Alone, Beautifully – Chapter 158
by Little PandaA Story About Happiness (5)
“Does Senior Sister not want me anymore?”
Xu Jiao’s voice wasn’t actually that loud.
It’s just that the servants in this Demon Palace happened to have good hearing, and the Demon Lord Xia Jingzhe was especially outstanding among them, so after this sound, Xia Jingzhe could no longer pretend nothing had happened, and immediately appeared in front of Xu Jiao.
Black spiritual wind surrounded Xu Jiao, dense demonic energy enveloped her—
After the black energy around her gradually receded, Xu Jiao found herself standing inside the palace. Looking at the familiar layout, it should be Xia Jingzhe’s resting place.
The emotions in Xia Jingzhe’s eyes in front of her were flickering, as if wanting to say something to her, but hesitating to speak.
Xu Jiao took another step towards her, looking straight into her eyes. Xia Jingzhe didn’t avoid her gaze and also looked back at her. Before Xu Jiao could act, she raised her right hand and placed it on Xu Jiao’s shoulder, asking softly:
“Senior Sister, did you really mean what you said earlier?”
Xu Jiao smiled sweetly at her. Xia Jingzhe realized that the number of times the person in front of her had smiled at her today was more than all the past years combined. Naturally, she had no resistance, her gaze became slightly dazed, and then she felt a soft, warm sensation wrapping around her wrist.
She belatedly looked down at her wrist—
Following that, Xia Jingzhe’s eyes widened in shock.
It was a light pink, fluffy tail.
Xu Jiao didn’t expect her aroused state to be so obvious. Even though she had practiced for so many years, and her cultivation method was different from the seduction techniques typically favored by the fox clan, once she became emotionally moved, she ultimately couldn’t control her instinctive reactions. Clearly, when her tail came out earlier, it was still triggered by the transformation pill that Xia Jingzhe had fed her.
She didn’t want Xia Jingzhe to see her slight embarrassment, so she raised one hand to cover the other’s eyes, then leaned in to kiss her, gradually making her step back, unable to withstand her advances.
Finally, Xia Jingzhe’s knees hit the edge of the bed, and she was pressed onto the mattress by Xu Jiao.
In the fox clan, nine tails are the most respected.
Foxes that can cultivate nine tails are those who can resist temptation, but conversely, if such a powerful being falls in love, perhaps no one in the world could resist their appearance when deeply immersed in desire.
The hand covering Xia Jingzhe’s eyes moved away, but she no longer had the strength to think or push Xu Jiao away. Just looking at the person on top of her with such affectionate eyes made her feel as if she had drunk thousand-year-old wine, completely intoxicated.
Whether intentionally or not, after Xu Jiao’s tail appeared, it followed her fingertips’ movements, igniting fire on her body. The places it seemed to brush past randomly aroused an electric-like tickle, and those subtle, slight sensations were like sparks starting a prairie fire. At first, they carelessly spread to various places, but later when they gathered together, the aroused passion was enough to set Xia Jingzhe aflame.
Her red lips were slightly parted, her brows lightly furrowed, looking both pleasured and somewhat at a loss. Occasionally, faint sounds escaped from within.
I’m not sure which sound was a bit too loud–
Xia Jingzhe was startled by her own voice, reflexively biting her lip, then furrowing her brow even more, as if enduring pain. Only her slightly moist eyes and unconsciously clenched hands at her sides revealed her nervousness.
Xu Jiao initially thought she was being too rough, afraid that the flame she had just lit would go out again. She paused, then leaned down to press against the other person, realizing that Xia Jingzhe’s body temperature was much higher than before, confirming that her rhythm wasn’t wrong.
She chuckled softly, lowering her head to bite Xia Jingzhe’s ear:
“It’s okay.”
“I like hearing your voice.”
“Junior Sister’s voice sounds very nice.”
Even though it was a somewhat roguish statement, Xia Jingzhe was somehow encouraged. She raised her arms to encircle Xu Jiao’s neck, vaguely assuming a posture of cooperation, as if offering herself to be picked, then brought her lips close to Xu Jiao’s ear as well…
Following that, Xu Jiao clearly heard a sigh escaping her, filled with restraint and pleasure.
Melodious and moving.
It almost made her lose control of her strength.
Even more outrageous, Xia Jingzhe was breathing unevenly into Xu Jiao’s ear while softly asking: “Senior Sister… do you like me like this?”
Xu Jiao: “!!!”
Who’s really the fox spirit here!
She took a deep breath, controlling herself not to get too excited and hurt the person. After calming down a bit, just when Xia Jingzhe thought she shouldn’t have asked such a question, Xu Jiao looked into her eyes and said seriously:
“I like it.”
“I like you in any way.”
Hearing this, Xia Jingzhe felt as if fireworks were going off in her heart, overjoyed. But she didn’t dare let Xu Jiao see those ugly emotions inside her, afraid of Xu Jiao seeing her most authentic self. She could only close her eyes briefly, silently treasuring that happiness.
Xu Jiao knew she didn’t believe this sudden change, so she could only prove it through action—
She returned all those tricks Xia Jingzhe had used on her tail back to her.
Not only that.
She didn’t even spare that Demon Spring in the Demon Palace.
But when they reached their destination, Xu Jiao’s eyes couldn’t help but show surprise.
The place she remembered as the Demon Spring was actually giving off threads of spiritual energy.
It was still two springs, one hot and one cold, with the middle part connected. The different concentrations on both sides created a rich, milk-like white visual effect, and the air was filled with white mist so thick it almost formed into water droplets.
She was stunned for a moment, then said to the person in her arms: “I remember there’s a legend in the Demon Realm, saying that there’s a Demon Spring in the Demon Palace. Even if an immortal body falls in, it can’t resist the demonic energy inside.”
But what was this before her eyes?
Xia Jingzhe turned her head away uncomfortably, only letting Xu Jiao see her blushing profile. After a quiet moment, she said softly to Xu Jiao: “The Demon Spring isn’t always there. It’s only because it’s the cultivation pool of successive demon lords, so it’s full of demonic energy. I… originally practiced immortal cultivation techniques, and there’s also spiritual energy in my body, so it wasn’t very hard to change it — besides, Senior Sister is here now, so you need a place to cultivate.”
Xu Jiao’s arms unconsciously tightened.
This was an explanation she hadn’t heard before.
So…
Could the nature of the spring water in this Demon Spring be changed?
Before, when she plunged in, it was bone-chilling cold and painful, because that’s what she had given to Xia Jingzhe. But now she came seeking the other with a heart full of love. Even though Xia Jingzhe didn’t know she would return, having experienced love, she silently carved out a spirit-filled area in this world full of demonic energy.
She didn’t even know if Xu Jiao truly loved her, but was already moved by this moment of warmth, and secretly arranged so much behind Xu Jiao’s back.
Xu Jiao suddenly realized that her female protagonists seemed to have never changed—
They were still so kind, even if they had fallen off cliffs or been pushed into the abyss. Just a little bit of kindness was enough to give them the motivation to return to the human world.
Not only were Zheng Zhiyu and Yu Ye like this, but actually, the earliest ones like Xia Jingzhe and Shen Yelan were also the same.
They had actually long possessed Ye Zhen’s kindness and goodness, it’s just that Xu Jiao hadn’t noticed before.
“Senior Sister?”
Xia Jingzhe saw a glint of tears in Xu Jiao’s eyes, thought she had done something wrong, and raised her hand to wipe Xu Jiao’s eyes. She instinctively felt uneasy, secretly wondering if her act of being weak had been discovered and made Senior Sister angry?
Xia “Now so soft she can’t walk” Jingzhe, the Demon Lord: “Senior Sister, I…”
As she spoke, she moved slightly, wanting to get off Xu Jiao, but Xu Jiao came to her senses and didn’t let her move. She just lowered her head to kiss Xia Jingzhe’s forehead.
Xia Jingzhe was suddenly rewarded with a kiss, and confusion appeared in her eyes.
Xu Jiao hugged her and turned back, changing her original plan. She didn’t want Xia Jingzhe, whose body was currently filled with demonic techniques, to be hurt by this spiritual energy. She placed her on the bed inside the room, then returned to the spring herself.
She loosened her clothes, stepped into the water, closed her eyes, and let out a very soft sigh. Then she planned to use the time soaking in this spiritual spring to properly process her recent emotions.
But not long after, the sound of water splashing came from not far away.
Xu Jiao opened her eyes, with a layer of fine moisture formed on her eyelashes due to the dense spiritual mist. She looked towards the source of the sound and found that Xia Jingzhe, who was supposed to be resting inside, had somehow sneaked over.
However, as soon as she entered the water, she was surrounded by this spiritual energy, causing her whole body to freeze in place.
Xu Jiao stood up and waded through the water towards her. Arriving at Xia Jingzhe’s side, she said with a smile: “Junior Sister, are you feeling regretful after being taken advantage of by me and intending to end your life in this spiritual spring?”
She raised her hand, intending to push Xia Jingzhe out.
But Xia Jingzhe hugged her back, enduring the pain of demonic energy and spiritual energy clashing within her body, threatening to tear her meridians apart. She buried her face in Xu Jiao’s neck and asked very softly:
“Senior Sister… can I still return to Kunlun?”
Can someone like me still stand openly by your side?
Will you be with me?
Countless confessions are hidden in this restrained and indirect question.
Xu Jiao felt a mix of emotions, raised her hand to touch the black long hair at the back of Xia Jingzhe’s head, felt the wetness on her neck that was either sweat or water, paused for a moment, and said with a sigh:
“What’s so good about Kunlun?”
“Since you’ve chosen the Demon Realm, staying here is—”
“I will stay with you.”
Xia Jingzhe’s body trembled slightly as the last sentence was spoken, unclear if it was from pain or something else.
Just as Xu Jiao thought she couldn’t bear the aura inside this spirit spring and was about to take her back, she heard Xia Jingzhe mumble: “All of this now feels like a dream.”
Xu Jiao smiled, lifted her chin, and said to her very seriously:
“If it’s a dream, I’ll accompany you until the end.”
“If you don’t believe it, just wait patiently. Wait until I’ve accompanied you through this lifetime, and then it won’t be too late to believe in my feelings.”
Xia Jingzhe’s lips moved slightly, using her last bit of strength to lean in and kiss Xu Jiao’s lips.
Because her movement was very gentle, Xu Jiao took the lead, but as they kissed, she tasted something slightly salty. Xu Jiao opened her eyes in confusion and asked Xia Jingzhe:
“Is it too painful?”
She wanted to send Xia Jingzhe out, not wanting to see her suffer alongside herself.
She no longer wanted to let Xia Jingzhe become that Tianzun who could flexibly manipulate both spirit energy and demon energy. (Tianzun: a high-ranking immortal or deity in Chinese mythology)
Xu Jiao didn’t want to see Xia Jingzhe suffer anymore.
But Xia Jingzhe just shook her head, smiling at her with teary eyes, hugging her and not letting go, and deliberately asked while hugging her: “Didn’t Senior Sister not have enough just now?”
“I think this place is very good, rich in spirit energy, away from most of the annoying prying eyes of the Demon Realm—”
“Does Senior Sister not want me anymore?”
Xu Jiao: “!”
The author has something to say:
Xu Jiao: Who on earth wrote this annoying fox spirit! She’s nothing like the Junior Sister Xia I’ve known!
Xia Jingzhe (pitifully): Then does Senior Sister not want me anymore?
Xu Jiao (raising her hand): I’m coming! I’m coming right now!
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Hee hee hee hee!
Did it satisfy your regrets today?
Starting tomorrow, it’s Shen Yelan’s turn! Where are the comments???
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