Chapter 12 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“Whoa…”

As Zhou Yan let go of his tight and warm embrace, the beautiful and stunning maidens soon awoken from their slumber. Ping’er was the first to wake up from her dazed state, and she blinked several times to freshen up a little. As she met Zhou Yan’s gaze, her heart started beating fast. To contain her anxiousness, she pretended to remain asleep, hoping no one would notice her nervousness.

The young lass, Ning’er, however, as soon as she opened her eyes, she woke up from her blurry daze. Exhaustion and fatigue were obvious in her eyes. Her fatigue eventually faded into her naturally stunning and beautiful pearly eyes. She had a glint of confusion. However, the instant realization that the event was not a dream snapped her out of her confusion.

Written across her stunningly beautiful face was a hint of a nervous blush. However, she never reacted but simply greeted the young lad with a warm smile. While staring directly into Zhou Yan’s eyes, she said, “Do you have a crush on me at the moment?”

“Why do you still ask when you already know?”

Zhou Yan chuckled, as his personality seemed extremely open-minded and accepting.

Ning’er was slightly stunned as the lass did not expect Zhou Yan to be so blatantly blunt in admitting his feelings. Her initial assumption was that this lad was still the same old naïve and immature person who would have been forced to say it as she used to occasionally tease the young lad in the past.

An indescribable feeling of glee and joy-filled the young lass’ heart. It appeared to the young lad that the more exceptional a man that she loved became, the more pride and contempt she would feel.

Even if this feeling was of a little girl’s immaturity, the lass very much enjoyed the way she felt.

“You’ve changed, Zhou Yan. You’ve truly become even more exceptional than you were in the past. You’ve rid yourself off any elegance, and thus you’ve transformed into a truly handsome man of exceptional caliber. The person you were in the past was stubborn and determined yes, however, in certain aspects, you seemed dull and slightly weak.”

Ning’er let out a soft sigh as she reflected on herself as she just gave the most honest and sincere perspective from her heart.

The lass somehow knew to a certain degree that she, herself was not a normal person. If Zhou Yan had been as weak and as frail as he was in the past, her foresight informed her that it would be a tremendously difficult thing for them if they wanted to be together.

She was unsure why she perceived things the way she did. However, she truly knew that the foresight she felt was impeccably accurate.

Upon hearing what Ning’er said, the young lad too had seemingly understood and felt her most genuine feelings, and thus, Zhou Yan silently nodded.

Ning’er was not the only person who shared the same perspective of him. Truthfully, the young lad, too, viewed himself in the same light and wondered how his past self could be so weak and frail. He used to have bent over backward and reduced himself for a worthless woman to such an extent that the people closest to him dared not even speak to him about the tremendous amount of sorrow they had to go through… This would only be seen as a worthless, wasted effort for the young lad!

Perhaps the only silver lining from this would be his unbending determined heart to train harder and his adamant will to never surrender and submit to anyone.

As of now, the young lad had finally been enlightened. When he reflected upon his past, there was nothing but regret.

“It will never happen again in the future. I was a naive reckless fool in the past and had disappointed you and made Ping’er endure so much sorrow. Thus, I hereby swear that in future days to come, it does not matter if I have to climb mountains of blades or cross oceans of flames; or if things would cripple or cost me my life. I swear I will make things right, and I will make sure to take amazing care of both of you.”

The tone in Zhou Yan’s voice was calm and full of compassion.

Ning’er was extremely moved by his words, and thus, without warning, she gave him a kiss.

Zhou Yan was more than pleased to receive her kiss.

This single kiss…

Both girls were giggling as they whispered to each other, and with random intervals, they took turns staring at Zhou Yan with an odd gaze, as if they were speaking ill about that young lad.

As the young lad sat by a boulder furiously roasting a wild hare, he looked extremely depressed.

It was all due to a slip of his hand, thus causing the young lad to grab the wrong spot, which in turn prompted Ping’er to scream out in agony. This also caused Ning’er to assume that the young lad was touching Ping’er with his hands while they were having a romantic moment. Hence, both maidens denied his ‘pleasure-filled’ escapade. This was why the young lad was in such a foul mood.

Zhou Yan understood what these lassies did was not an act motivated by envious feelings, but it was simply an act of moderation.

At the same time, this was done simply to liven up his mood and to prevent the young lad from lingering or dwelling in painful, sorrow-filled memories.

This proves that a woman’s heart is kind and most empathetic towards others.

Zhou Yan’s sixth sense was undeniably exceptionally sharp. He could read and steal anyone’s heart. It was through this lad’s demonstration of extreme care towards both maidens that caused them to share their deepest and most sincere feelings.

Everything that happened or said was real and not a single bit was made up.

It was also at this moment; the young lad was able to eavesdrop on their entire conversation in utmost clarity. However, the lad chose not to as he simply pretended to not hear a thing out of respect.

“Ning’er, Ping’er, come on and have some roast hare. It was made by your master’s own hands. I guarantee after a bite, the scrumptious aftertaste will linger in your memories forever.”

While the young lad, Zhou Yan, spoke intimately, at this very moment, a casual, carefree glint was visible from his gaze through his smile.

However, a slight dubious intention was hidden behind his smile.

“Yes, master, Sister Ning’er, and I had both decided to train in the future as well.”

Ping’er spoke gleefully.