Jiang Yue offered a disjointed apology and reached out to pull back the bedsheet, but Xiao Yunsheng caught her hand.
Xiao Yunsheng looked at Jiang Yue with suspicion and shock, his heart jolting when he saw her self-reproachful, reddened eyes.
Seeing that Jiang Yue remained possessed, still intent on tearing away the sheet, Xiao Yunsheng's eyes grew slightly red, and he leaned over to pull Jiang Yue straight into his embrace.
Holding Jiang Yue, he felt her trembling in a way he had never known before, and his heart ached acutely.
He kissed her cheek, his voice low and tender.
"It's alright, Yue'er, it's alright. Don't blame yourself, this isn't your fault."
Pulling her waist to him, they lay down quietly just like that.
Yet their uneven breathing betrayed the truth that neither had slept a single wink all night.
Early the next morning, the two of them set off into the mountains.
Standing at the foot of the mountain, Jiang Yue raised a hand to block the sun, studying the honeycomb hanging beside the waterfall. Her delicate brows furrowed unconsciously; something felt not quite right.
With a nest this large, the bees inside were likely all the more ferocious.
"General, we should go look elsewhere."
As she turned her head, a long robe was tossed over, landing squarely on her head and shielding her eyes. In the darkness, Jiang Yue caught a faint scent of burning incense, mixed with Xiao Yunsheng's familiar aura.
Reaching out to carefully gather the robe and fold it a…
Chapter 199