For a while, they stared at each other, how they wished that, they could stop the time and let it be how it was now. It was very quiet, only the gentle sound of rustling leaves can be heard from afar.
The silence started to create an awkward situation, so Chu Xuanji broke the long time of silence first. "But what if he doesn't agree?" Chu Xuanji asked her as her silky eye-lashes gently fluttered. Yu Sifeng lowly chuckled and slowly shook his head: "First, I need to return to Lize Palace and give my master an explanation, no matter what. Only then,.....only then I can protect you for a long...long time or maybe the for the rest of your life. After that.....we'll be together forever because...living in this world without you is meaningless to me."
"I will be together forever with you?" Chu Xuanji rosy lips curved into a blinding smile. He didn't reply but instead his eyes were on her pink lips. Yu Sifeng leaned forward towards her and unconsciously closed his eyes. His left hand cupped her right cheek slightly. Chu Xuanji smiled and kissed Yu Sifeng on his cheek.
When those lips landed on his cheek, he could feel that it was very soft and delicate than he imagined. Clearly startled, he wide opened his eyes. Chu Xuanji laughed at his silly expression. And pointed at his face: "Sifeng, why is you face changing colours?" Are you blushing?"
Only did then a certain young lad with an silly expression on his face realized that he was blushing and immediately denied, "No, I am not."
"Yes, you are clearly blushing! So cute!" Chu Xuanji laughed.
"I am not," Yu Sifeng turned his face around as he grinned.
"Look at your blushing face. This is very great! I can be together you forever. Sifeng, you are the best," Chu Xuanji smiled brightly.
Yu Sifeng suddenly realized something important and looked at Chu Xuanji and asked with concern: "Xuanji, you said that you can see the colours now. Then tell me, what colour did you see?"
"Oh, I just saw the red colour," Chu Xuanji said as her bright eyes shined with pure radiance.
"You can see colours now?" Yu Sifeng's face broke into a gentle smile.
"Yep, I saw your face turning red. Look it is still red," Chu Xuanji grinned happily and Yu Sifeng also laughed along with her.
Yu Sifeng sat down near the fire, while Chu Xuanji was drying the red cloth.
Suddenly, Yu Sifeng asked Chu Xuanji something: "Xuanji, can you see any other colours besides red?" Chu Xuanji thought for some seconds and then answered, "Ling Long said that wedding dress are red and eyebrows are black, am I correct?"
Yu Sifeng nodded in assent. "Sifeng, are you eyebrows are same as what was written in the book? I heard that they say, that eyebrows are as black as ink?" Chu Xuanji ran up to where Yu Sifeng was and sat down besides him then she touched his eyebrows.
"Yes, they are black," Yu Sifeng said. Without knowing, Chu Xuanji moved her hands from his eyebrows to his lips and questioned Yu Sifeng : "Then, what is the colour of your lips?"
"They are red as well," Yu Sifeng smiled. "But, why is it that our lips and the wedding dress are different in colour?" Chu Xuanji was really curious about the world of colours. "Both of them are red. The wedding dress is bright red in colour. It is dazzling. Our lips are pinkish red in colour. They are very gentle and elegant." Yu Sifeng gave a profound yet understanding explanation, which is clearly understood by Chu Xuanji.
"Ohh, now I understand. So there are many shades to a colour." Chu Xuanji seemed as though she was enlightened and got up from her sitting position and jumped to one rock to another.
"Sifeng, then what colour is the land beneath our feet?" Chu Xuanji turned around to face Yu Sifeng's direction. "The land is brown in colour and in other places it can be different as well," Yu Sifeng replied.
"Ok, Sifeng there are so many colours in the world that I don't even know all of some of them. So, which one of them is the best amongst the colours?"
Yu Sifeng also stood up from where he sat and said: "Red, because all the women look best when they wear a red wedding dress."
"Sifeng, did I truly did the right thing by removing your mask?" Chu Xuanji smiled with clearly mischief written on her face as she went towards Yu Sifeng.
Yu Sifeng nodded and told her to continue and thought in his heart 'what is this silly girl up to now? Nevermind, as long as she is happy.'
"Since, I did something right this time, should you not grant me a request of mine?" Chu Xuanji naughtily asked.
Yu Sifeng narrowed his eyes and pinched her dainty little nose: "No problem."
"Fine, I will dress your wound for you then," Chu Xuanji said as she hastily moved behind Yu Sifeng and removed the part of clothing on Yu Sifeng's shoulder, where his injury was.
"It must be painful, isn't it?" Chu Xuanji causally said as she cautiously applied the ointment.
Yu Sifeng smirked and pretended to suffer form pain: "It really does!"
Chu Xuanji easily believed in Yu Sifeng's acting and applied the ointment very gently than usual.
"That is why you need to dress up your wound properly or you won't be in pain like this today. Tell me if it is too painful for you to endure," Chu complained and pouted her rosy lips. At that moment, she looked very cute....
Yu Sifeng chuckled and slowly nodded his head. He said in his heart, 'Ah, Xuanji, can't you obviously see that I am just pretending. In the future, if you really believe in everything about what others say, will it work? Ok, I will just protect her then, isn't it so simple?'