In a moment of impulse, I forcibly kissed my brother's best friend.

Bao Yu lunged forward to grab it—only a soft white piece brushed past her fingertips before disappearing into the dark cliff edge.

Bao Yu felt a deep sorrow in his heart. That was his master, whom he had grown up with since childhood, but he knew that now was not the time to cry.

He ignored the four men in black, picked up the soft sword that Cui Yutang had dropped on the ground, and quickly ran back to gather people to search the cliff.

Cui Yutang originally thought he would fall into the icy riverbed and meet her at the Bridge of Helplessness.

Yes, she might be from the fox clan. Maybe she went straight back to Tushan and never wanted him again.

But—the expected bone-chilling cold did not arrive.

With a "thud," he got stuck on a tree branch.

He opened his eyes and found himself in the crevice of a cave. Over the years, plants had accumulated there, covering the entrance.

A thought struck him, and he stared intently at the cave entrance, a faint glimmer of hope igniting in his eyes.

He no longer cared about his disheveled appearance and scrambled into the cave using both hands and feet.

In a blue light, he saw his beloved woman lying on a flat, bare rock.

He blinked hard—it wasn't a dream.

He pounced on it quickly.

Xie Yige's cheeks were flushed and burning hot, her breathing was rapid, and her hair and sweat were mixed together on her forehead.

Her brow was furrowed, as if she were enduring great pain.

"Yige, Yige," Cui Yutang called anxiously, tears streaming down her face.

He pressed his forehead against hers, as if trying to transfer her pain to himself.

Xie Yige slowly opened her eyes. Was she hallucinating?

"Cui Yutang, is that you?" Her voice was as weak as a breeze. "I feel like I'm going to die."

"Don't be afraid, I'm here." Cui Yutang stroked her cheek with one hand and held her waist with the other.

Xie Yige immediately clung to him. The moment she touched his body, she trembled violently. His scent captivated her, like a drowning person grasping at the only piece of driftwood.

"Cui Yutang, after I die, don't forget me." Her voice grew softer and softer, her eyes unfocused. "Don't forget me..."

Her mind was no longer clear; all she knew was to hold him tightly.

Blue light floated and sank deep in the cave, like a jar of diluted moonlight spilled over.

Zhi Xia, returning from fetching water, saw Cui Yutang on top of Xie Yige and was considering whether to turn a blind eye or not...

"Go outside and keep watch." Cui Yutang looked up at her.

Knowing the situation was critical, Zhixia took a deep breath, put down the water, and went outside.

Soon after, she heard Xie Yige's intermittent sobs.

It took a long time before it stopped.

Cui Yutang then brought the water over.

"Sweetie, drink some water first." Cui Yutang's voice was tender. Xie Yige was burning hot, and she almost instinctively put her mouth to the water. The moment her tongue touched the water, she shuddered and felt a little more awake.

But there was too little water.

It was gone in just a few sips.

Xie Yige was about to cry again, feeling wronged. She opened her charming peach blossom eyes and looked at Cui Yutang accusingly. Her eyes were sparkling, and Cui Yutang felt his heart clench.

"I need more... Cui Yutang, I need more water..."

Cui Yutang looked down at her, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down, and the veins on the back of his hand holding the stone bowl bulged.

Xie Yige shifted her gaze from his face.

She saw his slightly pursed lips, a pale pink.

Her mind was buzzing, her blood was burning, all she knew was thirst, an unbearable thirst, and she knew the water must be hidden in his mouth.

She propped herself up and lunged forward.

Xie Yige, like a small animal snatching food, swept her tongue haphazardly, frantically trying to burrow into his throat.

Cui Yutang went completely mad, and the two of them got into a fight.

He grabbed the back of her head with his hand, his knuckles sinking into her sweaty hair, and responded to her impulsive kiss.

The heat emanating from her body seeped through her thin undergarment, making Cui Yutang's fingertips tremble.

The sound of clothes falling was very soft.

They overlapped on the ground, the moonlight pressing down on the pale green, intertwined with each other.

The poison in Xie Yige's body was becoming increasingly potent, and waves of heat surged within her body, causing her to bite her lip in agony.

"Bite my hand." Cui Yutang brought his fingers to her lips. "Don't bite yourself."

She opened her mouth and bit him.

"Cui Yutang, please save me, sob sob... I'm going to die." Tears rolled down her cheeks.

Sudden.

A heavy blow.

Her mind went blank for a moment, and tears streamed down her face.

"Waaaa, you're bullying me!"

"I'm sorry, I lost control."

Beads of sweat dripped down Cui Yutang's chin and into the hollow of her collarbone.

"Cui Yutang, don't go!" She reached out and grabbed his shoulder. "Don't go..."

"I'm not leaving."

Time is constantly being extended.

Her fingers gradually slid down his arm.

"I won't leave, I'll stay here forever... I won't leave." He gently kissed her forehead.

Xie Yige's soul was out of control, and all sorts of emotions were mixed together in a mess.

She really liked him. As long as he was there, as long as it was him, she would do anything.

Xie Yige opened her teary eyes. Her beloved had come to save her, bathed in starlight. She wondered if he had been in pain when he jumped. Did he ever think he would die?

She goes from hell to heaven, and then falls back down from heaven, in a never-ending cycle.

Time has no end.

The young fruits in the cave are alluring, bathed in a dim blue light.

Like being carefully raised from an ancient demon realm.

He was thrown up.

It was then carried away by a mysterious force within the cave.

The air suddenly became tense.

"Cui Yutang, please save me, I feel terrible."

"How can I save him?" His voice was terribly hoarse.

He suddenly sat up, holding her tightly in his arms.

My heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to burst out of my chest.

Is this okay?

Xie Yige squirmed in his arms, as if someone had poured a jug of strong liquor down her spine.

"This is even more painful," she cried, her voice soft and aggrieved, "Waaah, you're bullying me, you're so mean."

"Sweetheart," he lowered his head and rested his chin on her shoulder, his lips close to her ear, "just bear with it a little longer, okay?"

Their heartbeats were intertwined in the darkness.

"How much longer, boohoo~"

His embrace tightened even more.

"Are you still feeling unwell?"

"I don't know..." Her voice was barely audible.

Do you want me to leave?

Xie Yige suddenly gripped his hands, which were wrapped around her waist, tightly: "You can't leave, Cui Yutang. Don't bully me."

She turned her head to look at him, her eyelashes still glistening with tiny water droplets, looking terribly pitiful.

Cui Yutang suddenly stopped moving and hugged him tightly.

"Don't cry, sweetie. I won't bully you. Let me give you a good hug."

Two hearts were thus joined together without any obstruction, a bittersweet experience.

He almost lost her today.

He wasn't afraid when he jumped off the cliff, but now that she was alive and well in his arms, he was afraid.

He was extremely anxious, feeling as if it were all a dream that was leading him away.