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I stood before the raging fire and realized that if Spiritual Incense were to perish in this blaze today, my life as Mel would seem utterly dull.
Typically timid, I found an unexpected courage and rushed into the flames. Amidst the smoke and heat, I heard the cries of Spiritual Incense coming from our usual little kitchen. Covering my nose with my sleeve, I made my way toward the sound.
By fate, their purpose for setting the fire was merely to target the Xuan Dynasty; the kitchen was not ablaze, and Spiritual Incense was only trapped. Through the curtain of flames, I saw her fearful expression, and in that moment, a thought surged in my mind: I must protect Spiritual Incense, just as she had protected me from being bullied when we were young. I would not allow her to be harmed.
"Woo woo woo woo Mei Er, my Lotus Puff!" When I finally managed to exert all my strength to rescue her, she was thinking about her Lotus Puff.
"Mei Er, your face is all black; it's really ugly." That's how Spiritual Incense was; once the danger passed, she stopped crying. She was always so carefree.
From that day on, I began to pursue Spiritual Incense until Hibiscus appeared. Perhaps Hibiscus was simply too outstanding; Spiritual Incense had always been like this—she particularly liked beautiful things.
Once Hibiscus arrived, she even stopped eating my Lotus Puff and happily went off with him. I didn't know if she was clueless or simply didn't take me seriously. Clearly aware that I was pursuing her, she seemed accustomed to confiding her feelings to me and poured out her affections for Hibiscus without reservation. I didn't know whether to laugh or feel annoyed.
My heart had struggled as well; Hibiscus was indeed exceptional—he seemed capable of anything—but his heart was inscrutable. My father often said that the men of the Mu Family were powerful and fearsome.
Spiritual Incense did many things for Hibiscus, and I helped her with a lot too, but none of it made Hibiscus look at her even once. Especially during the Lantern Festival when Spiritual Incense pushed the woman Hibiscus adored off a cliff. That man, who had always been gentle like jade, suddenly harbored murderous intent. At that moment, although Hibiscus remained composed, he was brewing a deadly strike. Spiritual Incense became frightened then and spoke with Xuan Dynasty; he remained unaware of the tension. I stood behind Hibiscus and saw his palm glowing faintly with white light. My heart tightened; my father’s words about the men of the Mu Family being terrifying echoed in my mind.
But I didn’t know martial arts; Spiritual Incense continued to accuse him while Hibiscus seemed irritated.
He said to Spiritual Incense, "You’re talking nonsense." As he spoke, he raised his hand; that hand blade was already pointed at Spiritual Incense from afar. The moment he lifted his hand, even if she were a princess, he likely wouldn’t regard her at all.
I couldn't think too much; even if the men of the Mu Family were terrifying, there was only one Spiritual Incense. "Jin Zhi, perhaps there is still hope." I pretended to casually hold Hibiscus's hand and comforted him, but the internal energy in his hand caused me excruciating pain in my organs, and blood surged in my throat, which I swallowed down.
Hibiscus glanced at me and then turned to stand at the edge of the cliff, kneeling there with great sadness. My whole body ached, and I could only sit weakly to the side.
When Hibiscus returned, I managed a weak smile at him, and he didn't bring up the matter of Spiritual Incense again.
Later, when we reached the camp, Fengyin found me. She said, "You have internal injuries; take this medicine."
I thanked her for her kindness and then told her that the loss of control over Spiritual Incense was due to the engagement with Hibiscus. Seeing her leave in sorrow made me feel guilty. No one knew about this matter; Fengyin never mentioned it, but I had indeed done something wrong.
Not long after, one day Spiritual Incense came to find me. She said, "Mei Er, my brother refuses to marry Fengyin. He always listens to me; why is it different this time?"
Although I was annoyed that she was trying to find a way to be with Hibiscus, I couldn't bear to say anything harsh to her. I simply told her, "It is a helpless situation for the emperor to take a consort. Being born into a royal family, your brother has already shown you favor by not using you for an alliance."
That night, Spiritual Incense was very angry. "You know many people want to harm my brother. Elder Brother Five tried to poison him, and I accidentally saw it. I switched the poison, so Elder Brother Five died. In a way, I saved my brother; of course he treats me well. Hmph."
I spoke kindly to her, "Spiritual Incense, marry me; I don't want you to stay in the palace any longer."
"No, I want to marry Brother Mugen." After hearing her say that, I became angry as well and told her not to come looking for me anymore.
Spiritual Incense didn't say anything and stood up to leave. My heart ached again; I could never let her go. I chased after her as she walked away, crying and cursing me. No matter how she cursed me, I didn't care; what mattered was that she was shedding tears for me now.
I hugged her from behind and said, "Don't cry; I won't say such things to upset you anymore."
She finally stopped crying and smiled, saying, "Let's make a promise."
So we made a promise, and after that, I kissed her.
She blushed again and walked away in tears. I had no choice but to catch up and hug her from behind. She told me to let go, but I couldn't; I was unwilling to release her no matter what.
Later, she said she was a bit tired, so I carried her back. She actually fell asleep on my back, and soon my shoulder was wet. Perhaps she was dreaming of delicious food; I wondered if I appeared in her dream about Spiritual Incense.
This time, we arrived at Jiangzhou smoothly. Upon seeing Spiritual Incense and Hibiscus, the flames of excitement in my heart couldn't be contained. Hibiscus said she wanted to give me the Misty Mountain Goddess, and Spiritual Incense wasn't angry; she urged me to accept it.
However, she had already kissed me. Now, saying such things made my heart feel hollow. So I accepted Jin Zhi's intention.
Today, when I mentioned this to Fengyin, it wasn't that Spiritual Incense and I had reached a happy ending; rather, Spiritual Incense was upset and said she wanted to kill me. For the sake of Mel's worthless life, I still couldn't continue playing with fire.
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