Chapter 799 The Peculiar Pit, Venturing In
She tiptoed, drawing her face close to his.
Studying it carefully, this face truly had no flaws to be found.
Ye Xuanyue lifted her head to look at Leng Moran’s face. He smiled, then pointed at his own lips.
His meaning could not have been clearer.
That expression held a hint of playful smugness.
Ye Xuanyue looked into his eyes. The youth, with slightly trembling eyelashes, had features handsome as a painting. She smiled, then spoke softly,
“Hmm?”
A hint of anticipation flickered in Leng Moran’s gaze. Then Ye Xuanyue leaned closer to him. The girl’s eyes were bright and clear. She moved in and gently kissed him on the lips.
The movement was tender and light, like a feather landing on his lips.
Leng Moran stared straight at her.
Her eyes seemed to hide a fragment of moonlight.
Lips and teeth intertwined, carrying a faint fragrance. Clearly, it was not the first time he had kissed her lips, yet he still felt that innocent fluttering of the heart, like the very first kiss.
She was sweet.
Leng Moran felt sweetness fill his own heart too. His whole being felt a bit floaty.
The ends of her hair were elegant, emitting her own unique, light, sweet fragrance. He held her tight and deepened the kiss.
He was more proactive than before.
Proactively kissing her lips, yet his whole demeanor remained gentle and considerate.
The kiss seemed to last a very long time, until neither of them had any strength left. A faint satisfaction welled up in Leng Moran’s heart. He hugged the girl beside him tightly, then released her.
Her face was tinged with a faint blush, like the light crimson hue dusting a ripe fruit, yet breathtakingly beautiful.
Leng Moran leaned close to her and said in a low voice,
“I like you so much.”
These five words, spoken from his mouth in his low voice, felt more like an enchanting dream.
Ye Xuanyue smiled, lifted her head, and looked at the youth before her.
He held her tightly in his strong embrace.
She could almost hear the thump-thump-thump of his heart beating.
Ye Xuanyue blinked her eyes.
The moonlight tonight was truly beautiful. Mm…
…
Imperial Dynasty, Imperial City.
As flower petals drifted down, that youth sat atop the roof. He pressed a hand to his chest, his expression carrying a faint sense of loneliness.
Moonlight fell upon him.
His expression was faint, showing neither sorrow nor joy. He lowered his head, hesitated for a moment, then finally spoke.
“If one likes someone, how can they obtain them?”
No one answered from the opposite side.
Yet he seemed to be talking to himself.
“If I am strong enough, will I be able to obtain them then?
As long as I am strong enough…”
The moonlight shone upon the youth. His features held a touch of bewitching elegance. He leapt down from the roof and walked lightly toward the carriage waiting in the street.
Inside the carriage, the old man looked up, casting a worried glance at the youth, his voice hesitant.
“Young Prince…”
Zhang Yuan’s voice was very low.
“Hmm?”
“Have you truly decided to go there?”
He hesitated, then said softly,
“That place is very dangerous… Young Prince, you…”
He did not know how to persuade the youth before him. The youth’s eyes were full of stubbornness. He paused, then spoke.
“My Royal Father has agreed, hasn’t he?”
The old man could not think of any words to dissuade him.
He hesitated for a while, then let out a low sigh.
The midnight wind stirred the youth’s hair. A resolute, unwavering determination filled his gaze. His voice was very soft.
“I am not yet strong enough.
I need to become even stronger.”
The old man’s voice was very deep.
“But that place is truly too dangerous… It is a place only desperadoes go. Young Prince, you are of priceless status… How can you take such a risk!?”
His voice became somewhat agitated.
He had been following this youth for some time and had developed a strong fondness for him. Moreover, he held high hopes for the youth’s future. The current situation was obvious; even His Majesty favored this youth greatly.
He had already bestowed gifts several times.
Anyone with eyes could see that this youth was currently extremely favored.
His future prospects were bound to be limitless.
Under such circumstances, he actually wanted to leave the Imperial City and travel to that extremely dangerous place?
This decision truly baffled him.
But the youth’s attitude was clearly resolute. He lifted his head, a complicated, indescribable melancholy in his expression. Then he said softly,
“That’s because the thing I want, I haven’t obtained yet.”
His words left the old man opposite him slightly stunned.
What was it that the youth wanted?
Zhang Yuan stepped into the carriage. The wind carried his soft voice, all soon vanishing into the night.
“Let’s go.”
That girl had promised him she would return, so he believed.
She would return.
He would definitely become more powerful.
Only by being strong enough does one have the capital to seize what one wants. This was an unshakable truth.
…
One day later.
Exiting the forest, Ye Xuanyue looked at the massive canyon that suddenly appeared before her, then glanced at Leng Moran beside her. Before them was something like a sinkhole...bottomless. Looking down, she even felt a vague sense of fear.
Below lay the place the Purple Emperor had arranged for her.
Ye Xuanyue was silent for a moment, then asked softly,
“Down there…”
Little White leapt up.
“The aura down there is very chaotic. The dimensional space here isn’t very stable.”
Little White was most sensitive about such things.
“How do we go down?”
Ye Xuanyue thought for a moment and spoke.
“Let the Pegasus and Hei Yao carry us down to take a look.”
The pit was like a sinkhole. It was unknown why such a massive canyon existed, as if the earth had cracked open a huge fissure.
This was different from pits created by intense battles breaking through the ground.
This seemed more like a massive meteorite had flown from beyond the sky, crashing fiercely and piercing the earth.
Ye Xuanyue approached the spot, her brow slightly furrowed.
The Purple Emperor must have had a purpose in telling her to come here.
But now that they were here, there was no turning back. Ye Xuanyue did not hesitate and directly summoned her Spirit Beast.
Hei Yao’s brow furrowed slightly.
Down there…
It gave him a thrilling, breathtaking feeling.
He could not quite describe it specifically.
The Pegasus was the most timid of all. It trembled fearfully a couple of times, then said softly,
“Xuanyue, you’re not really… really going to make me go down, are you?
This place looks… so dangerous…”
Ye Xuanyue’s voice was clear and cool.
“If you don’t want to go down, then you can just stay here. The rest of us will go down.”
A flicker of conflict appeared in the Pegasus’s large eyes.
It looked back and forth between Ye Xuanyue and the seemingly dangerous pit. After thinking seriously for a while, it still felt that sticking with Xuanyue was safer.
It wasn’t stupid.
Following Xuanyue, when had it ever suffered a major loss?
There might even be benefits to gain. It respected Xuanyue’s luck...and, sticking with her, in case they really encountered something, at least she would protect it.
Thinking this, it stopped grumbling and obediently crouched down.
Ye Xuanyue stared at the pit before her, then said softly,
“Let’s go.”