Free Web NovelChapter 40: Chapter 38: Just How Much Trouble Can One Person Cause?
Before Su Mo even reached the door, she saw the two little dragons pushing the dragon out.
Long Yan’s mind was actually still in a haze. He vaguely remembered the events before his injury, but nothing after that.
But his two little attendants told him that he had been saved by a Female named Su Mo, and they praised her as if she were a goddess from the heavens.
They said she was as beautiful as she was kind, an absolutely wonderful person.
Long Yan thought, ’I should really thank her properly, then.’
He hadn’t even figured out how to thank that girl named Su Mo when his two attendants pushed him out of the room. freёwebnovel.com
"Sister Mo is right outside! She’ll be so happy to see that you’re awake!"
Su Mo watched the three dragons emerge and paused in her tracks, a basket of freshly washed wild vegetables still hooked over her arm.
The moment Nannan pushed him out, Long Yan looked up and saw the person standing a short distance away.
As the sun set, the colors of the evening clouds fell upon her, bathing her in a soft halo. Even the curve of her skirt’s hem seemed to grow gentle.
In the instant their gazes met, Long Yan saw Su Mo smiling faintly.
He recognized her. On the night he was injured, he had been up in a tree and had watched her, sniveling as she begged Young Master Snake not to call off their engagement.
From his vantage point at the time, he’d actually had a clear view of all her little tricks. He’d seen how she, unable to actually cry, had deliberately pinched her own thigh.
Though she put on a show of deep devotion, desperately begging Young Master Snake not to call off the engagement, she was actually secretly observing his expression the entire time.
When the man finally said he wouldn’t break it off, Long Yan had seen the astonishment in her eyes as clear as day.
He just didn’t understand why Young Master Snake, who clearly despised her, had refused to call off the engagement in the end.
Because of this incident, Long Yan had a very vivid memory of her.
Even after being unconscious for so many days, he still recognized her at a single glance.
Long Yan never imagined that the one who saved him would be her.
Su Mo walked up to him, basket in tow. She tilted her head, studying him as she asked with a smile, "You’re awake? Are you still feeling uncomfortable anywhere?"
Long Yan rubbed his head sheepishly and shook it in a daze.
The next moment, he saw the woman before him, her eyes curving into crescent moons.
"You rest for a bit. I’m going to prepare dinner."
After she spoke, Su Mo left with light, airy steps.
The two little dragons immediately rushed after her. "Sister Mo, we’ll help you!"
After a few steps, Nannan turned to look at the dumbfounded Long Yan. "Lord Lieutenant General, aren’t you coming to help?"
"Oh!" Long Yan answered dazedly and followed them over.
Su Mo was in the kitchen, chopping meat.
Long Yan was wedged between the two little dragons.
He watched the busy Su Mo and asked dazedly, "Excuse me... is there anything I can do to help?"
Su Mo glanced over at him, then smiled and pointed to a few fish kept in a nearby container. "Kill those."
Long Yan chuckled and nodded, carrying the container with the fish outside.
Nannan and Dongdong followed him out, and Dongdong could be heard asking nervously, "Lord Lieutenant General, do you know how to kill a fish? Do you want my help?"
Long Yan was brimming with confidence. "No need. How could such a trivial task stump me!"
...
Soon, Su Mo, who was chopping vegetables in the kitchen, heard a commotion break out outside.
"Lord Lieutenant General, how did you let the fish escape!"
"It’s too slippery..."
"Lord Lieutenant General, hurry and catch it!"
Listening to the commotion outside, Su Mo couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
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By the time Long Yan and the two little dragons returned to the kitchen with the prepared fish, Su Mo’s meat was already stewing.
She was about to use another pot to stir-fry some vegetables when Nannan said with a grin, "Sister Mo, let me help you with the fire!"
Long Yan immediately cut in. "I’ll do it!"
Su Mo asked doubtfully, "Do you know how?"
Long Yan: "Yes!"
Dongdong: "Sister Mo, the Lord Lieutenant General’s fire-breathing technique is first-rate!"
Su Mo glanced at the eager Long Yan. "Then give it a try?"
Long Yan took a shallow breath and blew out a small flicker of flame, precisely lighting a piece of kindling in his hand.
Su Mo nodded, smiling in satisfaction. "Not bad at all~"
Having been praised, Long Yan’s face beamed with confidence. He tossed the piece of kindling he was holding into the fire pit.
Then he grabbed a few more pieces and tossed them in as well.
’Huh? Why did the fire go out?’
He poked at it with a stick, but it was no use.
So he took a deep breath and—WHOOSH—blasted a huge ball of flame at the kindling.
Su Mo, who was just about to start stir-frying, felt a blast of hot air hit her in the face.
Flames suddenly shot up from under the pot, and she jumped back in fright.
The next thing she knew, the flames were licking the roof, and before Su Mo could even react, everything wooden in the house had caught fire...
Fortunately, Dongdong acted fast, grabbing Su Mo and flying out the door with her.
Nannan also escaped in a hurry.
The three of them came to a stop outside, only to see the flames leap onto the roof and begin to spread uncontrollably.
Su Mo’s brain was still short-circuiting. ’What just happened?’
’I asked him to light a fire, and he actually burned my house down?!!!’
’Could anything be more absurd?’
Nannan and Dongdong snapped out of their daze and yelled anxiously toward the flames, "Lord Lieutenant General!"
The words had barely left their lips when the three of them saw a rather charred Long Yan stumble out, leaning against the wall for support.
"COUGH, COUGH, COUGH~" He coughed awkwardly a few times, then raised a hand to pat out a small flame flickering on his head.
He said guiltily, "Uh... I can still salvage this! I—I can spit water to put it out!"
Su Mo was speechless. "Then hurry up and put it out!"
Long Yan took a few steps back, drew a deep breath, and unleashed a torrent at the blaze.
But instead of weakening in the slightest, the fire only grew more intense... CRACKLE, POP, it burned with a vengeance.
Su Mo: "...What on earth did you just spray? Are you sure that was water and not oil?"
Long Yan looked at her with his soot-blackened face and rubbed his head sheepishly. "Uh, I think I sprayed the wrong thing. It was steam..."
"..."
Su Mo was completely numb. She knew this dragon was a dimwit, but she never imagined he could be *this* absurd!
She gritted her teeth. "Spray water! Now!"
As she spoke, the white cat in the corner suddenly shot out, limping and shaking its flaming tail.
He finally shook it out, then leaped to the side and sat down with his legs crossed.
The fire was too intense. Even with Long Yan and the two little dragons all spitting water, the house was still mostly burned down.
By the time the fire was under control, the two little dragons were thoroughly exhausted.
Staring at the smoldering house, Su Mo fell silent.
’Did I have some kind of feud with this stupid dragon in a past life? I’m not asking him to repay me for saving his life, but could he at least not repay kindness with arson?!’
’Who tries to light a stove and ends up burning down the whole house? It’s simply too absurd!’
Now, of the three earthen-walled rooms and the one kitchen, only Su Mo’s room was left more or less intact. The one Long Yan had been staying in had already burned to the point of collapse.
The main hall was also mostly destroyed.
The attached thatched hut was almost completely gone as well.
’Heavens above, my only fixed asset... he burned it all down in one go???’
The yard was a total wreck. The scene was somewhat tragic, yet also strangely comical.
"You..."
"I!"
Su Mo and Long Yan spoke at the same time.
Too guilty to look at her, Long Yan kept his head down and said apologetically, yet cautiously, "Miss Su, this is all my fault. I—I’ll compensate you! Okay?"
’He was about to fall apart.’ The very first time he tried to light a fire for his savior, he burned her house down.
’Just how big of a mess could one person make...?’
