Chapter 69: Watching the Sea 3 Then I'll Be an Osprey

Nose tips intertwined, breaths intertwined.

Qu Wu Ji held her hand tightly, his hard and powerful finger bones gripping her wrist so hard that it hurt.

He called softly in her ear, each voice deeper than the last, as if crushing all the love and hate into pieces and melting them into these whispers.

His long black hair hung down like a black waterfall, and the cool hair swept across her face. His hot body pressed against her, and Ji Lingche couldn't help but turn her head away, but was held down by his palm with light calluses.

Her blurred vision passed through the silky black hair scattered in front of her eyes, and she vaguely saw a pair of beautiful brown eyes...

Ji Lingche couldn't help but be distracted for a moment. In an instant, countless memories flashed through his mind and overlapped with the person in front of him.

Only now did she realize that the cause and effect of their entanglement had been planted long ago and had taken deep roots.

Seeing her lost in thought, Qu Wuji clasped his hands around the back of her neck, digging his fingertips into the soft flesh of her neck. He whispered, "What are you thinking about?"

Their breaths hit each other's faces, mixing with the heat from their body temperatures, burning their skin tight.

She curled up the corners of her mouth and blew a breath into his eyes frivolously, causing him to close his eyes.

Her eyes swept across his exquisitely carved face, narrowing her eyes with a playful expression. Then she raised her hand and pinched his porcelain-white cheek, twisting it hard.

He had excellent bone structure, with only a thin layer of skin and flesh attached to the bones, making it difficult to pinch, but she twisted it forcefully, causing his skin to turn slightly red under her fingers.

Even though she behaved naughtily, he said nothing and let her pinch him patiently. She pinched his cheeks so that they bulged slightly, as if he was holding something in his mouth, which was quite cute.

Seeing that he let her knead and pinch his cheeks for a while, she laughed and slowly let go of her hands. His cheeks instantly turned red.

He lowered his eyes, and the blush on his face made him look pitiful.

She twisted his chin, made him look at her, and said with a soft laugh: "Qu Wuji, you're done, you're going to fall into my hands today——"

He suddenly grabbed her hand, grasped her wrist, raised her hand above her head, pressed it firmly to the ground, and said with a gasp and a laugh, "It's not certain who will be finished yet."

His thumb rolled over her lower lip, and the calloused touch made her tilt her head subconsciously. Her long hair fell down, brushing against her collarbone. As soon as the cold touch passed, his warm lips pressed against hers.

With a bit of force, almost biting, he forced her to open her mouth slightly.

His palm was against her lower back, the scorching heat spreading all the way, and then he held her waist, pressing the distance between them to the tightest. She could clearly hear the pounding of his heart in his chest, which was almost deafening.

She raised her head slightly, searched for his lips, and sighed softly: "Qu..."

…

Until the sun sets and the wind blows away the clouds.

She leaned wearily in his arms, carelessly playing with his soft long hair with her fingertips.

The vast sea is in full view.

Where the water and the sky meet, the waves sway in the wind, and the golden light of the setting sun falls on the sea, but is shattered by the surging waves, unable to unfold into a whole piece of gold paper, but instead looks like broken gold jumping on the water.

Ji Lingche pointed to the distance and suddenly said, "Shang Zheng, look!"

"What a big whale!"

Qu Wuji held her waist, lowered his eyes and looked at her tenderly, not even glancing at the sea. He smiled and said, "There are two."

Ji Lingche turned his head and looked at him, meeting his gaze.

After a long moment, the two looked at each other and smiled. She curved her eyebrows and whispered, "Do you know where this is?"

Qu Wuji finally raised his eyes and looked at the ethereal scene where the water and sky met. His eyes moved slightly and he said, "Wuwang Sea."

She looked slightly surprised and raised her eyebrows slightly: "You actually knew?"

Qu Wuji closed his eyes wearily, nuzzled her hair, and said word by word, "Mo Xuling Wuwanghai."

"Ever since you dissected my golden core, you've been hiding from me. For a full forty years, you haven't appeared in the cultivation world. They all said that since you were so quiet, someone must have killed you..." He paused, then continued, "But I always knew where you were."

He looked into her slightly startled eyes and said slowly, "For the past forty years, you have been hiding your identity and working as a national teacher in Shangjing, building many temples and suppressing demons..."

"If you have nothing to do in the capital, you will come here to see the sea."

"You stood on the cliff in silence, watching the raging waves, and you stayed there all night long."

She could no longer conceal her shock and asked, "How did you know?"

He smiled lightly, smoothed her hair, and whispered, "Then, I will stand here as long as you stand on the cliff."

"You are looking at the sea, and I am looking at you from a distance."

She opened her mouth slightly, and felt her heart twisted into a ball, and she couldn't speak for a moment.

The setting sun shone on her face. Qu Wuji raised his hand and gently brushed her eyebrows. His expression was a little vague, as if he had returned to those long nights. He said softly, "I dare not get too close, for fear that you will find out. I can only watch your back from a distance..."

Before he finished speaking, he laughed at himself: "...Do you think I'm crazy again?"

Ji Lingche looked at him in disbelief, her brows slightly furrowed. Qu Wuji reached out to touch her brows and whispered, "Don't frown—"

She suddenly grabbed his fingers and said, "Why were you standing there like an idiot? Why didn't you come find me?"

Qu Wuji raised the corner of his mouth and smiled faintly: "I don't know how to face you."

"I know very well that I should hate you and seek revenge on you, but I just can't stand you no matter what."

"Even if you take away my golden core, I still want to be close to you. Even if you lie to me or play tricks on me, I don't care. I want to tell you that I don't hate you..."

"But I'm afraid you'll think I'm cheap, look down on me, and never talk to me again—"

Ji Lingche felt a pang of pain in his heart, and suddenly felt suffocated.

She thought she had dumped him completely by splitting his golden elixir. The next time they met was in the Abyss of Eternal Ashes. She was dying, and he came to see her and make fun of her.

Who would have thought that he had actually known where he was during these forty years...

He kept looking at her.

Qu Wuji held her wearily, tightening his grip bit by bit, as if trying to squeeze her into his arms. He let out a long breath, "Now, I've got you."

"Alan, you know what? I can finally watch the sea with you. I don't have to stand far away anymore—"

I no longer have to stand in the distance and stare at your back.

I don't have to worry about being hated by you anymore.

I'm no longer afraid of you abandoning me...

She uttered a soft "hush," her emotions surging, her voice trembling at the end. She simply said, "From now on, we can do more than just watch the sea together."

"Shang Zheng, please stop doing this. I'll feel bad for you..."

Qu Wu Ji laughed happily and held her tighter. He rested his chin lightly on the top of her head and looked far away at the place where the water and sky met. He saw the red sun slowly setting in the west, as if it was about to fall into the sea, dyeing the end of the sky red.

The red light slowly descended, gently sprinkling on the shoulders of the two people who were leaning against each other, and on the vast sea.

…

The days passed quickly, watching the sun rise and set, and the waves gently lapping.

They seemed to have really forgotten all the troubles, and the world seemed to be just the two of them.

Ji Lingche walked barefoot on the sand and saw countless large and small holes on the mudflats. Various small crabs were running around. She only moved slightly, and these little creatures hid back in the mud holes.

She was happy in her heart, not knowing why, but she felt indescribably happy.

She could have used magic to freeze all the crabs on the beach and then picked them at will, but at this moment she chose to bend down and press the crabs with her hands.

Qu Wu Ji followed her slowly, lifting up the hem of her clothes that was stained with mud from bending over, looking at her intently, with a smile on his lips that couldn't be dissolved.

Ji Lingche casually produced a straw raincoat and put it on his head, then laughed: "Great, you are the fisherman now."

Qu Wuji smiled and said, "I am a fisherman, what are you?"

Ji Lingche hummed, his tone jumping, like singing, dragging out the long note: "Then I will be an osprey——"

"Then I can fly wherever I want."

"If I want to land on your side, I will land on your side. If I want to fly away, I will fly away."

Qu Wuji gently grasped her wrist and said with a smile, "No, if you fly away, won't I die of grief?"

She smiled and said, "Then you can also be an osprey. We are like lovebirds, whether in heaven or on earth."

Qu Wuji looked very happy, his eyes and eyebrows relaxed with a smile. He walked side by side with her on the beach and whispered, "It would be great if you could always make me happy like this."

Ji Lingche tilted his head and said with a smile, "How can I say that I'm just trying to make you happy? That's what I think in my heart."

Qu Wuji was stunned for a moment, then he gently put his arm around her waist, pulled her into his arms, lowered his eyes and said affectionately, "Alan, I really love you."

Ji Lingche raised the corner of his mouth, as if deliberately teasing him, but he refused to say that he loved him. He just smiled and said, "Since you are so good, I will reward you by kissing me."