Feng Xiyan stared at Bai Hanyun in silence as disappointnt and sadness filled his heart.
Seeing her gaze lingering on the jade pendant, he asked softly, "Yun’er, don’t you want this jade pendant?"
Hearing this, Bai Hanyun ca back to her senses and raised her eyes. Smiling at him, she pointed to the wooden hairpin securing her hair and replied, "I have this one."
Following her gesture, Feng Xiyan saw the wooden hairpin he had personally carved for her. He fell silent for a mont before asking with a hint of disbelief, "This... you still have it?"
Bai Hanyun tilted her head slightly and replied in confusion, "Of course. This is a gift from you, and I like it very much."
The mont he heard her answer, warmth surged into Feng Xiyan’s cold heart, like a spring breeze carrying sweetness that spread through his entire being.
Noticing the shift in his mood, Bai Hanyun asked, "Why are you asking this?"
"Nothing." Feng Xiyan shook his head with a smile, then said, "Yun’er, you ntioned you had good news for . It’s not just about returning this jade pendant, right?"
Nodding in response, Bai Hanyun lowered her voice and explained, "Earlier, I discussed establishing a permanent space and ti portal with the Yang Mirror. He said it would be dangerous since a permanent portal can’t be moved once it’s opened, so we ca up with another idea."
Pointing at the jade pendant, she continued, "The Yang Mirror said your jade pendant was made from Spiritual Thunder Jade. Although it’s faint, there is still spiritual energy left inside."
"He also said that this jade pendant can absorb and store spiritual energy. Since it’s very suitable as a dium, we decided to use it."
After speaking, Bai Hanyun pointed at the small golden array carved into the center of the jade pendant.
"Look here. This small golden array is the space and ti portal. To use it, you need to channel spiritual energy into it. However, since neither of us possesses spiritual energy, the Yang Mirror taught another way."
She then showed Feng Xiyan her fingertips. "We need to feed the array with our blood to bind it. Once it is bound to us, we can use the space and ti portal without consuming any physical energy or spiritual energy."
"I have tested it before. The space and ti portal can be maintained for a long ti. I guess that as long as we didn’t purposely close it, it can open forever."
When Feng Xiyan saw the deep wound on her fingertips, his heart ached. Gently holding her hand, he murmured, "That must have hurt a lot."
Bai Hanyun stared at his worried expression in a daze. Touching her chest, she felt her heart pounding faster with each passing second.
’Oh no. Why does my heart always race whenever I get close to Feng Xiyan? ...Could it be... I have fallen for him?!’
While she was still reeling from her thoughts, Feng Xiyan leaned closer and gently blew on her wounds.
The instant his warm breath brushed against her fingertips, Bai Hanyun shuddered. Blood rushed to her cheeks, and she turned as red as a cooked shrimp.
After blowing on her wounds a few more tis, Feng Xiyan looked up. Seeing how flushed she was, his eyes lit up.
’This is... Does Yun’er feel the sa way about ?’
At that mont, Feng Xiyan’s instincts moved faster than his mind. Without warning, he kissed her fingertips and gently licked the wounds.
Startled by the soft, warm touch, Bai Hanyun snapped back to her senses. Her eyes widened as she stared at what Feng Xiyan was doing.
"Y–you, you, you—what are you doing?!" she asked, stamring.
When she tried to pull her hand back, Feng Xiyan tightened his grip and asked in a low voice, "Yun’er, does it still hurt?"
He stared at her intently, then licked her wound once more when she didn’t respond.
Facing his blatant seduction, Bai Hanyun was utterly speechless.
"..." Help! So evil soul must have possessed Feng Xiyan!!
Seeing how flustered she was, Feng Xiyan finally decided to stop teasing her.
In a good mood, he tilted his head slightly and asked, "Yun’er, you said the portable space and ti portal needs to be bound with blood. Can both of us bind to this jade pendant?"
Bai Hanyun slowly let out a sigh of relief as the conversation returned to the main topic.
Shaking her head, she replied, "Only one person can bind to a portable space and ti portal. However, if it’s activated using spiritual energy, then anyone with sufficient spiritual energy can use it."
Hearing this, Feng Xiyan frowned slightly. "Then it would be very dangerous if it fell into the wrong hands."
Bai Hanyun nodded in agreent.
"Mhm. That’s why I only made two portable space and ti portals for now. One is this jade pendant, and the other is the wooden hairpin. I’m already bound to the wooden hairpin, so the jade pendant is yours."
Feng Xiyan paused at her words before asking, "So the reason you returned this jade pendant isn’t that you don’t want it—but because you are already bound to the wooden hairpin?"
Bai Hanyun nodded, then shook her head. "That is one of the reasons. The other reason is that I truly feel uneasy keeping your family’s heirloom."
Feng Xiyan pondered her words, then realization flashed in his eyes. ’So the real reason is that I haven’t given her an official status yet?’
Thinking it through, he nodded in understanding.
’Yun’er is right. It would affect her reputation if she kept this jade pendant before marrying into the Feng Clan. Since she clearly has feelings for , I should start planning our future.’
Having made up his mind, Feng Xiyan said, "I understand. Yun’er, don’t worry. I will give you an answer."
"Huh?" Bai Hanyun was confused. She couldn’t understand what kind of answer he ant.
Noticing that her wounds were still untreated, Feng Xiyan released her hand and added, "Wait here. I will get so dicine to treat your wounds."
Though puzzled, Bai Hanyun nodded obediently. "Alright."
Watching him walk away, she muttered to herself, "Why can’t I understand what he just said? Am I becoming stupid?"
Before long, Feng Xiyan returned with a dicine box.
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