ASTRP -Chapter 64 The Hot Spring Didn’t Happen, So They Went Hunting Instead

Xiao Jinghan glanced sideways at Feng Jingge. “You know how to hunt?”

Feng Jingge nodded. “Of course.”

Xiao Jinghan said indifferently, “What, learned hunting skills from some online master in your dreams again?”

Feng Jingge instinctively wanted to deny it, but then worried that if she did, she wouldn’t be able to explain herself clearly and might expose inconsistencies, leading to unnecessary suspicion.

After weighing things carefully, she put on a deliberately shocked expression. “Your Highness, you even guessed that? As expected of the Regent Prince—truly all-seeing and all-knowing!”

Xiao Jinghan ignored her flattery entirely.

He planted the fishing rod into the ground, instructed Qing Shan a few words, then stood up and simply said, “Let’s go.”

Feng Jingge didn’t react at first. “Go where?”

Xiao Jinghan turned back. “Back to get bows and arrows. We’re going into the mountains to hunt.”

Feng Jingge’s eyes lit up and she quickly followed him. “Your Highness, are we really going hunting?”

“Mm.”

“The weather is getting warmer. Animals are all coming out to forage—it depends on luck how much we can get.”

Feng Jingge immediately added, “No need for too much. Just enough for tonight is fine. We’re heading back tomorrow anyway, and the day after we still have morning court.”

“……”

Thinking about having to get up at three or four in the morning, Feng Jingge felt exhausted already.

Then she remembered—right, they were supposed to switch back soon.

Speaking of that, she hadn’t seen that guy Su Xiu for several days.

Thinking of him, she suddenly felt something was off. It was like something in her mind was missing.

Something related to Su Xiu… and Xiao Jinghan… and even herself?

She vaguely felt there was something important, but when she tried to think harder, her mind went completely blank.

“How strange.”

She muttered it under her breath—but accidentally said it out loud.

Xiao Jinghan, walking in front, paused when he heard her. He turned around.

Just as he turned, Feng Jingge bumped straight into him.

Because of their height difference, Xiao Jinghan’s head hit her chest directly.

The impact made him inhale sharply in pain as he staggered back a few steps.

Rubbing his forehead, he complained, “Is your chest made of iron walls?”

Seeing his rarely-seen aggrieved expression, Feng Jingge almost laughed.

“Your Highness, you really have a bad memory—you forgot this is your own body…”

“……”

“Come on, Your Highness, let me blow on it and it won’t hurt anymore.”

She bent down slightly and gently blew on his forehead a few times.

They were extremely close. Her warm breath landed directly on his skin.

A faint fragrance from Xiao Jinghan’s body drifted into her nose.

And with it… a strange heat began to rise.

And then—something… reacted.

Feng Jingge, unaware of what this meant as a woman, didn’t notice anything wrong. But Xiao Jinghan realized it immediately and looked down.

His ears turned red instantly. He quickly looked away and lowered his voice. “You… step back!”

Feng Jingge looked confused. “Huh?”

Xiao Jinghan quickly retreated several steps and turned his back to her.

“???”

Feng Jingge was completely puzzled. “What’s wrong—”

Xiao Jinghan’s stiff voice came again. “Lower your head.”

“Lower my—what—”

“!!”

She instantly cursed out loud, then crouched down in panic to hide her embarrassment.

Her face flushed all the way to her ears.

At that moment, she wished a bolt of lightning would strike her dead on the spot.

Heaven!

What is happening?!

She didn’t think anything at all!

She swore!

There was absolutely no indecent thought in her mind!

Why is this happening?!

She felt her entire worldview collapsing.

“Ahem…”

Xiao Jinghan coughed lightly. “This… is actually normal.”

“Normal my foot!”

Feng Jingge snapped up, eyes red. “I’m a woman, and your body is also female—how could I possibly react like that?!”

“Your body is male.”

“……”

“Ugh! This is so annoying!”

She sat down on the ground in frustration. “Is Su Xiu even reliable? Can he actually switch us back?!”

Xiao Jinghan looked down at her silently, his gaze complicated.

Then he placed a hand on her shoulder and patted it lightly.

“He promised. One month later, he will switch us back.”

Feng Jingge’s eyes immediately lit up. “Really?”

Xiao Jinghan nodded slightly.

She tried to stand but couldn’t, so she looked up helplessly. “Your Highness, help me up.”

He grabbed her hand and pulled her up.

“Let’s go. Back to get bows and hunt.”

—

They returned to the mountain lodge, each taking a bow and fifteen arrows.

By the time they came out of the mountains, the sun was already setting.

They ran into Qing Shan just as he was packing up his fishing rod.

“Qing Shan, how many fish volunteered to bite today?”

Qing Shan looked up—and froze when he saw the game they were carrying.

“You… did you guys raid a rabbit nest?”

“Two rabbits each?”

Feng Jingge proudly smiled. “Your eyesight is really bad. There are clearly two wild chickens too.”

She lifted the chickens for him to see.

Qing Shan looked stunned. “Miss Feng… you hunted all this?”

“What kind of question is that? Zero skill.”

She walked over and glanced into the bucket.

Inside were four fish, each about a pound.

With the rabbits and chickens, dinner was more than enough.

They returned to the villa, cleaned and lightly marinated everything, then grilled it over a fire.

Xiao Jinghan had Qing Shan and Ning An set up a fire pit in the courtyard.

As night fell, the mountain temperature dropped.

Feng Jingge and Xiao Jinghan sat beside the fire, roasting food and warming themselves.

Occasionally, the wood cracked in the flames, blending with the sounds of insects in the mountains.

Feng Jingge finally asked the question she hadn’t gotten earlier.

“Su Xiu left the capital?”

“Mm.”

“No wonder I haven’t seen him these past few days.”

Xiao Jinghan frowned. “What, you miss him?”

“Yeah.”

She answered without hesitation. “I’m thinking about when he’ll return my six hundred taels of silver.”

Then she suddenly sat up.

“Wait! Speaking of money—Your Highness, shouldn’t you be paying me now?!”