492: Chapter 492 So this is what it feels like to be willing.

Xu Ruyu looked at her, the playfulness in his eyes gradually fading, replaced by a kind of gentleness.

He lowered his head and kissed her forehead gently.

"Okay."

The night breeze stopped.

The chirping of insects seemed to vanish as well.

In the valley, only the sound of the babbling brook and their intertwined breathing remained.

Moonlight spilled through the treetops, casting mottled shadows on the grass.

Xiao Nianyin closed her eyes.

This time, it was not an escape, nor was it a fear of facing reality; it was giving herself completely to him.

Xu Ruyu's hand gently stroked her face, his fingertips sliding from between her brows to the bridge of her nose, and then down to her lips.

Her lips were very soft, with a hint of coolness.

He lowered his head and kissed her.

Xiao Nianyin's body trembled slightly, then slowly relaxed.

Her hands climbed up to his neck, her fingers threading into his hair.

The night was gentle.

The moonlight was like water.

In the grassy field of the wild mountains, the two of them forgot the time, forgot their status, and forgot all their grievances and entanglements.

They were just a man and a woman, just each other's only one.

Xiao Nianyin had never known that the feeling of being willing could be like this.

There were no schemes, no exploitation, no resentment, and no humiliation of past unwillingness.

There were only two people, two hearts, and two bodies, seeking the purest pleasure in the most primal rhythm.

She felt his warmth, his strength, his breath, and his heartbeat.

Everything was so real, so within reach.

She was no longer a high and mighty Saint Realm Sect Master; she was just a woman, a woman cherished by her own man.

Xu Ruyu felt her response.

She was no longer as passive as before, no longer as cold as before.

Her hands slid across his back, her lips left marks on his shoulders, and her body blossomed beneath him.

She was passionate, active, and fully committed.

They took from each other to their hearts' content.

Again and again.

Until Xiao Nianyin had no strength left, collapsing onto the grass, gasping for air. Her hair was disheveled, her face flushed, and her eyes filled with satisfied smiles.

She looked at the moon above; the moon was spinning, the stars were spinning, the whole world was spinning.

Xu Ruyu lay beside her, one arm around her shoulders, the other hand gently stroking her hair.

His breathing was also somewhat rapid, but his face was full of smiles.

"Satisfied?"

He asked.

Xiao Nianyin turned her head to look at him and rolled her eyes, but there was no anger in that gaze, only an indescribable, coquettish charm.

"Shut up."

She said.

Xu Ruyu laughed and held her tighter.

Xiao Nianyin leaned into his arms and closed her eyes.

She could hear his heartbeat, strong and steady. Her own heartbeat also gradually returned to normal.

The night breeze blew by, carrying the scent of sweat from her body and the aura from his, blending them together until it was impossible to tell whose was whose.

She didn't want to move, nor did she want to speak.

She just wanted to lean against him like this, forever.

She didn't know how much time had passed.

Perhaps it was a quarter of an hour, perhaps it was half an hour.

She only knew that the sky had not yet brightened, the moon was still above, and he was still by her side.

Then, she wanted him again.

Xiao Nianyin opened her eyes and looked at Xu Ruyu.

He had his eyes closed, his breathing steady; she didn't know if he was asleep.

She hesitated for a moment, then rolled over, lying on top of him, and lowered her head to kiss his chin.

Xu Ruyu opened his eyes, looked at her, and smiled.

"Want more?"

Xiao Nianyin didn't speak, just looked at him, her eyes filled with longing.

Xu Ruyu did not refuse.

The two of them entangled together once again.

This time, Xiao Nianyin was even more active.

The moonlight spilled over her, coating her entire body in a layer of silver-white light.

She closed her eyes, tilted her head back, her lips slightly parted, emitting faint sounds.

Xu Ruyu looked at her under the moonlight, an indescribable emotion welling up in his heart.

She was the former Saint Realm Sect Master, an existence looked up to by countless people in the Cultivation World.

At this moment, she was his.

Completely, thoroughly, she was his.

He reached out and took her hand.

Their fingers interlaced.

Xiao Nianyin lowered her head, looked at him, and smiled.

In that smile, there was satisfaction, happiness, and an indescribable... sense of belonging.

She finally understood why Lady Qingli had said those words to her back then.

"He hides great secrets. You must think carefully about how to treat him. One step leads to heaven, one step leads to hell; you must choose for yourself."

Back then, she didn't understand.

She thought Lady Qingli was talking about Xu Ruyu's Physique, about his potential, and about his future achievements.

She thought that choosing to be good to him would allow her to gain his protection, to have a backer when the Hehuan Sect was in danger.

But now she understood.

What Lady Qingli was talking about was never protection, nor was it a backer.

What Lady Qingli was talking about was—happiness.

Choosing to be good to him was choosing happiness.

Choosing to be evil towards him was choosing loneliness.

She had chosen evil back then, which was why she had been lonely for so long, and in pain for so long.

But now, she had chosen to be good to him, chosen to give herself to him, and chosen to be his woman.

And then, she gained happiness.

Xiao Nianyin's eyes were slightly moist.

She lay on top of Xu Ruyu, burying her face in the crook of his neck.

Xu Ruyu gently patted her back without speaking.

The horizon gradually brightened.

The first ray of sunlight spilled through the treetops, shining on the two of them.

Xiao Nianyin opened her eyes, looking at the leaves above, at the sunlight leaking through the leaves, and an unprecedented sense of peace welled up in her heart.

She didn't want to move.

Her body was aching; every muscle was crying out in pain, every bone was protesting. But she didn't want to use spiritual energy to eliminate these pains. This was the first time she and Xu Ruyu had come together willingly; these pains were the marks of happiness.

She didn't want to ruin this rare feeling.