Chapter 13

Xiao Che's consciousness exited the Heavenly Poison Pearl, picked up the girl's clothes that had fallen to the ground, purified the intense poison on them, and then quickly covered the girl's body with the clothes, finally letting out a small sigh of relief.

Who is this girl? Why did she appear here? Why did she suck his blood? How did she know about the Heavenly Poison Pearl? How did she get inside the Heavenly Poison Pearl?

Xiao Che couldn't think of any answers to these questions.

He silently watched the girl for a long time, then reached out and gently pressed his hand on her upper lip. Instantly, a slight warmth was transmitted from his fingertips, no longer the coldness from before. A faint, steady breath brushed against his fingers.

These were clear signs of life.

"Little sister?" Xiao Che shook her body and called out.

No matter what era it was, a woman's appearance was always the most substantial capital and the strongest weapon. If this girl wasn't a fairy-like beauty but a hideous monster, Xiao Che would have kicked her out of the Heavenly Poison Pearl without hesitation. But this girl was not only mysterious; she had just bitten his finger and forcibly sucked his blood, making him break out in a cold sweat. She had also appeared strangely inside the Heavenly Poison Pearl. When Xiao Che faced her, he didn't think about the danger just now but felt an uncontrollable pity. This girl was so beautiful that it was impossible to associate her with "danger."

This was more about the nature of most men than the nature of men in general.

Xiao Che called out to her for a long time, but the girl showed no response. He took a few steps back and silently watched her.

This girl is definitely not ordinary... Xiao Che thought. From the wounds on her body and the tattered clothes, the poison on her body wasn't accidentally contracted but deliberately inflicted by someone else. For a girl of her age, ordinary poison would have been enough to kill her, but the other party used a highly toxic poison that even Xiao Che found terrifying.

The person who could use such a highly toxic poison must be an extremely terrifying figure.

Even more terrifying was that this girl, despite being covered in such a highly toxic poison, was still alive!!

So, what should be done with this girl? Should she just be left to sleep in the Heavenly Poison Pearl?

Xiao Che thought for a long time, then silently left the Heavenly Poison Pearl, leaving the girl inside. Although she had sucked his blood, it seemed to be an unconscious act. Such a beautiful girl couldn't possibly be a bad person, right? Even if she were a bad person, at her age, what kind of danger could she pose?

He didn't know when she would wake up.

After purifying the poison on the ground as much as possible, Xiao Che started to walk back. It was late and quiet, and he could only hear the sound of his footsteps. When he was less than a hundred steps away from the back wall of the Xiao family, he suddenly saw a figure walking towards him.

Xiao Che's steps abruptly stopped as he looked ahead... Who would come here so late at night?

The figure in front also noticed him, stopped, and asked vigilantly, "Who is it?"

This voice made Xiao Che's eyes widen, and he exclaimed, "Auntie Xiao?"

"Ah?" The figure in front let out a soft exclamation and ran over quickly. As she got closer, the moonlight revealed a delicate and beautiful face, which was Xiao Lingxi. Seeing Xiao Che clearly, she widened her beautiful eyes, "Xiao Che? Why are you here!"

"I..." Xiao Che scratched his head, "I couldn't sleep, so I came out to look at the stars."

"Look at the stars? Tonight is your wedding night, and you don't stay with Xia Qingyue to... hum, consummate the marriage, but you come here to look at the stars!?" Xiao Lingxi grabbed Xiao Che's arm, her face full of coquettish anger, "Don't you know how dangerous it is here? Sometimes there are Xuan beasts that attack people, and it might be dark, and bad people might come. What if you accidentally bump into them? I've told you many times, without me and Grandpa, you can't come here alone, even during the day. You... didn't listen to me again!"

As she spoke, Xiao Lingxi pinched Xiao Che's arm lightly but firmly, as a form of punishment.

"Ah! It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!" Xiao Che hurriedly cried out in pain, begging for mercy, "Auntie Xiao, I know I was wrong. I won't do it again."

"Think there will be a next time!" Xiao Lingxi glared at him.

"Absolutely no next time! If I want to come to the back mountain in the future, I will definitely call Auntie Xiao to come with me." Xiao Che said firmly. To be honest, if he didn't have the memory of his past life, he wouldn't dare to come here alone at night.

"That's better... No next time!"

"Then... Why are you here, Auntie Xiao? It's so late." Xiao Che asked with a puzzled look.

"I..." Xiao Lingxi's voice became softer, and her eyes showed a hint of confusion, "I don't know why, but I couldn't sleep tonight. Then I noticed that there were many bright stars tonight, so I thought I would come to the back mountain to look at the stars."

Xiao Che looked up at the sky and smiled, "In the past, Auntie Xiao and I often sneaked out at midnight to enjoy the night breeze and look at the stars... We were often caught by Grandpa and scolded."

"Um." Xiao Lingxi responded, speaking softly, "I also thought about these things, so I wanted to try the feeling of coming out to look at the stars alone... Because in the future, I might only be able to do it alone and can't look at the stars with Xiao Che anymore."

"Ah? Why?"

"Idiot! Because Xiao Che got married! In the future, you will have to spend your nights with your wife, Xia Qingyue, and won't sneak out to look at the stars with me anymore." Xiao Lingxi turned her eyes and gave him a playful glare, her lips curling up.

"Not at all! As long as Auntie Xiao is willing, I will always be willing to come here with you to look at the stars... Look! I'm here with you now, right?" Xiao Che said with a smile.

"You still say that! On your wedding night, you sneak out to the back mountain alone... Hey! You weren't kicked out by Xia Qingyue, were you?" Thinking of this, Xiao Lingxi looked angry and stomped her foot, "That's too much, I'll go find her!"

"It's fine, don't worry about her." Xiao Che grabbed Xiao Lingxi's hand, "I wasn't kicked out; I came out on my own. Maybe I subconsciously felt that I would meet Auntie Xiao here... Come, let's go to that place."

"Ah..."

Holding Xiao Lingxi's hand, Xiao Che led her to the familiar place, running against the cool night breeze.

This was the top of a low hill, covered with soft, tender grass. Xiao Che and Xiao Lingxi leaned against each other, basking in the pleasant night breeze, feeling a sense of peace and tranquility.

"I thought that after Xiao Che got married, I would lose a lot of you. Xia Qingyue is so beautiful, everything about her is better than me. I was afraid that after you had her, you would always be with her and spend very little time with me." Xiao Lingxi gazed at the night sky, her eyes shimmering with a light more brilliant than the stars.

"Really, Auntie Xiao, you don't trust me at all." Xiao Che said with a hint of resentment, "I clearly said in the morning that in my heart, a hundred Xia Qingyues can't compare to Auntie Xiao. Auntie Xiao forced me... no, made me make a promise, which I remember very well and will willingly keep..."

"After getting married to Xia Qingyue, you can't forget Auntie Xiao because of your wife, and you can't reduce the time you spend with Auntie Xiao. You must still be available when Auntie Xiao calls you, just like before. And one more thing, even though Xia Qingyue is my wife, her status in my heart will never be higher than Auntie Xiao... I promise, not a single word is wrong!"

"..." Xiao Lingxi's expression froze, her eyes becoming misty, "These things, I know are a bit excessive, but I just... just said them for fun. Did you really keep them in your heart all this time?"

"Of course." Xiao Che nodded without hesitation, "Because Auntie Xiao and Grandpa are the most important people in my life, no one can compare. Auntie Xiao, I promise you, even after I get married, you will never lose me, just as I never want to lose you."

"Hehe..." Xiao Lingxi laughed happily, hugging Xiao Che's arm and resting her head on his shoulder, "My Xiao Che is the best, the most obedient."

A dark cloud passed over the sky, temporarily obscuring the full moon, and the light dimmed slightly.

"Come to think of it, it's been a long time... um, it seems like several months since we last came out to look at the stars together. When we were young, whether in winter or summer, we often sneaked out. I remember one winter night, we were here, and there were many stars in the sky. We watched for a long time, leaned against each other, and fell asleep without realizing it... That night, it started to snow, and we were frozen stiff in our sleep. When Father found us, we had already turned into two little snowmen. Later, we had to warm ourselves by the fire for two days and drink a lot of bitter medicine to recover. Father was very angry but didn't bear to hit me, and he certainly didn't bear to hit you. After we recovered, he punished us by making us clear a large area of snow."

Xiao Che laughed and continued, "But we only cleared a little bit before we started playing in the snow, even building a big snowman that looked like Grandpa, making him laugh and forget to punish us."

"Um! Father has always been like that. He looks fierce, but he never hits us. He just pretends to scare us. No matter what, as long as we act a little cute, he will obediently follow us." Xiao Lingxi smiled warmly.

"Not always." Xiao Che's smile became ambiguous, "When I was twelve and you were eleven, Grandpa got you a small courtyard and said you couldn't sleep with me anymore. I remember you cried for a long time every day, even refusing to eat, but Grandpa was very firm and wouldn't let you sleep with me anymore... Over time, you had to listen."

"That... That's because we were young and didn't understand many things!" Xiao Lingxi lightly pinched Xiao Che's shoulder, "Girls have to learn certain things as they grow up, hum."

"What things?" Xiao Che widened his eyes, looking puzzled.

"It's... It's that boys and girls can't sleep together after they grow up! I don't believe you didn't know!" Thinking of what happened before, Xiao Lingxi added, "And you can't kiss like you did when we were little!"

"Is that so..." Xiao Che turned his gaze to Xiao Lingxi's beautiful face under the bright starlight, gently leaning his face closer, "But I always want to kiss you, what should I do?"

"Then, marry me!" Xiao Lingxi tilted her face up, looking smug.

"If you weren't my aunt, I would definitely marry you." Xiao Che said without hesitation.

"..."

After saying this, Xiao Che was stunned, and Xiao Lingxi's expression froze, staring at him... as if they were both under a spell.