Since the time they left the ruins was when the sun was close to setting, Jian Shen who didn't know that Meirong had not only caught the woman who was sent to assassinate him and even killed her did nothing much and chose to fall asleep.
What he didn't expect however was what would happen after he fell asleep.
...
"Honey... Where are you?"
Speaking as if she was singing a song, Meirong while ignoring the looks from everyone around her found her way near Jian Shen's tent and entered it without the slightest hesitation.
"Honey!"
Squealing excitedly, Meirong after seeing that Jian Shen was sleeping acted exaggeratedly and used her hands to cover her mouth.
"Ahhhhhh... Honey looks so cool even when sleeping!"
While Jian Shen was asleep and couldn't hear or sense what was happening because Meirong was so much stronger than him due to which she could easily evade his senses, the two swords who had been placed on the bed beside him heard everything that she said.
'I.... Sighhh... I don't even know what to say.'
'She did help Jian Shen by taking care of that assassin.'
It wasn't surprising that the two swords had noticed everything that had happened. The only reason they didn't say anything to Jian Shen was because there was no reason to bother him with something that had already happened.
'I mean... She's only behaving weirdly because of what happened inside the trial, right?'
'I honestly have no idea.'
Completely oblivious to the fact that the two swords were sentient and were discussing about her, Meirong after jumping around in happiness from seeing Jian Shen again walked near the bed and started observing his face very closely.
What happened next was very funny because even though he was fully asleep and couldn't sense what was happening outside, Jian Shen started frowning as if he was feeling uncomfortable.
Seeing this, Meirong chuckled and said, "You look so cute even when frowning, honey."
Using her fingers to gently rub against Jian Shen's forehead and slowly remove the wrinkles until he was looking normal, Meirong started trying to get on the bed but suddenly stopped due to the oppressive pressure the two swords which were in her path gave off.
"Huh? Are you trying to get in the way of me and my honey?"
Acting in a way that no one else until now did, the two swords were starting to think that they should release a little more of their aura when Meirong suddenly stopped moving her hand which had almost caught the two swords.
"What if honey doesn't like it when someone else touches his swords? Hmmmmm..."
Thinking for a split second, Meirong who saw that the bed was quite big and there was space on the other side close to the tent's boundary jumped on her feet.
Floating in the air and slowly descended onto the bed while making sure that she didn't cause it to move and disturb Jian Shen who was peacefully sleeping, Meirong who managed to get on the bed couldn't help herself and started giggling a little.
"Ahhhhhhh! I'm in the same bed as honey!!!"
Muttering to herself excitedly, Meirong who failed to find an opportunity to sleep beside Jian Shen the whole time they were inside the ruins couldn't help it as her hands darted outwards and quickly wrapped themselves around Jian Shen's chest.
Opening his eyes instantly because it was impossible for someone like him to fail to notice when someone touched him, Jian Shen instead of panicking tilted his head to find Meirong's peaceful looking face right next to his own face.
Feeling the woman's warm breath against his neck, Jian Shen who had never been in such a situation couldn't think of what to do.
All men would dream of sneaking into the bed of the woman they loved and hugging her to sleep for at least one time in their life, and Jian Shen had the same dream as well.
But, he highly doubted that anyone would dream of the woman sneaking inside the bed and hugging them.
"What are you doing?"
"I was so scared when I was all by myself."
'Were you scared or trying to scare me?!'
Not saying those words outside because he did feel a little afraid when he suddenly felt someone touch him without having sensed anything until then, Jian Shen could only take a deep breath to try and calm down because Meirong's hands were clenching his clothes so tightly that it looked impossible for him to pry her hands away even if he wanted to.
"You should be tired honey, go to sleep now. I'll make sure that no one disturbs you."
Thinking that this was the first time he had ever felt so awkward and weird when sharing the bed with a woman, Jian Shen couldn't even chuckle and try to act as if this was nothing special.
...
After spending the night with Meirong sleeping beside him, Jian Shen and the rest of them all who completed exploring the ruins began travelling back to the capital city inside the same flying carriage that they had used to arrive here in.
And even inside this carriage Meirong stuck to Jian Shen the whole time by hugging his arm and never letting go of it through the entire ride.