Chapter 174 - The Energy Of … Love? (2/2)

”Are you … Are you mad?”

Qiu Ling froze. He certainly wouldn't be mad but the expression his beloved was making just now …

He gulped. ”Mn. Very mad. Very, very mad.”

Jing Yi sighed, not sensing that Qiu Ling was messing with him. ”I know you invested a lot of time and energy into this. You must think I'm ungrateful to have given it back just like that. It's just … If I took it and would only be able to cultivate because of that, then I would feel as if it wasn't my own effort that enabled me to become a cultivator.”

”Oh.” Qiu Ling didn't say anything else to that and just admired his beloved's face a little longer.

Mn, who cared that this wasn't Jing He's immortal face? The way he expressed his feelings was just the same. And this mixture of a guilty conscience and his wish to please his lover was just too enticing! Really, he felt like kissing him right now. Not saying anything was the right thing to do or his beloved would certainly notice and then he'd miss out on this lovely sight.

Being faced with an uncharacteristically silent Qiu Ling, Jing Yi's guilty conscience got even worse. He must really be mad at me. Normally, he'd be already gushing about him and calling 'my love' left and right while his hands wouldn't stop moving until they managed to clasp onto him somehow.

”Qiu Ling …” Jing Yi looked up at him with sad eyes. ”Is there anything I can do so that you won't blame me anymore?”

Qiu Ling seriously considered this question. Even though he wasn't mad at all, he shouldn't miss this opportunity! He pressed his lips together and looked at Jing Yi with the sternest expression he could manage. ”How about a kiss?”

Jing Yi blinked, then laughed. ”Aren't you going a little too easy on me?”

Qiu Ling froze. Had he not been daring enough? Then what should he have asked for?

Seeing his lost expression, Jing Yi smiled indulgently. He cupped Qiu Ling's cheeks, leaned upward and gently touched his lips with his own. ”Better?”, he asked in a low voice, his breath tingling on Qiu Ling's skin.

Qiu Ling was too stunned to react. Could it be … his beloved … had just taken the initiative for the first time?

Jing Yi waited but didn't get an answer. Even worse, they had stopped moving altogether, even though their destination was right in front of them. Qiu Ling would just need to go down and they would be there.

”What is it? Is something wrong?” Jing Yi grew nervous. He had never seen Qiu Ling like that. Well, they didn't know each other very well but he still had a feeling that it needed a lot to disconcert him.

Had he felt some sort of danger ahead? Then what should they do? Qiu Ling could certainly fend for himself but what if he slowed him down?

Jing Yi started to panic and tried to get out of Qiu Ling's arms. The movement finally woke Qiu Ling. He pressed Jing Yi closer to his chest and lifted his chin.

”Again.”

”Huh?” Jing Yi couldn't understand what Qiu Ling was saying. ”What are you talking about?”

”Do it again. You were too fast. I couldn't savor it enough.” Just in case Jing Yi wouldn't know what he was talking about, he pursed his lips and looked expectantly at him.

Jing Yi stared back at him exasperatedly. And here I thought it was something grave … But it was just this guy being shameless again!

He shook his head and slapped Qiu Ling's chest. ”Put me down. I think we've arrived.”

Qiu Ling sighed. He should have reacted sooner, now his chance at a second kiss was already gone. Ah, he really needed to make sure that Jing Yi would learn to cultivate with his help! That should get him another one, right?