By the time Stelle carried the unconscious Xiangling back to the campsite and entered the small tent, the originally dark sky was already starting to brighten.
After they left, the once clear stream became a bit murky, but since it was a flowing water source, it would soon return to its original state.
And at this moment, inside the tent, Stelle was holding the naked Xiangling in his arms, wondering if what they did today would also count as causing some damage to the environment...
It should be fine, after all, this stream is only drunk by some animals, and he hadn't heard of Liyue people coming here to fetch water.
"Mm... Stelle... slowly..." Xiangling let out a soft murmur in his sleep, seemingly dreaming of what had just happened.
Hearing Xiangling's voice, Stelle's face was a little embarrassed, but recalling his actions just now, he could only let out a deep sigh in the end.
He reached out and took his clothes from a corner of the tent to cover Xiangling, lest Xiangling catch a cold later.
To be honest, he never expected such a thing to happen, even though he had anticipated the possibility of taking Xiangling down in one go before coming.
And this time, he indeed didn't repeat the mistake in the tent.
It was just too outrageous that this happened in the nearby water.
Aside from the time with Hu Tao, Stelle hadn't really played around with a 'mandarin duck bath' before.
He didn't expect this time to be so thrilling, and it was even in the wild...
It was fortunate that it was late at night, and that Adeptus hadn't continued to stare at him, otherwise, it would have been a big joke.
However, if that Adeptus had been there, perhaps he wouldn't have made a move on Xiangling. After all, no matter how much his reason was lost, that Adeptus would surely stop him if he saw such a situation... right?
Stelle had some doubts about this, because if that Adeptus was a female, then facing himself like that, perhaps she would instead... Forget it, he wouldn't think about it anymore.
He turned his head to look at the sleeping Xiangling, feeling a little troubled.
The Damselette, experiencing such things for the first time, endured his somewhat frantic attacks tonight. If it were Yelan, he might even be very excited about it, but Xiangling was not the type of person who would derive pleasure from pain like Yelan.
Perhaps this time would leave him with psychological trauma.
Stelle couldn't help but worry when he thought of this.
Although the reason he was in this state was mostly due to the ingredients Xiangling had used, and he really couldn't control himself later.
But no matter what, his complete disregard for Xiangling's pleas was indeed a bit too much.
Especially considering that Xiangling's father had also met him, if that person were to find out what he had done to his precious daughter, he might come at him with a spatula.
Well, as an ordinary person, even if he stood still and let him hit him, it would be difficult for the other party to hurt him.
However, Xiangling also had a master, and that was a genuine Adeptus. Stelle didn't even know if he could defeat him.
"Sigh, what should I do?" Stelle couldn't help but reach out and tap Xiangling's cheek.
Xiangling's sleeping face was very cute, but Stelle had no mind to appreciate it at the moment.
He would apologize to Xiangling properly tomorrow, let Xiangling punish him, whatever he wanted.
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"Eh? No, no need..." Xiangling covered his chest with his hand. His face was flushed, but he didn't accept Stelle's request.
What happened yesterday was like a dream, and Xiangling didn't know how he should face it, but if Stelle said he wanted him to punish him, Xiangling would definitely not agree.
After all, he also bore some responsibility for Stelle's problem yesterday.
"Um, Stelle, my clothes..."
Compared to any punishment, Xiangling was more concerned about when he could put on his clothes. Although more stimulating things had happened yesterday, that was when the atmosphere was right, and there was nothing he could do.
But being so open with Stelle now was really too embarrassing.
"Your clothes, they don't seem to be dry yet." Stelle rubbed his head and said to Xiangling, somewhat awkwardly.
Yesterday, Xiangling had jumped into the water directly with his clothes on, probably because he was too worried and wanted to get him out quickly.
After that happened, Stelle also conveniently placed Xiangling's clothes on the bank to prevent them from being washed away by the stream.
After everything was over, although Stelle had started a bonfire to temporarily dry Xiangling's clothes, the time was too short and they hadn't completely dried yet, so they couldn't be worn at all.
"How about we just wait a little longer like this?" Stelle handed his jacket to Xiangling.
His clothes hadn't gotten wet and were still dry.
And even if they got wet, these special clothes could dry quickly in a short time. After all, they were something he had always worn and were very impressive.
"Alright, I guess this is the only way." Xiangling took Stelle's clothes and draped them over himself.
Since Xiangling's build was a bit different from Stelle's, this garment was a bit too large for Xiangling. Draping it over him could barely cover the crucial areas.
After Xiangling put on his clothes, the two fell into an awkward silence, neither of them speaking.
Xiangling kept his head down, and his cheeks never returned to their normal state; they remained red.
From time to time, he would look up at Stelle, but then quickly lower his head again, looking like he wanted to say something but didn't dare to.
"Um, Xiangling, I'll go get you something to eat first." Stelle couldn't stand the atmosphere anymore. Remembering that they hadn't eaten yet, he quickly got up.
"Okay." Xiangling didn't stop him, and he was indeed not suitable to leave the tent in his current state, even if there was no one nearby.
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"Hoo~" Stelle, who had walked out of the tent, let out a slight breath.
He was battle-hardened, but apart from Yelan's explicit requests, he had never been so excessive with a girl, to the point where he didn't know how to face Xiangling now.
Fortunately, Xiangling was fine, at most he had difficulty walking.
Forget it, those things can wait. I should make something to eat first…
"No!" Star suddenly looked up. She just remembered that whatever she made would be affected by her constitution, and if a girl ate it, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Tsk, what should I do?" Star thought for a moment and decided it would be better to find some fruit or something.
"Xiangling, I'm going to find some Berries or something. I won't go far, just wait for me a moment."
"Okay." Xiangling's faint voice came from inside the tent.
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