Chapter 41 Why sleep in a king-size bed room? Why not a standard room? …
Although Xiaoyao Mountain is only a small-scale political organization, it has developed quite well. After a quick stroll, I found all kinds of shops nearby, and there is even a snack street.
Xi Che was really hungry. As he walked along, he saw many breakfast shops and smelled the aroma of fried dough sticks, which made him drool.
But he searched for a long time and found that his wallet was not with him. He could only guess that someone stole his wallet after he fell asleep on the street last night.
But is this really the case? Of course not, his wallet was taken away by Chu Yan in advance. In order to be able to travel with Xi Che, Chu Yan thought of all possibilities and cut off his retreat. He knew that the most important thing in life was money, as food, clothing, shelter and transportation all required money, so he took Xi Che's money away.
He is so smart.
Seeing Xi Che searching his body for a long time with a disappointed expression on his face, Chu Yan was secretly happy, but asked knowingly: "What's wrong?"
Xi Che frowned: "My wallet is missing."
"Maybe you left it in the hotel?"
Xi Che sighed heavily: "I fell drunk on the street last night and slept for so long. I guess someone took it away. The security in this place is not very good."
Chu Yan was even happier to hear him say this. He didn't even have to find an excuse himself.
"It's okay, I'll treat you, just buy whatever you want to eat."
When Xi Che heard him say this, a look of embarrassment appeared on his face: "I
don't feel comfortable with this." Chu Yan had a blank expression on his face, but a kind look in his eyes, and said very sincerely: "You don't have to be so polite to me. What's more, money is insignificant to me, so just spend it."
Although Xi Che was still reluctant to spend his money, he was really hungry. After thinking for a long time, he finally nodded: "Thank you in advance."
Chu Yan smiled with satisfaction after hearing this - his initial decision was indeed correct.
They picked a breakfast shop on the snack street and went in. Xi Che almost drooled when he smelled the smell of fried dough sticks on the street just now. This is naturally indispensable for breakfast, and then he ordered some wontons, soy milk and other side dishes. After he finished ordering, he remembered to ask Chu Yan: "By the way, what do you want to eat?"
Chu Yan pondered for a moment: "Same as you."
He is not a god who doesn't need to eat now, so he has to consider his appetite. According to his observation, anyone who needs to eat will have a certain degree of obsession with their preferences for food, and they will particularly like certain flavors. So he thought for a long time and added, "I like fried dough sticks."
Xi Che looked at him and smiled, "Then our preferences are quite similar."
Although the problem of breakfast was solved, Xi Che still had some worries in his heart. He planned to stay here to investigate the problems in Xiaoyao Mountain. He would probably have to stay here for a long time and there would be many places where he would need to spend money. Did he have to stay with Chu Qi forever?
But for now, he can only spend his money.
Xi Che thought for a long time, looked at Chu Yan and said cautiously: "There is something that seems a little difficult to me right now, I wonder if you can help me."
Chu Yan nodded straightforwardly: "Don't be so polite to me, just tell me."
"I want to lend you some money."
"..."
Chu Yan was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect there was such an option. If I refuse directly at this time, Asa will definitely have a bad impression of me, but if I really lend him the money, all the previous operations will be in vain.
Chu Yan pondered for a long time and said, "I also have to do some work in Xiaoyao Mountain recently. Since we happen to be going the same way, you can just eat and live with me. Why do you need to borrow money from me?"
Xi Che was silent for a long time and muttered softly, "...Why should I spend your money?"
"Don't say such polite words to me again. In my heart, the relationship between you and I is not that distant."
Xi Che was drinking soy milk and almost spit out when he heard this - was he saying this to remind himself of the relationship he had with him? He really didn't want to recall that memory, so he stopped talking. Xi Che took the golden unicorn out of his arms and placed it on the table. Then he tore off a piece of the rice ball and rolled it into a small rice ball, stuffed it into the golden unicorn's paw, and let it eat it by itself.
But unexpectedly, Jin Qilin sensed Chu Yan's breath, and actually rolled all the way to Chu Yan with the rice ball in his arms, rubbing against his hand.
Xi Che was very surprised to see this scene. Logically speaking, Jin Qilin would only feel close to the gods in Jiuyou. This Chu Qi was obviously a big monster, so Jin Qilin should not look at him with new eyes. Could it be that he is really the descendant of Suzaku?
But no matter what the truth was, Xi Che was very angry. This ungrateful little beast was clearly the one he was raising, but it wagged its tail to please a stranger he met for the first time.
Xi Che frowned and stared at the golden unicorn, suddenly said: "Since it likes you so much, I will give this little toy to you."
Chu Yan was stunned for a moment, his face suddenly looked bad, but Xi Che glanced at the golden unicorn and said with disdain: "You ungrateful bastard, I don't want you anymore."
The golden unicorn didn't understand what he said at all, and only knew to call "miamia". Chu Yan was very unhappy in his heart - this golden unicorn was a pet he caught from the Tianhe River specially for Asa, and he gave it to another man so easily. It was too much.
However, Xi Che was angry. After he finished speaking, he stood up and left. Chu Yan hurriedly threw down the money and ran out, not forgetting to take away Jin Qilin, who was lying on the table and concentrating on eating a rice ball.
"Wait a minute, Xi Che..."
He just chased out of the store, but Xi Che stopped again, turned back, snatched Jin Qilin from his hand, and stuffed it into his arms: "If you don't like me, I won't let you get what you want!"
"..."
Chu Yan looked at his back with a smile. Although he didn't know why he suddenly changed his mind, at least he didn't give the things he gave to others, so he didn't feel so depressed.
*
After returning to the hotel, Xi Che finally accepted Chu Yan's proposal and agreed to go with him. However, when it was time to go to bed at night, problems arose again. The room Chu Yan booked only had one bed.
He booked a double room.
So Xi Che became dissatisfied with the room configuration: "There is only one bed, how can two grown men sleep in one bed?"
Chu Yan naturally began to make up stories: "Originally, I only planned to live here alone, so naturally I booked a room with one bed. But fortunately, this bed is big enough for the two of us to sleep together."
Xi Che immediately objected: "How can that be! How can the two of us sleep in one bed..."
"Didn't you say that we are both grown men? What's wrong with sleeping in one bed?" Chu Yan said, and added: "I won't do anything to you."
"..."
Who knows if he will do anything, he has not forgotten that this guy called him aside and kissed him forcibly.
"No, you have to cancel this room and get one with two beds. I don't like king-size beds."
Chu Yan was sitting on the bed and expressed his embarrassment: "I have paid for this room for three months. If I cancel the room, it will be equivalent to buying a new one. It's not that I'm stingy with money, but I didn't bring much with me this time. Besides, there were not many rooms left when I moved in, and there may not be any vacancies for us to change rooms now."
Xi Che thought what he said made sense, and he was just eating and sleeping with others anyway, so he didn't feel comfortable asking him to spend more money. Besides, since he said so, Xi Che couldn't be picky anymore. But he brought some towels and drew a 38th parallel in the middle of the bed to separate the two of them, and said to Chu Yan seriously: "You are not allowed to cross this line. If you come close, I will not be polite to you."
Seeing his serious expression, Chu Yan almost couldn't help laughing - this behavior was no different from that of a woman in feudal society. He even dared to say that he had lovers in all three realms. What a boast.
"Okay, I promise, I won't cross over."
But it's so cold in the mountains, if he came over on his own, it wouldn't be his business, right? After all, it is warmer to sleep together.
Chu Yan had a beautiful idea in his mind, but he did not resort to any dirty tricks. After all, he was still afraid of angering Xi Che. If Xi Che became so angry that he didn't even want to travel with him, that would be too miserable. At least he could still sleep in the same bed with him now.
Chu Yan was staring at Xi Che who was sleeping with his back to him, when he suddenly heard him muffled shout, "Chu Yan?!"
Chu Yan was startled and raised his head suddenly, thinking that he was recognized by Xi Che. However, after waiting for a long time, Xi Che did not speak again. It turned out that he was not awake, but was just dreaming.
I dream about myself even in my dreams...
Chu Yan secretly leaned over, wanting to see the expression on Xi Che's face, but the latter turned over first and rolled directly into his arms. Chu Yan was stunned for a moment, then hugged Xi Che happily - he said, it's so cold in the mountains, it's warmer to sleep in each other's arms.
However, Chu Yan soon discovered that things were not that simple. Xi Che was not dreaming. He just frowned tightly and kept calling his name softly. Chu Yan lowered his head to look at him in confusion, only to find that there seemed to be a shining gem inside his sleeve. Once the gem flashed red, Xi Che would react, as if he was affected by it.
What is this?
Chu Yan himself didn't remember that he was carrying anything that could emit red light, but there was something else inside his sleeves, and he would occasionally put some small objects in them. The red light was emitted from the world inside his sleeves. Chu Yan frowned and reached into his sleeve to feel around, and unexpectedly felt a hard diamond. He took it out and saw that it was the Dream Building Stone.
...Didn’t he return it to the dream master? Why is it still on me?
"It followed by itself."
Zhuque spoke for the first time. He did not appear, but was talking to Chu Yan in his mind. Once the cold poison in Chu Yan's body was eliminated, the connection between Zhuque and Chu Yan was gradually established, and now he could share thoughts with him freely.
Chu Yan frowned and stared at the Dream-Building Stone in confusion. He seemed to have never seen it emit such a dazzling red light. Why did this happen?
"Chu Yan..."
The person in his arms began to talk in his sleep intermittently again, and judging from his expression, it was not a good dream, but rather it seemed that he was in great pain.
...What happened? I dreamed about him, but he became my nightmare? This is not a happy thing at all.
Chu Yan then asked Zhuque: "Your descendants founded the demon world back then, and this Dream-Building Stone is something from the demon world. Do you understand it?"
The "descendants" that Chu Yan was referring to were naturally the Demon King Donghuang Taiyi. His original form was the three-legged golden crow, which was transformed from Zhuque's blood. So they had some connection after all.
Zhuque snorted coldly: "What does my descendants have to do with me. However, the Dream-Building Stone..."
Chu Yan heard the hidden meaning in his words and said bluntly: "Just tell me what you know, and don't talk nonsense."
Zhuque was silent for a while, and finally spoke: "The Dream-Building Stone does not belong to the dream master, nor to the demon clan. It is a divine object left by the ancestor god, and later it happened to be obtained by the dream master. He has a reaction to the Dream-Building Stone, it must be that he has been influenced by the Dream-Building Stone, or, it has built dreams for him."
Chu Yan fell silent. The Dream-Building Stone had only built dreams for him. What does it have to do with Asa. Have you ever been affected by the Dream Stone?
Could it be...
Chu Yan suddenly thought of a very strange possibility. When he used the dream-building stone, he felt that Asa in his dream was too vivid. Could it be that the image in his dream was not simply imagined by him?
Chu Yan held the Dream-Building Stone in his hand, hugged Xi Che into his arms, then closed his eyes and lowered his head against his forehead - if he wanted to know the truth, he could only try entering the dream himself.