Dawn's first light cut through the night. The rising sun climbed into the sky, and golden morning radiance shone down over Heaven Dou City.
Sensing the sky outside gradually brightening, Ling Yi moved the jade arm draped over him, slowly sat up, and lifted the quilt, preparing to get out of bed.
Tang Yuehua beside him felt the movement and opened her eyes in a daze. Through sleepy eyes, she saw a figure sitting up, and instinctively wrapped her arms around him, murmuring, "Don't go~"
Because neither of them was dressed yet, Ling Yi clearly felt two soft, snowy mounds pressing against his back. One hand held the jade hand clasped in front of him, while the other reached back to stroke the beautiful head resting against his shoulder as well. He said warmly, "Relax. I have nothing to do these next few days, so I'll be staying here~"
As he spoke, Ling Yi turned around and pressed her back down. Amid the beauty's happy, bashful expression, he bent down and gently kissed her smooth, lustrous forehead.
Looking at Ling Yi so close before her, Tang Yuehua obediently nodded and slowly closed her eyes. Already utterly exhausted, she fell into a deep sleep after only a few breaths.
Raising a hand to smooth her disheveled hair, Ling Yi stood beside the bed and tapped several times with bent fingers. A faint blue-gold curtain of light appeared, then vanished.
He casually draped a moon-white robe over himself and pushed open the window. A cool, damp breath of air rushed into his face.
Last night, the weather had changed abruptly. A sparse rain and fierce wind had lasted until the latter half of the night before gradually subsiding. Now, golden light mingled with the thin mist after the rain, coating the entire