Ji Juechen lowered his head again, somewhat afraid to look directly into her eyes, and murmured, "I said, let's be together. You're right, we've known each other for so many years. You've always been by my side, helping me, encouraging me, taking care of me. Although I've never said it, I've seen it all. Just now, watching those people who are more amazing than me introduce themselves and say that they are willing to become stronger for the person they like, at that moment I finally understood that I have really been detached from this world for too, too long."
"In my world, there shouldn't only be the sword. With only the sword, I can never reach the height I want to achieve. I should live like a normal person and have a relationship. The only woman I know is you. And the only one I can think of is you. Let's be together, okay?"
Ji Juechen raised his head again. In his eyes, which were usually filled with only sword intent and coldness, Jing Ziyan saw a glimmer of hope and nervousness.
On the side, Zimu surprisingly did not argue with this nemesis. Ever since they had left the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy with Xie Huanyue, Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan had almost always fought side by side. He was not a block of wood like Ji Juechen; he could see the fiery passion that Jing Ziyan usually hid deep within.
"I'm not pretty," Jing Ziyan said, almost gritting her teeth. Her eyes, which were not particularly large or beautiful, were already filled with mist.
"In my eyes, you are the only woman, just like my sword. Besides, do you think something like 'pretty' can affect me?" Ji Juechen said coolly.
Jing Ziyan turned her head away, looked to the side, and tried her best not to let the tears in her eyes fall.
"I'm not gentle either. I'm very belligerent. I love to fight. Who knows when I'll beat you up!"
"Isn't that one of the reasons we are together?" Ji Juechen seemed to be a little nervous too. "You don't want to?" His emotions began to show frustration.
Tonight could be said to be the time he had spoken the most in over a decade, and also the time his mood had changed the most. After this night, he suddenly found that there seemed to be a problem with his sword intent, as if it had been pierced by something unknown.
Jing Ziyan raised her head, and tears finally streamed down both sides of her cheeks. "Heavens! You've finally opened your eyes!"
When she looked at Ji Juechen again, Jing Ziyan's gaze had become sharp. She took a step forward, and with a flash, she was in front of Ji Juechen. She grabbed his shoulders with both hands and stared into his eyes at close range.
"From now on, you are mine. No take-backs, no time limit. Do you know how hard this old lady has waited for this day, you bastard? From now on, you bastard belong to me!"
Tears welled up again, but she kissed his lips almost frantically and held his head tightly. Her tears immediately fell onto his face.
Ji Juechen was stunned, completely stunned. He only felt a force coming from Jing Ziyan that he had never felt before, nor had he ever imagined. This force had nothing to do with soul power, nothing to do with combat, yet it was冲击着 his heart with an unparalleled force. His sword intent seemed to have melted at this moment. The slightly salty and soft lips and the clumsy kiss were igniting clusters of flames in his silent heart.
On the side, Zimu quietly retreated, leaving the tranquility of this place to these two.
Gradually, Ji Juechen began to understand. His pair of powerful large hands wrapped around Jing Ziyan's slender body, holding her tightly. He began to take the initiative, equally clumsy, but with more aggression and offensiveness, feeling that force.
A sword fanatic's love, like his sword, requires an epiphany, an instantaneous epiphany. Just as Jing Ziyan had said, he had had a breakthrough. The emotions that had been accumulating in his heart all along were like a mountain flood, and once they burst, they could not be stopped.
Perhaps, they really had to thank this blind date event this time. In the original timeline, it wasn't until the end of the story that Ji Juechen, stimulated by Huo Gua's Hao Dong San Jue, had a complete breakthrough and comprehended the power called love—
...
Xie Huanyue was having a headache right now.
Three princesses stood beside him, and between their beautiful, glancing eyes, the smell of gunpowder was very strong.
Wei Na could be considered Xie Huanyue's childhood sweetheart. Even when the young Xie Huanyue had become obese due to gluttony, she had still treated him like a little brother.
As for Xu Jiujiu, Xie Huanyue didn't think there was much interaction between them. At most, he had given her a beating at the Dueling Soul Contest three years ago. So this girl should have come to take revenge on him.
And the princess of the Sun Moon Empire, Xu Tianzhen, he had never even had a single conversation with her before tonight.
"Fatty, because of our fathers' different stances, we were once on opposing sides. Now, I am no longer a princess of the Heavenly Soul Empire. For this past month, I have seen my heart clearly. I want to follow in your footsteps, okay?"
Wei Na's red lips parted slightly, and she looked at him with gentle eyes. Her two small hands were a little fidgety, and her pretty face quickly turned bright red.
Xu Jiujiu gave her a faint glance, and then quickly shouted, "Xie Huanyue, our business is not over yet! To be able to serve this princess is your honor!"
Hearing her words, Xie Huanyue frowned, not understanding. What business could there be between the two of them? Could it be that she wanted to be beaten by him again?
Xu Tianzhen giggled, "I didn't expect you to be so popular with princesses! I heard that General Xie Long has established a new regime in the Heavenly Soul Empire, but has been targeted by various forces. This princess might be able to ask my imperial brother to help you!"
"Uh, thank you, three princesses, for your kind affection. I currently have no thoughts about a partner." Xie Huanyue refused decisively.
He knew very well that these three princesses were not to be trifled with. He had a deep understanding of Wei Na's cunning from childhood. And Xu Jiujiu had trained in an auction house since she was a child and was an out-and-out business prodigy. As for Xu Tianzhen, this girl looked like a purely spoiled princess, but behind her stood the country with the most powerful military strength on the continent today.
"Fatty, I'm serious. Even if you dislike me because of my father's past tyranny, you can beat me or scold me as you please. I just want to be by your side..." Wei Na couldn't help but add. That pitiful and aggrieved look could undoubtedly arouse a person's protective instincts to the greatest extent.
"Bah, you wish. If anyone's going to be beaten, it's me!" Xu Jiujiu immediately reprimanded.
Xu Tianzhen's eyes darted around. She skillfully took out a pair of handcuffs, a whip, and a tight-fitting jacket from her storage soul tool. "I can put them on right now."
Wei Na: "..."
Xu Jiujiu: "..."
Xie Huanyue: "..."
Good grief, what does this princess usually do?