My Super Beautiful Lady Boss-Chapter 633 - 626 Overnight Stay in Gourd Valley

After bidding farewell to Endor, Su Xuan and Qiuyue began making their way into Gourd Valley, which was known as the Valley of Death for good reason; there were no signs or maps to guide them, and Su Xuan had only a compass to navigate with.

Qiuyue was still immersed in the recent conversation with Endor. Su Xuan had said that after descending the mountain, he would ask Endor to teach him Judo; nobody would believe that.

Unexpectedly, Su Xuan told Qiuyue that he genuinely wanted to learn, as experiencing some foreign martial arts might be beneficial for his own cultivation.

Su Xuan’s cultivation was different from the mystical fairy-like cultivations often found in tales, which relied on Spirit Stones and other resources. His cultivation depended on the tempering of time and continuous self-practice. Previously, at Chifeng Mountain, he had cultivated under the Military God and had only left because he could no longer learn anything new with him.

Suddenly, Su Xuan and Qiuyue came upon a stone stele; engraved on it were the words "Gourd Valley" in traditional, somewhat skewed and ancient-looking characters.

There was generally a detailed description behind such steles. When Qiuyue walked over to check, she jumped back in shock upon discovering a human skeleton, its bright bones quite eerie.

"Don’t be scared, it’s just bones. Don’t forget, you used to be an assassin,"

Su Xuan said to bolster Qiuyue’s spirits.

Strangely, since following Su Xuan, Qiuyue had changed completely. The cold-bloodedness of her past was nowhere to be seen, perhaps influenced by Su Xuan’s charismatic personality.

Beyond the stele and the skeleton, there indeed was a description of Gourd Valley with a large prohibitory symbol prominently displayed.

The inscription stated that Gourd Valley was also known as the Valley of Death because the area was uninhabited; those who went in never came out.

Some speculated that Gourd Valley was a mystical portal to an unknown world. Until now, no one had come back alive to confirm this, so entry was prohibited, and anyone who entered did so at their own risk.

"Should we go in or not?"

Qiuyue asked.

"What do you think?"

Su Xuan asked before taking the lead and walking in.

Gourd Valley was filled with ice and snow that crunched underfoot; there were no paths and the chilling wind blew intermittently. What made it even more sinister was the variation in the wind’s intensity. Moreover, the sky had begun to sprinkle light snow.

Seeing the snow, Qiuyue ran around Su Xuan happily, exuding the joy of Snow White.

Su Xuan was careful, knowing that since this place was called the Valley of Death, it must hold true horrors. It was better to be cautious.

Su Xuan watched the sky, aware that in about two hours it would be dark, and their progress would have to slow down—or rather, stop altogether, as the unfamiliar terrain could lead to danger like falling into deep pits.

Fortunately, Su Xuan had brought enough supplies to easily spend the night on the mountain.

"Su Xuan, look, it’s so beautiful,"

Qiuyue exclaimed upon seeing an ice block ahead that resembled a sculpture, glistening and clear. She wanted to go over and play with it.

"Don’t go!"

Su Xuan quickly pulled her back.

Qiuyue wondered why he was being such a killjoy.

Suddenly, the ground a short distance ahead caved in with a loud boom. Luckily, Su Xuan had acted decisively, having already sensed the instability in the terrain.

At that moment, Qiuyue felt like crying; she felt so useless. Before climbing the mountain, she had promised to protect Su Xuan and solve problems for him, but now she needed his care everywhere. Qiuyue felt ashamed and hung her head, unable to meet Su Xuan’s eyes any longer.

"Being cautious is enough."

"Okay," Qiuyue nodded vigorously, realizing then how far she was from Su Xuan’s level. She was sure that with his martial arts skills and intelligence, if Su Xuan became an assassin, he would definitely be the world’s number one.

"It’s getting dark; let’s find a place to shelter from the wind."

"Sure,"

Qiuyue agreed wholeheartedly, harboring a small expectation about sleeping at night, hoping something would happen with Su Xuan.

She remembered that night at the Song Family’s doorstep, the crazy scenes inside the sleeping bag. Back then, Qiuyue’s thoughts were simple: to enjoy the pleasures of being a woman before death. Now, her feelings for Su Xuan had slowly become genuine.

As the saying goes, a man has to conquer a mountain to win a woman, but a woman only needs to lift a veil to win a man. Once a woman’s emotions are involved, they become uncontrollable like floodwaters.

Now, Qiuyue’s feelings for Su Xuan were just like that, uncontrollable and irrevocable.

Soon, they found a warm nook behind a rock face, where there was no wind or snow, and laying down their sleeping bags was quite comfortable.

"Oops, how did I forget to bring my sleeping bag?"

Qiuyue said while organizing her gear.

Su Xuan, still arranging his spot, did not respond.

By now, Su Xuan seemed almost supernatural, seeing through Qiuyue completely. Qiuyue hadn’t forgotten her sleeping bag; she had deliberately left it behind, wanting to share one with Su Xuan and continue the warmth of that night.

"You knew you didn’t bring it, so I brought one for you,"

Su Xuan took one out from his gear and handed it to her.

"Cough cough, how come you have an extra one?"

Qiuyue felt embarrassed.

"Su Xuan explained, "I know you like to leave things behind, so when I saw you hadn’t brought any, I brought them along with me."

Qiuyue was furious inside, his own intentionally created ambiguity, how could Su Xuan act like this, Su Xuan you!

Inside her heart, Qiuyue had already given Su Xuan a piece of her mind, and it looked like she could only sleep peacefully tonight; it must be fate.

Su Xuan and Qiuyue turned on the lights they had brought and ate the instant-heated rice, which didn’t taste very delicious, but under such circumstances, it was already pretty good.

After eating, with nothing to do, Su Xuan reflected on some things in his heart, wondering how things were in Qingshan City and hoping Chen Wanqing, who managed Fenghua Group, hadn’t gone bankrupt yet? Thinking from Qingshan City to Rongcheng City, and now to Qiutian City, he had experienced so much and felt a myriad of emotions.

At that moment, Qiuyue was quietly daydreaming. Originally, she had intended to spark some romantic flames with Su Xuan, but instead, Su Xuan had brought two sleeping bags. Now, Qiuyue started wondering if Su Xuan had no feelings for her, could he be inept in that aspect? No way, that night in the sleeping bag, Qiuyue had ascended to the heavens multiple times.

Great physique, considerate, extremely meticulous, and a sense of justice—these were Qiuyue’s real impressions of Su Xuan.

"Let’s sleep, resting up will help us continue our journey."

Su Xuan yawned and crawled into his sleeping bag.

Listening to the howling wind outside, if she could have an encounter with Su Xuan now, it would definitely be the most delightful experience.

Qiuyue sighed and also crawled into her sleeping bag, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

Finally, she wasn’t sure how much time had passed, but Qiuyue slowly drifted off to sleep, only to suddenly feel a chill as if a breeze had blown in.

How could there be a breeze inside a sleeping bag? Qiuyue rubbed her bleary eyes, turned on the lights, and was shocked to discover a palm-sized hole in the sleeping bag, which she hadn’t noticed when she first went to sleep.

Staying like this would freeze her in the middle of the night, but suddenly, a brilliant idea came to Qiuyue—this was the perfect opportunity to share a sleeping bag with Su Xuan. It seemed like a deliberate arrangement by fate; she couldn’t miss this chance again.

Now, just thinking about the joy of their last encounter, Qiuyue couldn’t help but immediately get up to wake Su Xuan.

"What’s wrong? You’re up in the middle of the night; you’re not scared to go to the bathroom alone, are you? Let me accompany you."

Su Xuan murmured sleepily, really unable to think of another reason.

"Su Xuan, my sleeping bag has a hole, so I can only..."

Qiuyue struggled to continue, feeling her words were a bit frivolous, but after all, it was just the two of them.

Qiuyue unzipped Su Xuan’s sleeping bag and crawled inside. When Su Xuan touched Qiuyue’s cold body, he instantly woke up. The cold wind had made Qiuyue’s body icy because of the hole in her sleeping bag.

"Lie down here and warm up."

Su Xuan climbed out from the bag to check if Qiuyue’s damaged sleeping bag was truly ripped or just a ruse.

Qiuyue was about to explode with anger. This Su Xuan was really undermining her dignity, no, she actually had no dignity in front of him.

"Su Xuan, it’s cold outside, come in quickly before you freeze."

Qiuyue hinted, hoping desperately that Su Xuan would come in quickly.

"I want to see where your sleeping bag is torn first."

Su Xuan said this.

Qiuyue suddenly had a terrible thought; Su Xuan wouldn’t really go fix it and then lie back in, would he? If that actually happened, Qiuyue felt like the world would be devoid of love.

Su Xuan examined the hole in Qiuyue’s sleeping bag with the lighting, saw it was as big as a palm, and rubbed the edges with his fingers. His expression suddenly changed.

"Qiuyue, stop sleeping, get up now!"

Su Xuan raised his voice and quickly took out the fire-starting fuel from his luggage.

"What happened?"

Qiuyue immediately crawled out of the sleeping bag.

Su Xuan explained, "This hole in the sleeping bag was bit by some creature with sharp teeth, and it might still be nearby." freёnovelkiss.com

Upon hearing Su Xuan’s words, Qiuyue tensed up, regretting not considering these issues earlier.

Although Qiuyue was once a renowned assassin, ever since she had been with Su Xuan, it seemed her intelligence had sharply declined; she hadn’t considered some important issues.

Qiuyue finally convinced herself that having a partner had made her lazy.

"What kind of animal bit it?"

Thinking about the possibility of an animal approaching and biting her sleeping bag while she was asleep, without her noticing, Qiuyue felt terrified.

"I’m not sure yet, but since it came in and bit without me noticing, it must be a creature with agile movements and very sharp teeth and claws."

In the end, Su Xuan advised that it would be best if they didn’t sleep anymore that night. He lit a small fire to prevent other animals from attacking.

Su Xuan pulled out a tactical flashlight and stood outside by the rock wall, shining it into the darkness where the howling wind made it difficult to see far.

Suddenly, in the spot illuminated by Su Xuan’s flashlight, he saw reflective eyes—one, two, three, four, five...