Chapter 110: Wish

Changyi slept for a very long time. After waking up, he looked at the black fox fire in front of him and realized what had happened. He looked at Ji Yunhe. She had been up all night and her eyes were red.

They stared at each other in silence. He did not explain why he suddenly passed out. This big-tailed fish was not capable of telling lies, and Ji Yunhe did not want to force him either. She finally smiled and broke the silence, "It's almost dawn." She pretended to be calm and relaxed.

"Big-tailed fish, time spent with you always goes by so fast."

Changyi looked down, his long lashes covering his eyes. He gently took Ji Yunhe into his arms without saying anything.

They snuggled together under the fading moon. Until the sun appeared over the horizon, pulling them back to reality. Ji Yunhe left his arms and twirled a strand of his silver hair around her finger.

"It's time for you to go back to the city," she said as she released his hair. Changyi nodded and stood up.

"I will go back and discuss with Kongming and the others regarding the situation here at the border. We should be able to come up with some solutions in a few days." He paused then added, "Stay safe."

He called for Qu Xiaoxing, but Ji Yunhe called out to him, "Changyi."

Changyi turned around, his silver hair reflecting the rising sun made him look as beautiful as a celestial god. Ji Yunhe admired him for a while then smiled.

"When this is over, let's get married." Blue eyes widened slightly.

Qu Xiaoxing, who was running over, abruptly stopped in his tracks after hearing her words. His eyes darted back and forth between Ji Yunhe and Changyi. The spring breeze blew past them.

"I..." Changyi hesitated a bit then said, "can't marry you yet." He lowered his eyes.

This answer was a bit unexpected. Qu Xiaoxing bit his thumb nervously and stared at Ji Yunhe. But she looked as calm as ever with no signs of someone who had just been rejected.

"You gave me your mark. According to the rules of jiaoren, it already counts as marriage." Qu Xiaoxing looked at Changyi again.

Changyi now looked like he was the one who had been rejected. He stared at the ground with a frown for a long time, pondering and deep in thought.

"It doesn't count according to the rules of humans."

"I'm not human anymore."

"You're not a jiaoren either."

"But you are a jiaoren, you should abide by the rules of your people."

Ji Yunhe's responses were quick, and Changyi's brows tightened even more as he continued to think hard, apparently not having a good argument against her. Qu Xiaoxing felt a little sympathy for the jiaoren.

He knew all too well that a verbal battle against Ji Yunhe was more or less futile. Her brain was too quick and her mouth was too smart, dealing with a simple and direct fish was nothing to her.

"I... I still can't marry you."

Finally, the jiaoren did not bother giving reasons anymore, and just bluntly refused. A flat out refusal, brutal but effective. Ji Yunhe's artful tongue instantly became useless against his simple and direct approach.

The truth was all three of them knew very well why Changyi refused to marry Ji Yunhe. He did not know how much time he had left, so he did not want to delay her. But if he did not make it clear, the others would not either. Ji Yunhe looked at him and he looked down, like a child who had done something wrong, waiting to be reprimanded.

"Then I'll ask you again next time." And again after that. Changyi, you will have to agree eventually.