Chapter 753: The night is too short

This is called a martial arts enthusiast, or a call enthusiast. No matter what, he can think about martial arts-related things, which is more exaggerated than anyone Xue Mu has ever seen. Mu Jianli didn’t ask about swords when she was single-minded…

Shouldn’t people like this be unbearable? But after experiencing the intertwining of souls, Xue Mu only felt inexplicably cute.

She was still eating the fish, her cheeks moving… just studying the Dao…

Seeing Xue Mu’s expressionless face, Meng Zhen asked carefully, “What’s wrong? Is my thinking wrong?”

“No, it’s very right.” Xue Mu said, ”as long as you don’t use your beauty as a weapon.”

Meng Zhen really frowned and thought for a while: “Why, if it’s not used as a weapon, it’s useless… just like ordinary people who are moved by the beauty of the stars, or are sad or intoxicated, this is indeed a weapon that can be used by both men and women…”

Xue Mu said in a bad mood: “The beauty of the starry sky, are you sure your descendants won’t become prostitutes?”

Meng Zhen said, “Why are you like Zheng Wuzi? I am still in my prime, and I can still teach my apprentices slowly… I can teach for many generations! How can it change so easily?”

Xue Mu’s heart twitched again, and he bit his lower lip tightly and didn’t say anything.

Meng Zhen said in surprise, “What’s wrong with you?”

Xue Mu clenched his fists and said after a long pause, “Nothing, you’re right. The beauty of the starry sky is the Dao. You… are amazing, really.”

Meng Zhen smiled.

Xue Mu looked at her smile blankly, with a hint of sadness in her eyes.

Meng Huan’s expression slowly changed, and she asked curiously, “Are you… sad?”

“No, I’m not.” Xue Mu turned her head away.

“You are sad.” She said with certainty, ”What are you sad about?”

Xue Mu really couldn’t help it, and reached out to embrace her, holding her tightly.

Meng really didn’t refuse. The brand of her soul made her not only not resent such an embrace, but also enjoy it. Especially, she could feel that Xue Mu’s embrace didn’t have any intention of taking advantage of her, but instead, his grip was very strong, and he held her tightly, as if he were trembling.

Her mood was also affected, and she was a little down.

“Be good,” she said, patting Xue Mu’s back lightly. ”Is it because you may leave at any time? I’ll stay with you, and we won’t go anywhere.”

“Don’t fight for the Ding.” Xue Mu finally whispered, ”no matter what the situation, don’t go.”

“Okay, okay.” Meng Zhen really didn’t know if she was really listening to the advice or just being polite. She just patted him like a child: ”If my sister doesn’t compete, what’s the point of competing for that thing? I wasn’t interested in it in the first place.”

Xue Mu sighed and said nothing more.

The two of them hugged each other silently, by the sea under the moonlight, with the waves gently lapping and the warm spring breeze blowing. They could each feel the other’s heartbeat, from slow to faster and faster.

“You…” Meng Zhen said in a somewhat dry voice: ”Are you done hugging?”

Xue Mu whispered, “I’m afraid I’ll lose it if I let go.”

“You’re no better,” Meng Zhen said, biting her lower lip. ”How many women have you used this line on?”

Xue Mu did not refute. He may have said many romantic things, but this one was true.

Meng Zhen said that he was lying, but she could also feel the sincerity of his words, and her heart grew softer. She quietly held him without asking if she had held him enough.

She couldn’t hold him enough either.

She felt more and more clearly the sadness and reluctance in Xue Mu’s heart, but the more she felt this emotion, the more unique it was from her perspective.

This man’s reluctance was not directed at an extraordinary strong person, not a body, but at her, Meng Zhen.

Throughout her life, she had never thought that she could feel like this. It was as if there was a string in her heart that was being plucked by an invisible hand, making her feel a little ticklish.

Unfortunately, this man would eventually leave, just like the last two times, and it would all be a dream.

She suddenly remembered what Xue Mu had just asked her: How long has it been since you haven’t thought about martial arts, fighting, inheritance, or cultivation, but just rested in the purest way…

I haven’t had that before, but I do now. When I was in his arms, I really didn’t think about those things.

Xue Mu couldn’t help but lower his head and look for her lips.

Meng Zhen suddenly burst into laughter, pushed Xue Mu away, took two steps back, and held up half a grilled fish in her hand: “What are you thinking about while eating fish?”

Xue Mu also smiled.

Meng Zhen looked at him quietly and whispered, “This is the best fish I’ve ever eaten in my life.”

She just didn’t know if she would have the chance to eat it again in the future.

“I’m very lucky,” Meng Zhen said, slowly finishing the fish. ”The unexpected intertwining of souls is you. Not occupied by some messy person.”

Xue Mu said, “Maybe it was fate. If it had been someone else, you might not have thought you were combining yin and yang.”

Meng Zhen smiled and said, “That’s right, because it’s you, it’s only because of you that the yin and yang are in harmony. This cause and effect cannot be wrong.”

Cause and effect…

Xue Mu really didn’t want to hear this word right now. He didn’t know what was the cause and what was the effect, and his heart was in a mess.

Xue Mu suppressed his emotions and sat down next to her. Meng Zhen really leaned on his shoulder and looked at the sky quietly.

Xue Mu also looked up. The moon was no longer in the sky, signaling that a new day was about to begin.

They are both responsible people. No matter what emotions they are caught in, Xue Mu cannot ignore forever. A thousand years later, Meng Zhen will not ignore forever the final battle.

At dawn, they may have to say goodbye forever.

Xue Mu could only treat this embrace as a dream, and Meng Zhen was the same.

The sky can’t stay dark forever, and a dream will eventually come to an end.

Xue Mu reached out and picked up the ink, brush, and silk that had been placed aside, slowly rubbed the ink, and picked up the brush.

Meng Zhen really leaned lazily on his shoulder and said, “Do you want me to get up and make a show of it?”

“No.” Xue Mu dropped the first stroke: ”The most suitable for you is always a certain look.”

Meng Zhen looked over and saw the moon in the sky on the paper.

Xue Mu drew very slowly, as if each stroke was laborious. Meng Zhen looked at him sideways, always feeling that he was pouring all his soul into it, leaving behind a most solemn memorial.

A white-clad woman gradually took shape under his brush, holding her long sword upside down, looking up at the moon, with a slight smile on her lips, and a quiet look in her eyes, with a hint of melancholy.

It was not clear whether it was the person in the painting or the person painting it that was feeling melancholy, but the feeling of reluctance was so strong that it overflowed.

The two of them just looked at each other as they painted, each savoring emotions they had never experienced before in their lives, one sad, the other sweet. Before they knew it, a golden ray of light had slowly risen from the horizon in the distance.

The first ray of sunlight of the day.

Xue Mu also stopped painting at the same time, and the portrait was complete.

“What a short night,” they said in unison, and then laughed at the same time.

Meng Zhen really took the scroll, and even though she had watched the whole process, she still looked at it repeatedly for a long time, as if she could never get enough: “So this is how you see me in your heart, so desolate and lonely.”

Xue Mu said, “Isn’t it?”

Meng Zhen looked at him again, wanting to say something but not saying it. She carefully put away the scroll and slowly got up: “Yes, it’s very good.”

Xue Mu also stood up and looked at the sun peeking out in the distance.

“Let’s go.” Meng Zhen took Xue Mu’s hand and smiled lightly: ”You won’t regret it, just painting and not doing anything shameful?”

Xue Mu shook his head.

Meng Zhen suddenly leaned over and pecked him on the lips: “A reward for a good painting. That’s all you can have. Don’t be greedy.”

After pecking him, she seemed a little embarrassed and turned and walked away, saying, “It’s time to fight.”