Winter Solstice Birthday
The enemy's retreat this time does not mean they will not attack again. The students of Gezhong are well aware of this, but since the enemy has retreated this time, they should naturally celebrate.
Following the soldiers' recommendations, the group navigated the city through numerous turns until they entered a small shop. The shop was small, with only a few tables set up outside, but it was clean and tidy. Upon seeing that it was them, the shopkeeper refused to accept payment and insisted on cooking their signature dishes for them.
Unable to refuse, everyone had no choice but to thank them.
"You're welcome! Your presence is such an honor to our humble shop." The shopkeeper glanced at them excitedly, especially at Wu Qi, marveling at the girl's extraordinary talent, how she could create such a behemoth at such a young age. "Have some water and chat first! The food will be ready in a moment."
Normally, even late at night, there would be a few people on the streets. But now, with the two armies at war, the people's hearts were hanging in the balance, fearing that the city would fall and they wouldn't have time to escape. Even though they had the upper hand this time, it wasn't too late. Who knew, the enemy might be planning an even more terrifying counterattack. Therefore, the streets were somewhat desolate.
He Qi asked Wu Qi, "Xiao Qi, why did you specifically tell us not to use cannons unless absolutely necessary before we went on stage? Was it because we only had two hundred cannons?"
Wu Qi replied, "Pretty much. I think it's best not to reveal the ultimate move when the weapon first appears."
Li Jian said, "Luckily, Xiao Qi, you reminded me in advance, otherwise, given my personality, I really would have used the cannon in the cannon shell."
Wu Qi laughed and said, "Actually, it's fine to use it. After all, it's the same whether you use it sooner or later."
The restaurant served the food very quickly; they hadn't even exchanged two words before it arrived. The owner, seemingly afraid of neglecting them or interrupting their conversation, would stand beside them, refilling their tea and water, then quickly leave again, making them feel quite embarrassed. They hurriedly finished their meal, paid, and got up to leave.
"Wait!" the shopkeeper shouted from behind.
Everyone stopped in their tracks.
The shopkeeper said, "I said you don't need to pay, so you don't need to pay. Take your money!"
The group exchanged glances. Lin Kuo nodded, held up three fingers, and whispered, "Three." He then removed one finger, and said, "Two." He removed another finger. With only one finger remaining, the group shouted in unison, "One!"
After shouting, he took off running.
"!" Seeing this, the shopkeeper grabbed the money and was about to give chase, but the students from Gezhong Middle School were young and had great running ability. After chasing them for two blocks, the shopkeeper was panting heavily and almost fainted while leaning against the wall. He caught his breath and looked up, but the students had vanished without a trace!
The students of Gezhong Middle School didn't stop along the way. Lin Kuo grabbed Song Yinxing's hand and ran, and the other students followed in Lin Kuo's footsteps and ran around aimlessly. They didn't care whether Lin Kuo was running safely or not. They just followed him. At worst, they would all be punished together.
As it turned out, Lin Kuo led the way through many twists and turns to his lodgings.
As they stood in the courtyard breathing steadily, someone looked up and saw two people sitting on the roof.
The moonlight was bright, and the cold wind was raging. Yi Shen reached out and wrapped Wu Qi's fox fur coat around her. With nothing else to do, he took a flower from her hair and held it between his fingers. Whether he did it on purpose or unintentionally, the flower he took from Wu Qi's hair happened to be a red plum blossom.
The cool, watery moonlight shone on the red plum blossoms, adding a touch of hazy elegance to them.
"When did Xiaoqi and Weichong get back? How come they came back so quickly? Are they already on the roof admiring the moon?"
"Idiot! They used light-footed kung fu!"
"Xiao Qi knows kung fu?"
"...Do you think she can't?"
"Wait a minute, why didn't we use our lightness skill just now?"
"...I forgot..."
"So, what do you think? Should we go up and admire the moon with them?"
"...That's not appropriate..."
Their conversation in the courtyard was so loud that Wu Qi and Yi Shen could hear it clearly from the rooftop. Wu Qi turned around helplessly and said, "If you're not sleepy, why don't you come up and admire the moon together?"
Everyone hurriedly said:
"Okay, okay."
"Moon gazing is wonderful! Moon gazing is wonderful!"
"Let's go up now, okay? I don't know if we'll disturb you. I wonder if the roof will collapse. If it does, will we get yelled at? Will we be fined?"
"Don't worry about that. There are so many people. If you fine each person a little, it's the same as not punishing them at all."
"That's right. Let's go!"
Li Jian stammered to Wu Yin, "Do you know any light-body skills? Otherwise... um... I need..."
Wu Yin asked, "Can you carry me upstairs?"
Li Jian's eyes widened, and he said, "Huh? What!? Hug you! Is that okay!? I'm okay with it! Are you willing?"
Wu Yin smiled and said, "I'm willing."
More than ten people climbed onto the roof together, seemingly unafraid it might collapse, and sat down in a row, chatting and laughing. Wu Qi coughed twice to attract everyone's attention, then stood up and said in a pretentious tone, "Do you know why Yi Shen and I came to admire the moon tonight?"
Everyone asked, "Why?"
Wu Qi lifted Yi Shen's hand, glanced at his wristwatch, and said, "It's exactly midnight right now, and tomorrow is the winter solstice." She glanced at the watch face again and said, "Alright, it's already the winter solstice. Happy birthday, Yi Shen! Happy birthday!!"
Even though Yi Shen was wearing a veil, you could still see the smile in his eyes.
Winter Solstice is Yi Shen's birthday.
Song Yinxing was thoughtful and had already prepared a birthday gift, but she hadn't brought it to Lanbing City. She said, "Happy birthday, Brother Weichong! The trip to Lanbing was too sudden, and I didn't have time to bring the prepared birthday gift. I'll make it up to you when we return to the capital."
Yi Shen smiled and said, "It's nothing."
Lin Kuo slapped his forehead in surprise, exclaiming, "I've been so busy operating the cannons these past few days that I almost forgot about Weichong's birthday!! I'm so sorry! Happy birthday, I'll make it up to you when we get back to the capital."
Ning Xunxu said, "It really is the Winter Solstice! Happy birthday, Brother Weichong! There's no other way, I'll have to wait until I get back to the capital to make it up to you."
The remaining students from the pavilion wished Yi Shen a happy birthday while pondering what gift to give him. Previously, they weren't particularly close to Yi Shen, so giving him some gold and silver jewelry would have been fine. But now they were comrades-in-arms who had shared life and death, so giving him gold and silver jewelry would lack sentimentality.
In the end, each of them owed Yi Shen a birthday gift, which they would make up for later.
With the war still raging, they couldn't stay up all night, so after chatting and laughing for a while, they all went back to their rooms to sleep. Yi Shen lay in bed, and before long, the door opened. After a short while, the person kissed his lips, lifted the covers, and lay in his arms.
Yi Shen hugged the warm person in his arms tightly, covered them with the blanket, and said gently, "Why did you come here?"
The twenty of them stayed together, and Wei Mao, seemingly assuming they were all noble young men and women, arranged a room for each of them. Fearing that the others would find out and cause a commotion, Wu Qi only arrived after everyone was almost asleep.
She blinked and said, "On my birthday, wouldn't it be pitiful to sleep alone?"
Yi Shen found it amusing, pulled her into his arms, and said, "I'm afraid only you feel sorry for her."
"Of course I feel sorry for you! You are the one I love. I've been in love with you for so long, I'm too busy feeling sorry for you."
Wu Qi kissed his chin, then his eyes, and then his lips. "Let me kiss eighteen-year-old Yi Shen."
As she spoke, she kissed him.
Yi Shen was naturally pleased that she initiated the kiss. He gently pulled her over, making her kneel on his waist with her legs spread apart. She hadn't worn makeup much since going to the battlefield, spending her days with a bare face, studying military texts and maps. Not wearing makeup had its advantages; he didn't have to worry about smudging her lipstick.
In the capital, after their kiss, whenever Wu Qi put on makeup, her lipstick would be smudged, and naturally, his lips would also be stained with her lipstick, making them look rather unsightly. The two of them always had to tidy themselves up before appearing in public.
Now that the lip rouge was no longer obscuring her lips, Yi Shen could more deeply depict them and feel their softness. He was happy to let Wu Qi initiate the kiss, but halfway through, he would become the one kissing Wu Qi.
Having kissed so many times, he knew exactly how to kiss and how to coax Wu Qi to make her feel comfortable.
Lips and teeth intertwined, the sound of water never ceasing.
Wu Qi was pinned down and kissed by Yi Shen, letting out two soft moans of pleasure. When Yi Shen was about to leave, Wu Qi subconsciously raised her hand to wrap around Yi Shen's neck, a blatant plea to stay and kiss him a little longer.
Yi Shen kissed her lips deeply, somewhat delirious, and said with restraint, "I can't kiss you anymore."
Wu Qi wasn't oblivious to his presence beneath her. The room was warm, and Yi Shen's kisses had brought a slight blush to her face, her back seemingly damp with a thin layer of sweat. Yi Shen tried his best to endure, yet didn't force her to let go.
Wu Qi touched his face, then moved down to that spot, causing Yi Shen to groan.
She touched him, even through his nightgown, and Yi Shen gripped her wrist, seemingly in pain, and said, "Xiao Qi..."
"Yi Shen, today is your birthday."
It's not your birthday.
"What happened?"
"You're only seventeen."
Wu Qi was born on the Spring Equinox, a time when ice and snow still reign and all things have not yet come back to life.
Even now, Wu Qi still had the leisure to tease him, "What's wrong with Seventeen? I've been in love with Young Master Yi for so long, and Seventeen just wants to sleep with me? Is that against all reason? Or is it that you don't want to?"
Yi Shen took two deep breaths, clearing his head a bit, and fixed his gaze on her, "I'll wait until you're eighteen to sleep."
At that point, she had no choice but to think about it.
Wu Qi asked, "Then... what are you going to do about this?"
Yi Shen said, "You go to sleep first."
"How about?" Wu Qi suggested, moving his fingers, "...his hand?"
After a long silence, Yi Shen stared intently at Wu Qi. Even though he had her trapped beneath him, he seemed worried that she would turn into a butterfly and fly away. He grasped Wu Qi's wrist, kissed it repeatedly, and then said, "Okay."
Seeing that he wasn't moving, and that he was holding her wrist tightly, unable to move herself, Wu Qi asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Can we kiss?
Wu Qi readily agreed, "Yes!"
As soon as he finished speaking, kiss after kiss landed, growing heavier and heavier. It was Wu Qi's first time doing this, and although he was being guided, he was still a bit rough, sometimes hurting him, sometimes hitting the wrong spots, and of course, there were also times when he felt good.
Wu Qi's kisses answered all of these questions.
The night was too quiet, and both of them were covered in a thin layer of sweat. Wu Qi felt a little pain from the kisses occasionally, but most of the time, he felt comfortable and dazed. When his wrists started to ache, the kiss finally ended with a kiss on his lips.
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