Chapter 53

 

Lu Yu was very careful. After being forcefully kissed last time, he decided to kiss back this time.

But in reality, he really lacked experience in this area.

After pressing his lips against Tai Lie’s, Lu Yu didn’t know what to do next…

Lu Yu opened his tightly closed eyes slightly.

Tai Lie stared at him intently, not blinking.

From Tai Lie’s gaze, Lu Yu could discern a hint of amusement and a message of “I won’t move, you do as you please”.

Angrily, he closed his eyes again.

He was also a newbie at this, so he shouldn’t look down on anyone.

It’s just a kiss, he just needed to stick out his tongue, right…

Lu Yu tentatively extended his tongue, touching Tai Lie’s lips slightly.

Just a little bit, like touching some kind of switch.

Tai Lie’s eyes suddenly darkened.

The man who had been somewhat aloof before suddenly wrapped his arm around Lu Yu’s waist, pulled him forcefully towards himself, grabbed the back of his neck, and kissed him fiercely.

His thick and hot tongue forcefully pried Lu Yu’s teeth open, invading his mouth, hooking onto Lu Yu’s tongue before he could evade…

“Mmm…”

Lu Yu couldn’t help but whimper.

Hearing his own embarrassing voice, Lu Yu, who was almost addicted and unable to extricate himself, sobered up a bit.

He had never thought he would make such… sounds.

Originally, only his face was red, but now his whole body felt a bit hot.

Lu Yu couldn’t help but think, it seemed like Tai Lie was indeed better than him…

Wait, that’s not right!!!

Lu Yu’s body stiffened.

Both Tai Lie and he were newbies, so why was this guy so good at it?!

Hmm… But he shouldn’t be lying to him. Xia Cao also said that Matai people are faithful to one person as per their customs, so was this guy some kind of natural talent… His skill points were too weird.

Seeming to notice that Lu Yu was distracted during the kiss, Tai Lie’s face showed a hint of amusement, and he lightly bit Lu Yu’s lip.

“Hiss—” Lu Yu let out a small painful cry, tilting his head back and separating their tightly pressed lips.

“What are you doing?!” Lu Yu was displeased. Why did he bite him, like a dog?!

Tai Lie didn’t speak, but pulled Lu Yu over, gently licked and soothed the spot he had just bitten.

Lu Yu was pleased by his pleasing actions and forgave him generously.

They fell back into the blush-inducing kiss…

Knock knock knock!

Suddenly, there was a knocking on the door.

“Chief, Witch, the bonfire is ready. Do you want to…” a weak voice came from outside the door.

Lu Yu pushed Tai Lie away abruptly. “Someone’s here.”

He quickly wiped his mouth.

As he was wiping, he suddenly remembered something.

Oh no!

They seemed to have made some not-so-great noises while kissing just now. They wouldn’t be heard by the person outside the door, would they…

Lu Yu glared at Tai Lie.

It was all this guy’s fault for being too skilled!

“Are you done?” Tai Lie asked softly.

Without much thought, Lu Yu straightened his vest, exhaled deeply, and affirmed, “Yes.”

Tai Lie glanced at his lips, didn’t say much, and went to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, bright light flooded in.

Staying in the dimness for a while, Lu Yu felt a bit uncomfortable. He squinted and shielded his eyes with his hand.

He followed behind Tai Lie as they walked out.

The Matai person who knocked on the door quickly stepped aside.

Lu Yu stopped in front of him and cleared his throat pretentiously. “I was discussing important matters with Chief just now.”

The Matai person looked at his face, hesitated for a moment, and nodded. “Oh.”

Lu Yu asked, “Uh, are all the meat roasted?”

The Matai person replied, “Yes, they’re all roasted. Um, Witch, how about you—”

“Let’s go.” Tai Lie interrupted the Matai person and walked towards the bonfire, with Lu Yu following behind him.

The Matai person left behind scratched his head in confusion, wondering why there was a bite mark on Witch’s mouth. Did he bite himself?

The Matai person bit his lower lip, felt it, and became even more puzzled.

No, biting oneself shouldn’t leave such a mark…

—

Lu Yu, who forgot about the bite mark on his mouth, finished tonight’s dinner with this mark.

In fact, Lu Yu had taught the Matai people many simple cooking methods intermittently, so his cooking task was very easy now. It all depended on how much he wanted to do.

Feeling good, Lu Yu found two Matai people to assist him. He put on the leaf sleeves specially woven for him by the valley people and wielded the big knife skillfully.

Today was a special day. He and Tai Lie officially established their relationship, which was a joyous occasion.

He knew that Matai people were very averse to “Broken man.” Although because of his and Tai Lie’s status in the eyes of the people, they might not say anything, but there must be something in their hearts…

So Lu Yu didn’t plan to announce his relationship with Tai Lie, at least not now.

He would wait until he slowly instilled in them the idea that “Broken man” were the same as others, all normal, and then announce it.

For now, let’s just be an underground couple…

He needed to be more restrained in his usual behavior, especially in intimate actions between couples, like kissing… It would be better to do them in the privacy of their own place.

Thinking of kissing, Lu Yu pursed his lips and felt like there was still a lingering sensation on them.

Although he was unhappy that Tai Lie was better than him, honestly, it felt kind of nice to have someone who was good at it…

After finishing the food for the evening, Lu Yu distributed a piece of fragrant grilled crocodile meat to everyone.

While distributing the meat, he was stared at several times by people. At first, he didn’t notice, but later he realized something was wrong.

“What are you looking at?” Lu Yu asked.

The Matai people hesitated to speak, but in the end, waved their hands. “Nothing, nothing.”

Lu Yu was puzzled but didn’t think too much about it. He took the remaining portion of meat for himself and Tai Lie and sat down next to him without leaving a trace.

Chief and Witch sitting together to enjoy the food wasn’t strange at all. It was very normal and wouldn’t attract attention. Lu Yu told himself.

The others seemed casual, but overall they sat in a semicircle around Tai Lie.

Lu Yu handed the larger portion of meat to Tai Lie, paused for a moment, and then used chopsticks to pick up a piece of meat from his own stone bowl and put it in Tai Lie’s bowl.

“Uh, I, I can’t eat so much.” After saying that, Lu Yu turned his head back.

Inadvertently, he caught a glimpse of Xia Cao not far away, who was smiling at them.

For some reason, Lu Yu felt that her smile was a bit like the contented smile of a mother who finally sees her piglet starting to eat cabbage.

Lu Yu couldn’t help but feel confused.

Who exactly was the pig, him or Tai Lie?

Before Lu Yu could figure it out, Tai Lie suddenly spoke up beside him.

“I have something to announce.”

The people who were ready to listen to Chief’s speech and focus on eating all lifted their heads and put down their bowls.

Lu Yu also turned his head, wondering what was going on. Was it about something related to Qing Qiu’s father? He seemed not to have told him about this yet…

Tai Lie said lightly, “Lu Yu and I have become partners.”

Matai people: !!!

Lu Yu: ?!?!?!

The bowl in Lu Yu’s hand slipped.

Tai Lie quickly reached out and caught the stone bowl, placing it in Lu Yu’s palm. “What’s wrong?”

And he’s asking what’s wrong!

Lu Yu ignored his bowl and leaned over, whispering anxiously and angrily, “Why did you suddenly announce it? Why didn’t you discuss it with me first?”

Tai Lie frowned. “I thought it was the right thing to do, but I didn’t discuss it with you. I’m sorry. I’ll pay attention to it in the future.”

Hearing his apology, Lu Yu calmed down a bit. He must be happy too. Finally, they were together. Wanting to share it was understandable, but…

“It’s not about that,” Lu Yu glanced at the stunned crowd with some unease. “Look at how you scared them!”

Lu Yu tightened the hand holding the stone bowl.

He still remembered how shocked and hostile Shan Pu was when they talked about Broken man back in Beast Plain. Although he said to Shan Pu that he was a Broken man and there was no change in his attitude towards him, things were different now.

He knew how much they admired and respected Tai Lie, the Matai Chief. They might now think that Tai Lie was seduced by him and turned him into a Broken man…

Thinking of this, Lu Yu hesitated.

It seemed that indeed, he was the one who turned Tai Lie. After all, Tai Lie had never liked men before. Damn it, he hadn’t either, at most they were just experimenting with each other!

Just as Lu Yu was getting anxious and restless, waiting for the accusations from the crowd, the Matai people finally reacted.

The first one to jump up was Shan Pu.

“Waaaaah, Chief and Witch, you two are finally together!!!” Shan Pu yelled at the top of his lungs.

Lu Yu was stunned. Listening to his voice, it didn’t sound like anger or any similar emotion.

Lu Yu lifted his head.

At this moment, the Matai people who loved barbecue had all stopped focusing on the food.

Everyone was bustling and chatting excitedly.

“Chief and Witch actually like each other!”

“The bite mark on Witch’s mouth must be from Chief!”

“Oh my~”

“I knew it long ago! Witch even fed Chief meat before…”

“Forget it, with your big mouth, would you say if you noticed?”

“You’re the one with the big mouth! My mouth is the smallest in all of Matai!”

“You’re both idiots! Can’t you say something useful? Chief and Witch have become partners, and we still have a lot of things to do!”

“Yeah, we should first find offerings for Chief and Chief’s after, then prepare the celebration, prepare a grand feast… Now that I think about it, there’s quite a lot to do.”

“Right, speaking of which, what offerings do you want to prepare for Chief and Witch?”

“I want to hunt down the fattest wild boar for Chief and Witch!!”

“Witch likes fruits, I want to find the sweetest fruits!”

“Oh, your idea is not bad. Hmm, it’s mine now…”

“Damn it! You wish!”

—

Tai Lie looked at the motionless Lu Yu, his brows furrowing deeper. “What’s wrong? If you don’t want them to know, I…”

Lu Yu suddenly chuckled lightly, lowered his head, and rubbed his eyes.

“It’s nothing. It’s a happy event. Why not tell everyone?”

“Okay.”

“But what about the celebration? We’re so busy now, the village still needs development, maybe we should hold off on that for now…”

—

In the midst of the bustling atmosphere, there was a small area of dead silence.

Cha Zhe couldn’t believe his eyes as he watched the two people huddled together, speaking intimately.

Just a few days ago, weren’t they distant from each other? How, how could they suddenly become like this?!

He thought he could take his time, step by step, to capture Lu Yu.

Cha Zhe gritted his teeth tightly, his fingertips digging into his palm.

He stared at Lu Yu with bloodshot eyes.

He refused to accept it!

He refused to accept it!!!