Heavy Sweetness Ash-Like Frost

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Chapter 13: Once So Close, Now Walking The Path of Strangers

   Three or four stems of green bamboo, two sections of banana leaves, one grass curtain. Who would have thought that the backyard of the Four Stars Palace[1] was only a half bigger than the yard in the Water Boundary. I let out a sigh, pulled out a bamboo stool and sat down.

  On the stone table, there was a paper declaration that was held down by a crystal pi xiu (a mystical beast that is considered a protector) that was prostrated, the paper flew up and down in the night wind, it could not escape, like a butterfly that was extending its wings, I decided to save this declaration, I picked it up and looked at it. It turns out that it was a marriage contract, below there were three names, the two words "Tai Wei"  were vigorous and forceful, the two words "Luo Lin" floated elegantly, then there were the words "Ren Yu" which were like the smooth passage of the clouds and flowing waters, but revealed a trace of loftiness and strength.

  "This is the promise made by Father and the High God," The silver light of the moon descended, midway it was blocked by a thick banana leaf, and a shadow fell across Night's face, revealing a blurry warmth, "Four thousand years ago, this was signed at the High God's wedding, now we only need Jin Mi to sign her name."

  I picked up a writing brush and bit its head, thought for a while and wrote down my name.

  When I was writing, Night lowered his head and was watching intently the small red stove next to me that was boiling a pot of tea, in the midst of the bubbling it was not clear what he was thinking. His white robes shone under the moon light, it was so white that it made my teeth itch and in my heart rose a feeling to want to stain it, so I dipped into the ink slate, and while Night was distracted, I drew a flower at the end of his robe sleeve.

  When he regained awareness, the wood has already been made into a boat, I blinked at him. Night smiled when he looked at his sleeves, he wasn't angry, he poured a cup of tea for me and said gently, "This flower is drawn very lively, Night has many plain robes, in future I must bother Jin Mi Immortal to add some colour for me." Night is truly someone with a good temper.

  "Good, good," I squeezed the writing brush and nodded my head continuously.

   Tonight after leaving the Heavenly Emperor's Nine Mist Clouds Palace, Night invited me to his Four Stars Palace for a short visit, saying that the Beauty Night Scent Flower that I had given him had just started to sprout, he did not know if it would bloom tonight. Dad had glanced at us, he did not say anything, so I happily agreed to follow Night back.

  The Four Stars Palace was very different from Phoenix's Qi Wu Palace, the walls were white, it was simple and low-key, besides a few small immortal attendants at the door and a bunch of Nightmare Beasts who could not speak, there was no shadow of anyone else, the night was a sheet of silence.

  A small Nightmare Beast, barely about a month old, was timidly lying at Night's feet, its round eyes stared warily at me. I magicked a white cabbage leave in my hands, bent my waist and tried to seduce it, "Be obedient, come and try it." Good habits must be groomed from young, a picky eating Nightmare Beast is not good, who knew that my good intentions were not appreciated by the Little Nightmare Beast, it disdainfully turned its head away.

  Night smiled and touched its ears, the little beast turned its head back towards me, it moved slowly in front of me, it hesitated for a while, then as if looking straight at death at the bunch of leaves it swallowed them straight into its stomach, I happily stroke its head and praised it, "How obedient, very obedient."

  "Night has no precious items to give to Jin Mi, only this Nightmare Beast, if Jin Mi Immortal likes it, then let it follow you from now on, after two months when it becomes stronger, you may ride on it. I only hope that Jin Mi will not find it a bother."