Upon seeing Weng Ling's angry expression, Night Threefold suddenly smacked his forehead.
Old Gu and the undead are impervious to foul air, but it's a different story for Bede; inhaling too much foul air might be troublesome for her!
"Oh, right! How did I overlook this matter! Bede, for the sake of your well-being, we won't light a fire for warmth in the future. You should make an effort to shake off the chill."
Bede: ...
"You two fools! Even if I don't understand why you insist on staying in that strange house, can't you cover yourselves with a quilt if it gets cold?" Weng Ling retorted, unleashing full firepower.
Night Threefold shrugged, "Well... we don't have a quilt."
"Uh..."
Weng Ling was momentarily dumbfounded. Quilts are naturally taken away by residents when moving, and someone as destitute as Night Threefold wouldn't possess such an item.
"It's my oversight. It's already autumn; I'll go to the nearby Baiyan Village later to buy some for you."
"Baiyan Village?" Night Threefold suddenly became interested. "Where is it? Is it far?"
Weng Ling looked at Night Threefold strangely, shaking his head, "Not far. Baiyan Village is nearby. If you travel quickly, it won't take a day round trip."
"Can I go too?" Night Threefold rubbed his hands.
With the farm matters settled for now, and the crops taking at least two days to mature, he wanted to explore the current prices and learn about the local customs in this world. Places too far or crowded were not on his agenda for now, especially considering the emptiness of Loran City. Baiyan Village seemed to be the perfect choice.
"Well... okay, since most of the items we need to buy this time are yours, you can come and choose them yourself."
"I want to go too! I want to go too!" Bede suddenly tugged at Night Threefold's sleeve, adopting a pitiful look.
"No!" Night Threefold and Weng Ling suddenly refused in unison. The two looked at each other in surprise, and Weng Ling explained:
"You have a cold, and after inhaling so much foul air, it's better for you to rest here. Oh, don't move for now."
Weng Ling waved his hand, and a healing blessing directly landed on Bede amidst her shocked gaze.
"Ah, no!"
Bede exclaimed and frantically felt her body.
"Really, why are you so scared of healing?" Weng Ling looked at the two with suspicion.
Night Threefold hurriedly explained, "It's like this, the subordinates of that evil lord are skilled in using holy light, so we have an instinctive aversion. Sorry about that."
"Oh, I see."
Weng Ling sighed, pitying these two poor fellows.
"But don't worry, the healing blessing is just a spell that stimulates the body's natural recovery ability. It won't harm you. Unfortunately, I don't know a more advanced healing spell; otherwise, Bede would be fine by now."
Night Threefold poked Bede, who was still panicking. "Yeah, she's a bit scared the first time, but she'll get used to it."
Bede, traumatized by the holy light magic that targeted undead and was resistant to demon-kind, displayed a similar reaction to her initial fear. Then came doubt, and now...
"Wow! I'm okay! I'm really okay! This healing blessing is actually working on me! This is amazing!"
Bede widened her eyes, then cast a greedy look at Night Threefold with the expression of a dragon spotting treasure.
Surely, this man did something to her, allowing holy light magic not to harm her but to heal her. She could feel a gentle energy slowly washing away the injuries within her body.
Though slow and not very effective, it was undeniably working. This heightened Bede's curiosity and interest in Night Threefold.
"Undead that can conceal their aura are rare, but those who aren't afraid of even holy light... His materials would be so valuable!" As her soul was connected to Night Threefold, his characteristics were likely to manifest on her as well. This revelation plunged Bede into excitement.
This was the greatest discovery in the history of Holy Stones!
If this characteristic were applied to demon-kind...
Bede suddenly lowered her head, adopting a meek look. "Since the master doesn't want me to go out, then I'll stay at home and clean, do some housework, and wait for the master to come home. You can rest assured and go! Good luck!"
Night Threefold: ...
Weng Ling: ...
These two definitely have issues!
"Cough! Didn't I tell you, call me the boss! Also, change back to your normal tone. I'm getting goosebumps with this weird tone!"
"Okay, boss." Bede bowed, and obediently shifted to the side.
Night Threefold, with a wry smile, spread his hands. "She must be feeling dizzy due to the cold. Let's not mind her. Are we setting off now?"
Weng Ling nodded, "By the way, do you want to bring your ox cart? It might be inconvenient without it if we have a lot of things."
Night Threefold thought for a moment and shook his head, "No need. With your strength, it's not a problem."
Seeing Bede about to touch her back again, Night Threefold realized he spoke the truth and quickly changed his words:
"Cough! What I mean is, we'll carry the things together. The ox is too slow, and we'll be back sooner if we go on foot. I'm also a bit worried leaving an old man and a woman here alone."
"That makes sense." Weng Ling nodded. With Night Threefold, they headed towards Baiyan Village.
Baiyan Village is the closest village to Loran Territory, strictly speaking, it used to be part of the Loran Territory. However, due to well-known reasons, it lost to Tianshi Territory and became someone else's territory.
This time, when Weng Ling goes to Baiyan Village, she might encounter the residents who moved away from her a few days ago. So, she thought it would be good to bring Night Threefold along to bolster her presence.
"By the way, how did those two Judgment Knights arrive so quickly? I remember the nearby Holy Silver Church is quite small. It's already impressive if they can produce someone like Yang Tian, isn't it?"
Night Threefold looked at the swaying wildflowers on the roadside, pretending to be somewhat indifferent.
If Loran Territory has to be visited by those big shots from the Holy Silver Church every day, he might as well move early.
"Oh, it's probably a coincidence. Yang Tian probably just returned to the church, and the news has only just been sent out. It wouldn't have received a response so quickly unless they happened to be nearby. Oh, wild strawberries!"
Weng Ling suddenly brightened, joyfully leaping into the grass by the roadside to pick something up. A breeze passed by, and her hair swayed gently, causing her white cross necklace to sway as well.