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The warm water soaked both of them, and the chest pressed against Yu Bai's back grew even hotter, now slick with sweat that clung to his back. However, Huo Duo'er quickly licked it clean with his tongue.
Yu Bai tilted his head back, his legs trembling slightly, his knees tightening as the orc behind him pressed closer.
In a bent-over position, hands reached around from behind and slipped under his knees.
Yu Bai let out a muffled "Mmm," his lips quivering as he held back his voice, his entire body pressed against the fiery chest.
His toes left the ground as he was completely lifted up.
The position looked as if he were being held like a child needing to relieve himself.
He kept trembling, his face flushed red, especially his legs.
Dangling from the muscular arms, his toenails took on a rosy, moist hue.
Huo Duo'er's breath against his neck grew heavier, the confined space of the bathhouse limiting their movements.
Yu Bai's pupils contracted, like a lamb, as he looked up and caught a glimpse of the flickering starry sky. His vision shifted, and his back met the thin animal hide covering the coarse mattress.
Huo Duo'er leaned over him.
With his hands full of softness, he pushed forward with force.
Yu Bai half-sat up, feeling the intense rush of heat.
Fear gripped him, and he tried to rise, but his waist was tightly held, forcing him back down.
"Bai, Bai..."
Huo Duo'er called his name, gripping his hand tightly, rubbing and kneading it.
Yu Bai's palm swelled, the heat was intense, and he wanted to pull away.
But there was no room to retreat, so he could only sit there with his legs pressed together.
Even when his legs hurt, he couldn't move, so he focused on his hand.
Yu Bai exhaled the breath from his lips, which were soon licked by Huo Duo'er.
Time passed, and Yu Bai's lips began to ache.
In a hoarse voice, he said, "Enough... enough..."
Huo Duo'er released his grip, and Yu Bai instantly collapsed onto the animal hide.
He slightly closed his trembling knees, noticing the marks on his skin.
His hands wiped haphazardly, but instead of cleaning, they only made things messier.
Some even reached his lips.
Yu Bai didn't care; when his entire body was covered in the scent, wiping anywhere made no difference.
In the end, he took another bath, while Huo Duo'er only washed briefly before carrying him back to the room.
The food Yu Bai had cooked was completely cold, and he felt mentally exhausted.
His biological clock had already formed a fixed routine, and realizing that Huo Duo'er had kept him in the room for most of the night, he had no strength left to speak.
He casually ate some reheated food, then tilted his head, his lips slightly parted as he breathed, sinking into a deep sleep.
Huo Duo'er stared at Yu Bai's lips, his gaze darkened.
His eyes wandered to his mate's hips, hands, legs...
He had tried all of these, and just now, Bai's lips had accidentally gotten a little dirty. He...
Huo Duo'er's rough fingertips brushed over his mate's lips, as if a vague, hazy thought was beginning to form in his mind.
The next day, the mountains were hit by a heavy rainstorm.
Distant thunder rumbled across the sky, and several flashes of lightning split the dark clouds.
Yu Bai didn't wake until nearly noon, his eyes bleary.
The rain continued relentlessly, and the wooden cabin offered little soundproofing. The sound of water mixed with the rustling of leaves seemed to echo right in his ears.
The downpour was too heavy, so the little wolf hadn't gone hunting in the mountains. It now lay at the foot of the bed, idly swishing its large tail.
Noticing that the small two-legged creature was awake, the wolf let out a soft "Awoo," its large head nuzzling into Yu Bai's palm, asking to be petted.
Soon, the small two-legged creature obliged, running his fingers through the wolf's fluffy fur.
The yak-wolf let out a contented purr, it noticed that the small two-legged creature's lips were swollen, his legs seemed weak, and his palms were still red.
It howled in anger: Why is the big two-legged creature so rough? How could it treat the small two-legged creature like this?
It stuck out its tongue, wanting to lick the small two-legged creature. When it was sick or injured, a lick would usually heal them. Now, the yak-wolf wanted to heal the small two-legged creature's wounds.
But just as it extended its tongue, it tried to make it as long as the big two-legged creature's tongue had been last night, before it could even start licking, it caught a scent drifting in from outside the door. With a yelp, it tucked its tail and scurried to the side.
Huo Duo'er entered the room carrying a bowl of cooked vegetable, mushroom, and minced meat porridge. His gaze swept over the little wolf, silently issuing a warning.
If the yak-wolf dared to lick, it wouldn't be allowed to sleep inside the house tonight.
The little wolf whimpered and darted out, not daring to compete with the big two-legged creature for the small one, or else it would have to guard the gate in the yard again tonight.
—
"Bai, eat something."
Huo Duo'er blew on the spoonful of porridge to cool it, then brought it to Yu Bai's lips.
His lips were chapped, and the porridge was still hot. Yu Bai hissed, "It's too hot."
Huo Duo'er paused, then gently licked the chapped area of Yu Bai's lips with his tongue.
The warm breath brushed against Yu Bai's cheek, and he shyly pushed the orc away, "Just blow on it a bit more, and it'll be fine to drink. Don't do that..."
He vaguely remembered that Huo Duo'er hadn't woken up as early as usual, which meant that from last night until this morning, the man had been...
Yu Bai's ears turned completely red.
Although he missed the other person, he didn't have the same level of need as the orc. Just hugging each other or leaning together while talking was enough to satisfy him.
Yu Bai slowly drank the porridge from the bowl, finishing it, and then nibbled on a mountain pear that was brought to his lips.
It seemed like the rain would last for most of the day, so Yu Bai's work was completely halted. Meanwhile, Huo Duo'er was in the kitchen organizing the prey they had brought back, deciding which to kill and which to keep.
Yu Bai had taught the chief the method of making fine hemp, and the technique gradually spread throughout the tribe. As a token of gratitude, he no longer needed to hand in three stones' worth of hemp thread every month. The chief had also allocated them an extra piece of land, which Huo Duo'er had cleared out to raise wild animals.
As he observed, Yu Bai's gaze suddenly paused. He deliberately walked around to the other side and lifted Huo Duo'er's robe to take a look inside.
"What is this?"
Although he had scratched the other's shoulders last night, he definitely hadn't done it to this extent.
Yu Bai was worried. The light had been too dim last night to see clearly, but now, under natural light, he noticed three scars on Huo Duo'er's shoulder.
He raised his voice, "What happened?!"
Huo Duo'er glanced at the shoulder, where a faint trace of blood was seeping through the skin, and said nonchalantly, "Don't worry."
Yu Bai's expression darkened, and he turned and walked back into the house without a word.
Huo Duo'er put down the animal hide he was holding, washed his hands with soap, and after cleaning up, followed Yu Bai into the house.
"Bai..."
Yu Bai sat on the edge of the bed, "Come here and sit. I'll apply some medicine for you."
Huo Duo'er had no choice but to bare his upper body and kneel with his back to Yu Bai.
Yu Bai blew on the powdered medicine over the wounds, muttering softly.
"Your back is bleeding, and last night you still..."
"When I came in and saw Bai washing, my body was burning hot."
Huo Duo'er grabbed Yu Bai's hand and placed it on his hemp robe.
Something was throbbing under Yu Bai's hand.
He quickly pulled his hand back, "It's... it's broad daylight, you..."
Yu Bai couldn't finish his sentence. Every part of him was still in pain.
Huo Duo'er turned around and hugged him, his nose nuzzling against Yu Bai's waist, pressing against the thin, soft hemp cloth, his nose moving up and down against Yu Bai's stomach.
Yu Bai backed away, his face red, and fell onto the bed. Soon, he burrowed into the animal fur blanket.
Huo Duo'er pressed down and embraced him, continuously caressing, lowering his head to kiss Yu Bai's moist, red eyes.
"Huo Duo'er, how did you really get hurt?"
He hesitated: "If you don't tell me now, I won't let you touch me anymore..."
"It was the Brown tribe orcs."
"The Brown tribe?"
Huo Duo'er: "We went hunting near Mountain and encountered the Brown tribe. They were also hunting and insisted that the boar we caught had escaped from their side."
A dispute arose, and A’Lin from our team couldn't hold back, pushing and shoving with the Brown tribe warriors several times, which escalated into a full-blown fight.
The Brown tribe had over forty male orcs in their group, while their team only had twenty.
Before setting out, Huo Duo'er had been entrusted by the former leader, A’Sen, to take care of A’Lin. During the process, he protected A’Lin several times and accidentally got injured.
On the way back, A’Lin and Mao Mao strongly recommended Huo Duo'er to lead their orc team, but he didn't agree.
Yu Bai listened to Huo Duo'er's casual recounting of the conflicts they encountered outside and felt scared. He was afraid of Huo Duo'er getting into fights, but conflicts between orc clans were inevitable—fighting over resources, territory, and with no defined boundaries in the wild, they acted without restraint, relying solely on the strength of their tribe.
As they spoke softly, the sound of rain gradually subsided.
Yu Bai was held by Huo Duo'er inside the house and caressed for a long time.
Unable to bear it, he stood up, swaying slightly, straightened his linen shirt, and said hoarsely, "I need to go out and check on bull's family."
Black horned-bull was the family of three who had contracted bacterial dysentery yesterday.
"Going now?"
Yu Bai insisted, "Yes."
Huo Duo'er nodded, quickly tidied up, splashed some cold water on himself, and followed him out.
After the heavy rain, the muddy ground was a mess.
Yu Bai's cloth shoes were clean, so he decided to switch to straw sandals for the trip.
Huo Duo'er carried a linen bag of herbs on his right shoulder and lifted Yu Bai with his left hand.
Yu Bai hesitated to speak but ultimately said nothing, wrapping his arms around Huo Duo'er's neck, his eyes curving into a smile.
Along the way, a female orc weaving hemp rope at her doorway stuck her head out, seeing the giant carrying the small sub-female out again, she clicked her tongue in envy.
They had seen this scene many times over the past few months. A female orc called out, "Bai, with such heavy rain today, my legs are hurting terribly. Can you take a look at me later?"
Yu Bai peeked out from Huo Duo'er's shoulder and responded to the calling female orc.
"Sure~"
Huo Duo'er patted his butt, and Yu Bai gave him a harmless glare, obediently staying still.
After checking on black horned-ox family, Yu Bai examined several orcs whose joints ached during rainy weather.
Just as they returned to the main city of the tribe, two patrolling male orcs ran towards them.
"Huo Duo'er, Bai."
They looked at Yu Bai: "The priest is looking for you."
Huo Duo'er frowned.
The priest and his Bai had never gotten along well: "Did he say why he's looking for Bai?"
The patrolling orcs were hesitant: "He didn't say."
Their orc child had been unwell recently, and Yu Bai had helped cure him, so they were grateful.
But they couldn't go against the priest's orders, so they advised, "Just go see him first."
Yu Bai nodded slightly.
He knew the priest seemed to dislike him, but he hadn't caused any trouble in the past few months. Wanting to avoid offending him, Yu Bai decided to go meet him.
—
Inside the priest's wooden building, the dim firelight flickered, and it seemed he had been waiting for some time.
Huo Duo'er carried Yu Bai to the gate, completely ignoring the orc warriors guarding outside, and escorted his mate into the house.
The priest's face was somewhat ashen, his gaze shifting between Huo Duo'er and Yu Bai.
He asked Huo Duo'er, "As long as this sub-female is here, will you stay in the tribe?"
Huo Duo'er's expression remained unchanged, too lazy to respond.
He stood by Yu Bai like a mountain.
The priest snorted coldly, but that was all he could do.
After all, having a giant in the tribe gave them many advantages over other tribes.
He turned his attention back to Yu Bai, recalling the advice of the old priest and the chief, and said, "I will take you as my disciple. When I step down, you will be the next priest. Are you willing?"
Yu Bai was surprised, and Huo Duo'er frowned even more.
They remained silent, and the priest, feeling awkward, waited as his expression changed several times.
"What? Are you refusing? Becoming a priest's disciple grants you divine protection, supreme reputation, and status. Besides, neither of you are from the tribe, and your temperament is too soft, which is completely unsuitable for upholding the tribe's dignity! The chief and the old priest have already made this consideration—"
"I don't want to be a priest's disciple," Yu Bai interrupted the priest.
"You—!"
The priest's face turned extremely ugly: "You'd better think carefully before speaking!"
Yu Bai shook his head slightly, he did not seeing any benefit in becoming a priest or a priest's disciple. His initial purpose in coming to the city with Huo Duo'er was simply to improve their living conditions.
Huo Duo'er picked up Yu Bai and left directly, patting his shoulder.
Yu Bai let out a sigh of relief: "The priest was so fierce just now."
Then he smiled foolishly.
Because he had someone to back him up, he wasn't as scared and refused outright.
"Huo Duo'er, I don't want to be a priest's disciple..."
Huo Duo'er responded with a "Hmm."
"If you don't want to, just refuse. If he dares to force you, I'll beat him until he can't speak."
The priest, who had chased after them, heard this and was so angry his nose twisted.
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