TSFLIP Chapter 397

The moon hung high among the branches, casting a quiet glow over the night.

Feng Guang lay awake alongside Fang Yue. She knew he had always been a restless sleeper, but when she woke in the middle of the night and found him still awake, simply watching her, a deep melancholy settled over her.

Snuggling closer under the blankets, she wrapped her arms around his waist and whispered, “Fang Yue, go to sleep. I’m not going anywhere. You need to rest.”

“Let me look at you a little longer.” He tucked her into the crook of his arm, his other hand resting lightly around her waist. “Once you fall asleep, I’ll drift off soon after.”

“I don’t believe that for a second.” She pouted. “Fang Yue, stop overthinking things. I’ve been in this world for days now and haven’t disappeared. Maybe… I won’t ever leave.”

“But what about your master and senior brother?” he asked.

“They…” She sighed, suddenly reminded of Xuan Qingzi and Shang Baizi. “I don’t even know if they’ve noticed I’m missing.” She let out another long sigh and burrowed deeper into his embrace. “But I don’t have a way to make everything perfect. I know it sounds selfish, but when I’m with you, I don’t have the energy to worry about anything else. Look at you—so gullible. If I weren’t here to protect you, what would you do if you got yourself killed?”

He chuckled. “You’re right. I’m lucky to have you watching over me.”

“Hmph, as long as you understand!” She playfully tugged on a strand of his long hair before adding, “Fang Yue, next time you see that old bastard, don’t go easy on him. And don’t let him catch you off guard again, got it?”

His gaze lowered. “I understand.”

“Don’t be upset. He doesn’t deserve to be your master.”

“As long as you’re here, I won’t be,” he murmured.

Feng Guang giggled, pressing her face against his chest, breathing in his familiar scent. A warmth spread through her heart. “Fang Yue, you are the best.”

“And so are you,” he whispered, his voice gentle enough to make one feel intoxicated. No matter what, his eyes always gravitated toward her. And every time, he couldn’t help but think—if only he could keep her by his side forever, never letting her go.

He truly loved this girl. And he truly wanted to cherish her with everything he had. A man who had spent years in disciplined solitude, now utterly consumed by the fierce depth of his feelings.

Listening to his steady heartbeat, Feng Guang found herself more awake than ever. In the moonlit room, there was something undeniably enchanting in the air.

She reached out from beneath the blankets, her delicate fingers tracing the sharp contours of his face. After a moment, she sighed in admiration. “Fang Yue, you’re so handsome. Honestly, I think I got the better end of this deal, having someone like you love me.”

“That’s not true.” He covered her hand with his own. “Meeting you is the greatest fortune of my life.”

Unable to resist, she leaned in and placed a soft kiss on the corner of his lips. Then, with a mischievous glint in her eyes, she asked, “Fang Yue, am I the first person you’ve ever liked?”

“Yes…” His eyes seemed to shine a little brighter from the kiss.

“You’re older than me. Are you sure you never had feelings for anyone before meeting me? What about… that little junior sister of yours?”

Ah, so she was still fixated on that.

Fang Yue didn’t quite understand why Feng Guang was so concerned about his junior sister, perhaps because she was the only woman she knew to have been around him. “She and I were never that close. She used to visit me often, but I only ever reminded her to focus on her cultivation. Eventually, she stopped coming around as much.”

In other words, they barely knew each other. So how could he have ever been interested in her?