Dance Of The Phoenix
88. First Date

The room that had previously been united between two people who had just formalized the relationship, became quiet when the sun had moved to the western horizon.

Gu Yuena who was asleep from exhaustion, had to wake up when she realized something was wrong. I haven't eaten anything since morning.

Looking at the man who had hugged her tightly all day long closing his eyes, Gu Yuena so could not bear to wake her up. After all, he was also unable to move despite wanting to.

"Is your sleep uncomfortable?"

Gu Yuena was surprised by the hoarse voice coming out. He looked up, saw a pair of blue irises that looked so tempting looking at him.

"That's ...." Gu Yuena was just feeling hungry.

"Is anyone sick?" Bai Youzhe asked worriedly while slightly waking up to see Gu Yuena in her arms more clearly. It makes a very proportionate upper body visible.

Gu Yuena pulled out the blanket, in order to cover the part of her body that was without a thread. Ah, why is he so timid?

Gu Yuena hurriedly neutralized her surprised expression. "To be honest, I can't even move."

Bai Youzhe felt guilty. "Am I being too rude? It's the first time, so .. a little out of control."

"I think you've done it a few times." Gu Yuena looked at him suspiciously.

"I just do it with you."

"You're not as stiff as a beginner." Gu Yuena denied. He had found many young men stiff in this sort of thing. Although he did not experience it directly, he knew for sure after peppering many people his entire life.

"Don't that show that I'm great?"

Gu Yuena narrowed her eyes, then sighed resignedly. "Bai Youzhe, you must take responsibility."

"I'll marry you tomorrow, if you want."

"That's not what I mean." Gu Yuena immediately denied. "I mean .. You have to help me go to the bathroom, then give me some good food. I haven't eaten since morning."

"If that's what you want, we can go to town."

"What is a date?"

"At least, we can occasionally become like a couple in general."

Bai Youzhe's words made Gu Yuena think for a moment. "Being a couple in general" doesn't sound bad. That was precisely what Gu Yuena wanted, but hesitated to be able to do it well or not.

It was not that Gu Yuena did not understand being normal, it just felt foreign if done naturally.

Bai Youzhe put on her black robe, then lifted Gu Yuena's body wrapped in a blanket. Gu Yuena seemed reluctant to take off her blanket.

"I was thinking, what if we take a bath together?" Bai Youzhe teased again.

Gu Yuena looked at him cynically. "Stop that weird thought of yours."

Bai Youzhe laughed, while Gu Yuena put on a flat face and shook her forehead in a fit of anxiety. Looks like he has to brainwash that pervert as soon as possible using magic.

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One of the cities in Kekaisran Yi at the foot of the mountain was very crowded in the afternoon. Previously the city was very quiet due to a snowstorm that was quite dangerous for many years. Slowly, however, as the blizzard improved, the city was filled with merchants and people from various regions made efforts and settled down.

Tianlong City with beautiful natural scenery, between the snowy northern mountains and the green region. So that when winter ends, the atmosphere of spring that comes feels thick and amazing.

Even after the storm subsided, the people of Tianshuang Palace would pass through the streets of Tianlong City as the main route of travel or simply stop by for a break while running errands.

In the middle of a crowded city, lovers who have just been in a relationship walk hand in hand like young people in general. The couple looked different from the usual rumors.

Bai Youzhe who was holding Gu Yuena's hand showed some things she knew inside the city, while Gu Yuena who looked docile while carrying food in her hand. Much different from what people near them usually see.

The people of Tianshuang Palace were usually scattered within the city, disguised as citizens. When they saw Bai Youzhe's different look than she should, they instantly dropped their jaws.

Since when did a majestic dragon go to an accessories store to pick a lady hairpin?

Gu Yuena simply followed without much comment. In fact, he himself felt confused by this situation as well as the spirit of Bai Youzhe who spoiled him to the point of wasting a lot of money on non-essential objects.

He had almost forgotten that Bai Youzhe could even buy this entire city without blinking. The rich are free.

They eat in a restaurant. Since Gu Yuena could not eat greasy food, she only ate soup and stewed food without much protest.

Actually Gu Yuena wanted to buy fried chicken again, but he was in the Yi Empire where fried chicken was a rare thing. Inevitably Gu Yuena ate the doctor's recommended meal that Bai Youzhe had remembered out of her head.

Gu Yuena so looking at Bai Youzhe was like looking at her brother. They are not far apart.

"You don't eat?" Gu Yuena looked at Bai Youzhe who was just silently watching her eat.

"I'm not hungry." His strength has reached level 9, will not feel the natural feelings of ordinary humans such as hunger or drowsiness.

Gu Yuena knew that. Bai Youzhe who pretended to be tired from not sleeping five days like yesterday was also definitely intentional in order to get close to him. Merely, did that man not know at all how to enjoy something like food?

"Since when have you gone up?" ask Gu Yuena. He wondered what he would get after rising. He had just gotten to the 8th level after a long time.

"Two years ago(?) About like that. I don't pay much attention to time."

"A fast. Last time we met, as I recall you were level 7." Or Gu Yuena remembered wrongly? In just 6 years it has increased by 2 levels. Which human could follow such speed?

"That's not including impossible. You're even at level 8 at age 25. Shouldn't be surprised."

"I know how to level up. All this time, my strength increased through the path of the accident. Like a forced breakthrough."

Bai Youzhe seemed to be thinking, "Actually, what is surprising is not me, but you. You all think that I'm improving very fast. But the truth is, I'm no different than everyone."

Gu Yuena pulled her brows, looking wondering.

Bai Youzhe continued, "I went to the Underworld. Time there goes faster so I spent over 6 years there."

Gu Yuena was finally enlightened. He did not look as surprised as expected, but seemed to have remembered something. "If you think about it, it could happen. Want to hear a secret?"

Bai Youzhe's pair of blue irises looked at him curiously. Is there a secret he doesn't know?

"I've lived in another world." Gu Yuena leaked it just like that. It doesn't matter if a lot of people know. "The world I am referring to is neither Underworld nor within the scope of the Mitian Plains. Time there goes by very fast. If calculated, I have lived for approximately 27 years combined between my life experience in that world and after my death. But if it's calculated based on the lifetime of 'Gu Yuena' in the two worlds, it looks like I'm already 39 years old."

"39?"

"You should call me brother. Based on life experience, I'm much older." Gu Yuena sneered.

Bai Youzhe nodded her head, understanding Gu Yuena's intentions. He smiled when he remembered something.

"I thought you were much younger than me." Bai Youzhe's words made Gu Yuena silently listen. "Technically, we are not much different. But experience-wise, I think I've lived more than 100 years in the Underworld."

"Huh?"

"I told you, the time difference is far. So, you better call me brother."

Gu Yuena was made speechless. What the fuck is that guy!

"Only one person can get my sister's calling qualifications from me." Gu Yuena refused.

"No problem. What about the 'honey' call'? I don't want you to keep calling me formally."

"Darling?"

"I'm here." Bai Youzhe acted as if she was called. It made Gu Yuena irritated.

"No." Gu Yuena refused again. What kind of alay call is that?

"Sin."

"No way." Gu Yuena was not used to calling the man familiar. Calling her nickname alone was difficult.

"My wife—"

"We're not married yet."

"We can get married tomorrow."

Gu Yuena pouted, showing an expression that she was very upset and would be hard to persuade. As a result, Bai Youzhe ciut.

"Ah, okay. I'll call you Nana as usual, and you can adjust." Bai Youzhe did not want to risk Gu Yuena's anger.

Some of the people who had accidentally heard the small debate almost laughed. They were disciples of Tianshuang Palace, but did not dare to show themselves and chose to disguise themselves as the wind.

They did not expect, the woman would make their King succumb and shriek for a moment.

This was realized by Gu Yuena and Bai Youzhe. The two of them circulated a glance, making those people have to pretend not to see.

Gu Yuena hurriedly downed her soup quickly like a greedy person. "I'm full already." He put the bowl on the table and left.

Gu Yuena went to fuse with the crowd to avoid the attention of the Tianshuang Palace disciples. He is lazy to get strange rumors and wants to live comfortably.

Ah, he feels like an idol who has to secretly date in order not to get sniffed.

Bai Youzhe found him faster, and took Gu Yuena to the outskirts of the city avoiding the attention of the palace disciples. He quickly realized Gu Yuena's discomfort.

"Sucks." Gu Yuena snorted as she held onto her exhausted knees running away. Due to a severe injury, his strength was greatly reduced.

"Does the Princess need help?" Bai Youzhe looked down at Gu Yuena's pair of blood red irises. "Our journey is far away."

Gu Yuena received his hand. The man directly carried her easily as if Gu Yuena had no weight at all.

"I can still walk, you know." Gu Yuena thought, that man will help her recover her strength.

"This is better." Bai Youzhe smiled warmly. "Actually I don't want to go back to the palace right now."

"It's going to be dark. They'll be looking for you, especially that weird woman who seems to be cursing at me."

"Do I need to clean it up?"

"No, I can do it myself." He draped his arm around Bai Youzhe's neck. "Aren't I already a part of Tianshuang Palace?"

"really. But I won't let anyone bother you. You're the only one that makes me have the desire to live."

Gu Yuena looked at the blue iris looking at her fixedly. Bai Youzhe had actually gone through a lot to be able to get to this stage.

Gu Yuena pulled the corner of her lips, then rubbed her face gently. "For 100 years in the underworld, thank you for remembering me."

Bai Youzhe lowered her head to give a kiss on Gu Yuena's lips. A gentle kiss filled with warmth.

"After all this is over, I'll marry you right away. We'll live happily, just the two." This time Bai Youzhe was serious. That's why you need to solve the problem faster.

"Good."

Gu Yuena felt her stomach tingle now. The feeling he felt was so foreign, that he did not know what to do other than to shut his own mouth and think.

"By the way, it never occurred to me that you would say that. Ah, even I didn't think that our relationship would be like this. You even carried me when I could still walk." Gu Yuena thought they would continue to be enemies who continued to argue and contradict endlessly.

"The patient shouldn't have walked too far, I was wrong. So I have to fix it." Bai Youzhe was reluctant to take down Gu Yuena.

"I am very healthy." Gu Yuena complained while sighing.

Bai Youzhe only chuckled softly at Gu Yuena's grievance. Her nana was very sweet when pouting, making her very eager to pounce on him. But of course he remembers time.

They returned to the palace because the sun had completely set. Under the brightly shining moon, Bai Youzhe brought Gu Yuena to her own palace without attracting the attention of many.

It's just that some curious people certainly can't keep quiet. In front of the palace, a beautiful woman in a bright yellow dress like the sun stood welcoming the arrival of her king.

But as soon as he saw the figure in the sling blue handsome man's sling that night, the woman in yellow dress was stunned for a while before finally approaching.

"Ming Chin saluted His Majesty." Ming Cin lowered his body, then glanced at Gu Yuena who was still in Bai Youzhe's arms. His gaze became strange.

Bai Youzhe had a cold face that was commonly known today. The man simply walked over without responding to Ming Chin's presence, leaving the woman dissatisfied.

Ming Chin hurriedly turned around and looked at Bai Youzhe's back. "Miss Gu seems to have improved. Ming Chin was very happy to see her."

Gu Yuena glanced at the attention-seeking woman intensely. Hah, it could be using the frills of attention to attract attention. Gu Yuena's way of attracting attention was much more reliable and stressful.

"Darling, look at me." Gu Yuena suddenly called Bai Youzhe with a friendly call making everyone there surprised instead of playing. Even he used both of his hands to hold Bai Youzhe face in front of him.

The insensitive Bai Youzhe looked at him in confusion. Not for a second, Gu Yuena kissed her lips in a gentle gesture. Bai Youzhe was obviously shocked, and did not expect Gu Yuena to be so aggressive in front of so many people.

Ming Chin who saw it instantly displayed an ugly face. She squeezed her skirt furiously, looking at the foreign woman kissing the man she was supposed to be. Right in front of his eyes!

Gu Yuena took off a kiss, then glanced at the yellow dress woman with a mocking look. If he can, he'll cut the girl. But unfortunately, Bai Youzhe was ungodly and continued their kiss while going inside the palace.

Gu Yuena's mocking face made Ming Chin furious. The woman stomped her feet and left with wide strides.

"Gu Yuena .. lest I see you again!"

The entertaining scenery was a consolation for Su Churan who peered through the mirror pool of butterflies in his pavilion. The woman was initially monitoring Ming Chin's movements, but it was unexpected that she would find such a ludicrous thing.

Su Churan laughed so hard that her hands and feet couldn't stand still. He was satisfied with the reply Gu Yuena gave the woman seeking that attention. His best friend!

Zhou Ying who saw his teacher laughed wickedly and brutally like an antagonist instantly goosebumps. Since when did the teacher laugh like that?

"Teacher, Elder Han asked you to face." Zhou Ying immediately informed Elder Han's message at the palace.

Su Churan glanced at her disciple amusedly, trying to hold back the laughter and running towards her cute disciple. Ignoring the message delivered, he shouted while circling with Zhou Ying like he had won the lottery.

"Xiao Ying, I did not expect that my stupid and annoying friend could give such an incredible reply that could knock someone mentally down. I underestimated it too much."

"Teacher ...."

"For now, I forbid you to go to the King's Palace. Don't bother them."

"But Miss Gu—"

"You'll understand tomorrow. I'm sure the ice wire will announce it tomorrow. Tell Elder Han, I'll come the day after tomorrow because I have to prepare for the party~"

Su Churan jumped up and down like a child while leaving, ignoring Zhou Ying who wanted to say something. The woman could only sigh at her teacher who was hard to tell and could not keep quiet. A little hazy, a little hysterical.

The Butterfly Pavilion became very strange as Su Churan, who was like she had won the lottery, continued to sing and dance while walking. The woman sang a romance song.

Different from the pavilion belonging to Su Churan, the residence belonging to one of the elders became very chaotic with the anger of the woman who destroyed all the objects in her room.

The woman in the yellow dress of the sun pressed down on the table below, where all the items on it had been wiped clean to the point of scattering. His face was angry and frustrated.

"He deliberately provoked me" he murmured. He looked at the mirror in the corner of the room. His sharp gaze, looked extremely frustrated and chaotic.

What is the lack actually? Over the years he tried, why did he still lose to an outside woman who had no idea where he came from?

Bai Youzhe always ignored him. He thought he was cold all day because he was too busy and often in complicated battles. That was why the man became foreign to everyone.

At first he was worried about Su Churan's presence, but it seemed like it was indeed nothing to worry about since the man's attitude had not changed on everyone. Although he was not formal because Su Churan was his childhood friend, there was still no place for Su Churan who often went missing without that news.

Ming Chin had spent time learning many things and figuring out what the King liked. He had tried so hard that he had to pretend to be familiar to all the servants of the King's Palace.

But why did his efforts produce nothing at all? Bai Youzhe had never even spoken to him except to give a warning when he overstepped his limits.

Isn't Bai Youzhe talking to him already a development?

The problem was not in Bai Youzhe, but in that woman!

"Xiao Chin, what's wrong with you?" The old man behind him saw his beloved daughter's room was so chaotic. He was surprised, let alone seeing Ming Chin's extremely chaotic appearance. Who made it like this?

Ming Chin turned around. His shoulders weakened and his face became dejected when he saw his father present in a state of shock.

"Dad ...." Ming Chin cried and flopped down on the chair. "You must give me justice."

That man was Elder Ming. He walked towards the princess only in a hurry and worried look. "Who oppressed you? Tell me, how dare that lowly fellow bother the princess of Tianshuang Palace!"

"Dad, am I so bad? My personality and appearance were so bad that even the sky was not on my side. I've tried so hard, but the sky's given me nothing!" Ming Chin spoke as he sobbed, leaving the old man distraught.

"No .. Who said that? My Xiao Chin is the best, better than the best though. How can someone else say that you have a bad personality and appearance?"

"But I'm so tired .. just because of an outsider, I was taken away. Dad, you're the only one I have, you have to take my side!"

"Who made you like this?"

Ming Chin tried to stop his crying to say clearly. As he pleased, he replied, "Who else? Outsiders who enter the palace just like that, even us palace disciples don't know anything."

Elder Ming seemed to be thinking. In the next instant, he remembered one thing and understood why his daughter who was infatuated with this King was so frustrated. It seems the rumors are true.

"Dad, what am I supposed to do? Even though I chose to give up, that person would definitely not let go of me."

Elder Ming looked depressed. But he is also furious to learn that the woman dares to bully his poor daughter. He had to make sure that all the rumors were not true and convince the King to return the woman to Yuansu Palace.

Only a woman, would not make the King oppose the Elder's suggestion. Especially if the one who made the request was already almost all the elders.

"You just calm down. This matter, I will be fine talking about it with Your Majesty. Your Majesty is broad-minded, knows which is more important and which is not."

"Good."

Ming Chin smiled happily in his heart. Gu Yuena, end your history.

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A new joke begins, hahaha (bad laugh)