120 The arrival of the third. (1/2)

The first thing Li Yang saw when he opened his eyes again was an earthen wall covered in tiny crystals that released a faint light, it was like looking at the sea of stars. He could feel that he was lying on his side, a pleasantly soft sensation squeezing against the side of his head. He didn't even have to look, that familiar calming scent that filled his nose was enough to let him know what sort of position he was in.

Since he was already in this position, he decided to take a deep breath and bury his head deeper into Fang Ying's lap, contently closing his eyes. But sadly, it seemed like Fang Ying had no intentions of just letting him do as he pleased, pinching his cheek pulling on it.

”Oh no you don't. You've already slept for almost a month, do you really think I'll let you sleep any more? Now get up before you drool any more on my lap.”

Li Yang clicked his tongue, but with Fang Ying stretching out his cheek, there was nothing he could do. He straightened up his body and stood up, stretching his body and cracking his knuckles and neck. His joints released popping sounds after not having been used for a while and his bones still ached somewhat from being overloaded, but other than that he felt completely fine. After he finished stretching his body, he sat down on the couch where he had just been laying, rubbing his face slightly while talking.

”I would never drool in my sleep, that's slander I won't stand for.”

He assessed the current situation while talking, sweeping the cave around them with a quick glance. They were clearly in a cave that Fang Ying had made, they had probably been here ever since he fell unconscious. He expected that he would be unconscious for around two or three months, but since Fang Ying said that he had only been asleep for a single month he guessed that she had likely tinkered around with his injuries.

He gave the insides of his body a quick check just to be certain, and sure enough, the tears in his lungs had completely vanished. Li Yang retracted his vision, casting a sideways glance at Fang Ying, his lips curling up slightly as she started to talk.

”Heh, how would you even kno...!”

Li Yang stretched out his arms as fast as lightning, interrupting Fang Ying before she got to finish her sentence. His left arm wrapped around her waist from behind and pulled her onto his lap, his right arm also wrapping around her and embracing her in a hug. He leaned his head against hers, burying his nose in her hair and greedily absorbing her fragrance. No matter how many times he smelled it, this was one fragrance he would never tire of.

”Really, did I ever mention that I love you?”

Just like he rarely used his law of destruction, Fang Ying rarely used her law of creation. Not only did they both require a massive amount of energy and concentration, but they both also had to be kept in perfect balance, otherwise there was no telling what might happen. Before they were truly confident in their strength, each usage of these laws was wrought with danger. Fang Ying didn't try to escape from Li Yang's embrace, leaning into him while smiling.

”Quite often, but you should keep saying it, I never tire of hearing it.”

In both their past lives and in this one, there had never been a single day when they were together where either of them had forgotten to speak those words, making sure to engrave them into the minds of their counterpart. Li Yang let out a light laugh, kissing the back of Fang Ying's head.

”I love you. And seeing as you let me sleep on your lap, I'll even avoid mentioning that there was no breakfast for me when I woke up.”

Li Yang's lips curled up faintly, a slightly teasing smile creeping up on his lips. Of course, Fang Ying was not someone who would shy away from retaliating in kind. She loosened Li Yang's grip on her and spun her body around so that she was face to face with Li Yang while still sitting on his lap, pinching both his cheeks when she finished turning her body around.

”Heh, you think a reckless person like you deserves my breakfast? Perhaps I'll make you breakfast if you ever learn to fight in a less reckless way. But until then, I'll leave the cooking to you.”

Fang Ying continued to treat Li Yang's cheeks like rubber, stretching and pulling on them as she pleased. Li Yang didn't stop her, a bitter expression as if the entire world was collapsing appearing on his face as he spoke out in a grandiose voice and let out a mournful sigh.

”Ai, what cruel words I receive right after waking up from my wound-induced coma. Love truly is thorny like a rose.”