Scarlet Rain Overwhelms the City - Chapter 12
Without even glancing at Ye Chuhan, she put away her silver whip without hesitation and turned to leave.
She stopped at the edge of the hot spring pool.
Her long, black hair fluttered in the wind, her white dress billowed in the damp steam of the hot spring. Lotus bit her lip, then released it, unable to resist whispering:
"Don't follow me."
She had her back to Ye Chuhan, her face full of anger.
A soft chuckle came from behind Ye Chuhan, a very light chuckle. He seemed quite content and happy, completely oblivious to Lianhua's resentment.
Lotus bit her lip, remained silent, and continued walking forward.
Ye Chuhan gently placed his hand on her shoulder, and Lianhua stopped. Ye Chuhan smiled, lowered his head, and whispered in her ear:
"After all these years, you finally realize you should get rid of those women from my life. My Lotus also understands what true love means, doesn't it?"
Lotus's body stiffened, her eyes dimming. "Why do you always mock me like this?"
He's always been like this!
He tested her, doubted her, and deceived her by keeping her at arm's length.
Lotus turned her head and looked at Ye Chuhan with surprisingly clear eyes. She said, word by word, "Lotus also has a love, but it is not the current sect leader. That person made a lifelong promise with me a long time ago."
Ye Chuhan's hand, which was resting on Lianhua's shoulder, paused silently.
His pupils contracted slightly, revealing a sharp glint, but the corners of his lips still curled up faintly, revealing a smile.
"Killing that person is nothing, what difficulty could that be for me!"
A look of uncontrollable disappointment finally appeared on Lianhua's face. Disappointed, she pushed Ye Chuhan's hand away, lowered her eyes, and whispered:
Lotus takes her leave.
"I've spoiled you too much, which has made you more and more audacious. You ruined my fun, but you just wanted to leave like that. Shouldn't you make it up to me?"
Ye Chuhan seemed oblivious to the disappointment in Lianhua's eyes, still smiling gently and contentedly, her black hair flying in the wind, a deep affection radiating from her brows.
"You must come down the mountain with me tonight."
Section 6
A lone plume of smoke rises straight from the desert, while the setting sun hangs round over the long river.
The scenery beyond the Great Wall is magnificent and spectacular. As the last rays of the setting sun fade away, the vast desert of the Western Regions resembles an endless sea of yellow sand, boundless and expansive. Further away, undulating and steep, are the continuous mountain peaks rising abruptly from the ground.
Several large bonfires have been lit, their intense heat reflecting off the sky and illuminating the rugged faces of the herders sitting around them. They laugh loudly and drink heartily from large bowls filled with strong liquor.
The beautiful girl was already dancing the graceful Hu Xuan dance by the fire. Her supple waist spun, leaped, and stomped under the moonlight, drawing cheers from time to time.
"Young master, come! Let's drink!!"
A burly man, his face weathered by the elements, generously handed a large bowl of strong liquor to a handsome young man in white sitting by the fire.
"This is the strongest liquor; drinking it can ward off the desert's chill!"
In the eyes of this burly man, the white-clad young man who had just joined their tribe's celebration was rather thin, while his face, flushed red by the strong liquor and firelight, was a rare sight of delicate beauty among the people of the desert.
But what good is it for a man to be handsome?
Ye Chuhan smiled as he accepted the bowl of strong liquor. He turned to look at Lianhua, who was sitting beside him and remained silent. His face showed an unusual frankness and cheerfulness. He picked up the large bowl of liquor and drank it all in one gulp.
"Great!!" Cheers erupted around the campfire, and the herdsmen of the Western Desert exclaimed in admiration, "Young master is so generous!"
Ye Chuhan put down her wine bowl.
After drinking such a large bowl of strong liquor, his face seemed even paler, but his elegant eyes showed no wariness when looking at the simple herdsmen beside him.
And how could those free-spirited and unrestrained herdsmen have imagined that this elegant young man in white was actually the leader of the Tianshan Snow Sect, who swept across the Central Plains, dominated the Western Regions, and whose mere mention of his name struck fear into the hearts of those in the martial arts world?
Ye Chuhan!!
Night had fallen.
As the herdsmen poured bowl after bowl of strong liquor for Ye Chuhan, Ye Chuhan accepted it all without hesitation. Finally, Lianhua stopped him from drinking that bowl of liquor.
"You can't drink anymore, you'll get drunk."
Ye Chuhan glanced at her and smiled heartily, "I'd rather get drunk in front of these people, because they'll cover you with a blanket while you're asleep, instead of putting a knife to your neck."
Lotus ultimately refused to let him drink that bowl of wine.
She picked up the large bowl with her slender hands, and after taking a sip, it felt as if a sharp blade had cut through her throat. She frowned slightly, and her wrist trembled involuntarily.
This liquor is indeed very strong.
The strong liquor of the desert is not something that ordinary people can drink.
Ye Chuhan smiled slightly, took the bowl of strong liquor back from her hand, brought it to his lips, tilted his head back, and drank it all in one gulp.
The strong liquor burned fiercely in his chest like a raging fire.
Around the campfire, amidst laughter and chatter, the herdsmen, having finished their strong liquor, began to sing loudly. Their passionate and surging songs resounded throughout the desert, while the sounds of instruments such as the erhu and the jiegu filled the vast night sky above the desert with enthusiasm and vitality.