Hearing Qian Renyue's perfunctory reply, Guang Ling gave a soft huff. "Yue'er, you should count yourself lucky it's me. Nobody else would have such a good temper!"
"Really?" Qian Renyue raised an eyebrow and slipped an arm around Guang Ling's slender waist.
Guang Ling glanced down at her. "Careful you don't fall."
"I won't. With you here, even if I fell, you'd catch me." Qian Renyue leaned against his chest, quietly listening to the heartbeat of the person beside her. "Thump, thump-"
It was steady and unhurried, without speeding up. It seemed he had grown used to her hugging his waist.
Guang Ling could tell she was testing him like this. Unable to help himself, he reached out and pulled her upright, letting her continue leaning against him. "If you really want to listen to my heartbeat, you can listen to your heart's content tonight. This position isn't good. Aren't you afraid you'll twist your back?"
"What would I be afraid of? Of course I'm not." Qian Renyue huffed. "Wherever you are, I'm not afraid. You wouldn't let me strain my back anyway."
"..."
Guang Ling shook his head helplessly, but his gaze was gentle as he looked at Qian Renyue.
After that, the two stayed out for several days. Only when Xin'er sent Qian Renyue a message through the Green Vine did they return to Spirit Hall.
They had barely returned to Spirit Hall when Xin'er and Jiu Lan came to meet them.
"Young Master, you're finally back."
"What's wrong?" Seeing the anxiety on Xin'er's face, Qian Renyue couldn't help asking.
"Young Master, Jiang Mo and I ran into an Evil Soul Master a few days ago!" Xin'er said.
"An Evil Soul Master?" Qian Renyue thought for a moment. She remembered that such people did indeed exist on the