Su Qinglan sat there for a moment longer, staring at her rice bowl. The sounds outside were almost none, like they had disappeared from the world, but she knew better.
She frowned. "They've been gone too long…"
Her fingers tightened around the bowl. Sitting here doing nothing was driving her crazy. Finally, she sighed and stood up. "Forget it. I'll just go see what those beastmen are doing."
But before she could take even two steps toward the cave entrance, someone appeared in front of her.
"Lan Lan!"
Rong Ye bounded in with his usual foxlike grin, his tail swaying happily behind him. His violet eyes sparkled as he looked straight at the bowl in her hands.
"I also want to eat that! What is it?" he asked eagerly, already leaning close.
Su Qinglan blinked, caught off guard. "Ah? This? It's just...plain rice."
Before she could finish, Rong Ye snatched the chopsticks from her hand, scooped up a bite, and popped it straight into his mouth.
