Summary of the previous chapter: A dark area appeared in the Phantom Forest at some point. Ma Xiaoquan and Dongfang Qingxue decided to enter and have a look...
"The taste seems pretty good, with a slight salty taste, but just right..."
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and said, "Look, I think it's pretty good, right?"
Dongfang Qingxue nodded: "Ma Xiaoquan, what kind of meat is this?"
Ma Xiaoquan felt nervous and suddenly remembered the advice Bei Mingxue gave him before leaving.
Due to ancestral precepts, the Oriental family only eats one kind of meat, beef.
"Well, this is beef." Ma Xiaoquan nodded seriously, "I know that Dongfang girl's family only eats beef, so I specially prepared it a little. Of course, since the dried meat can be stored more easily, the dried meat should be stored a little longer.
That’s right, Oriental girl, I hope you don’t mind.”
When Dongfang Qingxue heard that it was beef, her initially anxious mood suddenly calmed down.
"Ma Xiaoquan, thank you"
Being so thanked by Dongfang Qingxue, Ma Xiaoquan let out a long breath. Fortunately, the jerky was beef. It would be really difficult to get other meat.
"Girl Dongfang, I'm very curious, why do your Dongfang family only eat beef? Chicken, duck, fish, pig, sheep and horse are all edible, right?"
Dongfang Qingxue shook her head, frowning slightly and said: "Chickens, ducks and fish are gifts from God. We should have the same right to survive as them... As for pigs, those things are filthy and dirty. My Dongfang family
Naturally, I disdain to eat such meat."
"Where are the sheep? Sheep are much cleaner, they only eat grass and don't have any other messy bad habits."
"I don't know either." Dongfang Qingxue patted her belly and nodded, "Well, I'm full."
"Ah? You're full after eating so little?" Ma Xiaoquan looked at Dongfang Qingxue in surprise.
Dongfang Qingxue's pretty face turned red and she said, "I usually eat very little."
Ma Xiaoquan said "Oh" and looked at Dongfang Qingxue carefully. No wonder she was so thin, but she had a good figure.
Ma Xiaoquan is a hot-blooded man, and Dongfang Qingxue is also considered a beauty. Men have always been beautiful since ancient times, and Ma Xiaoquan is no exception.
"Dongfang... girl..." Ma Xiaoquan stuttered a bit and couldn't help but reach out to hug Dongfang Qingxue.
Dongfang Qingxue screamed and took a step back hastily.
"Ma Xiaoquan, no, we can't..."
Ma Xiaoquan was stunned for a moment, then calmed down.
"Huh" took a long breath, Ma Xiaoquan shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."
"It's okay, I should be the one who wants to apologize..."
Ma Xiaoquan scratched his scalp and changed the topic: "Okay, let's move on. Well, we should leave the Phantom Forest after walking for a while."
Dongfang Qingxue made a sound, followed Ma Xiao's body, and murmured: "If you are willing, I...I can do it..."
...
Ma Xiaoquan made a mistake in his judgment. Although he said he would leave for a while, this moment actually lasted five hours.
During this period, the two took many breaks and never had the same ambiguity as before.
Ma Xiaoquan didn't think much about it, but Dongfang Qingxue felt a little disappointed.
Five hours later, the two of them successfully left the Phantom Forest.
Turning around and looking back, there was nothing behind him, as if the phantom forest did not exist at all.
Ma Xiaoquan put away the jade ring, stretched, and said: "Miss Dongfang, let's get two horses. It will be faster to get back."
"Well, okay"
...
When they arrived at Yijiaguanyi, it happened to be evening. Dongfang Qingxue suggested that the two of them have a good rest and hit the road tomorrow. Ma Xiaoquan agreed.
In fact, Ma Xiaoquan thought of traveling all night so that he could reach Beijing earlier, but Dongfang Qingxue followed him all the way without any complaints. It would be unkind to not let people have a good rest.
At night, when Ma Xiaoquan was preparing to go to bed, the door of his room suddenly rang.
"Ma Xiaoquan, are you there?"
When Ma Xiaoquan heard Dongfang Qingxue's voice, he stepped forward, opened the door, and said, "I'm here, Miss Dongfang, why don't you rest up so late?"
Dongfang Qingxue lowered her head and said, "I can't sleep."
Ma Xiaoquan let Dongfang Qingxue into the house, closed the door, and said, "Okay, I just don't feel sleepy, let's chat for a while."
"What are we talking about?"
Ma Xiaoquan thought for a moment and asked, "What do you want to hear?"
Dongfang Qingxue bit her right index finger, rolled her eyes up a few times, and said, "I want to hear the story about you and Yue'er?"
"Yue'er?" Dongfang Qingxue said. The first two people that came to Ma Xiaoquan's mind were Ming Yue Xin and Hua Yue Xin.
"Yes." Dongfang Qingxue didn't know what Ma Xiaoquan was thinking, "She is your first wife in the late Han Dynasty, Hua Yuexin."
"Oh" Ma Xiaoquan nodded, "Okay, then I'll talk about it."
...
Women always like to listen to stories, especially love stories that go through ups and downs and end up together. Women like to listen even more.
The story of Ma Xiaoquan and Hua Yuexin has gone through three twists and turns, and Dongfang Qingxue naturally sounds very serious.
When talking about meeting Hua Yuexin for the first time, Dongfang Qingxue smiled; when talking about participating in the Hua family's bracelet-wearing ceremony and competing for the first place, Dongfang Qingxue couldn't help but clap her hands and applaud...
"If... there is such a man willing to do this for me, even if it costs me everything, I will be willing..." Dongfang Qingxue murmured in her heart.
...
Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, the sky turned white.
Dongfang Qingxue opened her sleepy eyes and was surprised to find that she was lying on Ma Xiaoquan's bed, fully clothed, and Ma Xiaoquan was lying beside the bed.
"Ma Xiaoquan..." Dongfang Qingxue gently shook Ma Xiaoquan.
Ma Xiaoquan slowly opened his eyes, rubbed his temples, and said with a smile: "Miss Dongfang, you're awake. Well, it was too late yesterday. You fell asleep while I was talking, so I held you there.
Rest on my bed, don't worry, Miss Dongfang, I, Ma Xiaoquan, have never done anything to you that is sorry for you."
Dongfang Qingxue nodded, sat up and said, "I believe you, I'm just sorry to let you see me like that."
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled: "Beauties are born by sleeping. Oriental girls have first-class figures and looks. Naturally, they put a lot of effort into sleeping."
Dongfang Qingxue was very happy when she heard Ma Xiaoquan praise herself.
"Ma Xiaoquan, I need to wash up." Dongfang Qingxue suddenly acted coquettishly towards Ma Xiaoquan for some reason.