Rong Jian returned with some rabbits in hand as Shen Tinayu was finis.h.i.+ng up with the plants and mushrooms .

"Rabbits? Must be some pretty tough or mutant rabbits t be able to live in this kind of place . " Shen Tianyu commented .

"They were pretty tough . " Rong Jian agreed .

"Okay . I'm done with the water for now . Prepare the rabbit then dispose of the water . " Shen Tianyu took the sieve filled with edible plants and mushrooms to the campfire and began to cook them on the makes.h.i.+ft grill .

Rong Jian did as she ordered with no complaints this time . With nothing to do, Luo Shue decided to help out her Miss . Since two people were doing the job, the wild veggies were done cooking soon enough, before the rabbit was fully prepared . They put the cooked veggies back on the sieve and waited . After the preparations were done, Shen Tianyu took some spices out of her magic bag and stuffed the rabbits .

"Mmmm . . . . Miss is good at cooking as always . " Luo Shue commented as she ate the rabbit .

"I never knew wifey was such a good cook, even better than our family's cook . You could have made a living as a cook rather than a courtesan . " Rong Jian munched hungrily on his piece .

"Well, generally speaking courtesans make more and cooking skills will help one gain popularity . While, cooks are expected to have good cooking skills so it's not like you'll get much out of it . Besides, even if I'm extremely unfavored, I was still a Young Miss, how dare you suggest I become someone else's servant . " Shen Tianyu, unlike the other two, ate leisurely and elegantly, creating a contrast with her now dirty clothes, some of which were black with dirt others were burnt .

"In other words, it's more beneficial to be a courtesan . " Luo Shue summed it up .

"Sorry, sorry . I didn't mean it that way . " Rong Jian nervously laughed . "You just act so natural without any of the pretentious air of those other Young Misses from big families so I just . . . "

"That tends to happen when you're neglected for four years since your birth and abandoned at some back mountain after almost being killed at the entrance . " Shen Tianyu replied .

Rong Jian dejectedly turned away and started nibbling at his meat with a somewhat guilty look on his face .

Seeing him like that, Shen Tianyu giggled . "You don't have to feel bad . I don't think it's something to be pitied over . Besides, because of all that I got to become a part of Lavender Palace, such a big backing is better than being some arrogant Miss of a middle-cla.s.s Minister in the weakest continent . "

"Ah . . . Is that so?" Rong Jian peeked at her from under his lashes .

"Yup, so you don't have to feel bad . Actually, the subject of surprise should be you . " Shen Tianyu changed the subject .

"How come?"

"Well, you're a Young Master, right? Young Masters are usually treated much better than Young Misses so they tend to be more arrogant yet, you seem quite down to earth and considerate . " Shen Tianyu stroked her chin .

"Of course I have to show my good side to my wife . " Rong Jian said with pride .

'Still not telling me, huh? You really think you can hide that you're the fourth prince of the Rong royal family forever?' Shen Tianyu thought with a smile .

. . .

Xi Jing is the second weakest continent in the world, just above Nang Zhou, which is mostly populated by Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment Level cultivators . Unlike, Nang Zhou, Xi Jing is divided into two countries . These two countries used to be at war, losing vast amounts of cultivators and normal citizens for a long while . That is until Emperor Xing Bei ascended to the throne of Xi Qi, the slightly stronger state when comparing casualties . Emperor Xing Bei was able to get the new Emperor Jing Lan of Jing Qie to sign a peace treaty . The two countries have been in a tense peace for a few decades now .

. . .

At Xi Jing's side of the Forest of Death, a trio consisting of a handsome man and two beautiful women appeared .

"Ah . . . there's no villages or towns nearby, what a pain . . . " One of the young woman complained . She was wearing a plain white robe with light purple sleeves and a light blue sash tied at her waist, giving off a simple air . Though the person herself was not as simple as her attire proposed .

"That's to be expected, the Forest is dangerous after all . " The other female companion responded . She was wearing a white robe with a yellow skirt knitted into the robe, above the b.r.e.a.s.t.s . The skirt itself starts off as yellow and fades to white . Something like a green corset was worn on top of it with a pink sash tied on top of that . The sash had a lotus in the front, which separated into three pink strings . Two of which was connected to the back in a hoop and the last one hung down her front with a yellow flower pin weighing it down . Behind her flowed two pink cloth strings from the sash giving off the air of an elegant n.o.blewoman in disguise .

"If you're tired, I'm sure we can find someplace sooner or later to rest . " The man looked at the simply dressed woman with a warm expression . He was wearing a light blue robe with a blue outer robe . The short sleeves of the outer robe were outlined with simple yellow-orange weaving .

"Then we should hurry up . " The first young woman said as she sped ahead . The remaining two companions just shrugged and followed .

These three people were the group that had traveled through edges of the Forest of Death from Nang Zhou continent . The man was Rong Jian, the simply dressed woman was Shen Tianyu, and the elegantly dressed woman was Luo Shue . After two months of wondering around, they were able to find a non-polluted lake before coming outside . They had cleaned themselves before emerging form the forest .

'Good thing there's no one near the Forest of Death . We don't have to pay any tolls or anything like you would if one arrived from the sea . ' The leader of the trio thought to herself . As always, she was a cheap, penny-pincher despite being a successful businesswoman .