671 That Side of His Fiance
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The two of them slowly made their way back to the house they had been given. While Jing Yi was still preoccupied with his thoughts on the mission, Qiu Ling had already thrown all of that out and was looking forward to finally spending some time as a couple. In any case, they had investigated quite a lot today and talked about it at that moment when Hong Bao left so there should be time for that, right?

Well, when he looked over, it seemed like his hopes might be dashed. He watched his beloved frowning and furrowed his own brow. His Jing’er seemed discontent. Had somebody said something to him that made him upset while he was out investigating? Or maybe one of those shameless senior martial brothers had come by and dared to bully him?!

Qiu Ling straightened up. He’d find that bastard and break his bones to vent his beloved’s grievances! But first of all … He smiled sweetly and hugged Jing Yi from behind right after they had stepped into the house. "Jing’er, my love, don’t be like this. My heart hurts seeing you frown the whole time. Tell your husband-to-be who is bothering you. I’ll go and beat them all up." He leaned forward and kissed his cheek, startling Jing Yi out of his thoughts.

Jing Yi froze. Just now … That kiss was exactly like in that dream he had because of the Beguiling Night Tree’s fruit. He closed his eyes, frowning even more.

This wasn’t good. He had to stop thinking about it. Whatever happened in his last life was already in the past. Now, there was only Qiu Ling for him. There was no need to think about anybody else. Even if the him back then had loved that man deeply, that didn’t have anything to do with the him now, right? He was somebody else in that life, after all.

His brow finally smoothed out and he even smiled a bit, making Qiu Ling’s heart flutter. Ah! His words unexpectedly had that much influence on his beloved!

Qiu Ling gently grabbed his chin, turned his head, and gave him a kiss on the lips. "So, who should I beat up for you?"

Jing Yi laughed. Somehow, his fiance looked especially eager. "It’s not a matter of beating somebody up. I’m just worried."

Qiu Ling pouted. Such a pity. He really would have liked to do this kind of small thing for him. Well, dispelling his worries also wasn’t bad. Maybe it was even better? "Tell me about it?"

Jing Yi sighed and made his way over to the bed, slumping down on the edge. "It’s about the mission the Sect Master gave me. We haven’t even been here for a month but we more or less accomplished it. It’s just that it turned out completely different from what we or the Sect Master expected."

"Isn’t that good? Then we can go back and get married."

Jing Yi smiled wryly. Was there nothing else his fiance could think about? "Don’t you think it’s too coincidental?"

Qiu Ling blinked. He really didn’t understand what his beloved was saying. "In what way is it coincidental? We were lucky."

"That’s about the same. I’m just worried that the Sect Master won’t believe us. This story … it’s a little strange, isn’t it?"

"Not particularly."

Jing Yi turned to the side observing his fiance’s face. Qiu Ling looked just confused. Jing Yi sighed. Right. He had nearly forgotten that his fiance was also someone who fell in love head over heels and didn’t care for any implications that may have. "I feel like it wouldn’t be good to tell him at this moment."

Qiu Ling reached out to hug Jing Yi’s waist again and pursed his lips. This sounded like their wedding wouldn’t happen too soon. "Then when do we tell him?"

"I’m not so sure. We shouldn’t wait too long either." Jing Yi turned in Qiu Ling’s arms and hugged him back. "You’ve had to wait this long already. I wouldn’t want to be the reason you have to hold on for even longer." He smiled and gently pecked Qiu Ling’s lips.

His fiance’s face lit up instantly. "Don’t think about it, my love! Take as much time as you want!" Ah, just seeing his beloved’s smiling face was worth waiting even another year! Well, he wouldn’t want to wait longer than that though …

Jing Yi snuggled into Qiu Ling’s embrace and sighed. "Let’s wait for a good opportunity. Maybe something will happen that we can report alongside the news about Hong Bao and Hong Ai. That might help in convincing the Sect Master that we’re telling the truth. That is all that I want."

"Mn." Qiu Ling silently stroked Jing Yi’s hair, lost in his thoughts for a moment. He hadn’t needed to be concerned with what others thought for a long time. Being the king of the dragon race was just like that. But his beloved might be right that things were different in this situation.

If that Sect Master didn’t believe what they reported, their wedding would be delayed even more. So it was of utmost importance that they made sure he wouldn’t have any reason to doubt it. Originally, he had thought that he could just forge some evidence but maybe there was an even more effective solution at hand. "Maybe we should ask that Hong Bao to write to her Master?"

"Huh?" Jing Yi looked up, doubting what he had just heard. As a result, he saw a rather shrewd look on his fiance’s face. What was this about?

"Let her write a letter and deliver it with our report. As her Master, he should be able to recognize her handwriting. That is at least definite proof that she is alive. And depending on what she writes the letter might even support our account of what happened."

Jing Yi examined Qiu Ling’s face. Was this the same person that had offered to beat someone up for him just now? Why was he suddenly sounding so … sensible? Wait, no, this shouldn’t surprise him. Even though Qiu Ling was overly excited most of the time that was only when dealing with him. He was … very much in love. But he had told him that he worked for the king of his home country. So, he shouldn’t be surprised that Qiu Ling could come up with something like that.

"You’re right. That’s a great idea." He craned his neck and pecked Qiu Ling’s cheek, making that earnest expression disappear in but a second.

Qiu Ling shamelessly toppled Jing Yi onto the bed and grinned. "How about you continue to worry about that tomorrow? It’s not like that Hong Bao wouldn’t appear on our doorstep again."

Jing Yi just smiled. After all this time, it would be pretentious to try and shove him off. "Let’s do as you say."

Qiu Ling’s mood lifted even more when his beloved didn’t protest. Ah, he could practically feel the day of their wedding approaching …

Okay, guys, this is it: We've reached the switch point I mentioned the other day. So from here on out, I will post chapters of the original version instead of the revised one. There will be some minor inconsistencies (e.g., some slightly changed dates or names). If I remember, I will still edit those but if some slip through and you're confused, you can always leave a comment asking for clarification. I'll edit the chapter and/or explain then. Anyway, onto more frequent updates! Until we've caught up with the next six volumes.

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