Chapter 361 My little benefactor... I love you.
Yan Xi's gloomy and powerful aura froze, as if he had been choked by something.
This familiar feeling froze his outstretched hand, and all the turmoil in his mind, along with the pre-set tragic reunion script, instantly stalled in the face of this extremely abrupt and completely unconventional greeting.
But the man and the cat weren't about to let him go.
Four eyes, fixed intently on his... lips.
Yan Xi: "......"
For some reason, he suddenly felt like laughing. Ripples crossed his eyes like deep pools.
So this is what it feels like to fall back to the human world.
Yan Xi took a deep breath: "...Then I will mercifully tell you."
Karin's eyes lit up. "To prevent the world from being destroyed?"
Yan Xi: "To safeguard world peace."
Karin's nose tingled with emotion. "To uphold love...and true evil."
Yan Yue sighed again: "A cute and charming villain...!!"
Before she could finish speaking, the girl, like a weary bird returning to its nest, suddenly rushed into Yan Xi's arms with astonishing speed!
"Little bird!!!"
All of Yan Xi's voice and thoughts were shattered by the sudden warmth and softness in his arms!
Although he travels the world in clones, the merfolk and his original body deep within the abyss share all perceptions and memories.
Therefore, he felt everything that the girl experienced, from laughter and tears to life and death in her dreams, deep within the abyss.
Therefore, the vivid and intense memories have never faded.
Even in the instant the mermaid's body dissipates and her soul returns, it brings with it an amplified possessiveness.
At that moment, a shiver ran through Yan Xi's entire body.
For the first time, this body, imbued with the full power of his soul, truly embraced his god.
Yan Xi wrapped his arms around Hua Li, tilted his head slightly, and gently brushed his chin against her soft hair, wishing he could melt her into his body and never be separated again.
"My little benefactor..."
With a trembling sigh, a gentle kiss, like a butterfly alighting, landed on the top of the girl's hair in his arms.
Hearing the familiar address, Karin finally snapped out of her reverie of having regained what she had lost.
She looked up at Yan Xi in front of her, "Little Bird, how are you feeling? Has the seal been broken? Why do you look different?"
As soon as she finished speaking, a flash of blue light appeared before Huali's eyes. Her jet-black hair rapidly reverted to its original silver-blue long curls at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Her appearance also returned to its familiar state of being beautiful, delicate, and possessing an eerie charm.
Only those eyes remained covered by plain white silk.
“My body is already fine. The seal shattered when you severed the boundary ring, which is why I was able to come looking for you.” Yan Xi held the person tightly. “As for my appearance, whatever my little benefactor likes, that’s what I will be.”
The familiar taste, tea-like, makes me feel at ease.
Huali breathed a sigh of relief.
As the gloom in the girl's eyes faded, she immediately began to settle old scores, her eyebrows furrowing as she pointed at Yan Xi:
"You absolutely mustn't do that again! Do you hear me?"
Yan Xi looked at the little girl's reddened eyes, lowered his head and kissed her forehead, "Okay."
Huali looked at him quietly, then became worried again: "But what happened to your eyes? Are there still any aftereffects? You..."
"I'm not blind," Yan Xi quickly predicted.
"However, my main body has been imprisoned for too long and is not yet able to adapt, so I still need my little benefactor's help."
One bad news after another was like days of rain, bringing a suffocating dampness and depression.
The road ahead was shrouded in thick fog and haze, and every step felt like treading through unknown mud.
However, on such a seemingly endless rainy day—
Her little bird, however, defied the wind and rain, crossed the boundary between life and death, and returned to her side in an unexpected way.
The cold rain continued to patter against the eaves, and the ancient trees in the courtyard were stretching their leaves, but suddenly everything changed.
Hua Li reached out, and the warm glow of the wooden card gently covered Yan Xi's eyes.
The light seeped into the white silk, bringing a comfortable and warm feeling that soothed the eyes that were not used to the light.
After a short while, Yan Xi slowly lowered his head and said, "Alright, my little benefactor, you can untie it now."
As instructed, Huali reached out her hand, her fingertips hooking the edge of the silk, and gently plucked it off.
As the white silk slipped down, the young man's long, thick eyelashes trembled, and then... he slowly opened them.
The familiar deep blue, carrying a gentle longing, reflects the face of the rose.
Their eyes met, and Huali suddenly felt a lump in her throat. She reached out and hugged Yanxi's neck, throwing herself into his arms again.
Yan Xi looked at the "clingy little devil" in his arms, a smile playing on his lips. While comforting him, he subtly asserted his claim to a legitimate relationship:
"Now that your little benefactor has lifted the 'veil,' you have to take responsibility."
Huali nodded vigorously, "Okay! Then you absolutely can't do that again! Your life is your own, you have to cherish it. No one is worth trading your life for, understand?"
The almost commanding tone contained both lingering fear and undeniable concern.
"No more."
Yan Xi gently pulled the two of them apart, his deep blue eyes fixed on Hua Li.
"My little benefactor, remember, no matter how this world collapses, no matter how the laws change, and no matter how many unknown calamities lie between us..."
"But, no matter where you are in this world... I will find you."
Yan Xi brushed his fingertips across Hua Li's eyebrows and gently placed a feather-like kiss on her lips.
Touch and then leave.
Their foreheads touched, their breaths mingling.
The strongest young man in the world, at the peak of the Tribulation Transcending stage, spoke with a solemn and dignified tone:
“My little benefactor…you will never know…how much I love you.”
"I've returned... not because of anything else in this world, but simply because..."
"I can't live without you."
The moment the words left his mouth, without giving the girl any chance to react, Yan Xi leaned in and kissed Hua Li's lips deeply.
With a thousand years of longing and boundless, ardent affection, he kissed his little benefactor deeply and tenderly.
Lips and teeth intertwined, merging into the soul.
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