How long had it been?
Since she had last enjoyed such deep sleep.
All her weariness had vanished without a trace. Her spirits had never been better, and she felt as if she could sit in front of a computer and play games until she forgot to eat lunch.
When the morning sunlight spilled down, her eyes slowly opened amid the splendor. The scent of flowers was intoxicating, and as someone who had always loved sleeping in, she naturally did not want to wake so soon.
The firewood was still burning. The coolness of Medicine Peak at dawn was held back by the warmth of the flames surrounding Big Stone.
She eventually climbed to her feet and discovered the figure leaning against the stone beneath Big Stone.
He had clearly tended the fire all night.
He really did not need to do everything himself, did he? Long Xiruo thought... This fellow always likes doing things that earn him no thanks despite all the effort. He even seems to enjoy it.
His appearance.
She turned over and lay among the flowers on the stone, propping her chin up with both hands. Then she cautiously poked her head out and looked at his sleeping face below.
Suddenly, she reached a hand down, but could not reach him. After thinking it over, she gave up and simply stayed quietly with him until the firewood gradually burned out.
These were the branches and leaves of an ancient pine species found only in Xuanyuan Palace. When lit, they gave off a special fragrance that could no longer be found outside.
She suddenly felt that she had fallen a little in love with this scent.
Then she suddenly began letting her thoughts run wild again.
*I must have been crazy yesterday... To actually do something like