C49 (1/2)

Not understanding what was going on, Dong Ling Wan turned around to look:

Even though it was early in the morning, the sunlight was not too strong. Standing at the top of the mountain, he surveyed his surroundings.

The shape of the trees was not very clear. The gentle light of the morning sun shone through the branches and leaves, giving off a kind of hazy beauty. Occasionally, a bird cry could be heard from the forest, but it seemed exceptionally far away.

There was no noise, no fight. Calm and warm, like a paradise, becoming a pure land, giving this impetuous and hurried chaotic world a bit of comfort.

Dong Ling Wan felt her heart stop. A cool breeze blew over, lifting up her unbound hair. Dong Ling Wan closed her eyes slowly, and smiled for the first time in two months. Xiao Qian looked at her with his hands clasped behind his back, his thin lips curling up.

When she opened her eyes again, a royal blue bag was hanging down from her head. Eastern Ling Wan was stunned for a moment, and almost snatched the bag away from her. She held the jade comb in her hand, looked again and again, and said, ”Thank you, Xiao Qian.”

Thank you for keeping it so well.

”I …” After a moment, Dong Ling Wan realized what she had said. ”Is he really a prince? It doesn't seem good to address him directly by his name.” He raised his head to see Xiao Qian looking at him with a smile. It was obvious that he didn't care.

”I know you like high places, so I thought I should take you for a walk around the mountain. Are you satisfied?” Xiao Qian didn't wait for her reply and suddenly grabbed her hand. ”Let's go. There's a spring in the mountain. I'll bring you there.”

Dong Ling Wan let him pull her as the corner of her lips curved up in a great smile. She didn't even realize it herself.

Xiao Qian brought Dong Ling Wan around, but still didn't return to the stronghold during lunch. Seeing that Dong Ling Wan was too exhausted, he hunted a big goose for her to eat.

Xiao Qian's cooking skills were not bad. His skin was roasted golden, and he looked very tasty. However, a delicate lady like Eastern Ling Wan, who was used to eating luxurious food, would still despise him even though she was fortunate enough to eat the food personally cooked by His Highness, the King of Qi's daughter. In contrast, it was Xiao Qian's ”flying stones and geese hunting” that had shocked DongLing Wan.

This was the first time in Xiao Qian's life that he made food for a woman, but he didn't expect that she would despise him so much. She truly didn't give him any face at all!

Thinking about this, Xiao Qian couldn't help but smile bitterly. He had been busy for a long time and this woman had looked at him disdainfully while she was eating. However, he remembered that she was looking at him with shining eyes when he beat her up! It turned out that her intention to wash her hands and make the broth was not as good as her martial arts. Truly, no one knew whether to laugh or cry!

It wasn't until the sun was setting that the two of them slowly descended the mountain.

”Is the birthday happy?”