Chapter 1562 - 798: Just a Coincidence? (2)
This was a body that had yet to fully mature, and yet it still radiated an astonishing allure, an allure that stole one’s soul precisely through its immaturity. As if all the beauty in the world had gathered into this ultimate perfection.
Xiao Che forced himself with all his might to pull his gaze away from her body. Even as he turned his head, he was still pinching his nose tight. The instant he saw the girl’s body, he felt as if his blood was rushing upward. He was certain that if he kept looking at her, his blood would definitely gush out.
Why isn’t she wearing any clothes??
No! That’s not the point!
She had clearly vanished, so how did she suddenly appear inside his "Sky Poison" Pearl! The Sky Poison Pearl had already fused with his body, so he should be the only one who could control it. Without his command, how could she appear here??
Was it because she sucked my blood?
What on earth is going on?
Xiao Che’s mind was a complete mess. Even with the two lifetimes of precious knowledge he possessed, he still couldn’t make sense of what had happened. Xiao Che withdrew his consciousness from the Heavenly Poison Pearl, picked up the girl’s clothes from the ground, purified the poison on them, then sent the clothes back into the Sky Poison Pearl. He swiftly covered the girl’s body with them, then let out a long breath of relief.
Just what kind of person was this girl? Why did she appear here? Why did she suck his blood? How did she know about the Heavenly Poison Pearl? How did she enter the Heavenly Poison Pearl?
Xiao Che couldn’t think of an answer to any of these questions.
He silently watched the girl for a long time, then stretched out a hand and gently brushed her upper lip. The tips of his fingers immediately felt a faint trace of warmth, a sharp contrast to the icy cold from before. He could also feel a shallow, even breath brushing against his fingertips.
These were all signs of life.
"Little sister?" Xiao Che gave a small shake of his body.
No matter when, a woman’s appearance was her strongest bargaining chip and most powerful weapon. If this girl didn’t possess such fairy-tale beauty, but was instead so hideous that a single glance would make one lose their appetite for three days, Xiao Che would absolutely have kicked her out of the Heavenly Poison Pearl without the slightest hesitation. But this girl was not only shrouded in mystery, she had also bitten his finger and sucked his blood hard enough to make cold sweat break out all over his body. She had even appeared in the Sky Poison Pearl in such a bizarre way. Yet when Xiao Che looked at her now, instead of the sense of danger he’d felt before, what rose in his heart was an undeniable pity. It was because this girl was so beautiful, so beautiful that no one could possibly associate her with the word "danger."
Rather than call it a man’s instinct, it would be better to say this was the most natural reaction of countless men.
Xiao Che called out for a very long time, but the girl didn’t respond at all. He retreated a few steps, then silently watched her.
This girl is definitely not normal... Xiao Che thought to himself. From the scars on her body and her tattered clothes, it was easy to tell that the poison on her wasn’t something she accidentally spilled on herself, but something forced onto her by someone else. For a young girl like her, an ordinary poison would have been more than enough to kill her, yet her enemy had used a poison so potent it even shocked him.
The person capable of using such poison was definitely someone extremely terrifying.
Even more terrifying was that despite her entire body being covered in this poison, she still hadn’t died!
Then what should he do? Should he just let her quietly sleep inside the "Heavenly Poison Pearl"?
Xiao Che pondered for a long time before silently leaving the Heavenly Poison Pearl, leaving the girl inside. Although the girl had just sucked his blood, it seemed to have been an unconscious act. A girl this beautiful, how could she possibly be evil? Taking a step back, she was so small—how could she be a threat?
He also didn’t know when she would wake up.
After purifying the poison on the ground to the best of his ability, Xiao Che started to leave. In the pitch-black night, he could only hear his own footsteps. When he was only a hundred steps from the rear wall of the Xiao Family compound, he suddenly saw a shadow walking straight toward him.
When he looked ahead, his footsteps suddenly came to a halt.
The shadow in front of him also noticed him, stopped, and asked warily, "Who’s there?"
This voice made Xiao Che immediately focus his gaze. Unconsciously, he blurted, "Little Aunt?"
"Ah?" The shadow let out a soft gasp, then quickly ran over. As she drew closer, the moonlight revealed a delicate and enchanting face. It was Xiao Lingxi. The moment she saw Xiao Che, her eyes widened. "Xiao Che? Why are you here?"
"I..." Xiao Che scratched his head. "I couldn’t fall asleep, so I came out to stargaze."
"Stargaze? Tonight is your wedding night, your marriage with Xia Qingyue isn’t for you to... consummate the marriage, and instead you came out here to stargaze?!" Xiao Lingxi grabbed Xiao Che’s arm, pouting angrily. "Don’t you know how dangerous it is here? There are wild beasts that come out from time to time, and when it gets dark, there are even bandits now and then. If you run into them by accident, what do you think will happen? I’ve told you many times, if I or your grandpa aren’t with you, you absolutely cannot come out here even in the daytime. And you actually... didn’t listen to me!"
As she spoke, Xiao Lingxi also angrily pinched Xiao Che’s arm as punishment.
"Ah!" Xiao Che yelped anxiously, then said apologetically, "Little Aunt, I know I was wrong, I definitely won’t dare do it again next time."
"You’re still talking about next time?!" Xiao Lingxi’s beautiful eyes glared at him.
"...There definitely won’t be a next time! If in the future I ever think about going to the back mountain, I’ll definitely ask Little Aunt to come with me." Xiao Che swore earnestly. That said, if it weren’t for the memories left over from that additional lifetime, he absolutely wouldn’t dare come to this place alone at night.
"More like... you’re not allowed to have a next time at all!"
"Then... Little Aunt, why did you come here?" Xiao Che was already puzzled.
"I..." Xiao Lingxi’s voice dropped, and her eyes seemed a bit vacant. "I don’t know why, but I just couldn’t fall asleep tonight. Then I saw that the stars were really bright, so I wanted to come to the back mountain and take a look."
Xiao Che lifted his head to look at the sky, then said with a smile, "In the past, Little Aunt and I would often sneak out here at night to enjoy the night breeze and look at the stars... and we’d often get caught and scolded by Grandpa..."
"Mm." Xiao Lingxi responded, then said quietly, "I was thinking of that too, so I thought I’d experience what it feels like to gaze at the stars alone... because in the future, I might not be able to gaze at them with Xiao Che anymore."
"Ah? Why?"
"Idiot! Because Xiao Che is married! From now on, you should be accompanying your wife Qing Yue at night, sleeping with her, not coming out to enjoy the night breeze and starlight." Xiao Lingxi shot him a cold sidelong glance, then for some reason pursed her lips.
"That’s not true! As long as Little Aunt is willing, any time, I’ll come here to stargaze with Little Aunt... See! Aren’t I doing that with you right now?" Xiao Che said with a laugh.
"You’re still talking! Sneaking off to the back mountain on your wedding night... Ah! Don’t tell me Xia Qingyue kicked you out, did she?" Thinking of this, Xiao Lingxi’s face filled with anger, and she stomped her foot. "Hmph! That’s going too far, I’m going to find her!"
"You don’t need to worry about her." Xiao Che took Xiao Lingxi’s hand. "I wasn’t kicked out by her. I came out on my own. Maybe I just subconsciously guessed that I’d run into Little Aunt here... Come on, let’s go to that place."
"Ah..."
Xiao Che held Xiao Lingxi’s hand and jogged toward that familiar place in the cool evening breeze.
It was a small hilltop, covered with soft, springy turf. Xiao Che and Xiao Lingxi sat side by side, leaning against each other, bathing in the occasional night breeze, their hearts at peace.
"I thought that after Xiao Che got married, I’d lose a big part of you. Xia Qingyue is so beautiful, and she’s better than me in every way. I’m afraid that once you have her, you’ll always stay by her side, and the time I can be with you will get less and less." Staring at the night sky, the light flickering in Xiao Lingxi’s eyes was even brighter than the stars.
"Little Aunt really doesn’t believe what I say at all." Xiao Che answered wryly. "I clearly said this morning that in my heart, a hundred Xia Qingyues can’t compare to Little Aunt. Little Aunt forced me... uh, no, made me promise. I remember it firmly, and I’ll definitely keep that promise..."
"After marrying Xia Qingyue, I won’t forget Little Aunt just because I have a wife. I’ll spend just as much time with Little Aunt as before, I’ll listen to Little Aunt’s nagging just like before, and I’ll come running as fast as I can whenever you call. In the end, even though Xia Qingyue is my wife now, in my heart she’s absolutely not heavier than Little Aunt... I swear I’m not remembering it wrong!"
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