The man's complexion was as fair as snow. At this moment, his breathing was slightly erratic. He turned to look at the young girl beside him. This woman he had yearned for day and night couldn't help but break into a smile.
"You said you like me?"
The young girl closed her eyes tightly, too afraid to open them. Hearing the words of her master so close, she just kept nodding.
Yan Ruyu was in a good mood. He felt that the night air seemed even fresher. He smiled. His eyebrows and eyes curved gently with this smile. He looked so gentle.
"Why?"
"I don't know."
"Is it just a baseless liking?"
Hearing this, Zhao Shuning was afraid that Yan Ruyu would misunderstand her feelings. She quickly said, "It's not baseless. The first time I saw you, Master, I really regarded you as a celestial - like teacher to be respected. But later, you and Bai Ze were always in front of me. You taught me cultivation techniques and passed on your mental methods. Master, you gave a home to the lonely me back then. Actually, I've had these feelings since I was Ye Ling. I just didn't say anything because of my identity."
Yan Ruyu's eyes curved, looking even more adorable. He smiled and asked, "Then why did you say it now?"
"I don't want to leave any regrets, Master. I've liked you for more than twenty years. If I keep my mouth shut, I'm afraid I'll miss you again. Although - even if I say it, I may still miss you. Master, you don't have to care about my feelings or force yourself. If you don't like me, or not like me enough, you don't have to accept me. Just act as if tonight never happened. I'll still respect you as before."
Yan Ruyu became even happier. He raised his fair hand and touched the hair beside Zhao Shuning's temple. Zhao Shuning involuntarily shrank back.
"What? Not used to it?"
Zhao Shuning shook her head.
"I'm just afraid. If you're so gentle to me and then reject me later, I won't be able to enjoy your special treatment anymore. If you don't like me, Master, don't give me hope. I'm a care - free person, but I hate ambiguity the most."
Yan Ruyu lowered his head. Zhao Shuning quickly turned her head to the side.
"Master, don't get so close to me. I can't breathe."
Yan Ruyu placed his hands on Zhao Shuning's head and made her look at him directly. Then, he gently lowered his head and kissed Zhao Shuning's lips. It was still the taste he had imagined: soft lips, a warm body, and a faint body fragrance. This kiss was no longer as shy as the last one.
Zhao Shuning first opened her eyes in shock. Then, looking at her master's perfect face so close, her mind went blank. She thought her master would just give a light kiss. But unexpectedly, the kiss got deeper and deeper, and her master showed no sign of stopping.
After Yan Ruyu gently kissed Zhao Shuning's lips, after a long time, Zhao Shuning couldn't catch her breath and wanted to open her mouth to breathe. But as soon as she opened her mouth, Yan Ruyu's tongue slipped into her mouth. Then he gently pried open her white teeth and slowly played with her clumsy tongue. Zhao Shuning shivered all over. At this moment, her mind was no longer in a mess because now, her mind was simply blank. How could her master kiss her?
After a long time, Zhao Shuning came to her senses and began to respond to Yan Ruyu clumsily. Her master's body also began to heat up. As Zhao Shuning responded, Yan Ruyu's hand began to slowly move down and finally stopped at her waist.
"Sigh -"
Yan Ruyu let out a long breath and then gently let go of Zhao Shuning.
"Little girl, don't move. If you move, I won't be able to control myself."
Zhao Shuning blinked her innocent big eyes at Yan Ruyu. Realizing what had just happened, she quickly covered her lips.
"Master, you, you, you. I'm telling you, you did this on purpose this time. I won't forgive you. Since you kissed me, you have to be responsible for me."
Even if her master said she was being unreasonable and clingy, it didn't matter. Anyway, Zhao Shuning's current thought was to use this kiss to firmly lock Yan Ruyu in.
Yan Ruyu smiled faintly. He stood up on the tree trunk. He leaned down, gently scooped up Zhao Shuning, and the girl sitting on the branch fell into his arms. Her master smelled of a faint tea fragrance.
"Ning'er, you'd better never forgive me."
After saying that, Yan Ruyu covered Zhao Shuning's lips again. After a long time, he finally left those cherry - red lips that were so hard to resist.
"Master."
Yan Ruyu held Zhao Shuning in his arms and whispered, "Ning'er, from now on, don't call me Master."
Zhao Shuning placed her hands on Yan Ruyu's chest and asked blankly, "If I don't call you Master, what should I call you? Ruyu? Xiaoyan?"
"Just call me Buran."
"Buran?"
"Yes, Ning'er is so good."
Yan Ruyu casually stroked Zhao Shuning's hair. Zhao Shuning quickly wrapped her hands around Yan Ruyu's neck.
"Master, don't move around. What if we fall?"
"Hmm?"
"Oh, it's okay. You're not afraid of falling. I was overthinking."
Zhao Shuning lay on Yan Ruyu's chest, looking at the bright moon in the night sky. She thought the moon tonight was more beautiful than any she had seen before.
"Master, what's our relationship now?"
"What did you call me?"
"No, Buran -"
Zhao Shuning was extremely shy. As soon as she said this name, she shyly buried herself in Yan Ruyu's arms.
Yan Ruyu smiled and hugged Zhao Shuning tightly.
"Little girl, actually, I've been waiting for you for many years."
Zhao Shuning looked up in surprise.
"Master, what did you say?"
"Hmm?"
"Cough cough cough - I mean, Buran, what did you say?"
Yan Ruyu said, "It's nothing. Ning'er, after I solve the problems in this plane, how about I take you to pay respects to my parents?"
"You, you still have parents?"
"Let's go and offer them a stick of incense."
Zhao Shuning nodded.
"It's okay, Buran. From now on, I'll be with you. No matter what happens, I'll never leave you."
"Okay."
Yu Ge, who had just won a round in the Underworld, suddenly sneezed. Feng Qingchen quickly helped Yu Ge up and put a cape on her.
"Ge'er, you're catching a cold. Let's go back to the house first."
Yu Ge nodded.
"It's really strange. These two days, I always feel a chill on my back, as if someone is blowing cold air behind me."
The two murmured and walked towards the main hall behind them. Maybe they were having too much fun as a couple and forgot that they still had four children in the mortal world.