Heaven and Man as One (Part Two)

"When we first arrived at Demon Extermination Pass, you made a little home for us. Back then, I promised you that I would give you a warm home someday. Even though Father and Mother have arranged our marriage today, I've never formally proposed to you. I won't let you suffer even the slightest grievance. I want to make you the happiest person in the world."

As he spoke, a faint blush rose to Long Haochen's handsome face, and his gaze grew hazy. He gently touched her long eyelashes with his lips.

"Silly. The moment I put the Forget-me-not Ring on your hand, I had already given myself to you. As long as I can be with you, what grievance could there be? The road ahead against the Devil Race stretches on without end. I don't want to wait any longer. I'm afraid that when I grow old, I won't be able to give you my most beautiful years."

Cai'er spoke very softly, practically pressed against Long Haochen's ear. Her gentle, tender voice, carrying a faint fragrance like orchids and musk, kept washing over Long Haochen's heart.

One of Long Haochen's hands encircled Cai'er's waist, while the other gathered up her smooth, flowing hair, revealing her fair, flawless, exquisitely delicate face before him.

Their eyes met, and their hearts seemed to sink into the reflections within each other's pupils. Lowering his head, Long Haochen gently touched Cai'er's slightly cool lips.

They were soft with a faint slickness, trembling ever so slightly. Yet that simple touch made Long Haochen utterly unable to pull himself away in the next instant.

They had been together for more than ten years, facing life and death side by side, experiencing who knew how many things beyond ordinary imagination. Especially after Long Haochen had died in the