Chapter 2092 A Love Across Time and Space (35 minutes)
High mountains to the east of the city, peach blossom forest.
It's already close to autumn, but the peach blossoms here are only just beginning to bloom. This is not only because of the high altitude, but more importantly, because the peach grove is surrounded by hot springs, which emit a warm steam that makes the breeze feel gentle and alluring.
On an unknown peach tree, something heavy was weighing it down, and every now and then a few petals would fall silently, accompanied by "raindrops".
But the sky was clearly clear and boundless, without a single cloud.
Si Jin tilted her head back, one hand gripping tightly a thick branch of the peach tree.
If you use too much force, you might crush a petal that accidentally falls into your palm, staining your knuckles with an inexplicable red.
Tears welled up in her eyes, sliding down to her chin, threatening to fall but not quite, making one's heart clench and soften.
The distant bells rang again, faint and distant, reminding him that he had been here for a full two hours.
Her lips were quickly sealed again, and the space for breathing was compressed to an almost cramped state, forcing Si Jin to open her eyes to deal with the situation.
What came into view was Emperor Du's gaze fixed intently on him, a gaze that was deep and affectionate to the very core.
Si Jin's heart skipped a beat, then she turned her head away and laughed easily, as if she were mocking something rare and amusing: "You don't even close your eyes when you kiss? What a strange habit that is."
In Si Jin's view, kissing is the gentlest, most direct, and most reassuring way to express love.
Only by closing your eyes can you better perceive that sense of security.
But Du Linyuan clearly didn't think so.
He smiled and hugged the person tighter, saying, "I like looking at you."
"What are you looking at me for?"
"Look at you..."
Squeak—
However, before he could finish speaking, the branch made a sound as if it was about to break.
It will fall!
Du Linyuan's heart skipped a beat. He immediately picked up Si Jin and used his lightness skill to step on a tree branch. After the branch landed, the two of them landed steadily.
Si Jin could still barely stand and walk, so she simply tilted her head and stared disapprovingly at the pitiful fallen tree branch.
"It broke after only two hours. This peach tree isn't very good."
Tree branch: ...
Si Jin was in high spirits and didn't care what the tree branches thought. She pulled Du Linyuan and leaned against a new peach tree.
She twirled a strand of his long hair between her fingers, and after a moment, she placed that strand on the tip of her nose, tilted her head back, and asked with a smile, "What did you say you wanted to see—"
I was kissed again.
After finally regaining his senses, Si Jin heard Du Linyuan say in his ear without any hesitation, "Look at how you are doing this for me..."
… …
After an unknown amount of time, faint sounds of fighting could be heard from not far away.
Despite his confused state of mind, Si Jin was naturally extremely sensitive to this sound, and he quickly opened his eyes again, glancing at the source of the sound.
"What is that?" he asked. "Your...who did your bodyguards fight with?"
"Hmm, it's probably Feng Buli."
Du Linyuan said, "Last night, before I went to find you, I ordered the Feng family to be searched. But this morning at court, I received news that Feng Buli was dissatisfied with my judgment that his entire family should be executed, and he disobeyed the imperial decree and escaped from prison with a small group of people."
"I guessed he would come back, so I kept an eye on him. Okay, I'm not thinking about him anymore, I'm focusing."
After saying this, Du Linyuan breathed a sigh of relief, his forehead covered with a fine layer of sweat.
He then spread the cloak on the ground so that Si Jin could sit down against the peach tree, and carefully tied the cloak for her.
She lowered her head and reluctantly placed a kiss on Si Jin's forehead, then pointed to the building with its high eaves and surrounded by water not far away.
He instructed, "That's the hot spring cottage I built over there. You can rest there for a while. I got a peace charm from Huguo Temple. Go get it. Wait for me a moment, I'll carry you there."
Si Jin raised an eyebrow: "Aren't peace charms supposed to be prayed forty-nine days in advance? Using imperial power to suppress gods and Buddhas is not a good thing."
"I asked for these before." Du Linyuan held his hand, affectionately saying, "Before, when I missed you, I would always ask for one. Since there was no one to give it to, I would store them there. There's probably a whole box of them. I'll go pick out the prettiest one for you."
"No need." Si Jin shook her head, her tone somewhat roguish: "Give them all to me, I'll wear one every day."
These things were all obtained by his little Ayuan when he was sick with longing for him. Each of these amulets was hard-won, and he would feel heartbroken for a long time if he lost one.
But those words were too cheesy; Si Jin wouldn't say them.
Amidst Du Linyuan's astonished gaze, he tilted his head and asked with a smile, "What? Can't I monopolize His Majesty's favor?"
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