Chapter 88 (Extra 11)
Yu Wuxia looked at Jiaheng, who stood by the lake, his thin clothes fluttering in the wind. The collar of his robe was slightly open, revealing half of his collarbone.
Yu Wuxia’s gaze slowly moved upwards and landed on Jiaheng’s face. He replied word by word, “I understand now, Master. Bound by my own obsessions, all paths lead to dead ends.”
A smile of approval appeared at the corner of Jiaheng’s lips.
Previously, Yu Wuxia had been trapped by his own obsessions, which had driven him to madness until he reached a dead end.
Only by transcending these obsessions could one escape the endless cycle within their heart.
Jiaheng clasped his hands in front of his chest, the “Amitabha” in his mouth swallowed back down, and he reluctantly lowered his hands. Years of habit had already seeped into his bones.
“Let’s go back.”
“Okay.”
Yu Wuxia followed behind Jiaheng. The two walked along the rugged mountain path and saw a patch of wild fruits.
Jiaheng, feeling a bit hungry, picked some wild fruits and took them to the stream to wash. Yu Wuxia also helped wash the fruits.
The rippling water reflected the figures of the master and disciple, as if the quiet time was silently flowing between them.
Yu Wuxia greedily enjoyed this moment of companionship, but when he thought about the many times he would spend like this with his master in the future, the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but curve up.
He handed a washed wild fruit to Jiaheng. “Master, eat this one, it’s ripe.”
Jiaheng took the wild fruit. “Aren’t you eating?”
“I don’t need to.”
Jiaheng said nothing more and bit into the sweet and sour wild fruit, turning his head to look at the distant towering mountains. The wind between the mountains carried a scent of earth and an inexplicable muskiness.
When it brushed past his face, it left a warm, hot touch.
After finishing the wild fruit, Jiaheng realized something was wrong. The warm, hot feeling on his face wasn’t caused by the warm wind, but was radiating from within.
He looked down at his arm and noticed that the exposed skin had turned red. A strange emotion churned in his chest. His breathing became rapid, his eyes moist as he glanced at the wild fruits beside him.
Yu Wuxia followed his gaze to the wild fruits. “Master, what’s wrong?”
Jiaheng didn’t speak.
Sensing something off about Jiaheng, his breathing intermittent, Yu Wuxia couldn’t help but walk over to him. He reached out to touch Jiaheng, but was pushed away. In that brief contact, he felt the scorching heat of Jiaheng’s fingers.
Yu Wuxia froze for a moment, then looked back at the wild fruits.
These wild fruits… could there be a problem?
Were they hot fruits?
There were rumors of a type of fruit with bright and beautiful colors, which caused birds to display courtship behaviors and beasts to roar with desire.
“Master.”
Jiaheng felt like the whole world was filled with Yu Wuxia’s voice, the word “Master” echoing in his mind. In a daze, he saw Yu Wuxia reaching out to him, and his body seemed to be collapsing.
There was a brief moment of blankness, and when he regained consciousness, he found himself nestled in Yu Wuxia’s arms.
Yu Wuxia had carried him to a beast’s den, surrounded by wild grass that blocked out the sun. Weak light filtered through the long leaves of the wild grass.
Jiaheng opened his eyes, trying hard to see clearly, but his view was obstructed by Yu Wuxia’s enlarged face.
“Master, don’t hold me so tight.”
Jiaheng looked down in confusion, realizing that his body was out of control, his limbs tightly clinging to Yu Wuxia.
The places where their skin touched slightly alleviated the unbearable heat.
“Water…”
He needed to soak in water.
Soaking in water would help.
Yu Wuxia either didn’t understand his words or deliberately misinterpreted them. His fingers lightly traced Jiaheng’s red lips, his voice hoarse. “Master, here comes the water.”
…
Probably due to the toxins from the wild fruits, Jiaheng’s thoughts were intermittently blank. When he regained consciousness again, he found himself entangled with Yu Wuxia… The scene and the situation overwhelmed him, causing him to lose consciousness once more.
He didn’t know how much time had passed before he opened his eyes again.
His head felt like it was being torn apart, the intense pain causing his vision to go dark, making it almost impossible to see clearly.
His body also ached, especially the area below his tailbone and his chest.
Realizing this, Jiaheng suddenly became aware of something. The blood drained from his face, his dry lips moved as if to speak, but in the end, they only formed a cold, indifferent curve.
He heard Yu Wuxia’s contented and leisurely voice beside him.
“Master, sleep a little longer. It’s not dawn yet.”
Jiaheng remained silent, his breath chilling to the extreme. Unable to restrain himself, he sat up, intending to reprimand this disrespectful disciple below him. In the process, he accidentally touched a sensitive area on himself, causing his body to flinch in pain.
Yu Wuxia hurriedly got up and embraced him, saying, “Master, don’t move.”
It was only when Jiaheng tried to speak that he realized his throat was hoarse. “Have you… grown tired of living?”
Yu Wuxia suppressed a smile. Even when his master was angry, throwing a tantrum like this was also quite adorable. He gently rubbed the side of Jiaheng’s face and said softly, “Master, you were the one who kept clinging to your disciple. The disciple… couldn’t push you away.”
“…” Jiaheng.
He didn’t believe a word of it.
Though his consciousness was fuzzy, he faintly remembered the events. Clearly, this scoundrel took advantage of the situation to…
The more he thought about it, the more unstable his breath became. His face turned crimson with embarrassment. Seeing this, Yu Wuxia quickly helped him relax, afraid of making him even more upset.
“Master, if you think your disciple did wrong, punish him. But please don’t upset yourself,” Yu Wuxia said earnestly.
Seeing his sincere words, Jiaheng’s anger subsided slightly. However, he still avoided Yu Wuxia’s touch and turned away from him.
His entire body ached, making walking difficult. His already thin white robe seemed to have disappeared somewhere.
Feeling awkward, he turned around, facing away from Yu Wuxia.
Yu Wuxia coughed softly and moved closer to Jiaheng. His voice sounded near Jiaheng’s ear, “Master, your disciple has already moved beyond attachment. I wonder when you will be able to do the same.”
Jiaheng paused at his words, silent.
Seeing his reaction, Yu Wuxia rested his hands behind his head, half-closing his eyes. Through the slender gaps in the grass leaves, he looked towards the dawning sky.
“Bound by attachment, everything I encounter becomes a realm. Master, your heart has also built a circle of realm, keeping your disciple outside.”
Jiaheng bowed his head even lower, but his eyes remained fixed and wide open.
What attachment?
If he still had attachment, he wouldn’t have taken away the relic back then, disregarding its life or death.
Since he transformed into a tiger and took away the relic, his Immortal, his attachment, had all disappeared.
At that moment, Yu Wuxia’s kiss suddenly landed on the back of Jiaheng’s neck. The familiar sensation swept over him from behind, permeating into Jiaheng’s breath.
Yu Wuxia held his waist, saying, “Master, as your disciple said, if you ignore your disciple, I’ll have to kiss you.”
“…” Jiaheng.
“Master?”
“Shut up, I want to sleep.” Jiaheng’s voice almost overflowed from his chest, his long, dense eyelashes trembling slightly.
A deeper smile played on Yu Wuxia’s lips as he placed another kiss on Jiaheng’s forehead. “Alright, then, Master, go to sleep.”
“…” Jiaheng.
Even though he had already given him an answer, why was there still a kiss?
A disciple who doesn’t keep his word.
Jiaheng furrowed his brow, his breathing gradually slowing down. As he drifted into sleep, his body unconsciously moved towards the embrace behind him, like a shrimp curling its back, tightly held by Yu Wuxia from behind.
Yu Wuxia’s hoarse voice murmured, “Master, I’ve… wanted this for a long time.”
Holding his master until dawn.
T/N: Hey there! There is plenty more where that came from, so stay tuned! And stay healthy! Straighten your posture, so some stretches and drink some water before continuing hehe~
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