Chapter 13 White Plum

The mountain keeper said that he had been here for his whole life, and it was rare for him to talk to anyone. He thought that no one would come here before he died, but fortunately, he met Yu Chi and Gu Jue.

He could feel at ease, but it was a pity that his eyes could not see clearly and he could only see light and shadows. If only he could see them, maybe they would be the last people he would see in his life.

Under the eaves of the thatched house, there was a small square table and two benches.

The mountain keeper said that he made them himself when he was young, and he had been looking forward to someone sitting down and chatting with him, but he never got that chance.

People living at the foot of the mountain worshipped gods and almost never went up the mountain.

"I remember many years ago, a little kid came up and seemed to be looking for something. Mingze, I said I didn't know him."

At that time, he was not blind yet and could see. The little kid was delicate and pretty. He was afraid that it would be inconvenient for the little kid to go down the mountain alone, so he sent him down by himself.

That was his first time going down the mountain. He sent the little kid to the small mountain village under the Lonely Moon Cliff and then came back. On his table, there was a pot of wine, a basket of eggs, and many fruits. On the fruits, there was a branch of white plum.

"I guess that was the grace of the mountain god. The Mingze that the little kid was looking for should be the mountain god."

"Isn't the name of the mountain god Mingze?"

Gu Jue supported his chin with both hands and sat with Yu Chi to listen to the mountain keeper recounting the past.

The kid who was looking for Mingze, if nothing unexpected happened, should be Feng Wuyou.

The relationship with Mingze was from childhood to adulthood.

"The mountain god is not called Mingze, but Ze."

The village guard shook his head.

With Lonely Moon Cliff as the center, all areas within a hundred miles are protected by the mountain god, including Mingyue City.

"About twenty years ago, there was an auspicious sign in the direction of Mingyue City. Golden clouds appeared in the sky and magpies cried. The mountain god will be attracted by auspicious signs. That year, the harvest in Mingyue City was exceptionally good. It was the blessing bestowed by the mountain god."

They listened to the village guard's story and said goodbye. The village guard was reluctant to leave.

After they took a few steps, Yu Chi turned around under Gu Jue's puzzled gaze, walked back to the village guard, held the old man's hand, and gently placed his face on it.

"So, can you remember what I look like?"

The old man's hunched body froze, and he stroked Yu Chi's face inch by inch with his trembling hands. His wrinkled face, whether it was excitement or something else, two lines of tears slid down from his cloudy eyes.

"I can remember it, I can remember it,"

he said.

"It's a very beautiful child..."

Gu Jue followed suit and stroked the old man's hand to his own face. He smiled, and the old man began to smile too. When they said goodbye for the last time, the sun was setting and the sky was getting darker.

The old man's figure was drowned by the shadows of the trees and disappeared in the dusk.

Since leaving the thatched cottage, Yu Chi has not said a word. I don’t know what he is thinking about. I guess he is thinking about the elders in his family.

Just now, Gu Jue thought of grandma, the old lady who always had a kind face.

They followed the path pointed out by the mountain guard and climbed the mountain smoothly.

The moon was out when they reached the top. The silver moonlight filled the earth and illuminated the scenery on the top of the Solitary Moon Cliff.

There was a deep pool in the middle, and a huge white plum tree was blooming on the edge of the pool. It was obviously not the season for white plum blossoms to bloom, but it was blooming prosperously. The petals fell and were carried by the evening breeze towards the direction of Mingyue City.

Gu Jue’s hand was pressed on the white plum tree, which aroused a faint white glow, soft and warm.

"The tree was infused with demonic power."

That's why the white plum blossoms always bloom, blooming in a season that doesn't belong to it.

There is a stone table and a stone bench under the white plum tree. Yu Chi sat down and looked up at the moon. There is also a stone tablet next to the stone table, engraved with three words: Bright Moon Lake.

Bright Moon Lake, Bright Moon Pavilion...

It seems that this so-called mountain god is indeed very wise.

"Oh my god, what is this!?"

Gu Jue's exclamation came from behind. Yu Chi turned around and saw a bright fire, rushing straight into the sky, illuminating the top of the Solitary Moon Cliff.

Gu Jue rushed over and grabbed Yu Chi's hand and was about to run, but was stopped by Yu Chi.

He stared at the flames, the bright light reflected in his red eyes, dyeing them a bright blood color.

The flames seemed to have only burned the Jiaoyue Lake, and did not invade other places. Even the plum trees beside the Jiaoyue Lake were safe and sound.

Yu Chi frowned and stretched out his hand towards the flames. The flames were so fierce, but he could hardly feel the temperature of the flames. He just thought it looked scary. When he was about to touch it, Gu Jue grabbed his hand.

"What are you doing? Don't you want your hand anymore? Aren't doctors' hands precious? Don't you need to pick up a pen to write prescriptions?"

With the help of the firelight, Yu Chi saw clearly that there were burn marks on the hand that Gu Jue grabbed him with. He pinched Gu Jue's wrist with his backhand and put his hand in front of him to check.

His entire palm was burned. He took out the box of ointment that he had used to wipe Gu Jue's wound from his pocket, opened it and applied it to Gu Jue.

"Are you hungry? Are you going to have a meal?"

"How could I have known that I would be burned like this just by getting close to you."

Yu Chi paused and asked Gu Jue.

"Is it very hot?"

"Yes, I can feel the burning temperature standing here with you now."

Yu Chi turned his gaze to the fire on Jiaoyue Lake.

"But I can't feel any temperature."

He walked quickly to the edge of Jiaoyue Lake and put his hand into the fire. He was not burned. In the dancing flames, he spread his hands and turned back to meet Gu Jue's incredulous eyes.

"It's warm."

...

They stayed on the top of the mountain all night, leaning against the plum tree. The bright fire had gone out, and only the immersive night surrounded them, and they were accompanied only by each other.

Gu Jue was not afraid of the cold. When Yu Chi leaned on him, he reached out and hugged Yu Chi's shoulders, pulling her into his arms. The pleasant cold fragrance became clearer with the movement.

He lowered his head and moved to Yu Chi's neck.

"I heard that demons can cultivate by eating human flesh and blood, which is fast and convenient. Do you want to take a bite and try it?"

Yu Chi's voice rang out. Gu Jue paused, turned his body, put his hands on Yu Chi's waist, buried his head in his neck, and pressed his lips against his neck.

"Really, do you want to bite me?"

"Really~"

The voice in his ear was low, like a seductive whisper, tempting him to do sinful things.

Yu Chi had closed his eyes to rest, but now he opened his eyes, with a dark red light flashing in his eyes, and glanced at Gu Jue.

He stretched out his hand, pressed it on Gu Jue's head and rubbed it, tempting him.

"Bite it~"

Gu Jue opened his mouth and bit Yu Chi's fragile neck, then loosened his grip in just one second. It was quick and gentle, and Yu Chi didn't even feel the pain.

Gu Jue raised his head and looked at Yu Chi's neck in the moonlight. There was a very shallow tooth mark where he had bitten. He reached out and wiped it, and a red spot appeared on his fair skin.

"There's a tooth mark."

He knelt between Yu Chi's legs and gently pressed the mark with his fingers.

Yu Chi raised his hand to touch Gu Jue's waist and looked up at Gu Jue's face. When he saw those eyes, he raised the corners of his lips and smiled indifferently.

"It's okay, your bite wasn't too severe, it will go away in a while."

Gu Jue pursed his lips, hooked Yu Chi's neck and hugged him tightly, and buried his head again. He really liked Yu Chi's scent, which was charming and seemed to be filled with unknown dangers.

"You smell really good."

Yu Chi's hand pressed on Gu Jue's neck and gently rubbed it.

"Like it?"

Gu Jue said.

"Like it."

Before he finished speaking, he was pinched by Yu Chi's neck and forced to raise his head, meeting those seductive fox eyes, and Yu Chi slightly moved closer to him.

"How much do you like her?"

They were very close, Yu Chi's hand was still on his neck, the action was ambiguous, that beautiful face was right in front of him, with a smile in her eyes, the wind blew, bringing white plum blossom petals to fall, Gu Jue was dazzled.

He stared at those eyes, pausing for every word.

"I like her very much..."

He heard a chuckle and his eyes widened.

His lips touched a slight coolness, and he smelled the cool sandalwood fragrance he liked in his breath.