Fallen Adepti (journey to liyue) book2

Chapter 46

You went back to the village trying to ignore the incident that just happened earlier with that woman named yelan.

You can't help but recall what she did which made you flustered and can still feel her wet tongue sliding on your lips.

You shake your head and tried to forget it as you manage to go back to the village with all the ores with you.

You notice shenhe and Yun Jin talking before they turn their attention to you. You approached them and spoke.

"Apologies I took quite long"

"Where have you been?"

Shenhe asked to which you showed her the last ore.

"I found one near the lake because that's where you'll only find this things"

"I see..well that's just made it less difficult since we've got all the things we need"

Yun Jin said to which you just nodded.

"This should be enough, let's go back now"

You said and they both nodded as they went going while you just follow behind.

You were quiet while returning back to liyue harbour and this made shenhe got suspicious and curious at the same time.

She then went beside you and just looked at you while she notice you were zoning out.

"Y/n?"

"...."

"Y/n?"

"...."

She lean close to your face and whispered in your ear.

"Y/n..."

You felt a hot breath on your ears that made your whole body shivered as you went back to reality and covered your ears at the sudden sensation to which also made you flustered from her reaction.

"Archons, why did you do that?"

"You were zoning out, I had called you two times but you didn't respond"

She said with her usual tone though she did tried hard to show that she was worried.

"Is there something bothering you? Or perhaps.. something that happened back when you were finding the last ore?"

She said to which made you remember that incident again as you got flustered a bit and shake your head as you composed yourself.

"It's nothing, just..feeling hungry is all"

"Tired? Do you want me to take you somewhere to one of liyue restaurant?"

Shenhe asked to which you look at her surprised.

"Ah, well no that's not nece-"

"Yun Jin, I'll be taking y/n to a restaurant because she said she's hungry and needs to be fed"

"Oh, alright then I'll bring back the ores to master Zhang and we'll meet back at the construction site"

"Alright, we will get there after we're done eating"

This made you surprised more and felt embarrassed as you tried to protest but failed since yun Jin already agreed and took back the ores herself while shenhe started dragging you to a nearby restaurant.

One of the waiter greeted you before letting you inside and lead you to an empty table and shenhe made you sit.

Despite her being human, her strength really is something that she just force you to sit like a child being forced by their parent to sit down and behave.

"You know this is really not-"

"Not eating properly is bad for you health, master taught me that and I'm surprised an adepti like you is just shrugging your hunger off"

"...."

"You should order what you like, I'll pay-"

She stops once she looks at her small purse and only find a few mora on it to which you just sigh.

"Well, guess I'll pay"

You said and ordered a food then turned to face her.

"Would you want anything or do you want me to get you some medicinal herbs?"

She looked at you surprised but then went back to her normal expression.

"I'll eat whatever is in the menu here, I don't want to bother you for getting me some Medicinal herbs"

"... you're not a bother but if you really insist on having orders here then suit yourself order something you like and I'll pay it"

She nodded and ordered something and it's not long before it was served for the both of you since the waiter recognized you and began to give you like a special guest and same goes for shenhe.

You both eat at the restaurant without having a conversation and after you're both done eating you paid for the food and went out to go back at the construction site of the jade chamber.

While walking, shenhe had observed the people who had their pair and watch how they both react on each other.

Others are considered as just friendly while some of them are intimate to which shenhe can't seem to know why but hence tried to understand it more by watching more pair people.

You continue walking and shenhe encountered a paired to which she saw how the woman was holding onto the man's arm while they walk as they were smiling happily while taking a stroll in liyue harbour.

She then turned to faced you and looked at your arm and thought about holding it to see how why the couple was doing it.

*I need to know why*she thought

Just then a pair of arms was wrapped around yours as you got surprised and turned to see shenhe holding onto your arm while walking.

*This...felt nice..* shenhe thought.

You were confused and got flustered a bit but notice how she was smiling a bit as you felt her arms tighten around yours more as she was comfortable.

You looked at her for a moment before turning your attention back at the front and let her cling onto you for a while until you reached the construction site of the jade chamber.

*I feel like I don't want to let go...I wonder what is this feeling?*