Rebirth Counterattack with Space

One of the benefits of living by the mountain is that there’s never a lack of wild game, all sorts of flowers, and wild vegetables.

Even if Lu Yun didn’t personally go hunting or gathering in the mountains, wasn’t there Deputy Director Pei?

Whenever Shitou secretly took the Dragon Squad out for training, he always remembered to bring her a big load of various wild vegetables and wildflowers.

In everyone’s eyes, Deputy Director Pei, a.k.a. Shitou, definitely qualified as an exemplary husband, a real-life embodiment of "tough guy with a tender heart." Hence, in the family compound, there was no shortage of people who secretly envied, jealously coveted, and hated Lu Yun.

Apart from wildflowers and grass—oh, no, it’s more accurate to say "wild vegetables"—there were several occasions when he even specially brought back live pheasants, hares, sparrows, and even butterflies and bees to please Lu Yun.

That’s right, all the things Shitou did were interpreted by others as efforts to please Lu Yun. But in fact, only the two of them knew that, aside from amusing Lu Yun, Shitou had other reasons, and it wasn’t a mere whim.

Most of the wild vegetables and flowers brought back were turned into dishes by Lu Yun, but a small portion was transplanted by her onto the balcony or into the vegetable patch.

And as for the pheasants and hares, it seemed they were directly slaughtered and stewed by the couple, but in reality, there was a switch. The ones stewed were actually stock from Lu Yun’s Space Stone.

The live ones, naturally, were thrown into the space to propagate at will. Otherwise, if it were just to satisfy a craving, would Shitou really need to bother catching them alive?

You should know that catching live pheasants and hares is much more difficult than dead ones.

As for the sparrows, butterflies, bees, and other small creatures brought back to "admire," without exception, Lu Yun would choose to "release" them. She would open the window and let them fly away under everyone’s gaze, and then, after they were out of sight, she’d wrap them in spiritual power and toss them into the space...

With both of their careful and unremitting efforts, life in Lu Yun’s space had finally increased substantially, but it was still far from enough. Relying on their cautious collection away from prying eyes was too slow and too limited, and they couldn’t gather many species.

But this kind of thing really can’t be rushed.

"Look at that pair of butterflies."

In the space, Lu Yun was sitting beside Shitou, nibbling on a piece of fresh vine cake made of new vine flowers while watching him roast rabbit meat. The rabbit, of course, was still from the stock in the space. Suddenly, she noticed a pair of butterflies dancing in a nearby bed of flowers.

Lu Yun watched them with interest for a while and then sighed, "It’s not easy."

"Indeed, it’s not easy. Gradually, this place will become as lively and vibrant as the outside world, with everything in it."

Shitou’s eyes also followed the pair of butterflies, and he felt an extra sense of fondness considering they were caught by his own hands.

Each time Lu Yun entered the space with Shitou, she couldn’t help but lament the scarcity of species. The lack of various living creatures made the space feel like it was missing something, which was why Shitou made such a statement.

"Mm, let’s work together to change this place. Once we’ve collected all sorts of living beings and patiently waited for them to reproduce enough inside, we can come in for a barbecue without having to use the stock, and can catch and roast on the spot."

Lu Yun nodded excitedly. Those protected animals on Earth are often rare because they’ve been hunted so severely that they’re slowly disappearing. In time, they could also collect some appropriately and wait until they’ve reproduced enough in the Space Stone before releasing some...

"You, you really can’t stop thinking about food for three sentences. Little glutton, why are you so greedy?" Shitou didn’t stop his hands, slowly rotating the rabbit meat over the fire while teasingly looking back at her.

"I’m not just thinking about eating them. Hunting is a joy too, isn’t it? Why else would ancient emperors love hunting so much? Hunting just pheasants and rabbits is so boring. I’m looking forward to eating roasted venison someday. Deer blood is such a tonic, most suitable for a lustful guy like you."

Lu Yun made a funny face, and immediately, with a flash of wit, she ran far away, laughing heartily as she watched Shitou helplessly holding an undercooked rabbit.

"You’re not satisfied with me, are you? It looks like I’ll have to show you whether or not I need deer blood in a little while..."

Shitou eyed Lu Yun with a dangerous squint, being questioned in that particular aspect was something men couldn’t tolerate. Did this silly girl really think she could run away? Hmph, thinking he’s a sick cat when he doesn’t show his tiger’s might, it wouldn’t be over until he made her cry for mercy.

"I was wrong, I was wrong. I apologize, okay?" Lu Yun got a fright when she saw the look in Shitou’s eyes. Oh no, she had inadvertently pulled the tiger’s whisker. She quickly and wisely ran back and clung to Shitou’s arm, shaking it vigorously, trying to make peace.

"Hmm--"

Shitou elongated the sound, feeling the soft touch on his arm, which instantly made him itch. Though he still held the rabbit steady with an air of composure, his thoughts had completely drifted away, not even noticing that one side of the rabbit had burned black from being overcooked, his face showing a look of enjoyment.

Lu Yun certainly noticed the rabbit was burnt, but she didn’t alert him; she was silently smug, thinking her charm had worked, when she heard Shitou say in a leisurely voice, "If apologies worked, what would we need the police for?"

Before Lu Yun could react, the roasted rabbit in Shitou’s hand had been stowed away in his Space Stone, and with that, he pounced...

...

"You’re awful, you deliberately burnt the rabbit." Her face flushed with indignation, Lu Yun kicked him and accused.

"That’s called using stratagem."

Shitou, while kissing her temple, lightly brushed her falling hair back behind her with his hand, laughing triumphantly.

"Humph, is your strategy supposed to be used like this?"

Lu Yun huffed with discontent. If it wasn’t for their agreement that she couldn’t use her spiritual power to run away from him alone in the Space Stone, would he be so smug right now?

Seeing Lu Yun puffing up yet reluctantly enduring, unable to do anything about it, Shitou couldn’t help but feel a flutter of triumph in his heart, whispered with a chuckle while nibbling her earlobe, "Strategy isn’t only for the battlefield, it’s everywhere in daily life."

"That’s twisted logic." Lu Yun pouted, unreasonably saying, "Anyway, using it on me is not okay."

"Alright then, I’ll be more direct next time. Playing these roundabout games really is quite time-consuming. Wouldn’t a direct pounce be more efficient?" Shitou promised earnestly, a smile tucked in the corner of his mouth.