He looked up and saw that it was Bi Ji.
Under the moonlight, Bi Ji wore a simple, elegant pale green gown. Her emerald hair draped softly over her shoulders, and her gentle, exquisite features carried a calm, tender air, like a forest elf stepping out beneath the moon.
"Senior Bi Ji, why are you still up so late?" Jiang Bai asked, somewhat surprised.
Bi Ji walked over to the campfire. Her voice was gentle and soothing to the ear.
"At my level of cultivation, sleeping or not sleeping is more a matter of habit or choice. You've been meditating outside all this time, and I was a little... worried, so I came out to check on you. I didn't expect..."
Her gaze fell upon the fragrant, charred fish, and the corners of her lips curved faintly. "You're certainly in the mood, eating alone out here."
She sat on a relatively flat rock beside Jiang Bai, her movements graceful and natural.
A faint, delicate fragrance drifted into Jiang Bai's nose as she approached.
Jiang Bai lowered his head a little awkwardly, focusing on the grilled fish in his hands. As he turned it over, he replied, "I've been cultivating for too long, so I got a little hungry and made something to eat. Would Senior Bi Ji like some?"
As he spoke, he picked up a skewer of fish that looked perfectly cooked and offered it to her.
Bi Ji naturally reached out and accepted it.
Her fingers were slender and fair, as though carved from the finest mutton-fat jade. As she took the fish, her fingertips accidentally brushed against the back of Jiang Bai's hand.
Holding the fish, she withdrew her hand, gently blew on it to cool it, and took a small bite. Her eyes brightened slightly. "It