Chapter 23
When the woman awoke, she was already dressed and lying on a pile of hay, but Xi Yimin was nowhere to be seen. Looking at the sky, she saw the sun was setting. She got up and searched around, but after a quarter of an hour, she still hadn't seen him. Feeling a little frightened, she sat down on a large rock by the hot spring. As soon as she sat down, everything that had happened there before echoed in her mind, and her face suddenly flushed red. She hurriedly tried to get up from the rock, but bumped into a warm embrace. The person's right hand tightly hugged her waist, and she heard the person laugh, "Xue Ran, you're throwing yourself into my arms." Her face burned even hotter, and she said coquettishly, " "Let go." Xi Yimin obediently released her hand, pulling the woman back to the haystack, and said with a smile, "Xue Ran, sit down, you must be exhausted." Upon hearing this, Leng Xue Ran trembled, glaring at her, annoyed by her explicit words, "Shut up." Seeing the woman's shy demeanor, Xi Yimin felt even more aroused. She pulled the woman into her arms and said in a hoarse voice, "Xue Ran, you are truly a rare beauty, making Yimin unable to resist." Hearing her so wanton words, her heart trembled, and she said angrily, "A gentleman has things he can say and things he can't say, how can Yimin be so shameless?" "These bedroom sweet nothings..." "Why bother with such gentlemanly etiquette? Besides, I never intended to be a gentleman. I'll just act that way in front of outsiders, and be a good husband to Xue Ran." Hearing this man's clever words, she was pleased, but coldly said, "Isn't a woman ashamed to keep calling someone 'husband' like that?" Xi Yimin said earnestly, "Although I am a woman, I am Xue Ran's husband." Seeing that the woman remained silent in his arms, he continued, "Xue Ran, I hunted some game and picked some wild fruit in the forest. I've placed them by the hot spring; I'll go get them." Hearing this, the woman sat up from Xi Yimin's embrace. He said softly, "Okay." Xi Yimin kissed the woman on the forehead, then got up and walked towards the hot spring. He washed some fruit and brought it to the woman's side, saying softly, "Xue Ran, eat some wild fruit first. I'll go start a fire and roast the rabbit." The woman held the wild fruit in her left hand, gently raised her right hand to brush away the stray hairs from Xi Yimin's forehead, wiped his sweat, and whispered, "Okay." This was the first time Xi Yimin had seen Leng Xue Ran treat him so gently, and he was overjoyed. He kissed the woman on the lips, cupped her face, and called out with a silly grin, "Xue Ran..." His voice was tender and affectionate.
Night had fallen completely, and all was silent. Except for the flickering light of the campfire, everything else was shrouded in darkness. In the darkness, one could faintly hear a woman's rapid breathing and suppressed moans...
Time flies in the mountains. Early one morning, Xi Yimin returned from the forest. Seeing the woman still fast asleep, his heart softened. He sat beside her, quietly watching her sleep. When the woman opened her eyes, she saw Xi Yimin gazing at her with deep affection. Her face flushed. Thinking of how he had bullied her these past ten days, she felt a surge of anger. "Yimin, are you possessed? Looking at me like that, with that expression, you look like a bully!" Hearing her describe his affectionate gaze, he couldn't resist teasing her. "Xue Ran, tell me, how have I bullied you? Didn't Xue Ran find it enjoyable?" The woman couldn't bear such lewd words, and her face flushed again. She snapped, "Xi Yimin, shut up! I'm ignoring you!" Xi Yimin quickly apologized, "Madam, please don't be angry with me. It'll break my heart if you get sick." Hearing this, the woman smiled, pretending to be angry as she turned her head away, refusing to speak. Seeing this, Xi Yimin's heart softened. He gently embraced her and said tenderly, "Xue Ran, we must return to the manor." Hearing this, the woman quickly looked up, puzzled, "Why?" Xi Yimin almost laughed, teasingly saying, "Does Xue Ran want to live here forever?" Hearing her words, Leng Xue Ran's heart couldn't help but... After countless twists and turns, if only I could stay here with the person before me forever, ignoring the world's troubles and worldly disputes, just following my heart, carefree and happy. But I cannot be so selfish; the person before me has her responsibilities. So I lowered my head and asked in a muffled voice, "When do we go back?" Xi Yimin tightened his embrace around the soft woman and said gently, "At this moment." "Mm." She answered softly and was about to get up when Xi Yimin picked her up and leaped towards the cliff. Step by step, they climbed onto the branches of the cliff, using them for leverage to fly upwards. Three-quarters of an hour later, the two stood on the same boulder they had stood on before flying down the cliff. Looking at Xi Yimin, whose breathing was a little disordered and whose forehead was covered in sweat, Leng Xueran felt a pang of heartache. She reached out and wiped his sweat, saying softly, "Yimin, let's sit down and rest for a while." Xi Yimin knew she was worried about him, and his eyes lit up with a smile as he happily replied, "Okay." He then directly lifted the woman up and sat her down on his lap, making her blush shyly. "Put me up," she said, "don't let anyone see us and make us a laughingstock." Xi Yimin persisted, saying softly, "Xueran, who else is here? Besides, how is it making us a laughingstock to hug my own wife?" Rarely paying attention to her, he let her hug him and rested nestled in her arms.
In the study of the Xi family mansion, Xi Yimin looked at Qi Ziyue standing before his desk and asked, "Why did you send your guards to summon me back?" Qi Ziyue said disdainfully, "Young Master, do you really intend to spend your life on that cliff?" Xi Yimin recalled those beautiful memories, his eyes smiling as he looked out the door. "If I could, I truly wish to spend my life there with her." Seeing Xi Yimin's reaction, Qi Ziyue became serious and said, "Do you know what happened during the ten days you were gone?" Xi Yimin also became serious, looking at the person before him and asking, "What happened?" Qi Ziyue said solemnly, "Everyone outside says that Guan Haoshan is not dead and is now truly rebelling, using the pretext of seeking justice for the martial arts world to gather martial artists against the imperial court. Moreover, the imperial court has also sent troops to suppress them." Xi Yimin hurriedly stood up, anxiously saying, "But I'm standing right here!" Qi Ziyue said worriedly, "That's why it's even more troublesome. Who is impersonating you, and what are their intentions?" At this point, Xi Yimin pondered deeply, sat down in his chair, his face grave, and said worriedly, "Could it be the Third Prince!" Qi Ziyue Upon hearing this, Ziyue became even more worried and anxiously asked, "If it were him, what should we do?" Xi Yimin, however, quickly changed his mind and nonchalantly replied, "Of course, we should stand by and watch. Isn't it good that someone avenges us?" Qi Ziyue asked curiously, "Why do you say that?" Xi Yimin suddenly laughed, "The prince's attack on the court is obvious; isn't it all for the throne?" "And if the rebellion succeeds, what will the consequences be?" Xi Yimin's laughter subsided, and he said seriously, "If it's a wise ruler, all will be well; but if it's a foolish one, the will of Heaven will be unjust!" Qi Ziyue stared intently at Xi Yimin and said urgently, "How can someone capable of rebellion be a wise ruler? He's just a petty person who will stop at nothing for power. If such a person succeeds, it will be a disaster for the whole world." Xi Yimin looked at the man who spoke with such righteous indignation and laughed, "So, what should I do? Tell the world I am Guan Haoshan, but will the court believe that Guan Haoshan has no intention of rebellion? Anyway, I don't trust the court, and besides, the court already wanted to kill me." Qi Ziyue remained silent. Indeed, Xi Yimin was right. He quietly looked at the person sitting at the desk. After a while, Xi Yimin smiled and asked, "How is your Miss Gu?"
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