Eternal Love of Dream: The Aftermath

Bargaining 🔥

Author's Note: In the official Back to Chaos book, it's mentioned that Donghua elected to go into a deep sleep 3 months out of every year for 1000 year to recover his cultivation rather than sleep 300 year straight because he didn't want to be apart from Fengjiu and Gungun for so long.  This is what I imagine went down on how he came to that decision and the spiciness that resulted.  This scene takes a couple of weeks after she wakes up.

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"Dijun, I'm really mad at you!"  Fengjiu exclaimed, folding her arms and tilting her face in displeasure. 

"Oh?" He responded in his usual way of not wanting to respond until he knew why.  Chengyu had just visited her this morning, and Donghua had given them some privacy to chat, while he was preparing her medicine with his blood.  However, Fengjiu just stormed in as he had just dropped blood into the bowl and closed the wound on his finger.

She turned to glare at him but her glare disappeared in concern when she saw the drop of blood in the bowl of medicine.  "Dijun, what are you doing? Have you been feeding me your blood all this time?  Is that why my medicine has been tasting like blood? You can't keep giving me your blood.  Your cultivation is weak too!" Fengjiu caressed his face with worry.

"Your cultivation is weaker." He smiled at her concern. 

"Yours is important to the safety of the Four Seas and Eight Realms! You must promise not to give me any more of your blood.  Zhonglin told Chengyu who just told me that you need to sleep for 300 years to be back to your full level of cultivation.  You should do it soon."  Though she knew he should, the thought of being apart from him for so long made her teary.

He said softly, "You're more important to me than the world.  Accordingly, you should keep taking my blood." His finger gently wiped a tear that fell on her cheek.

"Dijun..."

"If I lost you, I would tear apart the Four Seas and Eight Realms.  For the safety of the world, you must be healthy and strong. So you agree you must continue taking my blood."  He pulled her close, and kissed the top of her head.

"Dijun...you used to be very rational." She mumbled into his chest.

"I am not rational where my dear wife is concerned." He said unapologetically and kissed her head again.

Her heart melted.  Really, how was she supposed to argue with him.  "Fine, I'll agree to take your blood, but only till the next week.  Then you have to go into a deep sleep to restore your cultivation."

"One month, then I'll consider your suggestion."

She pushed him away enough to look up at him with distrust. "I know you well.  Just because you'll consider something doesn't mean you'll do it."

He laughed because she did know him well.

She nibbled her lip in deep thought and then smiled.  "I'll take your blood for a month but then you have to promise to go into a deep sleep."

"Xiaobai, you drive a hard bargain.  Fine, I'll agree to sleep for a month every year, if you continue to take my blood everyday for 3 months."

"Dijun, that would take you forever to regain your full cultivation!"

"Xiaobai, I can't bear to be apart from you for longer.  I've missed you so much these last 200 years." He saw her eyes softened at his admission.  When he caressed her chin, he loved the way she naturally moved her chin against his palm in her fox way.

"Dijun, I can't bear to be apart from you for another 300 years either...How about this? I'll take your blood for 6 months, but you have to sleep for 1 year."