85: Chapter 85 Drunk Again

"Knock, knock."

"Come in."

Qi Yun's voice came from inside the room.

Ye Xi pushed the door open and walked in.

Qi Yun was sitting at the stone table, and Chen Xiaolin was standing opposite him, holding the "fortune compass" in her hand.

"Qi Yun, I'm really going to go look for it then!" Chen Xiaolin said, her tone eager and ready for action.

"Mn, go ahead."

"Understood!" Chen Xiaolin giggled and ran out.

The door closed, leaving only Qi Yun and Ye Xi in the room.

The room was left with just the two of them. The air seemed to stagnate slightly.

Ye Xi stood at the doorway, looking at Qi Yun.

Subconsciously, she put on that mask of cold detachment.

"Qi Yun, I want to talk to you about my mother." She stepped forward, her voice steady.

Qi Yun looked up at her, his gaze calm: "Go ahead."

"Qi Yun, I want to ask you to let my mother stay and formally become a member of the Tribe." Ye Xi stated her purpose.

"Ye Xi, your mother can stay." Qi Yun spoke slowly.

"But to the rest of us, she is still a complete stranger."

"I must confirm that she is a safe individual and poses no potential threat to the Tribe."

"I also want to confirm your mother's value."

"And she must remain under our surveillance until I make a final judgment on whether she is worthy of being accepted as an official member of the Tribe."

Ye Xi looked into Qi Yun's eyes, which were calm to the point of being cold-blooded.

"Then what if, after your observation, you decide she isn't safe? You'll drive her away, won't you?" Ye Xi stared at Qi Yun, asking word by word.

"Yes." Qi Yun's answer was clear and concise.

Ye Xi's voice suddenly rose: "She is my mother! How could she be a bad person?! She has been doing the dirtiest and most tiring work over there; she has suffered enough!"

Qi Yun watched her agitated appearance, his eyes remaining calm.

"The safety of the Tribe is most important. Before a clear conclusion is reached, she can stay temporarily as a guest."

The color drained from Ye Xi's face: "I hate you! Qi Yun!"

After saying this, she turned abruptly, pulled the door open with force, and then slammed it shut with a "bang!"

The room returned to silence.

Cold-blooded? Perhaps. But he had to be.

Even though Ye Xi's mother intentionally made herself look disheveled and wore tattered clothes, Qi Yun could still tell how beautiful she was.

But he was not an animal that thought with his lower body.

...

Outside the stone house, Ye Xi leaned against the door.

The moment she slammed the door and left, regret surged into her heart.

Why did she always use the worst ways to say the most disingenuous things when facing Qi Yun?

This couldn't go on. She had to find a way, she must find a way.

Was it only when she was not sober that she could treat him with honesty?

Ye Xi gritted her teeth, turned around, and returned to the room, finding the wine left over from that night.

She tilted her head back, placed the bottle to her lips, and gulped it down in large mouthfuls.

...

Qi Yun had just finished adjusting his robes and was preparing to go out.

"Knock, knock, knock!" A rapid knocking sound rang out.

Qi Yun paused for a moment. Chen Xiaolin was back? It couldn't be that fast, could it?

As soon as the door opened, a warm, soft body reeking of strong alcohol slammed into him!

The person who broke in was none other than Ye Xi.

Her eyes were dazed and unfocused, and the cold sense of distance she usually projected had completely vanished.

Qi Yun: "!!!"

His brain stalled for a moment, and he almost blurted out: "Damn it! Why are you drunk again?!"

How long had it been? Was this girl just chugging from the bottle?

Ye Xi didn't hear a word of what Qi Yun was saying.

Swaying, she reached out both hands and shoved them hard against Qi Yun's chest.

Caught off guard, Qi Yun fell backward onto the bed.

Before he could even react, Ye Xi followed him up and sat on his waist.

The soft and resilient sensation, mixed with the smell of alcohol and the unique scent of a young girl, instantly enveloped Qi Yun.

"Qi Yun... you are not allowed to leave!" Her voice carried the coquettishness and stubbornness of being drunk, yet she sounded exceptionally serious.

"Get down first! Just how much did you drink?!"

Qi Yun tried to reason with her, placing his hands on her waist to move her aside.

But as soon as he moved, Ye Xi twisted her waist, sitting even more firmly.

"Hm?" Ye Xi seemed to sense something unusual beneath her, or rather, a certain peculiar friction caused by her twisting.

She stopped, blinked her dazed eyes, and then tried to twist her waist gently again.

"Huh?" She let out a vague exclamation, and a strange expression appeared on her face, "Like this... it seems a little... comfortable..."

Qi Yun: "!!!"

His scalp tingled, and his whole body stiffened!

"Ye Xi! Stop it! Don't move around! Your mother is still outside!"

Qi Yun's voice had changed pitch; he quickly pressed down hard on her waist, his face showing a rare panic.

His comrade had already been working overtime today and was currently fragile and sensitive; it wouldn't have been a big deal if it was just lying there. Ye Xi's unconscious twisting and friction made the comrade want to stand up, but whenever the comrade stood up, Qi Yun could feel a sharp pain.

Ye Xi, being held down by him, stopped twisting.

She pouted, and tears quickly welled up in her eyes.

"Qi Yun... actually, actually I don't hate you. What I hate is my own lack of courage... *sob*..."

"Alright, alright, you don't hate me, you hate yourself. I got it."

Qi Yun just wanted to get this drunkard off him quickly, especially when he felt her waist gently twisting as she sobbed, making the pain even more intense.

He hurriedly stopped her, "You drunkard! Listen to people first! Anyway, get down first!"

"*Sob*... you're bullying me!"

Qi Yun was completely exasperated. With a drunkard, there was no reasoning to be had.

"Alright, alright, I'm not bullying you." Qi Yun had no choice but to soften his voice, as if coaxing a child, "Then tell me first, you came to find me after drinking, what exactly do you want to say? Hm?"

He had to steer the topic away from the dangerous twisting.

Ye Xi's crying quieted down a little; she hiccuped, trying hard to think.

"...Looking for you... for Mom..." She said intermittently.

"Right! Mom!" She suddenly looked up, staring at Qi Yun with teary, blurry eyes.

"My mom is a good person. She's, she's also so beautiful... Why, why don't you accept her, why don't you accept me? She, she is someone who is going to become your mother..."

The logic was so confused it was laughable.

Qi Yun: "???"

What the hell? Who is going to become whose mother?

But Ye Xi didn't care about his shock, muttering to herself: "Qi Yun is bad... needs to be taught a lesson..."

As she spoke, she suddenly lowered her head and bit down on Qi Yun's shoulder!

"Hiss—!" Caught off guard, Qi Yun gasped in cold air.

But fortunately, she was heavily drunk and didn't bite hard; it was more like the gnawing of a small beast, bringing a bit of wet itch and pain.

Qi Yun was going crazy; it was completely impossible to communicate!

The top priority was to soothe her.

"Fine, fine, fine! Let me talk to her personally. If it's confirmed there's no problem, I will reduce the surveillance time and let her formally become a member of the Tribe as soon as possible." Qi Yun said hurriedly.

Ye Xi, biting his shoulder, made "woo woo" sounds, seemingly saying something.

Qi Yun sighed helplessly: "Open your mouth and talk properly."

Ye Xi let go, sat up straight, her face still streaked with tears, and looked at him with dazed eyes: "Alright... then when... will you accept me?"

Qi Yun was depressed: "You are already a member of the Tribe, how have I not accepted you?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Xi got anxious, her hands starting to pull at her collar wildly: "Not that kind! I mean accept me like you accept other girls!!!"

Qi Yun was scared out of his wits, quickly grabbing her hands tightly while also securing her waist, not letting her move around or take off her clothes anymore.

"Stop! Cut it out!" Qi Yun broke into a sweat, "Your mother! I'll go talk to your mother right now! Immediately! Right away!"

Ye Xi's chaotic reason seemed to have regained a tiny bit of clarity.

"Talk... Mom..." She mumbled, repeating, and then, she actually tried to climb off Qi Yun, swaying unsteadily, "Right... find Mom... talk..."

Qi Yun let out a sigh of relief inside.

He couldn't let this girl touch alcohol in the future.