Time Travel and Love

Chu Qingmeng opened his eyes and saw Mo Liujin's eyebrows covered with black snake scales and his vertical golden pupils. He didn't show any fear at all, but only smiled tiredly and raised his hand to touch the scales on his shoulder. "Stubborn snake."

The small hands stroked upwards against his scales and hooked around his neck. Mo Liujin could no longer hold back and lowered his head to kiss her madly, crying as he did so. The hands that were hooked around his neck finally regained their strength... until he heard her panting, and then he realized that she was just fine, and hurriedly left her lips. Chu Qingmeng smiled gently, "You're back. I missed you."

Mo Liujin felt a pang of bitterness. He had no memories of the giant snake… Chu Qingmeng's "I miss you" made him feel uncomfortable, as if the person he loved was hugging him and saying they loved someone else. Although he knew he and the giant snake were the same person, he couldn't help but feel uncomfortable. Her "You're back, I miss you" once again proved Mo Liujin's incompetence. He had failed to protect her, causing her so much injustice. Otherwise, why would she miss "him" so much?

Chu Qingmeng's spiritual power slowly overflowed from her fingertips, gently stroking the scales on his body. Wherever her fingers passed, the scales disappeared, leaving only the scales on his eyebrows. Chu Qingmeng did not use her spiritual power to help him retract them. Instead, she just traced his scales and his eyebrows. The trace of attachment in her eyes broke Mo Liujin's heart. She raised her head and gently kissed the scales. With her gentle kiss, the scales seemed to have consciousness and slowly faded away, and even his eyes returned to their original appearance. After doing all this, Chu Qingmeng felt even more exhausted, "Ajin... I'm so tired... Let me sleep in your arms for a while, okay?"

Mo Liujin lay down and hugged her back into his arms, "Qingmeng, it's the seventeenth day, do you still want to sleep? Please don't sleep..."

"I will wake up tomorrow, don't be afraid. Stay with me and sleep for a while." She placed her hand on Mo Liujin's chest and closed her eyes again, her voice faint, "I love you, Jin, don't think too much."

Mo Liujin controlled his tears and replied softly, "Okay."

The next morning, Mo Liujin looked at her in his arms. Why hadn't she woken up yet? Last night... wasn't it a dream? He let go of her hand and gently stroked her face. Chu Qingmeng subconsciously rubbed his hand. It wasn't a dream! She was awake!

"Qingmeng..." The slight tremor in his voice made Chu Qingmeng open her eyes. She smiled without saying anything, and moved her hand to touch a spot on his chest. Mo Liujin did not stop her as usual, but was relieved. She woke up, finally woke up!

"Mo Liujin."

"I'm here, I'm here." Mo Liujin hugged her shoulders tightly, wishing he could crush her in his arms.

"You lied to me."

Mo Liujin choked and spoke in a hoarse voice, "I'm sorry. I was really worried that you would think too much and it would affect your health."

"Don't lie to me again in the future."

"Okay. I'll never lie to you again."

"I'm hungry."

"What do you want to eat?"

“Wontons from the south of the city.”

Mo Liujin paused, "I'll send someone to buy it back or call them to make it for you... You're still in Xiaoyue, you can't hurt yourself anymore."

"Yeah." Chu Qingmeng no longer insisted on going because she really didn't have the energy to go out.

He helped Chu Qingmeng up, changed her inner clothes, and casually took out an outer coat to put on her and let her lean on the cushion. Then he began to clean himself and wash.

"Ajin, please get me a book, just casually."

Mo Liujin casually picked up his military strategy and placed it in her hand. "Just look at it for a while, don't hurt your eyes."

Chu Qingmeng responded, flipping through the book. Mo Liujin went to the door and ordered someone to buy her wontons and find Quan Si to take her pulse. With just two words, he hurried back and sat by her bed, watching over her. "Madam, your husband still wants to hold you."

Chu Qingmeng looked up at him, amused by his serious expression. Mo Liujin used him as a backrest, holding her in his arms. He picked up a book with one hand and read it with the other on her waist. Chu Qingmeng held the book in both hands and read. For a moment, the room was silent, with only the occasional sound of the two turning pages.

A cup of tea later, Quan Si arrived. He knocked on the door and entered, witnessing this sticky scene. He closed his eyes, pretending not to see anything. He stepped forward to take Chu Qingmeng's pulse and replied after a moment, "It's fine. It's just that my previous efforts were in vain. Jiu Ye's health has returned to its previous state. He still needs to take medicine every day as before, and I will come to give him acupuncture every other day. Jiu Ye should be weak after sleeping for so long. Try to get out of bed and walk around for a few days, but don't leave the house yet."

Mo Liujin responded, and Chu Qingmeng nodded. Chunhe brought the wontons and was overjoyed to see Chu Qingmeng awake, wiping away tears. After hearing Chunhe say that Mu Lingxue had fallen ill because of her and still hadn't gotten up, she quickly ordered Chunhe to send someone to tell Mu Lingxue she was awake, and to tell her to take good care of herself. When she recovered, they'd have some fun together. The messenger returned, beaming with good news for Chu Qingmeng: the Emperor had decreed a promotion for Princess Sinong, and now Princess Sinong would be Princess Sinong.