Chapter 6 IF Line: Your Highness, stop chasing, it's just a bitter tea seed (2) "Then why are you sticking out your tongue!" Shu Bai wiped his mouth hard, only to feel that the moist and soft touch still lingered on his lips, which made him even more irritated. "It's so dirty! Who knows how many kisses this mouth of yours has kissed!"
Li Yuheng said softly, "First kiss."
The air suddenly became quiet.
Even the birds in the trees have stopped chirping.
Shu Bai froze in mid-air as she wiped her mouth, her ears turning red at a visible speed.
He almost doubted he had heard correctly, and his heart skipped a beat for no apparent reason.
"……What?"
Li Yuheng looked completely at ease, his clear eyes reflecting Shu Bai's current embarrassment. "I said, that was my first kiss."
"Bullshit!" Shu Bai exclaimed incredulously. "Didn't you just say you had a first love?"
"Oh, Big Socks, weren't you my first love? It started the day you stepped into the forest."
Shu Bai was speechless for a moment, "Then why did you steal my bitter tea seeds!"
He simply couldn't understand why anyone would express affection in this way.
“It’s simple.” Li Yuheng shrugged. “I’ve taken a liking to you, but you humans are too troublesome. If I confess directly, I’ll definitely get rejected. So I’ll steal your bitter tea seeds first, so you can chase after me and we’ll have some time alone together.”
"Just for this? You went through three days of trouble just for this?"
Shu Bai felt a wave of helplessness. How exactly did this elf's brain work?
"Tell me how effective it was, didn't you?" Li Yuheng raised an eyebrow smugly. "Look now, we've not only been alone together, but we've also kissed."
Shu Bai stared at Li Yuheng for a long time, then suddenly forced a smile:
"Wow, you're such a clever little devil."
His anger was rekindling; the elf was not only toying with him, but also acting as if it were perfectly normal.
Li Yuheng became even more smug upon hearing this, completely unaware of the approaching danger.
"Of course. My plan is flawless—"
"Flawless, is that it?" Shu Bai slowly drew his sword, his smile so gentle it sent chills down one's spine. "I'll show you what it means to have a flawless garment."
"Wait! Why are you drawing your sword?"
Li Yuheng finally realized that the situation was not good.
Shu Bai raised his sword and slashed.
"On the first day! You led me into the beehive area. If I hadn't been smart enough to jump into the water, I would have been stung to death by the bees!"
Li Yuheng hurriedly dodged, saying, "I just wanted you to try some fresh honey!"
He genuinely thought the wild honey was very sweet and suitable to share with people he liked.
"The next day! You took me to the swamp! My boots were covered in mud!"
"But watching fireflies by the swamp is so romantic!"
That was a date location he had carefully chosen.
"Just now! You even covered my mouth with your muddy hands!"
"I've told you so many times, I washed my hands, I washed my hands! And besides, I was just worried you'd get struck by lightning!"
Li Yuheng dodged and shouted, thinking to himself, "Why can't these humans understand my good intentions?"
…
The two chased each other through the woods, startling a flock of birds.
"Hey... Elf... don't run away... let me cut you once!" Shu Bai said breathlessly from behind.
"No way! If you cut me like that, I'll be a specimen!"
Li Yuheng charged forward without looking back.
He dared not take the risk; promises made when a person is angry are the least trustworthy.
"Don't worry... I'll just cut off a sleeve!"
Shu Bai was still trying to persuade him.
"I won't listen, I won't listen, I won't listen! Who cuts off their sleeve and then cuts their own neck?"
…
The two chased each other to the stream, where Li Yuheng suddenly turned around and opened his arms wide: "Then go ahead and chop me! I'd be happy to die by your hand!"
He bet that Shu Bai wouldn't actually do it, although that bet was a bit risky.
Shu Bai slammed on the brakes: "You think I wouldn't dare?"
He gritted his teeth, because he simply couldn't bring himself to do it.
“Then come on!” Li Yuheng puffed out his chest. “But let me warn you, we elves become guardian spirits after we die. If you kill me, I’ll kiss you in your dreams every night until you can’t sleep!”
Shu Bai remained silent.
The threat was so devastating that he was completely convinced the shameless elf was capable of it.
His hand holding the sword trembled slightly, and he finally sheathed it: "Fine, you win. I really don't dare to cut you."
He turned to leave.
"Where are you going?" Li Yuheng quickly caught up, secretly relieved.
"Return to the palace."
"If you don't know the way, how will you get back?"
Shu Bai suddenly stopped and glared fiercely at Li Yuheng.
Li Yuheng sidled up to him and solemnly promised, "Don't be angry, I swear I'll lead the way properly from now on."
"real?"
"Really!" Li Yuheng raised his hand and swore, "If I lie again, may I turn into a squirrel!"
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a silver squirrel appeared on the spot with a bang, squatting there blankly, holding a red fruit.
Squirrel: "Squeak?"
Shu Bai stared at the fluffy ball on the ground, remained silent for a long time, and finally sighed: "...What sins have I committed?"
Squirrel Li Yuheng blinked his shiny black eyes, rubbed the red berry he was carrying against his pale white boots, and his fluffy tail swept across his ankle.
“Trying to be cute won’t work.” Shu Bai looked down at it, then lifted his boot and gently touched Li Yuheng’s fluffy chin.
The little squirrel was kicked and swayed to the side, the red fruit it was holding rolling away.
Seeing this, Shu Bai's lips curled up, and he deliberately said slowly, "I'm actually hungry, roasted squirrel meat should be good..."
He bent down, picked up the squirrel by the scruff of its neck, and squinted at it, asking, "Is it better to roast it or make soup?"
"Spare the rat!!!"
A clear, childlike voice suddenly came from the treetops nearby.
A squirrel wearing a little flower hat held up a pine cone and shouted, "Your Highness, according to the rules of the fairy tale world, an elf under the spell of an oath needs a kiss of true love to return to its original form!"
The squirrel being carried immediately nodded frantically, its dark eyes gazing at Shu Bai with wetness.
Shu Bai paused, holding the squirrel by the scruff of its neck, and said awkwardly, "How am I supposed to know where his true love is?"
As he spoke, he stuffed Li Yuheng into his coat pocket and waved to the squirrels on the treetops.
"Go away, don't spread feudal superstitions here."
The little squirrel in the flower hat was so anxious it was jumping up and down: "It's so close yet so far! Why don't you just give it a kiss and see!"
"Mind your own business!" Shu Bai grabbed a twig to shoo the squirrel away. "If you don't leave, I'll pluck your tail fur and weave it into a scarf!"
Once the troublesome little animal had disappeared, the squirrel in my pocket began to wriggle restlessly.
Shu Bai patted the pocket through the fabric, warning, "If you move around again, I'll roast you."
Upon hearing this, Li Yuheng immediately became obedient, shrinking into a docile ball in the pocket.
Shu Bai looked down at the little bulge that had suddenly become as quiet as a chicken, and couldn't help but smile up, but he quickly put on a serious face again.
He furtively looked around, and after confirming that no one was around, he suddenly grabbed the pocket and started shaking it frantically.
"Feel the wind, little squirrel!"
…
With the squirrel-shaped Li Yuheng in her pocket, Shu Bai easily made her way out of the forest in just half a day.
When the captain of the guard excitedly came to greet him, he quickly covered his pockets tightly.
The captain of the guards bowed respectfully: "Your Highness, shall we depart for the palace immediately?"
Shu Bai nodded in a good mood: "Mm."
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