Chapter 25: Are You Giving Me a Sachet?
Ning Ke rarely expressed his true feelings proactively.
In the modern world too, in this world too.
But facing such sincere Lou Yunxiao, he always lost control of himself a little.
“I know you didn’t sprain your ankle.” Lou Yunxiao sighed softly:
“But regardless of whether you sprained your ankle or not, I will carry you.”
“Because you are my Junior Brother, a person important to me.”
Lou Yunxiao had lost all his family members, so to him, Junior Brother A-Ke was equivalent to his family, the Sword Sect was equivalent to his home.
Things his family wanted him to do, he would try hard to accomplish.
Hearing this, Ning Ke laughed out loud with a pfft.
That bit of gloomy mood also vanished.
“Junior Brother, what are you laughing at?” Lou Yunxiao asked: “Could it be that what you lied to me about isn’t this matter?”
“Yes, yes, yes, what I lied to you about is exactly this matter! Wu wu wu, I’m so sorry to Senior Brother! You treat me so well, yet I still lie to you, I really deserve to die ten thousand times, hope Senior Brother can forgive such despicable me!”
“Stop being cheeky.” Lou Yunxiao’s bit of anger towards Ning Ke from before had long been worn away, smiling rarely.
He said: “Junior Brother, no matter where your home is, as long as you want to go back, I will definitely help you with all my strength.”
“Good, good, good, then I’ll thank Senior Brother in advance.”
While speaking like this, Ning Xiaoxiao over there had arrived at Ning Family Village, waving to them at the village entrance: “Brother! Eldest Senior Brother! You guys are too slow! Walk faster! Walk faster!”
Ning Ke straightened up, also waving to Ning Xiaoxiao. In his vision was the girl’s bright smiling face.
Many years later, Ning Ke would still think of this scene.
Because, this was once the happiest period of time he spent in this world.
Ning Family Village was very small; Ning Xiaoxiao’s home was at the westernmost end. Along the way, villagers greeted Ning Xiaoxiao friendly when seeing her.
They included Xiaoxiao’s childhood playmates, and uncles, aunties, grandpas, grandmas who took care of Xiaoxiao before.
When young girls’ gazes fell on Ning Ke and Lou Yunxiao, they all turned their faces away blushing shyly.
Obviously hadn’t seen such immortal-like youths.
“Father, Mother!” Ning Xiaoxiao’s adoptive parents welcomed them from far away, a pair of rough hands wiping constantly on the apron, serving hot tea to Ning Ke and Lou Yunxiao.
“Immortal Masters, please drink tea. Our small place is crude, nothing good to bring out, hope Immortal Masters don’t blame us.”
“Elders no need to be restrained, we are both Xiaoxiao’s Senior Brothers, coming this time is also bothering you. These are meager gifts we prepared, hope you must accept them.” Ning Ke waved his hand, the prepared “meager” gifts directly filled half the room.
The two elders wanted to decline, but were all smoothed over by him.
Could only thank and accept.
Afterward Ning Xiaoxiao got together with her adoptive parents talking and laughing.
At night, the two elders made a big table of home-cooked dishes to entertain them. Ning Father even pulled Ning Ke and Lou Yunxiao to drink some wine.
In front of them, trying hard to display that bit of ink in his belly as a teacher, making Ning Ke unable to suppress a smile.
When it was time to sleep, rooms were obviously not enough.
Finally could only be Ning Father and Mother in one room, Ning Xiaoxiao in one room, Ning Ke and Lou Yunxiao in one room.
Ning Ke entered the room, striding over with his long legs, lying on the innermost side naturally, pulling the quilt to wrap himself tight, then waving to Lou Yunxiao: “Senior Brother, come sleep.”
“Okay.”
Lou Yunxiao’s sexual orientation was straight. Before in the Demon Abyss, it was because he mistook Ning Ke for a woman, so he was conflicted about sleeping in one bed.
Now sleeping together with Ning Ke, he didn’t feel anything improper.
Until… hugged by the waist by Ning Ke.
“…Junior Brother, what are you doing?” Lou Yunxiao lay straight, daring not move.
“Warming your body.” Ning Ke shared half of his quilt with Lou Yunxiao, wrapping the two together into a zongzi.
“Although you have the Ice Spiritual Root, you shouldn’t be freezing all the time, it’s better to let the body be warmer.”
Ning Ke wouldn’t say, actually lying on Lou Yunxiao in the snow felt very addictive to him.
Touching Lou Yunxiao like this, sense of security exploded.
“…Alright.” Lou Yunxiao knew Ning Ke meant well, so didn’t refuse further.
Only the two were so close, allowing that unique fragrance on Ning Ke to continuously, unceasingly assault Lou Yunxiao’s sense of smell.
Finally made him recall where he had smelled this familiar scent.
It was… the scent on Sister.
In the Demon Abyss, he always kept a distance from Sister, but long-term sparring and contact also made him memorize this aroma.
Before regarding the scent on Junior Brother, he just felt familiar, but didn’t consider in this direction.
Now, truly overlapping the two, Lou Yunxiao inevitably felt doubtful.
He couldn’t help asking Ning Ke: “Junior Brother, are you wearing a sachet?”
“Hmm?” Ning Ke hugged Lou Yunxiao this giant body pillow, yawned, entering hibernation mode in advance.
Said lazily: “No.”
He asked smilingly: “Why? Senior Brother, do you want to sew one yourself to give me as a New Year gift?”
Hand-sewn sachets had a special meaning in the Human Realm.
Existence similar to a token of love.
Ning Ke saying this was obviously teasing him.
“No.” After Lou Yunxiao denied in a low voice, his heart was a bit chaotic.
After losing his sight, his hearing and smell became much more sensitive than others.
He could distinguish various flower scents, various grass scents, and distinguish every animal and every person by smell.
He knew everyone had their own unique scent.
Then Sister and Junior Brother A-Ke…
Could they be the same person?
But, Sister was a woman, Junior Brother was a man, Sister was extremely strong, A-Ke occasionally lost to him…
Could there really be two people with the same scent in this world?
“Sigh, Senior Brother is really heartless.” Ning Ke deliberately scolded Lou Yunxiao with a affectedly sweet voice, muttering: “Unlike me, if one day I sew a sachet myself, the first person I’d give it to is you, Senior Brother.”
His words instantly dispelled Lou Yunxiao’s thought that he was Sister.
After all, Sister said her heart belonged to another long ago, how could she joke with him about such token of love matters like A-Ke?
Thus, he adjusted his emotions, suppressed those suspicions, and told Ning Ke seriously: “Junior Brother, hand-sewn sachets are to be given to your future beloved.”
“So, I cannot accept your sachet.”
In the darkness, the corners of Ning Ke’s lips hooked up lightly, interest piqued.
He leaned close to Lou Yunxiao’s ear, laughing in a low voice asking:
“Then what if I say my beloved is you, Senior Brother?”
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