In a huge cave, two young people were sleeping on the leaves; a young man and a young woman.
The young lady was sleeping on the left side of the young man with her head on the young man's left arm.
Their legs were intertwined, and their arms were around each other's waist.
Honeymoon hug sleeping position!
Yes, they were sleeping while hugging each other!
Even though they were sleeping like a married couple, but they were only friends. Actually, they did not know what was going on because they were still sleeping.
They moved their bodies closer to each other last night because the air was much colder than usual.
One thing led to another, and they ended up hugging each other tightly.
These two young people were none other than Xiao Ming and his binding partner, Evelyn.
Sure, they were sleeping in a cave, but they felt comfortable as if they were sleeping in a luxurious and cozy house.
However, the good moment instantly turned into an awkward situation when both of them woke up.
*Silence…
Both Xiao Ming and Evelyn did not say anything and only stared at each other.
They could not hide their surprised faces because they were facing each other.
*One second…two seconds…three seconds…
It had been five seconds, but none of them said a word and only stared at each other.
They believed they slept next to each other last night. That was why they felt awkward when they woke up.
"…Good morning, big sis." Xiao Ming broke out the silence.
"Good morning." Evelyn responded.
Xiao Ming instantly stopped the hug and sat up.
'This is awkward.'
He did not expect something like that to happen to them.
[God of Harem says good job, boy!]
[The Great Sage, The Equal of Heaven is rolling on the floor, laughing.]
At this moment, both Xiao Ming and Evelyn tried their best to behave normally.
Like Xiao Ming, Evelyn instantly sat up, facing his back.
'How could something like this happen to us?'
She found it hard to believe what had just happened.
'Does that mean we slept in each other's arms?'
If Xiao Ming were another man, she would have killed him on the spot.
However, she did not do that because he was a good young man.
Yes, she believed they moved closer to each other when they were sleeping last night!
She could tell everything because Xiao Ming also felt awkward when they woke up.
Xiao Ming turned around and inquired, "Ehm! Big sis, how about we go to a waterfall now?"
It would be awkward if they kept remembering what had just happened, so he decided to invite her to the waterfall.
Instead of answering his question, Evelyn asked, "How about we go to the cliff now? I think it's a good time to enjoy the beautiful morning now."
There was a cliff not far from the cave, so she suddenly wanted to see the beautiful morning from the cliff.
"Good idea!" Xiao Ming agreed instantly. "Let's go now."
"Un." Evelyn nodded her head.
Like yesterday, he carried her on his back. At this moment, Evelyn behaved normally as if it was normal for him to carry her.
After walking for about fifteen minutes, they finally reached their destination.
"What a beautiful scenery!" Xiao Ming stated.
They were currently sitting on the cliff, looking at the beautiful scenery in front of them.
"Yes." Evelyn nodded her head, "But this place is also dangerous because many magical beasts live in this area."
Previously, she sprayed a special powder on their bodies. This powder could mask their scent from magical beasts, so the magical beasts wouldn't know of their existence.
They began to talk about many things. The duo was pleased because they could chat while looking at the beautiful scenery.
Evelyn and Xiao Ming spent time on the cliff for about thirty minutes before finally heading to the waterfall.
Like yesterday, they chatted for several minutes after eating the grilled fish.
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Forest, Cave.
Evelyn was currently sitting on the stone platform while Xiao Ming was training not far from her.
Previously, they decided to go back to the cave because it was dangerous to stay in the waterfall.
Of course, they had burned the Ice Cheetah's corpse. Not only that, but Xiao Ming also made a simple wooden fence and placed it on the cave entrance.
The reason was simple.
It was to prevent magical beasts from entering the cave!
Sure, they knew it was not enough to stop magical beasts from entering the cave, but at least they would know if a magical beast tried to step into the cave.
With this, they would feel safer when they slept at night.
"Huft…Huft…Huft…" Xiao Ming breathed heavenly.
[Ding! Host has leveled up.]
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Strength: Lvl 9 --> Lvl 10
Agility: Lvl 8 --> Lvl 9
Stamina: Lvl 9 --> Lvl 10
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He felt a glimmer of happiness when he saw the notifications.
'Good! My hard work has paid off!'
Of course, he knew the reason why he could level up quickly.
It was because his levels were still low!
But it still made him happy because, with this, he was stronger than before.
'Should I try using battle instinct mode?'
Xiao Ming shut his eyes and absorbed the energy of heaven and earth.
He did not direct it into his awakening points; instead, he stored it in his body. As soon as the energy of heaven and earth entered his body, he suddenly felt stronger.
[Ding! All stats +5 level.]
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Strength: Lvl. 10 --> Lvl 15
Agility: Lvl. 9 --> Lvl 14
Stamina: Lvl. 10 --> Lvl 15
Mana Capacity: Lvl 7 --> Lvl 12
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When he was in the battle instinct mode, all of his stats went up by five levels.
Of course, he was not surprised because battle instinct was his main trump card in his previous life.
In his previous life, only a few people could use battle instinct because it was the requirement to become the Ruler.
Yes, Xiao Ming was a candidate to be the Ruler in his previous life!
And the Ruler of that time was his grandfather, Xiao Tian.
'Two seconds! I can only maintain battle instinct mode for only two seconds.'
Even though he had guessed it, he was still disappointed.
'This body is so weak!'
At this moment, all his stats had returned to the original.
He was unhappy because the way to become stronger in his current world was much more complicated than in his previous world.
"What's wrong, Ren?" Evelyn's sweet voice reverberated in the cave.
Xiao Ming turned his head to look at her. "It's nothing."
He decided to stop training and walk toward her.
When it was time for dinner, Evelyn said something shocking, "It's time for dinner. Let me grill the fish for you."
"Are you sure?" Xiao Ming was startled because usually, he was the one who grilled the fish.
"You're the one always grilling fish, so let me do it this time." Even though she had never grilled fish before, she was sure she could do that.
'Just grilling fish. I believe I can do it.'
She added in her head.
"Alright." Xiao Ming responded.
'Why do I have a bad feeling about this?'
He had no idea as to why he suddenly had a bad feeling like that.
'Forget it. I'm sure she can do that.'
With that idea in mind, Xiao Ming absorbed the energy of heaven and earth into his awakening points.
He directed it into the awakening points in his legs because he wanted to increase his speed.
Evelyn, who was grilling the fish, smiled when she saw him.
'He is so diligent!'
Even though Xiao Ming always accompanied her, but he never forgot to train.
Time went by quickly, and without realizing it, it had been more than fifteen minutes since Xiao Ming began absorbing the energy of heaven and earth.
He decided to stop absorbing the energy of heaven and earth because he thought Evelyn had finished grilling the fish.
Evelyn rose to her feet and walked toward him. "I have finished grilling the fish. Here, eat it."
Xiao Ming laughed drily when he saw the grilled fish. "Big sis, what...what is this?"
"Why are you asking something stupid like that? Of course, it's grilled fish." Evelyn had no idea as to why Xiao Ming asked something like that.
"No, I mean, are you sure this grilled fish is edible?" there was a reason why Xiao Ming behaved like this.
He questioned whether the grilled fish in Evelyn's hand was edible or not.
'That fish is….'
He was sure burnt grilled fish were the right words to describe it.
"Of course, it's edible." Evelyn responded instantly. "This is my first time to grill fish, so you have to eat it no matter what."
Xiao Ming looked at the burnt grilled fish in his right hand.
'Big sis, you are not planning to poison me, right?'
Deep in his heart, he did not want to eat it.
"Big sis, can I not eat this fish?" even though he already knew the answer, he still asked that question. "I suddenly only want to eat Juwi fruit. A…ahaha."
"No! I have grilled this fish for you, so you have to eat it." Evelyn forced Xiao Ming to eat the burnt grilled fish.
[Several divine beings are laughing.]
[The Great Sage, The Equal of Heaven says your expression is funny.]
[God of Harem utters even though it's bad for your body, you have to eat it because she has grilled that fish for you. You have to appreciate her efforts.]
[Goddess of Love nods her head.]
Xiao Ming instantly yelled in his head.
'Damn you! Do you want to see me die again?'
He still had not eaten the fish and only stared at it.
"What are you doing? Hurry up and eat it or else when I recover…." Evelyn did not finish her words on purpose.
Of course, she was only joking around when she threatened him. It was the first time she had cooked for someone, so Xiao Ming had to eat the grilled fish.
Even though she did not finish her words, Xiao Ming could understand what she had in mind.
'Big sis, you are bullying me! Have you forgotten that I saved you twice?'
He glanced at Evelyn before returning his attention to the burnt grilled fish in his right hand.
'I will remember this. I will take revenge on you once I become stronger than you. At that time, I will spank your butt until you beg for forgiveness. Just you wait. I will really do that. I will spank your butt in the future.'
Xiao Ming promised himself that he would spank Evelyn's butt once he became stronger than her.
'I hope I won't get poisoned later.'
He opened his mouth before finally biting the burnt grilled fish.