Chapter 330 - Sucker (2/2)

”Is what I would have done if I wasn't a sucker for crying beauties,” Nik grinned, ”So, I will wait until you cry your hearts out and I will make the exception of letting you tell me all the things that are troubling you instead of forcing you to say them.”

'Shit!'

Shen Xiu internally remarked as she felt her heart set aflutter, and her thoughts being overwhelmed by her emotions. Her eyes watered down, and finally, for the first time in ever, she found herself in one of the rare moments where she was allowed to grieve all she wanted in front of a smiling and comforting expression.

”Not here!” Shen Xiu remarked while barely controlling her voice and hastily pointed towards a unique location near the eastern gates.

”Eeh!”

She let out a yelp as Nik picked Shen Xiu in his arms and squished her body against his. Strangely, Shen Xiu did not protest and finally broke into tears while hugging Nik as he made his way towards the location described by Shen Xiu.

***

Ning'er stopped a few kilometers away from the Genius Block. This was her routine. Near the Genius Block was a special place created by multiple students of the Genius classes as a side project to create a separate biosphere. A lot of students took part in this project, and the relatives of the students who took part in this project alongside a few select teachers were allowed into the biosphere.

Ning'er's elder cousin was one of the students with a rare variant spirit— Nature Wyvern. So, Ning'er would practice her flying skill while gazing upon the beautiful lake surrounded by exotic orchids, lilies, roses, and even the expensive clear pond lotuses.

With a thought, a phantom of a scaled beast with wings formed from zapping lightning took over Ning'er, and dark-blue scales stretched from the nape of her neck to the lower portion of her cheeks. Her hair flew wildly, and her eyes were now adorned with vertical pupils. Finally, wings constructed out of pure lightning zapped into existence behind Ning'er, allowing her to float.

Flying was a task that came hard for her, so, Ning'er also had to practice flight every day to grow proficient in the art. With a thought, the wings behind her zapped as arcs of lightning fluctuated out of the winged form, propelling Ning'er into the sky.

For a moment, Ning'er felt weightless as she enjoyed the wind hitting her body. It was like getting a massage from nature itself.

Stabilizing herself in the sky was easy enough, too. Finally, Ning'er's wings zapped as her tilted body flew towards the eastern direction.

Flying for humans was quite different from the aviator spirit beasts. Instead of having her body horizontal, for Ning'er, it felt more like walking on air, or gliding.

Still, Ning'er dutifully flew towards the famous spot and covered by a dense line of trees; there it was, the beautiful, clear lake filled with lotuses as beds of roses and lilies covered it with Shen Xiu laying her head on Nik's laps and calmly enjoying the scene.

'Hold up...'

Ning'er closed her eyes and opened once again, and there he sat. With his hands waving towards Ning'er and a broad grin on his face. Ning'er's eyes widened as she almost plunged towards the ground.

Instead of waiting for her mood to really make her fall, Ning'er quickly landed on the ground, and without any courage to actually meet with Nik and Shen Xiu as Nik was gesturing, she ran away as fast as possible!

”Do not move.”

Shen Xiu whispered. She did not wish to mar her gaze with the sight of nature's superfluous beauty. She just liked the feeling of her head resting on Nik's laps. Her tears had already dried, and her heart was filled with a soothing calmness. Shen Xiu reveled in Nik's stroke and the tenderness of his gesture.

”Sure thing, Shen Xiu.”

Nik smiled as he gently played her left bang covering her cheeks and continued patting her head. Shen Xiu's lips parted for a moment before she decided to speak out the words that she has been meaning to say for quite some time, ”You are allowed to call me Xiu. It is the greatest honor you will ever get.”

Her voice buzzed as Nik chuckled and leaned down. His lips gently pecked Xiu's exposed cheek, finally making her eyes snap open as he whispered into her ear, hotly, ”No, not yet. The greatest honor is yet to be received.”

Shen Xiu instantly closed her eyes with her neck feeling hot, and her heart fluffy as Nik continued to stroke her head softly. The spot where Nik pecked seemed to be the source of a raging fire that set her mind to a blaze that threatened to burn down all her mental defenses.

'... rogue...'

Xiu added internally.