Chapter 167
In fact, this kiss, compared to their past ones at home or in Yunxi Hall, was just a light touch.
However, this, this… it was so unexpected.
To be suddenly ambushed, the impact on her heart when she hadn’t reacted was too great.
Lu Dieqing stood there in a daze, her kissed lips red, like a tempting little fruit.
Whether the little fruit was sweet or not, Zheng Xuening had just tasted it and was very satisfied.
“Wait a little longer. I have to clean the fish first.”
Zheng Xuening gently soothed the girl.
Lu Dieqing, with her exquisitely red face, like a little apple, slowly walked under the tree. Her subconscious actions were so well-behaved that it made one’s heart ache.
But after standing for a while, she raised her two hands and covered her cheeks with the back of her hands. With the slight coolness of her wrists, she regained a bit of her composure.
Clearly, she was the one who had suggested eating.
How could she just stand there and wait?
Lu Dieqing patted her cheeks and got up to find dry branches.
As she was looking, she looked back at Ningning, and the more she looked, the more she was filled with joy.
She had found the feeling of her last visit to the forbidden land, the happiness of obtaining the immortal legacy.
A person can never go back to the past, but that happy state of mind can have similarities.
The same person, the same place, the same loving hearts. The world is so good.
“It smells so good.”
The fish was skewered and placed on the grill, turned over and over. Zheng Xuening sprinkled some salt on it, and some seasonings she had taken from the palace when they had set off, which was the source of the fragrance at this moment.
Lu Dieqing had eaten a fasting pill and actually didn’t need to eat to feel full, but her mouth and heart were not satisfied.
She had never known before that she was such a little foodie.
Clearly, before meeting Ningning, she had not been so greedy.
How could this be?
Squatting by the grill, Lu Dieqing looked at the fish with eager eyes, swallowing her saliva several times.
This appearance of hers made Zheng Xuening unable to help but laugh.
“Soon, soon. Wait a little longer. It takes a little longer to absorb the flavor.”
The seasonings were sprinkled on, but the fish had to be fully heated for the aroma of the seasonings to enter the fish meat.
Lu Dieqing listened obediently and did not urge her, just nodding.
“Okay~”
The girl’s voice was soft at the end, and she drew out her tone, so soft and glutinous it made one want to pinch her cheeks.
Just as a fish was about to be cooked, and Lu Dieqing’s almond eyes were shining, ready to take one of them and have a taste, she suddenly heard a noise from outside.
“You two little ones, come out quickly!”
Bai Xiu’s voice was a little anxious and no longer had its previous old and imposing air.
This startled Lu Dieqing and Zheng Xuening. The two of them exchanged a look, and their hearts lurched. They realized that something special must have happened in the outside world for Bai Xiu to call them out in advance.
After all, according to their previous plan, they could have stayed here for another ten days or so.
This was the reason why the two of them, after having cultivated so hard for so long, were willing to take a little time off to roast fish and relax.
Who knew…
The fish that had been so hard to roast, they hadn’t had a chance to eat it yet. What a pity.
Lu Dieqing’s face showed a look of reluctance, but she also knew that Senior Bai Xiu had called them out, and that there must be an important and urgent matter that could not be delayed, so she could only go out first.
The two of them extinguished the fire. Zheng Xuening was just about to throw away the roasted fish, but Lu Dieqing stopped her and reluctantly put the two roasted fish, which were skewered on wooden sticks, into her storage ring.
“Don’t throw them, don’t throw them. I’ll find a place to put them. I can always eat them later.”
Usually, Lu Dieqing had no awareness of wasting food, let alone these two fish, which her Ningning had personally caught, prepared, and made for her to eat.
She put away the roasted fish as if it were a treasure, and only then did her face light up with a smile, returning to her usual brilliant smile.
Zheng Xuening didn’t say anything, just reached out to ruffle the girl’s fluffy head, soothing her a few times.
The two of them packed up their things on the island in just a few breaths.
In fact, there was not much to pack.
After they had cultivated, Lu Dieqing’s Spring Rain Technique could not only let the two of them quickly recover to their best state, but could also clean their clothes, and even their bodies and the surrounding environment.
This was a new function that Lu Dieqing had discovered only after she had casually cultivated the Spring Rain Technique to the fourth layer.
She had never thought that the Spring Rain Technique, which she had previously thought could only bring a little rain and help people to heal their injuries, would have so many functions after being cultivated to a higher layer.
It was simply a must-have cultivation method for going out!
The storage ring had properly stored all of the two’s luggage and the things they needed to bring, which was also a great benefit of cultivation.
Just as they were about to reach the exit of the island’s barrier, Lu Dieqing and Zheng Xuening stopped in their tracks at the same time. The two of them looked back.
This valley, where they had lived for more than a month, was like a paradise, far away from the mortal world and all its troubles. It had left them with their first memories of cultivating in peace.
“Ningning, do you think we’ll be back?”
Lu Dieqing opened her watery almond eyes and looked back at the other with some uncertainty.
The girl’s red lips were moist, and her face was also tender and watery. Her willow-leaf brows were curved, and when she smiled, her eyes were like a crescent moon. But when she didn’t smile, even with a trace of sorrow, she had a unique and beautiful flavor.
Zheng Xuening’s gaze lingered on the girl’s face, studying every detail of her face.
To her, everything in the valley and on the island was originally not surprising. But this period of time, because she had her little rabbit by her side, had become unforgettable and warm.
This place had become a place she would feel nostalgic for whenever she recalled it.
“Whether we come back or not, in the future we will also have such a secluded habitat that belongs only to us.”
Zheng Xuening held the girl’s hand and said, pressing her lips together.
Lu Dieqing was also, in these words, given courage and confidence, and she nodded her little head.
“Of course we will!” Her voice rose at the end, and she suddenly became happy.
…
At this time, outside the island, the black dragon was in a big pickle.
Since its birth, it had never suffered such a great loss. Even when it had been captured by the Xuanqing Sect to become the guardian beast of the sect, it had not been so disgraced.
But today… today was really abominable!
The black dragon was trapped in the illusion formation. Although it knew that this was an illusion formation, it just couldn’t find the exit and could only roar crazily inside, commanding the wind and rain and throwing a tantrum.
Because of its violent movements, the illusion formation was in an earth-shattering state. Hail fell with a clatter, smashing many holes in the ground.
If anyone could see the illusion formation where the black dragon was at this moment, they would probably be frightened by this scene and think that the other was undergoing a heavenly tribulation.
The moment Lu Dieqing and Zheng Xuening came out, they heard Bai Xiu complaining to them anxiously, “That black dragon is trapped in the illusion formation! This old man’s spiritual energy is flowing away like a river! You two, hurry up and go. Get it away!”
Spiritual energy was Bai Xiu’s lifeblood. It could be said that it existed by relying on the spiritual energy of this place.
How pitiful it was.
At such an old age, for a thousand years, how could it still not be able to defeat a black dragon?
Looking back, Lu Dieqing and Zheng Xuening were holding hands and rushing towards the place of the illusion formation. Bai Xiu let out a wail again.
How pitiful it was.
At such an old age, for a thousand years, why did it still have to eat dog food and watch these two little girls constantly showing their affection?
Sob, sob, sob. So uncomfortable.
