Catastrophe Love
Dating Bag. II

The road to the end of the river is actually a waterfall. Beneath it was a cave and the river they passed by began to approach towards the falling of the river water. It was a kind of two waterfalls. From the top of the river, and from under the river.

They should have been swept away and fallen into the cave of the waterfall, but their boat stopped just below the waterfall. Shen Xueyue had lost her words not understanding what she was going through at the moment. Because how can a boat suddenly stop when at the end of there they could have fallen to the bottom of the abyss in the cave of a rushing waterfall?

Song Shi Hua was still calm. He immediately formed a hand seal before suddenly the waterfall split into two halves forming a path and the path to the cave came into sight. It had stairs that could be passed by just walking.

"Waaahh.... So amazing!" Shen Xueyue screeched in astonishment.

Song Shi Hua smiled faintly. He then got off the boat and gave his hand back to the hand-held Shen Xueyue.

"Come on."

Naruto nodded, "Enn.." They began to walk on the water as if the water of this river was a flat road.

As they entered the cave, Shen Xueyue had stopped just to enjoy the beautiful carvings on each cliff on both sides with awe. Even though it seemed a bit creepy due to the large number of statues with sinister faces and split everywhere, it was still quite incredible.

"This is the gateway to the ghost town. Not many people know this path and only certain people know it."

"Oh... It's really cool." Shen Xueyue circulated her gaze as she followed Song Shi Hua still clasping the man's hand.

"Yes. There was actually another secret entrance of this city that was in the city of Yuncheng. It's in the middle of town. It was just that, not many people were willing to go through that door even though it was a secret entrance. And you only need to use a special coin to be able to open the secret door of the ghost town."

Xueyue looked up to stare at Shi Hua as if staring at a fool, "If in Yuncheng city there is a way, why do we have to go through such a complicated path and go so far?"

Song Shi Hua smiled mysteriously, she turned to look at Xueyue with a faint smile.

"I'm not willing to make your body smell like shit." Shi Hua pinched Shen Xueyue's chin, leaning up to look at her and moving her to the left right slowly. Shen Xueyue was stunned with a dazed expression.

That's right, the secret road that was meant to get into the ghost town was actually a road in a narrow, seedy alley in Yuncheng city itself. There is a public toilet that is no longer used. So that place is now a landfill.

You just have to throw a special coin into the toilet hole and the gates of the ghost town will open automatically.

(¬_¬) But of course, Song Shi Hua would not say it in front of Shen Xueyue such facts. It was too embarrassing, he thought.

".. Huh uh?" Xueyue cengo and her eyes flickered cutely.

Song Shi Hua laughed softly, "Forget it. Come on." he grabbed Shen Xueyue's hand and held her. Shen Xueyue naturally no longer asked much and complied.

The two return down the stairs that jutted underground. The deeper, the creepier the place is. There was a cliff abyss with green light under a bridge that was worn out and broken. It was like a green flame. Like the fire of a human soul that has gone. Could it be because this is what the ghost town is called? Not many know how the history is because there are so many rumors circulating among the public about the ghost town itself.

The sinister and gripping voice that suddenly sounded made Shen Xueyue breathless. He did not even realize that his hand grip on Song Shi Hua had been released.

"Eh? Yea" "Ah!!" shen Xueyue's back smashed into Song Shi Hua's chest which immediately tightened itself on Shen Xueyue. The man shook his head softly giving a soothing smile as Xueyue turned to look at him.

"Don't be afraid." Song Shi Hua whispered softly.

"I. I don't." Xueyue hesitantly looked at Shi Hua fixedly without blinking. Although she actually felt a little afraid and her body stiffened because of these feelings. He smiled as he shook his head, "There's you beside me." the man squeezed Xueyue's shoulder and hugged her at a glance. The girl was a little calmed down.

Feeling that it was enough, they walked back to find a way out. Not long after they walked a few steps, a chain of interested voices echoed in the cave room with the earth shaking. Shi Hua then protected Xueyue's body by clutching her tightly inside her chest.

A secret door finally opened automatically after Song Shi Hua previously turned on the mechanism.

The door was wide open, revealing the atmosphere of the night city in a supermarket. It is crowded with various kinds of stores that sell various types of food and drinks or accessories are open everywhere. Night lanterns are installed on every street corner.

The first sight of the atmosphere of a city at night seized the attention of Shen Xueyue. He cheerfully jumped up, a small run started to enter the ghost town excitedly. The fear that had previously rattled in his heart disappeared instantly, replaced by complacency and fascination.

Song Shi Hua immediately pulled Shen Xueyue's wrist, dragging her into a tavern.

"Hua Hua?"

"You're gonna love it here." Song Shi Hua took her to a tea and small food stall by the roadside. A shopkeeper approached them and asked about the order.

And Song Shi Hua only mentioned bringing all kinds of food on the menu of this tavern one by one so that Xueyue could choose it.

Xueyue exclaimed 'Wah!' when the owner of the tavern came with a few piles of small-sized pans.

"Please eat!"

Shen Xueyue asked curiously, "What is the name of uncle's menu?"

"There's octopus meatballs, mantou cakes, croquettes, steamed tofu. And there was a special menu in this shop." the owner grinned and held up a menu plate with the contents of a pink ball of broth and decorated plum petals.

"This tower is called the lotus ball. Well, please enjoy and feel the uniqueness." the owner of the shop thrust out a plate of lotus balls with a special sauce sprinkled with plum petals in front of Shen Xueyue and Song Shi Hua who were still staring at the menu on the table with astonished yet his expression was still flat and a faint smile at the corner of his lips.

But when the tavern owner returned to his place, Song Shi Hua immediately put the meat-based menu away from Xueyue's presence. Letting the girl only have one menu is a special menu from the store.

"What's so special about this lotus ball?" Shen Xueyue stared fixedly at the lotus ball which to him seemed ordinary. It even looks the same as a mochi cake.

Shen Xueyue was about to pick up one of the lotus balls using chopsticks when she heard the tavern owner's laughter.

"Haha... Before you eat it, you'll have to wait a few seconds and just see what happens to the lotus ball next." the tavern owner ignored Shen Xueyue and returned busy with his work.

Xueyue reluctantly complied. He just had to stare at that lotus ball a little longer. And a few seconds after he waited, sure enough. That suddenly the originally spherical lotus balls finally had a strange reaction. It began to expand by itself and broke into a flower petal, and the shape of the originally round lotus balls actually bloomed to resemble a lotus flower.

"Waaah.... Beautiful." Shen Xueyue's eyes opened wide sparkling with surprise. He did not know that the lotus balls before him would have unique privileges.

It is not wrong if the lotus balls are referred to as a special menu. It really does look very special.

Shen Xueyue grabbed the chopsticks she had placed back, taking out a lotus ball that had already expanded into a lotus shape into her mouth.

"Hmm...!" Shen Xueyue chewed on it again, "It's so soft." "Uncle, how do I make this food?"

"How can I tell you? This is a special menu and secret recipe from our store. I can't tell you, son. Heh!" said the shopkeeper in a snobbish tone.

"Basic stingy. Hmphh!" Shen Xueyue gave a funny snort, whipping her lips in annoyance while still chewing on the lotus-shaped balls. His right cheek swelled as he chewed the cake in his mouth. The owner of the shop just smirked his shoulders indifferently. Song Shi Hua took a quick glance at Xueyue, picked up her own chopsticks and tried one lotus ball into her mouth. As the lotus ball entered his mouth, he chewed for a bit and began to assess the recipe inside the bursting taste on his tongue. He grins thinly.

Clenching his hands, he took a deep breath and started guessing as he put back the chopsticks in his hands looking neat, "The honey from the lotus seeds, mixed with the bean paste." Shen Xueyue who was engrossed in spontaneous chewing was shocked at Shi Hua's speechless voice with a look of disbelief, "Wrapped in glutinous rice..."

The shopkeeper who was grinding flour suddenly stopped his work and he looked amazed when he heard Song Shi Hua suddenly just explain in detail the contents of the recipe from his special menu with an expression of disbelief and amazement. He turned to look at the man with strange eyes.

"...then form it into lotus petals. After that, it is wrapped with lotus leaves and steamed. When you want to eat, you can pour the sauce made from boiled cinnamon water into the bowl." Song Shi Hua looked at Xueyue explained in a gentle tone ending with a teasing thin smile.

"That will make it open, like some kind of lotus petal. Ahahahah.. These.. It's amazing." said Song Shi Hua slightly feeling guilty at the tavern owner who looked at her in admiration. Because indirectly, he had leaked their secret recipe so plainly.

"All right then." Xueyue kicked the table quite hard, making all the pairs of eyes around them look at her strangely. "Uncle, give me ten more plates!"

"Huh? Ah, i-it's.." The store owner was a little nervous and misbehaved. He glanced at Song Shi Hua who was staring at him flatly.

"Come uncle." Shen Xueyue forced with a face of expectant compassion.

"A, haha.. Alright, alright. I'll take it right away."

It did not take long for the owner of the tavern to bring back ten dishes containing five lotus balls that were still round.

Shen Xueyue enthusiastically ate it very quickly after the ball had expanded. He did not even ask Song Shi Hua to help him eat it all. He only thought about his own stomach because the man refused to eat it.

Just as Shen Xueyue was about to eat her ninth terata balls, Shen Xueyue suddenly turned limp with red cheeks. Song Shi Hua became anxious to see Shen Xueyue suddenly just rummaging indistinctly.

The man honestly wanted to say the last recipe that was in the making of the lotus balls. But he could not bear to see that Shen Xueyue liked the cake so much. That in fact, the main recipe that must be in the lotus balls is the presence of a special sake made from the fermentation of apricot fruit.

Although in each recipe only needed one glass of sake apricot, but if it continues to be consumed, as a result you will experience hallucinations and drunk.

"It's too delicious." the mess. Shen Xueyue turned her head, watching Song Shi Hua's face who was also looking at her. He smiled softly, then said, "Heah... Hua .. I love you." Xueyue began to drop her face onto the table and looked at Song Shi Hua softly.

"Yue'er, let's go home. The night is getting late." Shen Xueyue shook her head loudly, rejecting Song Shi Hua's invitation.

The girl then got out of her seat and walked in staggered steps from drunkenness.

"Yue'er..."

"Hua Hua, let's go to the temple first before going home." Shen Xueyue pulled at Shi Hua's wrist, dashing indeterminately in direction, Xueyue began to giggle.

Song Shi Hua had a bad feeling about the lotus ball that Shen Xueyue had eaten earlier. It seemed, it was not just a recipe that he had mentioned. Looking at the situation, surely the shop owner had mixed a few glasses of sake into the recipe more than he should have.

"Yue 'er. The temple's not going that way."

"Then show me the way. Come, come, come...!" the girl was still unwilling to stop.

Xueyue still looked perfectly normal, but her subconscious had now been taken over due to drunkenness.

Forced, Song Shi Hua led the girl towards the temple she already knew. The temple is outside the supermarket. But it is not so far from the location of the supermarket.

Near the temple, there is a lake that looks very beautiful filled with lanterns that are still brightly lit. They're like the light in a firefly. As Shen Xueyue looked at the temple in front of her, she immediately ran over. However the girl stopped, patting her forehead, she turned back to pick up Song Shi Hua.

"Hua Hua's.. Come fast!" Shen Xueyue pulled the man's wrist forcefully. The man could only resign and follow Shen Xueyue inside the temple.

Arriving inside the temple, Xueyue searched for something around the temple. But he turned sour when he did not get what he was looking for. As he saw there were some items inside the temple that he needed, he got back excited and immediately picked up some items there.

"Shi Hua's. Let's get married." Shen Xueyue thrust a cup filled with sake at Song Shi Hua who was currently staring at Shen Xueyue in a daze. Out of annoyance, Xueyue then took Shi Hua's hand and guided the man's hand to hold the sake cup.

After Song Shi Hua actually took the cup, Xueyue took the cup herself. Shen Xueyue turned her head towards Shi Hua who was still looking at her cengo. "Hey! Look ahead."

The helpless Song Shi Chen complied, and Shen Xueyue's smile grew wider.

They faced forward a statue of a god in the temple, standing by holding a sake cup in front of their faces.

Shen Xueyue started performing the sky worship ritual with Song Shi Hua. This is one of the important rituals in a wedding ceremony. Seeing that Shen Xueyue was doing so vigorously, Song Shi Hua could not let down the girl's wishes and began to follow.

"I know, this ritual is incomplete. But at least, for us, you and I have become a married couple."

DEG!!

Song Shi Hua's heart beat with a beautiful rhythm staring at Shen Xueyue moved. The girl smiled towards Song Shi Hua to make her eyes form a crescent moon.

"I, Shen Xueyue promised. Will always be faithful to live with Song Shi Hua even though death do us part. Our love will remain eternal even though death invites us. I, Shen Xueyue, promise. Will not leave Song Shi Hua in both joy and sorrow. Will promise to be with him for the next three lives."

Xueyue turned her head towards Shi Hua who was still at home looking at her. It was as if the man was about to cry when he heard Shen Xueyue's sudden vow.

"Shi Hua, come on.. Finish the ritual."

Song Shi Hua smiled and then nodded softly, "I, Song Shi Hua promised, live my death only for Shen Xueyue. My heart, Song Shi Hua, belongs only to Shen Xueyue. I, Song Shi Hua, will always be faithful despite death. The earth and the sky will never be able to separate our love even if our souls are broken into pieces."

Shen Xueyue immediately hugged Song Shi Hua, enjoying the warmth of the man's body full of longing.

"Finally. You really belong to me completely from today." Xueyue sobbed and suddenly cried from happiness.

"En.. I'm yours forever."

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After performing a makeshift wedding ritual, Shen Xueyue again brought Shi Hua around to enjoy the atmosphere of the ghost town several times. Shen Xueyue should still be a little drunk after eating a lot of lotus balls. But gradually the girl's consciousness recovered on its own. It was clear that the sake mixed in the lotus balls recipe did not have too strong an effect.

After being satisfied, right at ten o'clock in the night, Song Shi Hua carried Shen Xueyue's already sleeping body in his arms slowly. With extreme caution, the man darted through the silent night in a matter of seconds. He landed right on the balcony where Shen Xueyue was staying.

Zhu Guang and Lu Guan who were still awake, immediately opened the balcony door and discovered that Song Shi Hua was carrying Shen Xueyue.

"You're sorry" Zhu Guang was almost angry. However Lu Guan quickly held him back and immediately took over Shen Xueyue's body that was sleeping very comfortably in Song Shi Hua's embrace.

"Thank you, for taking care of Yue Yue." Lu Guan spoke softly.

"Please keep an eye on Yue'er for me, master Lu" Shi Hua said staring in Shen Xueyue as if unwilling to part.

"Surely."

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To be continued....