Feelings Deepen

Lu Qing'an hesitated for a moment, but seeing Xue Tianfei's beautiful eyes shining with expectation and a hint of longing under the moonlight, he walked over and sat down, keeping about two palms' distance between them.

"Alright, you can talk now."

"Of course." Xue Tianfei pursed her lips, never expecting that one day she could sit so close to him.

I'm so incredibly happy!

"Then you speak," Lu Qing'an said.

He was indeed a little curious.

Xue Tianfei's obsessive-compulsive disorder was probably even more severe than her daughter's.

Even his daughter could hardly look at such a distorted moon, but Xue Tianfei could, which was truly surprising and intriguing.

"That goes back a long, long time!" Xue Tianfei rested her chin on her hands and continued to look up at the lonely moon in the sky.

"Then cut to the chase?"

"No, if I say it all at once, you'll just leave." Xue Tianfei smiled smugly.

Lu Qing'an almost laughed, but held it back to maintain her composure.

"Okay, I'll listen carefully."

"Alright, then I should start from not long after I met you. I love moon-gazing, and it's related to that day when I saw you sitting alone on the rooftop watching the moon for a full three hours." Xue Tianfei was lost in her memories.

She met Lu Qing'an through her mother at that time.

At first, she had no other thoughts about the man who always wore a mask when he went out, and simply followed her mother to learn the ways of business.

As their business dealings increased, Lu Qing'an Lu Qing'an visiting them more frequently.

One day, Lu Qing'an arrived injured and broke into their home, immediately losing consciousness.

Both mother and daughter were shocked when they saw Lu Qing'an's injuries.

The injuries were so severe that they should have killed a Saint King Realm, yet he miraculously survived.

During that time, Lu Qing'an stayed at their home to recover.

It was only then that she learned that Lu Qing'an, a Saint King Realm, actually dared to fight against many Great Emperor Realm.

He killed ten of the dozen or so Great Emperor Realm!

He ultimately managed to escape alive.

During the time Lu Qing'an was recuperating at her home, he stopped wearing a mask, and it was then that she discovered how handsome Lu Qing'an was beneath the mask.

Especially his eyes, which were filled with unwavering determination.

At that time, she had already started paying some attention to this man, but it wasn't quite to the point of liking him.

She had asked her mother about Lu Qing'an in detail, and had also secretly inquired about Lu Qing'an's deeds outside.

Only then did I realize that this person had made many enemies in the Demon Domain, and could be said to have offended most of the Great Emperor Realm experts in the Demon Domain!

Strangely, so many people wanted to kill him, yet he managed to live on!

It's a miracle!!

She truly began to like him one night.

The moon was very full that day. After he finished eating, he went up to the roof, sat on the roof, and quietly watched the moon.

She sat cross-legged in the distance, cultivating, and under the moonlight, Lu Qing'an was bathed in a faint golden glow.

His expression was resolute, yet tinged with sadness and longing.

At that moment, for some reason, the image of this man was imprinted in her heart.

Even the strongest man seems to have a vulnerable side...

At that moment, she really wanted to hug him tightly...

After that, she kept an eye on everything about him and grew to like him more and more. By the time he successfully became emperor and wiped out all his enemies, she had become his devoted fan.

So she stopped suppressing her feelings for him and began to pursue him relentlessly.

However, on the first day she confessed her feelings, he said, "I've always thought of you as a younger sister."

Xue Tianfei glanced at Lu Qing'an's profile with a hint of resentment. At that moment, Lu Qing'an was looking at the moon in the sky, lost in a state of longing.

Just like back then!

"So you liked me from that night onwards." Lu Qing'an smiled.

At this moment, he couldn't help but pick up some memories that had been sealed away in his heart.

grandmother...

Looking at the moon, a shadow appeared in his eyes.

He had no parents in his previous life and was raised entirely by his grandmother.

His grandmother was over sixty years old at that time. In order to raise him, she was busy in the fields almost every day. After finishing the work of the crops, she would carry him, who was still young, and collect bottles everywhere.

By the time he grew a little older, his grandmother was already over seventy.

After years of hard work, my health has deteriorated significantly.

He started doing farm work before he was ten years old, and developed a muscular physique from a young age.

He lived with his grandmother like this until he was thirteen, when his grandmother fell ill.

He had no choice but to borrow money everywhere to treat his grandmother's illness. He even knelt down at the doors of all the villagers, but he still couldn't get two hundred yuan.

To help his grandmother get medical treatment, he had to drop out of school and work in town, rushing to town every morning and returning home in the middle of the night.

And every time he returned home, he would always see his grandmother standing under the moonlight at the end of the muddy Great Dao, leaning on her cane, quietly waiting for him...

Unbeknownst to Lu Qing'an, her emotions surged, and a hint of redness flashed in her eyes. She turned her head away to look elsewhere, not wanting Xue Tianfei to see.

Grandma still died.

She died in his arms.

And he lost his last home too...

After that, he traveled to this world and lived alone for a long time until he got tired.

He misses home.

Now, it seems he has found it.

Xue Tianfei looked at Lu Qing'an, and she vaguely sensed Lu Qing'an emotions. She wanted to reach out and place her hand on his.

Lu Qing'an suddenly smiled and said, "So you mean, you've truly liked me for exactly thirty thousand years."

Xue Tianfei quickly withdrew her hand like a thief, then lowered her head and softly hummed in agreement.

"Not a single day has passed without a break."

Lu Qing'an remained silent.

"To be honest, my feelings about the moon actually changed after you disappeared from the Demon Domain. Before that, I always tried to look at the moon, but whenever it wasn't full, I felt terrible. I couldn't keep going many times. It wasn't until I couldn't find you that I forced myself to change. At that time, I thought to myself, no matter how not full the moon is, no matter how much it makes me feel bad or uncomfortable, as long as I get used to it, you will come back. Then, I can enjoy the moon with you..."

At this point, Xue Tianfei turned to look at Lu Qing'an, her eyes filled with unwavering determination.

"So, I made the right bet. You're back. And my wish has come true."

Looking at Lu Qing'an, who was sitting quietly beside her, watching the moon with her, Xue Tianfei smiled.

Even though her facial details were obscured by the moonlight, she was still stunningly beautiful at that moment.

Lu Qing'an silently looked at Xue Tianfei, who was smiling radiantly, and didn't know what to say.

"Close your eyes for a moment," Lu Qing'an suddenly said.

Xue Tianfei blinked her beautiful eyes, then obediently closed them.

"Alright, you can open your eyes now."

She only opened her eyes when Lu Qing'an's voice rang out again.

"What's wrong?" Xue Tianfei asked.

Lu Qing'an smiled but didn't say anything, only looking up at the moon.

Xue Tianfei looked up at the moon in the sky.

The lonely moon, once crumbling like shattered jade, had now quietly become full again. Its gentle light shone through the night sky, like a piece of crystal formed from thirty thousand years of love, suspended against the inky black backdrop...