Chapter 705 - 656:
The moment Qin Fan slid under the blankets, Jiang Yino’s heart nearly leaped out of her chest. This wave of nervousness was far more intense than that night at the Jinling Grand Hotel! Still, she showed no awkwardness or rejection. From the moment Qin Fan slipped into her bed, she had already made her choice.
She was taking a gamble! She was betting her youth, her prime, her entire being—going all in on Qin Fan!
Beneath the blankets, the scene quickly grew passionate.
An unknown amount of time passed. Drenched in sweat, Yinuo lay nearly limp, her small head resting on Qin Fan’s chest. The blanket had been kicked to some forgotten corner of the bed.
In the cozy warmth of the bedroom, Qin Fan looked down at the lovely woman resting peacefully on his chest. He offered no promises, instead tenderly caressing her flawless face, still flushed from their passion. His own face was filled with pure happiness.
At this moment, he wished time could be frozen, capturing the eternity of this night. The warmth of home, the cheerful laughter with his parents, the blissful intimacy with Yinuo... These were the scenes that had appeared in his dreams countless times during his centuries on the Cangqiong Continent. But those were just dreams. When he woke, he was always alone—a loneliness he could only numb with endless slaughter, forcing himself not to dwell on memories. Now, those recurring dreams had become reality. Everything he had once lost had returned to his side! If he could, Qin Fan would have let his days drift on in this boundless happiness. He didn’t want to continue down that nebulous Immortal Path, numbing himself until he was dead inside. But he knew he no longer had a choice. Perhaps from the moment he was reborn, he was fated to continue walking that road. The looming threat of sanctions from the Forbidden City, the public declaration of a crusade by the werewolf and vampire clans, and the yet-to-appear Child of the Heavenly Dao—these were all time bombs ticking away at his side. To completely eliminate any potential danger to his loved ones, he had to keep killing. He had to carve a path of slaughter all the way to the end!
"Qin Fan, what are you thinking about?" Jiang Yino murmured weakly, her eyes still closed, as if sensing his thoughts.
Unable to speak of the slaughter, Qin Fan simply sighed with a light chuckle. "I was just thinking how wonderful it would be if time could stand still, forever preserving the warmth of home and the happiness of love."
"If time stopped, that warmth would gradually fade, and that happiness would slowly diminish. Qin Fan, that doesn’t sound like you!" Jiang Yino said, her eyes fluttering open. Now that they had become one, she felt no shyness about their state as she gazed up at Qin Fan’s handsome, chiseled face.
"You’re right. Warmth fades, and happiness wanes. A life without excitement is often dull. I was just sighing. Besides, time can’t be stopped anyway," Qin Fan said, smiling and shaking his head. He reached out and gently tapped her cute nose.
"But if I could choose, I’d wish for less excitement. Just a simple, peaceful life, supporting my husband and raising our children. How wonderful would that be!" Jiang Yino said, her eyes full of emotion as she stared into his.
Facing her intense, earnest gaze, Qin Fan didn’t respond right away. After a pause, he slowly smiled. A resolute light sharpened his eyes as he said, "It will happen. Trust me. It definitely will!"
"If I didn’t trust you, would I have given you my everything so unreservedly? I don’t need a life that astounds the world. I only long for a life of simple warmth, filled with happiness," Jiang Yino replied with a soft smile, meeting his promise.
"Mhm."
Qin Fan hummed softly. He made no more promises, because he didn’t know what his own future held. He could only do everything in his power to give Jiang Yino a sense of security, to let the love of his centuries-long life find the happiness she yearned for.