If You Were a Little Kitten, I Would Be the Fish in Your Paws

The morning sunlight spilled over the muddy country path, and an elegant stone house came into Feng Xiu's view.

In the courtyard, a breathtakingly beautiful woman was carefully watering the flowers and grass with a kettle. Though she was simply dressed, it could not conceal her peerless grace.

Her brows resembled kingfisher feathers, her skin white as snow, her waist slender as silk. Her dark hair was piled high, her almond-shaped face and peach-blossom cheeks delicate and lovely. She was like a begonia drunk beneath the sun, or a pear blossom touched by rain.

Feng Xiu was so captivated that he unconsciously stopped walking, standing outside the courtyard and staring blankly at the peerless beauty.

Bai Lingxuan seemed to sense Feng Xiu's gaze. She leaned out and looked outside, only to find an ordinary-looking man standing there foolishly staring at her, and suspicion rose in her heart.

Though the man's face was unfamiliar, he felt incomparably familiar to her.

"Ling Xuan..." Seeing that Bai Lingxuan had noticed him, Feng Xiu called out involuntarily.

Hearing Feng Xiu's familiar voice and seeing his familiar figure, Bai Lingxuan finally recognized him. She covered her mouth in shock, and the kettle in her hand fell to the ground with a thud. Delight flashed across her face as she hurried out of the courtyard and threw herself into Feng Xiu's arms.

"Brother Ling, you've finally come!"

Bai Lingxuan held him tightly, pouring all her longing and love into that embrace.

Feng Xiu wrapped his arms around Bai Lingxuan and gently patted her back. "Ling Xuan, I'm here."

The two embraced tightly for a long while before Bai Lingxuan reluctantly let him go and led him into the courtyard to sit down.

Feng Xiu wiped a hand across his face, restoring his original appearance. Bai Lingxuan merely watched him quietly. Though she was full of questions, she did not ask them.

Feng Xiu and Bai Lingxuan held each other's hands and gazed at one another. The joy of their reunion even brought tears of happiness to Bai Lingxuan's eyes.

Feng Xiu reached out and wiped the tears from Bai Lingxuan's face. Before coming, he had prepared countless things to say, yet at this moment, he could not utter a single word.

They held hands and looked at each other through tearful eyes, choked speechless by their emotions.

After a long time, Feng Xiu finally broke the silence.

"Ling Xuan, have you been well these days?"

Bai Lingxuan smiled. "I've been very well. Whenever I think of the wonderful times we spent together, I feel that all the waiting was worth it."

As she spoke, Bai Lingxuan unconsciously touched her slightly rounded belly.

Feng Xiu looked toward Bai Lingxuan's abdomen. A faint breath of life was growing within her, the fruit of their love.

"Ling Xuan, aren't you curious why I had to disguise myself to come see you?"

Bai Lingxuan gently caressed Feng Xiu's face. "If you don't tell me, I won't ask. As long as you truly love me, that's enough."

Feng Xiu took the hand caressing his face and drew a deep breath, finally gathering his courage.

"Ling Xuan, I needed to disguise myself because I couldn't let others discover my true identity. Otherwise, many people in the Alliance would want me dead."

Bai Lingxuan asked in confusion, "Brother Ling, aren't you a member of the Warrior Temple? Why would that be?"

Feng Xiu sighed. "At this point, I don't want to hide my identity any longer. I came to find you this time because I wanted to reveal it to you. Ling Xuan, I'm sorry. I deceived you back then. My real name isn't Feng Ling, and I'm not a member of the Warrior Temple. My real name is Feng Xiu."

"Feng Xiu?"

Bai Lingxuan found the name familiar. After thinking for a moment, she finally remembered. Her eyes widened as she stared at Feng Xiu in disbelief.

Feng Xiu gently patted Bai Lingxuan's hand. "That's right. I am Feng Xiu, the Demon God Emperor."

Bai Lingxuan felt the world spin around her, her mind going completely blank.

The faint warmth in her hand pulled Bai Lingxuan back to reality. She discovered that Feng Xiu was gazing at her with deep affection.

"After you were seriously injured and fell unconscious, I happened to be inspecting the various clans and passed by that forest, which was how I met you. The first time I saw you, I was drawn to your fragile air and incomparable beauty. Perhaps that was love at first sight."

"As I spent time with you, your kindness and gentleness gradually touched my heart. I fell hopelessly in love with you. Several times, I wanted to reveal my identity, but I never found the courage to say it, because I was terrified of losing you. I even considered giving up my position as the Demon God Emperor and disguising myself as a human so I could stay with you forever."

"I have never regretted falling in love with you. I have lived in this world for nearly seven hundred years, but that year I spent with you was the happiest and most blissful year of my life."

At this point, Feng Xiu tightly gripped Bai Lingxuan's hand and placed it against his chest.

"After we parted, overwhelming longing and guilt gnawed at my heart like venomous insects. I wanted to see you, yet I was afraid to see you. So, caught in that conflict, I came. I came to confess everything to you. Pure love should not be tainted by any deception. Even if you cannot accept me, I still have to tell you the truth. Ling Xuan, I love you!"

Tears streamed down Bai Lingxuan's face as she threw herself into Feng Xiu's arms, pounding hard against his back with her delicate hands as she burst into loud sobs.

Feng Xiu gently patted Bai Lingxuan's back. He knew it would be difficult for her to accept the truth all at once, and that she needed to vent her emotions properly.

After a long while, Bai Lingxuan finally stopped crying. Lying in Feng Xiu's warm embrace, she looked up at her beloved with a complicated expression, but the deep love in her eyes remained unchanged.

"Feng Ling, Feng Xiu... Though you deceived me, whether you are Feng Ling or Feng Xiu, I still love you. I have loved, and I do not regret it!"

Feng Xiu gently wiped away the tears on Bai Lingxuan's face and said softly, "How did I never realize before that you were such a crybaby little kitten?"

Bai Lingxuan shot Feng Xiu a reproachful glance and said in a sweet voice, "My Demon God Emperor, do you regret it now that your wife is such a crybaby little kitten?"

Feng Xiu reached out and lightly tapped Bai Lingxuan's delicate nose. Teasingly, he said, "It's too late for regrets now. If you're a little kitten, then I'm the fish in your paws. You had me wrapped around your little finger long ago."

Bai Lingxuan lowered her head shyly, her lovely eyes glimmering with soft affection. The sight made Feng Xiu's heart sway. He slowly leaned closer and gently kissed her forehead.

Bai Lingxuan's face turned even redder. As though afraid Feng Xiu would see how overwhelmed by shyness she was, she curled completely into his embrace and did not dare look at him.

The two sat quietly in the courtyard. All the troubles of the mortal world seemed swept away, and they immersed themselves completely in the time of their reunion, wishing that time would stop forever at that moment.

By evening, Feng Xiu had Bai Lingxuan wait in the house while he went into the kitchen and got busy.

Before long, Bai Lingxuan was enjoying the loving dinner Feng Xiu had prepared. The sweetness of love made the meal taste even better, and the two ate with exceptional happiness and contentment.