After rushing for nearly five hours, Lorraine felt her temples throbbed and her pace became disarrayed.
Qian Xu said, "You stop at this point. The rest from now on, I will lead the way."
"I can hold on for a while." Lorraine said eagerly.
Qian Xu grabbed her hand, his index finger scratched her palm: "Listen!"
Lorraine suddenly relaxed and mumbled: "Why do I feel like you are using a charming trick?"
Qian Xu looked at the surrounding rocks and asked indifferently: "Does it work?"
"It works."
Qian Xu said in deadly earnest: "Good that it works, because this is the first time I use this teaching method and I have no experience."
Lorraine didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and thumped Qian Xu on the shoulder.
Today, their luck was worse than yesterday. After searching for half an hour, they did not find a decent shelter.
The storm was about to arrive in about half an hour. Qian Xu decided to dig a cave by himself.
He found a huge square stable rock and pointed to a gap at the bottom then said, "This used to be a rock snake hole, which identifies that the soil below can be dug. Let's dig down."
"Um."
Lorraine became an assistant. In less than half an hour, Qian Xu dug a cavity that could contain two people.
Lorraine spread thin and durable blankets all over to make the cave wall. Qian Xu used the gravel that he dug out to seal the cave entrance and Lorraine helped spray multifunctional materials and finished sealing the entrance before the storm came.
Yesterday's cave was still able to walk a few steps, but today's cave could only lie side by side together and barely enough to turn around. The only advantage was that there was no need to worry about safety. Both two could rest together.
Lorraine whispered, "It feels like lying in a grave..."
"Don't talk nonsense!"
"...It feels like hibernating under the ground."
Qian Xu handed her the concentrated nutrient: "Eat well then hibernate."
After drinking all of nutrient, Lorraine scrolled her personal terminal but there was no signal. She sighed bored, her eyes wandering around all over the place.
Qian Xu just untied his collar revealing a white and slender neck, slightly raised Adam's apple rippled up and down while swallowing. His beautiful curved collarbone was like a peaceful bay, inviting people to dock.
Lorraine couldn't help reaching out to touch Qian Xu's neck.
Qian Xu grabbed her hand at once: "If you are bored, we can chat."
Lorraine struggled to get rid of his hand while nominally asked: "What do you want to talk about?"
"Why suddenly want to leave Alicata?"
Lorraine was taken aback. Her mood suddenly became gloomy: "Let me touch and I will tell you." The injured heart of the female pervert could only be compensated with gorgeousness.
"You..." Qian Xu looked at her sorrowful face and had no idea what to do with her, so he could only let go of her hand.
Lorraine's fingers slowly descended from his chin, rolled two rounds at his adam's apple, and stayed at his curved narrow collarbone, gently caressing.
Qian Xu grabbed her hand. His voice was a bit hoarse and low: "Can you answer the question yet?"
Lorraine sighed gloomily: "Have you heard of the Dragon Blood unit?"
"Of course I have heard of it."
"Remember Dr. Mu I mentioned to you before? The real princess Lorraine's lover."
"Um."
"There is a high possibility that he is the Dragon's head, the leader of the Dragon Blood unit."
Qian Xu was silent, probably taken aback.
Lorraine said guiltily: "The last time we were attacked was related to him, maybe because of me."
"Why did he do this much?"
"I don't know, and I don't want to know. In any case, it could not be anything else more than fame, profit, or power." Lorraine grasped Qian Xu's hand firmly, "When we go back, let's leave immediately. The Dragon's head and Consul are all influential people, with only one finger they can destroy a planet. We don't need to be their cannon fodder. If we cannot afford to deal with them, can't we afford to hide? The interstellar is so big, there must be somewhere to shelter."
Qian Xu kneaded Lorraine's hand and comforted her: "Don't worry. No matter how powerful the Dragon Blood unit is, they can't openly violate two major star nations like Odin Federation and Al Empire. As long as you are Princess Lorraine, he dare not brazenly harm you before everyone's eyes."
"He can reveal my identity."
"The whole thing was his mastermind. He won't have the nerve."
Lorraine thought and felt like it made sense. If things were exposed, the most she was just an accomplice. But Dr. Mu not only abducted the princess, but also planned the whole thing. He's the one who's the arch-criminal. But... an accomplice was also a criminal!
"I don't want to be a fake princess anymore." Lorraine's head pressed on Qian Xu's shoulder and said softly, "I know you hate to leave Odin Federation. We can first hide outside for decades and wait for things to settle down, then I come back with you."
Qian Xu was silent.
Lorraine hugged him, softly begging with sweet voice: "Both two of us go together, let's go together! Are you going to let me roam in the interstellar alone? I still have many skills that I haven't learned. The interstellar is dangerous everywhere. Can you rest assured? Nice Qian Xu, you are such a good person. You can't get me all bothered and then leave..."
Qian Xu burst out laughing: "What did I get you all bothered and leave? I haven't done anything yet."
Lorraine shamelessly spoke out: "We can do it now. There are still more than ten hours left."
Qian Xu couldn't help laughed heartily.
Lorraine felt like her self-esteem was wounded. She immediately turned around and turned her back to Qian Xu.
"Xiao Xun." Qian Xu smiled and pulled her. Lorraine twisted her body not letting him touched.
Qian Xu forcefully hugged Lorraine into his arms from behind.
Lorraine couldn't struggle to get free, so she could only show resistance by not looking back or talking.
"Luo Xun!" Qian Xu sighed softly in her ear like April spring breeze striking people with fragrance of flowers and blew Lorraine's embarrassment and anger away in thin air.
****I don't exactly know how old Qian Xu is. Since people life span in this story are up to 300, what I know is only that Qian Xu age is around twice of Lorraine's.