A kiss sealed their love in the dust, a kiss that expressed their deepest longing.
I don't know if he noticed me or not. I slid down the last bend of the Fairy Bridge, following Zu Jun's instructions, and quietly landed on the last leaf, making a sharp, mosquito-like stinging sound.
I noticed that the ripples on the water around the pool, where strange rocks were piled up under the tree, suddenly froze, as if the pool was carefully observing the expression of its little master.
It's also giving the entire pond of creatures a heads-up.
Before long, a strange vitality burst forth on the water's surface, with creatures that could fly, jump, and even be amphibious, some with long roots and legs.
I've been here in my dreams.
A shy pool, surrounded by stones that seem to be playing and laughing in slow motion.
A winding covered bridge over the pond, its surface as smooth as ice crystals, and an octagonal pavilion with upturned eaves in the center of the lake, resembling the gardens and pavilions of the surrounding mountains.
In my dream, I couldn't see the name on the pavilion's plaque, nor could I see the other exit of the pavilion, which led to a small courtyard made of ice and snow.
There was no chill in the air, but dry, cold snowflakes kept falling.
Snowflakes fall to the ground and then rise again in the sky.
This place is like a recurring cycle of white.
Deep in the courtyard, a small igloo has bouquets of icicles and snowflake patterns flying from its eaves.
The house is covered in snowflakes and ice flowers, and behind it is a peach grove that looks somewhat out of place, yet is vibrant and beautiful.
The branches of those peach trees looked extremely familiar to me, and my magical power flowed between their trunks.
Peach blossoms fall with snowflakes, landing on the flowing rainbow of Moxu Chenyuan, slowly flying to the pavilion inscribed with "Tracing Back to the Endless," where they transform into a drop of peach blossom dew falling into the pond.
With a tick, my memory was awakened, and I recognized those peach trees.
Aren't they the stray peach branches that I planted under the old peach tree at Yifei Terrace, the ones that Xie Jinhui had planted all over his head?
Xie Jinhui kept them in the backyard of his dormitory and even used his immortal power to keep them alive, turning them into a forest.
So, where is my hill? Is it inside his house?
Don't let me get too cold.
Although she was complaining in her heart, when she saw Xie Jinhui in his white robes, she looked like a flower bud frozen in the ice, afraid to bloom.
I really want to touch him right now and melt his heart.
Xie Jinhui's shoulders trembled.
He must have known I was coming; he was pretending to be squatting behind a large rock by the pond, talking to himself.
"All I want is for you to have me in your heart, not necessarily for you to have me in your body."
Do you know how many picture books I was mentally recalling that day, how desperately I was trying to learn...?
"You still... sigh, Yuan'e, there are always things in this world that don't make you stronger with each setback."
Xie Jinhui was saying this to me, and it made my cheeks burn.
Are you trying to express innocence? How can you talk like that? What do you mean by "in your heart" and "in your body"? You're such a scoundrel.
However, Xie Jinhui mentioned that he would also release a picture book at the same time...
When we were in the Mushroom Illusion, he did the same thing, trying to show me all the different landscapes of the world.
In other words, when he was at Shide Water Pavilion, he was frantically flipping through the picture books in his mind and learning on the spot.
The leaves trembled in the wind as I swayed with my body. I realized that after I smiled, the drizzle changed its rhythm, as if it were about to throw a tantrum.
Mo Xuchenyuan's musical style changed in an instant, like someone's anxious heartbeat.
I was anxious too, so anxious that I rolled off the leaf and transformed into the form of my goddess.
Quietly, with light footsteps, she walked gently behind Xie Jinhui.
Just then, through the obstruction of the large rock that was winking at me, I saw him squatting on the ground teasing the turtle with a blade of grass.
The turtle was amused and became very diligent, constantly giving me meaningful glances.
It was saying: "Come and comfort him right now, I've been taking care of this tyrant for ages, my neck's about to break..."
I remained calm and collected. Logically speaking, the all-powerful Xie Shenjun should have discovered me long ago. Was he waiting for me to apologize?
Do I really have to coax the turtle before it will let me go?
The turtle was almost crying, and its entire family surfaced, shaking their heads and stretching their necks.
Forget it, I'll just go straight to the point and finish this quickly to save the turtle.
"Xie Jinhui," I said, my voice barely a whisper, yet it seemed to echo throughout the entire Moxu Chenyuan.
Xie Jinhui stopped holding the straw, and the turtle's eyes lit up.
So what if there's an echo? He hasn't even turned around yet, so I'll just yell at him violently?
"Um, why did you say you felt better?"
Xie Shenjun, who was squatting down, tilted his head, shook it, and spoke frankly with a wronged expression.
“I see that mortals have been obsessed with this matter from ancient times to the present, and... and they all look completely absorbed in it.”
He paused, lowered his head, and used the straw stick to tease the dazed turtle again, both roughly and carelessly.
He said impatiently, "With their behavior, how could they not feel good?"
You asked me if I'm feeling well, and I certainly wouldn't lie to you!
I clutched my stomach; my insides were already bursting with laughter.
How lucky I am! I, the goddess Yuan'e, have met such a pure, studious, and easily hurt little dust baby.
Suppressing my joy and laughter, I maintained a tone that suggested I was still somewhat annoyed.
"You mean to say that your conclusion about feeling good is based on what you saw in those picture books?"
I was so happy I couldn't contain myself and wanted to rush over and hug him.
Xie Jinhui, that little fool, turned his head, indignant, as if he wanted to argue with me.
"Of course, what else could it be?"
Yes, I misunderstood him. I thought his comment about feeling better was based on experience, and that his thoughts and body were somehow intertwined.
I must be out of my mind to doubt him, but am I really out of my mind?
It's not me; I'm just obsessed with selfishness.
I suppose my gaze toward him was already tender and moving. Xie Jinhui smiled and was about to stand up.
For some inexplicable reason, I walked up to him and kicked the tormented turtle away.
The tortoise stretched its neck in mid-air, thanking me.
Its carefree and relaxed expression was much like that of the celestial children who had just finished class at the Hongmeng Academy.
"I'm free now, I'm unrestrained, I've escaped from my little patriarch."
I chuckled at the tortoise, thinking to myself: You escaped, but what about me?
Hey, I don't want to run away.
Xie Jinhui thought I was still angry. He called my name and reached out to hug me.
He didn't expect that I would be faster than him, and I wrapped my arms under his armpits and hugged his waist tightly.
She pressed her ear against his chest, listening to his heartbeat, a sound that felt like home.
I finally, completely want to have him.
Xie Jinhui's heartbeat slowed down, and his arms gently tightened around my back. The warmth from his palms revealed the sweetness in his heart.
I heard him breathe heavily, and his breath and a kiss landed on my head.
Xie Jinhui gently cupped my cheek with one hand, and I lifted my head from his embrace.
"Yuan'e, are you serious?" he asked me, his breath heavy with affection.
I'm serious about liking him, so I nodded and tapped his chest.
Xie Jinhui, that wicked rascal, smiled slyly, pretending to be innocent and naive.
"Yuanhe, are you really planning to take care of me while you're ransacking my house?"
Damn it, I immediately gave him a big smear of dirt...
Hehe, how could I bear to part with it?
I threw a tantrum in his arms.
“My ancestor has accused me, and I am being punished, so I must come here.”
"Oh?" Xie Jinhui cupped my head, making me look at him. "A prisoner, huh?" His tone was teasing.
His face was full of ill intent, and his long, slender fingers traced my lips as he moved closer to me.
How could I allow this master to forcibly treat me as a prisoner and take things from me at will?
No, I lifted my foot slightly, gripped his collar tightly, and kissed him on the lips.
Then, I stopped there, determined to declare my initiative.
An indescribable ripple appeared in Xie Jinhui's eyes as he lifted my body onto the wave.
In his tender, gentle kisses, as he closed his eyes, we drifted into a dreamlike romance that belonged only to the two of us.
With this kiss, as soft as mist, as silk, as gentle as a flowing stream, time slipped away.
The rain in Moxu Chenyuan has stopped, the leaves are silent, and Xie Jinhui's thoughts can only be understood by me, who is so close to him.
"Yuan'e, oh Yuan'e, it turns out that after falling in love with someone, you are willing to be with him, even if it's just a repetitive and lingering kiss, until the end of time."
The wind died down, and the pool water held its breath.
As I slowly moved my head, the peach-shaped hairpin grew tired of being kissed and its sound grew tired, and it slid down my hair.
Xie Jinhui, in the midst of his busy schedule, freed his hand, and Tao Ling was held between his well-defined, bright fingers.
The kiss was interrupted by a small incident. Xie Jinhui put one arm around me and put the peach-shaped hairpin back in place with the other, reinforcing it with his immortal power so that it wouldn't easily slip off.
We kept staring into each other's eyes because there was something left unsaid.
He pulled me close again, and I naturally reached out to stroke his cheek. He kissed my hand from time to time.
"Yuan'e," Xie Jinhui asked, as another kiss landed on my index finger.
"Am I any different this time compared to when I was at Shide Water Pavilion?"
Of course they're different, they're completely different.
At least my lips are proof; Xie Jinhui bit me last time, and my lips got chapped.
This time was different; his lips were soft and smooth, and as soon as we parted, I wanted to kiss him again.
"Different. Last time, you were a hooligan."
Xie Jinhui gave a coquettish laugh: "No way, Yuanhe, do you know what I've always thought?"
My fingertips traced its mountain-like eyebrows, and I, lost in reverie, mumbled, "I don't know."
A large hand grasped my hand as I crawled across his face.
Xie Jinhui blushed.
"I originally thought that as long as Yuanhe said she liked me, I would let her have me."
What lewd words! But I was bewitched, my heart wavering.
"And now?"
Xie Jinhui stopped my teasing question, which made him breathe heavily.
He hooked his finger around my nose, stealing my heart.
“Yuanhe, now, I want you too.”
He lowered his head and probed into my sea of consciousness, as if saying to that jade that I could hardly approach: "From the inside out, I will obtain you."
I couldn't help but put my hand to my heart and stifle a laugh.
"Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, restless mind, single-minded..."
Xie Jinhui's eyebrows shot up suddenly, his expression one of exaggerated astonishment.
"The goddess Yuan'e is very talented."
"So, do you want me to keep going on and on?"
Xie Jinhui glanced at my lips and shook his head.
I raised my hand and pressed his head down, giving him a gentle command.
Kiss me.
Ripples spread across the pond, reflected in Xie Jinhui's bewildered eyes and in my heart.
Who can teach us how to breathe?
How would I know how long this kiss would last?
It was the distant mountains that suffered the most; they could no longer stand still and began to secretly lift their feet, one after another.
Mountain?
Hilltop?
Then I remembered that all the mounds in my room had been led into the Abyss of Nothingness by Xie Jinhui, but where are they hiding now?
"Mountain bun." The sound of a mountain bun bubbling out came from between their lips.
Xie Jinhui pursed his lips, pulled me into his arms, and flew me up to the top of a tall tree.
Amidst the ups and downs, he raised his hand and pointed to the distant mountains.
“Look, Yuan’e, the hills are in the cradle behind the mountains.”
I saw it: a mountain with a pond like a cradle, and inside the cradle were several lumps of hillock that had been jumping around with their mother mountain.
Seeing this, I burst out laughing with joy.
"Xie Jinhui, you're really quick-witted. You even thought of having the mountains carry the mountain children."
Xie Jinhui hugged me from behind, "Don't worry, Yuanhe, the mountains at home will definitely take good care of Shanbaobao."
He held my hands tightly, and I turned to look at his profile.
"And you, Yuan'e?" He gazed at me with a smile.
"Would you be willing to have children with me in the Abyss of No Return?"
I felt my face flush red, and I lowered my head in embarrassment.
Xie Jinhui, however, wouldn't let me off the hook, and kept chuckling in my ear.
"I understand, Yuanhe. I will definitely marry you. You don't need to be afraid of me."
He said I was afraid of him? Who's afraid of him? I'm just...
My mountain bun has been secured, and this goddess is in an excellent mood today.
Little Xie is handsome, Mo Xuchenyuan is good, and the taste of love is wonderful.
I broke free from his embrace and, taking advantage of Xie Jinhui's momentary lapse in concentration, pounced on him and pinned him down on the leaves.
Now, it's my turn to look down on him, lift his chin, and defiantly challenge him.
"Today, this goddess wants to kiss you to death."
He touched my lips with his fingertip and whispered, "Goddess, have you thought this through? To kiss someone to death is to pay with your life."
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