Chapter 29: Born and Never Parted (2)

  My heart slowly calmed down again, he hugged me and excitedly told me about his "experiences" in the Western Regions. He sighed that his country was so vast and the customs were so simple. He said that one day he would take me to his territory to appreciate the magnificent mountains and rivers of the Western Regions. I smiled and listened, imagining the scenery of the Western Regions, and couldn't help but get excited too.

  I was thinking that Fei Ge had finally recovered, but he suddenly brought up the birthday gift issue again, looking puzzled and asking: "Mu Ya Tou, I remember you asked me what I wanted earlier? Why can't I remember now? And why is my mouth bleeding?" I stared at him blankly for a while, unable to help but laugh bitterly. But he looked at me, holding his red head in his hands, thinking hard, and after a while, suddenly enlightened: "Ah...I remembered..."

  My face burned again, involuntarily turning away, but I couldn't help but turn back to look at him, and he was staring at me steadily, his eyes flashing with that strange excitement. He suddenly jumped up, holding his red head and walking quickly in a few circles, looking at me with a red face, then walking quickly in a few circles again, embracing me tightly, spinning around in a few circles, laughing loudly and shouting: "My treasure Mu Ya Tou, I knew it, you must want mine."

  I buried my face in his chest, and his joyful laughter echoed from within, shaking my heart. I lifted my head, and the sunlight flowed through his rarely combed red hair, flashing dazzling golden light. His young face was filled with an unprecedented joy, those gorgeous eyes gazed at me deeply, shining like jewels, reflecting my shy face.

  After a long time, he closed his eyes, and his smooth forehead gently touched mine. He murmured contentedly: "Mùjiāo, why do I like your scent so much? Do you know how much I yearn... just like this, forever and ever, holding you like this."

  The big elm tree swayed gently in the autumn wind, a few leaves quietly and mischievously flew onto Fei Jue's face and body. I was just about to gently brush them off for him when he suddenly opened his eyes and said with a joyful smile: "Mu Ya Tou, let's go to the cherry blossom forest! Let's go there, you, me, I'll give myself to you there!"

  My face was burning with anger, and before I could even open my mouth, he had already taken off into the air...

  This was my first time witnessing Naihe's qinggong, and I was thoroughly impressed. This is what a true master looks like! My own triangular cat qinggong can barely jump about one meter high, and even that requires me to borrow momentum from an object. But Naihe effortlessly jumped over the top of the large elm tree with just a single leap, and in the blink of an eye, Xifengyuan was nowhere to be seen.

  What? That's not right! Sakura forest is in the north behind the mountain, and it seems like Nonoka is taking me to fly towards the east direction of the Purple Garden?

  In a state of confusion, Fei Ge had already made an emergency landing. He put me down on the ground and kissed my face twice, saying seriously and urgently: "Mu Ya Tou, I remembered that before we Turks come of age, we need to purify our bodies and offer sacrifices to the gods. Wait for me, I'll be right back."

  When he said that word, the person was already 100 meters away. I stood there with my mouth agape again, calling out Fen Jue's name...

  Many years later, when I thought back on this birthday of mine, I realized that many things had probably been predetermined by heaven.

  The figure of Fei Ge gradually disappeared, and I helplessly sighed, thinking in my heart whether Fei Ge could still find this place later?

  A thick fragrance wafted into my nostrils, and when I lifted my head, I found myself in a cluster of golden, fluttering Osmanthus fragrans trees. Surrounding me was a scenic garden with the elegant charm of Jiangnan's mountains and stones, pavilions, and towers. This place seems to be the Moon Osmanthus Forest of Zi Yuan Garden!

  I secretly cursed my bad luck, this non-Gao indeed made another mistake and brought me to the Zi Garden. The original Lord had already issued a decree to thank guests, today I was not allowed to come to the Zi Garden, what if I ran into someone from the Zi Garden now? They would definitely think I came uninvited to bask in their glory, how could this be?

  Forget it, I'll go back first. Fei Jue won't find me and will definitely come to Xi Feng Yuan again. Just as I was about to leave, I heard two people walking towards me from the front. I quickly hid behind a fake mountain nearby.

  "The feast has just begun, Third Master is in a hurry to go where?" A familiar yet unpleasant voice came, crisp and sweet like a spring, but with a hint of displeasure. My heart skipped a beat, wasn't this the voice of Jin Xiu?

  "Fei Bai's body reeked of alcohol, it was quite unrefined. I thought about going back to change into another set of clothes." Fei Bai's soft voice came over, like the music of the heavens.

  I quietly stretched my neck, and under the golden Osmanthus tree, a pair of people stood there. Yuan Fei was wearing a silver-gray longevity cloak outside, with a moon-white brocade robe inside, and at his waist was the usual transparent carved jade belt with bird patterns and jade pendant. His hair was high and tied up with a black crown, standing under the Osmanthus tree, tall and slender like a jade, pure and flawless.

  She wore a moonlit white gauze dress, with a pale purple red embroidered silk undershirt, tied with a plain white autumn gauze skirt, revealing the tip of her embroidered butterfly bow shoes. The silver-edged large skirt trailed on the ground, dragging along the golden osmanthus flowers. On her chest hung an eight-treasured pendant, and on her head was slanted a delicate gold hairpin, with a phoenix head biting a rare purple crystal, reflecting the purple pupils and shining brightly. Her face had already been made up, and she looked even more stunning, like a fish sinking or a swallow falling, astonishingly beautiful. The osmanthus trees in front of her were dull and lost in comparison.

  She walked quietly up to Fei Bai, a faint smile playing on her lips, but the smile was tinged with bitterness: "Third Master is in such a hurry to return, is it to see him?"

  Fei Bai stroked the osmanthus tree, lowered his eyes and nodded slightly: "Mu Jin was injured by an escaped prisoner yesterday, I want to go back and see if she's better."

  I was stunned, and Jin Xiu's figure paused, her bright purple eyes involuntarily looking at the Osmanthus tree beside Bai, facing the Osmanthus rain, saying faintly: "Third Master's deep affection is truly moving, as the ancients said, one day without seeing each other is like being separated for three autumns. Now, it has only been a little over an hour, and Third Master is already longing for her like a parched person." By the end, Jin Xiu's voice was cold as ice.

  Gazing at the brocade, the black pupils were entwined with purple irises. The two people, one tall and one short, one white and one purple, reflected the floating osmanthus, dazzling under the sunlight, as if they were a celestial being from heaven. I, hiding in the artificial hill, couldn't help but be enchanted, my heart tangled with emotions, feeling pained and melancholic, like a shattered five-flavor bottle, turning over and over, until only one thought settled: how perfectly matched this couple was!

  After a long while, Fei Bai finally shifted his gaze away and let out a soft sigh: "Today is the young lady's birthday banquet, and since she has been gone for so long, Lord Hou will definitely send people to search for her everywhere. It would be best if you returned to the banquet."

  "You, why are you so cold to me now?" Jin Xiu said with a melancholy tone.

  Fei Bai bowed slightly and said politely, "This is a solemn place in the Purple Garden, with many people and prying eyes. The young master is currently deeply enamored with you, and can't bear to be apart from you for even a moment. Therefore, I'll ask you to return to the banquet hall instead." After speaking, he turned around and walked westward, supporting himself on a Osmanthus tree.

  Jin Xiu's face turned pale, a hint of bitterness on her lips. She bit her vermilion lips tightly and lifted the hem of her intricately embroidered skirt, taking a step forward to stand in front of Fei Bai. Looking straight at him, she asked: "Are you treating me this way because I've wronged you, or is it because I'm about to marry your father?"

  Fei Bai's body shook slightly, his expression unchanged, but his eyes turned cold: "Miss, have you forgotten? It was you who asked me to stay with you back then."

  "Yes, it was I who made you stay with Mu Yin..." Jin Xiu gazed at Fei Bai with a sorrowful expression, repeating this sentence over and over again. The intense melancholy emanating from her body struck my heart like a heavy blow, causing me to tremble in pain.

  Jin Xiu, you... were you the one who made Yuan Fei take away my freedom? Why?

  I vaguely heard Jinxiu muttering to herself: "I originally thought that our Xiao Wu Yi's genius, Zhì Duó Xīng, was a hundred times more talented than Song Mingrui, and both Big Brother and Biying also listened to her. So as long as you have her, you can make her work for you, and grasp the entire Xiao Wu Yi. Your future achievements will be just around the corner." Jinxiu's voice trembled, her purple pupils gradually filled with tears, like a broken string of pearls, quietly falling down. "However, I asked myself if I had some selfish motives. If you have her, I can also use it as an excuse to see you more often. But... seeing you and that affectionate couple's appearance, I couldn't help but feel a pang in my heart, like someone stabbed me with a knife."

  "You, what's the point of this again?" A hint of pain finally appeared on Fei Bai's face, and he involuntarily reached out to caress Jin Xiu's hair, but his hand stopped in mid-air. However, Jin Xiu suddenly grasped his slender jade-like hand and pressed it against her own cheek, sobbing uncontrollably: "Every time I see that increasingly happy face of yours, I couldn't help but feel jealous. That happiness should have been mine, mine."

  Those crystal tears fell onto Fei Bai's palm, and his jade-like hands trembled violently, unable to be restrained. He tightly clenched the embroidered hands, his vermilion lips slightly parted as he called out a name with deep emotions: "Xiu Xiu..."

  Jin Xiu secretly lifted her head, and a smile finally appeared on her face, which was as familiar to me as the morning dew.

  The sun had just risen, shining brightly in all directions. But that smile, it seemed like something I had never seen before. It was the kind of smile that only people in love have, a smile with a hint of sadness, a hint of bitterness, and a hint of romance. She threw herself into Fei Bai's arms, deeply kissing him.

  Cry.

  Her slender body was wrapped in a pair of dark arms, but after struggling for a long time, she finally let go.