Chapter 376: The Eldest Miss Bai

Gu Nan, beneath the cliff.

The cliff face is vertical and smooth as a mirror; in a depression on the cliff wall several thousand meters above the Wan She Zhi Yuan, an ancient and gloomy palace is situated.

Within the cliff walls above, below, and to the sides of the palace, other densely packed buildings are distributed.

It is as if the stars are surrounding the moon.

This palace is where the royal family of the Snake Kingdom resides.

At this moment, in a garden within the palace, Luo Zijun and Shui Wu are standing by a pond, watching the black lotuses in the water and two Green Snakes entangled together on a lotus leaf, while talking.

The two of them have been here for half a month since arriving from the medicinal garden.

Their range of movement is limited; apart from the small courtyard where they live and this garden, they cannot go anywhere.

At the same time, besides two maidservants, they have not seen anyone else.

Those two maidservants seem to be mute, or perhaps they do not understand their speech; no matter what the two ask, the others do not answer, and they even wear blank expressions.

However, there is no shortage of food or supplies, which is a world of difference from their treatment in the medicinal garden.

"Perhaps they want to raise you until you are plump and tender, then castrate you."

Shui Wu jokes.

Luo Zijun has no heart for joking with her; he sighs and says, "I can feel that she is in this palace, but for some reason, she has not come out to see me."

Shui Wu says in a low voice, "Could it be that she is being imprisoned?"

Luo Zijun looks at the Green Snakes in the pond and says, "Likely so, but what is their purpose in having me come to the palace? It must be related to her."

Shui Wu says, "But these past few days, no one has come to question us, nor has anyone come to make us do anything."

"Therefore, we can only wait. Since they let us come, there must be a purpose."

Luo Zijun's gaze is burning, his expression solemn and resolute.

"No matter what their purpose is, regardless of anything, I must take her away."

"Does she... does she like you?"

Shui Wu asks suddenly.

Luo Zijun is stunned for a moment, looks at her, and says, "She is my wife with whom I formally performed the wedding ceremony; what do you think?"

Shui Wu shakes her head: "Even if you formally performed the wedding ceremony, it does not mean she necessarily likes you."

In Luo Zijun's mind, the bits and pieces of his time at the Bai Mansion cannot help but surface, along with the images of indifference and distance every time he met Bai Daxiaojie.

The two of them indeed did not seem like a real married couple, let alone being in love.

But...

What if it were not Bai Daxiaojie, but the Moon Palace fairy?

The two of them once had many moments of soul-merging, intimacy, and mutual affection while in the Diyuan.

Is the affection of the soul not more sincere and steadfast than that of the physical body?

The desires of the flesh may grow tiresome over time; but the communion of souls only grows deeper the longer it lasts.

"She likes me."

Luo Zijun says with certainty.

He then adds, "We are different from other couples; our souls are together, our hearts are together, and that is how we developed feelings for each other."

"This kind of affection, no one can compare to."

Shui Wu looks puzzled: "Souls together?"

Luo Zijun does not explain; his mind is filled with the image of that snow-white figure, cold and clear under the moonlight yet gentle as water. For a moment, he is dazed, his heart swaying, not knowing where he is.

Until, a low gasp suddenly comes from beside him.

Shui Wu's gaze is fixed on the garden entrance, her eyes wide, her expression astonished, as if shocked by something.

Luo Zijun's heart trembles, and he turns to look.

At the garden entrance, flowers entwine the circular gate, the golden sunset casts dappled light and shadow, and a young girl wearing a white dress stands there quietly.

Just as stunning as the first time he saw her.

That quiet scene, the beautiful face, and the fairy-like temperament all look like an unreal painting.

Luo Zijun stands dazed by the pond, forgetting to breathe, forgetting everything for a moment.

At this time, Shui Wu suddenly murmurs: "If it is her, I think... she probably doesn't like you, right?"

Luo Zijun suddenly replies in a murmur, lacking confidence: "I think... probably, she likely likes me."

"Long time no see."

Bai Daxiaojie walks over and stands in the pavilion, as calm and distant as ever.

"Long time no see."

There are a thousand words in his heart, but at this moment, he only says these four.

"You two talk."

Shui Wu takes one more deep look at the young girl in the pavilion and leaves quickly.

The area by the pond becomes quiet.

After a moment of silence, Luo Zijun finally speaks: "Are you well?"

Bai Meixue nods slightly: "I am well, and you?"