Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character's Revenge

Chapter 185 The Vicious Young Lady of a Noble Family (21 pages)

Qi Jingyu stepped forward and pushed open the door, which creaked open.

This little cabin was probably built by hunters for temporary living, but judging from its appearance, it must have been uninhabited for a long time. It was damp inside and covered with cobwebs.

If nothing unexpected happens, there are probably insects and snakes hiding inside.

Qi Jingyu turned around and glanced at Qi Ning, who was standing outside the door, and said to her, "Wait here at the door, I'll go in and take a look first."

Qi Ning hesitated for a moment before nodding.

Qi Jingyu took two steps inside. The small wooden house was not big, just a square place, divided into a simple inner room and an outer room by bamboo strips.

The outer room contained only a table and a chair, while the inner room had a bamboo bed; there was nothing else.

As soon as Qi Jingyu went inside, the noise he made indeed startled the insects and snakes hiding inside.

He took out a dagger he carried for self-defense from his waist and quickly dealt with them.

"Qi Jingyu, are you done yet?"

Qi Ning urged from outside, her voice tinged with fear.

Qi Jingyu threw the corpses of the insects and snakes out the window, cleaned up the spider webs briefly, and then went to the door and opened it.

"come in."

Qi Ning stepped inside and, seeing the state of the room, knew that Qi Jingyu had already given it a quick cleaning.

But she still looked it over from all angles and said, feigning criticism, "Can anyone live in such a dilapidated house?"

"Make do for now," Qi Jingyu said, gesturing for Qi Ning to sit down on the only small chair. "Wait for me here."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Before long, he gathered some firewood and hay around the cabin and carried it inside, placing it in the outer room.

Located at the foot of a cliff and near the river, the firewood and grass he found were somewhat damp. Qi Jingyu did not have a tinderbox with him, and it took him quite a bit of effort to light the fire.

Qi Ning watched his movements; they were quite practiced, probably something he learned when he was a child on the run.

She asked knowingly, "How do you know how to start a fire?"

Qi Jingyu added a piece of firewood to the fire and looked up at her.

He paused for a moment before saying ambiguously, "I learned it when I lived with my mother outside."

He seemed unwilling to say more, and only said one sentence before standing up: "Go inside and dry your clothes, so you don't catch a cold."

After saying that, he prepared to walk out.

"Hey!" Qi Ning grabbed his wrist. "Where are you going?"

Qi Jingyu looked down at Qi Ning and saw that she looked afraid of being abandoned. He replied, "You can warm yourself by the fire inside the house, and I'll stay outside and start another fire."

It means that men and women are different, and he cannot take off his clothes and warm himself by the fire in the same room as Qi Ning.

"Oh."

Qi Ning then released him.

"Call me if you need anything."

After leaving those words, Qi Jingyu walked out and closed the door behind him.

Through the crack in the door, Qi Ning saw that Qi Jingyu had indeed found another spot by the door, sat down with his back to the cabin, and started a fire again.

She then returned to the fire and took off her soaking wet clothes to dry them.

Qi Jingyu dried his clothes by the fire outside and treated his injuries.

Most of them are just bumps and bruises, not serious wounds, so there's no need to worry about infection.

Qi Ning dried her clothes inside the house, then dressed neatly and went out.

Qi Jingyu was only wearing his inner garment. As soon as he heard the door open, he quickly grabbed the outer garment beside him and put it on.

"My clothes are dry," Qi Ning said as she walked to his side.

Qi Jing turned around and looked her up and down.

"Have you checked him over? Are there any other injuries?"

Qi Ning pointed to her forehead: "Only here."

Qi Jingyu glanced at the bruise on her forehead and hummed in agreement, "That's good, it's not serious."

"When will Father come to see us?" she asked again.

“I’m afraid it won’t be that quick,” Qi Jingyu explained. “It will take time to find a path down the cliff. Besides, we’ve drifted downstream for who knows how far. It will take them at least several days to find their way down the river.”

"A few days? That's too long. Are we going to have to stay in this dilapidated house for days?" Qi Ning's face was full of disbelief.

"At least, I'll stay here tonight."

It was already late afternoon, and it would probably get dark soon. They didn't know the way and there was no way they could get out. It was better to wait here for Qi Congming to come and find them with his men.

Qi Ning sat down on a rock by the fire and said reluctantly, "Alright then."

Qi Jingyu quieted down and didn't say anything more.

Qi Ning glanced at him every now and then, her expression hesitant and as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.

Qi Jingyu waited for a long time but she didn't speak, so he turned his head to look at her and asked, "What's wrong?"

"I..." Qi Ning said, clutching her sleeve, her face slightly flushed, somewhat embarrassed, "I'm hungry."

Upon hearing this, Qi Jingyu nodded slightly.

They fell off the cliff in the morning, were unconscious for a while, and have now calmed down in the afternoon, so it's normal for them to be hungry.

Qi Jingyu stood up: "Then I'll go find something to eat. You wait here for me."

Upon hearing this, Qi Ning immediately stood up after him: "Can't I go with you?"

Perhaps because she was in this place and had no one else to rely on, her usual arrogant attitude towards him was gone. This was the first time Qi Jingyu had ever seen her like this.

After a moment's consideration, Qi Jingyu said, "You wait for me here. I'll go alone and come back quickly."

It's a different story if you're traveling with a delicate little girl; you might not be able to find food before dark.

"But……"

“Go inside and wait for me. Don’t come out or wander around. I’ll be back soon,” he said again.

Qi Ning hesitated for a moment, her eyes flickered slightly, and after thinking of something, she finally agreed.

However, she repeatedly urged, "Then you must come back soon."

Qi Jingyu naturally agreed.

Only after watching Qi Ning enter the house and close the door did Qi Jingyu turn around and leave with peace of mind.

As soon as Qi Jingyu left, the system appeared, and it found it a bit strange: "Host, why didn't you go with Qi Jingyu?"

The system assumed that Qi Ning would seize every opportunity to spend time alone with Qi Jingyu; generally speaking, going out to find food together would be a good opportunity.

Qi Ning poked at the fire in the room with a stick and replied leisurely, "There will be plenty of time to be alone together. I want to try something else."

"what?"

"Tell me, what would he do if I disappeared?"

At first, Qi Ning naturally wanted to go with Qi Jingyu to find something to eat, but after Qi Jingyu refused, she changed her mind.

She didn't follow Qi Jingyu's instructions to stay inside and not go out. Instead, shortly after Qi Jingyu left, she opened the door and went out, walking in the opposite direction from him.

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