Chapter 47

Lu Yu remained silent for a moment. “It’s useless. Don’t let Shan Pu and the others do this again.”

Tai Lie, who had always stood by his side and listened to his opinions, didn’t immediately agree this time. His tone was slightly heavy. “How do we know if we don’t try? If it’s really useless, why did those people come to attack us?”

Lu Yu’s lips curved slightly, but there was no hint of amusement in his eyes. “So, you think I should suck your blood and eat your flesh?”

Tai Lie didn’t speak, seeming to imply consent.

Seeing him like this, Lu Yu sighed inwardly and reasoned with him. “Even if it’s useful, this is an innate ability of yours. Drinking a bit of blood won’t change anything. For example, those wild beasts that bite you, did their lifespans increase? Did their strength improve? No.”

More importantly, even if it were effective, Lu Yu couldn’t bring himself to do it. Although he could replenish the blood lost by the Matai people and even provide them with some blood-boosting food or the Red pill as a substitute, he couldn’t get past the fact that it was human blood…

However, when it came to the issue of lifespan, Lu Yu had a new idea today.

After seeing the strength Potion, he thought, if treasure chests could drop something as extraordinary as a strength Potion, then perhaps dropping Life Potion wasn’t out of the question.

With so many types of beasts here, they could explore more. Even if there were none here, there was still the Great Drift. Who knew if the Great Drift connected to other continents where they might encounter new and exotic types of beasts…

Lu Yu didn’t intend to keep these thoughts to himself. He couldn’t handle hunting beasts alone, so he told Tai Lie directly.

“Although the possibility is very small, but…”

“I understand,” Tai Lie said lightly. “I’ll hunt more different beasts.”

Lu Yu quickly added, “Safety comes first. You don’t… need to intentionally find trouble with those large beasts because of me. Take it slow, there’s no rush.”

Tai Lie’s dark eyes stared at Lu Yu, saying only one word, “Urgent.”

Lu Yu was taken aback. “Huh?”

The next moment, he realized that Tai Lie’s urgency seemed to indicate… an urgency to be with him.

Tai Lie said, “We Matai people only have one companion in our lifetime. From the moment of decision, there will be no change of heart. I understand your concerns, but if you’re testing my determination, there’s no need.”

Lu Yu lowered his head, his gaze falling on the patterns on his beast skin shoes.

Tai Lie looked at the swirls of his hair and said, “But we don’t restrain our companions.”

Lu Yu raised his head and chuckled, teasing, “Does that mean that once we’re together, I can break up with you at any time?”

Matai people are too kind, it’s really nice…

Tai Lie remained expressionless. “No.”

The smile at the corner of Lu Yu’s mouth froze. “But you just said…”

Tai Lie stared at him without blinking, “If you’re with me, I won’t let go. If you get tired of it or have other thoughts, I won’t let go either. I’ll do everything to keep you by my side. Lu Yu, this is why I gave you time to consider, not because of any lifespan issue.”

Lu Yu was shocked and subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

Both Tai Lie’s gaze and tone told him that he wasn’t joking. Being together meant truly for a lifetime, a promise that was a hundred times more solid than marriage and utterly unbreakable.

From this moment on, he finally remembered that Tai Lie was indeed different from other Matai people.

The other Matai people, although fierce when fighting, were somewhat “innocent” in private. Even the reticent Le Shui, who had scars on his face that looked fierce, had a gentle personality deep down and was quite “obedient.”

But Tai Lie was different. He truly exuded the aura of a leader, with strength and a sense of responsibility coexisting within him. Such people never gave up until they achieved their goals, and their possessiveness was always off the charts. Anything they claimed as theirs was off-limits to others.

Lu Yu realized that what Tai Lie was really thinking about wasn’t just the issue of lifespan. If he boarded Tai Lie’s ship, he truly wouldn’t be able to disembark.

He had inadvertently clicked on those dog-blood romance novels that were advertised everywhere before. The routine inside was always about the male lead catching the fleeing female lead and locking her up in a dark room…

Although it sent shivers down his spine, he thought, if he tried to run away, Tai Lie probably wouldn’t let him off easily…

Lu Yu steadied his emotions and tried to enlighten Tai Lie with the correct view of love. “A person’s life is so long. Sometimes, it’s normal for feelings to fade. Do you know the phrase ‘good to gather, good to part’? It means, when you’re together, you’re happy, and when you’re not, you can still be friends.”

“Be friends?” Tai Lie’s voice darkened, and the pressure dropped.

He seemed to be angry.

Lu Yu was vaguely uneasy, but still nodded with a stiff smile, “If there are no feelings, being friends is also… not bad. Of course, if even being friends is not possible, then a simple relationship between Chief and subjects…”

“Heh.” Tai Lie suddenly chuckled.

This was the first time Lu Yu heard Tai Lie laugh, but even though it was a laugh, it sounded quite oppressive. He dryly asked, “Wh-what?”

“Lu Yu.” Tai Lie stood up, walked over to Lu Yu, and looked down at him from above.

The tall figure of the man enveloped Lu Yu.

Lu Yu felt a little uneasy in his heart and shifted his buttocks backward. He asked softly, “How did you realize your feelings?”

Normally, everyone seems to have discovered that they like someone else because their heartbeats are racing, wanting to see them every day, or seeking their comfort.

That being said, why does he feel…

Tai Lie casually dropped a bombshell, “I want to touch you.”

Ah???

Lu Yu was completely dumbfounded.

Seeing Lu Yu’s confusion, Tai Lie continued, “I want to ‘do’ you.”

Lu Yu’s eyes widened, and his palms started sweating.

Tai Lie took a step forward, “Do you know what ‘that’ mean is?”

He was an adult after all, how could he not know, but he really hadn’t thought about it in that way…

Lu Yu clenched his teeth, watching the man getting closer and closer, his body leaning backward, hands supporting him on the ground.

Tai Lie leaned down.

With a whoosh!

Lu Yu suddenly got up and tried to escape away.

Tai Lie grabbed his arm, pulled him back, grabbed his chin, and kissed him firmly, not allowing any refusal.

“Tell me, how can a two men that’s like an innocent Chief and witch but in reality want to fuck each other become a friends?” Tai Lie asked softly by Lu Yu’s ear as the kiss ended.

Lu Yu’s brain was in a state of emptiness.

—

Lu Yu returned to the wooden hut.

Since gaining access to the training ground function, he had been falling asleep quickly every night. However, tonight he couldn’t sleep, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep no matter what.

All he could think about was that kiss.

Although the kiss was very light, just lips touching lips, but… it was his first kiss!!

And that bastard Tai Lie still said afterwards, what, just to make him understand that he couldn’t be his friend, kissing him forcibly is still kissing him, damn it!! Why make excuses!

Although he didn’t feel any disgust, mainly just having an empty mind and a fast heartbeat, but…

What’s outrageous is! This guy even said that he discovered his feelings because, because…

Lu Yu clenched his fists, covering his eyes and his face, which was hot enough to steam an egg.

The next day, Lu Yu reluctantly got out of bed. He didn’t sleep well last night, which made him feel a bit off. He struggled to put his feet into his leather shoes for a while but couldn’t manage it.

After washing his face with clean water, he finally felt a bit more awake.

Today, he didn’t feel like making breakfast, so he took out the leftover grilled meat from yesterday and let the early-rising Matai people grill it for their morning meal. He himself took out some apples to eat with water.

“Witch, it seems like we didn’t train last night…” a Matai person approached cautiously and asked.

He was being cautious because Lu Yu had uncommonly lost his temper yesterday.

Actually, Lu Yu wasn’t really angry; it was just that the situation with Shan Pu giving him blood made him feel urgent and angry, leaving him with complicated feelings and a dark expression, not speaking to them.

Seeing his bad mood, the Matai person thought he was still upset about yesterday’s incident.

Feeling a bit apologetic, Lu Yu hadn’t entered the control room last night, which also delayed their training. “It’s my fault. We’ll resume training tonight.”

The Matai person nodded hurriedly.

Lu Yu was about to say something else when he saw Tai Lie walking out of the stone hut.

Lu Yu crushed the apple in his hand suddenly.

The Matai person: !!!

Lu Yu stood up, turned around, and walked away. “I’m going to the valley first.”

The Matai person weakly responded, “Okay, okay.”

Lu Yu walked with heavy steps, leaving footprints as he made his way to the valley.

The people in the valley were surprised to see him there so early, but they quickly welcomed him with joy. After chatting for a while, someone raised the same question as the Matai person. Lu Yu explained apologetically.

The people in the valley quickly waved their hands, “Witch, we were just worried that something might have happened to you. We’re already very grateful for teaching us so much. Please don’t worry about it.”

Lu Yu smiled, “Alright, understood. By the way, the frequency of the great drifts has been a bit high these days. You should pay more attention. Are the houses sturdy enough? It’s better for the children to climb fewer trees.”

The crowd expressed their understanding, as they had been shaken quite a bit by the drifts in the past two days.

An elderly person frowned, “This year’s great drift seems unusual.”

This elderly person was the one who first told Lu Yu about the great drift.

Lu Yu’s face also darkened, nodding, “Yes. That bastard Tai… also said that this year’s great drift indicates a more severe one.”

Lu Yu asked, “Elder, do you know anything about it?”

The old man thought for a moment and said, “It seems that the more severe the earthquakes, the more neighboring lands are involved.”

Lu Yu opened his mouth, wanting to ask the old man how exactly these neighboring lands were involved.

“Oh right,” the old man suddenly remembered something, “Witch, the material you asked us to pay attention to seems to be on one of the neighboring lands.”

Lu Yu set aside his doubts and quickly asked, “Please tell me more about it?”

The old man appeared thoughtful, “It’s the sakura wood you mentioned, which seems to be unique to one of the neighboring lands. That land doesn’t seem large, and there aren’t many tribes on it. Most of the men there are quite short…”

Lu Yu was taken aback.

Not a large territory, sakura wood unique to it, men are short…

This description sounds remarkably like a certain island country.

So, is this great drift drifting international routes…?

Lu Yu suddenly became intrigued.