Chapter 331 - 331: Thoughtful Junior Sister (1/2)

A perfectly good view of the Academy's infrastructure was made possible by being suspended above it through the gondola.

Lillie and Ethan looked over the window and into distance as the valley where the Academy was situated drew farther gradually.

They timed their departure early in the morning so they could catch the morning sun rise above the horizon and bestow its warm glow across the earth.

The gondola slides through the thick cable, back towards the port from where they arrived the first time.

Shortly, thick mist surrounded the mountain terrains, completely covering the Academy's landscape and its silhouette from sight. An enigmatic sigh fell out of Lillie's lips as she retracted from the window and sat down.

Ethan wasn't certain if his wife's deep exhale was of melancholy, relief, or exhaustion. Perhaps all three?

Nevertheless, he didn't voiced a question and lucidly joined her on the seat. Settling besides her, he gently pulled her head to rest it on his shoulder before encircled his right arm around her waist.

Lillie snuggled closer to immerse in the warmth his body extrudes. She expressed her appreciation of his sweet gesture by sandwiching his free hand to warm it up.

A smile of content curled Ethan's lips, glancing happily at his hand intertwined with his wife's much smaller and slender ones.

Gong Hei hadn't left with them. It's not to avoid suspicion, but to keep an eye on Grandmaster Yang and Yu Mei for two more days.

And most especially, so that there will be no more third-wheel that would definitely disrupt his alone time moments with his beloved wife.

Finally, it's just him, her, and the birds singing above them on gondola's roof.

Wait...he noticed their surrounding was completely quiet. The birds must've flew off?

”The birds flew off, huh.” He brought up his discovery

”I noticed.” He felt Lillie's head moved, nodding to his comment.

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”Chirp, chirp, motherf*ckers!”

The couple disentangled themselves from their warm embrace and jolted up from the comfort of their seat. The gondola lightly swung sideways as an additional weight was suddenly applied at one edge.

”Senior Brother.” Lillie looked at him with a straight face. She'd already expected that Grandmaster Wei locking him up wouldn't be enough to contain her wayward Senior Brother.

Ethan's eyes darkened, itching to step forwards and kick this bothersome white-haired b*stard out of the window's edge.

He won't die, maybe receive some broken bones here and there as the thick forest below them would cushion his fall.

Making up his mind, he was ready to proceed to his plan, but his wife block her arm in front of him as if she read his mind.

”That was pretty cruel of you, Junior Sis,” Death dramatically dangled over the window's edge without fear, putting on a hand over his head like a damsel in distress. ”You connived with the geezer in locking me up and left without me.”

”We should've tied him with ten more chains.” Whispering is useless when the subject can pretty much hear them clearly at this proximity.

”Unfortunately, even that much would be futile in holding him down. Nevertheless, it bought us ample time.”

”Bought time for what?” Death curiously inquired.

”I'm sure you know.”

”Oh god, you could've told me beforehand. I would even willingly let you guys have time to eat each other's faces.” Death realized the words that came out of his mouth and regretted it immediately. His face contorted into disgust as he shivered. ”Forget I said that.”