Snowflakes fell all over their shoulders, but neither of them moved, as if a tremor would shatter the hard-won moonlight.
After a long while, Liu Yunrou came to her senses first, gently pushed the boy's chest, and whispered: "First... let go, Xue Nu is laughing at us."
The white cat beside it lazily flicked its tail, its blue eyes narrowed into slits, as if urging:
Snowflakes fell all over their shoulders, but neither of them moved, as if a tremor would shatter the hard-won moonlight.
After a long while, Liu Yunrou came to her senses first, gently pushed the boy's chest, and whispered: "First... let go, Xue Nu is laughing at us."
The white cat beside it lazily flicked its tail, its blue eyes narrowed into slits, as if urging: The show is over, it's time to give it some dried fish.
Mu Siyu chuckled softly, but tightened his grip on her arm, resting his chin on the top of her head, his voice husky with a youthful quality: "I won't let go."
"As soon as I let go, you ran away."
"Why should I run?" Liu Yunrou's ears turned bright red.
"I'm afraid you'll renege on the debt." The boy blinked. "I need to collect some interest first."
As soon as he finished speaking, he leaned down and placed a kiss on her forehead, as light as snow falling on pear blossoms, yet so hot that it made her heart tremble.
...
The next morning, in the main hall of the Mu family.
Mu Yunmiao held her teacup, her gaze sweeping back and forth between her younger brother and Liu Yunrou, raising an eyebrow and smiling lightly: "Last night on the sword-training platform, the sword light was brighter than in previous years."
Liu Yunrou's fingers trembled, and she almost spilled the tea.
Mu Siyu remained expressionless, secretly taking her hand in his sleeve, and bowed to his parents.
"Father, Mother, your son wishes to ask for the hand in marriage with Miss Liu."
"I am willing to offer half of the Mu family's spirit mines, three secret realms, and the Listening Tide skill in my possession as betrothal gifts."
The hall fell silent for a moment.
Mother Mu coughed lightly, looked at Liu Yunrou, and asked gently, "Yunrou, would you like to?"
Liu Yunrou raised her eyes and met the boy's smiling, peach-blossom eyes; the corners of her lips unconsciously turned up.
"I do."
As the two words were spoken, a white figure suddenly leaped into the hall from outside—
Xue Nu landed in the center of the hall with a twin pear blossom in her mouth. The blossom trembled slightly, as if the snow were her witness.
Mu Yunmiao chuckled softly, "Looks like even the cats are waiting to attend the wedding."
...
Three days later, at the Liu family's residence.
After hearing the purpose of their visit, the Liu family patriarch remained silent for a long time before asking only one question:
"Young Master Mu, how long can you protect her?"
The boy looked up, his voice clear yet resolute:
"I will protect her until her hair turns white, and I will still feel that the spring mountains are worthwhile; I will protect her until she ascends to the Great Dao, and I will still remember the pear blossoms and snow in the human world."
"To protect her even more—"
"It can be as free as the wind without my protection."
The clan chief finally laughed heartily, slammed his hand on the table, and formally arranged the marriage:
"Very well! The Liu family will use the entire 'Cloud and Water Secret Realm' as their dowry for their daughter's marriage!"
"I only wish for the two of you—"
"Standing side by side, gazing upon the mountains and rivers together."
...
The marriage was settled, and the news caused an uproar in the cultivation world.
Mu Siyu, the top-ranked Yushu List member, is going to marry Liu Yunrou, the eldest daughter of the Liu family!
—That crazy beauty who once single-handedly ventured into the secret realm for his sister, Mu Yunmiao!
In an instant, countless female cultivators were heartbroken, while male cultivators were invigorated.
What shattered was a young girl's dream, what resonated was—
From then on, the cultivation world had a pair of exemplary couples who were "perfectly matched in their swordplay":
"Si Rou".
Legend has it that on their wedding day, snow covered a thousand miles, and the protective formations of the Yuehua and Huashi sects were activated simultaneously to escort them.
Legend has it that the bride's soft sword is wrapped in red silk, and the groom, Tingchao, wears a jade bell. When they exchange vows, their swords unite, cleaving through the clouds and transforming into a twin rainbow.
Rumor has it that on their wedding night, the newlyweds disappeared without a trace, leaving only Xue Nu guarding the rooftop with two wine jugs curled up in her tail—
A pot of "Snow Pear Wine" and a pot of "Osmanthus Wine".
Meanwhile, a hundred miles away at the sword-training platform, the old pear tree sprouted new buds, and under the shadow of the blossoms, two figures sat side by side.
Liu Yunrou leaned on the boy's shoulder and asked softly:
"Where do we go from here?"
Mu Siyu held her hand, their fingers intertwined, his voice gentle yet firm:
"Anywhere is fine."
"As long as you are here—"
Spring mountains are everywhere in the world.
Xue Nu ran from afar, a twin pear blossom in her mouth. Petals fell onto their clasped fingertips, as if Heaven itself had laid them down—
An eternal mark.
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