His voice was strong and resonant, every note perfectly pitched, yet Sumeru Heaven kept frowning as she listened. "Shut up. You sound like a rook. My head's about to explode."
Hu Xiaotian sighed. "You really have no sense of romance."
"And you do?" Sumeru Heaven retorted. "You've ruined this beautiful night, the gentle breeze, and the bright moon."
Hu Xiaotian smiled. "When you love someone, you have to embrace everything about him. Even his faults become virtues. Besides, my singing isn't bad to begin with."
Sumeru Heaven shot back, "A horse never knows how long its own face is!"
Hu Xiaotian grinned. "You know better than anyone whether it's long or short."
Sumeru Heaven's pretty face heated. She bit her cherry-red lip and snapped, "You're even more shameless than before."
Hu Xiaotian braced his hands behind him and gazed at the bright moon overhead. "A gentle breeze, a bright moon, a beautiful night, a beauty by my side, and a boat on East Lake. When a man's life reaches heights like mine, even the emperor himself can't compare."
Sumeru Heaven sat beside him, her sweet fragrance stirring his heart. Then, without warning, she seized his wrist and pressed her fingers against his pulse.
Entirely unperturbed, Hu Xiaotian closed his eyes. "You're always so forward!"
"It seems your internal power has improved quite a bit lately," Sumeru Heaven said coldly.
"I don't know why either," Hu Xiaotian said. "My internal power has been advancing by leaps and bounds lately. I'm almost an expert now."
"It might be because you're practicing the Formless Divine Skill," Sumeru Heaven said, privately reflecting that the technique was formidable indeed.
Catching her off guard, Hu Xiaotian turned his wrist and captured her slender hand in his palm, gently stroking it with unmistakable intent to tease.
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