The Endless Promise

103. Temporary Allies

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Luoyin opened his eyes the next morning, and he basked in the lingering warmth of the night as Weiyan slept against his chest- her breaths, tiny warm puffs across his skin.

One arm was curled around her, cradling her to himself, while his other hand held hers, their fingers still interwoven.

He gently unlocked their fingers, laying her hand on his chest, then tenderly ran his fingers through her hair, lightly straightening the mild tangles he had put there.

'She's too much of a blessing!' He thought fiercely, his heart swelling, and he kissed the top of her head, feeling like the luckiest being in existence!

'I must have been foolish to dream of letting go!

Endless worries awaited, but Weiyan, completed him in ways he did not understand, and he refused to imagine a life without her.

No mortal could guess the future, and even the Fate and Night Immortals had limits to what they could foresee...

Yet Luoyin knew he would rather die before he let go of her again, and his arm subconsciously tightened around Weiyan

He froze, realizing he might have squeezed too hard.

But it was too late- Weiyan startled awake and their eyes met.

Her face turned an interesting colour, and she swiftly dived under the covers, reminding him of the scandal morning.

He chuckled. "Yanyan, you're not going to act all innocent, are you?" He angled his head. "I don't know how many bites I received yesterday, but I'm afraid to look at my own neck."

After the first time, things had turned even more passionate, and Luoyin had been pleased to see new sides of his wife!

Weiyan shyly lowered the covers, revealing a reddened forehead and curious eyes.

But her eyes widened at several reddened hickeys on his neck and shoulders, and she quickly yanked the covers back over her head.

Luoyin laughed lightly, then gently tugged the covers down to see her face.

"Yanyan, don't hide from me." He placed a searing kiss on her forehead. "I love every side of you. And besides..."

He inched the covers down to show her own neck, adorned with several hickeys.

"I told you, I believe in 'giving and taking'!" He finished as she burned a bright red, and he leaned down to kiss her lips gently, almost re-awakening calm fires.

'Too tempting!' He pulled away quickly and got out of bed. "Yanyan, why not rest for a bit? I'll prepare a hot bath for you."

Red faced, she nodded shyly, before hiding beneath the covers again.

Luoyin couldn't bear anyone seeing Weiyan like this, not even Tong, so he personally prepared her bath using his powers for water, and his usual refining flame formation for heat.

When done, he tossed in several healing, qi enhancing, and qi refining herbs for good measure. In the martial world, the physical dalliance between a couple was also a way of sharing qi and helping each other refine it, so it was sometimes called 'shared cultivation' or 'dual cultivation'.

Luoyin certainly did not have cultivation on his mind throughout the night! But that did not mean they hadn't exchanged qi.

These herbs would help Weiyan stabilise her qi greatly and give a boost. She had already strived to attain such an impressive height from childhood... What was wrong with helping one's wife rise even faster?