At the same time, a gorgeous glow suddenly spread across the horizon, bathing the entire sea area in a warm golden light.
Feng Chengyuan's breath, which was close to Yu Nian's ear, grew heavier.
Yu Nian finally came to her senses. Since an injury to the spiritual soul was different from a physical one, she didn't act immediately.
Instead, she tilted her head back slightly as if retreating to advance. Seeing Feng Chengyuan's eyes grow darker, Yu Nian seized the opportunity and slapped an evil - expelling talisman on the back of his neck.
Feng Chengyuan let out a muffled groan. After a moment, his eyes gradually cleared. He had no idea where he was. All he felt was a splitting headache, as if he had been in a deep, chaotic slumber for a long time.
The strong scent of sandalwood lingered on his lips and teeth. He was slightly stunned and met Yu Nian's dark eyes.
Yu Nian was sitting cross - legged on the ground at the moment. Her long, black and soft hair had all come loose. When the sea breeze blew, she looked cold and alluring.
However, for some reason, her face was a bit flushed, her breathing was unsteady, and there was a faint sheen on her lips.
Although Feng Chengyuan usually had little interest in women, he wasn't stupid. Seeing this, he knew what had happened. His voice was a bit hoarse. "Yu Nian, I just..."
Yu Nian raised her eyes. After meeting Feng Chengyuan's gaze, she shifted it away. "It's okay. It was the effect of the corpse - oil wax. You don't need to take it to heart."
Feng Chengyuan frowned tightly. He took a step forward and grabbed Yu Nian's hand.
But before he could speak, Yu Nian said again, "When we formed the contract at the bottom of the cliff, I kissed you once. Now that you were out of your mind, you kissed me once. It's fair and square. We're even."
Feng Chengyuan's face darkened instantly. His eyes were complex. "How can such things be measured by 'even' and 'fair'?"
Yu Nian was silent for a while, but the red thread on her finger suddenly moved.
"The time is up."
She grabbed Feng Chengyuan's hand. After whispering a few incantations in a low voice, a spiritual light flashed on both of them.
Hong Xi was guarding in front of them, pacing anxiously in the room. After hearing two heavy breaths, Yu Nian and Feng Chengyuan on the bed slowly opened their eyes.
Hong Xi's hanging heart finally settled. "You're finally back!"
Seeing that the two were silent, Hong Xi asked curiously, "What, did you see something in the spiritual consciousness sea?"
Hearing this, Yu Nian raised her head and said casually, "It's nothing. I'm a bit tired. I'll go back and rest first."
Yu Nian stood up, but her fingers on the side unconsciously curled.
Just now in the spiritual consciousness sea, she could still regard that kiss as an unreal dream. But now that she was back in reality and Feng Chengyuan was right in front of her, the minty fragrance seemed to return to her lips and teeth.
Yu Nian's eyelashes trembled. She had lived two lifetimes in total, and the object of both kisses was Feng Chengyuan. Logically speaking, the spiritual consciousness sea was an illusion, and anything could happen. She should have been calm - hearted, but now she felt inexplicably flustered.
In the following days, everyone in the Pure Heart Temple felt that the atmosphere between Yu Nian and Feng Chengyuan... was a bit strange.
Whenever Yu Nian met Feng Chengyuan's gaze, she would turn her head away. Feng Chengyuan also had a cold face all day long and didn't smile at all.
Hong Xi leaned against the door, looking at the awkward two, squinted his eyes and sighed faintly. "Something's off."
He Zhiping was stuffing food into his mouth. Hearing this, he nodded. "It's really off. Did they put too much salt in this dish?"
Hong Xi: ...
The night sky was clear. Shi Ce looked at the extra zeros in his phone balance and giggled. After Liu Ben was taken away by the homestay management office for forced labor, he returned all the money he had cheated.
Just then, Yu Nian happened to pass by Shi Ce's room. Shi Ce quickly said, "Master, when can you go to my house to exorcise ghosts?"
He used to be a bit disgusted with his regular life, but after all this, Shi Ce sincerely felt that being ordinary was also a kind of happiness.
Yu Nian thought for a moment and replied, "Tomorrow. We'll go early in the morning."
Seeing Shi Ce happily agree, Yu Nian smiled. But instead of going back to her room immediately, she stood under the peach tree in the yard quietly admiring the moon.
A childish voice came. Hong Xi appeared behind Yu Nian at some point and asked casually, "Xuande, do you have something on your mind?"
Yu Nian said calmly, "It's nothing. I just feel a bit stuffy in my chest."
"Stuffy?" Hong Xi rolled his eyes and smiled. "Is it sometimes sour and sometimes sweet, a complex mix, like a thousand butterflies are dancing in your chest?"
Yu Nian was stunned, and a look of confusion appeared on her face.
Hong Xi suddenly laughed, with a subtle look on his face. "It doesn't matter if you don't understand. You can ask Feng Chengyuan. Maybe you'll know."
In the deep night, the door of Feng Chengyuan's room was gently pushed open.
Yu Nian walked slowly to Feng Chengyuan's bedside and saw that his breathing was steady. He seemed to be in a deep sleep.
Yu Nian stared at Feng Chengyuan for a while. His hair was black, but it felt very soft to the touch, which didn't quite match the impression he gave.
Feng Chengyuan was very good - looking, but his cold aura always gave people the feeling of being kept at a distance.
But in fact, he was a soft - hearted person.
Yu Nian's slightly cool fingers slowly traced across Feng Chengyuan's eyebrows and finally landed on his lips.
She was stunned for a moment, and the minty fragrance reappeared in her mind.
She instinctively looked up and met a pair of eyes that were deeper than the night.
Yu Nian's heart skipped a beat.
The two stared at each other silently for a while. Yu Nian said calmly, "Actually, you're dreaming now."
Feng Chengyuan: ...?
If Yu Nian hadn't said that, he might really have believed he was dreaming, since Yu Nian often appeared in his dreams.
But at this moment, the calmness in Yu Nian's tone made him raise his eyebrows slightly.
Seeing Feng Chengyuan silent, Yu Nian naturally pulled the quilt up for him. "Keep dreaming. I'll leave if there's nothing else."
After saying that, Yu Nian got up and was about to walk out. But just as she took two steps, her wrist was suddenly grabbed.
Yu Nian stopped in her tracks, turned around and smiled. "Do you still have something to say?"
Feng Chengyuan said in a calm tone, "Yes, I do."
Yu Nian suddenly felt a bit guilty. Did Feng Chengyuan really believe the nonsense about dreaming? Why didn't she notice before that Feng Chengyuan was so easy to deceive?
"Er, what is it?"
Feng Chengyuan propped himself up and said in a deep voice, "Yu Nian, are you avoiding me?"
Yu Nian was silent for a moment. Suddenly, she remembered Hong Xi's words and tentatively held Feng Chengyuan's face.
Their eyes met. Feng Chengyuan was stunned, and all his words were stuck in his throat.
There seemed to be a dark light flowing in Yu Nian's eyes. The next moment, she casually dabbed a red cinnabar on Feng Chengyuan's forehead for warding off evil spirits and laughed heartily. "Go to sleep early. We have to go to Shi Ce's house to exorcise ghosts tomorrow."
Feng Chengyuan watched Yu Nian's retreating back and pursed his lips tightly.
The moment Yu Nian walked out of the door, she gently covered her chest.
Just now, it seemed that there really were a thousand butterflies dancing in her chest...
Early the next morning, Yu Nian and the others followed Shi Ce to his home.
It was a hot summer day, but the corridor was very cold. The higher they went, the stronger the damp and moldy smell around them became.
Shi Ce stopped on the fourth floor, took out his key and opened the door of Room 402. "We're here."