But Xia Pumo didn't feel anxious. He was still playing the zither leisurely in the woods. The music was melodious, with subtle sadness.

“What's wrong with you?” A voice appeared. But no one wasn't around.

He stopped playing the zither, with a myriad of thoughts. “It's okay!”

Xia Pumo always said a few words to him. But he wasn't angry. A soul flew out slowly from the zither. His body showed up. It seemed that he was a handsome man. Although he was a soul, others could still see what he looked like when he was alive.

He wore a red robe, with long elegant hair. He was a handsome man about twenty years old, with definite features on his good-looking and bright face. He had an uninhibited appearance. His smile was fascinating.

He asked, “Are you still unwilling to talk with me even though it's been a long time?” He was languidly looking at Xia Pumo with ambiguity. But Xia Pumo didn't look at him, and he was still playing the zither. This man didn't get irritated.

He stooped slowly and looked straight at Xia Pumo with his long and narrow eyes. He smiled in a romantic sense, “Well, we haven't seen each other for a long time. Don't you miss me?”

His face approached Xia Pumo slowly. He looked at Xia Pumo. But it seemed that Xia Pumo didn't want to see him. Xia Pumo just looked down at the zither, playing repeatedly. The man felt a little sad.

“Ha…” He yawned and looked tired. Xia Pumo just said, “You can rest if you're tired. The outside wasn't peaceful now.”

“Are you caring for me?” The man asked Xia Pumo with a languid att.i.tude again.

“Here is different from the outside.” Xia Pumo continued and didn't look at him.

“So what? You're my sweetheart. You'll protect me, right?” He asked as if he was flirting with Xia Pumo, which made Xia Pumo startled. However, Xia Pumo was just a little surprised. He continued playing, and on the contrary, Murong Zhe felt a little embarra.s.sed.

“Why don't you speak?”

“We haven't seen each other for a long time. Don't you miss me?”

“No.”

Murong Zhe was impatient. He thought, “He didn't look at me even though I had said so many words. Did I become ugly?!”

“You think I become ugly? Don't you like me anymore?”

Clang!

Xia Pumo almost snapped the string. Murong Zhe's words stunned him. How could he say that?

“No. I was young when I died. I'm still young. It's impossible for me to become ugly. Do you fall in love with others?”

“Murong Zhe!” Xia Pumo got annoyed. How dare Murong Zhe speak without thinking?

“I've never liked you. It's even more impossible to love others.”

Xia Pumo's words surprised Murong Zhe a lot! He came to his senses after a long time. Then Murong Zhe looked uninhibited again, and he said, “If you didn't love me, why could you recall my soul? You even put my soul in your destiny nimbus weapon and supply nimbus to my soul every day. It's love, isn't it?”

It made Xia Pumo speechless.

Murong Zhe leaned his lips onto Xia Pumo's lips and kissed him. Xia Pumo stopped playing the zither. His body stiffened, and he looked at Murong Zhe in surprise. It was beyond his comprehension, so he retorted, “What are you doing, Murong Zhe?” He pushed Murong Zhe away, with the gentle rise and fall of his chest, which explained that he was in a great rage.

Murong Zhe stood up and looked at the angry man. He felt comfortable.

“You didn't talk to me just now.” Murong Zhe was aggrieved. But Xia Pumo was burning with anger. He raised his hand and then put it down. He put the zither away and stood up, “You're really… eh!”

Murong Zhe pushed Xia Pumo against the tree as soon as Xia Pumo stood up. Xia Pumo couldn't say anything. His anger didn't ease, but he was stuck in another mood. He pushed Murong Zhe just with little strength, so Murong Zhe kissed him more wildly.

Murong Zhe enjoyed the kiss. His wish fulfilled after many years. Although it wasn't the right time, he could forget everything at this moment, just kissing Xia Pumo.

Murong Zhe was enjoying, but Xia Pumo was still stiff.

After a long time, the kiss ended. Murong Zhe let Xia Pumo go. Murong Zhe was satisfied and comfortable. Looking at Xia Pumo, who was blus.h.i.+ng, Murong Zhe couldn't help laughing. “What are you doing!” Xia Pumo came to his senses as soon as he heard his laughter, and he was still irritated.

Murong Zhe smiled and pushed him onto the floor again.

“You're just so cute, dear!” Murong Zhe pressed down on Xia Pumo, with his fingers stroking Xia Pumo's long hair, which wasn't tied up. Murong Zhe was more and more skillful in doing this. Xia Pumo was serious, with ears flushed. Murong Zhe loved the current appearance of Xia Pumo, and he considered himself lucky that Xia Pumo was not only the second young master of the imperial clan of Zither, but also his sweetheart.

“What are you doing!”

It was the second time Xia Pumo asked in this way. Murong Zhe was pressing down on him, “What do you think so?” Murong Zhe was about to kiss him again. But…

“Well,” a disharmonious voice came out. The two men were surprised and turned to the sound simultaneously. They saw Ronghua, not far away from them. But Ronghua was a little embarra.s.sed. After all, everyone would feel embarra.s.sed when seeing such a scene!

What Ronghua saw was that a man in red clothes was kissing Xia Pumo, but Xia Pumo didn't refuse even though the man pressed down on him. He seemed to get used to it.

“Hum… shouldn't you both pay attention to the occasion even though I had seen such a scene once before?”

“Miss Ronghua, I…” Xia Pumo wanted to stand up, but his body couldn't move because Murong Zhe's hands held him tightly. It was so awkward.

Ronghua smiled, “I'm not interested in what you are doing. But could you both handle your affairs after I leave? It isn't good to do now.”

“Ronghua? What a coincidence!” Murong Zhe looked at Ronghua, with a spurious smile. A dangerous emotion appeared in his eyes.

Ronghua smoothed down her hair, “It's no coincidence. I've just beaten an impolite thing.”

It was estimated that Ronghua had severely hurt the monster. Xia Pumo felt a little embarra.s.sed. She went to deal with the monster, but he was staying with Murong Zhe. It sounded so unfair!

“Stand up!” Xia Pumo shouted. If it happened in the past, Murong Zhe would stand up right now. But now, Murong Zhe became emboldened, “No.”

Ronghua raised her eyebrows, “They were so boring.”

“If you don't stand up, I'll…”

“What do you want to do?” Murong Zhe was sure that Xia Pumo couldn't do anything surprising.

“Both of you!” Ronghua wanted to remind them that there was another person here! Could they deal with the urgent affairs first before they bantered flirtatiously? Ronghua was just smiling, without other expressions. She had tolerated them a lot. But the two people totally ignored her.

“I wouldn't mind if you died in advance,” Ronghua said all of a sudden. The two persons came to their senses. It reminded Xia Pumo that there was something wrong! Because Murong Zhe, who stared at Ronghua while pressing down on Xia Pumo, didn't realize that his body became more and more transparent.

“You need to enter the zither right now. You couldn't stand it if you stayed outside for too long.” Xia Pumo said in a hurry, full of worry. But Murong Zhe didn't listen to Xia Pumo, he stared at Ronghua all the time, for he thought Ronghua wasn't an ordinary person. If she were ordinary, she would never be a.s.sociated with them. Ordinary people would fight with them or hide when meeting them. They would only protect themselves. But Ronghua wasn't afraid of them at all, and she also wanted to help them. It was so strange!

“I'm fine!” Murong Zhe soothed him, “I know my condition.”

“What the h.e.l.l do you know?” Ronghua interrupted him, “Do you think it's because of Xia Pumo that you can live and transform into a human body?”

“What do you mean?” Murong Zhe was a little gloomy, and he wanted to find out what she was thinking.

“A dead person can be saved even after a long time. It's a miracle, isn't it?”

Murong Zhe let Xia Pumo go, stood up and looked at her, “What are you saying?”

Then, he slowly walked towards her, “What do you want from Pumo, Miss Ronghua?”

Murong Zhe was smart. He must have seen a lot in the zither.

“What do you think?” Ronghua asked him, “What do you think I want?”

So far, she hadn't shown up her intention. She just went forward and protected Xia Pumo.

“Are you looking for anything?” Xia Pumo guessed.

“Leave here first!”

Ronghua turned back, “It's not a safe place here. Let's go!”

Murong Zhe looked at her back and dropped into silence. Xia Pumo walked over and patted his shoulder. Xia Pumo said in a low voice, “You'd better enter the zither now. I'll release you when I reach the main palace.”

Murong Zhe became dandiacal again. Holding Xia Pumo's chin, he kissed him and bit his lower lip, “Okay.”

Xia Pumo was blus.h.i.+ng, which Murong Zhe didn't see. Otherwise, Murong Zhe would laugh at him again.

Xia Pumo and Ronghua continued walking in the woods. He wanted to ask her how the monster was. But Ronghua didn't mention the monster all the time. Although he knew Ronghua was powerful, he wondered how she defeated the monster, who had lived so many years.

“Miss Ronghua!”

“What's wrong?”

“How is… the monster?”

“Oh! He died!” Ronghua said outright.

“Died? Did you kill him?”

“Yes. Anything wrong?”

Ronghua said casually. But Xia Pumo didn't believe it was so simple.

He thought that he entered here with the help of Ronghua. But it now appeared that Ronghua went forward with the power he didn't know. She dealt with all the imperial clans by herself and brought him to the dangerous woods. She killed a monster he had never seen, and the monster wasn't ordinary, for his roar was unique. She could calmly talk with Murong Zhe, who was a soul.

“Who are you, Ronghua? Can I trust you?”