Catastrophe Love
Dating (SEASON SPECIAL : Song Shi Hua x Shen Xueyue)

Song Shi Hua unceasingly stared at the small round object embedded in the ring finger of his right hand. Behind his mask, he smiled very sincerely. His heart had not stopped pounding after his meeting with Shen Xueyue a while ago.

He never expected that the girl would give him a simple but meaningful ring and said that it was the kind of bond that one would normally give to their lover. Especially when...

Song Shi Hua suddenly laughed softly as she recalled what they had been doing all day.

"Hua Hua, you should always wear this ring. Wherever you are, and wherever you are. This ring I purposely forged using my own blood and specially for you. It's a sign that I seriously want to have more ties than just someone important in your heart." Shen Xueyue excitedly pinned the ring on the ring finger of Song Shi Hua's right hand. Then he looked up, staring lovingly at the man's normally cold eyes now looking warm.

The ring was deliberately made when he was out of the academy class. He ran to the middle of town only to find a special jewelry store, where in that store you can forge the jewelry yourself you want.

Song Shi Hua, ".." he was speechless staring at the ring on his finger without blinking. He wanted to cry because he was moved. Song Shi Hua had never expected that all this time it turned out that her feelings for Shen Xueyue had never been applauded.

"But... You say you used your blood? What do you mean by that?" Shi Hua looked anxiously at Xueyue. It instantly stunned Shen Xueyue for a moment and started to get nervous.

He did not want if Song Shi Hua knew that he had learned some methods of making tools using his blood to tighten the relationship between them.

Inside one of the books he read in the temple library of Goddess Bai Huli, the, there is one type of book that explains the science of forging using materials that are rarely used but are very useful for its users.

"That's... Sure was! My point is, that I used all the hard work up to the point of ending blood making a special one for you. About blood, I only use one drop to mix into it" he said, trying to evade. Song Shi Hua hesitated, yet she could not help but believe what Shen Xueyue had said.

"So where's the gift for me?" Xueyue thrust out her palm, trying to shift the subject as quickly as possible. He looked up asking Song Shi Hua with a gentle smile.

Song Shi Hua immediately picked up something she had prepared. It was the necklace she was wearing before. Lovingly, Song Shi Hua helped the girl to put her necklace on Xueyue's neck. The line of his lips swooped down forming a thin smile. The necklace had a red gem as a pendant.

"That's the same thing. The red stone that became the pendant was made from my blood which I purposely froze into some kind of crystal." Xueyue's eyes opened wide with her lips slightly opened in stunned manner. He had no idea that they turned out to have similar thoughts of wanting to use each other's blood as a gift despite its different shape.

"I've been making them for a long time. And that's special to you. When I made it, I found an extremely rare forging book. Where when you make a forging device, and you put a drop of your blood in it, it will have another function." Song Shi Hua did not lie. It was really her making when she parted ways with Shen Xueyue back then. He continued to learn and train to be strong. He also spent a lot of time reading various books that he found. One of them was a book similar to the one Xueyue had read.

Although Shen Xueyue was trying to dodge that she was also using similar blood, Song Shi Hua knew that Xueyue was trying to lie to avoid her from worrying about it.

Unbeknownst to them, their bond has become even tighter because of the blood they give each other. And that was enough to make Song Shi Hua happy.

"Hua Hua, I forgot to say it. The ring will never come off because I made it to keep it coiled around your finger. But there is one way that the ring is removed. That's about how you feel about me." explained Shen Xueyue, her expression scowling at Song Shi Hua fixedly.

There was one sentence in the forging book that Xueyue read at that time, where in the sentence it was written, 'How so that the forging tool is able to adjust its size automatically and will not be easy to lose'. There it is explained in detail and mentioned also the raw materials forging tools. Whatever tool a forger will make, it will still have the same function after its user uses it.

Only, this tool is made specifically in pairs. Like jewelry, a pair of armor, or other tools. Where the tool is used for lovers. This tool has a special magic that only a couple of lovers can wear.

Song Shi Hua did not ask, but from the look in Xueyue's eyes knew Shi Hua wanted an explanation, "If you don't love me, the ring could be anytime you loose and would lose its dim light. If you truly love me, the ring can never be taken off by anyone even by force. The circular red circle was my blood." the ring was gold, there was a beautiful circular line as a red ornate engraving.

In other words, if a person's heart truly loves his beloved, no matter how hard the ordeal, then the ring will never come off.

A rough example, even though one experienced a disaster, where one might accidentally forget one of them, the ring would not come off. In his heart, the love is still there. It was only her brain that had forgotten that she did not have any feelings for her lover.

So, it can also be one of the proofs for lovers to prove their feelings without being hidden. If the mouth says no, the heart cannot lie. And this is where in particular the benefits of this particular forging object are made. Miraculously, it will respond to the heart of the person wearing it.

That is if the item given is a ring. If it's a necklace, shirt, or something, then it has their own way of working to determine how it proves its role.

The special requirement is, they should be a pair.

Xueyue raised her fingers and showed it to Song Shi Hua, "Look! I wear the same ring. If you or I were in danger, then the red circle would flash a few times as our signal. If you miss me, the ring in my hand will shine very brightly. And if you grieve, it will be dim." the girl smiled, "It's like our hearts and souls are intertwined. You'd feel the same way if I went through something similar."

Hearing that, Song Shi Hua could not help but be surprised. Is this that incredible thing? He could not help but look at Xueyue's astonishment. The man smiled giving Xueyue confidence, "I will never let go even if death do us part."

"Hua Hua! Don't say such a scary thing." Xueyue cut immediately. There was a trace of worry on her face as Song Shi Hua said of death. Although it was just a figure of speech, Shen Xueyue really did not like it.

"I'm sorry." Shi Hua smiled regretfully and preferred not to talk about it anymore, apologizing.

"All right! As your apology, I want you to take me on a date today." chirped the girl.

Song Shi Hua flicked Xueyue's nose and tapped on the girl's forehead gently then said, "Whatever's for you."

"Aahaha..." Shen Xueyue grimaced with a laugh, "So, where are we going?" Xueyue looked at Song Shi Hua with her cute blinking puppy eyes.

"Something nice and nice." Song Shi Hua replied as she could. The man quickly grabbed Xueyue's body, hugged her and carried her flying over one roof to another.

Xueyue seemed to be enjoying the atmosphere between them. He wrapped both of his hands at the nape of Song Shi Hua's neck and simply stared at the man unblinkingly as Shi Hua carried him away.

Rather than looking at the scenery of Yuncheng city below, he would rather enjoy the scenery above him. That is looking at the handsome face of his lover who always makes his heart tremble very comfortably.

When the class is over, it's four in the afternoon. Now evening has arrived. The full moon has appeared even though the night has not yet come completely and becomes a lantern at night. Song Shi Hua lowered Xueyue's body on the highest roof, letting the girl adjust for a while before releasing Xueyue's body completely.

"Beautiful?" Song Shi Hua asked Xueyue to look towards the shining full moon. The girl stepped two steps toward the moon in front of her. That's flat.

"Hm... It's less fun." Xueyue turned to face the man and said, "You said that we're going to the most pleasant place. Keep your promise."

Song Shi Hua thought for a moment, as long as he was a student at the Yunshu academy, he focused more on his education and never went anywhere just to please himself. So what places are suitable for them to visit today?

"Is there an interesting festival tonight? I want to enjoy it with you." Shen Xueyue screeched.

"alright. There's one place. And I'm sure you'll like it." Song Shi Hua brought Xueyue back into flight.

On a bridge in the corner of the city, there was a calm flowing river. Song Shi Hua dropped Xueyue off at the bridge and asked her to wait. It didn't take long for Song Shi Hua to return carrying a few lanterns in his hands. In between her fingers, Song Shi Hua also brought some punches of fruit candy and rice cakes.

Xueyue smiled brightly when she saw Shi Hua carrying the items. He then ran over to the man and took over some lanterns and fruit candy from Song Shi Hua's hand.

"What is this for?" Xueyue with her innocent face bit the fruit candy on her left hand. Slowly chew and blink funny.

Song Shi Hua smiled mysteriously. He walked towards the river and Xueyue followed behind. Song Shi Hua used her fire element to light all the lanterns in her hand and then gave it to Xueyue, "Write some supplication."

"Enn.okay!" Xueyue nodded, took out a special brush to write from Shi Hua's hand and began to write down her wishes on each side of the lantern paper. The man did the same. Follows by inscribing the request in another lantern.

"Well, you're floating them in the river."

"Together?" Shen Xueyue laughed softly asking Song Shi Hua impliedly. The man knew what his girlfriend wanted. And Shi Hua only smiled faintly and drew closer to the back of the girl. Hugging from behind, the man began to stretch out his hands to hold the back of Xueyue's palm carrying the lantern. The two then walked closer to the river, crouched down and swept together one lantern in turn.

Xueyue screeched excitedly with a funny laugh, she clapped softly feeling the warmth. Seeing that, Shi Hua only watched from beside Shen Xueyue's face alone.

As Shen Xueyue turned her head back, Xueyue's lips accidentally touched Shi Hua's cheeks that were so very close. Shen Xueyue was surprised with her fists holding her breath. In the next instant, Xueyue quickly threw away her face and stood up, her face blushing with embarrassment. He moved wrongly, trying to avoid Song Shi Hua's intense gaze on him.

The man chuckled feeling very funny. In order to repel the awkward atmosphere between them, Song Shi Hua glanced at the fruit candy and rice cakes he had brought along besides the lanterns.

He said, "Eat."

Xueyue who was still moving agitated in embarrassment, glanced at the other two fruit candy stitches in Song Shi Hua's hands, she picked them up quickly and started eating them by turning her back to Song Shi Hua. Glancing that in the other hand there were three rice cake skewers, Xueyue could not help but giggle.

Song Shi Hua frowned confusedly, "You still can't get away from the rice cake?" the man's body froze before Song Shi Hua also felt awkward from embarrassment. Song Shi Hua attempted to hide the red hue on both of her cheeks in the darkness of the night. Unknowingly he even averted his gaze and started to move misbehaviorally. It made Xueyue laugh more and more satisfied. "It's okay. I know it. I also feel what you feel." Xueyue said later.

It made the awkward atmosphere between them slightly melt away.

Song Shi Hua knew what Xueyue meant by the phrase 'feel what you feel. It was clear about malatang soup. Where the girl also can never leave the malatang soup as her favorite food.

Shen Xueyue was still a little surprised to learn that almost the entirety of what Song Shi Hua in this world liked, was also the same as Song Shi Hua in his previous world. In modern times, Song Shi Hua is also very fond of rice cakes. While the other men did not like sweet things, Song Shi Hua was quite the opposite.

Shen Xueyue let out a long sigh, her gaze glaring in the direction where the lanterns they were drifting in began to flow upstream. In his heart he asked, where did the lantern go after passing through this river?

"Come?" Song Shi Hua stretched out her palm looking up. Asking Xueyue to hold it tightly.

Shen Xueyue was stunned for a moment. Staring at Song Shi Hua in a daze before she smiled shyly and nodded taking the man's helping hand. The two jumped back to fly towards the direction where their lantern was washed away. Xueyue seemed to be in full swing as the man very gently grabbed her waist, take him flying on a clear night accompanied by the dim rays produced from hanging lanterns along the way.

Song Shi Hua landed on an empty boat. But there was an old man, the owner of the boat, on the side of the river under the tree, sleeping. Song Shi Hua grabbed his bag of gold coins, picked up some coins and threw them at the gasping old man who woke up instantly due to the sudden movement of his boat moving and being taken over by someone.

When the old man was about to explode, Song Shi Hua immediately exclaimed.

"Your milk I bought, old master." just that sentence came out of Song Shi Hua's lips before he took the paddle and started swinging it to run the boat.

The old man was stunned, immediately realizing that there was one gold ingot that was enough for him to eat for a year. He could only say thank you so many times. One piece of gold is equivalent to a hundred pieces of silver, and is equivalent to a thousand pieces of bronze money.

So, if the boat was worth one gold ingot, it was actually too expensive. Therefore, the old man almost cried while getting one gold ingot in his hand.

Xueyue smiled widely with her neat white teeth that never faded. His smile continued to linger along with their journey. Song Shi Hua only noticed Shen Xueyue's movements sitting at the front end of the boat, enjoying their togetherness.

Along the river, many small square lanterns and various shapes were scattered to drift with the current. Shen Xueyue took one, as a lantern smashed into his boat. He laughed softly, raising the lantern high. The girl turned her head towards Song Shi Hua who was always smiling faintly towards her. After being satisfied, Xueyue returned the lantern to the river and pushed it slightly by making a stream of water using her palm into the water. His body bent almost parallel to the river water. He dipped part of his palm into the water while feeling the coldness of the water touching his skin.

The boat is moving faster. The current of water suddenly became swift and Song Shi Hua had to control his boat so as not to drift too far.

Right from the front, there are two river bends. Seeing that the bend on the right side was covered with a bamboo, and the lanterns were stranded there, Song Shi Hua took the left route.

"Hua Hua, where does this river go?" Xueyue asked with an innocent expression.

"Hm.. People say the current we're passing through is headed to the ghost town."

Xueyue's eyes were perfectly rounded. His body without realizing it began to tremble and his hair stood up from goosebumps. With a disjointed voice he parroted, "Ha-ghost? H-Hua Hua's.. Mu-maybe we should just go back. A-yes..."

Song Shi Hua gawked at Xueyue suddenly inviting him to return. However when the look in his eyes caught the trembling on Xueyue's body, Song Shi Hua knew what made the girl decide to return. He laughed softly with a fist covering his lips holding back his laughter and almost bursting out. His eyes narrowed to form a crescent moon as he laughed.

"Yue'er, just calm down. It's just a name. The city is known as a ghost town because the atmosphere of the village is always crowded at night and quiet during the day. Yuncheng City has two different sides. The dark side, and the light. The dark side is inhabited by those who live in ghost towns. The residents in the ghost town remain just like us. Ordinary man."

"Hufft.... Thank goodness." Shen Xueyue let out a sigh of relief. Song Shi Hua again chuckled amusedly.

In the end Shen Xueyue remained on her decision to go ahead. Song Shi Hua paddled into the left side river. After the boat was speeding up due to the rushing current, entering the left route a little deep, the river flow started to slow down again.

Shen Xueyue smiled brightly as her eyes caught the thousands of lanterns floating in front of her. The girl screeched to call Song Shi Hua enthusiastically, "Hua Hua! Look, those lanterns are floating further and further down there! Waahh.." Xueyue's eyes rounded wide circulating her gaze looking at all the lanterns in awe. "There too. So much so. Aren't they stranded on the other side of the river?"

"Perhaps, there's an underwater mechanism running through it that gets all the lanterns carried away by the current all the way there."

After some time, their boat entered the area where there were only ruins with rock cliffs on both sides of the high river abandoned.

As Song Shi Hua discovered one lantern that suddenly just swirled around in the whirlpool, it suddenly sank. Song Shi Hua's eyes moved sharply in the direction danger came. He felt a murderous air approaching them.

Shen Xueyue who realized there was an approaching danger spontaneously screeched, "Hua Hua, watch out!!"

Song Shi Hua immediately grabbed Shen Xueyue's body and carried it flying before landing on the cliff. The boat they were riding on started to drift a little when some suriken hit the boat very hard. If only they did not react immediately, it might not be the boat but their bodies that would be hit by the suriken throw.

"Hua Hua, who are they?" shen Xueyue's heart was pounding, her premonition bad.

"Wait here."

"Be careful!" Xueyue warned. Song Shi Hua came down from the cliff and found several groups of people in all-black assassin clothes with masks like shadow warriors shaped like demons meeting him. The four sharp swords of the four people pointed at him as if threatening. Yet Song Shi Hua's expression remained calm and flat.

"Why are you following us? Is there something you want?" song Shi Hua asked in a normal tone. There was neither a haughty tone nor tried to provoke as he spoke to the people who had done bad to them.

"Give him to us." the man who was signaled as the leader of the group exclaimed to the point pointed at Shen Xueyue. Shen Xueyue who was pointed at swallowed a dry spit. With a goosebumping body, he began to speculate that perhaps these people had learned of his identity as a fox demon spirit.

"Oh... Is this how you ask us something? Did anyone order you to take it?"

"Much talk!" the leader tilted his face, flicking his chin giving instructions to attack Song Shi Hua on his subordinates.

The other two black-clothed men advancing one by one began to attack Song Shi Hua from different sides and unsheathed their swords, quickly Shi Hua dodging, dodging, dodging right between the two swords clamping his head. In one move, Shi Hua simply parried their swords using her sword sheath. Pressing the acupuncture point onto the first person then the second person who attacked him and made the two stand on the spot froze.

Two other people came together, with zig zag moves as fast as the wind, Shi Hua jumped horizontally and spun in the middle between the two swords trying to slash at him again. The next second, Shi Hua stood up in a position turned to his previous position to the two attackers who had just wanted to slash him. Quickly, he just hit the acupuncture points again on their chest and abdomen. The next step, Shi Hua had already shot towards the leader of the group with his sword.

After clashing the one-hit sword, Song Shi Hua's sword sheath managed to squeeze right on the neck of the group's leader after previously pressing down on one acupoint to prevent the leader from moving.

When Shi Hua managed to lock the movement of the group leader using his sword sheath to threaten, the four subordinates of the leader simultaneously collapsed and collapsed just above the ground, unconscious.

Just then, Song Shi Hua gave a faintly mocking smile.

"You're" the leader sizzled, "You're so mean! Quickly remove our acupoints!" the man's orders were haughty.

"You were the first to attack me. How can you say I'm this vile? Aren't you wrongly accusing?" Song Shi Hua said softly yet stooped.

"Alright, alright. I'm gonna say it. My master wants him."

Song Shi Hua still remained calm, "Oh..? I'm not letting you guys take it. So go and tell your master. Face me first before you can take it from me."

The leader of the group squinted his eyes sharply, "Do you know who my master is?"

Song Shi Hua only revealed the thing in his hand as the identity of their group. The leader's eyes rounded in surprise and immediately fumbled his body after Shi Hua removed the leader's acupoints. It was really hers and was successfully stolen by Song Shi Hua without her noticing. The question was, since when did Shi Hua get it?

"This gift I'll take it. Thanks." Song Shi Hua turned around and stomped her right foot then flew to where Xueyue was.

"Hua Hua, who are they?" Xueyue looked at Song Shi Hua with a worried tone of voice.

The man looked at the thing in his hand. It was a red jade with a flaming fire form, "There was no need to ask who they were. It doesn't matter."

Xueyue couldn't help but be curious. However if Song Shi Hua alone did not want to discuss it, then it was unnecessary. He just had to suppress his curiosity and believe that Song Shi Hua was able to finish them off quickly.

Right at seven in the night, the boat that Song Shi Hua and Shen Xueyue were riding on began to enter a rock cliff that was almost equivalent in height to a mountain, it squeezes the river flow that when you pass it by boat, the boat will flow by itself without having to be moved by paddle.

Shen Xueyue slightly gasped as she saw the two statues standing at the end of the cliff face to face. He was completely amazed by the sight he had never seen before.

"This is the valley of death. Evidence from the founders of Yuncheng city who had fought each other here." Song Shi Hua explained.

"Hoo..." sigh Xueyue briefly.

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