How could Shen Yizhi care about keeping his distance? "What's wrong? Where does it hurt?"

Gu Xueting took the opportunity to catch her and hold her in his arms, fearing that she would slip away again. This time he hugged her very tightly, so tightly that she had difficulty breathing.

By this time she knew that he was pretending, or maybe he was not, and was just showing her a scene that he had never shown to anyone before.

So instead of getting angry, she felt even more distressed.

"Gu Xueting," she did not struggle, and spoke softly: "If you would rather endure the pain of being close to me, then I will not stay away from you for your own good. But, if you really feel uncomfortable, you must tell me, okay? You are not alone now, you have me and Qingbao."

"Zhizhi." He called her softly.

"Hmm?" She raised her face, and the next moment, his kiss fell.

She stiffened for a moment, then felt his uneasiness, softened, and kissed him back with infinite tenderness and compassion.

After the kiss, she carefully observed his expression.

Gu Xueting held her face in one hand and stroked it carefully. He knew what she was worried about and comforted her: "It doesn't hurt at all. When I'm with you, I just hope that time can go slower, slower, and it would be best if it could stay at this moment forever."

Normally, Shen Yizhi should have been moved by such words, but she heard crazy implications in his words.

I want more kisses like this. Zhizhi, come and ravage me as much as you want!

If you are not careful, you will get dirty. Stop it immediately.

She inserted her fingers into his hair and gave him a moderate massage. "Are you feeling good?"

"Hmm." He closed his eyes in relaxation.

"What happened next? How did you meet your master?" Shen Yizi wanted to know more about his past.

In such a gentle night and in such an intimate atmosphere, isn’t it perfect for young lovers to have a heart-to-heart talk?

"When I was nine years old, a Qilin dog was sent as tribute from a foreign country. It was said to have a trace of Qilin blood, was very cute, had golden fur, and two eyes like purple stars. It roared with great power. Many people wanted it at that time, but my father gave it to me. I liked it very much, named it Zixiao, and took it with me wherever I went.

"One morning I woke up and found it lying on my doorstep, skinned and bloody."

Shen Yizi's massage movements suddenly became heavier.

Gu Xueting lowered his head and rubbed her forehead, "That was my second attack of the magic poison..."

He then recounted in detail how he met his Master.

“After refining the Hun Yuan Zhen Jing that my master taught me, my control over the devil poison has been greatly enhanced, but the two attacks were both incredibly destructive, and after being publicized by certain people, rumors spread throughout the capital, and I was labeled the reincarnation of the devil star and the murderous demon.

"Not long after, my father passed the throne to the current emperor, and his whereabouts disappeared. Some said he became a monk, while others said he went to pursue immortality. However, these are just speculations by outsiders. In fact, he went to Yunting Mountain to guard my mother's tomb.

"I asked to go to the North. Do you know what is outside the North?"

Gu Xueting didn't want her to be tired anymore, so he took her hand away and wiped it for her carefully.

"It is said that it is a wasteland with snow all year round. The ice is three feet thick and water freezes into ice. Only cold-resistant monsters and snowmen can survive there. The outside world calls it the Raging Snow Sea."

"That's right. Although it's land, it's called the sea for a reason. Every year when the beast tide comes, tens of thousands of monsters come, like waves crashing on the shore, avalanches and earthquakes. And the situation inside is extremely complicated, as dangerous as the real sea. If you're not careful, you might get lost and never get out.

"Fortunately, there is a Shanhaiguan standing at the border, keeping the monsters and snowmen in the Angry Snow Sea out."

Shen Yi knew: "I know Shanhaiguan. It is said that it was built by order of Emperor Tianyuan more than a thousand years ago, taking advantage of the geographical location and natural barriers. It stretches for tens of thousands of miles. The highest point is as high as Tongtian Mountain, and the widest part can accommodate dozens of horses running on it."

Tongtian Mountain, as the name suggests, is so high that it reaches the sky. Of course, this is just a figurative statement, but it also shows its height.

One can imagine how magnificent Shanhaiguan is.

There was a longing look in Shen Yizi's eyes.

Gu Xueting told her about the various customs and practices he had seen after visiting Shanhaiguan.

After hearing this, Shen Yizi wanted to go and see it for himself.

"Let's go there if we have a chance."

"good."

Gu Xueting recounted his own experience: "I stayed in Shanhaiguan for eight years, until one day, I received an urgent message from my father. He didn't say what it was, but just urged me to come back quickly. After I came back, I went to Yunting Mountain as soon as possible, but my father told me that my mother's body had been stolen."

"What?!" Shen Yizi was shocked. He had only heard of tomb robbery, but this was the first time he heard of corpse robbery, and it happened right under the nose of the former emperor.

This is a bit intriguing.

Who did this? What was the purpose of stealing Gu Xueting's mother's body?

"Then has your mother... been found?"

"No. I have been ordering people to investigate this matter for the past few years. Every time we are about to find a clue, it will be obstructed by a dark force."

There was a hint of coldness in Gu Xueting's eyes, and it was obvious that that force had completely angered him.

"Once, I was just one step away from getting my mother's body back, but I failed in the end."

"Then the poison took effect on you, and then you met me, right?"

Shen Yizhi looked up at him.

Gu Xueting suddenly didn't dare to look her in the eye, for fear of seeing disgust in her eyes.

Shen Yizhi said slowly: "I have partially remembered what happened four years ago."

Gu Xueting's hand resting on his knee suddenly froze.

Shen Yizhi was a little amused: "Why are you so nervous?"

Obviously, she was the one who took the initiative at the beginning, okay? Later, she was also half-hearted.

She was certain that she had a certain liking for Gu Xueting at that time. Of course, it was probably because of that face.

If you like it, just go for it. Her attitude towards feelings and things has always been so simple and straightforward.

In a word, she had the upper hand, after all, he was a little unconscious at the time.

So, what's the reason for his troubled and self-loathing look?

After learning of her attitude, Gu Xueting fell into an unspeakable silence.

In his opinion, doing such a thing to a woman without the words of a matchmaker was no different from being an animal, so in his later memories, he nailed himself to the pillar of shame again and again, and his heart was tormented.

However, for Shen Yizhi, it was an in-depth communication, although the process might not be smooth.