Zhang Lexuan's promise

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Chapter 34: Zhang Lexuan's promise

Nourished by three consecutive Thousand-Year Soul Rings, and never having lacked proper nutrition during his years on Sea God Island, Ye Xixuan now had a build no different from that of an ordinary twelve- or thirteen-year-old boy. He was only a little less than half a head shorter than Zhang Lexuan.

Ye Xixuan could feel just how weak Zhang Lexuan's body was. She had no strength at all, and even the Soul Power circulating through her meridians was in disarray.

The backlash she had suffered while forcibly absorbing the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blood Moon Wolf Emperor's Soul Ring and Soul Bone had clearly damaged her meridians. No wonder Mu En had said she would need at least two years of quiet recuperation without using her Martial Soul.

He could not imagine how she had managed to walk to the Sea God Pavilion alone just now.

Carrying Zhang Lexuan in his arms as he made his way across Sea God Island, Ye Xixuan felt no strain whatsoever. With his physical strength, her weight was hardly worth mentioning.

Neither of them spoke again on the way from Sea God Island to the female inner court students' dormitories on its eastern side.

Zhang Lexuan was immersed in her memories, while Ye Xixuan had simply realized, rather belatedly, that he seemed to have done something quite extraordinary to his eldest senior sister.

The female inner court students' dormitories were built along the small hill where the Training Arena stood. Scattered here and there, they offered ample privacy and all faced Sea God Lake.

Zhang Lexuan lived in a two-story wooden house. Ye Xixuan had visited many times before, but this was his first time arriving with her in his arms in such an intimate position.

Fortunately, the female inner court students were usually either busy cultivating or away on Inspector Missions. No one saw them.

Ye Xixuan stopped at the door, his gaze wandering, not daring to settle on Zhang Lexuan in his arms.

Zhang Lexuan had regained her usual gentle, composed demeanor. Resting a hand on Ye Xixuan's shoulder, she said softly, "Xixuan, put me down."

"Mm." Ye Xixuan answered with a slightly awkward expression, meeting Zhang Lexuan's eyes face-to-face.

"Sister Lexuan, just now, I..."

"A promise made must be kept." A captivating smile appeared on Zhang Lexuan's lovely face. She looked Ye Xixuan carefully up and down, her gaze filled with approval.

"Not bad. That little fellow from back then has grown up."

"Sister Lexuan, I'm not little!" After spending all these years with Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi, their influence had rubbed off on Ye Xixuan, making him instinctively sensitive to comments of that sort.

Zhang Lexuan smiled faintly, paying no attention to the particular point he was hung up on. Just as she had when they first met, she reached out with her right hand and gently stroked his cheek.

"It's so late. Stay here and cultivate tonight."

"All right." Seeing that Zhang Lexuan still treated him as she always had, Ye Xixuan finally relaxed and followed her into the house.

The furnishings inside were simple and plain, and everything was made of wood.

Taking Ye Xixuan's hand, Zhang Lexuan drew him down beside her on the long wooden bench in the downstairs sitting room. Through the window, they could see the clear waters of Sea God Lake reflecting the bright moon. Her gaze grew unfocused, as though nothing but that luminous white filled her eyes.

"Xixuan, I don't think I've ever told you about my background. Like you, I came from the Heaven Dou Empire. Even our experiences were very similar."

"Sister Lexuan." Ye Xixuan turned to meet her gaze. In his memories from his previous life, Zhang Lexuan had never willingly told anyone about her past.

Zhang Lexuan closed her eyes, seemingly recalling painful memories. Her long eyelashes trembled, and she could not help tightening her arms around Ye Xixuan, pressing his face against her chest.

Back then, she had clutched a doll just like this, hiding beneath a bed as she watched her entire family being slaughtered.

"My family was originally a noble family in Night Moon City in the Heaven Dou Empire. Later, another powerful noble family persecuted us, bringing about the massacre..." That night, Zhang Lexuan told Ye Xixuan in detail about that unknown chapter of her past. She concealed nothing, not even the promise she had subsequently made to Mu En.

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Ye Xixuan was enveloped in warmth and softness. Zhang Lexuan's hair fell across his cheeks, carrying a faint fragrance. At this point, he could no longer suppress the countless emotions churning within him. He lifted his head and gazed intently at her.

"Sister Lexuan, could you please not keep that promise?"

"Do you want me not to keep it?" Zhang Lexuan asked, her meaning unreadable.

Ye Xixuan nodded firmly.

"I do. But more than that, I want you to live for yourself from now on, Sister Lexuan."

"All right." Zhang Lexuan gave only a brief reply, but her eyes no longer seemed as vacant as before. A little of her childhood liveliness appeared to have returned.

Ye Xixuan let out a relieved breath, his whole body relaxing. His tone carried a hint of earnestness, yet also sounded teasing.

"Actually, I said that partly because I wanted to give myself a little hope. You're so beautiful and gentle, Sister Lexuan. It would be wonderful if you could marry me someday."

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?" Ye Xixuan had been about to say more, but upon hearing Zhang Lexuan's answer, he froze as though struck by lightning.

Zhang Lexuan smiled, her eyes gentle. Her exquisite face was reflected clearly in Ye Xixuan's eyes as her red lips moved and she repeated herself.

"I've agreed. I'll marry you in the future."

Ye Xixuan's eyes widened in disbelief. At this point, he did not know whether what he felt for his eldest senior sister was dependence, admiration, or some other emotion. Yet hearing her definite answer sent a tingling sensation through his entire body, and indescribable excitement and joy instantly surged into his heart.

As for Zhang Lexuan herself, this truly was what she wanted.

As she understood it, feelings could be nurtured slowly. Whether it was out of compassion for Ye Xixuan or the closeness she felt toward him, she did not seem opposed to such an outcome.

Unlike the promise she had made to Mu En back then, this time she had acted entirely from her own heart. There had been no outside influence; this was her own resolute choice.

Perhaps some people simply had that sort of personality.

In the original story, Zhang Lexuan had granted Bei Bei's every request, gradually losing her heart to him as she continued to give. It was just that now, without her intending it, Ye Xixuan had become the recipient of that devotion instead.

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It was late at night, but Ye Xixuan still felt as though none of this was quite real. The way he looked at Zhang Lexuan had visibly changed. Still naive about love, he could not yet understand it, but one day he would: this was a man's instinctive possessiveness toward the person he had accepted in his heart as his other half.

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