1: An Accident Occurs

Soft murmurs kept spilling from Yun Yun's lips.

Seeing Yun Yun like this now, along with Grey Snake, Xiao Tian was already certain it was an inferior magical beast: the Nether Bat Charming Snake.

Back in Mountain Cave, Xiao Tian held Yun Yun, who was clinging to him like an octopus, and directly found a small knife, roasting it briefly over the fire.

With difficulty, he pulled Yun Yun off him, held her down, made a tiny cut at the wound on her left foot, then used his mouth to suck out the venom, spit it away, and repeated the process over and over.

Just as Xiao Tian sucked out the last bit of venom, something changed. Yun Yun broke free from him and threw herself straight at Xiao Tian. Her eyes were burning hot, her face flushed, and her creamy skin was dotted with scarlet.

Xiao Tian's mouth was suddenly covered by a pair of red lips, causing him to swallow the venom himself.

"Damn it!"

Xiao Tian froze at once and hurriedly tried to stop Yun Yun. Yun Yun was like a hungry wild wolf that had set its sights on delicious luncheon meat, and that delicious luncheon meat was naturally Xiao Tian.

Suddenly, the venom Xiao Tian had swallowed began to be absorbed by his body. In an instant, some mysterious sensation rose from the depths of his soul and rushed into his mind. Xiao Tian's hands instinctively wrapped around Yun Yun, and the two people whose minds had been overtaken by the poison gradually embraced and began kissing.

A rustling sound rang out, and then Xiao Tian was directly pushed down onto the ground.

Nothing more was said that night...

The next morning.

Xiao Tian, who woke first, slowly sat up and stared at the woman lying beside him. He gently shook his head, and memories of last night surged up like a tide, carrying an unreal feeling, as though it had all been a fleeting dream.

The instant Yun Yun, sensing movement beside her, opened her eyes, she subconsciously struck Xiao Tian with her palm.

Caught completely off guard, Xiao Tian was knocked off the stone platform by Yun Yun's palm and cut a sorry figure as he rolled several times across the ground.

Looking at Yun Yun, whose face was full of shame and anger, Xiao Tian awkwardly said, "You're awake?"

The awakened Yun Yun abruptly sat up. Looking at the mess around her, she grabbed her clothes to cover herself. As she recalled yesterday's memories, she realized she had actually given herself away for nothing.

Gazing at the handsome, spirited young man before her, Yun Yun lightly bit her pearly teeth, and a trace of indescribable complexity flashed through her clear, watery eyes.

Although she had been poisoned by snake venom yesterday, she still had her memories. She remembered the process perfectly clearly and also knew that Xiao Tian had been trying to save her all along. But because she had interrupted him and caused him to swallow the venom by mistake, if one really counted it up, she was the one in the wrong.

Yun Yun moved to sit up, but suddenly the corners of her mouth twitched slightly, and she let out a faint hiss of pain.

Seeing Yun Yun like this, Xiao Tian slowly approached the stone platform and sat down at its edge. Looking at Yun Yun before him, he could not help but call softly, "Yun Zhi."

"Turn around," Yun Yun said in a shy, annoyed tone, with a hint of coldness.

Xiao Tian said nothing. Awkwardly, he stood and turned around, his back facing Yun Yun.

Only rustling sounds came from behind him. After quite a while, Yun Yun's calm and cold voice came over. "Jiang Feng, what happened yesterday was only an accident. Let's just pretend it never happened."

"What do you mean by that?" Xiao Tian frowned and turned around.

"I mean exactly what I said. Let's treat what happened this time as if it never happened. That would be best for both of us," Yun Yun said, pretending to be cold and emotionless.

"Sorry, I can't do that. Besides, do you really think you can pretend it never happened too?" Xiao Tian said coldly as he looked at Yun Yun like this.

Xiao Tian had liked Yun Yun to begin with, while Yun Yun, after experiencing Xiao Tian's rescue, being seen completely by him, and being deeply drawn in by his appearance, cultivation talent, and gentle care for her, had long since had his shadow in her heart. She simply refused to admit it.

Yun Yun also could not help asking herself: could she really forget? Could she really pretend it had never happened?

Seeing Yun Yun's expression constantly changing, Xiao Tian sighed, took a few steps closer, and hugged Yun Yun from behind.

"What are you doing?" Yun Yun was pulled into Xiao Tian's arms and struggled nonstop.

"Don't move. I know you might be unable to accept this fact for a while, and you may even have many concerns, but none of that matters. Since it has already happened, I will take responsibility too," Xiao Tian said gently as he held Yun Yun.

Hearing Xiao Tian's words, Yun Yun's body stiffened. Seeing this, Xiao Tian took the opportunity to hold Yun Yun, and the two embraced tightly. Xiao Tian gently stroked Yun Yun's Three Thousand Green Silks. "You like me, and I like you too. No matter what you're worried about—whether it's the age gap of more than ten years between us, or whether you're worried about whether we truly like each other right now—time will prove everything. One day, I'll make you accept me willingly."

Xiao Tian let go of Yun Yun. He still understood that too much was as bad as too little. He had said everything that needed to be said, and Yun Yun's temperament was the sort that buried everything deep in her heart and never spoke it aloud. He could only take it slowly, step by step. Right now, he had to let her quietly think things through on her own.

Looking at Xiao Tian crouching beside the fire and skewering fish, Yun Yun's eyes were filled with complexity and melancholy.

Just like that, in the silent and quiet atmosphere, Xiao Tian sat absentmindedly on a stone, roasting fish. He turned his head and met a pair of beautiful eyes, then the two of them pretended nothing had happened and looked away.

After this atmosphere continued for about twenty minutes, Xiao Tian turned the fish in his hand, picked up one of them, and handed it to Yun Yun. "Eat something first. You haven't eaten in so long, so you must be hungry."

"I'm not..." Yun Yun was just about to refuse, but when she saw the young man's gentle, warm smile, her heart could not help softening. In the end, it was because she had insisted on going to bathe that the series of events afterward had happened. And the young man had also because of her... Yun Yun sighed softly and reached out to take the grilled fish.

"Be careful. It was just cooked, so it might be hot!" Xiao Tian's voice rang out from the side.

"Mm." Hearing Xiao Tian's words, Yun Yun replied and gently took a bite of the grilled fish. Whether because of the young man's caring words or the delicious taste of the grilled fish, Yun Yun's melancholy mood eased slightly. "My Seal can be undone tomorrow."

"Then congratulations." Xiao Tian's motion of eating fish paused. Then he lowered his head and continued eating the fish, saying in a low voice, "I really wish I could Seal you again."

"What did you say?" Yun Yun saw Xiao Tian saying something, but she had not heard clearly.

"Nothing. I was saying, after the Seal is undone, are you still going to look for the Amethyst Winged Lion King?"

"Mm. The Amethyst Spirit Crystal is very important to me. I came thousands of miles for it this time, so it's impossible for me to return empty-handed. But this time, I want you to help me with something," Yun Yun said, putting down the grilled fish in her hand.

"Fine. I promise," Xiao Tian said decisively.

Seeing Xiao Tian agree directly without even asking what the favor was, a trace of astonishment could not help flashing across her small face. "I haven't even said what I want you to help me with yet. Aren't you afraid I'll ask you to lure away the Amethyst Winged Lion King?"

"I'm not afraid, because I know you're not that kind of person."