Chapter13:SleepingBeauty’sKiss

Hernakedfeetwerelittleanddainty,andonlyalittlebitbiggerthanYunXi’spalm.Therewasalmostzerodistancebetweenherlovelysmallfeetandthebrambles.Itseemedthatanyslightmovementwouldcauseadrippingbloodyend.

Herwhiteinstepsanddelicatelowerlegsconstitutedabeautifularc.Hersnow-whitetoesslightlycurleduplikeacat’sclaws.Shelookedprettyshyandlovely.Aperfectartworkintheworld.

Thesleepingbeautyhadlongblackandsmoothhair.Herblackandsmoothlonghairwasspreadonthetree-madebed,givingoffanelegant,peaceful,andslightlybrightfeeling.

Herfacelookedlongbutprettyanddelicate,charmingandsoft,butalsowithsomenaivety.Ifshesmiled,shewouldprobablylookinnocent,feminine,andtender.

However,itlookedlikeshewasexperiencinganightmare.Hereyebrowswereslightlyfrowned,itseemedlikeshewantedtoopenhereyes,butcouldn’tdothisseeminglysimpleaction.

Hercrescentlongeyebrows,twolinesofserriedeyelashes,herprettyandproudnoseandherredandniftylips.Inadditiontohersmooth,delicateandpaper-likeskin,thesemadeherlooklikeaprincess.

Evenifshewasonlywearingnightclothes,itcouldn’tblockhernaturalandexaltedappearance.

Shewasthesleepingbeautyinthedarkforest.ThiswastheonlyinformationYunXiknew.

Hedidn’tknowwhereshewasfrom,orwhyshewassleepinginthedarkforestsurroundedbycountlesssharpbrambles.

"Sorry!"YunXifeltguiltyandtriedtotearawaytheblackbramblesfromhersurrounding.

"Hiss!"Atthenextmoment,YunXiwassopainedthathefelthishandshadalmostbeennumbed.

Thesebrambleswerefarsharperthantheylooked,evengivinghimanillusionthatitwouldbiteathisflesh.

YunXi’shandswerealreadydrenchedwithbloodafterhetoreawayoneofthebrambles.

Forfearthatthesleepingbeautywouldgetwoundedduetotheseblackbrambles,hecarefullytoreawaytheseterribleblackbramblesfromtheoutermostpart.Bitbybit,usinghishands.

Onthetree-madebed,thesleepinggirl’ssnow-whiteskinreflectedjade-likelightsundertheglimmeringlights,whichmadeherholyandinviolable.

Indistinctly,tendonsandmusclesappearedonherbeautifulinsteps.ViewingthemfromYunXi’ssight,herslipperypinksoleswereunexpectedlysoft.

Lookathertidytoesandsmoothskin!Fivewhitejade-liketoesconnectedtogethertightly.Theroundedtipofhertoeswerelikefivecrouchedlittlewhiterabbits-theywereflurriedbutalsohappy,withawonderfulbutcoylook

Herrubicundsoleswereassoftassilkandherarcheswereaswhiteascrystal.Herjade-whiteheelswereruddyincolorandsoappealing,makinghimunwillingtoreleasethem.

"Hiss!"YunXitoreawayanotherblackbramblefromthesleepinggirl’sside,resultinginadeepwoundappearingonhishand.

Somethingwaswrongwiththesebrambles!

YunXilookedathisbloodyhands.InordertorunawayfromHuaHuo’sside,heevenabandonedhisownweapon-theironsword-simplyinordertosavealittlebodystrength.

Therewasn’tenoughtime!

Aseriesofweird"Click!Click!"soundsranginhisear.Insuchaquiescentdarkforest,nooneelsewouldmakesuchanoise.

Justdoit!YunXireachedouthishandsanddesperatelytorethetoughblackbramblesatfullforce.Andatthesametime,thecornerofhiseyeswerealsolookingatthepath.

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YunXihopedthathewouldn’tseethegirlwhowasspeedilyrushinghere.Hewasspooked.

HuaHuowashischildhoodsweetheartandageniusswordmaiden.Hethoughthehadthoughtofhertothegreatestextent.

However,theabilityHuaHuoshowednowwasworsethanhiswildestimagination.

Shewasn’trunning.Shewas"flying".

No.Technically,shewas"steppingintheair".Bydrawingsupportfromthecountlessbigtreesinthedarkforest,herfeetcontinuouslysteppedonthetreetrunks.Everystepwouldcauseafastturn.

Thetreesinthedarkforestbecameherfootholdsforflyingintheair.HereverystepwassofastthatYunXihadanillusionthathewasaslowlycrawlingsnail,whileHuaHuowasanelegantandsmarthummingbird.

Apparently,herbodywasstillintherangeofhumansandYunXicouldevenseethatherbodywasuncoordinated,justlikehimself.However,withhercontinuousturnsintheair,HuaHuodisplayed300%ofherbody’spotential.

Thiskindof"steppingintheair"wasalreadybeyondYunXi’simagination.Itneededanextremegeniustocalculate,react,andprejudge.Ifitwashim,heprobablycouldn’tlearnalittle,evenifhepracticedtodeathforthousandsoftimes.

ComparedtoHuaHuo’sabilityto"stepintheair",thestupidgreenhippo’scombatskillwasasclumsyasanoriginalcrawler.

Theywerebothatthe3rdRank,butHuaHuowaslikealegendaryhero.Asforthegreenhippo,hecouldonlybeconsideredasabigmonsteramongallthenormalmonsters.

Whywastheresuchagiantgapamongdifferentpeople!

No,timewasrunningout!

YunXishookhishead.Hedidn’tcarethatpaleboneshadbeenexposedfromoutofhishands.Atthepriceofalmostlosingthefeelingofhishands,hetoreawaythelastbramblefromthesleepingbeauty.

"Eh?"Itseemedthatshecouldfeelthatsomebodywasgettingclosetoher.Thesleepingbeautygirlhadaslightlydepressedlook,asherwhite-softsmallfeetslightlyshivered.

"I’msorry.Thisisadream,adream!"YunXihypnotizedhimself.Facingthesleepingbeautywithhisbloodyhands,hekissedthegirlwithcourage.

"Ah!"Thesleepingbeautywokeup.YunXisawhereyes.

Whatapairofbeautifuleyes!

Insideherblackpupils,itwasfreeandeasy,likeshehadseenallthebeautiesoftheworld.Tobeabletoremainindifferenttowhateverhappened.Butalso,hereyesweresoclear,likeapoolofunsulliedwater;itcouldmakeanyone’sheartcalmdownafterseeingherpupils.

However,atthenextmoment,hereyeschanged.

Asifitwasflameandlightning,likeaflashlight,butalsoasifitwasabrightlightexplodinginsidethefuriousseaoflava.ItalmostignitedYunXi’sentirebody.

"LittleXi!Youhavebecomeaplayboy!"HuaHuowassteppingontheairandturningtowardshim.Withthedanceofthelightningswiftnessofhersword,shedisplayedanawesomeswordskillwhichYunXihadneverseenbefore.

Likeaflyingswallowhoveringintheskyandalsolikeadragondancingintheair.Atthatinstant,YunXihadajumpyfeeling.

"Howdareyou!"Thesleepingbeautybarelyreachedoutoneofhersmallhandsandsignedaswordsignintheair.

Signingintheair.Itwasn’tapowermortalscouldhave.Atleast,itwasasuperpowerwhichbelongedto4thRankedHeroesorhigher.

However,allofthishadnorelationwithYunXihimself.

ThebrightlightsofthestarsfelldownandcoveredYunXi’sbodyafterturningintoalightbeam.YunXi’sbodyturnedintocountlesssilver-blueparticlesashereturnedtotherealworld.

"Congratulations,master!Youfinishedthenewbietrial!"

Mei’er’svoicesoundedprettycuterightnow.