When Lin Xiaoran woke up again, he saw Feng Shao, who was already dressed neatly and sitting cross-legged beside him, quietly guarding him.

Seeing Lin Xiaoran wake up, Feng Shao smiled and said, "Awake? Are you feeling unwell?"

Lin Xiaoran thought of everything she had seen and felt when she woke up just now, and couldn't help blushing. She said calmly, "It's... it's much better now!"

Feng Shao nodded: "It's good that you're okay."

The two fell into silence for a moment.

Although both of them tacitly did not mention what happened just now, they still felt a little embarrassed. In addition to embarrassment, Lin Xiaoran was more shy. Although she had already decided that Feng Shao was her future husband, she was still an innocent girl after all. How could she not feel anything when encountering such a thing?

But when she recalled the strong masculine scent she had just smelled coming from Feng Shao, she felt a little nostalgic.

Before this, Lin Xiaoran had a lot of things she wanted to say to Feng Shao. But for some reason, when Feng Shao really appeared in front of her, she didn't know where to start.

After a long while, Lin Xiaoran finally found a way to find a topic and said, "Shao...Brother Shao, where is this place?"

Feng Shao raised his head and said, "I don't know where this place is. This may be a natural cave hidden under a dense forest."

"Then how did we get here?" Lin Xiaoran asked again.

Feng Shao pointed upwards and said, "There is a hole that was just smashed out above. That's where we fell from."

"Oh." Lin Xiaoran nodded.

The two fell into silence again.

Lin Xiaoran didn't know what was going on. She wanted to talk to Brother Shao, but she didn't know how to start. She looked calm on the surface, but she was actually very anxious.

Feng Shao looked at the little girl who seemed to want to talk but didn't know what to say, and couldn't help but laugh and said, "Little girl, do you have a lot to say to me?"

Lin Xiaoran was shocked: Was I so obvious?

She subconsciously denied: "No, I...I just...just a little..."

At this point, Lin Xiaoran didn't know what to say.

Feng Shao said softly: "If you have anything to say, just say it! There are only you and me here. Is there anything you are embarrassed to say in front of me?"

Lin Xiaoran raised his head, looked at Feng Shao with an encouraging expression, gritted his teeth, and asked: "Brother Shao, have you...have you missed me in these years?"

As soon as the words came out, Lin Xiaoran felt her heart pounding and her cheeks seemed to be burning. She couldn't help but secretly regret it and blamed herself in her heart: "Lin Xiaoran, Lin Xiaoran, why are you so unrestrained! I'm afraid that Brother Shao will look down on you now!"

When a person begins to admire another person, he or she always wants to show the best side of himself or herself in front of the other person, wants to attract the other person's attention, wants the other person to appreciate him or herself, wants the other person to know that he or she is also excellent and worthy of the other person. He or she is afraid that if he or she says something wrong, his or her image in the other person's mind will become imperfect.

This state of mind of worrying about gains and losses is difficult to avoid for anyone who is in passionate love or secret love.

Feng Shao smiled and said, "I have thought about it!"

Lin Xiaoran couldn't help but feel happy when he heard this.

However, Feng Shao immediately said: "But I don't think much about it."

Lin Xiaoran: “…”

Lin Xiaoran felt a little aggrieved. She thought about Brother Shao almost every day, but Brother Shao didn't think about her much. She felt a little unbalanced, especially when she saw Feng Shao's smile. She suddenly felt that the smile seemed a little hateful. She couldn't help but reach out and slap Feng Shao, saying angrily: "Brother Shao, you are always bullying people!"

Feng Shao laughed out loud. He rubbed Lin Xiaoran's little head and said with a smile: "I'm kidding! You are such a cute little girl, how could I not miss you?"

Lin Xiaoran looked skeptical: "Really?"

"Really!" Feng Shao nodded seriously.

Lin Xiaoran then turned his anger into joy: "Then what do you miss about me?"

Feng Shao smiled and said, "I wonder if you have eaten and slept on time. I wonder how tall you have grown and if you have become beautiful. I wonder if you have friends around you and if anyone has made you angry. I also wonder if you can recognize me when you see me again in the future..."

Lin Xiaoran pouted and said, "What about you? When you saw me again, did you recognize me immediately?"

Feng Shao smiled and shook his head: "Little girl, don't you realize how much you have changed compared to seven years ago? When I saw you for the first time, I couldn't believe that my Ran'er has grown up so much!"

When Lin Xiaoran heard the words "my Ran'er", she immediately felt a surge of heat in her eyes. She rubbed her eyes subconsciously and whispered, "You haven't come to see me for so many years, I... I thought you had forgotten me!"

Feng Shao sighed and said, "No matter who I forget, I can never forget you! You are the first girl who said she wanted to marry me!"

Although I was only eight years old at the time.

Under Feng Shao's deliberate guidance, Lin Xiaoran finally stopped being as close yet a little distant as before. It's no wonder that in her mind, Feng Shao has always been the omnipotent big brother seven years ago. Although she often misses Feng Shao in the past seven years, she can't help but add some of her own imagination to Feng Shao. She piled all the best things she could imagine on Feng Shao. Unconsciously, Feng Shao was no longer a simple lover in her mind, but a shining idol.

As a result, Lin Xiaoran couldn't help feeling ashamed of himself, but he completely forgot that Feng Shao was actually just an ordinary person.

Feng Shao noticed this, and he used a teasing tone to gradually remove the restraints that Lin Xiaoran had imposed on him. And Lin Xiaoran finally let go of his lack of confidence in himself and began to really get close to Feng Shao.

After removing the psychological burden, Lin Xiaoran immediately turned back into the lively little girl she was.

She hugged Feng Shao's arm and asked with a smile: "Brother Shao, am I the most beautiful woman you have ever seen?"

Feng Shao patted her head amusingly and said, "Little girl, you are still a long way from being a woman!"

Lin Xiaoran pouted and said unhappily: "Why is it too early? Didn't you say it too? I'm already grown up!"

As he spoke, Lin Xiaoran puffed out his chest, not realizing there was anything wrong with doing so.

Feeling the soft touch on his arm, Feng Shao immediately felt that something was wrong with his body and couldn't help but groan inwardly.

This little girl has no idea how much she has!

Feng Shao forced himself to forget the ecstasy and said casually: "Some things will take some time for you to understand."

Lin Xiaoran blinked and asked, "Then why don't you tell me clearly now, Brother Shao?"

“Ah, this…”

Feng Shao was speechless.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to make it clear, but if some words come out of his mouth, it would be like being a hooligan.

He could only say: "When we get married, you will understand."

Speaking of the word "marriage", Lin Xiaoran's eyes immediately lit up and he said, "Brother Shao, come back to Yunjian Pavilion with me! My father has already said that when we return to Yunjian Pavilion, we will get married!"

Feng Shao couldn't help but be surprised. So early?

He looked at Lin Xiaoran again. Generally speaking, a girl's body is almost fixed at the age of fourteen, so Lin Xiaoran, who is already fifteen years old, can be considered an adult from a biological point of view. But looking at Lin Xiaoran's slightly childish face, Feng Shao really couldn't associate her with the word "wife".

Alas, am I, the future father-in-law, so impatient to marry off my own daughter?

He asked Lin Xiaoran: "Ran'er, don't you think it's a little too early for you to marry me now?"

Lin Xiaoran asked in confusion: "Too early? I'm already fifteen years old this year, and my mother married my father when she was sixteen!"

Feng Shao: “…”

The rumor that everyone in ancient times was a lolita fan seems to be true.

Feng Shao thought about it and decided to skip this topic. If it really doesn't work, I can just marry her first but not do it. As long as I can control myself, no one can say I'm a pervert.

Thinking of this, Feng Shao stopped dwelling on this topic. He reached out and took out a long sword shining with silver light from his storage ring, handed it to Lin Xiaoran, and said, "This is the first time we meet after seven years, and I can't meet my daughter empty-handed. This sword is for you, do you like it?"

Lin Fengtian's family all use swords, and Lin Xiaoran is already an expert in swordsmanship at a young age. As soon as she saw the long sword, she knew it was extraordinary, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Brother Shao, where did you get this sword? This sword looks like it's no worse than my father's Huangquan Sword and my mother's Biluo Sword!"

Feng Shao smiled and said, "Of course it won't be worse than the Huangquan Sword and the Biluo Sword, because this sword is the Silver Toad Sword."

Lin Xiaoran was startled and asked quickly, "Could it be the Silver Toad Sword, one of the 'Top Four Swords' among the legendary 'Eight Swords of Lingxiao'?"

Feng Shao nodded affirmatively.

As a swordsman, Lin Xiaoran also has a natural love for famous swords. As soon as she got the Silver Toad Sword in her hand, she couldn't let it go. She first stroked the Silver Toad Sword happily, feeling the cold breath coming from it. Then she carefully pulled the sword out of the sheath. It didn't look like she was holding a lethal weapon, but more like holding a fragile porcelain.

After looking at the Silver Toad Sword for a while, Lin Xiaoran reluctantly put the sword back into its sheath.

However, to Feng Shao's surprise, Lin Xiaoran actually handed the sword back to Feng Shao, and said with reluctance but determination: "Brother Shao, you should keep this sword!"

Feng Shao asked curiously: "Why? Don't you like this sword?"

Lin Xiaoran shook his head: "This sword is indeed very good, but Brother Shao needs it more than I do!"

Feng Shao laughed. He rubbed Lin Xiaoran's little head lovingly and said softly, "Little fool, I already have a sword that suits me. Look!"

As he spoke, Feng Shao took out another golden sword.

Lin Xiaoran couldn't help but open his mouth wide: "This... this can't be the Golden Crow Sword?"

"Yes, it's the Golden Crow Sword!" Feng Shao said as he stuffed the Silver Toad Sword into Lin Xiaoran's hand. "I already have the Golden Crow Sword, so the Silver Toad Sword will naturally be given to you."

This time, Lin Xiaoran did not refuse. She held the Silver Toad Sword in her arms, smiling from ear to ear: "Thank you, Brother Shao! I like your gift very much!"

Looking at Lin Xiaoran's joyful expression, Feng Shao also smiled knowingly.

At this time, Lin Xiaoran suddenly asked: "Brother Shao, is this considered a token of our love?"

It has been said since ancient times that the Golden Crow Sword and the Silver Toad Sword are a pair, and the Azure Sky Sword and the Yellow Spring Sword are a pair, so Lin Xiaoran asked this question.

Feng Shao nodded: "Okay!"