Upon hearing this, Zhu Wanning's eyes also reddened. Her vermilion lips parted slightly, as if to speak, but ultimately, she was speechless with emotion.
She merely reached out her delicate hand, tenderly caressing the cheek of the only person who had ever stirred her heart in this lifetime.
She knew it very well in her heart.
Although they had made countless vows to each other over these three months, due to the perennial conflicts between their respective Masters, coupled with the strict rules of the Qinglan Sect, she wondered when they would ever have a chance to share such moments alone again... who knew what year or month that might be?
"The path of cultivation is harsh and cold; let us embrace for warmth..."
"Sigh, if only it could truly be like the vows from our wedding ceremony that day, how wonderful that would be."
Zhu Wanning sighed softly, her expression growing even more sorrowful.
"What's the matter, Wanning?" Lin Xiao asked with concern.
"I'm fine." Zhu Wanning held back her tears and managed a smile. "Perhaps... some things, once possessed, are enough. Senior Brother Lin, listen. I, Zhu Wanning, will forever remember these three months I spent with you."
"Even if... one day, Wanning is fortunate enough to Prove Dao and ascend, to me, all the myriad splendors of the Immortal Realm... could not compare to that one night we lay in the grass on the mountaintop, admiring that sliver of a crescent moon!"
As she finished speaking, despite her smile, a tear finally slid down her beautiful cheek.
Lin Xiao was also deeply moved.
He certainly understood.
For a woman as coolly proud as Zhu Wanning, these were already the most heartfelt words of love she could possibly utter!
She was confessing her feelings in her own way!
Damn it, if I don't seize this chance, am I still a man?
In an instant, Lin Xiao stepped forward, cupped her face in his hands, and whispered gently, "Wanning, let's... start over again."
Hearing this, Zhu Wanning's eyes first widened, then a blush gradually crept up her beautiful cheeks!
Of course, she knew what her beloved's words meant!
During these three months, "starting over" had become like an intimate signal between them.
On countless nights, upon the cliffs, amidst the meadows, within the Blessed Abode... they had intertwined, "starting over" innumerable times...
At her beloved's affectionate suggestion, her cheeks flushed crimson. She closed her eyes, her vermilion lips puckering slightly, as if anticipating something.
Simultaneously, their fingers intertwined tightly, their skin pressed close.
The unspoken understanding forged from three months of constant companionship made everything feel so natural!
The two gazed deeply into each other's eyes, the atmosphere thick with affection.
Suddenly, from beyond the Nine Heavens, two female voices echoed!
"Xiao'er, are you in this Dream Fairyland? Master is here to save you!"
"Wanning, my good disciple! Your Master has come too!"
Hearing these two voices, Lin Xiao and Zhu Wanning exchanged a glance, their faces lighting up with elation! Follow current novᴇls on novel✶fire.net
"Heavens, Master actually found this place?!" Lin Xiao was incredulous.
"I never imagined both our Masters would find their way here! They haven't given up on us!" Zhu Wanning, however, exclaimed, an excited expression on her delicate face.
Another tremendous RUMBLE echoed out! Immediately after, the earth quaked and the mountains swayed; sand and stones flew wildly within the cave!
It was as if the end of the world had arrived!
At this moment, they both realized!
The Secret Realm was on the verge of collapse, and their two Masters... were about to tear through space and appear!
At this moment, Lin Xiao couldn't hold back any longer and shouted, "Quick! Junior Sister Wanning! Our Masters are almost here! Before they arrive, there's something I want to hear you say!"
"Wh-what? Senior Brother, please say it!" Zhu Wanning, also frantic, shouted over the ROAR of falling debris.
"Say... say... say you like me!" Lin Xiao, no longer caring about embarrassment, gritted his teeth. "These past few days, we've shared everything of ourselves with each other, but we've never formally confessed!"
Hearing this, Zhu Wanning's beautiful eyes widened, her heart pounding to its absolute limit!
Her vermilion lips opened and closed several times before she shyly lowered her head. "Wanning... can't bring herself to say it..."
"Quickly! If you don't say it now, we might not get another chance!" Lin Xiao grew desperate and kissed her deeply on the lips once more!
Tears of desperation welled in Zhu Wanning's eyes. Seeing the two powerful auras drawing ever closer, she squeezed her eyes shut, her face completely crimson, and stammered, "I... I like you, Senior Brother Lin! I want to be with you forever! Inseparable in life and death!"
But... how thrilling!
A surge of love flooded Lin Xiao's heart, and he hugged her even tighter.
"Wanning, do you realize? In countless parallel universes, we, two people who should never have had any intersection, actually came together. The probability of this is so minuscule! Therefore... I, Lin Xiao, swear that in this life, I will never fail you!"
"Mm!" Zhu Wanning was so moved her eyes reddened and moistened, and she buried her head in her lover's embrace. "Then... what if Senior Brother Lin does fail Wanning?" She suddenly lifted her beautiful face, asking with a smile.
Her voice was gentle and serene, seemingly without any doubt, yet Lin Xiao's heart pounded in his chest, and for a moment, he didn't know how to respond!
"Tch, do you even need to think about this question? Are you planning to deceive a girl and then not take responsibility?" Zhu Wanning pouted, an extremely rare display of petulance. "Hmph, hmph," she continued, "let me answer for Senior Brother Lin! If, one day, you fail Wanning, I will... kill you first, and then take my own life!"
Why does that sound so familiar?
Girl, that's not a good omen!
Lin Xiao felt a knot tighten in his stomach; he suddenly recalled the fate of a certain scumbag senior from an anime in his previous life.
He gave a dry laugh, just about to try and gloss things over.
Lightning flashed and thunder roared; the winds howled and clouds churned violently!
In the sky outside, two powerful, ethereal figures materialized!