Sharing is Caring

A smouldering red fire, the size of an actual golf ball, it's fiery red flames dances within the palms of Shen Huo's hands.

As the reflections of glowing embers leaped off of Shen Huo's eyes.

Mesmerised by the fire, he watches the red fire slowly burned away, in front of him. It strongly radiated heat, which slowly begins to warms himself up.

After a full cycle of sixty seconds, Shen Huo manages to control the spirit flame to a certain degree, by extending the duration of burning time he expended some of his spirit power.

Ding!

A resounding beep, as a notification then appears inside his head.

▪Your skill proficiency has reached a designated degree. The skill Basic Fire Control Lv1 has been acquired.▪

"Achooo!" Shen Huo then sneezes, having caught himself a cold, whilst at the same time, snuffing out the spirit fire that he has been maintaining for quite some time. 

"Dammit!" Shen Huo shouted, expressing his deep sense of frustration.

He then realised the obvious fact, "I've caught myself a cold, it must be because of my wet clothes that are bringing my body temperature down considerably." Shen Huo then proceeded to take his soaked shirt off, and unwrapped the bandages around his arms.

'Catching myself a cold at this point won't neccessary kill me, but it will impede my bodily functions preventing me from performing at my best.' Shen Huo thought to himself, as he helplessly accepted the fact that he will not doubt become sick once this is over.

Shen Huo's tummy started to rumbles again, it reminded him of his hunger, as he has almost forgotten about the bamboo straw basket he brung alongside him.

"I'm hungry." Shen Huo said, as he then lifts the lid off of the bamboo basket.

The freshly scented of baked steamed buns then enters Shen Huo's nostrils, as he starts to salivate.

'It's been a while since I've last eaten.' Shen Huo thought to himself, as he then grabs a steaming hot steamed bun with his hand. 

He took a huge bite of the steamed bun, and mouthing it down, like a starving wild animal. As chunks of meat get stuck inside his teeths, and the hot temperature almost burned his tongue.

"Hot, hot." Shen Huo exclaimed, as he fanned the heat out with his other hand.

Whilst, he was still eating his steamed buns, Shen Huo could feel the envious gaze of the two other children.

The little girl was gazing intently in his particular direction, with large yellow beady eyes. She was generally drooling, whilst watching Shen Huo eating.

The same can be said for the other child; the older one out of the two, the boy, except for he can show more restraint than the little girl. He avoided looking at the food, but still can't resist the temptation of hunger. 

Shen Huo felt sympathy for the two, as he reluctantly asked, "Do you want some?" The moment he said those words, the little girl then immediately pounced on over eagerly. 

She said so excitedly, "Can I really have some? Can I, can I..." 

The little girl acted like a starving kitten who has not seen food before, like her owner has not feeded her properly. 

Shen Huo then took out two pairs of piping hot steamed buns, and placed them each in one of her hands. Two for her, and two for her brother.

"These two steamed buns are for you, and the other two are for your brother." Shen Huo delightfully said to the little girl, with a smile plastered on his face.

"Really? Thank you very much." The little girl excitedly take the two steamed buns for herself, and gave the rest towards her brother.

The two mow down the two steamed buns they've got like starving beasts, it's almost like they haven't eaten for weeks. Within seconds, the two steamed buns vanished right before their eyes.

They both devour them in a rush, not chewing it down properly with their teeths. The boy almost choke himself to death on a steamed bun, for not eating it properly.

Shen Huo at the side, then laughs at the crazy spectacle, as he continues to eat his own meal at his own paste.

Shen Huo is properly chewing his food with his own teeths, separating them into even more smaller bits, making it alot more easier for his gut to swallow down.

'This is already my fourth one. I'm beginning to start to feel full.' Shen Huo thought, as he could not take another bite, and then drops the steamed buns that he was currently holding within his hand.

However, from the other side of the room, the little girl was still eyeing Shen Huo, and the single steamed bun that he didn't ate.

Shen Huo having saw the little girl eyeing the single uneaten steamed bun that he has left. He then smiles helplessly at the little girl, before offering the last steamed bun towards her.

"Here you can have the last steamed bun." Shen Huo expresses his sense of generosity by giving the little girl his last steamed bun.

'And besides I can't leave it overnight or else it will go spoil. Who knows if there will be any dirty rodents or animal at night that will come here, attracted by the fresh smell of food.' Shen Huo thought reasonably.

"Can I have this really? Thank very much." The little girl eagerly took the last steamed bun off of Shen Huo.

She then proceeded to break the last steamed bun in half, and sharing it together with her brother. However, her brother then immediately decline the offer of sharing the last steamed bun.

"There's no need to split the last steamed bun, Yun'er. You can have it. I'm already full and could not eat a single bite." The brother spoke, whilst caressing his stomach, as if implying that he is full.

"Really, brother. Are you not feeling hungry." Hou Yun'er showed a doubtful look, as she could see through her brother's lies, but knowing that her brother was always looking out for her. 

She then gladly accept his fair share of the last steamed bun.