Chapter 110
Seeing Lu Dieqing’s flushed face, Zheng Xuening, however, deliberately watched, even admiring it for a while.
She enjoyed watching her little rabbit, bit by bit, being teased to the point of complete disarray, so flustered she wanted to hide.
Sometimes, she would also have the wicked thought of building a beautiful golden cage and a garden to hide her beloved little rabbit in.
In this way, the little rabbit’s beauty would never be seen by anyone but her.
She would have no possibility of losing the other.
For a person who had once been in darkness but had now seen the light, to gain and then lose was not a good feeling.
But such possessive and selfish thoughts would be shaken and then vanish into thin air whenever they touched the girl’s clear and trusting eyes.
She could, of course, use any status and power, and even the addition of martial force, to enclose the person she liked within her preferred territory, for the sake of peace of mind, but it would be a kind of harm to her beloved.
Also… the words Lu Dieqing had told her in the past also made her understand that if she really did this, what she would get would not be true affection.
Any emotion built on coercion and self-interest was just an extortion formed after kidnapping another person’s feelings.
She did not want to be a person who was labeled as despicable in the girl’s eyes.
So, she could endure, she could change.
She could suppress those dark thoughts and fight against her own instincts.
Until one day, she no longer had to fight against her own despicable side, and was truly assimilated by the girl’s gentleness, and also became a person who was sincere in love.
Zheng Xuening’s gaze slowly became gentle. She raised her hand to smooth the stray hair by Lu Dieqing’s ear.
“Alright. My shoulder doesn’t hurt anymore. The Spring Rain Technique is truly magical. In the future, I…” She wanted to say, “If I learn the Spring Rain Technique, I can better protect you.”
But when the words reached her lips, she felt that they were inauspicious, as if this healing technique would definitely be put to use.
At the same time, the dolls had said before that the Spring Rain Technique was for dolls to learn to protect humans.
If she said that she had learned the Spring Rain Technique, wouldn’t she be giving herself away, admitting that she was that little wooden doll?
The words were on the tip of her tongue, but because of these complex thoughts, Zheng Xuening forcefully swallowed them back.
Lu Dieqing saw that her expression was strange and thought that Ningning was deliberately saying these things to coax her because she was afraid she would worry.
The girl gently took her hand, their ten fingers intertwining.
“I want to become strong, so that I won’t let you get hurt again in the future.”
Since they had known each other, every time she had encountered danger, it was Ningning who had unhesitatingly stood in front of her.
The first and second time, she had been very moved, but the third and fourth time… she had started to be afraid, afraid that she was too weak and could only be a protected appendage forever.
And she was also worried that her too-weak self would become a burden.
She really wanted to be a person who could stand side by side with Ningning.
She didn’t want to just hide behind the other and enjoy the fruits of her labor, watching Ningning get hurt for her, and thrust out the sword in her hand.
Zheng Xuening was silent for a moment.
In the girl’s gentle tone, she actually heard a kind of firm determination.
How rare.
There was actually a person in this world who cared so much about her feelings and safety, and even promised to protect her.
Zheng Xuening almost wanted to lift her high and hold her up.
Thinking this, she also did this, even if such a move would seem very childish.
The Crown Princess of the Chaoying Kingdom, under the island’s sun, picked up Lu Dieqing.
Suddenly leaving the ground, Lu Dieqing let out a “ya” and subconsciously wrapped her arms around Zheng Xuening’s neck.
“Ningning!”
Zheng Xuening held her and spun around twice.
Their skirts bloomed like fluttering butterflies circling a blooming flower.
Lu Dieqing was soon amused and laughed.
“Haha, Ningning!”
So fun.
Wait, Ningning’s shoulder!
Lu Dieqing remembered something and quickly exclaimed.
“Hurry up and put me down. Your shoulder isn’t healed yet. You can’t use force.”
When she had fought with the doll before, Ningning’s shoulder had been struck by the light sword, and it was a big gash.
Even with a divine healing technique like the Spring Rain Technique, it would still take two hours to fully heal.
But how long had it been now? It was definitely not two hours.
Lu Dieqing remembered this very clearly.
“Alright, alright, hurry up and put me down. I’m so worried your wound will split open.”
Lu Dieqing coaxed in a small voice.
Zheng Xuening was about to be completely charmed by such an obedient and considerate treasure.
“It doesn’t hurt. It didn’t split open.”
She couldn’t even bear to tease her as she usually did.
Zheng Xuening gently placed the girl on the ground, her slender hand stroking the other’s cheek, full of cherish.
Aiyo. The consciousness of the forbidden land could almost not bear to watch anymore.
“The small world will close in an hour. Why aren’t you hurrying up?”
Its voice was muffled, feeling as if it had had its fill of dog food.
It had never seen anything like this. Having entered such a rare secret realm, they were not in a hurry to find treasures, but were being all sticky and intimate.
Sigh, the emperor is not anxious, but the eunuch is. It’s really making it anxious.
After being urged by the consciousness of the forbidden land, Lu Dieqing shyly stood up straight and looked around, as if she were looking for the other.
Fortunately, I didn’t strip Ningning’s clothes here to check her wound.
A sense of relief arose in Lu Dieqing’s heart.
She did not want Ningning to be seen by others.
Hmph, Ningning is hers.
A few traces of possessiveness belatedly arose in the little girl’s heart.
Even the few traces of shyness from just now were gone, leaving only relief.
Zheng Xuening’s emotions were not so complex. She just stroked the girl’s head and said softly, “Let’s go. Let’s take a look around first.”
She believed that the consciousness of the forbidden land had a reason for specially sending the two of them in and reminding them of the time limit.
She was afraid that there was something special hidden here.
She took Lu Dieqing’s hand and cautiously walked around the azure lake.
This island did not look very big. One could see the end at a glance. In the depths of the end was a white mist.
The two of them tried to walk to the end, but it was as if they were blocked by an invisible barrier and could not get any closer.
Zheng Xuening estimated the size of the island to be about the same as Yunxi Hall.
Although it was small, the scenery was excellent, and the sun and white clouds in the sky were also exceptionally bright.
It seemed that standing here, a person’s mood was inexplicably better than in the outside world.
Even… she felt something and pressed her injured shoulder hard.
The wound that had been a little painful a moment ago now seemed to have completely healed.
It was clearly far from two hours.
She told Lu Dieqing of this discovery. The latter pressed her lips together and thought for a moment with her sparkling eyes, and then a flash of inspiration came.
“Could it be… is it possible that the flow of time in this small world is different from the outside?”
Zheng Xuening looked at her with an admiring gaze.
This time, it was not just because of emotions, but also a pure admiration.
Lu Dieqing was truly sharp. At certain critical moments, her intelligence and perception were admirable.
“I think so too.”
She tapped the girl’s nose with her fingertip.
Lu Dieqing was a little shy and nuzzled her head into her embrace.
Awu, she and Ningning are on the same wavelength.