Translator:- Max
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Chu Cheng scratched his nose and said to him, “Let’s go fishing.”
He and Ji Qingzhou without much effort easily caught two fishes. Chu Cheng also helped him catch shrimps and placed them in the wooden bucket he conjured.
Ji Qingzhou pointed to the fish in the bucket and said, “You roast it.”
“Okay.” Chu Cheng said good-naturedly.
When they stayed in the forest at night, they would sometimes hunt some game to eat. Because Ji Qingzhou was a tree, he was unwilling to go near the fire, so Chu Cheng had to be responsible for the roasting. He sat next to Chu Cheng and was only responsible for eating.
Chu Cheng’s grilling skills were pretty good, and it didn’t take long for it to be cooked. Ji Qingzhou ate with great satisfaction and even took a sneaky bite of Chu Cheng’s grilled fish. Looking at Chu Cheng with shining eyes, Chu Cheng liked him from the bottom of his heart. He handed over his own fish, encouraging him to eat a few more bites.
They ate fish by the river. Ji Qingzhou looked at the river and asked him, “Is the sea very big?”
“Do you want to go to the seaside?”
Ji Qingzhou turned to look at him and calmly said, “I’ve never been to the sea.” He said, “I’ve only seen rivers.”
“Do you want to see it?” Chu Cheng asked him.
Ji Qingzhou nodded.
“Then I’ll take you to see it.” Chu Cheng said.
“Now?” Ji Qingzhou asked, pleasantly surprised.
“Of course, not now. Now, we need to carry this bucket of shrimp back for you.” Chu Cheng glanced at the wooden bucket by his feet, “This way, you can have shrimp for noon tomorrow.”
“Okay.” After hearing this, Ji Qingzhou took the initiative to lift the bucket and walked back with him.
Bai Jing saw them bring back a bucket of shrimp and asked in confusion, “What is this for?”
“We’ll eat shrimp tomorrow.” Chu Cheng said.
Ji Qingzhou nodded in agreement.
Bai Jing looked at Chu Cheng, “You’ll cook it?”
“Of course, it’s your cousin who’ll cook it.” Chu Cheng said confidently.
Bai Xi pointed at himself, “Me?”
“Otherwise…?” Chu Cheng looked at him.
Facing the powerful pressure from Chu Cheng, Bai Xi could not refuse, and could only say, “Okay.”
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Ji Qingzhou walked over and handed the bucket to him, “Thank you.”
During his time in the human world, he had already learned to say thank you.
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“I’m going out for a bit, I’ll be back later, no need to wait for me.” After Chu Cheng and Bai Jing finished speaking, he left with Ji Qingzhou.
“Is there a sea here?” Ji Qingzhou asked him.
“Of course not.”
Hearing this, Ji Qingzhou paused and asked, “Then where can we go to see it?”
“Of course, we’ll go to a place with a sea to see it.”
“How do we get there?”
“I’ll take you.”
Chu Cheng, as he spoke, led him to the riverbank where they had grilled earlier.
Still puzzled, Ji Qingzhou watched as Chu Cheng suddenly transformed into a white figure soaring into the sky. Looking up, Ji Qingzhou couldn’t see Chu Cheng’s figure, but shortly after, he saw a white dragon descending from the sky. The white dragon was incredibly graceful and beautiful, its pale scales shimmering like starlight, elegant and bright. Ji Qingzhou watched with full concentration while holding his breath until the white dragon flew down in front of his eyes.
Ji Qingzhou looked at the dragon in front of him, his eyes filled with astonishment.
He heard a familiar soft laughter and he asked him, “Don’t recognize me?”
Ji Qingzhou shook his head, “I recognize your breath.”
He knew that the white dragon in front of him was Chu Cheng; he was too familiar with Chu Cheng’s aura. So, he recognized him. It was just the first time he had seen Chu Cheng’s true form, which was a bit shocking.
He took a slow step forward, gently stroking the head of the white dragon. The scales under his hand were cool, but they felt comfortable to the touch. Ji Qingzhou petted his head and then touched his dragon horn. Chu Cheng seemed a bit unused to others touching his horn, subtly avoiding it, but Ji Qingzhou still managed to touch it.
Seeing Ji Qingzhou having fun, Chu Cheng stopped avoiding him. Ji Qingzhou touched both of his horns and couldn’t resist; he hugged his head, rubbing his own against it and laughing softly.
Chu Cheng asked him, “Do you like it?”
“Like it.” Ji Qingzhou said with a clear tone.
“Do you like me as a dragon or as a human?”
“Like both.” Ji Qingzhou hugged him and didn’t let go. “Both are good-looking.”
Chu Cheng smiled, lowered his body, and said to him, “Come up, I’ll take you to the seaside.”
Reluctantly, Ji Qingzhou gave his head a final pat, walked to his side, climbed up, and hugged his neck.
Chu Cheng reminded him to “hold on tight”, and then flew straight up into the sky.
Ji Qingzhou had never flown in the sky like this before. Previously, during their journey, out of curiosity, he had let Chu Cheng carry him through the air, but it was fundamentally different from the feeling of riding a dragon through the wind. He looked at the scenery above and below, couldn’t help but laugh, finding it very fascinating.
Seeing that he liked it, Chu Cheng deliberately controlled his speed, playing with him by alternating between fast and slow. He teased Ji Qingzhou until he burst into a hearty laughter on his back, hugging to his neck and snuggling against him.
They frolicked in the sky for a while until they reached the East Sea. Chu Cheng flew down, and Ji Qingzhou, looking at the vast sea before him, deeply moved, “It’s really so big!”
“Do you want to go into the sea and take a look?”
“Can I?” Ji Qingzhou asked him, “Can’t I?”
His true form was a tree, staying in the sea for too long would certainly be bad for his body.
“It doesn’t matter, I’m here.” Chu Cheng said.
Seeing that he was sure, Ji Qingzhou was no longer afraid, “Then let’s go in and have a look. I haven’t seen what the bottom of the sea looks like.”
Upon hearing this, Chu Cheng swung his dragon tail and dove straight into the sea.
He swam downward, and Ji Qingzhou saw red coral, schools of fish, huge clamshells, and faintly glowing pearls. He felt novel and fascinated.
Chu Cheng took him to play around on the bottom of the sea before rushing towards the sea. Under the silver moonlight, the flying dragon rose from the deep blue sea, creating layers of water droplets. The moonlight followed its dragon scales and flowed into the sea.
Chu Cheng settled down on the beach, and Ji Qingzhou leaned against him, looking at the moon in the sky.
A gentle breeze swept by, and Ji Qingzhou turned to look at the white dragon beside him. He was peacefully lying by the sea with his eyes closed, the moonlight reflecting on his cold scales, resembling flowing water. Ji Qingzhou reached out and touched his scales, looking at it tenderly.
Chu Cheng slowly opened his eyes and asked him, “Do you want to go back?”
Ji Qingzhou didn’t want to go back; he felt that the current moment was very good. Just being here with Chu Cheng was enough for him.
He walked to Chu Cheng’s head, touched his head, rubbed it again, and said coquettishly, “Not going back.”
“Okay.” Chu Cheng responded.
Ji Qingzhou looked at him and felt at peace in his heart.
He leaned against Chu Cheng, closing his eyes for a short rest, but he felt like something was missing. He asked Chu Cheng, “Can you turn back into a human?”
Chu Cheng said, “Okay”, and in the next moment, Ji Qingzhou felt the support behind him seemingly disappearing. Just as he was about to fall, someone caught him.
Their eyes met, and Ji Qingzhou stood up, smiling, and hugged the person in front of him. He hooked his arms around his neck and rubbed against his shoulder.
Holding him, Chu Cheng asked, “Do you want a house?”
Ji Qingzhou nodded, “Want.”
Chu Cheng casually conjured a house, and Ji Qingzhou looked at him with satisfaction. After examining the house, he pulled Chu Cheng onto the bed. He took off his outerwear, snuggled into Chu Cheng’s arms, and let him hold him close as he drifted off to sleep.
That night, Ji Qingzhou had a dream. He dreamed that Chu Cheng transformed into his true form, perched by the seaside, bathed in moonlight. He looked at Chu Cheng, and slowly, Chu Cheng raised his eyelids. He bent down, lowered his head, and gently kissed his eyes.
When Ji Qingzhou woke up, he didn’t quite understand the meaning of the dream. However, unusually, he didn’t tell Chu Cheng about it. When looking at him, he couldn’t help but imagine kissing his eyes, just like in the dream.
Seeing that he kept staring at him, Chu Cheng asked him, “What are you looking at?”
Ji Qingzhou raised his lips and smiled, not saying anything, just looking at him.
“Looking at me? Am I good-looking?”
Ji Qingzhou nodded.
Chu Cheng chuckled softly, lowered his eyelashes, and Ji Qingzhou looked at his lowered lashes, slowly approached. He gently kissed his eyes.
Chu Cheng was slightly startled, raised his eyes to look at him, and saw that he was still smiling.
Despite their intimacy along the way, they had never done anything like this before. Chu Cheng looked at him and asked, “Why did you kiss me?”
“I wanted to kiss you.” Ji Qingzhou said softly, “Can’t I kiss you?”
Chu Cheng listened to his words and chuckled silently.
Seeing this, Ji Qingzhou boldly leaned in and kissed him twice. Since Chu Cheng didn’t stop him, he continued kissing along his eyebrows until he reached his lips.
Chu Cheng, feeling the warmth on his lips unexpectedly, quickly said, “This part is off-limits.”
“Why?” Ji Qingzhou didn’t understand.
Chu Cheng looked at him, slowly sat up, and Ji Qingzhou followed suit and sat up, curiously questioned, “Why?”
“Because only lovers can kiss here.”
“Lovers?” Ji Qingzhou didn’t understand.
“That’s the person you like.”
“What is like?” Ji Qingzhou continued to ask.
Chu Cheng looked into his clear eyes, then lowered his gaze to his chest. Being a tree spirit, untainted by worldly matters, he hadn’t cultivated a heart, both in emotions and nature.
He was still inexperienced and had not yet reached the point of understanding love.
“When you have a heart, you’ll understand what love is.”
Ji Qingzhou, upon hearing this, placed his hand on his chest and asked, “Do I not have a heart?”
“Currently there isn’t.”
Ji Qingzhou reached out to touch his chest and felt his heartbeat, “You have one.”
“I’m much older than you, so, of course, I have one already.”
“When can I have one?” Ji Qingzhou looked at him with pure innocence, a touch of childlike naivety in his eyes. “I want to have one too.”
“Wait until you grow a bit more,” Chu Cheng said tenderly. “Wait for a bit longer.”
“Doesn’t that mean I’ll have to wait for a very long time?”
“You don’t want to wait for a long time?”
Ji Qingzhou nodded, “I want to have a heart as soon as possible.”
Chu Cheng looked at him, a touch of affection in his eyes. He reached out and embraced the little apricot, who still knew nothing about everything. He kissed his forehead and said, “Then you’ll have to hurry.”
Ji Qingzhou nodded in his embrace. “I will. I’ll diligently cultivate from now on and make sure to grow one as soon as possible. You wait for me.”
“Alright.” Chu Cheng gently kissed him. “I’ll wait for you.”
“However,” He looked at Ji Qingzhou, “before you understand what it means to love, you’re not allowed to kiss others.”
Ji Qingzhou obediently nodded, “Got it!”
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