Hah.
Begitu pulih, dia pasti akan membalas jasa pria itu dengan baik.
Shen Tang awalnya punya banyak pertanyaan, tapi setelah menyadari lawan bicara mungkin bisu, dia merasa tidak enak menanyakan terus-menerus, takut menyentuh luka hati pria itu.
Untungnya, pria itu memang tidak menunjukkan keberlawanan sama sekali.
Awalnya Shen Tang kira karena dia perempuan; pria itu ingin memanfaatkan kebaikan ini agar dia menjadi pasangannya, jadi dia perlakuan dia begitu baik.
Bukan berarti Shen Tang narcissis, tapi ini memang aturan default di Dunia Binatang: jika seorang pria menyelamatkan perempuan terluka dan merawatnya dengan teliti, dia berhak meminta perempuan itu jadi pasangannya, dan perempuan biasanya tidak diperbolehkan menolak.
Tapi dari kelihatannya sekarang, pria itu tidak punya niat seperti itu. Benar-benar seperti dia cuma menyelamatkan dia secara kebetulan, dan tidak berniat meminta balasan apa pun.
Apakah dia benar-benar beruntung bertemu orang baik?
Menunggu Shen Tang makan selesai, pria itu mengambil piringnya dan keluar bekerja.
Menatap punggungnya yang pergi, Shen Tang bertanya, "Sistem, kau tahu tidak pria ini datang dari mana? Kenapa aku bangun di sini?"
Sistem menjawab, [Jiwaku terikat erat dengan Host. Saat kesadaran Host dalam koma, aku juga ikut tertidur... Namun, saat Host jatuh, sepertinya aku melihat sosok hitam bergegas datang, mengangkat Host dan pergi. Dia yang menyelamatkan Host!]
Shen Tang sedikit mengerutkan dahi dan menatap ke luar jendela.
Pria itu dengan rajin memecah kayu bakar. Tubuhnya tinggi dan kurus tapi kuat, garis-garisnya hampir sempurna seperti model. Sinar matahari menyinari tubuhnya yang kokoh dan berdaya; otot-otot lengannya yang penuh dan kencang sedikit mengembang di setiap gerakan, memancarkan kekuatan yang energik dan menawan, memikat dengan cara yang berbeda.
Shen Tang tidak tahan menatapnya beberapa detik lebih lama, tenggorokannya bergerak naik turun.
Wajahnya cepat merah, dia mengalihkan pandangan, bergumam dalam hati, "Pria ini... kenapa menyelamatkanku? Dia tidak kelihatatan mau imbalan apa pun."
Sistem, [Masih banyak orang baik di dunia ini! Dia mungkin cuma orang baik lewat!]
"...Orang baik lewat?"
[Ya, Host. Belum baca novel wuxia? Seperti pepatah, protagonist selamat dari bencana besar pasti ada berkah di belakangnya. Tepi kematian pasti muncul ahli misterius menyelamatkan, lalu jadi murid, belajar martial...
"Berhenti, berhenti, cukup!" Mulut Shen Tang keheranan. "Aku yakin tidak transmigrasi ke skrip wuxia, kan?"
Sistem buru-buru menutupi, [Mungkin Host memang beruntung bertemu orang baik lewat. Lagipula Host adalah Putri Takdir; saat bahaya datang, penolong pasti muncul.]
Mendengar Sistem memuji sampai ke langit, sudut mulut Shen Tang tidak berdaya ikut berkedip. Justru semakin curiga. "Benar-benar begitu kebetulan? Dia kebetulan lewat saat aku bahaya, dan sempat menyelamatkanku tepat waktu... Kelompok Wu Wei sangat kuat. Beastman Biasa pasti tidak punya kekuatan seperti itu, kan? Dilihat dari mana pun, terasa terlalu kebetulan."
[Ehem! Kebetulan di dunia ini banyak sekali; Host sudah ketemu banyak. Itu bukti langit memihakimu!]
Shen Tang merasa Sistem hari ini agak aneh, tapi tidak punya alasan membantah.
Mengingat pria ini tidak menampakkan kejahatan, Shen Tang hanya bisa menahan kekhawatiran untuk saat ini. Tetap di sini beberapa waktu untuk pulih dari luka juga tidak buruk.
Yang mengganggu, dia masih tidak tahu kapan superpower-nya pulih.
Sistem menenangkan, [Host jangan khawatir. Barang yang dipakai Wu Wei memang punya efek menyegel superpower, tapi tidak permanen! Host punya kekuatan Puncak Tingkat Binatang Purba. Barang itu tidak akan bisa menahan Host lama; seharusnya tidak butuh waktu lama sebelum pulih.]
Shen Tang istirahat di sini dua hari.
Benar seperti kata Sistem, saat dia bangun malam hari kedua, superpower-nya sudah mulai pulih.
Lalu Shen Tang segera memakai Kemampuan Penyembuhan untuk mengobati tubuhnya sendiri, dan bisa keluar tempat tidur berjalan normal.
Shen Tang bukan tipe yang suka merepotkan orang, apalagi lawan bicara tidak punya kaitan dengannya. Jadi begitu tubuhnya cukup pulih, dia ambil inisiatif menyalakan api dan masak saat pria itu pergi berburu, membantu pekerjaan rumah, agar tidak merasa menumpang gratis.
Pria itu tidak banyak komentar. Meski bertindak sangat perhatian, selalu terasa dingin dan jarak, jarang berinteraksi banyak dengannya.
Itu justru membuat Shen Tang merasa kurang bersalah.
Saat superpower hampir pulih sepenuhnya, Shen Tang tahu waktunya pergi.
Sigh.
When she recovered, she would definitely repay him properly.
Shen Tang originally had a lot of things she wanted to ask him, but after realizing the other party might be mute, she felt embarrassed to keep asking, afraid of poking at his scars.
Fortunately, the man really didn’t seem to have any hostility toward her.
At first, Shen Tang thought maybe it was because she was a female; that he wanted to use this favor to make her his mate, so that’s why he treated her so well.
It wasn’t that Shen Tang was narcissistic, but this was indeed the default rule of the Beast World: if a male rescues an injured female and carefully takes care of her, he then has the right to ask the female to become his partner, and the female usually isn’t allowed to refuse.
But from how things looked now, he didn’t seem to have that kind of intention. It really seemed like he had just casually saved her, and didn’t plan to demand any repayment from her.
Could it be that she really was just this lucky to run into a good person?
After waiting for her to finish eating, the man took back the dishes and went out to work.
Staring at his departing back, Shen Tang asked, "System, do you know where this guy comes from? Why did I wake up here?"
The System said, [My soul is highly bound to the host’s. When the host’s consciousness is in a coma, I actually fall asleep too... However, at the moment the host collapsed, I think I saw a black figure rushing over, picking up the host and leaving. It should be him who rescued the host!]
Shen Tang frowned slightly and looked out the window.
The man was diligently splitting firewood. His build was tall and lean yet strong, the lines nearly model‑perfect. Sunlight fell on him, tracing out his solid, powerful body; the plump, taut muscles on his arms swelled slightly with each movement, brimming with vigorous, sensual strength, giving off a different kind of allure.
Shen Tang couldn’t help looking at him for a few more seconds, her throat working up and down.
Her face quickly grew a little red as she turned her gaze away, muttering inwardly, "This guy... why did he save me? He doesn’t seem to be after any kind of reward."
System, [There are still more good people than bad in this world! He’s probably just a kind passerby!]
"...A kind passerby?"
[Yes, host. Haven’t you read those wuxia novels? As the saying goes, when the protagonist survives a great calamity there will be blessings behind it. Right at the brink of death a mysterious expert will definitely appear to save them, and then it’s all about becoming their disciple, learning martial arts...]
"Stop, stop, stop, that’s enough!" Shen Tang’s mouth twitched speechlessly. "I’m pretty sure I didn’t transmigrate into a wuxia script, right?"
The System hurried to patch things up, [Maybe the host is just really lucky and met a kind passerby. After all, host, you’re the Daughter of Destiny; when danger strikes, benefactors are bound to show up to help you.]
Listening to this damn System butter her up so hard it was practically flying to the heavens, Shen Tang couldn’t help twitching the corner of her mouth. Instead, she felt all the more suspicious. "Is it really that much of a coincidence? He just happened to pass by right when I was in danger, and even managed to save me in time... Plus, Wu Wei’s group is very strong. An Ordinary Beastman probably wouldn’t have that kind of power, right? However you look at it, it feels a bit too coincidental."
[Ahem! There are countless coincidences in this world; the host has already run into so many of them. That just proves the heavens favor you!]
Shen Tang kept feeling like this damn System was acting a bit off today, but she didn’t really have grounds to refute it.
Considering this man didn’t seem to harbor any malice, Shen Tang could only set her worries aside for now. It wasn’t a bad idea to stay here for the time being and recover from her injuries.
What bothered her, though, was that she still didn’t know when her superpower would recover.
The System comforted her, [The host doesn’t need to worry. That thing Wu Wei used does indeed have the effect of sealing superpowers, but it’s not permanent! The host has Peak of Primordial Beast Tier strength. This thing won’t be able to restrain you for long; it shouldn’t take much time before you recover.]
Shen Tang rested here for two days.
Sure enough, just as the System had said, by the time she woke up on the second night, her superpower was already beginning to recover.
Then Shen Tang immediately used her Healing Ability to treat her own body, and she was able to get out of bed and walk normally.
Shen Tang wasn’t someone who liked to trouble others, especially when the other party had no ties to her whatsoever. So once her body had mostly recovered, she would take the initiative to start the fire and cook when he went out hunting, helping with some chores, so it wouldn’t feel like she was just freeloading.
The man didn’t say much about it. Although he acted very considerate, he always seemed cold and distant, never having much interaction with her.
That actually made Shen Tang feel less guilty.
When her superpower had almost fully recovered, Shen Tang knew it was time for her to leave.
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