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As she soaked in the moment, Ziyan leaned her head against a protruding rock and gradually drifted comfortably into sleep.
In her dream, Ziyan encountered the kind giant python that had rescued her from the Fierce Python in her previous dream. At that moment, it was flying toward her from high above in the distance.
It then landed on the shore directly opposite her, transforming into a familiar yet unrecognizable young man wearing a Golden Mask, who was incredibly handsome.
"Are you okay?" His charming and deep-set eyes gazed tenderly at Ziyan, asking with genuine concern.
"You won't be alone; I will always be watching over you from not too far away."
In an instant, a long-lost sense of familiarity washed over Ziyan in the dream, causing tears to well up in her eyes. An inexplicable desire to throw herself back into his embrace began to spread deep within her mind, so strong and familiar that it created an overwhelming feeling of helplessness.
Thus, Ziyan tried to get up, but suddenly her legs cramped, and she felt as if they were weighed down by lead, rendering her immobile.
In the dream, Ziyan struggled desperately, sinking deeper and deeper—until all her senses faded away.
...
In a hazy state, she felt someone calling out to her.
When she woke up, she found herself lying in someone's arms—a warm yet slightly thin and frail embrace.
At first, Ziyan thought she was still in the arms of the man who could transform into a giant python. However, when she exerted effort to open her eyes and look up, she was nearly petrified.
This was not the man who could turn into a giant python wearing a Golden Mask—before her stood Gu Yuxuan.
Furrowing his brows, Gu Yuxuan, filled with worry, discovered that Ziyan had woken up and anxiously asked, "Girl, are you okay? You scared me to death! Luckily, I arrived just in time. You suddenly had a spasm in the water and were completely submerged."
"You... how did you know I was drowning from so far away?" Ziyan asked, somewhat incredulous. Looking down at her still relatively intact clothing, she felt a chill in her heart, and her face turned completely pale.
Earlier, Gu Yuxuan had resolutely rushed to the cliff by the Deep Pool and secretly signaled two ghost-faced guards who had been following him to join him. The three of them had been leaping around the cliff's edge, searching for a rare treasure—Bird's Nest.
After thoroughly inspecting all the swallows' nests near the cliff for nearly an hour, they finally collected over twenty off-white swallow nests.
Thinking that it was about time, Gu Yuxuan approached the hot spring but kept a distance as he was about to call out to Ziyan. At that moment, he heard a faint 'chirp' from within the hot spring, followed by sounds of someone struggling in the water. In just a moment, all sounds ceased.
Gu Yuxuan knew something was wrong: that girl must be in trouble. He immediately leaped over and jumped into the hot spring, where large ripples were evident, reaching out to pull Ziyan up from beneath the surface.
Holding the small girl’s delicate and smooth body, which was completely bare and incredibly light, 17-year-old Gu Yuxuan's face flushed red, and his breath nearly caught in his throat.
He silently chanted to himself: "Do not look; do not think inappropriate thoughts."
Ignoring that Ziyan's body was still wet with droplets of water, he quickly helped her into her dress while pinching her acupoint and continuously channeling his energy into her body.
Of course, the two guards had already turned away and retreated further as soon as they saw Gu Yuxuan pulling Ziyan from the water.
After much effort, Ziyan finally regained consciousness but greeted him with suspicious and very displeased eyes.
Gu Yuxuan felt a bit distressed internally; however—having experienced too much in the past—he...
Finally, he was able to adjust his emotions in the shortest time, calming his turbulent and tense mind. In an instant, he revealed a seemingly sly, strange, and charming smile.
"You—are destined to be mine! For this lifetime."
Listening to the implications in Gu Yuxuan's words, Ziyan reached out, wanting to slap him across the face.
However, the Monster boy, who had long anticipated Ziyan's move, firmly grasped the delicate little hand that reached out to him.
Then Gu Yuxuan shamelessly said, "Don't be in such a hurry, girl. Are you trying to murder your husband? I am also acting out of necessity, not taking advantage of you. Now that the deed is done, you might as well accept your fate as my Future Wife for this lifetime."
At that moment, Ziyan didn't know what else she could say to this Monster boy.
"Ah—" Given the circumstances, Ziyan could only let out a loud shout towards the heavens as a form of venting.
What kind of life was she living?
She had just crossed over to this world for a short time, intending to achieve great things and lead her family to a better life while exploring all the famous landmarks of this Otherworld.
In her previous life, she had been hurt badly by that childhood friend named Ji Shaochen. How could she allow herself to be bound by any man so quickly in this life?
Or rather, if possible, it didn't matter whether there was a man in her life; if she encountered another scumbag, she'd rather remain single for life.
It was truly tearful and frustrating—how could the heavens be so cruel—
Originally confident Gu Yuxuan suddenly looked dejected and stunned. "Yan'er, do you really despise me this much?"
Time passed unknowingly, and the two stood in place, quietly lost in thought.
After a while, Ziyan finally stood up from the gradually loosening embrace.
With her back to Gu Yuxuan, she let out a long sigh and asked, "Are you really confident that you can give me a good future? The man I want to marry must accompany me for a lifetime, meaning he can only have me as his one and only in this life and cannot take any other wives or concubines. Can you do that? To be honest, I come from another world where monogamy is the norm, even for emperors. You don’t need to answer me right away. Also, I know your background must hide great secrets. When you have sorted out your own matters one day, then you can reply to me."
Ziyan believed this was the best response. In this feudal era of monarchy, which capable man wouldn’t want to live a flamboyant life, surrounded by many women? Who would be willing to commit to just one woman for a lifetime?
If she told him that she only wished for a lifelong partnership with one person, it might extinguish his fleeting interest or sever any trivial feelings he had for her. It could even make him completely lose interest and step back from her altogether.
"Another world? Which world?"
Gu Yuxuan was caught off guard; he hadn’t expected Ziyan to reveal her secret so quickly. He had always sensed that this girl was not as simple as she seemed.
After Zilao Er took her to his small cabin for the first time, he had already sent people to investigate the Zi Family's lineage over the past five or six generations. Aside from Ziyan's great-grandfather and grandfather who had some local status, nothing else significant was found.
Ziyan was born in Red Mud Village; she was just an ordinary village girl, nothing more.
Now this girl claimed to be from another world, leaving Gu Yuxuan stunned by her words, momentarily at a loss for how to respond.
Ziyan turned back to look at him again. "As for the specifics of that world, I can't explain it clearly to you at the moment. Just know that you must keep this secret for me. When the time comes for me to tell you, I will naturally do so. Conversely, if you cannot keep my secret, I will leave this place forever—leave Red Mud Village—and we will never meet again in this lifetime."
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