Volume 5 Phoenix Flower Blooms Chapter 23 Blooming Panorama (3)

The life in the small mountain village was both peaceful and slow, the outside world's storms and surges had no effect here, and the biggest event was probably the Little Demon causing trouble or the harvest not being as good as it had been in past years.

In the afternoon, Xuanji took a nap in her house, and when she woke up, it was already close to dusk, her body covered in a light sweat. The weather was getting hotter and it was only just June, but it felt like the dog days of summer. The inner side of her thigh where she had a burn started itching again, and it was painful with the sweat marinating on it. The pain and itch were unbearable, but having learned her lesson once, she dared not scratch it with her hands. Instead, she pressed lightly through her clothes a couple of times, hoping to find some slight relief.