Chapter 256: A Young Woman

Three more days passed, and Lv Lingqi's fifteenth birthday finally arrived.

After today, she would officially reach the age of a young woman's hair-pinning ceremony.

At fifteen years, one is pinned; this refers to binding the hair and securing it with a hairpin.

The hairpin is actually a hair ornament, which Lan Xue had long since prepared for her daughter-in-law.

At night, she inserted a silver-white hairpin into Lv Lingqi's hair; in the center of the hairpin was embedded a sparkling silver gemstone.

In fact, this gemstone was a Storage Soul Guidance Device, much like the twenty-four gemstones embedded on Tang San's Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges.

Although the storage capacity of this one was not as large as the sum of Tang San's twenty-four, it was still much larger than a single one, at about twenty cubic meters.

"Lingqi, this is a hairpin that Feihuang and I specially customized for you. It is named Silver Pearl Light Illuminating Ten Thousand Silk Clouds, and it is a pair with Feihuang's Golden Light Magnificent Splendor Belt. Do you like it?" Lan Xue asked with a smile.

"I-I like it, th-thank you, Mother." Lv Lingqi's speech was becoming more and more fluent; after many days of treatment, even when Ye Lingling was not by her side, she could independently speak a few sentences.

Moreover, this girl had become increasingly confident and bold; the title of "Mother," which ordinary women would not easily call out, she said quite straightforwardly.

As expected of a female warrior on the battlefield, once the inferiority complex was gone, only a dashing spirit remained.

Just when she was not paying attention, the Acacia Heartbroken Red flower in her bosom was also emitting a rich, brilliant red light.

"Alright, go on, go find Feihuang." Lan Xue helped her daughter-in-law finish her grooming and pushed her out the door.

Because they knew Nan Feihuang was about to leave, everyone did not take it upon themselves to celebrate Lv Lingqi's birthday in a grand way, but instead left this time for her and Nan Feihuang to be alone.

Lv Lingqi gathered her courage and walked with lotus steps to Nan Feihuang's Eastern Palace.

"Feihuang!"

The two words Lv Lingqi said most clearly at this moment were Nan Feihuang's name, without the slightest stutter, because ever since she could speak, this was also what she called the most.

"Lingqi!" Nan Feihuang looked at Lv Lingqi, his heart also pounding violently.

Today's Lv Lingqi was vastly different from before; the heroic bearing of a warrior had not vanished, and it was joined by the myriad tenderness of a young girl.

Under Lan Xue's deliberate styling, her silver hair danced like moonlight reflecting, full of infinite tenderness.

The silver-haired girl was like a pearl gently sprinkled by moonlight, exuding a faint, cold, and elegant aura. The depth in her purple eyes was dreamlike and illusory, and her silver hair shimmered with a soft glow under the sunlight. This beautiful woman was stunning and unforgettable.

Nan Feihuang hugged Lv Lingqi, took a leap, and arrived on the roof. Looking at the bright moonlight, he murmured, "The moon is truly beautiful. Lingqi, do you think the moonlight of the Douluo Continent is more beautiful than what you saw before?"

"A-about the same." Lv Lingqi was a straightforward girl; how would she know how to appreciate the moon? In her view, they were indeed all the same.

Nan Feihuang smiled slightly, not minding, "Then what about life? Do you like your current life, or your previous one?"

Lv Lingqi answered without the slightest hesitation, "I like... the current one."

"Why?"

"Because... there is Feihuang, and everyone else." In her previous life, after Lv Bu died, Lv Lingqi had lived alone in the mountains and wilderness for years, fearing she would be hunted down by the Cao army, and dared not show her face.

She remained all alone until her death, and she was also unable to realize her dream of becoming the strongest female warrior; that was the greatest regret of her life.

But here, there were so many people who cherished her.

There was her beloved Nan Feihuang, Nan Feiling and Ye Lingling who had become her intimate friends, and Nan Tianchen and Lan Xue who loved her like parents.

Love, friendship, and family affection were all there at once.

Nan Feihuang had even told her that in the future, he would certainly let her lead a great army to conquer the continent and fulfill her dream of becoming a female warrior.

Thus, there would be no more regrets in her life.

Therefore, compared to her previous life, she naturally liked the current days more.

Hearing Lv Lingqi's answer, Nan Feihuang smiled with satisfaction. He only hoped that after thousands of years in the future, he could hear Lv Lingqi say once more that she did not regret following him; that would be enough to fulfill his wishes.

The two embraced tightly. Lv Lingqi nestled in Nan Feihuang's arms, and after a long while, she whispered, "Feihuang, I have reached the age of the hair-pinning ceremony."

The hair-pinning ceremony—these two words for a young girl meant more than just becoming an adult. In the Three Kingdoms period, it represented that she could be married and entrust a girl's entire life to her most beloved person.

It just so happened that the Gulei Kingdom also possessed similar customs. Lv Lingqi saying this at this moment meant that her intention was self-evident; she wanted to give herself completely to Nan Feihuang and become his first true wife.

She knew Nan Feihuang was about to go to a very dangerous place, spending every day in slaughter.

Perhaps for ordinary people, at this time, one should not give him a greater burden, but people are different after all.

Most people have weak endurance; once they have too many worries, it will indeed affect their state of mind.

But for people like Nan Feihuang, worries and responsibilities only become the motivation for them to become stronger.

Lv Lingqi understood Nan Feihuang very well, so she hoped to add a bit more sense of responsibility to him, letting him know that his wife at home was waiting for him, so that he could better protect himself while outside.

Nan Feihuang naturally did not fail to understand the girl's meaning.

Since Lv Lingqi, as a woman, was so proactive, how could he, a grown man with a beauty in his arms, be timid and hesitant?

Besides, he never believed that Slaughter City could block his path; that place was merely a place for him to hone his Ghost God Halberd and Overlord Halberd.

Therefore, he did not worry that he could not give Lv Lingqi a future.

Nan Feihuang helped Lingqi up and whispered in her ear, "Lingqi, today is also my birthday. I am fifteen years old too."

Nan Feihuang still cared quite a bit about age. In his previous life, boys and girls under fourteen were called young children; from fifteen onwards, they truly began to move toward maturity.

Upon hearing this, Lv Lingqi looked at Nan Feihuang, stood on tiptoe, and kissed him.

The sensation was like jelly, yet without the coldness of jelly; instead, a fiery feeling came through. As expected of a general-type girl, Lingqi's lips were not as cool as other girls'.

Feihuang reached out to hold Lingqi and deepened the kiss.

After a long while, their lips parted. Lingqi panted lightly, giving Feihuang a charming and coquettish glare, her beautiful lips flushed red. Feihuang picked Lingqi up in a bridal carry, jumped off the roof, and walked slowly toward the bed.

She no longer had any strength left and could only let Feihuang do as he pleased.

The moonlight shone through the window onto the bedside, illuminating the man and woman who were intertwined and inseparable.

The rock beneath the Acacia Heartbroken Red flower finally shattered completely at this moment.

This king of flowers also emitted a radiance, reflecting the moonlight on the two of them.

(End of chapter)