Chapter 168: Chapter 168: An’an, I Miss You

Ao Yi wanted to grab him, but after a glance at the rope around his own waist, he gritted his teeth and held on.

’As long as the rope doesn’t break, as long as I can wait for the wind to stop, then...’

SNAP—

The rope snapped!

Cries of alarm rose from below. Mo Yan was in the second position, and when the rope between him and Ao Yi broke, the others behind him were also swept up by the fierce wind.

Ao Yi’s expression changed. ’All my companions have been swept into the wind. There’s no point in me getting out of this alive by myself.’

Thinking this, he prepared to let go.

’Whatever. The worst that can happen is I’ll just have to climb it all over again!’

"Brother, don’t let go!"

A green vine suddenly wrapped around his wrist. A voice, both familiar and strange, came from above. Ao Yi looked up against the gale—

"Xiao Wu!"

"It’s me," Ao Wu grinned. "Brother, hold on tight. An’an is about to take you somewhere safe."

Before Ao Yi could wonder who "An’an" was, he suddenly realized his companions’ screams had stopped. Immediately after, an agile figure landed on a protruding rock above him.

The woman reached out to him. "Brother Ao, give me your hand."

Ao Yi was dazed for a moment. ’Why does this woman look so much like... my Female Mother?’

Seeing him hesitate, Yu An urged him on. Ao Yi snapped back to his senses and gave her his hand.

The next second, he vanished. When he opened his eyes again, he was in a paradise-like sanctuary.

Mo Yan and his other companions were either lying or sitting on the ground, with someone bandaging their wounds.

Ao Yi was completely bewildered. Then, a hand waved in front of his eyes.

"Brother Ao? Brother Ao?"

Ao Wu asked nervously, "Brother Ao, do you still recognize me? You haven’t gone stupid, have you?"

’Still the same old jokester.’ Ao Yi came to his senses and said flatly, "I’m not stupid."

Ao Wu breathed a sigh of relief. "That’s good, that’s good. Brother Ao, are you hurt? Let me bandage your wounds."

"No," Ao Yi stopped him. "Where is this place? And who was that female just now? Why does she look so much like our Female Mother? Also..."

"Stop, stop, stop—"

Ao Wu made a "time out" gesture. "Brother, I know what you want to ask. Stop asking and just listen to me."

While the two brothers were talking, Yu An was coaxing Mo Yan to let her heal him.

"Mo Yan, let go of me first. You’re hurt. You can hug me again after your wounds are healed, okay?"

"No," Mo Yan tightened his grip on her arm, his voice trembling. "I won’t let go. Not even if I die!"

"Alright, alright," Yu An said softly. "You can hold on. For as long as you want."

She had no choice but to heal Mo Yan in this position. Fortunately, his injuries weren’t serious, and his wounds soon healed under the effect of her Wood Element Ability.

Mo Yan buried his head in her embrace, his voice muffled. "An’an, I missed you so much. I thought about you every second of every day. I was so scared... scared that you..."

He was afraid that if he couldn’t find her, she would suffer at the hands of those people.

He was also afraid of an accident... that he would never see her again...

’Thank the heavens for their mercy. We’ve finally been reunited!’

Her collar felt a little damp, and there were soft sobbing sounds. Yu An froze for a moment, then pulled him and vanished from the spot.

Inside her space, she could go anywhere at will. Once they arrived in her room in the castle, Yu An patted his shoulder. "No one’s here now. You can cry if you want to."

There were so many people just now. The reason a certain snake refused to get up was definitely partly because he was afraid of being laughed at.

"I’m not crying," Mo Yan turned his face away, embarrassed. "Who’s crying? I didn’t cry!"

Yu An let out a snort of laughter and teased, "Then why are my clothes wet? If you didn’t cry on them, did a puppy do it?"

In a rare moment of shyness, Mo Yan blushed. "An’an!"

Yu An couldn’t help but laugh. "Okay, okay, you didn’t cry. My A yuan is so strong, why would he ever cry?"

She was deliberately clowning around to lighten the mood, and the tension in Mo Yan’s heart eased considerably. He still held onto her hand, refusing to let go, as if she might disappear.

Yu An let him hold her hand and told him about being taken by Poisonous Insect Granny and what had happened recently.

"Poisonous Insect Granny... Invincible Alliance..."

A chill crossed Mo Yan’s face. "An’an, let me tell you. After Feng Xuan and I arrived on the Beast God Continent, we landed in the territory of the Invincible Alliance..."

"Later, we were sucked into the Death Abyss and met Brother Ao. It was through him that I learned the Invincible Alliance’s Hierarch is a bad guy."

"Thank goodness you didn’t fight him," Yu An patted her chest, breathing a sigh of relief. "A yuan, do you know what my relationship with the Dragon Clan’s Leader is?"

Mo Yan looked confused. "Ao Wu and Ao Yi are brothers, so... are you relatives?"

’What other relationship could there be?’

"He’s my Beast Father. My biological Beast Father."

Mo Yan was silent for a full five seconds, then said with great solemnity, "An’an, I think falling into the Death Abyss was an incredibly fortunate and lucky thing to happen to me!"

’That’s my father-in-law! If I had traveled smoothly all the way to Dragon City and ended up fighting my father-in-law... I can’t even imagine how desperate I’d be!’

Yu An was amused by the relief in his voice and doubled over with laughter.

All of Mo Yan’s other emotions vanished. He covered her mouth with his hand, his face red. "No laughing! What’s so funny!"

Yu An deliberately dodged him. In the heat of the moment, Mo Yan silenced her joyful laughter with his lips.

"Mmph..."

The two of them tumbled onto the soft bed. Mo Yan was stunned at first, but then he felt a pair of supple arms wrap around his shoulders as she gradually deepened the kiss.

The temperature in the room climbed steadily. At some point, their clothes had come undone. Yu An gasped for breath and pushed him lightly. "You’re all dirty... Go take a shower..."

"Together," Mo Yan couldn’t resist leaning in for another kiss. "We’re both dirty. It’s perfect if we wash up together."

Yu An opened her arms. "Carry me."

The corner of Mo Yan’s lip curled up. He swept her up by the waist. The bathroom door opened and closed; in their haste, it wasn’t even shut tightly.

The faint SPLASH of water could be heard, accompanied by soft gasps.

Their bath took a very long time. It was only when Yu An felt her skin was about to wrinkle that she nudged Mo Yan, signaling for him to take her out of the water.

Having sampled the appetizer, the man was exceptionally satisfied and obediently did as she asked.

If what came before was the appetizer, what followed was a man who had been starved for a long time beginning his rare and sumptuous feast.

"Why don’t we wait until tonight... It’s the middle of the day, and everyone’s waiting for us..."

Yu An felt she needed to prepare herself. That one night with Ao Wu had nearly broken her back, and she suspected Mo Yan would be the same.

"No," Mo Yan nuzzled against a soft spot, his voice surprisingly gentle. "What else would a husband and wife do after just being reunited? They’ll understand."

"An’an, stop thinking about them. Tonight, you can only think of me."

The possessiveness in his tone was practically overflowing. "You’re only allowed to think of me, to feel my presence..."

"An’an, I want you. I want you so, so much."

A flurry of soft kisses rained down. Yu An could no longer think of anything else, completely immersing herself in pleasure.

The sense of security in her heart wasn’t quite enough; she wasn’t yet satisfied. Only after a profound connection could she feel truly sated.

At least... from this moment on, time belonged to them.