The next morning, Fairleya woke up to find herself lying naked next to Kairuot, feeling a bit embarrassed as she rustled around to find her clothes.
At that moment, Kairuot also woke up and grabbed her wrist, telling her that it seemed he hadn't seen her come in wearing clothes last night. Embarrassed, Fairleya quickly burrowed back under the covers.
Just then, Li Girl arrived outside the door and quietly said to the people inside, "Sister Laya, I brought you Kiwi."
Fairleya hurriedly buried her head in Kairuot's chest, feeling even more embarrassed to respond.
"How did you get up here?" Kairuot asked, poking his head out from under the covers.
Li Girl replied, "I told Aunt Connie everything honestly and asked her for the way to the Upper Golden Pagoda."
"Ah? ... Fei Er Connie ... Godmother knows we're here?" Fairleya felt a wave of embarrassment wash over her, turning completely red.
"Yeah," Li Girl said. "You know I'm clever; getting up here was definitely not difficult. By the way, I really brought Kiwi—this Kiwi only has a small effect on internal energy growth if eaten once; you need to eat it at least three times. I brought enough Kiwi for Sister Laiya to last half a month. I’ll just leave the stuff at the door and go!"
As Li Girl spoke, she placed the clothes and a large bag of Kiwi on the ground at the door, then hummed a little tune and happily left quickly...
With the special environment of Kiwi and Tower Spitze for energy gathering and absorption, after half a month of training, Fairleya finally mastered the most difficult ninth stage of internal energy cultivation. Since both of them were dual-cultivators, Kairuot transferred his powerful internal energy into Fairleya. Coupled with the miraculous effects of Kiwi, Fairleya's power exceeded the ninth stage, and she entered the ranks of green blooders.
Fairleya was overjoyed to have achieved the ninth stage of internal energy cultivation. Generally speaking, it would take at least 20 years of continuous training in the Golden Tower to advance from the eighth stage to the supreme ninth stage. If one trained improperly, they might never reach this stage in their lifetime. This was far more challenging than studying for decades in school.
Their training finally came to a conclusion, allowing them to take a breather.
On that day, Kairuot sat at the energy gathering point in the Golden Spire, with Fairleya resting her head on his thigh as she saw the lyrics of a famous song from the Mars era, "Parting Sorrow," displayed on the air wall. She exclaimed, "Look, there are lyrics right in front of us."
"I know," Kairuot told Fairleya, "those lyrics were written by my father."
Fairleya said, "Your parents are quite romantic, meeting here to write lyrics."
"Did you not notice that his lyrics are filled with sorrow?" Kairuot replied. "Their love ultimately did not have a happy ending."
"Godmother has you as her son, and that's enough," Fairleya said.
Kairuot asked, "You already know that Godmother is my biological mother?"
"Do I need to say it?" Fairleya replied. "Ever since you entered this school, she has been looking out for you. If she weren't your mother, could we be together?"
Kairuot asked, "I understand... Fairleya, we come from different races; the road ahead will surely be difficult. Do you regret it?"
"Regret?" Fairleya said. "If I were to end up like Godmother, I wouldn't regret it. Because I once loved passionately the person I loved."
Kairuot said, "I don't regret it either. From the day you entered school, I fell in love with you. If we hadn't gone on an adventure to Dragonfall Lodge, we wouldn't have met Beldan, and there wouldn't have been that marriage subplot. How wonderful that would have been. My heart will always hold only you."
Fairleya shook her head and said, "I no longer care about that; Dan Sister is a good sister too. Whether or not she is here, I vow to be with you for life."
Kairuot said worriedly, "After graduation, we'll go our separate ways and have fewer chances to meet. According to Martian law, we must enter the halls of marriage and wait for decades; it's quite a long time..."
Fairleya interrupted him, saying, "As long as we both hold each other in our hearts, what does a few decades matter? Even if it takes hundreds of years, I can wait for you. Let's not think about what comes next; at least we are in love now. I want to cherish this happy moment forever. I want you to write me a poem like your father did as a permanent keepsake."
"Alright." Kairuot thought for a moment, using his internal energy to write a verse from "Parting Sorrow" on the air wall displayed before him with his fingers.
The east wind fills the tower,
Difficult to conceal the beauty of the moon,
Longing thoughts,
Mutually dependent,
Do not waste the youth of this season.
A thousand tender feelings,
Hard to part, hard to tie,
Mountain Without Green,
Sea Without Water,
Only then can I bid farewell to you.
Fairleya, upon seeing these words, tightly embraced Kairuot. It felt as if she was about to part ways with him. With deep emotion, she said, "Mountain Without Green, Sea Without Water, only then can I bid farewell to you. There will never be a day when we part; we will always be together!"
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