Chapter 47 (047) - Two-in-One [VIP]
Mutual affection? Betrothal?
Yin Chu Jiu didn't know whether to be surprised by the theme of the festival or flustered by Yue Ling's clear expression of his feelings.
At this moment, he was pinned down by Yue Ling and unable to move at all.
He tried to push Yue Ling away, but Yue Ling pressed lightly on his lower back, and his body went limp again. Not only his lower back, but other parts of his body, whenever Yue Ling gently stroked or pressed, would either go limp or become weak, making him feel as if he could do whatever he wanted with Yue Ling.
Before long, Yin Chu Jiu's breathing became heavy and rapid.
Where did Yue Ling learn this skill from? How could she have such a precise grasp of the human body's vaginal canal? And not only that, but she also keeps learning these strange and unusual vaginal canals.
He frantically reached out and grabbed Yue Ling's arm, saying, "Yue Ling, stop."
As he spoke, he tried to use his last bit of strength to roll over and get out of bed. But since Yue Ling had already done that, how could he let him leave so easily? So, as soon as Yin Chu Jiu rolled over, Yue Ling pressed down on him, completely covering his back.
He lay prone behind Yin Chu Jiu, using one hand to pin his hands above his head while he was weak, and the other hand to gently stroke his waist, following the knowledge he had learned. Then, he was satisfied to hear the soft breathing of the person beneath him.
"Spring Moon Festival is a famous festival in Qingfeng City. On this day, men and women who are in love with each other will invite each other to go out for a stroll. When the time is right, they will confess their love and pledge their commitment."
Yue Ling lowered his head and approached Yin Chu Jiu's neck, sticking out his tongue to lick the thin skin, quickly biting it until it bled.
“A month ago, you asked me to carefully sort out my feelings and figure out if I liked you. Now I’m telling you, yes.” He sighed, his breath slightly damp with ambiguity. “I like you.”
Yin Chu Jiu, who was pinned underneath, shuddered. The deep affection in Yue Ling's words gradually dispelled his panic, and instead, a heavy emotion rose in his heart.
His waist was still numb, and his body still had no strength. His face was even flushed, but he no longer felt that ambiguous panic.
Burying his head in the mattress, Yin Chu Jiu felt Yue Ling gently kissing his neck, and his heart sank straight down, unable to sink to the bottom. Then, he heard Yue Ling say in an even deeper voice, "I want you to be with me."
The warm, humid air, carrying his intense emotions, rushed into his ears: "I want to kiss you, I want to hug you, I want your body to be imbued with my scent."
Then, Yue Ling picked him up and turned him around, so that he was sitting in Yue Ling's lap instead of being pressed down. Their eyes met and their breaths mingled. He nervously grabbed Yue Ling's clothes beside him.
"You said I misunderstood my feelings for you before, and now you're telling me that you, who have desires for me, still think I don't like you?"
Yue Ling held Yin Chu Jiu tightly in front of him, his eyes deep and fixed on him, clearly not wanting to give Yin Chu Jiu any more chance to escape.
"I promised you I wouldn't force you before we reached the Bright Moon Forest, but I want to know, do you really have absolutely no feelings for me?"
At this moment, Yin Chu Jiu is not facing Yue Ling who only has hatred and disgust, nor Yue Ling who is acting coquettishly in order to achieve a certain goal, but a Yue Ling who has begun to have other emotions, and who, although not a normal person, still has normal emotions.
He developed the other emotions that a normal person should have, just as he had hoped, but the object of those emotions was not the one he had originally envisioned.
Feelings...likes...
Does he really have no feelings for Yue Ling at all?
Yin Chu Jiu's hand, gripping Yue Ling's clothes, trembled slightly, and her clear, bright eyes, wet with tears, held a hint of confusion.
At first, he stayed by Yue Ling's side to make amends and apologize. He felt guilty, ashamed, and uneasy about Yue Ling.
He wanted to give him the best, to protect him, to take care of him, to keep him from being so lonely, and to make him a normal person.
He only thinks of himself.
When someone is only thinking about another person, is there no love involved in that relationship?
No, that's not right, that's not right.
Yue Ling can like other people; he can like anyone like an ordinary person, but he cannot like him.
He is not from this world. Every minute and every second, the storyline of the world he created reminds him that he is not from this world.
Yue Ling shouldn't like someone who might disappear in the future.
The bewildered look in her eyes disappeared, and Yin Chu Jiu slowly but firmly pushed away Yue Ling's chest. Yue Ling seemed to realize something, and his eyes darkened, becoming even more obscure due to the surging suppressed emotions.
But the next moment, a smile seemed to appear on his jade-like face. While Yin Chu Jiu was wondering what was going on, he placed his hand under her and moved it a couple of times. Instantly, Yin Chu Jiu felt a tingling sensation rush up her body, and her waist went limp.
"You're hard."
Yin Chu Jiu: "!!!"
Yue Ling's words instantly dispelled the gloomy atmosphere between them, and his erotic words shattered the heaviness in Yin Chu Jiu's heart.
It's hard... hard...
Where did Yue Ling learn that phrase?!
Yue Ling, seemingly oblivious to Yin Chu Jiu's embarrassment and shock, continued, "If you have no feelings for me, will you get an erection?"
Yin Chu Jiu's face turned bright red. He immediately pushed Yue Ling away and quickly got out of bed. He used all the strength he had managed to gather to run to the table before stopping to catch his breath.
Yue Ling was still staring straight at him. Yin Chu Jiu didn't dare to look. He turned around to pour himself a glass of water to calm down. But when he poured the water, he happened to see the book that Yue Ling hadn't put away yet.
Medical books?
For some inexplicable reason, Yin Chujiu's mind seemed to clear for a moment, and he realized that it wasn't medical knowledge. He didn't know what he was thinking at the time, but in any case, once he came to his senses, he already had the book in his hand.
Upon seeing this, Yue Ling's expression changed, but he quickly regained his composure, though his composure was tinged with other emotions.
With unknown emotions swirling within him, Yin Chu Jiu slowly opened the book. The atmosphere around him seemed to change at that moment; he could feel nothing else but the book in his hands.
The book seemed quite different; what had seemed unremarkable to him just a few days ago now possessed a peculiar allure, tempting him to open it.
Open me... Open me...
It said this to Yin Chu Jiu, who couldn't explain why, and then he opened it. As soon as he opened it, the contents appeared before his eyes.
The book wasn't about medical techniques; instead, it was richly illustrated, with pictures as the main focus and text as a supplement. The pictures weren't illustrations like in other books, but rather the core content, while the text served to enhance the atmosphere of the images.
The book contains the following images.
The two people were stacked on top of each other, one in front of the other, like two small fish chasing each other.
The two embraced, one on top of the other, quite intimately.
The two of them...
Below the image is a dialogue, mostly consisting of interjections rather than complete sentences.
"Mmm... Ah..."
"oh……"
These pictures and texts are easy to understand, making it clear what they are trying to express and what they are trying to teach.
Yin Chu Jiu: "..."
Yin Chu Jiu: "!!!"
He'd rather he didn't understand it himself!
Mmm! Ahhh! Ohhh!
What are you mumbling, humming, ahhh, ohhh, ohhh?
He had a few words he didn't know if he should say: "Damn it! This isn't a medical book, it's clearly a pornographic book that the country is cracking down on for spreading harmful information!"
Finally, he couldn't help but swear.
Having been thoroughly splattered with blood by the book's contents, Yin Chu Jiu immediately closed the book and turned around, her eyes fixed on the young man sitting on the opposite bed, his posture quite seductive and his whole being exuding eroticism. Suddenly, she didn't know how to describe her feelings at this moment.
The boy not only didn't think the book's content was wrong, but he also studied it diligently for a month and then put it into practice.
At this moment, he no longer cared about his heavy mood. His mind was completely filled with those unhealthy and discordant pictures, and all he could think about was that Yue Ling had been reading such books right under his nose these past few days.
But he knew nothing about it.
Not only were they completely unaware of this, they even mistakenly believed that Yue Ling was learning medicine, thinking that Yue Ling was very diligent and eager to learn, and that learning more knowledge would help her protect herself.
And what happened? He wasn't reading medical books, but rather pornography!
The atmosphere in the room became incredibly ambiguous because of a certain book and the behavior of a certain boy, but it was also mixed with grief and indignation because the boy discovered a certain truth. When Zi Zhuo pushed open the door and entered, she felt this strange and complicated atmosphere.
"Hey, Yue Ling, Chu Jiu, the roses have already started blooming, let's go down and join the fun." Zi Zhuo chattered on and on. Yue Ling and Yin Chu Jiu had been staying in their room for the past few days, but they would be leaving Qingfeng City after today, so the two of them had to go down and join the fun. "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, you two hurry up and pack your things, come down with me..."
As Zi Zhuo spoke, she sensed the awkward atmosphere. Yue Ling was on the bed in a very strange position, while Yin Chu Jiu was standing on the floor, her expression towards Yue Ling very complicated, holding a book in her hand...
Zi Zhuo: "..."
Upon seeing what book Yin Chu Jiu was holding, he paused for a moment, then quickly regained his composure, pretending not to know anything as he turned and left.
"Since you two are unwilling to go down, then I will go down alone with Black Cat. You two can decide what to do yourselves."
But now that he's already here and has been discovered, how could we let him go so easily?
Before Zi Zhuo had taken two steps, he heard Yin Chu Jiu's sinister voice from behind, "Stop."
The voice was calm, yet it carried a storm within its calmness, and within that storm lay other emotions, making it extremely complex and difficult to discern in this strange atmosphere.
Yin Chu Jiu had no idea that Zi Zhuo had thought so much in such a short time. He took the book and walked over to Zi Zhuo's outstretched hand, making him turn around to face him. He asked expressionlessly, "This book, did you give it to Yue Ling?"
Zi Zhu chuckled dryly: "No, no way, how would I know Yue Ling's thoughts are so unhealthy, and that he even looks at young girls..."
...I let it slip.
Yin Chu Jiu: "..."
Are you a beast? Yue Ling is only thirteen years old, and you're teaching him such unhealthy knowledge!
.
"Chu Jiu, are you still angry?" Zi Zhuo said with a folding fan, quite dashingly, "Don't be angry. You two are old enough. No elders have taught you these things. As the oldest person here, I'm not teaching you bad things, but giving you proper guidance on physiological knowledge."
As she spoke, Zi Zhuo reached out and plucked a pink flower petal from her shoulder, her peach blossom eyes smiling.
"Besides, it's better for you to know this than to be scrambling around when the time comes, right?"
Yin Chu Jiu: "..."
To everyone's surprise, Zi Zhuo was exposed by him. Apart from feeling guilty at the beginning, he not only did not repent, but also thought it was perfectly normal.
Yin Chu Jiu was so angry he almost fell backward. Then he understood why Zi Zhuo was acting this way. This was a dark fantasy story with a twisted worldview, and the protagonist had distorted values, so naturally his subordinates also had distorted values.
The character Zi Zhuo was originally designed to have skewed values and be a womanizer, and thinking about it this way, it actually feels like Zi Zhuo's actions are just right to fit his character.
Even so, Yin Chu Jiu's emotions were not calmed down for a while. As a man, he certainly knew what those were, but what shocked him was not only the strange books Zi Zhuo gave him, but also Yue Ling openly reading and studying them.
This is the biggest reason why Yin Chu Jiu's emotions could not be calmed down.
Without answering, Yin Chu Jiu plucked the petals that had fallen on her, quickened her pace, leaving Zi Zhuo behind, and went to watch the excitement alone.
Yes, after being hit hard by both Yue Ling and Zi Zhuo, Yin Chu Jiu decided to come down and join the fun, to see the roses in Qingfeng City. Aside from the festival's special nature, Yin Chu Jiu could describe it in one word: lively.
Qingfeng City was truly bustling; the streets were teeming with people, each with a smile on their face. Besides couples, there were also single men and women, as well as business owners.
The arrival of this festival has brought a lively atmosphere to the entire Qingfeng City.
And because this is the annual day for lovers to pledge their love, the streets are filled with spring moon flowers. Spring moon flowers are unique to Qingfeng City, with bright pink color and sweet fragrance, and the whole city is filled with their rich aroma.
As night falls, various lanterns in pink, red, and yellow hang high, their glow adding to the ambiguous atmosphere.
Walking in this environment, one's mood naturally becomes more relaxed. Looking at the smiling couples around you, you can't help but smile back at yourself.
Yin Chu Jiu was just like that. Looking at the smiling people around him, his emotions gradually calmed down. Actually, this matter wasn't a big deal.
Thinking of this, Yin Chu Jiu stopped, and then soon after, another person appeared beside him. That person grabbed his hand, the grip tightening.
"Still angry?" Yue Ling turned his head to look at the boy, who was a few centimeters shorter than him. Because of the height difference, he could clearly see the emotions on the boy's face. He recalled the slight blush on the boy's face in the room earlier, and the subtle satisfaction in his unfathomable eyes. "Hmm?"
Actually, he wasn't really angry, Yin Chu Jiu thought to himself uncomfortably, while at the same time, he was also a little nervous.
He was in the room with Yue Ling just now... Now Yue Ling has come to talk to him, what does she want to say?
"Don't be angry." The boy scratched his palm with his finger, and Yin Chu Jiu's hand immediately felt a tingling sensation. The boy's attitude was completely different from his domineering attitude in the room just now, but the feeling he gave him was not changed at all.
He paused, suppressing his wildly beating heart, before looking at the boy standing beside him.
Yin Chu Jiu's cautious gaze made Yue Ling's eyes darken slightly. After a while, he raised his hand to touch his bright eyes. His eyelashes were a bit long, and they gently brushed against his fingertips as he blinked.
"Alright, I won't force you anymore." Yue Ling pulled the somewhat stiff boy close, closed his eyes, and gently kissed his forehead, saying in a low, husky voice, "What I did at the inn just now wasn't entirely because of that book, but because I wanted to do it that way."
Behind the boy was a row of large red lanterns, their red light casting a beautiful halo around him. From Yin Chu Jiu's angle, she could see the boy's slightly lowered eyes, his jade-like cheeks, and how his cold expression had softened under the red light.
The boy's emotions were not very apparent; he was naturally cold, but at this moment, his eyes were so gentle that they brought tears to one's eyes. "Moon Forest, I await your answer."
Yin Chu Jiu's heart skipped a beat.
It was as if, at this moment, the whole world consisted of only him and the boy, and as if time itself had stood still.
The Spring Festival truly lives up to its reputation as the most lively festival in Qingfeng City. The entire city started preparing the day before yesterday, and the revelry began this afternoon and didn't end until the early hours of the morning.
There are three famous festivals in the spring season: the first is flower viewing, the second is guessing lantern riddles, and the third is releasing lanterns.
It was already past midnight when the lanterns were released. At this time, everyone in Qingfeng City took their lanterns to the riverbank and waited. When the time came, they released their lanterns.
"There are lanterns for couples and lanterns for singles, but no matter what kind they are, they all express everyone's wishes. If you have someone you like but haven't been able to confess to successfully, you write your wish on the lantern and put it down, hoping that you will succeed next year. If you don't have someone you like, you wish that you will meet someone you like next year. If you are a couple, it's even simpler; most of them write things like 'May you be together forever.'"
Zi Zhuo explained from the side.
As he spoke, he took out two lanterns from the side and handed them to Yin Chu Jiu and Yue Ling.
"Neither of you have left the inn these past two days, so you probably don't know about this kind of thing. Here, this was prepared especially for you."
The person you admire...?
Yin Chu Jiu held the lantern, her expression not very cheerful, while Yue Ling looked quite good, with deep eyes, and it was hard to tell what she was thinking.
Tsk, those two.
Zi Zhuo scratched his head with his folding fan in annoyance, and could only say to Yin Chu Jiu, "Lanterns are not only for expressing love, but can also express other wishes, such as hoping that family members are healthy and live in peace forever."
Seeing that Yin Chu Jiu's expression had not returned to normal, as if she was still carrying some emotions in her heart, Zi Zhuo could only sigh.
May you enjoy good health and eternal peace.
Yin Chu Jiu's hand holding the lantern tightened slightly. It wasn't that he didn't want to answer Zi Zhuo, nor that he didn't know Zi Zhuo's good intentions. However, he couldn't give any response, nor could he.
Just then, he heard a pleasant voice in his ear, "If you don't want to let go, then don't."
It's Yue Ling.
Yin Chu Jiu turned her head gently and saw the boy holding a lantern in his hand. His face, even more beautiful than the lantern, was serene. It seemed to be telling him, "I won't force you anymore. I said I'd wait for your answer in the Moon Forest, and I will wait for your answer then."
He gave him enough patience and enough tolerance.
He is intolerant and patient with everyone, but he will always back down and be patient with everyone except him.
Yin Chu Jiu lowered his head, staring at the lantern in his hand for a long time, without making eye contact with Yue Ling again. Then, when the time came to release the lanterns, he didn't write anything on them, and together with the others, he released the lanterns into the river.
There were many lanterns in the river, but before long, his lantern disappeared.
Yue Ling also released a lantern. He released it together with Yin Chu Jiu, and it was the same as Yin Chu Jiu's lantern. Before long, his lantern also disappeared among the many lanterns.
Unlike Yin Chu Jiu and Yue Ling, Zi Zhuo and the Black Cat had a great time.
When they released the lanterns, the two of them wrote countless wishes on them. After a quick glance, Zi Zhuo wrote that her medical skills would become famous throughout the world, while Hei Mao wrote that she wanted someone to cook for her.
The two of them excitedly released the carefully prepared lanterns into the river, their spirits soaring.
After releasing the lanterns, their group finally decided to leave. Of course, the spring season wasn't over yet, and many people had other activities after releasing the lanterns, such as boating on the lake, going on dates, or having meals together—the activities were varied.
But since they were leaving Qingfeng City the next day, everyone went back to the inn to rest.
However, perhaps because their low spirits affected their luck, an arrow was shot towards them on their way back. Yin Chu Jiu, with his head down, didn't notice it, but Yue Ling was the first to notice, pulling him into her arms and turning her around to avoid the arrow.
"come out!"
Yue Lingbing's icy voice rang in his ears, the chill within sending shivers down his spine. Yin Chu Jiu immediately snapped out of his daze, looked at the arrow, and finally understood what was happening; a chill instantly ran down his spine.
If that arrow had struck him, he would have been seriously injured. They couldn't afford to waste any time now; if he were injured, their journey would certainly be delayed.
Yue Ling's dark eyes scanned the surroundings, his arms tightly protecting Yin Chu Jiu in his embrace, ensuring he wouldn't suffer any further harm. Zi Zhuo and the black cat also noticed. Zi Zhuo's smile vanished abruptly, while the black cat jumped aside, pulled out the arrow, and sniffed it, its delicate face displaying a dangerous, bestial expression.
Who was it? Who was shooting arrows at him? Yin Chu Jiu thought with lingering fear.
The four of them traveled this way, rarely interacting with anyone, and had virtually no enemies. Who could have ambushed them? The Gong family couldn't possibly be behind it; they had no way of knowing their route.
Yin Chu Jiu remembered even more clearly that in the novel's plot, Yue Ling didn't encounter any dangerous enemies at all. Even if he did, they were people who considered him a monster, but the current Yue Ling was a handsome man and would definitely not be mistaken for a monster.
Under the four men's dangerous gazes, a man emerged from the rooftop of a house on the side of the street. The man was dressed in a long black robe, carrying a large black bow and a quiver of arrows on his back.
It was him who ambushed them in the shadows.
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Many years later, Yue Ling held the young man in her arms and asked in a low, hoarse voice, "What did you write in the lantern that year?"
"I didn't write anything."
"Why?"
Because I can't write anything, and I'm incapable of writing anything, I dare not hope for anything, nor dare I make any promises.
"So what did you write?"
"Me?" Yue Ling buried her face in the young man's neck, inhaling his unique scent, and said in a hoarse voice, "I didn't write anything either."
"Didn't write it?"
"Um."
He will get what he wants; hoping for something like a lantern is foolish.
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