Chapter 59: It looks like he finally confessed to her?

"Let me get you another; there is still some fish stew remaining here." Seeing that Qiuyue has finished her bowl of soup, Dingxiang raised his hand, offered to help get her another.

Cultivators like them could eat a lot, as meat from spiritual beasts could be very helpful toward cultivation—especially those in the body refining realm.

"Fuuu~ I can't eat anymore." Letting out a breath of hot air, Qiuyue said with a satisfying smile.

At the same time, while she was able to eat Aurora Wine Fish on a few occasions during the monthly Wine Lake Festival in the past. However, this was the first time she tasted the meat of a Rank 2 Aurora Wine Fish.

In normal circumstances, not to mention a Rank 1, even regular Aurora Wine Fish is tough to catch as they are very slippery and fast in the water.

"Hm? Why? is it not to your liking?" Dingxiang asked, feeling confused. The fish stew did taste delicious, so why wouldn't she eat more? Even after he was done ten bowls of the fish stew, it was barely enough to fill his desire for more...

"Fufufu, brother Dingxiang, you misunderstood me. I liked it very much; however, eating one bowl of this fish stew with my inadequate cultivation base is already pushing my limit. If I eat any more than this, my body won't be able to handle it." Putting down the bowl, Qiuyue shook her head and explained as she could feel the rich amount of energy in her body.

"!!!"

"Ah... Sorry, I didn't consider that..." Hearing her reason, Dingxiang was startled; how could he neglects such an essential determinant.

'With her cultivation base at the (mid) of Stage 5 Body Refining, of course, she wouldn't be able to handle the excessive amount of energies contain within the meat of a Rank 2 being; I was really inconsiderate this time...'

Speculating about the consequences, Dingxiang didn't dare to think any longer...

"Don't worry, it's fine, really..." Seeing Dingxiang looks concerned about her well-being, Qiuyue couldn't help but felt happy inside. After reassuring him that she would only need to rest for a while and it would be fine, he calmed down.

"Okay, if you said so... but don't forget to tell me if you felt uncomfortable anywhere, just let me known, and I will heal you. After all, I didn't call myself a doctor for nothing." (Dingxiang)

...

After a short while of resting, they leave the small island as it was getting late, and the monthly Wine Lake Festival has long ended.

High in the night sky, the wind comes to blow ceaselessly.

Although Qiuyue didn't say anything and still smiled as they talked about trivial things, Dingxiang knew that she was affected by the chilly breeze. Casually taking off his oversized haori, he gently cloaked it over her shoulder.

With each passing second, their heartbeat starts to rise in unison, resonance together in a magical rhyme.

As they both looking at each other in the eyes, her thought was conflicted.

'Really...

Ever since the day you appeared, your presence is like a ray of sunshine, making me feel alive.

Being engulfed in this warm feeling, I think I'm starting to lose myself....

No matter how hard I tried to suppress them, it would always come back stronger when I'm thinking about you, making me go through the night, sleepless...

But because the gap between us is too great, it hurts me a lot.

Say...

If I open my heart to you, can we... be together, forever?'

Which young girl did not harbor the thought for love? Wanting to meet their fated one and lived happily forever after? She was no exception. But the law of this world is strict, and strength was the only truth. With her martial spirit only at the Human Rank, she couldn't help but felt unworthy of him.

Qiuyue looks at Dingxiang; the bitter wind blew on her oval face as her lustrous white hair began to flutter unrestrained while she lost in thought for a long, long time...

...

Gradually, they arrived at the Qiao's residence.

Under the silence of the night, Dingxiang escorted Qiuyue to her courtyard.

Unknowingly, he was already standing in her room.

The inside of the room was pretty simple.

On the wall hung a few paintings and longbows. There is also a mirror, shelves filled with old books, some exquisite wooden furniture, a large bed that was blocked from sight by a flimsy sheet of a white curtain,

'Ah... So this is what a girl's private room looks like...'

"I........I.......will leave now, good night..." Feeling a slight embarrassment, Dingxiang said in a stutter. It's somewhat awkward; at this moment, he just wanted to burst out of that door and run away as far as he can.

However, before Dingxiang could turn around and leave, Qiuyue reaching out to holds onto the sleeve of his haori, step by step, she slowly advanced toward him without any words.

As Dingxiang stood there like a stone statue, shocked as he looked at her two charming eyes that shine like the most brilliant star in the sky.

Meanwhile, she approaches him, closer and closer with each step.

In that split second, he was able to see struggle flashed from her eyes, but very quickly, that struggle disappeared and was replaced by unknown determination.

The state of Dingxiang's mind was in complete chaos; he has planned to confess his feeling for her tonight, yet, he didn't dare to say them out loud.

But now... He questioned himself about what on earth is happening?

Then with no warning, Dingxiang hears something so important that he would never forget for the rest of his days.

"Brother Dingxiang, I love you."

Tiptoeing, Qiuyue closing her eyes and sealed his lip with her own.

Once Dingxiang smelled the delicate fragrance of jasmine and feeling the soft sensation of her lip, the slight hesitation in his heart crumbles like broken glasswork.

With his arm gently wrapped around her waist, he is then reciprocating to her feeling and said earnestly,

"I...I love you too."