Chapter 444
Chapter 444 The Telescope
It was a rare peaceful night. Holding Ning Yuxi's delicate and boneless body close to him, Lin Wanrong felt exceptionally calm and, unknowingly, drifted into sleep. When he woke early the next morning, Fairy Ning's figure was nowhere to be found. The room was immaculate, a faint fragrance wafting through the air, inducing a sense of tranquility.
After dozing contentedly for a short while and still not seeing Ning Yuxi, he wondered where she might be. Lin Wanrong got up, freshened up, and slowly walked towards the mouth of the cave.
Dawn was breaking. A myriad of rays burst through the fog in the east. The clouds that rested between two peaks gradually dispersed, making the opposite scene still somewhat blurry, but visibility had significantly improved.
Stretching luxuriously, Lin Wanrong was about to wash his face in a hot spring when, out of the corner of his eye, he spotted a figure of transcendent beauty standing atop a towering rock in the distance. Her form was slender, her posture graceful. The morning breeze caressed her flowing hair, and dewdrops clung to her cheeks, shimmering in the dim morning light with a kaleidoscope of colors.
Elated, Lin Wanrong hastily scooped up some spring water to splash his face, then leaped atop the rock, exclaiming, "Fairy Sister, you're out enjoying the scenery? Why didn't you call me—huh, what is this?"
Beneath the rock was a large pile of dry wood, tightly stacked, evidently collected by Ning Yuxi herself. A faint scent of lamp oil emanated from the branches. Lin Wanrong's expression changed, and he hesitated, "Sister, what are you doing?"
Ning Yuxi gently stroked her hair, gazing at him with a tender smile. Her eyes hinted at both pain and relief, "You once said that fairness is important in life. I don't wish to put Qingxuan in a difficult position, nor you. So, let's be fair and leave our fate to Heaven—" Her eyelids dropped, tears sparkling in her eyes. She slowly reached into her robe and produced a match, identical to the one she had thrown off the cliff the day before.
‘So, Fairy Sister was only scaring me. She actually had two matches with her all along,’ Lin Wanrong thought, a myriad of emotions washing over him. Just then, he heard a soft "snap" as the match ignited. Ning Yuxi's eyelashes quivered, and a silent tear dropped. Before Lin Wanrong could react, she raised her slender hand, and the burning match fell onto the pile of dry wood.