Volume 2: The Melody of Qiang Flute and Huxuan Dance Chapter 108: Loving the Country but Loving the Beauty More
“You…you…you” Bai Aoxue seized the vine with one hand and pointed at the man behind her with the other hand. He didn’t know whether she was anxious or frightened. In short, she couldn’t say a complete sentence.
Clearly, he was in the same clothes that were as red as fire. Clearly, he was in the same height and had the exact same pair of eyes but without the jade mask that he wore all the time.
However, he was like a different person.
Yes, when Jun Yeyan walked behind Bai Aoxue after she sat on the swing, he took down the jade mask quietly.
He said that he wouldn’t hide anything from Bai Aoxue. If so, he should let Bai Aoxue see his true appearance.
When the fresh breeze blew, the purple petals of Jacaranda trees fell slowly and flew in front of Bai Aoxue. Through those Jacaranda petals and breezes, Bai Aoxue looked at the man in front of her.
How could she describe such a face?
His face was like being curved by an artist. Because he wore a mask for many years, his skin was bright and fair. His phoenix-like eyes were bright and glistening but were deep like the vast universe. His glance was majestic and domineering, revealing defined coldness.
When Bai Aoxue looked at him closely, she would find that there was always a trace of evil in his deep phoenix-like eyes. His amber eyes were not as dark as they were at first, but they were fascinating and seductively beautiful. Bai Aoxue knew that only those people who were accustomed to dark and who controlled the darkness would be like him.
Even if he was handsome, cold and n.o.ble like a G.o.d, his dark and evil atmosphere was unconcealed. His indifference made people involuntarily indulge in him. They were willing to follow him down the abyss even if they would never return.
His red fire-like clothes set off his fair and charming face. Probably he was a little nervous, so he compressed his extreme s.e.xy lips lightly.
He looked at Bai Aoxue awkwardly.
Bai Aoxue looked at Jun Yeyan. Although she had seen his face in childhood, she did not expect him to be so peerless when he grew up.
Qi Liange’s appearance was amazing, but Jun Yeyan’s appearance might make people sigh the magic skills of the creator.
Looking at Jun Yeyan’s nervous appearance at this time, Bai Aoxue was somewhat sad.
How pride Jun Yeyan was? How unruly he was? How arrogant he was? How unyielding he was? However, he looked at her so nervously and uneasily.
Jun Yeyan shouldn’t be like this. He was a king. A king shouldn’t have this expression, did he?
Feeling bitterness, she wanted to call him over, but somehow she couldn’t say anything.
She was afraid that her voice would break. She was afraid that all these things were her mirage that would eventually disappear.
Jun Yeyan looked at Bai Aoxue, thinking that his concealment made Bai Aoxue angry. He was a little anxious.
Jun Yeyan finally found that he cared about Bai Aoxue more than he expected.
They were both unexpected and unprepared, but they came so quickly and fiercely.
Perhaps that was how feelings came. They came in silence.
“Xue… I didn’t want to conceal the truth, but I always felt that the occasion was not appropriate. You know. There are always too many unstable factors around me. I always want to find the right time, and I think it’s now.” Jun Yeyan hesitated when he spoke, but he was still elegant.
Without any hesitation, he took a firm step towards Bai Aoxue.
“That year, I expected that I would encounter some setbacks when I returned to the palace, so I made preparations. I took the medicine that developed by my master which would fester my skin. But I didn’t expect that it was my mother who set me in trouble. Later on, I deliberately informed the world that the fire had destroyed my appearance. I look like my mother very much. If this appearance brings me tragedy, I will not let the world see my face.”
“Now, finally, I can look at you without wearing a mask.” Jun Yeyan picked up his thin lips slightly. He seemed to be bathed in the moonlight, and the silver moon only shone for him. Suddenly, the sky was bright, and that endless light seemed to exist only for him.
This scene was unreally beautiful like a fairyland, like thousands of pear blossoms.
Bai Aoxue looked at Jun Yeyan. People say that the people with thin lips are fickle, but they don’t know that it is because they don’t want to be hurt.
So was Jun Yeyan. Bai Aoxue did not know Jun Yeyan’s thoughts even though she had thought of thousands of possibilities.
In the end, they were the same. They just wanted to live. They just wanted to live in a world without any fairness.
So, by hook or by crook, they showed disregard for consequences even if they needed to destroy the earth.
Bai Aoxue gently reached out and caught some slowly falling flowers. Lightly opening her red lips, she said: “My husband is so beautiful as a G.o.d. I wonder if people in the whole world are blindfolded by lard.”
When Jun Yeyan, who was walking towards Bai Aoxue, heard her words, he was stunned. He looked at Bai Aoxue in surprise without blinking.
“Xue… You call me your husband…?” Jun Yeyan was flattered. His naïve expression was totally inconsistent with his indifferent and G.o.d-like appearance.
Looking at Jun Yeyan, Bai Aoxue only felt him cute and innocent. She picked up her eyebrows and said: “What? Were you unhappy when I said ‘husband’?”
“Glad to! When you said that, I only felt that my whole heart was floating, sweetheart.” Jun Yeyan said with a smile. He suddenly became bright, which seemed to be unreal.
Bai Aoxue didn’t expect Jun Yeyan’s smile to be so charming.
Bewitching was generally used to describe a gorgeous woman. Jun Yeyan was not girlish at all, but he could fascinate people just with one glance, making them do everything for him.
Fortunately, Bai Aoxue wouldn’t be fascinated easily. She calmed down after being surprised for a while.
“Hum! Since you’re willing to, come here and push the swing for me. Today’s wedding make me miserable. Take care of me.” Bai Aoxue gently raised her head and said proudly.
She was really like a proud queen who was disagreeable and lovely.
Unconsciously, Bai Aoxue did not notice that she, who never showed her real character to others, finally revealed herself in front of Jun Yeyan.
“As your wish!” Jun Yeyan laughed. After that, he began to push the swing gently.
Fresh breezes touched their faces. The corner of her skirt was fluttering, and petals were falling.
Such a scene was breathtaking and beautiful.
But in Jun Wuhen’s eyes, the most beautiful person was sitting on the swing.
Red clothes were raging like fire. Her black hair was fluttering, and her eyebrows and eyes were like the crescent moon. A string of pleasant laughter poured out from her red lips.
Like a happy b.u.t.terfly, she flew freely.
This was the most beautiful scenery Jun Yeyan had ever seen in his life and the only scenery he only wanted to keep.
Bai Aoxue smiled lightly and turned her head to look at Jun Yeyan. Her charm made Jun Yeyan saw nothing else.
In this instant, Jun Yeyan decided to let her fly and hover in the sky. She disguised herself as a b.u.t.terfly. In fact, she was an eagle that was destined to fly against rules.
Even though there were many obstacles ahead, he would always be with her.
“Jun Yeyan, it turns out that swing can make people so happy…” Bai Aoxue looked at the night sky and murmured.
But in Jun Yeyan’s heart, she sounded sad.
“If you like it, I’ll push you every day.” Jun Yeyan didn’t want her to be sad. His words were like a promise.
Bai Aoxue looked at Jun Yeyan but did not speak.
There were too many uncertainties in her mind. That she had no feelings towards Jun Yeyan was false. Although she had been trying to suppress them, she was not really a person who had no feelings. How could she not see that Jun Yeyan treated her very well?
But she was unrestrained. She wanted to travel around. She wanted to see horses galloping in Mobei, to see the prosperity of Nanyue. She wanted to live in a casual way in nature.
She didn’t want to be restrained in Chengxi.
Bai Aoxue did not answer, which let Jun Yeyan know her thoughts more or less.
But he was not in a hurry. They had a long way to go. He could spend his whole life with her.
“Jun Yeyan, do you have wine?” Bai Aoxue t.i.tled and looked at Jun Yeyan, her hair pouring down like a waterfall. Her beauty was beyond words.
Jun Yeyan looked at Bai Aoxue quietly for a few seconds, then he smiled and said: “Look over there.”
Bai Aoxue looked along Jun Yeyan’s finger. She saw a small round wooden table under a tree, a few dishes of food and a few pots of wine lying there.
Unexpectedly, Jun Yeyan was so thoughtful. Raising her eyebrows, Bai Aoxue looked at Jun Yeyan with appreciation. She took the lead in walking to the small table.
Jun Yeyan received Bai Aoxue’s gaze and felt it funny. He touched the tip of his nose. He was quite happy.
The small round table was low, so Bai Aoxue lifted the hem of her cloth and sat on the ground. Her casual behaviors weren’t bashful like those ancient women. Each of her movement was charming.
Jun Yeyan followed Bai Aoxue. After lifting the hem of his cloth, he also sat down.
Before Jun Yeyan sat down, Bai Aoxue had poured a gla.s.s of wine for him.
Lifting the gla.s.s gently, Bai Aoxue smiled faintly and said: “Cheers. For our marriage.”
When Jun Yeyan heard Bai Aoxue’s words, he was quite cheerful. Originally, he did not intend to let Bai Aoxue drink too much, but after this sentence, he decided to let go once.
“Have some food first. You didn’t eat anything, did you? Your stomach would get hurt if you don’t eat anything before drinking.” Jun Yeyan served the dishes for Bai Aoxue.
Bai Aoxue had no objection. She was really hungry.
She didn’t eat as elegantly as those ladies in official families. Not everything could be learned.
When she was a child, she only knew how to grab food. How could she have time to pay attention to her table manners? Later on, when she entered the organization and was trained, her eating style began to change slowly.
But her table manners were still not elegant just like her unruly character. However, she was unique. She was casual and a little bit wild.
When Bai Aoxue was full, she looked at Jun Yeyan and said: “You give me a grand wedding, but I don’t have anything to give you now. I’ll sing you a song first.”
Picking up a chopstick and using its tip to tap the wine gla.s.s gently, Bai Aoxue opened her rosy lips slightly.
Talking endlessly of secular attachments
Speaking endlessly of the world’s debts and grudges
From one generation to the next there exists this fate
Shedding the same blood
Drinking the same water
This road is long and far-reaching
A red flower will naturally have green leaves
In this lifetime who will accompany me
Far and wide there are comings and goings
The past circ.u.mstances appear once again
Even though the lotus root was broken its threads still connect
Sighing softly at the ever-changing events in the world
Loving the country but loving the beauty more
Which hero would rather be lonely?
The good youth had courage from head to foot
His great aspirations and heroism were famed throughout the four seas
Life only lasts for a few autumns
Drink yourself into oblivion
A beauty on my east and Yellow River on my west
Let’s drink
Drink yourself into oblivion
Live sorrow and annoyances along”
There were complicated feelings that didn’t match her age in this song. Her voice was as sweet as that of a nightingale.
Bai Aoxue liked this song the most in the preceding world. Every time she listened to it, she felt it chivalrous, affectionate and was full of heroic spirit.
The song still echoed. Surprisingly, ticks of bamboo chopsticks on the gla.s.s wine were perfect for Bai Aoxue’s gentle and clear voice. Leisurely and ethereal, her song lingered in the ear.
Jun Yeyan ruminated about the lyrics.
Loving the country but loving the beauty more?