Free Web NovelChapter 69: Chapter 67: I’m No Gentleman
Later, Su Mo took a nap in the carriage.
When she woke up, the carriage was stopped in a shady grove.
Yue Ying and the others had foraged locally, catching some fish and a few rabbits, and were just about to roast them.
Mo Xiao noticed she was awake and walked over with a roasted fish. "Wife, are you hungry? Would you like something to eat?"
Su Mo took it and sniffed. The fish was free from pollution and smelled incredibly fresh.
She took a small bite and tasted a faint fishiness.
She looked at Mo Xiao and asked, "Can you get some more fish?"
"That’s not a problem."
"Great! Let’s make something different to eat today! Wait a moment!"
With that, Su Mo got up and went to the carriage. Then, she redeemed an iron pot, some seasonings, and cookware from the System Mall.
When she came out holding those things, a flash of surprise crossed Mo Xiao’s face for a second before he returned to his usual composure.
He immediately stepped forward to take the items from Su Mo’s hands, then stared at the sharp-edged knife.
This knife was rather different from the ones they had here. It looked very sharp, but it was very thin.
Su Mo smiled and explained, "These are all kitchen supplies."
"Mm."
Mo Xiao carried the things over to Fei Yan. Su Mo glanced at the two rabbits nearby, who were huddled to the side, trembling.
She casually picked one up and looked at it. "Aww, you poor little thing~"
Then, she squinted and tossed it into Yue Ying’s arms. "Slaughter it. We’re having spicy stir-fried rabbit today!"
There was still a rather large fish that hadn’t been roasted yet, which was perfect for Su Mo to make stone pot fish.
As she stewed the fish, she asked Mo Xiao, "Are there any small shrimp in the river?"
Mo Xiao frowned, seemingly not understanding at first.
Su Mo suddenly remembered that they didn’t seem to like eating shrimp, calling them pests.
So she pantomimed it for him.
Mo Xiao nodded. "There are, but no one likes to eat them."
Su Mo’s eyes lit up. "I like them! Quick, take me to catch some shrimp!"
With that, she handed her task to Yue Ying and dragged Mo Xiao to the riverside.
Su Mo took off her shoes and socks by the riverbank and waded into the water. The small river was crystal clear, and you could see schools of frolicking small fish and shrimp.
Su Mo took out a net bag she had redeemed from her space and began to fish for them.
Her technique was clumsy, and after a long time, she had only caught two small shrimp.
Su Mo was suddenly dejected. "They’re so small. How are we supposed to eat these?"
Mo Xiao, who had been behind her the whole time, asked quietly, "Wife, would you like my help?"
Su Mo turned her head to look at him with anticipation, holding out the net. "You do it!"
Mo Xiao shook his head and said in a deadpan tone, "I don’t need that."
With that, he suddenly manifested his snake tail. The enormous tail coiled through the small river. With a gentle flick of its tip, the tiny creatures in the water were thrown onto the bank, where the little shrimp bounced and struggled in the dirt.
Su Mo’s eyes suddenly widened. "Whoa, that’s amazing!"
Then, with her eyes shining, she walked toward the bank and started gathering the shrimp.
Mo Xiao walked over and squatted beside her to help. freēwebnovel.com
Su Mo had him release the smaller ones, picking up only the large ones.
In no time, they had gathered a huge pile.
Just as Su Mo was about to carry the shrimp back, she suddenly felt her body go light. Before she could react, the man behind her swept her up by the waist.
Su Mo instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck. In her peripheral vision, she caught sight of his sharp jawline and his sexy Adam’s apple.
Mo Xiao said in his deep voice, "Let’s wash your feet and put on your shoes and socks before we go back."
Mo Xiao placed Su Mo on a rock in the middle of the stream. Dappled sunlight filtered down through the layers of leaves, casting beautiful patterns of light and shadow on the water’s surface.
She swung her feet, her eyes squinted in enjoyment.
Mo Xiao was holding her foot, carefully wiping the dirt from its sole.
Her soft, pink toes bobbed with the current, a tantalizing sight.
Mo Xiao’s eyes darkened slightly.
Afterward, she wasn’t sure if he did it on purpose, but Su Mo felt a tickle on the sole of her foot.
She instinctively tried to pull away, but he caught her ankle.
Su Mo reflexively lifted her other foot to kick him, but in the next second, the man before her wrapped an arm around her waist, lowered his head, and kissed her.
His kiss was urgent and fierce, leaving her no room to resist. His scorching palm held the back of her neck firmly, giving her nowhere to hide.
Su Mo was kissed until she was dizzy and disoriented. For a moment, she tried to resist.
But that subtle shift was like a spark on a dry prairie, completely igniting the darkness in Mo Xiao’s eyes.
A low, hoarse gasp escaped his throat. The kiss, which had been about to soften, now assaulted her again like a violent storm, crushing her soft whimpers and protests between their lips.
His scorching breath traveled from the corner of her lips to her neck. Her familiar, light fragrance made his blood boil in an instant.
But a faint sting of pain at his waist quickly brought him back to his senses for a moment.
Su Mo had pinched him. Her strength was negligible to him, more like a tickle, really.
Mo Xiao grunted, catching her hand as she hurriedly tried to pull it away and placing it back on him.
He leaned in close to her ear and coaxed in a husky voice, "Do it again~ just like before, okay?"
Su Mo’s pupils dilated slightly. ’No way, does this damn snake have some kind of special fetish?!’
She glanced down at his killer abs. Before she had time to think, she reached out and began to grope him randomly...
’You’re the one who told me to do it, so don’t blame me~ I’m no saint, just a girl! It’s perfectly normal to not be able to resist this kind of temptation, right?’
’Whoa~ they feel so good...’
Just as Su Mo was getting into it, her hand was suddenly caught again.
The next second, he pulled her into an embrace. Mo Xiao’s deep, restrained voice came from above her head. "That’s enough."
Forced to lean against his chest, Su Mo frowned and thought, ’This damn snake is the stingiest of all! He’s the one who told me to touch him, but then he won’t let me have my fun! Hmph, I’m never paying attention to him again...’
’In this respect, Cang Lan the leopard is better. He wouldn’t be like this~ He lets me do whatever I want! Next time, I’ll just go play with him instead!’
The sound of grinding teeth suddenly came from above her head. Mo Xiao said in a low voice, "I’m doing this for your own good."
Heaven knows his patience had already reached its limit.
Snake Beastmen were beings of great desire, and Mo Xiao had always considered his self-control to be excellent.
But things were different now. Now... she was right in front of him, right in his arms.
Her warm, sweet breath brushed against the scales on his neck, her soft hair tickled his chest, and her familiar, captivating scent lingered around him—enough to easily make his much-prided self-control crumble to dust.
The primitive impulse within him was screaming, boiling over.
Damn it all. That day on the mountaintop, he never should have told her they could get married whenever she wanted.
He regretted it.
Su Mo felt that, for some strange reason, the temperature of the water around them seemed to have risen.
No, wait, it seemed like it was Mo Xiao’s body heat that was raising the water temperature.
Her mind began to wander. ’Whoa~ the damn snake can regulate his body temperature. Does that mean I can have a hot spring bath whenever I want in the future?’
With that thought, she reached out again, wanting to sneak another feel...
But the moment her fingers made contact, Mo Xiao caught her hand once more.
He coaxed her in a hoarse voice, "Be good. Don’t move."
’I won’t! When I tell you not to move, you don’t listen either, do you?’
Su Mo extended her other hand... watching his expression with a defiant glint in her eyes.
Mo Xiao frowned and grunted, the look in his eyes growing even more intense.
He quickly seized her mischievous hands, holding them both tightly in his grasp.
As if afraid of hurting her, he slightly loosened his grip.
He leaned down to her ear. "After we’re married, I’ll let you do whatever you want." freёwebnoѵel.com
Su Mo froze. ’Married? What marriage?’
’The damn snake is trying to trick me again!’
"Um, it’s getting late. We should go back and eat..."
As Su Mo said this, she tried to jump down from the rock, only to be pulled into Mo Xiao’s arms once more.
His resigned sigh echoed in her ear. "Forget it... You can do whatever you want even if we don’t get married."
Su Mo tilted her head up to look at him, and in the next second, the man before her captured her lips in a kiss once again.
