Chapter 77 Pure love for you is only mine, okay?
The little dumpling struggled to climb up, perched on Lu Xiaofeng's head, and said in a clear voice, "Daddy, fly again."
Lu Xiaofeng was covered in sweat; where was his composure now?
Lu Xiaofeng's Double-Flying Colorful Wings lightness skill was used here! If it were in the past, he would definitely have fled without looking back.
Unfortunately, the little white dumpling on his head is a real little tyrant; even if you treat him like a mule, he'd be willing to do it!
All he had to do was give that little bundle of joy a sweet smile, and look into those crescent-shaped fox eyes. What could he possibly do?
For the first time, Lu Xiaofeng realized that a kind of helplessness could be as sweet as honey. This thick honey turned into paste and flowed in, instantly sealing the tiny cracks in his heart completely.
No matter the downpour or the gale, it will be hard to get wet or blown away.
Beads of sweat glistened on his forehead, and a corner of his heart became completely transparent as well.
He turned to look at Yan Jin, his eyes shining brightly in the light, and said, "This is the future."
The door he chose led to the future!
The thought that they would have a happy and fulfilling future almost made him jump for joy.
Yan Jin stared at him intently and said softly, "I've found the door."
Lu Xiaofeng was taken aback, and subconsciously tightened his grip on Xiaoli's hand. This future was too wonderful; he was even reluctant to leave.
Yan Jin suddenly looked at the little girl and said, word by word, "Copper Snake."
These two words were like a forbidden spell; as soon as they were uttered, the flower-filled courtyard in front of them suddenly shattered like ice, turning into pieces that fell straight down.
Lu Xiaofeng stood there, stunned. His shoulders and neck felt completely empty, all the warmth of his body gone.
He slowly lowered his head and looked down at his feet. The emerald green lake was pure and transparent, with a gentle flow of water. The lake was as smooth as a mirror, and walking on it felt like walking on flat ground.
However clear and beautiful the lake was, Lu Xiaofeng had no time to appreciate it. He felt empty inside, his mind preoccupied only with the little dumpling, and he couldn't help but stammer, "What exactly happened?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the mirror surface rippled, and Xiao Li's sweet smile was instantly reflected in the lake.
Yan Jin pulled him aside, frowning as she said, "Don't think about it, don't look at it. This is just a mirage of the Bronze Serpent."
It's all just a dream, like a mirage.
Lu Xiaofeng's eyes dimmed, a deep sense of loss welling up inside him. "You noticed it so early on?"
Yan Jin's eyes flickered, and she lowered her gaze, saying slowly, "Fox demons are skilled in eye techniques and can see through illusions."
Lu Xiaofeng stared at the phantom image at the bottom of the lake, his heart sinking. He withdrew his defeated gaze and said in a hoarse voice, "You looked at him so gently, I thought..."
I thought you were just as fascinated by this bright future as I was.
Yan Jin shook his head, his voice barely audible, "I wasn't looking at him."
I am looking at you, through that small body, to see you as a child.
Lu Xiaofeng was speechless for a moment, because he suddenly realized how much he longed for the birth of a little life. No longer was he afraid, confused, or hesitant; instead, he simply looked forward to its arrival like a gift.
Watching little Jinjin grow up, it's impossible not to feel incredibly soft-hearted.
Yan Jin took a deep breath and said, "Let's go out first."
When your mind is overwhelmed with too many thoughts, you don't know how to organize them.
The bronze snake lured them to the door to trap them in an illusion. Now that they have seen through the illusion, they should get out as soon as possible.
Seeing that Lu Xiaofeng was still staring at the flower in the mirror, unable to come to his senses, Yan Jin had no choice but to lead him outside. If one's mind is bewitched by the Sumeru Illusion, one will never be able to escape.
As they hurried along, something gently fell into the lake with a 'plop'.
The water splashed so lightly that it was almost inaudible.
Lu Xiaofeng suddenly stopped, watching as the round, white pearl fell into the lake. He hurriedly squatted down and reached out to scoop it up without even rolling up his sleeves.
The lake felt like ice underfoot, but when he reached in, it turned into water. He didn't dwell on his surprise; he just frowned and searched for the pearl underwater.
Yan Jin thought he had lost something important and asked repeatedly, "What happened? What did you lose?"
During the repeated searches, his sleeves were already soaked, pressing heavily against his arms. Lu Xiaofeng said urgently, "It's a pearl."
pearl?
Just as Yan Jin was about to ask further questions, the lake surface rippled, and the clear lake bottom was suddenly filled with pearls.
Those pearls were full and round, shimmering with a subtle, iridescent light; they were shark pearls.
Yan Jin was momentarily stunned, but after a few breaths, she remembered that on the day they first met, she had given him a mermaid pearl as money to buy wine.
Finding a pearl that has fallen to the bottom of a lake is already difficult, but with the lake full of illusions, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Lu Xiaofeng repeatedly reached into the lake, but found nothing.
Yan Jin looked at his fingertips, which had turned white from being soaked in water, and said softly, "It's just a mermaid pearl. I have more than three thousand of those kinds of mermaid pearls."
She thought that Lu Xiaofeng would get up and leave decisively after hearing this. Unexpectedly, he lowered his head, letting his long eyelashes cover his eyes, and whispered, "It's different."
"This one is different. Even if you have 30,000 identical mermaid pearls, I only want this one."
There are countless pearls in the world, but Lu Xiaofeng only likes this one.
Ripples spread across the lake's surface, and the mountains of pearls piled up at the bottom of the lake suddenly transformed into countless rosy faces.
A charming smile, furrowed brows and downcast eyes, a mischievous smile covering her mouth, a delicate and languid expression... layer upon layer of color spread out, dyeing the entire sheet of Xuan paper, as large as heaven and earth, into the color of rouge.
Yan Jin knew, of course, that a mirage could only reflect the heart's desires. She gazed at her reflection in the lake, but what she saw was not fox-like eyes, but a naked and honest heart.
He laid himself bare before her, without any pretense, and said to her, "Whether it's three thousand or thirty thousand, I only love you."
A subtle shiver crept up her soul and into her heart. Helplessly, she looked at Lu Xiaofeng and stammered, "You..."
She found herself unable to utter a single word, as if she had become mute.
With a sudden splash of water, Lu Xiaofeng finally stood up, picked up the mermaid pearl he had been searching for for who knows how long, took a deep breath and said, "I have never given such pure love to anyone else."
The pearl's shimmering white light reflected in the corner of his eye, as clear as snow.
He slowly walked towards Yan Jin, gazed at her for a long time, and finally bent down to kiss her thin eyelids.
This kiss contained no passion, only a slight tingling sensation as the eyelashes brushed against the lips.
Lu Xiaofeng touched her lips for a moment, then said deeply, "Only you."
Yan Jin trembled her long eyelashes, opened her eyes to look at him, a tear welling up at the corner of her eye, blurring her vision with red.
Lu Xiaofeng's chest heaved violently for a moment, a surge of emotion almost overwhelming him. He suddenly leaned down and hugged her, his voice hoarse as he said, "You're only mine, okay?"
The torrential rain made Yan Jin unable to open his eyes, and his heart, soaked in the rain, felt limp and weak.
She gasped for breath, her voice hoarse as she said, "Little Phoenix..."
Feeling the hands around his waist tighten even more, Yan Jin suddenly laughed, wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him, surrendering, "Feng and I are both yours."
Lu Xiaofeng kissed the cherry blossom petal forcefully, the glistening moisture seeping into the skin.
He knew that the smoky pink mist had finally drifted over.
The lake water rippled again, half a pot of peach blossom wine was spilled on the Xuan paper, and the whole world was left with only sweet dimples and curved eyebrows.
As the kiss faded, Lu Xiaofeng was so overjoyed he couldn't speak. He scooped her up in his arms, pressed his face against her collarbone, and bounced around, exclaiming, "My Jinjin!"
Yan Jin planted a kiss on his lips, pecking at him and saying, "It's all yours. Little Phoenix, can we go out now?"
Yan Jin winked at him, and Lu Xiaofeng's lips immediately curled up. He picked her up and flew out, saying, "Get out now, immediately, right away."
Passing through the luminous mist at the end, one's foot sank into the golden carpet. Before one's eyes was no longer an empty, old, plain house, but a magnificent hall. White nanmu screens were placed in each of the four corners of the hall, and on the huanghuali wood table in front of one's eyes were two cups of fragrant tea, a set of writing implements, and a wooden box.
Lu Xiaofeng gently put down the cigarette, raised an eyebrow and picked up the letter, on which was written neatly: "Write your long-cherished wish on the paper and put it in the box."
He had barely picked up the brush when Yan Jin snatched it away.
Yan Jin glared at him playfully and said in a coquettish tone, "Besides me, who else can you ask to fulfill your long-cherished wish!"
As soon as she finished speaking those sweet words, she threw the pen away heavily, and it hit the screen on the north side.
With a loud crash, someone clutched their forehead and cried out in pain.
It hissed, glared resentfully at the fox spirit, and grumbled, "I knew I hated fox spirits! Of all things to learn, why did you have to learn eye magic!"
It didn't look like a boy over twelve or thirteen years old; it had short hair braided with copper coins, which jingled when it shook its head.
The fox spirit leaned lazily on Lu Xiaofeng's shoulder and said leisurely, "No wonder you have such sharp and mean eyes."
Its eyes widened into triangles, "You!"
Yan Jin glanced at the long, thin snake tongue in its mouth and said coldly, "If you dare to use illusion magic to deceive him again, I'll skin you alive!"
With a thud, the bronze snake suddenly covered its mouth, shaking its head in fright.
Lu Xiaofeng tried his best to hide the corners of his mouth that were almost pointing to the sky, and asked in a serious tone, "Jinjin, what kind of monster is this?"
Yan Jin touched the stubble on the corner of his mouth and said in a sickly voice, "This is a bronze snake. Because it likes to gather and devour gold and silver, and because it is very accurate in divination, it is often worshipped by people."
Lu Xiaofeng grasped her slender, soft hand, frowned, and said, "It cannot cause pregnancy. What exactly is the story behind the woman who supposedly conceived a child?"
Yan Jin glared at it, and before it could say anything, it readily revealed its secrets: "I just did a divination for that woman. She is destined to be childless, and if she wants to conceive, she will have to resort to some crooked methods."
Lu Xiaofeng seemed to be thinking, "So the crooked path refers to the Three Yin Temple?"
The bronze snake nodded and honestly said, "That was also her destiny. In her previous life, the Nightmare Demon was jealous of others and killed countless people. Those it harmed turned into a hundred-eyed creature that haunted it. Every night, the Nightmare Demon bowed to people. For every thousand people it bowed to, one of its eyes would be able to enter their stomachs."
After thinking for a moment, it clarified, "I don't take any crooked paths! I just want to make some money."
Yan Jin, with a half-smile, revealed the truth: "It follows the path of illusion."
Speaking of illusions, Lu Xiaofeng suddenly remembered something, held his breath, and pursed his lips, saying, "Could Little Fox be him in disguise...?"
Facing his increasingly stiff gaze, Yan Jin nodded with her eyes crinkling.
Sensing a hint of murderous intent creeping into Lu Xiaofeng's gaze, the Copper Serpent promptly knelt down.
Anyway, it doesn't damage the gold or silver.
With a soft "plop," he said in a weak voice, "I'll never dare to do it again. Although it was just a mirage, it was the future I divined! I absolutely didn't fabricate anything!"
Upon hearing this, the air froze for a moment, and both of them couldn't help but lower their heads to look at her still flat stomach.
Could a tiny little dumpling really crawl out from there?
The surprise was so overwhelming that Lu Xiaofeng almost jumped onto the roof, blurting out, "Is it true?"
The bronze snake nodded frantically, almost as if it were about to swear an oath by extending three fingers.
Yan Jin covered her lower abdomen, and thinking of the little one's sunken dimples, her heart sank.
Her eyes welled up with tears, and she murmured, "Little Fox..."
Lu Xiaofeng stepped forward and grabbed the little demon's shoulder, shaking it violently, "Is Jinjin alright? Is she hurt?"
The bronze snake was so dizzy from being shaken that it quickly raised its hand to stop, saying, "No, no, there's nothing there."
Lu Xiaofeng breathed a sigh of relief and slapped the bronze snake hard on the shoulder, almost crushing it.
The bronze snake said with a bitter face, "If you have nothing else to do, please take care. I won't see you off."
This is truly an undeserved disaster.
"Wait, let me do another divination."
"There's one more thing."
The two said in unison.
Lu Xiaofeng met Yan Jin's gaze, smiled knowingly, and asked at the same time, "Why does my son call Sikong Zhaixing 'godfather'?"
Why did I get pregnant?
Two voices intertwined, and the bronze snake closed its eyes and said, "These are two divinations. My divination fee is at least ten thousand taels of silver. Do you have the money?"
Lu Xiaofeng squinted at Yan Jin, touched his stubble, and said guiltily, "Of course I have money."
Upon hearing this, the bronze snake instantly perked up. He abruptly found a chair, sat down, and began muttering and calculating with his fingers.
Lu Xiaofeng helped Yan Jin sit down, while he stood nervously to the side as punishment.
About half an incense stick later, the bronze snake suddenly opened its eyes and hissed incessantly.
Lu Xiaofeng rushed forward again, grabbed his arm, and asked anxiously, "How is it? Is there any result?"
The bronze snake nudged him, but couldn't budge him. After a long while, it hesitated and said, "The Zhen and Xun trigrams resonate with each other and seek each other out."
Lu Xiaofeng was bewildered, and humbly asked, "What do you mean?"
The bronze snake said with a subtle expression, "Zhen represents thunder, and Xun represents wind. When wind and thunder collide, the two resonate with each other."
Lu Xiaofeng was extremely anxious, but the little demon was still keeping him in suspense. He quickly said, "Explain it clearly!"
The bronze snake clicked its tongue impatiently and said gloatingly, "The divination says that it was this Sikong Zhaixing who got her pregnant."
"What??"
The sound was so sharp and piercing that it almost blew the roof off.
Yan Jin's eyes widened in disbelief: "How is this possible!"
Lu Xiaofeng held the little monster in his hand and said through gritted teeth, "If you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll turn you into snake soup."
The bronze snake thrashed wildly in his hand. He shook his head and said, "That's what the divination says. How would I know? It wasn't me who told her to get pregnant. Go ask him yourself!"
He struggled to pull his collar back, his eyes darting around furtively as he muttered, "No wonder he can be a godfather."
Fearing the fire would burn him, before he could finish speaking, the bronze snake vanished in a wisp of smoke.
Only the stunned Yan Jin and the glaring Lu Xiaofeng remained in the room.
Lu Xiaofeng was so angry he was practically fuming, and only one sentence echoed in his mind—
Sikong Zhaixing, what on earth have you done?!
How can I vent my anger if I don't chop him into two hundred pieces!
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