night……

"I'm very curious, what exactly did you say to my master and senior brothers?" Bei Yan held Jun Lin's hand, playing with it casually in his palm.

"It's a secret." Jun Lin's ethereal face curved into a smile as he gently rested his chin on the soft hair of the little one in his arms.

"Secret? Don't you love me anymore? You've started having secrets behind my back, sigh~" Bei Yan pretended to be aggrieved and looked pitifully at Jun Lin.

She reached out and ruffled the little one's hair, coaxing him gently, "Sweetie, this is different. It's late, time to sleep, okay?"

Looking at the sky, it was indeed quite late. The thought of having to get up early to exercise again tomorrow morning made me feel utterly deflated.

She pouted, raised her hands as if to hug someone, and said in a soft, coquettish voice, "Okay, it's so cold, I want to hug you and sleep together."

"Okay." He pulled the little one into his arms, covered her with the blanket, and felt a faint, cool fragrance lingering in his nostrils. The moonlight was bright, and his eyelids grew heavier and heavier until he gradually drifted off to sleep.

Keeping his promise, Gu Dong declined the banquet invitation, citing that Bei Yan had been injured during the trial and needed to recuperate.

On the day of the banquet, Gu Dong was taken away by the Fifth Elder to chat about life and ideals, and his two senior brothers went to attend the banquet as well, leaving Bei Yan alone on Qingyun Peak.

Sitting by the stream, holding a twig, I idly patted the water's surface, splashing water droplets that rose and fell, creating ripples on the water's surface.

A bright red and tempting apple appeared before him. Bei Yan's eyes lit up. He took it and took a bite. The apple was crisp, sweet and juicy, and he squinted his eyes in happiness.

"Little glutton." Jun Lin sat down next to Bei Yan, watching the little one happily munching away, his cheeks puffing out, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up.

The little guy is as adorable as ever.

"Hmph." Bei Yan gave a soft hum, ignoring Jun Lin and focusing intently on eating his apple.

"Junlin, can I discuss something with you?" This banquet at the palace served as a wake-up call for him.

She felt it was best to marry Junlin as soon as possible, lest she be casually betrothed to someone else, which would be disastrous.

"Speak." Jun Lin suddenly had a branch in his hand, with a fish the size of a palm skewered on it. Perhaps because it had just been caught, the fish thrashed about.

Bei Yan's lips twitched. Was this guy planning to just roast it like this? "Why don't you go down the mountain and get an identity? Anything is fine, like a merchant or something."

"Why?" He didn't want to be separated from the little one.

"Of course, it's to make it easier for me to marry you in the future. I've already thought it all out for you. There are still more than half a year before I come of age, so you can go down the mountain to get an identity during this time."

Let everyone around me know you exist, so that when I come of age, I can naturally marry you!

If you're going to put on an act, you have to go all the way. You can't just suddenly have someone appear out of nowhere; that would be too fake, and then Father and the others definitely wouldn't agree to the marriage.

With a raised eyebrow and a slight curve to his thin lips, he said, “I didn’t expect my wife to have considered everything so thoroughly. I am very touched.”

"Husband, madam? For, for husband?" This guy is really revealing his true nature more and more. He's exactly the same as in his previous life—shameless!

"Since you're going to marry me sooner or later anyway, I'll just call you that for now. I hope you won't mind?"