The assault was launched 1 hour after nightfall. The fortress of Qingdao overlooked the sea. The cultivators had gathered to free those of their own who had been taken prisoner in the past 6 months.
Taking advantage of a moonless night, Lan Xichen...
The day was about to dawn, I had woken up at dawn as usual. I decided to leave my bed and put on my housedress. I still had some time ahead of me. We had planned to leave in the morning. We had arranged to meet Jin Ling halfway on the road to "Lotus Pier".
I went out to the gallery.
It was the beginning of spring. The mornings were still cool, but in a few hours the sun of Guzu would come to warm the gardens and the hearts. We were going to travel for two days. We could have done it faster on our swords, but we felt the need to be together outside YunShen Buzhi. In a few days, we would all be together for a big event: the wedding of Jiang Cheng and Wen Qing.
For 2 days Wei Wuxian could not stand still, he was running around making Uncle QiRen scream at least 3 times a day! I didn't know what he was up to, but his evil smile and mischievous look didn't indicate anything to Jiang Cheng! I asked Wangji about it, but he just raised an eyebrow and stretched the corners of his mouth! Of course, he knew what his husband was up to, but he would not tell anyone.
Their complicity amazed me! They were so different, yet their understanding was still as strong, maybe even more so since their return from the other world!
"The other world" ... the little Ni Bi was their joy and happiness. Wangji and her got along better and better. She called him "Die" recently! It was funny! Even SiZhui had been completely won over by this little sister with a cheerful smile who looked like two drops of water to Wei Wuxian! Tonight, she would meet her other brother, Jin Ling! Our family circle was gradually expanding. A few years ago, I thought that Wangji and I would be the last members of the family! But Ni Bi was there and Wei Wuxian was right, blood ties were important but so were heart ties. I smiled and went back inside.
The Hanshi was silent.
My eyes fell on the table. I took the two cups that were still there and put them on a tray. Meng Yao and I had made a habit of having tea every night before wishing each other a good night. It had been almost a year since he had arrived among us. I must admit that our beginnings had been full of embarrassment.
The other "me" and him had been very close, much more than Jin GuangYao and me!
They were physically similar, but their characters were different. He told me about his life in the pleasure house where he grew up with his mother. He told me about his difficult beginnings with Nie MingJue, who had sent him with his brother to YunShen Buzhi where he had met the other "me". With his help and MingJue's, he had become one of the most effective spies in the war against the Wen! He was clever and cunning, but unlike Jin GuangYao, he did not hide it. He knew how to mix softness and firmness. Because he had a gentle character, it was easy to get along with him. One evening, a few weeks ago, when we were saying good night, I dared to kiss his lips. Since that night, this chaste kiss had become our ritual.
I returned to the bed.
What had Wangji told me about his first night with Wei Wuxian? He was disappointed the next morning not to have found himself in the arms of his lover. Wangji, blamed himself! Because he could not go back. The first awakening after their first night together was over!
I would not make the same mistake!
I took off my dress and slipped back into bed. A-Yao was sleeping on her stomach. The sheet only covered her lower legs. I looked at her perfect body. Years of fighting had given him an athletic body! Muscular shoulders, a back sculpted like those of the statues of the ancient gods of the West. I could not help but touch him. I put my hand in the hollow of his loins and stuck my chest against his body. His long black hair like ebony spread on his back. I spread them to release his shoulder and to deposit a rain of kisses there.
He smiled and opened his eyes; he turned around in my arms. I hugged him and kissed him.
"Hello," he said.
"Hello, how are you feeling?
"Good and... happy. I haven't been so happy in a long time!
"Me too! ... many years ... maybe even the first time I'm really happy!
"So no regrets? Are you sure?"
"I am sure and you? ... I know I am not ..., him, ... do you think you will be able to settle for me?".
"Xi-Xiong, you and he are two very different people. Your history made you live experiences which shaped you differently. You are unique beings! If you are afraid of the comparison I could make, know that you have nothing to envy him."
He went off into a great burst of laughter.
"What are you laughing about?"
"The night we spent together, he and I, he was afraid to break me. He was rather violent, ... or rather ... vigorous! You, you are the opposite, soft, tender, attentive, you take your time! but what is funny is that the one who could break me is you, because you have stamina! " his look was malicious.
"Xi-Xiong, you have exhausted me tonight !!!! I joined his laughter.
"How about a bath, to get your strength back before our trip today?
"Good idea, I'm just crossing my fingers that I don't run into Wei Wuxian just yet!
"Why?"
"Last time, I don't know how, but he guessed at first glance that Xichen and I spent the night together!" .
"We will only run into him in several hours, we have time to behave in a way that won't attract his attention!"
Meng Yao smiled tenderly at me and I caressed his lips with my thumb, which he bit. For the moment I had other ideas in mind than my brother's husband and his ability to find out what happened between us that night! I looked at my soul mate and wondered if her lips still tasted as sweet as last night? I think the bath would wait .... I had to check it out ....
Four hours later, we were ready to leave. I took one last look to make sure we hadn't forgotten anything! My eyes met Wuxian's. He was staring at me with a look of disbelief.
He stared at me with a strange look, his gaze shifted to Meng Yao and a mischievous smile appeared on his face. He crossed his hands behind his back and winked at me!
I suddenly turned my head to A-Yao. He sighed and shook his head from right to left!
"I told you he would guess !!!!
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