After setting up the tent, the shrine maidens had sweat dripping from their foreheads. Bexia, on the other hand, didn't feel tired at all. In theory, the shrine maidens were not weak, and setting up a tent shouldn't have exhausted them to this extent.
However, the sweat wasn't a result of physical fatigue. It was due to their close physical contact with Bexia. As battle priestesses serving the goddess, they were knowledgeable about various things. But in reality, they had never had such "intimate" contact with a young boy of similar age like this before, especially considering what Long Momo had said earlier...
While the battle priestesses were mainly focused on protecting and fighting, the term "exclusive" was more akin to that of a maid exclusive to a noble family. Bexia could ask them to do anything, including those indescribable tasks. They were the private property of the master, and they had to follow the master's will.
Furthermore, Long Momo had mentioned that if she became the high priestess, they would all become the exclusive shrine maidens of Bexia and Long Momo. In a way, they would be like "servant maids" received as part of the marriage dowry. Regardless of the outcome, the shrine maidens found it difficult to adapt to the idea of becoming Bexia's exclusive servants all of a sudden. However, fortunately, Bexia's character was trustworthy. Unlike those idiots who stared at them with lascivious desire, it was obvious that Bexia was more pleasing to their eyes.
Speaking of which, after getting to know Bexia better, the shrine maidens found him quite likable. Of course, this was a topic they discussed privately when they were about to sleep at night.
"How about I cook dinner for everyone to recover?" Bexia looked at the somewhat strange shrine maidens and suggested. He thought they might be tired from today's activities.
"No need to trouble yourself. We didn't participate in many battles today, so our energy consumption wasn't high!" Isha shook her head. She had seen the pot of dinner made by Bexia last night, which was quite intimidating. Although its effects were impressive, based on her knowledge, just a rough estimate of the ingredients put into the soup would cost no less than 2,000 gold coins. It would be fine in special circumstances, but in their current situation, she felt it would be quite wasteful to eat it.
"Alright then!" Although Bexia was denied, he didn't mind. This was also a chance to test the shrine maidens' cooking skills. They were definitely better than someone like him who didn't know how to cook anything.
The shrine maidens didn't disappoint Bexia. The dinner they prepared was incredibly delicious, much better than what he could make. In the meantime, while having dinner, Bexia wanted to ask Isha about Lost Souls Canyon. It was actually better to address this matter sooner rather than later, as it was the only way to make Lady Cloud appear.
Lost Souls Canyon was one of the four locations where Dragon Power Stones existed, as mentioned by Isha earlier. However, this Lost Souls Canyon was different from the other three places. There were no guardians inside, but it was inhabited by many dragon beasts. The small ponds where the Dragon Power Stones condensed, just like in the Misty Gorge, were also occupied by a large number of dragon beasts. Retrieving the stones from this place was even more difficult than the other three locations.
Of course, excluding the Dragon Power Stoste, this place is also the largest treasure in the Dragon God Space. Although it is called Lost Souls Canyon, the surrounding mountains are the real good places. There are a large number of rare magic herbs and precious minerals that are valued by the outside world. It can be said to be another gathering place for people besides the Dragon God Palace.
There is nothing special about the Lost Souls Canyon area, but Isha also reminded Bexia to be careful. The terrifying thing there is not the dragon beasts, but the other people who come in. There are often fierce fights over treasures, making it the place with the most casualties in the Dragon God Space.
"You guys go to sleep! I'll keep watch!" Bexia poked the fire and said to the other witch sisters.
"You kept watch last night, let us take over today. Go rest in the tent!" Isha said, and the other witch sisters also looked at Bexia, indicating the same.
"Well... alright then!" Bexia nodded and agreed. Then the witch sisters discussed together and decided to have two people on watch at night while the others went back to sleep in the tents.
However, it was embarrassing for Bexia because they only had three tents, and two of the tents were taken by four witch sisters who didn't keep watch. One tent had two people in it, leaving only the tent where Long Momo, Long Nyssa, and Isha originally slept. Given the situation, there was only this tent left, so Bexia didn't think too much and went in.
This kind of camping tent is not big, and sleeping three people inside is quite cramped. It's even impossible to stand, only sit. What made Bexia speechless was that what was spread out in the tent seemed to be what Long Momo had used before. After lying down, he could still smell the lingering fragrance on it, and he had intimate contact with Long Momo, so he naturally knew this smell belonged to her.
Bexia thought he was sleeping alone in the tent, but in a drowsy state, he felt like there was someone next to him. Then there were rustling sounds of clothes being taken off. At the moment, half-awake and half-asleep, he subconsciously thought it was Christine fooling around?
So he hugged the person beside him, but the feeling made him suddenly widen his eyes. The air in the tent seemed to freeze for a moment, and two pairs of eyes stared at each other in the darkness.
"Uh...uh... I thought... it was... Christine?" Bexia stuttered and let go of the nearly naked Isha in his arms. He already felt it when he was hugging her just now. Isha only had Anzu's distinctive chest wrapping on her upper body, and her lower body probably only had a pair of underwear. It was not wrong to say that she was almost naked.
"It's fine, anyway..." Isha was going to say "it's just a matter of time", but she stopped herself. After all, if she said it out loud, it would make her feel like a shameless woman. Although she knew that her fate was in this man's hands in the future, she still felt very shy when she thought about what might happen.
After Isha finished speaking, she turned around and faced away from Bexia, while also covering herself with a blanket, concealing her fair skin that could still be felt even in the darkness.
Bexia was extremely embarrassed. He didn't expect to cause such a misunderstanding. But he didn't expect Isha to be okay with it, which made him even more guilty.
If it were someone else, Isha would probably have already grabbed a big sword and swung at the other person. Can an ordinary person even make such a move? Almost being held by someone, this can be considered as teasing and flirting, but Isha's temper isn't as good as Bexia thinks. However, the situation depends on who they are facing.
If it were before, Isha may not have swung at Bexia, but he would definitely have given him a good lesson. But now...
"Enemy attack!" Suddenly, a shout from outside the tent interrupted the thoughts of both individuals.