He Lan Tianxia

The next morning, Murong Junlan woke up the little boy and Luo Rina very early and instructed them to go find the snow lotus. To ensure their safety, he told them to go together and return together.

"Why don't you go?" Luo Rina asked, noticing that Murong Junlan hadn't woken the woman, guessing that he was intentionally trying to get rid of them.

“Who said we’re not going?” Murong Junlan tossed the spear to the little boy. “Be careful.”

"Why is she still sleeping?" Lorina retorted.

"Don't believe me? You can see who picked the most snow lotus flowers today." Murong Junlan looked at the woman who had been woken up and ignored Luo Rina.

"Hmph, let's have a competition. Whoever loses has to make the barbecue tonight." Luo Rina pulled the little boy out of the cave to find the snow lotus.

"Remember to bring back the prey while you're at it," Murong Junlan added. Luo Rina didn't seem to hear him; in any case, she didn't respond.

"Sister, brother told us to go hunting." The little boy heard this.

"I didn't hear you," Lorina said indignantly.

"I heard it." The little boy was indeed cute and innocent.

"Then go ahead and hit me," Lorina replied curtly.

"Mmm." The little boy skipped and hopped happily, running alongside Luo Rina.

The woman, upon hearing that she was to find snow lotus flowers, prepared to get up, only to hear Murong Junlan's cold voice: "Lie down."

"Lie down?" The woman thought she had misheard, and then Murong Junlan took it upon himself to lie down beside her. Sharing a bed? It seemed they weren't that familiar yet. The woman turned over to get up, but Murong Junlan stopped her with one hand, forcing her to lie back down.

"Your Highness, that..."

"Don't look at me. I know my own looks. Look at the stone wall above." Murong Junlan stared at the first painting on the cave wall.

Haha, Your Highness, you're too narcissistic. Even if you're handsome, you can't force me to sleep with you.

"The above is a secret recipe for keeping warm and maintaining health. It can help you stay warm. If you practice it, it will be very beneficial for someone like you who is unarmed."

"So it wasn't about sleeping with someone, it was about practicing martial arts. That scared me." The woman smiled at Murong Junlan.

"However, if you wish to share a bed with me, I have no objection," Murong Junlan said shamelessly, gazing at the picture with a straight face.

The woman slapped him in anger. Murong Junlan reached out and gently grabbed the woman's hand, "If you don't want me and the wild beasts to bully you, then you should practice your skills properly."

"Heh, the prince and the beast are indeed cut from the same cloth." The woman chuckled.

"Is it funny?" Murong Junlan didn't react.

"Not funny." But thinking of the prince and the wild beast, the woman laughed without restraint.

"Don't let your little brain wander into wild thoughts. If you don't practice soon, I'm leaving." Murong Junlan tapped the woman's head, looking angry.

"In order to prevent wild beasts and the prince from bullying me, I will practice my skills diligently."

Upon hearing this, Murong Junlan finally understood why his Yan'er was laughing. He looked at the woman with affection and began explaining each picture and some basic principles of qi cultivation. The woman was quite perceptive; after one round, she had actually memorized the essence of the entire manual. After practicing it three times, Murong Junlan said that was enough, and prepared to go out with the woman to find snow lotus flowers. His reason was that they couldn't rush things.

Amidst the pristine white snow, a couple held hands for the first time, chasing each other joyfully like Snow White and the Prince in a fairy tale. Murong Junlan brushed a snowflake that had fallen on the woman's head and said softly, "I promised to teach you how to clean turtles last time. Do you still want to learn?"

"Yes I do."

"But I can't teach you now. You can only learn that back in the cave. How about I teach you the Snow-Walking Lightness Skill instead?"

"Great."

"Once you've mastered it, you can go up the cliff and pick snow lotus flowers yourself. The snow lotus flowers on the cliff contain much more spiritual energy than ordinary snow lotus flowers, and their medicinal value is also much higher." Murong Junlan looked at the girl's longing face and patiently taught her the secrets of lightness skill.

We are truly grateful to the little boy for taking the woman all over the mountains for the past month, which has laid a solid foundation for her lightness skill training. After two hours, the woman was able to glide more than ten zhang (approximately 33 meters) across the snow, which made her so happy that she pulled her master, Murong Junlan, around several times. Murong Junlan also gained a new appreciation for the woman's training ability.

"Your Highness, look, there's a snow lotus flower over there!" the woman exclaimed excitedly, pointing to a cliff.

"Hmm, although they're not as good as the two I picked last time, they're still quite nice, and they must have been aged for hundreds of years."

"I want to go pick it myself," the woman said, looking at Murong Junlan expectantly.

"No, your pathetic skills are useless. Let's practice until you've improved." This was no joke, and Murong Junlan couldn't let his Yan'er take such a risk.

"Can I go up with you?" the woman pleaded.

"Alright." Murong Junlan couldn't resist the woman's longing eyes and softened. "Stand still, don't move." Murong Junlan put an arm around the woman's waist, flicked his rope, and leaped up with a burst of speed. Using a few rocks for leverage, the two landed on a rock on the cliff. Just as the woman was about to reach out, Murong Junlan immediately reminded her.

"Don't move, there's a snake." The woman pulled her hand back in fright. "Remember, every sentient flower is guarded by an animal."

"What should I do?"

"We can't kill it, otherwise it will destroy the flowers or poison them. We can only lure it away. You hold me so I can free my hands." If he were alone, Murong Junlan would have picked the flowers long ago, instead of going through all this trouble.

With one hand gripping the rocks on the cliff, Murong Junlan used the other to extend the end of a thin rope, probing the snow lotus. Sure enough, a small gray snake slithered out and attacked the rope. Murong Junlan used "Silver Ring Illusion" to immobilize the snake, then instructed the person in his arms, "Pick it."

The snow lotus grew in the cracks of the rocks, and the woman couldn't pick it no matter how hard she tried. She finally pulled hard, and the whole snow lotus was ripped off. Her foot slipped, she lost her balance, and the two of them fell towards the cliff. Murong Junlan was startled by this sudden accident. He quickly deactivated the "Silver Ring Illusion," retrieved the thin rope, grabbed the woman's waist with one hand, and used the momentum to perform two 360-degree flips, then rolled several times on the ground to avoid direct impact and injury upon landing.

Finally, she tumbled down, spinning around until she was dizzy, but she still clung tightly to the hard-won snow lotus. Seeing the woman's satisfied expression, Murong Junlan momentarily forgot his aching arms and legs, gazing intently at the person he held so close, and his lips involuntarily pressed a kiss to hers…

The woman's mind went blank for a moment; the sudden kiss left her flustered and at a loss. Murong Junlan's gentle, passionate kiss froze their first kiss, separated for ten thousand years, into eternity, making their hearts flutter.

"Snake!" the woman exclaimed. The little gray snake was dizzy from the fall, but it darted over as soon as it smelled the flowers.

"Throw away the flowers," Murong Junlan said anxiously.

"this?"

"quick."

The woman threw the snow lotus at the little gray snake. Murong Junlan quickly grabbed her and rolled a few times in another direction. Then, with a graceful turn, he stood up with the woman and casually slashed a gust of wind behind him, as punishment for interrupting their romantic moment. The little gray snake stuck out its little tongue at them fiercely, then quickly fled with the snow lotus in its mouth.

"What a pity," the woman said regretfully, watching the little gray snake disappear into the distance.

"Master your lightness skill, and you'll have plenty of opportunities," Murong Junlan said, gazing affectionately at the person in his arms.

"Then I'll start practicing now." The woman gathered her energy and leaped forward.

"I'll accompany you." Murong Junlan watched the woman run off into the distance, then lightly stepped forward to catch up, keeping a respectful distance behind her. Thus, a pair of graceful figures earnestly chased each other across the snow-covered landscape, creating a truly beautiful scene.

So engrossed in their practice, the two completely forgot about their hunting and snow lotus picking tasks. They only remembered when they returned to the cave entrance and saw the little boy carrying two snow rabbits to show off his accomplishment.

"Brother, look, I killed these two snow rabbits."

"Bear Baby is so great." Murong Junlan reached out and patted the little boy's head. "How about I reward you with a roasted rabbit thigh later?"

"That's great!" the little boy exclaimed excitedly.

"Let's start grilling the meat."

"Okay!" With that, the little boy ran off to get ready.

"You're not allowed to go." Luo Rina arrogantly tossed five or six snow lotus flowers in front of Murong Junlan and the woman. "Didn't we agree to honor the bet? What, does a prince like you want to renege on his debt?"

"I'll do it." The woman grabbed two snow rabbits and chased after the little boy.

"Who said I'm renegeting on my debt? I didn't ask you to grill meat." Murong Junlan thought to himself, "You want me to grill meat for you to eat? Dream on." So he said dismissively, "However, if you want to repay my life-saving grace, I might reluctantly eat a piece or two."

"Murong Junlan, don't push your luck!" Luo Rina angrily threw a snow lotus flower at Murong Junlan.

"I'm warning you, my title isn't something anyone can just call me by." Murong Junlan caught the snow lotus and flicked it back. Then, turning around, he left the furious Luo Rina behind and walked towards the small stone cave where the meat was roasting.