Chapter 4 The Mysterious Forest Hei Xing Ye Lin

"Looking for me?" A sweet and flirty voice rang through his eardrums. He was again enchanted. How could a maiden's voice sound so... delightful? It was very pleasant to his ears...

And he could feel that his blood flushed through from his feet to his heart, rose to his brain and all at once gushed down to his lower abdomen.

And that had caused a certain area to get a jolt.

The moment she sensed another person was watching her, she quickly tied up her hair in a messy bun with a wooden pin and searched for that person's position. She gleamed behind the giant tree...

' Haha I found you'

Concealing her original vibe, she maintained a cheerful and innocent vibe.

" Greetings, Dage! Are you having a night walk and enjoying the beautiful full moon scenery? What a coincidence!" She waved her hand and beamed at him carefully.

No response...

"Hehe! Dage, are you lost in the forest? Do you want me to guide you to the exit pathway?" Her thick and long eyelashes kept on fluttered and fluttered innocently.

No response...

However this time he stopped walking and pondered silently.

'So she is familiar with the pathway in this forest?'

He felt that this maiden's presence had caused his body to react. The longer he stayed together with her, the more fatal this encounter would be! After he contemplated for a few seconds, he decided to walk away.

'What the heck is happening to me?'

Walk away from her as soon as possible!

"Eh???" She mumbled.

'Hmm wanna get rid of me? Not so easy! Entering the mysterious forest in the middle of the night, one can judge that he is definitely not a good person!'

He just kept quiet and looked at her solemnly. He exuded his usual cold and rigid aura and slowly walked past her. He thought that she would at least leave him alone after that. However...

"Dage? Dage? Perhaps are you... Are you mute or deaf???" She waved her hands up and down in front of him and had kept up with his pace.

"None of your business" His tone was as icy as ever...

"Oh my...Hehe! Dage, I am so glad! I almost thought that you are the soulless creature in the wood! Why do you keep ignoring me? It was really creepy being alone in the forest..." She kept her composure languid and kept following him walking past those giant trees.

They kept walking and had reached deep into the forest. The man kept his stride long and swift.

"Dage, why are you wandering around in this forest in the middle of the night? Are you not afraid of the legend myth?"

No response again!

She was really annoyed by his ignorance. She even had to hasten her pace so that she could catch up with his pace. Hence, she clutched to the corner of his sleeve involuntary and panted.

"Dage, don't tell me you are trying to escape from the imperial guards as well?"

Oooppss... She accidentally spouted something that will drag her into a fire pit along...

"Ahem... I mean... Did you did something bad or... Did you steal something from the Palace? Why were they chasing after you?" She beamed at him again.

Her little fingers were technically grazing the skin of his wrist under his sleeves. Sensing the heat that had transferred from her fingers to his wrist, the heating and jolting effect all came back and attacked him once more. He immediately flipped his sleeves and retracted his hand from hers.

"Men and women should avoid direct contact" he sneered as if he had touched something filthy... And that was to cover his bashfulness at the moment.

Because right now, there was a wave kept on jolting in that particular area...

'My body really does not feel right...'

"Ahh... I see it is due to this reason... I apologized" She bowed a little and gave him a graceful temperament out of sudden.

Right now, they had reached the deepest site of the forest. Hei Xing Ye Lin was a mystical forest. Blue and silvery sparks started floating into the air and they resembled those stars twinkling in the sky. It was like another dimension. According to the myth, nobody knew what kind of spirits and enchantments it holds. Nobody had dared to intrude this forest after sunset. There was one...

"Oh my heaven! Dage! Can you see these silvery sparks??? They are so beautiful!" She was playfully trying to touch those sparks. Then, she would try to catch those sparks. The spark would disappear once her finger poked it. But she kept on chasing and poking in amazement. She actually resembled a fairy plucking magical flowers... Her gestures were elegant and refined, seemed to be a well trained little maiden from a prestigious family. She was at most around fifteen years old but she looked younger than that. Watching her, it felt like she was bewitching him... Luring him to walk closer to her...

Until...

Thud! She banged her forehead onto something sturdy...

"Ahh! This is painful to death!" She whimpered. In her life, it seemed like she hated pain the most.

Unbeknownst to her, there was a huge battle inside the brain of a certain someone in front of her...

'She smelled so sweet...' The beast is awakening inside...

"Are you alright?" He asked softly while he pushed her subtly away from him and his dark pupils seemed to soften a little.

Unbeknownst to him, she sniffled hard at that time and an air of masculinity mixed with a peculiar fragrance gushed into her nostrils.

'Eh?'

'This fragrance... three times of the original portion and he is still alright... is he a normal man...' Her thoughts drifted back a place which she was familiar like the back of her hand.

"You... I am the one who should ask, are you alright?" She stepped away and created a little distance from him.

His handsome face looked feverish right now!

'Tsk, am I being discovered again? Why am I having such an evil thought towards her?'

He actually wanted to pounce on her! Right now, right here!

"Hmm... Let us continue walking until we reach the river bank. Exercising is essential for you right now. Hehe!" She chuckled sheepishly.

"En."

The atmosphere was very soothing but his mind right now is in chaos. He couldn't even concentrate on where were they heading to... Couldn't relish himself in this beautiful moment...

Couldn't respond to her questions...

"This is your first time visiting here at night?"

"En."

"Haha, I am obviously asking a silly question. Why would a normal human wanted to challenge the legendary forest right?"

"En."

'Wait... What legend?'

"What kind of legend?" His magnetic voice filled the air.

"You didn't know? This forest has a myth!"

"What kind of myth?"

"Well, it was said that nobody should enter the forest after sunset as there was a demon residing in this forest. It will come out at night and its favourite food is... human. Wasn't that scary? Come to think about it, this forest was indeed eery, at first I was so scared of entering... Luckily you entered as well... Hehe." She beamed at him innocently.

"Tsk. If you are that scared, why did you barged in?"

"Obviously, I wouldn't dare to barge in if I'm not being forced to!" Thanks to the imperial guards outside!

"Why?"

"Hmm? That... is a secret."

'Tsk. This girl really has smart wits at all times'

"Then why are you here tonight?" She quickly changed the topic.

"Secret." He smirked devilishly.

"Haha, I knew it even though you kept silent. You were being chased right?"

'He must be the culprit who had caused my mission to fail tonight! Hmph!'

"Look! It's so beautiful at night!" She pointed towards the river bank.

They were momentarily distracted by the scenery right in front of them. This time, instead of blueish and silvery sparks, there were a long array of Yueying flowers glowing radiantly in many neon colours. Under the moonlight, each of the flowers glowed uniquely. There was a unique fragrance that was surprisingly pleasant to one's nostrils. Each of them was in a different kind of shade.

"These flowers were those that the Golden Lotus Pavillion had nurtured. During the day, they didn't blossom yet and they looked dull."

"Golden Lotus Pavillion?" He was curious. He was pretty sure he heard it somewhere...

"It wasn't expected that Yueying flowers really blossom into shades of rainbow only during the full moon!" She was really excited.

"Hmm, it would be perfect if there was a connection bridge at the river..." She murmured, just loud enough to be heard by the two of them.

Just then, a magical moment happened. All those blueish and silvery sparks gathered together and flew like a shooting star across the river. A glassy bridge was then formed. The two of them was wordless as they were trying to carve this memory deep into their memories forever...

"Let's go!" She murmured in an exciting tone as she grabbed one of his hand and made a small run towards the bridge.

He silently let her lead the way because he was once again being turned on and he liked how her skin sticking onto his...

'I am pretty sure the usual me would not like a woman's touch?'

The scenery became more lovely when two of them walked on the bridge. Each step they took made the glassy ground sparked hence, making it more and more magical. Gradually, they reach the middle of the bridge and there was a small little pavilion. Admiring the Yueying flowers up from the bridge, their hands were still interlocked. And someone had been focusing on relishing the skinship feeling rather than looking at those flowers.

"Look! Admiring the flowers from here is another level! It is definitely the best!" She pointed to the flowers with her other hand. She seemed to realized something...

"Ahh... Excuse me..." Her cheeks were reddened in the shade of red.

"Ah! Follow me! Over here!" She walked to the porch and sat down facing the river.

He hesitated for a while before reached over. His heart was beating really hard. As if the ambience was not ambiguous enough...

She started to take off her shoes... and her socks... And there was a pair of tiny feet revealed. It looked smooth and milky in colour...

Gulped... His Adam's apple was moving up and down...

'Splashhh' She soaked her feet into the river's water...

"Ahhh..." She moaned softly in relaxation mode.

"Eh? Dage! Fast! Soak your feet into the cold water! It will sober you up a little!" She explained.

"Sober me up?" He was confused. Why does he need to be sobered up?

"Hehe, Dage, you were attacked by someone just now, right? Did the person used some powder on you?" She smiled gently.

"How did you know?" He was clearly shocked. He wondered was it really him just now...

But the size of the body was clearly different...

While he was busy analyzing...

"I can smell it, it was aphrodisiac." She stated calmly.

Aphrodisiac...

No wonder... His body was abnormally heating up and his little dragon was... uncomfortable...

'Splashhhhh' Without further delaying, he removed everything and soaked his feet into the water.

"However, the effect will not go away so fast... You have to endure till sunrise." She grinned meaningfully at him.

"How did you know about this?" He was scrutinizing the girl beside him.

"Don't ask anymore, I just happened to know about it." She was scheming in her heart...

'Of course, I know about my own invention! Maybe I can use his current situation to get rid of the imperial guards later? Hehe'

After their feet being soaked in the water for half an hour, they retreated to the little pavilion and rested there.

There was even a small little bonfire for them to warm up as the winter is coming, the weather was considered cold. Some dessert and a pot of hot wine were on the table! How comfortable!