Chapter 51

In the bustling market, Mei Xue held Xiao Liu's hand and strolled through the crowd.

"Mei Xue, what is that?" Xiao Liu pointed to a series of red objects skewered on straw wrapped around a bamboo pole, her little nose twitching as she clearly caught the enticing aroma.

"This is candied hawthorn, it's very delicious. Do you want to try some?" Mei Xue smiled and walked up to the vendor selling candied hawthorns, asking Xiao Liu beside her.

"Uh-huh! Uh-huh!" Xiao Liu nodded vigorously, like a little animal eager for its owner to feed it.

"I'll take one." Mei Xue picked the fullest skewer and handed it to Xiao Liu.

"Ah!" Xiao Liu couldn't wait to take a bite, savoring the sour and sweet taste, something she had never experienced in the secret realm.

The vendor who sold the candied hawthorn to Mei Xue watched in amazement as the skewer disappeared into the air, utterly baffled.

"Mei Xue, Mei Xue, what is this? A hair accessory?" Before finishing the candied hawthorn, Xiao Liu had already found a new target.

It was a series of colorful, translucent crystals, looking like hair accessories, which immediately caught Xiao Liu's eye.

"This... isn't for wearing... it's for eating." Mei Xue followed Xiao Liu's gaze and realized they were lollipops for children.

Not even knowing this, what kind of life had Xiao Liu lived before? Had she been a sheltered young lady who never left her room?

"Oh..." Realizing her mistake, Xiao Liu's face turned red, but she still looked at the cute lollipops with obvious longing.

Mei Xue smiled and bought a whole bunch for Xiao Liu.

"Thank you." Xiao Liu was almost wagging her tail, licking the lollipop with her little tongue, looking incredibly adorable to Mei Xue.

Straightforward, innocent, and knowing very little about common knowledge—this was the impression Xiao Liu left on Mei Xue that day.

As the sun set, the two said goodbye on the beach, and Xiao Liu reluctantly let go of Mei Xue's hand.

"Tomorrow, can you accompany me like this again?" Xiao Liu, while biting her lollipop, mustered the courage to say the boldest words she had ever spoken.

"Sure, of course, I'd be happy to." Mei Xue smiled and lightly high-fived Xiao Liu.

"Tomorrow, I'll take you to more places."

That night.

In a corner of the secret realm, Xiao Liu reluctantly ate the last lollipop and then hugged her knees, gazing at the sky of the secret realm.

The secret realm also had nights, but there were no sun or moon. The light in the secret realm came from its own laws, and the weather changed according to certain patterns.

In the past, Xiao Liu thought this was natural, the truth of all things.

But after seeing the real sun, moon, and sea, she began to doubt the meaning of the secret realm's existence.

Everything in the secret realm was too regular. Without external interference, it would remain unchanged for a thousand or ten thousand years, as evidenced by the unchanging scenery.

Why couldn't the secret realm change? It seemed to have remained the same since its birth, and what was the significance of the ruler of the secret realm?

Could this really continue? Compared to the human world, the secret realm was too small.

The world was so vast, yet the races living in the secret realm were like prisoners, unable to leave and explore the true world, the world of seas and mountains.

The real world was not as dangerous as everyone said; it was filled with warm sunlight and many humans and other races. This world might have its ugly side, but it also had sincere and kind aspects, far from being an absolute forbidden zone.

Most people in this world were ordinary humans, who did not have the long lives of the secret realm's races, but they created countless things that the secret realm lacked.

Such creations happened every day, every minute, and the speed at which the human world progressed was unimaginable compared to the unchanging secret realm.

In just two days in the human world, she had seen countless creations. Humans enriched the world, making it constantly change.

"Really wonderful." The more she understood the uniqueness of this world, the more Xiao Liu wanted to know about it.

However, this was an impossible task, as the boundary-breaking pearl on her body only had about ten days of effect. After ten days, she would never be able to leave the secret realm for the human world again.

This was the rule, the power that bound the races of the secret realm, especially her as the ruler of the secret realm, who could not escape this constraint.

Would she see him again tomorrow? Would he be waiting for her at that place? With these worries, Xiao Liu quietly closed her eyes.

At the same time, under the starry sky, Mei Xue began to make a charm for his confession.

This was a skill he had recently started practicing, not for a living, although his life was tight, but he didn't need to earn money by selling his skills. As a descendant of the Flame Clan, he could live a life of plenty just by cultivating herbs.

He started practicing the skill of making charms because he planned to make a longevity charm to confess to Xiao Liu.

What words should he engrave on this charm? Mei Xue looked at the half-finished charm in his hand and smiled with anticipation.

...

A new day, the sky was filled with a light drizzle. Mei Xue arrived early at the beach where they had agreed to meet and saw the mysterious red-clad girl at first glance.

She was not on the beach but was walking lightly on the water, the waves brushing past her, making her look like a fairy, full of grace.

Her snow-white feet stood on the water, her crystal-clear toes glowing softly like white jade. In the light drizzle, she looked incredibly ethereal, as if she would disappear into the world at any moment.

Mei Xue's heart raced, and he almost couldn't recognize the girl who had held his hand and walked through the market with him yesterday.

That transcendent and otherworldly aura, how could it belong to a mortal?

Could she be a sorceress? In Mei Xue's understanding, only those high-ranking sorceresses had such extraordinary grace.

"Mei Xue?" While Mei Xue was in a daze, Xiao Liu had already walked to his side, stepping on the waves, looking at him curiously.

"..." Mei Xue was silent for a long time before he finally confirmed that the red-clad girl speaking to him was indeed the girl who had held his hand yesterday.

"Today, where are you going to take me?" Xiao Liu looked at Mei Xue with anticipation, completely unaware of his shock and confusion.

"Today... to the mountain." Feeling the breath and the soft, heart-stirring voice of the girl in front of him, Mei Xue finally recovered.

There was no need to be afraid or nervous. Mei Xue, why did you come here?

Because you like her, because you fell in love with her at first sight, right?

So, no matter where she comes from, where she is going, or what identity she has, what does it matter?

Because, you like her!

Since you like her, you should accept everything about her, embrace her completely, and bravely tell her your feelings.

"This is Mount Taitai. Although it's not as famous as it used to be, there are many special legends here." Mei Xue smiled, and the slight awkwardness from earlier had vanished.

Love is truly a magical thing.

Love is truly a wonderful bond.

Love, even if it is destined to have no result, is still happy.

So, when the moment of love arrives, don't hesitate and move forward bravely.

"Then, take me there." Xiao Liu extended her hand boldly, and the roles of the two seemed to subtly shift at that moment.

Mei Xue held Xiao Liu's hand, opened the umbrella he brought, and the two walked side by side, leaving a trail of fine footprints on the beach.

That day, Mei Xue learned her name—Xiao Liu.

That night, in the deepest part of the secret realm, a pair of blood-red eyes opened.

"Xiao Xiang, you're awake!" Xiao Liu, delighted, held her nine-headed snake crystal hair accessory, listening to the voice from within her heart.

"Uh-huh, so sleepy... This time, I really lost a lot..." Another girl's voice came from the nine-headed snake crystal hair accessory, the voice of the other half of Xiao Liu's life and the supreme ruler of the secret realm, Qing Xu.

"Sorry, because of my capriciousness." Xiao Liu felt very guilty; if it weren't for her desire to come to the human world, Xiao Xiang wouldn't have been so exhausted.

"It's okay, I will fulfill any wish of Xiao Liu. How have these days in the human world been?" Xiao Xiang's voice was still a bit tired, but she was more concerned about Xiao Liu's well-being.

Unlike her, who had experienced many battles, Xiao Liu was a pure and innocent girl. If she fell into a human trap, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Listen, Xiao Xiang, I made a human friend..." Xiao Liu, without any ulterior motives, told everything that had happened in the past few days.

To her, Xiao Xiang was the most important part of her life, so she would never hide anything from her, not realizing how shocked and frightened Xiao Xiang was by her words.

How could this be? A human had already made a move on Xiao Liu so quickly! The boundary-breaking pearl didn't work on that human, how could this be? It was a treasure that could even deceive the laws of the seas and mountains.

"That... Mei Xue... he..." Xiao Liu didn't notice Xiao Xiang's strange silence, innocently recounting her time with Mei Xue.

Xiao Liu, you've been deceived. That human definitely has no good intentions. You're too naive, not even suspecting that human.

"Today, Mei Xue took me to see that big rock, they say..."

To use Xiao Liu's naivety to manipulate her, human, you're courting death!

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