Shu Bai's steps suddenly stopped, and his back stiffened for a moment.
broken.
Shu Huaijin, Wen Rui...
He was wrong.
This guardian deity... seems to really eat people.
Li Yuheng floated beside Shu Bai, taking in his subtle reaction and amused.
Yes, that's the reaction!
He Liyuheng is now a dignified guardian deity!
If I don't scare you a little, you'll really think your guardian angel grew up eating potato chips?
"Hey, why aren't you moving?"
Shu Bai remained silent for a few seconds before slowly turning around, her tone cautious: "Guardian, what you just said... I need to ask you clearly. What did you mean by 'add me'? Could it be... that you really have a 'cannibalistic' fetish?"
"That won't do," Shu Bai said seriously. "This is a society governed by law. You seem like a respectable deity; how can you have such a bad habit?"
Li Yuheng narrowed his eyes and deliberately drifted closer, almost touching the tip of Shu Bai's nose.
He lowered his voice and said in a mysterious and slightly intimidating tone:
"What? Are you scared? This god has been asleep for thousands of years. It's normal for me to have a feast now and then. Look at your delicate skin and tender flesh. You are born with perfect color and abundant spiritual energy. You look very nourishing."
When Shu Bai saw Li Yuheng's face suddenly loom large in front of her, her heart skipped a beat, but she quickly calmed down.
“Guardian, stop scaring me. And what about eating people? If you really wanted to eat people, wouldn’t all the ancestors of the Shu family have been enough to fill your teeth? How could they possibly have a chance against someone like me with my delicate skin? Those tricks to scare children don’t work on me.”
Shu Bai shook his head, turned around and continued walking.
Li Yuheng floated forward, crossed his arms, tilted his head to look at Shu Bai, and a playful smile appeared in his eyes:
"Oh? It didn't work? Then whose heart skipped a beat just now? I heard it clearly."
It's perfectly normal to be captivated by the male lead's charm.
Sigh, no need to pretend, even leading men understand.
Shu Bai remained unfazed. "...It's a normal physiological reaction. Anyone would be startled if you suddenly got that close. It's like unexpectedly seeing a snake while walking."
He paused for a moment and then said, "But speaking of which, Guardian, you should change your habit of always pressing your face against someone's. Nowadays, people value a safe distance when interacting with each other. Even though you are a god, you should still respect local customs. Doing this all the time can easily lead to misunderstandings."
"What misunderstanding?" Li Yuheng floated upside down, his face close again. "Do you think I have improper thoughts about you?"
It's best to let the misunderstanding run deep, because this really did happen.
"I misunderstood that you have poor eyesight and need to get this close to see things clearly." Shu Bai lived up to everyone's expectations as always.
Li Yuheng: "..." This conversation is ruined!
He simply clung to Shu Bai.
Physical resemblance is acceptable, right?
Let's see how you hide this time.
"...Little Shubai, your skill at changing the subject is far inferior to your skill at applying makeup. My eyesight is excellent; I can not only see a few hairs on your face, but also... Hey? Your ears are a little red. Is it from the sun?"
Shu Bai felt that inhuman chill creep up on him again, and his steps faltered almost imperceptibly before returning to normal.
"The sun is quite strong today. Guardian, if you don't have anything else to do, please don't keep hanging on me. It's not heavy, but it blocks the sunlight a bit. My robe is made of thick material, and I'll start sweating if it gets any hotter."
Li Yuheng remained as steady as a mountain, unmoved. "Now you think I'm blocking the light? Well, there won't be any sun at night, right? The night is long, aren't you lonely all alone? Do you need... me to 'chat' with you?"
Let's talk about life.
Let's talk about our ideals.
Let's also talk about when we're getting married.
Shu Bai hesitated for a moment before asking, "If I may ask, before you became a god... what kind of business did you do?"
"...What kind of business? Explain yourself! I'm an innocent and upright person, how come you're making me sound like that!"
Li Yuheng's eyes widened, he released Shu Bai, and floated upwards.
No, does he look like that kind of frivolous god?!
Although he does have some unconventional ideas now, he is fundamentally serious.
Shu Bai: "I was just asking casually. You were the one who said those things that are easy to misunderstand. What about the long night and whether I'll stay up with you... If this were a TV series, wouldn't the next line be about negotiating the price? That's how I understand it, and it makes perfect sense logically."
You've got a huge cake to burn!
Li Yuheng crossed his arms and snorted coldly.
"You know what I mean."
"What do I know? I don't know. Guardian, your words are sometimes too profound, and I am too dull to understand them."
Li Yuheng stared at the sparse, white eyelashes below him and chuckled, "Can't figure it out? Fine. But you can at least see it, right? My face, isn't it handsome?"
“Guardians may have outstanding appearances, but that’s all just skin deep; they will eventually decay. We, the Purifiers, value the purity of our inner spirit.”
"Really? Then why don't you look up and take a good look at my appearance, and see if it's any good or not?"
Shu Bai had to admit that Li Yuheng's face was exactly what he considered beautiful.
Therefore, he cannot look up.
The moment you look up, you've already lost.
Shu Bai forced herself to fix her gaze on Li Yuheng's collar, her tone even more flat and emotionless:
"I've seen it. It's really good. Guardian, if you're alright, let's head back quickly. Shu Huaijin and the others must be getting impatient."
Li Yuheng curled his lips into a smile, stopped pressing for answers, stepped back slightly, and lazily changed the subject:
"Alright. Stop calling me 'guardian angel' and all those formalities. Just call me by my name. And don't be so polite. Speak normally."
“Rituals must not be disregarded. You are an elder, a righteous deity, and it is against the rules to address you by your name directly.”
"What rules? If I say it's okay, it's okay. I am the rule." Li Yuheng waved his hand.
Shu Bai readily agreed: "Okay."
Then he immediately took advantage of the situation and said, "Li Yuheng, you should shut up."
...?
"Oh? You're calling me that already? And you're telling me to shut up? Little Shubai, are you made of sesame seeds? You look clean on the outside, but you're all black on the inside!"
"Didn't you tell me to call him that? But you're not happy about it now. Li Yuheng, you're a bit difficult to please."
"Difficult to please? Is this what you call difficult to please? You haven't seen how difficult I really am."
Li Yuheng raised an eyebrow and began his impromptu speech:
"I, Li Yuheng, am the embodiment of the first ray of light at the beginning of time, wielding the power of color and the supreme guardian deity of this world! After slumbering for millennia, I have now awakened and chosen your Shu family as my place of descent. This is the result of eight hundred lifetimes of good deeds accumulated by your Shu family!"
Li Yuheng became more and more smug as he spoke, his red robes fluttering, a faint divine glow swirling around him, his aura of superiority reaching its peak.
"A god as perfect, powerful, and handsome as me, who is outrageously handsome, should be grateful that I personally protect a little purifier like you! It's only natural for me to have a little temper and make a few requests, isn't it? That's called divine capriciousness, that's class, do you understand?"
Shu Bai listened quietly, and when his impassioned speech came to an end, he said, "Hmm. I understand. In short, it's because I'm getting old, I sleep less, I talk more, and I love to show off."
"...You really can say anything."
"The same to you."
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