Chapter 119: Spring blooms in the Demon God's Gate.
Guo Luo moved her head around slightly, slowly opening her closed eyes. The first thing that greeted her was Yao Jun's worried face. Seeing his worried expression, Guo Luo was at a slight loss. The last thing she remembered was them walking next to each other in Winter Wind Town, everything after that was completely black.
“Luo'er, are you okay? There is no pain or discomfort?”
Seeing Guo Luo look at him with a slightly confused expression, Yao Jun hurriedly asked out. The poison was gone, but there was no telling if there were any after effects. Now that he was thinking about it more clearly, he should have left Cui Dong alive until he was certain that Guo Luo was completely fine.
“I'm fine. What happened in Winter Wind Town? Did I faint?”
Guo Luo sat up slightly, but her body was very weak after lying down for so long, so she had to lean her body against Yao Jun. Since Yao Jun was so worried, it was clear that something had happened, so she quickly asked what had happened.
“We were attacked. The Guo clan already has spies on the Grand Quan continent. Raging Snow Sect is just a cover, it was actually run by the Guo clan. You were poisoned and fell unconscious.”
Yao Jun put his arms around Guo Luo, ignoring the pain from his left arm and pulling her into a tight embrace. He rested his head on hers, just enjoying the smell of her hair as he explained what had happened in Winter Wind Town. At this moment, he could not think about anything else, simply immersing in the happiness of not having lost her.
“How long was I unconscious? How did you get your hand on the antidote?”
Hearing his words, Guo Luo could imagine what Yao Jun had gone through. If it was Yao Jun that had been poisoned and suddenly fallen unconscious, she would be completely wracked with worry.
At the same time, she also knew that it must not have been easy for Yao Jun to get his hands on the antidote. The Guo clan was their enemy, so there was no way they would just hand it over when he asked them for it. How many wounds, how much pain had he been forced to suffer when he acquired the antidote?
“It has been around one month since we were attacked. I headed to Raging Snow City and forced them to hand over the antidote. I wanted to wait for you to wake up before we continued our journey, so we are currently inside my gate.”
Counting the days, Yao Jun found that it had actually already been an entire month since he attacked Raging Snow City. For an entire month, he had been seated in the same position, watching over Guo Luo.
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“An entire month?!”
Guo Luo couldn't help but call out. She had been unconscious for an entire month? There was no wonder that Yao Jun had such a worried expression when he looked at her, an entire month without a single sign that she was fine.
“I'm sorry Luo'er, it was my fault. I should have made sure that we kept our disguises on.”
Ever since they were attacked, Yao Jun had been filled with rage. Not just at the Guo clan, but even more so at himself. He had not made sure that they kept their disguises on, leading to them being recognized. He was also angry at how weak he was. If he was stronger than he was now, would they end up attacked by the Guo clan wherever they went? If he was stronger, would people even dare think about attacking hem?
“Don't say that, you dumbo. How could you possibly know that the Guo clan was present on the Grand Quan continent?”
Guo Luo weakly flicked Yao Jun's forehead as she spoke. There was no way for them to know that the Guo clan was on the Grand Quan continent, so there was no need for him to blame himself.
It was in fact Guo Luo who blamed herself. She was simply far too weak, forcing Yao Jun to always handle all the dangerous situations. If she kept being this weak, could she really stay at his side, facing all adversity alongside him?
Hearing her call him dumbo and flick his forehead, a warm feeling filled Yao Jun's chest. He knew that no matter what he did, no matter how much blood he was drenched in, Guo Luo would always be able to heal him, to let his heart find rest.
“Never again, Luo'er. I won't let anyone hurt you again, I swear.”
Yao Jun embraced Guo Luo even tighter as he spoke. His voice was soft, but it contained an undying determination. This was a vow that Yao Jun made, a vow that he would do everything in his power to realize.
He was tired of being weak, tired of being at the mercy of others. Once he was stronger than anyone else, who could possibly dream of harming those around him?
“Okay. Just like you said back then. As long as you choose to rely on me, I will rely on you in turn. You protect me, and I will protect you.”
Guo Luo buried her face in Yao Jun's chest, her soft voice reaching his ears. He had spoken those words to her after they entered Ash Barrens. He had offered to give her money and send her on her way, letting her build a peaceful life. But she had chosen to follow him.
Back then she had chosen to follow him because she had no one else to rely on and did not wish to be alone any longer. But she had changed over time, she wanted to walk beside him, to help him face all adversity and come out on top. If she could do that, she would be content.
The two simply sat there, embracing each other and enjoying the warmth that the other brought. As long as the other was there, neither of them would mind anything. As long as the other was there, neither would mind doing whatever it took to protect them.
After simply enjoying each other's embrace for a while, Guo Luo raised her head and gave Yao Jun a kiss. This was not like their normal kiss, this one was much deeper, much more passionate than normal.
The two of them had traveled alongside each other from one battle to the next, barely resting, barely spending any peaceful and relaxing time together. Guo Luo wanted to take this chance that they had been given to show her love, before they were pushed into a new battle.
While she kept kissing Yao Jun, she also pushed his chest, pushing him to the ground. His back hit the ground, and Guo Luo straddled his body. After straddling him, she kept kissing him, slowly removing his clothing.
“You don't have to force yourself Guo Luo, your body is still weak.”
Knowing what she was about to do, Yao Jun couldn't help but speak up before he lost his mind. Despite being together for a while already, they had never crossed that last barrier. Guo Luo had also just recently awoken from being poisoned, there was no way of knowing what could happen.
“But I want to, I need to.”
Guo Luo ignored Yao Jun's advice, moving her mouth right next to his ear as she spoke in a soft and passionate voice, her warm breath caressing his ear. Hearing her like this, how could Yao Jun possibly resist? Despite all that had happened, he was after all still only a youth, he had his fair share of lust.
He immediately returned her kiss, and started undressing her, letting his mouth roam all over her body. Knowing what was about to happen, all his Demonic beasts retreated away from the area, finding a place where they could hide away.
Not long after the Demonic beasts evacuated the area, soft moans and heavy breathing could be heard from Yao Jun and Guo Luo, spring blooming inside the Demon God's Gate.