After Ouyang Xiaolen jumped down from the railing, Xia Qiu realized that while he had grown taller, his body was also stronger than before.
"Why have you shrunk?" Ouyang Xiaoleng asked after trying to compare the height difference between Xia Qiu and himself.
"No, you've grown taller!" Xia Qiu's voice was still choked with sobs.
"I heard that a human appeared in front of Chenji Palace, and I was wondering if it could be you... Fortunately, I found you!" Ouyang Xiaoleng opened his arms and held Xia Qiu in his arms, not paying attention to her at all. A complicated expression on his face.
Xia Qiu didn't know what Ouyang Xiaoleng's kiss just now and the hug at this moment meant? Is it a greeting after a long separation? This way of expressing greetings seemed inconsistent with his previous calmness and indifference. So, is it possible that he is taking pleasure in himself? People will change, and there is no guarantee of what they will become in ten years.
She tried to push him away and said, "I didn't have the chance to say goodbye to you properly, but now I finally see you."
"Goodbye?!" Ouyang Xiaoleng blinked at Xia Qiu in confusion. He noticed that her eyes were deliberately avoiding him, but he didn't know why.
"Well, then I'm leaving now!"
Xia Qiu turned around to leave, but was held back by Ouyang Xiaoleng. His strength was so great that she couldn't break free even after trying several times. She had just cried before, and now she wanted to leave so hard that Xia Qiu's face turned red. Ouyang Xiaolen leaned down a little, trying to catch her gaze, but she kept trying to escape. Because she was so close, his breath hit her face evenly. No matter how hard she tried to turn her eyes away, she was still involuntarily attracted to him.
Ouyang Xiaoleng's hair is already very long, and most of it is tied casually behind his back, leaving only two strands falling down along the curve of his forehead and temples. Even though the sculpture-like face was filled with sadness, it was still breathtakingly beautiful.
"Tell me, what happened?!"
His voice was so gentle, like drizzle hitting Xia Qiu's heart, dispelling all her defensiveness and stubbornness just now.
"I just...I'm afraid I came at the wrong time. The entire Chenji Palace is preparing for your wedding..." Xia Qiu tried his best to adjust his breath, but he still said this simple sentence intermittently.
"Well, I'm afraid the entire royal city will have to be decorated in the future." Ouyang Xiaoleng couldn't escape, and continued what Xia Qiu said.
"Really?" Xia Qiu felt that it would be useless to say more, so it was better to stop here. If he stayed any longer, his emotions would probably collapse.
"I wanted to give you a surprise, but I didn't expect you to find me first." Ouyang Xiaoleng raised his hand to wipe away a tear that had just flowed from the corner of Xia Qiu's eyes.
"What?! Surprise?!" Xia Qiu wondered if she heard correctly.
"For ten years, I have been looking for a way to go back all the time..." Ouyang Xiaoleng finally realized that Xia Qiu had misunderstood what she had seen, and decided to start from the parting with her ten years ago.
On that day, after Qingyun died, he injected his own blood and evil spirit into the earth, becoming nutrients for poisonous plants, allowing them to grow wantonly, and Chenji Palace was soon surrounded by them. At the critical moment, Qian Qi, Ling Yu, Ouyang Hongye and Wang Yue injected their respective demonic powers into Ouyang Xiaoleng's Yanteng Sword, forming the most powerful demon alliance to date, using the flames of Yanteng to burn the gap between Poisonous Lobster and the earth. relationship, but also burned the entire royal city into ruins. As for the crisis of the divine pillar bleeding, it was automatically resolved due to the victory of the Demon King Fox.
In the past ten years, Ouyang Xiaoleng led his subjects to rebuild the shattered royal city bit by bit into its ideal state, while looking for a way to reconnect the demon world and the human world, but it has been difficult to achieve anything. I know that in the past six months, the confusing path has begun to appear and disappear at the end of the two long corridors, but it cannot be completely formed every time. Even if it can barely reach the human world through it, it cannot maintain its shape for a long time.
"Although the rate of successfully returning there is very low, it is different from the past. I don't know whether it is because the labyrinth path is not stable enough, or it has changed during the rebirth process, but I can actually go directly to where I want to go. Or next to the person I want to see. I have arrived at the library you often go to more than once, but every time I didn't wait for you, I was pulled back by a force. Only the most recent time, when you were picking up the book, I Just across from the bookshelf. And…”
Ouyang Xiaoleng could tell almost all the places she often visited. He could only look at her from a distance every time, and would have returned to the demon world before he could get closer. This pain of being unable to communicate even though it was right in front of him always tortured him, but it also made him more determined. He knew that the day when they could hug each other again was not far away, because the number of times they could successfully cross the labyrinth and return to the world was increasing recently.
"So... you started preparing for the wedding?" After listening to Ouyang Xiaoleng's words, Xia Qiu put her forehead against his chest. She could clearly hear his heartbeat, rapid and heavy, as if the whole world was shaking with it.
"Forgive me for being impatient. Hongye and the others are always teasing me about starting to prepare for the wedding before I propose to you." Ouyang Xiaoleng stroked Xia Qiu's bun, his lips were on the top of her head, smelling greedily Feeling the faint fragrance coming from her body.
"Are you so sure that I will agree to you?" Xia Qiu asked with a smile.
"Of course, I have thought about it. If you really don't agree, I will take you back! Then I will lock you in this Chenji Palace for the rest of your life!"
"You have really changed..."
"I was reborn together with this city and the demon world."
After Ouyang Xiaoleng finished speaking, he held Xia Qiu's face again and kissed her lips that were dry from crying. If he hadn't been worried that she would be out of breath, he would have really planned to keep kissing her like this until the sea dried up and the rocks shattered, or the world disappeared.
The sky turned dark unconsciously, and he pointed his finger down the mountain, and the entire Yongchuan Royal City began to be illuminated one after another. Under the deep purple night sky, the white lotus composed of lights and the golden roof of Chenji Palace is still as beautiful and dreamy as when I first saw it in summer and autumn ten years ago.
His big hand slowly moved to the center of the white lotus, and with a slight twist of his fingertips, a ring appeared in his hand as if by magic. Then he knelt down on one knee in front of Xia Qiu, took one of her hands and asked: "Marry me, or will I take you back to Chenji Palace? Choose one!"
"It feels like there isn't much room for choice!" Xia Qiu still couldn't stop crying. She always felt that her valve to control tears had been opened. The tears that she hadn't shed in the past ten years were destined to be shed today.
"The other option is to marry me! Hahaha..."
The familiar hearty laughter sounded. Xia Qiu and Ouyang Xiaoleng were too focused on each other and didn't even realize when Qian Qi and Ling Yu appeared on the observation deck.
"Stupid dragon, I told you to talk later, but you just can't bear your temper!"
While complaining about Qian Qi's impulsiveness, Ling Yu came over and pushed Ouyang Xiaoleng aside, then picked up Xia Qiu and spun him around and around. Compared with when they were separated ten years ago, he has become much taller, almost the same as Qian Qi.
Qian Qi's change should be the most obvious. At such a young age, he actually grew a beard, but his hearty smile still had the shadow of his boyhood.
Just as Ling Yu put down Xia Qiu, Qian Qi came over and hugged her tightly and said, "They said I couldn't bear my temper. I originally said I was waiting in Chenji Palace, but I don't know who dragged me to the observatory. make trouble?!"
Xia Qiu was amused from ear to ear by Qian Qi and Ling Yu. It had been a long time since she laughed so heartily.
Ouyang Xiaoleng on the side saw that Xia Qiu had not agreed to his proposal, so he reminded her: "You haven't answered me yet? How to choose?"
"Don't agree to him! I heard Hongye said that it takes a long time to pursue the woman you like in the world. There is no reason to agree to the proposal casually. It would be an advantage for him." Lingyu said with a smirk.
"That's right! It's been ten years, maybe Xia Qiu will choose me this time!" Qian Qi also agreed with Ling Yu's statement.
"Are you two planning to rebel?!" Ouyang Xiaoleng asked with a serious face.
"How dare you! Even though you are the master of the demon world, if you want to marry a human woman, you must follow the rules of the human world, right?" Qian Qi winked at Xia Qiu.
The three of them were bickering with each other, as if they were suddenly back ten years ago. Over the years, they have supported each other and become not only friends of life and death, but also brothers in need. Lingyu chose the latter between returning to the divine realm and staying in the demon world. This place has long become his residence, a place that he can truly call home.
Qianqi replaced his elderly father, Lake Dragon King, as Dongyao's new city lord. He abolished Dongyao's long-standing strict hierarchy and liberated the mermaid clan who had long been slaves, making Dongyao Water City a more open city than in the past and the real business center of the demon world.
Xia Qiu knew that she wouldn't be able to finish hearing their stories in just one night, but when they asked her about what happened in the past ten years, she didn't know what of her ordinary life was worth telling them.
She was always worried that although she was among the three of them, she might be pulled back to her own world at any time. She even doubted whether the happiness at this moment was just a dream for her, and she might wake up from the dream in a breath.
Ouyang Xiaoleng could see her uneasiness. From the observatory to Chenji Palace, he held her hand tightly all the way, as if he was worried that she might disappear at any moment. Before Xia Qiu agreed to his proposal, he put the ring on the middle finger of her left hand while she was not paying attention.
It was a ring made of rare gems from the demon world, and there was a pair with it at Ouyang Xiaoleng's place. The two rings are made from the same gemstone. The special thing about this gemstone is that although it looks the same as a diamond, when the two people wearing the ring are deeply in love with each other, the gemstone will reveal a faint pink color. If If one party changes their mind, the gem will turn into filth.
Now, the gem just showed a crystal pink color. Xia Qiu could even feel the warmth it released when it connected to her heart. She wondered if part of that warmth might also come from Ouyang Xiaoleng.
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