with a playful grin, she grabbed his hand and pressed it to her forehead.
"Here, see? No more fever."
"Oh! You’re right. The fever is gone now! That’s great!"
He quickly pulled his hand back, a little bit flustered.
"But still... you should rest. Let’s head inside."
"Mm," Yue Ling nodded.