A splitting headache.
“Ugh!”
With a low groan, Sang Luo abruptly opened her eyes, gasping for breath, staring blankly at the ceiling. A fishy sweetness filled her throat, “Cough, cough…”
Consecutive time-traveling placed too heavy a burden on her body.
“Luo'er!”
Hearing movement from the inner chamber, Fei Yuan, who was reviewing memorials in the study, quickly got up, hurried to lift the curtain and enter. He embraced her tightly, deeply inhaling the scent of her body, comforting the unease of such a long time.
“This Emperor isn't dreaming, right?” he rasped.
It was Sang Luo who seemed more like someone in a dream.
She stared blankly at the furnishings of the Phoenix Palace, hugged Fei Yuan's waist, and buried her head heavily in his arms, “…It's me who's not dreaming, right?”
Feeling the dampness on his chest, Fei Yuan quickly released her, raised her face, which was already streaked with tears, her almond eyes red and pitiful.
He was at a loss, frantically pinching his wide sleeves to wipe the tears from her face, coaxing softly, “Who bullied my little darling Luo'er? Why are you crying? Like a little tabby cat…”
“Alright, don't cry anymore, or this Emperor's heart will ache badly.”
But Sang Luo's tears flowed uncontrollably.
Fei Yuan really had no choice but to summon the two little phoenixes.
The two little phoenixes had grown a lot compared to before. The two fluffy balls now possessed the majesty of phoenix birds, their figures slender and beautiful, their red feathers even more vibrant and dazzling. If they hadn't deliberately restrained their divine power, those seemingly soft feathers could easily cut through human flesh.
“Mother~ Don't cry~ Let brother perform a fire ring jump for Mother!”
Little Lucky Star spat out ten fire rings in one breath, each smaller than the last, turning his head to signal his brother. Little Fatty closed his eyes, like a little phoenix from a circus, nimbly flying through the fire rings, without even singeing the tips of his wings.
“Mother, how was it? I'm awesome, right!” Little Fatty puffed out his chest proudly.
Clearly, the siblings weren't playing this game for the first time.
Sang Luo smiled through her tears, “Yes! Awesome!”
From an angle where the two cubs couldn't see, Fei Yuan lowered his head again and kissed the corner of her eye, licking away the remaining wetness, “If Little Luo'er cries again, even the children won't be useful. I might have to do some 'other things' to make you happy.”
“…” After not seeing him for so long, he was still the same!
Sang Luo pushed him away in disgust, “You're a father now, be more stable!”
Fei Yuan looked hurt, “Just now you were hugging me and crying like a pear blossom in the rain, with such affectionate eyes. I even thought Little Luo'er was missing me so much that she was lovesick. It seems this Emperor was just being sentimental.”
“I thought… I would never see you again.” After stabilizing her emotions, Sang Luo hugged Fei Yuan again and kissed him on the face, “Luckily, you're still here.”
Fei Yuan wrapped his arms around her waist, patting her back gently, “I've always been here.”
“…” Liar!
Clearly, he was gone when she went back last time.
Sang Luo remembered something and quickly looked down at her stomach, her nose tingling again… Tears of joy, the little fox cub was still there!
“What about the other children?”
Fei Yuan, “The children are all fine. It's just that you woke up at an unfortunate time. They're all staying with their respective beast fathers. You can summon the children to Phoenix Palace.”
“No need, I'll go find the children. Let them stay with their daddies first.” Sang Luo then asked, “How's Cang Cang? Is he alright?”
She still held her breath in her heart.
Fei Yuan smiled, “He's doing well too. The three little wolf cubs have grown up a lot. When you have time, go back and see them too, spend more time with them.”
“Yeah!”
At this moment, Sang Luo felt relieved. Great, everything had returned to its original trajectory, everything she was familiar with.
“How long was I gone this time?”
Fei Yuan paused, replying, “More than five hundred years.”
When Sang Luo stayed in the era of ten thousand years ago for one day, ten years had passed. This time, more than five hundred years, which was almost two months. Calculating the time, it was exactly the time period from her third time-travel back to when she left. It seemed that the time of the second time-travel was erased, or rather, was borne by another timeline.
“I'm sorry, I made you wait so long. I won't leave again this time,” Sang Luo promised.
Fei Yuan pinched her face, “Really?”
“Yeah, I owe you so many years, I should compensate you well.”
He chuckled, “Then Little Luo'er must compensate me well. I've been lonely to death these years, I'm about to suffocate. If you don't come back…”
“Hmm? What if I don't come back?” Sang Luo narrowed her eyes, looking at him dangerously, “Want to find another one?”
Hmph, this restless, flirtatious bird, dares to go out and hook up with females. Even a washboard won't be enough for him to kneel on!
Fei Yuan's heart trembled, “I wouldn't dare!”
“That's more like it.”
Fei Yuan glanced at the cubs. After Little Lucky Star and Little Fatty received the message from their father, “This is none of your business,” they showed great discernment and fluttered their wings and slipped away. The two little ones were originally competing in obstacle flying, seeing who would reach the finish line first, but suddenly being called over by their father was quite bewildering. Fortunately, their mother had woken up, and the two little phoenixes were also very happy.
Fei Yuan pulled Sang Luo into his arms, lowered his head and rubbed the tip of her nose. A light smile floated on his handsome and charming face, “Hmm~ Has Little Luo'er thought about how to compensate me? Tonight, let's play something…”
Fearing that he would say something R-rated, Sang Luo quickly covered his mouth.
The man's glamorous and soul-stirring phoenix eyes smiled even more happily.
Sang Luo puffed out her cheeks in anger, looking much more vivid than when she was sad and crying.
“Oh right, I got the materials for refining artifacts. I have to go back to Sea Emperor Palace later.” Sang Luo took out the artifact refining materials from the time-space realm, none were missing.
“Can't you leave tomorrow? Spend one night with me tonight.” Fei Yuan really missed her, he was clingy and attached, but rarely begged her to stay.
It's been delayed for so long, one more night won't make a difference. Sang Luo agreed, “How's Little Bao'er?”
“Still sleeping, hasn't woken up yet, Quan Jin is so anxious that he's burning up. He probably hasn't had a good night's sleep in these hundreds of years.”
“…He's had it hard too.”
The refining materials were all found anyway, as long as Lou Xian Yue repaired the Creation Furnace, they could take out the exquisite heart from Little Bao's body, and let Little Bao'er wake up and return to normal.
Sang Luo should have been very happy, but in her heart, there was always a trace of sadness.
Fei Yuan had followed her for so long, how could he not see it? His eyes were deep, “Little Luo'er, if you have any worries, you can tell me.”
“…I saw Yan when I went back this time.”
Fei Yuan was surprised.
“This time, I got what I wanted, and I also got the answer I wanted. There should be no regrets.” Sang Luo covered her chest, feeling stuffy.
“But whenever I think of him, my heart still aches faintly.”
