The moon was as cool as water.
The swaying tree shadows rustled softly with the night breeze.
Ke Mo turned his head at the sound, only to see the silhouette of someone standing behind him, elongated on the bright and clean temple floor.
She stood quietly under the ancient temple in the cold moonlight, her eyes downcast, adding an ethereal aura to the place of meditation, making even the nearby Bodhisattva statue seem less radiant.
“The brocade pouch fell off, I wanted to hang it back.”
Ke Mo quickly tied the brocade pouch securely before jumping down.
“What’s inside the brocade pouch?”
“Would it lose its effect if I say it out loud?”
The sky flood dragon Xiao Ke jumped down from the tree, pondered for a moment, then asked seriously.
“…”
Ying Bing’s lips parted slightly, her gaze fixed on the brocade pouch swinging on the branch, as if trying to see through it.
She thought about how a tree couldn’t possibly decide one’s fate.
But she remembered when leaving the Qingluan Clan Land, that Qingluan woman had repeatedly warned her not to let anyone know the contents of the brocade pouch…
“Alright.”
Ying Bing didn’t ask further. Her figure rose with the wind, lightly landing on the treetop, where she took out the brocade pouch and hung it up.
Her movements were swift, and she quickly returned to the ground.
Then she saw the young man looking up at the brocade pouch, longing in his eyes.
“You hung it…”
“It won’t be effective if I say it out loud.”
Ying Bing spoke softly, her tone teasing, even without seeing the curve of her lips.
“…”
Ke Mo sat down.
“…”
Ying Bing sat beside him.
The two of them sat together, watching the moon, just like many nights past.
If any road demon happened to pass by, they would probably be shocked speechless.
These two, who could have fought bloodily, the Qingluan Divine Maiden and the peerless sky flood dragon, were sitting so naturally and ordinarily together, appreciating the moon?
“Ice Chunk, you’ve gotten much stronger.”
Ke Mo looked at the girl, his eyes clearing of their previous gloom.
The divine eye of destiny had said so.
Ice Chunk’s progress in observing the divine was even faster than his own.
“Mmm.”
“What did you do in the South Border?”
Thus,
Ying Bing began to speak in her clear voice about what she had seen after coming to the South Border, starting with cutting off the scalp of a Peng demon.
In summary, it was simple.
Observing divine intent and slaying demons.
“Did you do nothing else?”
Ke Mo was astonished. Ice Chunk was as diligent as Little Princess Jiang; no wonder.
By the way, Little Princess Jiang also had a hobby of picking up trash.
“Mmm…”
Ying Bing stroked the big-headed doll.
Is daydreaming considered doing something?
“Oh right, what about you?”
She raised her eyes, the moonlit gaze seemingly able to penetrate one’s heart.
“Peerless sky flood dragon?”
“…”
Xiao Ke suddenly felt a bit hot.
Strange, summer has already passed!
“Just, the water clan, you know, they are more open-minded in choosing partners.”
“Mmm.”
“At that time, during the water clan’s selection, I thought I needed to make an impression to have the qualification to come to the Floating Temple.”
“And then?”
“An unknown demon spread rumors that I had the bloodline of a True Dragon, which became increasingly absurd, causing many water clan women to give me gifts.”
Ying Bing frowned slightly.
She didn’t know how to describe this feeling.
It was just the image of Ke Mo being surrounded by a group of female demons in her mind, her hand involuntarily reaching for her sword…
“The tradition of the monster clan is quite strange; accepting gifts means acceptance.”
“So I didn’t accept any gifts.”
The only gift Ke Mo accepted in person was Zhen Bang’s pearl, which he paid for, including the very large one. He tried to return all the other gifts.
He was about to continue speaking.
Creak—
“!”
Ke Mo felt a chill on his neck as he saw the neck of the big-headed doll being twisted open by a smooth, white finger.
Then…
A jade feather whistle was taken out from it?
“The Qingluan clan makes musical instruments resembling bird songs based on their own voices.”
The jade feather whistle lay in the palm of the girl, as if emitting a moist luster.
“Warning: If you find this book enjoyable, remember to add it to your favorites to avoid losing it next time.”
“Originally, I planned to come to the South Border and bring you some souvenirs, but I didn’t expect you to come to the Floating Temple. You…”
“I especially like it.”
Li Mo’s expression was serious, his eyes clear, his tone resolute!
“But you haven’t heard its sound yet.”
“No need, just looking at it is enough.”
“…”
Little Li student quickly removed the red string from his wrist and strung the jade feather whistle onto it, then put it back on.
Ying Bing casually looked elsewhere, her lips pressed together.
“By the way, I prepared a gift for you too, made with pearl threads, I made quite a few.”
“What?”
“Silk stockings.”
“?”
“I’m not sure if they fit, I suggest you try them now.”
Li Mo thought that the avian clan in the Qingluan Clan Land should not produce silk stockings.
When giving gifts, one should give something that the recipient can appreciate and is not easily obtainable.
—Lu Xun.
Little Li student always understood the principles of seniors very well.
Moreover, not only did he understand the principles, but he also knew how to apply them!
Without practice, what good is understanding even the most principles?
How can one call it knowing and doing as one?
“You…”
“No need to say more.”
Behind the shade of the tree, Li Mo reached out to remove the Qingluan Divine Maiden’s shoes, revealing delicate, jade-like feet.
Li Mo maintained a serious demeanor: “See, I told you the South Border isn’t good for buying socks. It’s uncomfortable without them, right?”
“I haven’t…”
The warm, soft foot in her palm curled slightly.
“It smells, it’s fragrant!”
Li Mo felt that if soaked in water, people might drink it for years.
Who could say it wasn’t fragrant?
What if the little feet got hurt without socks? Where could one go to complain?
What if the feel changed? Who would take responsibility?
Li Mo gently squeezed it, confirming the same soft, warm sensation, then he breathed a sigh of relief and put on the silk stockings for her.
“It’s done.”
“I obviously know if I’m wearing them.”
“Then your hands…” Ying Bing’s eyes were deep.
“Professional habit.”
Li Mo rubbed his nose.
Indeed, although the touch of the pearl-thread stockings was nice, it depended on what they were compared to.
He then took out a few pairs of silk stockings for Ice Chunk.
Of course, what he brought out were not the only ones.
But Li Mo, the gentleman, felt that a few of the styles were not appropriate to show at the moment.
“Big Brother Ke, Big Brother Ke? Where are you?”
Wu Meng came looking for him for some reason, his hoarse voice slicing through the night air.
“It should be about the matter of the celestial divine jade, I’ll go first.”
“Mmm.”
Looking at the young man’s shadow disappearing into the darkness, she couldn’t look away for a long time.
Tap—
Suddenly, something appeared in her palm.
Ying Bing lowered her eyes to look, and found it was a brocade pouch, clearly the one that had been tied to the marriage tree by the young man, somehow falling off again.
It fell off by itself.
If it fell off, it could be seen, right?
She gently opened it, her silver-lashed eyes trembling after seeing its contents.
Half a piece of ice skin red bean mooncake.
Why half? Because apart from the pattern of Ice Chunk, the other half was eaten, even with tooth marks.
Silence for a while.
She took out the brocade pouch from her sleeve and opened it.
From inside, she took out another half of lotus seed paste mooncake.
Two halves.
Together, they formed a whole.
Just enough to cover the moon above.
Perfectly round.
…
PS:
My sister came over from school, I promised to take her out for some good food. I need to change my mindset, relax a bit, think about the details of the celestial divine jade contest, and post two chapters today.
I want to be thoroughly charged by the audience, hehe.
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