Yi Feng cradled the face of the girl in his arms. Her once-fair cheeks were flushed crimson, sweat rolling ceaselessly down her face.
Looking lower, he saw that several tears had been ripped into her snowy-white gown, exposing her tender, scratched skin.
Yi Feng said heartbrokenly:
"Shan'er, you've really suffered!"
He and Zhai Xishan had met by chance, and before long, feelings had blossomed between them. They wanted to stay together forever.
But their statuses were worlds apart, and Zhai Xishan's Lineage had fiercely opposed their relationship.
Left with no other choice, they had secretly arranged to meet in the woods today, then elope together.
Seeing how much Zhai Xishan had suffered just to meet him, Yi Feng was both moved and pained.
Zhai Xishan shook her head, her eyes brimming with tender affection and a smile.
"It wasn't hard! As long as I could come here to see you at the appointed time, I don't care about anything else!"
"Mm!" Yi Feng nodded and said gently, "From now on, we'll be together forever! I'll take you somewhere no one can find us. One couple for a lifetime, growing old together with white hair!"
Zhai Xishan's gaze trembled violently, and the smile on her lips deepened. Her happiness was so sweet it seemed ready to melt into syrup and flow down.
"Mm! From now on, we'll be together forever!"
"We'll go somewhere with only the two of us, live in a house we build with our own hands, farm land we clear with our own hands, and raise our children together, letting them grow up happily..."
Seeing Zhai Xishan envision their future life so eagerly, Yi Feng took a deep breath and warily glanced around.
"Shan'er, to avoid more trouble the longer we wait, we should leave as soon as