Chen Jianli carried Mu Bai in search of Chen Shichong and the others. Chen Shichong was holding a beauty in his arms. Color gradually returned to Ji Ruxia's face, her flushed skin so delicate it seemed a breath could break it. Gazing at her, Chen Shichong unwittingly fell into a daze.
"You filthy rogue, what are you looking at?"
While Chen Shichong was lost in thought, Ji Ruxia woke and stared up at him with wide, sparkling eyes.
"You."
"Am I pretty?"
"Yes."
"What part?"
"Your lips..."
Their lips were barely an inch apart, and their breathing gradually grew heavier.
"May I kiss you?"
Perfectly serious, Chen Shichong asked Ji Ruxia's permission.
"No!"
"Oh..."
Seeing his embarrassment, Ji Ruxia smiled triumphantly and wound her snow-white, lotus-root arms around his back, drawing them closer together.
"But considering how brave you were... may I reward you with a kiss?"
Ji Ruxia lightly bit her lower lip, anticipation in her eyes as she waited for his answer. How could Chen Shichong still remember to answer? He pressed his lips to hers, and his Divine Palace seemed to go blank. Their tongues tangled wildly, their bodies embracing ever more tightly, wishing they could immediately embark on some deeper exploration at a negative distance.
Love was a wonderful thing. It could make people disregard life and death and forget the bitter cold. Right there in that rocky cave amid a world of ice and snow, a spring breeze swept through. Even the snowflakes outside seemed like pear blossoms blooming overnight on thousands upon thousands of trees, and everything basked in the exuberance of spring.
Soft cries and heavy panting, butterflies dancing and bees flying-perhaps their passion was too fierce, for the ice inside the cave melted. Meltwater trickled down its walls, also waking the girl