Shui Bing'er's Kiss

"Wow, that smells so good! Brother-in-law, I could smell your grilled fish from way over there. I couldn't hold back anymore."

Shui Yue'er came running from the flower valley while still some distance away. Moving like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey, she reached the grill in the blink of an eye, grabbed a grilled fish from the table, and stuffed it into her mouth. She ate until her little mouth gleamed with grease.

"Yue'er, can't you be a little more restrained when you eat? Look at you. You're like a reincarnated hungry ghost, with no respect for your elders."

Shui Bing'er and several other girls hurried over to the table. She watched Shui Yue'er wolf down her food, her beautiful eyes full of helplessness. No matter what she said, she couldn't change her little sister's disrespectful nature.

"Sister, why are you always picking on me? I'm angry. I don't want to talk to you anymore."

Shui Yue'er put down the fish and turned her head away in indignation, her little mouth sticking out in a pout. From time to time, she stole a glance at Shui Bing'er's expression. Seeing that Shui Bing'er wasn't looking at her, she carefully reached out, picked up the fish she hadn't finished, and smacked her lips as she ate.

Su Tianyu came over and sat down on a chair by the table. Hearing Shui Bing'er scold Shui Yue'er, he naturally had to show some concern for his sister-in-law. He turned to Shui Bing'er, who was sitting beside him, and tried to make peace.

"Bing'er, that's just Yue'er's nature. Her innocent, lively, and cheerful personality can make people feel happy at every moment. How could we bear to blame her when she's like that? We should be a little more understanding and tolerant of her."

"Exactly! Brother-in-law said it best. Sister, you should be more understanding and tolerant of me. You've scolded me so much lately that I've withdrawn into myself. It's made me feel terrible. Sister, please stop scolding me, okay?"

Shui Yue'er raised her head and winked at Su Tianyu with her bright, sparkling eyes. Then she turned to her sister, put on a pitiful expression, and looked at Shui Bing'er with tearful eyes.

"All right, but Yue'er, remember to change next time. I won't scold you this time. Hurry up and eat your grilled fish."

Seeing how pitiful Shui Yue'er looked, Shui Bing'er couldn't help but soften, and the reproach in her voice gradually faded.

Everyone chatted at their leisure after that, and the few grilled fish on the table were soon gone. The other three girls looked satisfied and thanked Su Tianyu one after another. Then they pulled Shui Yue'er, who was sitting and resting after eating and drinking her fill, to her feet, and the four of them chased and played with one another in the flower valley.

After eating and drinking his fill, Su Tianyu sat down beside Shui Bing'er. Seeing her staring without blinking at the girls playing in the flower valley, he asked her a question.

"What's wrong, Bing'er? Why are you sitting here alone? You look like you want to go play with them. Go on if you want to."

"No, I've rarely been like my sister. Ever since I was little, Mother told me to be a gentle, considerate, and understanding girl.

"After I awakened my Martial Soul, Mother wanted nothing more than for me to become a powerful Soul Master. Every day, I was either on my way to cultivate or gaining practical Soul Fighting experience with the teachers at the academy. I rarely felt happy anymore. But it's all right now. With you by my side from now on, I'll never be lonely again."

Shui Bing'er turned to look at Su Tianyu, tears glimmering in her eyes. Holding back the tears that threatened to fall, she chose to speak frankly to Su Tianyu about the words she had buried in her heart.

"You must be tired, Bing'er. Everyone should have their own childhood memories. You suppress your feelings all the time. Living like that, you won't feel happy or blessed day after day. From now on, let me bring you happiness and joy."

With that, Su Tianyu reached out and scooped Shui Bing'er up, holding her securely in a princess carry. Then he used his ability to tread through the void and flew up into the night sky.

"Whoosh, whoosh-"

A streak of white light remained where they had stood in the flower valley, then vanished in a flash. Carrying Shui Bing'er, Su Tianyu reached a height of three hundred meters above the valley and soared through the air with her.

"Wow, the starry sky is so beautiful! I've never been this close to it before. Thank you, Tianyu, for letting me feel happiness and joy today."

Shui Bing'er leaned against Su Tianyu's chest and looked up at the stars twinkling in the sky, a happy smile on her face. Looking at Su Tianyu's handsome profile, she leaned over and kissed him lightly.

"Bing'er, look at Yue'er and the others."

Su Tianyu savored the warmth lingering on his cheek and looked down at Shui Bing'er's shy, flushed face. A trace of amusement flashed in his eyes.

Hearing Su Tianyu's words, Shui Bing'er, who was leaning against his chest, looked down at the flowers glowing in the darkness of the valley. Amazement flashed in her beautiful eyes. She hadn't expected this ordinary flower valley to be such a beautiful sight beneath the night sky. It was truly breathtaking.

Shui Bing'er watched Shui Yue'er playing in the flower valley, a tender look flashing in her eyes. Then she turned to the glowing landscape of the multicolored flowers below. Her gaze grew dreamy, and she couldn't help committing the beautiful scene firmly to memory.

"Yue'er, look! Aren't there two people flying up there in the starry sky?"

One of the girls playing below had noticed Su Tianyu and Shui Bing'er flying above the flower valley.

The girl who had called out saw that no one was at the table and immediately guessed that the two people flying in the air were Shui Bing'er and Su Tianyu. She hurriedly called out to Shui Yue'er, who was playing.

Shui Yue'er was playing eagle catches chicks with the two older girls. When she heard someone call her, she gradually slowed her rapid little steps to a stop and hurriedly looked up at the sky. Only then did she notice two people flying above the flower valley.

"Huh? Why can't I see Sister and the others by the table? Where did she and Brother-in-law go?"

Shui Yue'er stared at the empty chairs with a puzzled expression, utterly bewildered.

"Yue'er, your brother-in-law took your sister up into the sky to look at the stars, and you're the only one still playing away without a clue. You're so slow to notice."

The Tianshui girl beside Shui Yue'er teased her.

"Really? Where's my sister?" Shui Yue'er's eyes widened as she looked in confusion at the older girl speaking to her.

"Yue'er, didn't you just look up and see the two people circling above the flower valley? That's your sister and brother-in-law."

Only then did Shui Yue'er catch on. She hurriedly looked up at the figures flying in the sky, realization dawning on her face. Furious, she stamped her foot hard on the ground of the flower valley, crushing a stalk of Blue Silver Grass to pulp.

Early the next morning, Su Tianyu bid farewell to Shui Yue'er and the others in Star Dou Town. Under Shui Bing'er's reluctant gaze, he headed off into the distance without looking back.

Haagen-Dazs City was the capital of the Haagen-Dazs Kingdom. Seen from afar, its walls stretched for dozens of miles like a great dragon, enclosing the entire city in their embrace.