Chapter 401: Does This Count as a Confession?

Xiao Yu was genuinely afraid that if he touched her any more, he would lose control.

That would scare her.

While his mind ran wild with desire, Xiao Yu tried his best to ignore the tingling, electric sensation where his arm touched hers. It was utterly intoxicating.

Gu Fei, sitting in front of him, wasn’t faring much better.

The moment she heard the sound of hooves, a faint sense of anticipation had bloomed in her heart.

And the moment she saw Xiao Yu appear, all her anxiety and unease vanished instantly.

Seeing him, she knew she was safe. He had come for her. She was absolutely certain of it.

Now, encircled in his arms, the faint scent of his sweat mingling with his masculine aura completely enveloped her. It made her feel dizzy, her heart pounding faster with each beat.

It was an atmosphere she had never experienced, a feeling she had never known.

She wanted to lean back, to rest in his embrace.

She knew it was a safe harbor.

She had been on her own for too long. In her previous life, she had been all alone.

After coming here, though she had a family, they were the ones who needed her protection.

Her parents’ shoulders weren’t strong enough to shelter her from the world.

Only Xiao Yu... she believed with all her heart that his arms could protect her, keeping her safe and sound.

Gu Fei’s body went soft. The tension in her waist released, and she involuntarily began to lean back.

The instant her back touched his chest, Gu Fei suddenly snapped to her senses.

’Wait, what am I doing? My brain must be waterlogged. What was I just thinking?’

’I actually wanted to lean into Xiao Yu’s arms!’

’But I made a terrible vow!’

’Stop. I have to stop.’

Gu Fei quickly chanted in her mind. ’Form is emptiness, and emptiness is form.’

’Oh, all the gods and buddhas, The Buddha, The Bodhisattva Guanyin, please forgive me! That was just a moment of weakness! I don’t want sores to grow on my head and pus to ooze from my feet! Aaaah—’

Sometimes, the most incredible things happen in this world.

Just as Gu Fei was thinking about her vow, Xiao Yu, sitting behind her, suddenly said, "You don’t have to worry about that vow coming true. I’ve already sworn an oath before the Buddha. If any of its consequences are real, I will bear them all. Nothing will happen to you."

’Aaaah—’

Hearing his words so unexpectedly, Gu Fei’s face turned as red as a tomato. "What vow?" she stammered, refuting him. "Y-You, don’t talk nonsense."

Xiao Yu pressed his lips together. "In any case, you don’t need to worry about a thing. I’m here for you."

’Was that a confession?’

Gu Fei’s heart pounded even faster. She felt like a cooked shrimp, red and curled up, with no idea what to do with her hands and feet. The spot where her arm pressed against Xiao Yu’s felt like it was about to burst into flames.

She forced herself to straighten her back, refusing to let herself nestle into his embrace.

She pretended she hadn’t heard Xiao Yu’s words, not daring to respond in any way.

Xiao Yu looked down and saw her bright red earlobes, and a thrill of ecstasy shot through his heart.

’She’s shy!’

’She’s actually shy!’

She had always been so casual and at ease around him. This was the first time she had ever been shy in his presence.

For a moment, Xiao Yu wished this road would never end. He could just hold her in his arms like this, riding on and on forever, and he would never grow tired of it, not even if the world itself grew old and crumbled to dust.

But someone always has to spoil the mood. After being shy for a moment, Gu Fei suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Where are you going? This isn’t the way back to Ping’an City!"

Xiao Yu had known all along this wasn’t the road back. They were getting farther and farther from Ping’an City.

He pretended he had only just noticed. "Is that right? Zhaoye must have just taken off on his own. I wasn’t paying attention."

Zhaoye snorted in protest. ’You’re the one who told me to run this way! Hmph!’