On the fifteenth day, He Chun finished the offering brought by Yunyi.
Unlike usual, this time he didn't immediately get up and leave. Instead, he said to Yunyi, "I can give you the power to heal your mother, but what you have to pay for it is not just these few meals and a few new toys."
Clearly a humanoid, Yunyi seemed to see his eyes shining like a beast's, staring at her intensely.
He finally relaxed his grip, and Yunyi let out a long sigh of relief. Her mother's health was deteriorating, and she was anxious but couldn't show it. She had already noticed that He Chun was observing her; he didn't like it when people approached with a sense of urgency. So, apart from the first day, she never mentioned the matter again, just trying her best to please him and show him her sincerity.
Yunyi: "Of course, you may speak." She is not afraid or resentful of the cost mentioned by He Chun, as God is an existence that cannot be arbitrarily demanded.
Rather than saying he wants to fulfill Yunyi's wish, it's more accurate to say that he has something he wants and decides to exchange it with Yunyi.
He Chun Through her physical appearance, I see her soul shining, like a warning and also like a temptation. Her tone is slow and low: "Marry me, give up your human identity, give up your freedom, give up your family."
Yunyi Upon hearing this condition, she is a bit stunned. Her dream has always been to be a traveling doctor, traveling the world while healing those in need of help from illness and pain.
Over the years, she has been taking care of her mother while studying pharmacology, only waiting for her mother to recover, or... pass away. He Chun's condition is essentially using her freedom to exchange for her mother's health. There is nothing to hesitate about, Yunyi heard her own voice drifting and said, "Okay."
Yunyi Walking on the way home, unconsciously touching her brow, she always felt it was still burning. She promised He Chun that from now on, he would press his forehead against hers, hold her hand and intertwine their fingers, and recite a long spell.
He Chun: "From now on, no matter where you are, I will be able to find you. Cure your mother, and you must immediately go up the mountain. Don't think about breaking the agreement and running away."
They exchanged blood between their brows, and when they opened their eyes again, the endless dark forest looked completely different in Yunyi's eyes.
The fireflies flickered around them, and every leaf, flower, mushroom, and blade of grass emitted a faint light, growing stronger and then weaker. It was as if they were feeling the breath of life from the entire mountain.
He Chun told her, "Those lights are life force. You can use them to heal your mother."
Yunyi could feel that the further she was from the mountain, the weaker the life force she could sense became, gradually falling silent.
He Chun said that only the bride of Mountain God can share a part of his power. Does this mean that He Chun will gradually lose his power when he leaves the mountain?
Yunyi couldn't help but laugh at the thought. He Chun acted so unapproachable and scared himself, but in the end, he loosened up in just half a month. He gave her power but didn't impose any practical limitations on her.
If his power is limited outside, as long as she escapes far enough, far beyond his reach, what can he do?
He's just a simple Mountain God.
In front is her own yard, and by the moonlight, Yunyi sees a person lying under her fence.
Approaching, I found that his armor was tattered, and there were dried bloodstains on his body. He looked young, but his sunken cheeks made him appear like an old man with depleted blood.
Was he a deserter? Or had the battle already reached him?
YunyiWithout hesitation, I searched him and took the weapons he carried, then dragged him to the woodshed for basic first aid and bandaging.
Finally, tie up his hands and feet, lock the door, and then go back to sleep. In troubled times, she will heal others while also protecting herself and her mother's safety.
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