"Y-you!" Peng Mingzhu shouted in exhilaration at the person who had just stolen her food right under her nose.
"I say, you ignored me for so long, I think this plate of food is deserving of me eating," Wei Kangnuan justifiably stated while chowing down on the dish that she just cooked.
Turning off the deafen that she had turned on twenty minutes ago, she faced the man who stole the food that she worked so hard to cook.
Taking deep breaths to calm herself down, she told him, "Alright, since you've gotten some food to eat, and have annoyed me more than enough, now leave. I'm hungry!"
"Gosh… Always kicking me out. What did I do to you?" he pitifully asked while still energetically eating her food without feeling guilty in the least.
Just when he was about to give her another snarky comment, she angrily yelled, "Get out and let me cook or cook for me. Choose one."
Hearing the two choices that she gave, Wei Kangnuan decided that it would be safer to leave or else he might be forced to cook for her. He really did not want to give the person he liked a bad impression.
Let's just say that his cooking was...not the best.
"Alright, I'll leave now," Wei Kangnuan said as he continued to carry the plate of food with him even out the door.
To be honest, he did not plan to steal her food. He just wanted to tease her. Really…
Only, when he smelled the food...he could not stop himself from trying to taste the plate of spicy beef and pepper stir-fry. There is a saying, "If you've never had a taste, you will not be greedy for it, but once you've had it, you can never stop getting a taste of it."
"Tell me if you want anything," Wei Kangnuan loudly shouted through the door with his mouth still full from the dish.
Of course, by this time, Peng Mingzhu could not hear anything he was telling her. The moment that he left, she already searched up a new recipe and started cooking, this time a plate of shrimp fried rice.
Once she finished cooking and eating, the moon was already up. She sighed once again; perhaps a sigh to relieve the tension in her body.
Although Peng Mingzhu did not yet know her ways around the campsite, she did remember how to leave the camp and go back to the river.
Without notifying any of the soldiers or Wei Kangnuan, she left the main campsite where all the tents were set up and went on her way to the river to take a bath.
Once she reached the river, she undressed herself fully and jumped into the water. Deciding to take a swim against the river currents, she did not notice the hidden prince that was watching her happily while she reorganized her thoughts about the solo mission she had assigned herself.
When she finally ran out of breath fifteen minutes after entering the water, she swam up to take a breather. To her, this was just a normal daily thing she used to do in her world.
However, to Wei Kangnuan who was stalking her, this was a mermaid that was stealing his heart.
She was naked with her long black being the only thing to clothe her feminine features. Her snow white pale skin looked beautiful with the bright moon shining light on the water droplets dripping down her body and her closed eyes enhanced her beauty even more, making her look like a fallen goddess.
This beautiful picture that he was seeing was something he would cherish for a long time. Her angelic figure and the peaceful aura she emitted would remain in his memories even after years have passed.
Back to Peng Mingzhu, since she was done taking a swim to calm her tension, she finally got out of the river and took out a huge metal circular container and another container to transfer water from the river to the huge metal container.
When she finished filling up the metal container, she clicked a button on the edge of the container. Immediately, smoke started filling up the container and the water started moving.
Only after feeling the water temperature did she enter the container in her birthday suit. Once she sat down, she breathed a sigh of happiness and fulfillment.
"Ah, warm water and fresh cold air," she sighed out happily. "This is what you call a blissful bath."
Though Peng Mingzhu wanted to stay in the water longer, she knew she could not. If she disappeared for too long, the people in the campsite would probably start questioning her.
So, with a quick sigh of sadness, she got started on washing her long hair and milky skin.
Throughout the entire scenario, she had not noticed Wei Kangnuan spying on her. Despite the fact that she was usually on full caution and could sense someone almost immediately whenever there was a person nearby, she could not tell at all that he was nearby. Maybe he was just too good at concealing himself.
Well...it would seem that is a true statement because…
'Shit. My nose is bleeding,' Wei Kangnuan panickedly grabbed his handkerchief and covered his nose that was dripping down a warm red liquid. 'Ah, this is too embarrassing. I can't believe seeing her like this would make me react in such a way…'
Once Peng Mingzhu finished with her bath, she threw everything she got out back into the bracelet storage. Then, she got out the clothes she had picked earlier on before she cooked her meal.
After she was done dressing up, she speedily walked back to the campsite and entered the tent that the soldiers had set up for her.
Once again, she looked around to appreciate the architecture and the age she was currently in. However, once she was done looking at everything in the room with detail, she entered the system.
Peng Mingzhu sighed internally, 'Right, let's go ahead and create the data entry to be sent to them.'
Data Entry 1: Day/Month/4104
First coming here, I noticed that the grasses were of a common species that could be found back in our world. The bamboo forest was the same. The only exception was the river that first appeared in my sight after I came here.
The people of this place have named it the Jiang River. The river is incredibly clean and pure. Despite the large size of the river, it has a 100% purity. This is the first time I have come across such a thing, especially one without human interference. I suspect that the river is manmade, but knowing the current era technology, they should not yet be advanced enough to create such a thing. I will investigate more on the river, including the history behind the river and the cities and towns nearby.
Currently, I have met a group of people belonging to the imperial party for the Wei Dynasty. I will send the data entry for what I have learned of the world on this day. I will make another update on the world once I have the information. I do not yet know how many princes were born in this empire, but I currently know that there are two since the prince that I met addressed himself as the second prince.
As of now, these are the people I have made contact with:
Second Prince of the Wei Dynasty, Wei Kangnuan
Deputy Commander to Wei Kangnuan, Mo Yuanjun
There were a few soldiers that I managed to chat with, however, contact was minimal before I was passed back to the prince or left alone once again. I also did not manage to get their names while chatting. Perhaps there is a rule about speaking out one's name in the base to strangers?
Signed: Peng Mingzhu, Chairwoman of Peng Corporations
Finished with writing the data entry for the team, she stretched her hands and body comfortably.
"Alright, time to sleep," she moaned out as she jumped to the bed with hints of excitement.
'Ah, this is an ancient bed! It's incredibly hard and the pillow is uncomfortable, but I still feel so happy,' she thought while she laid in the old wooden bed.
As soon as she finished her thought and closed her eyes, she immediately fell into a deep sleep. Probably tired from the portal travel or probably tired from being annoyed by the prince, she instantly fell asleep as soon as her muscles relaxed.
When Wei Kangnuan felt that her breathing had evened out and that she was really asleep, he entered her tent. Just like a creepy stalker, he walked up to her bed and stared at her face for a long time in satisfaction.
A face with no makeup. A body that emitted a comfortable rose scent. And silky black hair that was soft to the touch.
The more he stared, the more attracted he was to her.