In the east of the Star Dou Great Forest, a soft, fish-belly white gradually appeared on the horizon.
After an unknown amount of time had passed, warm rays of sunlight filtered through gaps in the leaves, mottled light and shadows dancing across the grass like sprites.
Amid the interwoven light and shadows, two figures were nestled against each other.
When Cheng Xiao slowly opened his eyes, he clearly felt two warm, jade-like arms tightly wrapped around his neck. His chest also seemed to be pressed against something, but that was not important. What mattered was that it was very soft.
His mind instantly cleared, and his eyes flew open. Cheng Xiao hurriedly lowered his head, only to see an exquisite, breathtakingly beautiful face, like a work of art meticulously sculpted by the heavens.
For some reason, the two of them had unknowingly embraced each other and fallen soundly asleep. Their current posture was especially intimate: her arms were around his waist, while his arms held her waist. Fortunately, she was not in Xue Qinghe's appearance. Otherwise, people would surely have assumed they were good brothers with some secret kind of relationship.
Qian Renxue's eyelashes were slender and curled, like a row of delicate feathers, trembling gently at the moment. Her face appeared even softer beneath the morning sunlight, her skin as white as jade with a faint blush showing through.
Her gentle breathing drifted out slowly, as though she were sleeping very soundly.
"She doesn't seem to be awake yet." Cheng Xiao watched her quietly for a while. Seeing no sign of Qian Renxue waking, he could not help muttering inwardly.
However, just as Cheng Xiao was wondering whether he should wake Qian Renxue, his stomach suddenly sank inward, followed by a rumbling growl.
As though she had heard his