Love Entwined

Ever since Changge had been bitten and wounded by two Blood Wolves and collapsed to the ground, the two wolves had tossed the long sword aside and stood at a distance without advancing again. Meanwhile, the three Blood Wolves facing Zhang Xiaohu continued to pounce tirelessly, leaving him hard-pressed to cope.

Not far away, the Wolf King with golden fur seemed to be watching everything before it with great interest.

"I... I've actually always wanted to tell you something, Changge." Zhang Xiaohu fought as he spoke. "I don't know whether you'd be willing to hear it, but if I don't say it today, I may never get another chance."

Enduring the pain, Changge said shyly, "I know, Xiaohu. Perhaps this is Heaven's arrangement. Heaven knows what is in my heart and wishes that, in our final moments in this world, we can hear each other's true feelings. You... go ahead."

"Changge, I..." Zhang Xiaohu took a deep breath. Those words seemed even harder to say than dealing with three Blood Wolves.

"What is it?" Though she had lost too much blood, a faint blush still rose on Changge's face.

"I..." At last, Zhang Xiaohu spoke the words he had buried in his heart for four years. "Changge, I... I want to marry you and make you my wife..."

When Changge behind him said nothing, Zhang Xiaohu grew alarmed and was about to ask again when, in a moment of carelessness, he was bitten by another Blood Wolf. "Ow!"

Zhang Xiaohu could not help crying out.

Hearing Zhang Xiaohu's miserable cry, Changge's heart clenched in pain. She immediately answered, "Xiaohu, I... I'm willing... Actually, this... this is what I wanted to tell you too. I know... I'm your senior sister, and I shouldn't have harbored such feelings for you, but... but