If Zheng-Fu was a different man, he probably jumped to grab her seeing her this way. However, Zheng-Fu could control himself well. He just let out a dry smile instead…

Qi-Fu-Er continued to enjoy the garden and everything in it. She looked like a young girl even though she was now in her 20s. However, from those 10 years that she was in the cave…

…the magic froze her body to stay at 15 years old. Times just passed by but her body remained young as the first day she got abducted…

"Look at these flowers. They are so beautiful!"

Qi-Fu-Er said while sitting down and looking at the pink flowers that were blooming prettily…

Clomp! Clomp! Clomp!

"They're called 'Love at first bloom'. They look best when they first bloom. Then, later on, they will wilt and die. So that's why they're called 'Love at first bloom." Zheng-Fu explained about the flowers that Qi-Fu-Er was looking at…

"'Love at first bloom' flowers!?"

"The name is very impressive, but it's too bad that they bloom only once and die!" Qi-Fu-Er said with a sad face while she was looking at the blooming flowers…

"It's the cycle of lives. It's normal that when there's a birth, there's a death. It's very natural." Zheng-Fu said while looking towards the lotus pond…

Zheng-Fu and Qi-Fu-Er continued to take pleasure in the garden. They were both quiet, so the vibe started to get awkward…

Thud!

"No!"

Thud!

All of a sudden, Qi-Fu-Er kicked the rim of the pond so she tripped over and bumped into Zheng-Fu…

Her body now pressed so close to Zheng-Fu's that they felt the warmth from each other. They were now hugging each other. Qi-Fu-Er's face turned red the minute she could pull herself together…

Zheng-Fu also did not know how to behave. He could sense the good smell from her. It was so strong that he also lost control. He also felt her soft and warm skin. When Zheng-Fu looked at her face, he could see that her face was red and looked down on the ground…

Zheng-Fu prepared to push her away from his body and apologize to her because he was afraid that she would hit him. However, she did not do what he thought she would. She just stayed quiet in the same manner…

"W…w…well…" Zheng-Fu started to break the silence with his stuttering…

"I know you didn't mean to, but can we stay like this for a while?" Qi-Fu-Er said while developing a redder face...

"Um… Yeah…"

Zheng-Fu did not know what to say but 'yeah'. If someone walked in and saw them, they would see that both of them were standing and hugging one another. The whole thing happened by accident though…

Qi-Fu-Er did not say anything but rested her head on Zheng-Fu's chest. She did not make any movement either. It seemed like she was having something in her mind…

Zheng-Fu also did not say anything. He thought that the woman probably missed her home because she had been away from home for many years. He did not understand though why she did not hug his mother instead…

"Can I call you 'Qi-Er'?" Zheng-Fu asked with a shy facial expression…

"Yeah."

Qi-Fu-Er answered him quietly. Her face was so red that it might explode…

"I have to get into the deeper part of the clan's Forbidden Forest for many days. You must take care of yourself when I'm not around." Zheng-Fu said while staring at Qi-Fu-Er. He was worried about her even though he knew that she was a strong woman…

"Can I come with you?"

Qi-Fu-Er looked up to see Zheng-Fu's face when she asked the question. She also made a pleading gesture at him, which made her look very lovely. Her lips were completely alluring…

"No, you can't. It's the clan's rule that I have to go by myself." Zheng-Fu said while feeling sad…

Qi-Fu-Er felt sad as well when she heard that. She extremely wanted to go with him…

"When will you be back?"

"I don't know about that, but I'll come back as soon as possible. I promise!" Zheng-Fu said while staring into Qi-Fu-Er's eyes with great determination…

"You promise!?"

Rustle!

Qi-Fu-Er said while hugging Zheng-Fu tightly once again. Zheng-Fu also hugged her back. Not very far from the garden, someone was observing Zheng-Fu and Qi-Fu-Er. The person had a smile on her lips…

"Tee-hee! Don't you let a good woman like this getaway, Zheng-Fu!"

The person who was looking at the two was Tang-Ling. Hu-Bai was next to her to look after her…

Zheng-Fu and Qi-Fu-Er remained in the garden until dusk. He asked her about her birthplace. He was very interested in learning about the Evil Monster Tribe…

Qi-Fu-Er told him about the species that lived on her continent. She talked about interesting places there too. Zheng-Fu was so interested in the stories that she told him. It was like he was a child. Qi-Fu-Er could not help but laugh at how innocent he looked…

"Tee-hee!"

Both Zheng-Fu and Qi-Fu-Er looked happy even though they were at each other's necks a moment earlier. Now both of them did not want to leave one another. The sun was about to set slowly. All the birds started to fly home. The orange-twilight color helped them to still see the whole thing…

The atmosphere around them was completely wonderful. Zheng-Fu looked at Qi-Fu-Er and she looked back at him too. Both looked into each other's eyes. It was like they were in a magical moment together…

It was like all movements and sounds around them ceased to exist. A strange feeling had developed by both of them and all of a sudden, they slowly bent toward each other…

"Ahem!"

A cough occurred, which snapped Zheng-Fu and Qi-Fu-Er out of their magical moment. Qi-Fu-Er's face turned red out of shyness so much that she wanted to disappear from the scene. Zheng-Fu felt similarly and then he turned to the origin of the cough…

Rustle!

Zheng-Fu was a little startled when he saw the person who coughed at him because that person was Tian-Qi. Tian-Qi was displeased when she saw Zheng-Fu and Qi-Fu-Er together. They were too happy and it made things uncomfortable for her. So, she coughed…

When Zheng-Fu looked at Tian-Qi, she said, "What are you guys doing out here!? So shameless!" Tian-Qi made a mocking facial expression…

"Shameless!?"

Zheng-Fu crinkled his eyebrows out of confusion. Then he started to show that he was angry at Tian-Qi's words…

"You're the shameless one! Why did you come and sneak on us?" Zheng-Fu said while making a cold face on Tian-Qi…

"You!"

Clomp!

Tian-Qi stomped her feet hardly out of fury when Zheng-Fu called her shameless and sneaky…

"It's our business what we're doing here. You should be the one who's shameful, sneaking and all." Zheng-Fu continued to condemn Tian-Qi with a calm face…

"But this garden is mine! You two should get out now!" Tian-Qi did not know where to find the reason to yell at Zheng-Fu, so she made an excuse that the garden was hers…

"Your garden!?"

"Hahaha!"

"When did this garden become your garden? It's for everybody in the clan!"

Zheng-Fu said while looking at Tian-Qi with a harsh look…

"My father is the leader of the clan, so this garden is under my father's control. And I'm his daughter, so I own this garden!" Tian-Qi was now being childish…

"Fine! If it's your garden, why don't you stay by yourself!?" After finishing speaking, Zheng-Fu turned to Qi-Fu-Er and said, "Let's go, Qi-Er. I don't think this garden is lovely anymore." Zheng-Fu pretended to look around while making an unsatisfying face…

"Yeah."

Qi-Fu-Er was still in the magical and shy moment, so she did not say anything much, but 'yeah'…

Clomp! Clomp! Clomp!

Zheng-Fu took Qi-Fu-Er's hand and walked away without paying attention to Tian-Qi at all. Even though Zheng-Fu and Tian-Qi were the same age, he saw her as a small girl. So, that was why he did not care for her opinion…

Seeing that Zheng-Fu and Qi-Fu-Er were walking away, Tian-Qi started to get extremely upset. She was angry because Zheng-Fu demeaned her badly. She stomped her feet violently while taking out her sword. Then, she charged at Zheng-Fu…

"Yah! If I can't cut you, then I'll never be at peace!"

Bam!

All of a sudden, a shadow came in between Zheng-Fu and Tian-Qi to stop the sword. The counter shattered Tian-Qi's sword into pieces instantly. Tian-Qi tried to see who the person was. But then she saw that the person in front of her was Qi-Fu-Er. Now Qi-Fu-Er's face was filled with a strong killing intent…

"No!"

Tian-Qi had to kneel on the ground instantly. She started to find it hard to breathe because pressure energy was suppressing her…

"Ugh!"

Tian-Qi began to breathe heavier. All of a sudden, a hand rested on Qi-Fu-Er's shoulder as a gesture to stop her from releasing her energy…

"That's enough, Qi-Er. She's still young. Just forget about it!" Zheng-Fu said while shaking his face…

"Yeah!"

Whoosh!

*Breathing heavily!*

Qi-Fu-Er stopped releasing the strong energy wave the minute Tian-Qi was about to lose consciousness because she was out of breath. When the energy wave died down, Tian-Qi had a chance to take a deep breath in. It was completely torturing for her…

"If you think about hurting Zheng-Fu again, you won't see the light. I don't care if you're still a ten-year-old kid!" Qi-Fu-Er said while staring at Tian-Qi with a fierce look…

"Let's go! Mother and father are probably waiting for us." Zheng-Fu said while grabbing Qi-Fu-Er's arm so they could leave the scene…

Zheng-Fu did not expect to see Qi-Fu-Er protecting him that way. But then again, even though she did not come in between the sword and him, Tian-Qi would never be able to hurt him anyway. That was why he did not try to dodge the girl…

Qi-Fu-Er's action of protecting him impressed him very much. Zheng-Fu did not realize that he held her hand. When he noticed that, he turned to look at her. Now Qi-Fu-Er only looked on the ground with shyness…

*Man! Women are extremely scary. She meant to protect me fiercely a minute ago, but now she is completely shy. Women are really hard to understand!*

Zheng-Fu looked at Qi-Fu-Er and started to be scared of her. The woman spooked him very much when he thought about the whole thing that just happened…

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