CH 45

Chapter 45: Could It Be That You Developed Feelings For Me?

Lin Baihu lowered his eyes: “You, as the tiger of Kunlun Mountain, don’t have to do this….”

Qin Yicang suddenly smiled again and interrupted Lin Baihu: “Little white bird, do you still remember the first time we met?”

Lin Baihu was stunned and raised his eyes to look at Qin Yicang.

Qin Yicang spread his ink-painted fan, waved it, and smiled: “You don’t remember? Well, I do! I was practicing alone at the snowy top of Kunlun Mountain, but one day, I felt bored and secretly slipped down the mountain to play. Unexpectedly, I bumped into the fierce beast Qiongqi1, who intended to take my inner Dan and beat me to death. I was terrified! So I fled to the foot of Pingding Mountain….”

Qin Yicang, who was still a white tiger at the time, was lying on the ground, dying. He was staring at the Qiongqi, who wasn’t that far away, whose mouth was spewing a fishy smell, and his bone-like wings slowly approached him.

Fear, despair, and resignation. Those were the feelings that roamed all over his body. Qin Yicang tried his best to get up, but he could only let out a tragic roar.

Before the Qiongqi’s claws could cut open his chest, a blazing fire came all of a sudden from the sky, heading straight for the Qiongqi.

As the thick smoke rolled up when the fire started to burn, Qin Yicang felt that he was rising into the air.

When he looked up, he saw a white bird.

Crane feet, peacock tail, feathers as white as snow, singing that sounded like broken jade, and spreading wings that could cover the sky.

At a single glance, Qin Yicang fell in love.

Lin Baihu saved Qin Yicang’s life like this, took care of him, and then sent him back to Kunlun Mountain.

However, the root of a misfortune was planted at that moment.

Because the Qiongqi took revenge. He climbed up the Pingding Mountain, broke the boundary of the Phoenix Clan, and began a killing spree.

Lin Baihu fought hard, but in the end, he could only watch how his clan members were bitten and swallowed by the Qiongqi, covering Pingding Mountain with blood.

Lin Baihu mourned and cried. When he was about to kill the Qiongqi in a suicidal attempt for the sake of his clan, Bian Zhonghua appeared.

Bian Zhonghua injured the Qiongqi, and saved Lin Baihu and his clan.

Lin Baihu knew that this disaster was his fault, so he felt ashamed to face his clan. Because of this, he didn’t want to stay in Pingding Mountain anymore. In order to repay his kindness, he cried blood to make a blood contract. From then on, he called Bian Zhonghua ‘Lord’ like a servant, and followed him for the rest of his life.

When Qin Yicang closed the ink-painted fan, he said to Lin Baihu with a smile: “You know, in this world, there’s a thing called ‘karma’. Because you protected me back then, he protected you. Now, because you’re protecting him, I’ll be the one to protect you. Little white bird, you don’t have to persuade me of anything, because I’m doing this willingly.”

Lin Baihu was silent for a long time, but then he lowered his head and stretched out a hand to support Qin Yicang: “Since your foot hurts, I’ll take you back.”

“Mm-hmm.” Qin Yicang sighed lightly, feeling as if there was something wrong with his heart. After he abruptly thought of something, he raised his head to ask in confusion: “Little white bird, I’ve liked you for so long, so why are you trying to persuade me now?”

Lin Baihu paused.

Qin Yicang then put the fan on his chin and nodded, becoming even more confused than before: “You’ve always said that you’re emotionless and desireless, so whether I like you or not shouldn’t matter. Let alone should you care.”

Lin Baihu remained silent.

Naturally, Qin Yicang wouldn’t miss the opportunity to tease Lin Baihu. With a cheeky smile, he joked: “Could it be that you developed feelings for me? Mmm?”

Qin Yicang expected Lin Baihu to say: ‘You’re thinking too much’, or for him to turn around and leave indifferently, so Qin Yicang was ready to grab his shoulder and drag him back to his side. 

However, Lin Baihu just stood there, with his head down, without saying a word.

This, however, made Qin Yicang panic a little, so he hurriedly laughed twice and said: “I’m joking, don’t get angry. I understand that you will only follow one person in your life. I’m—”

At that moment, Lin Baihu raised his head and interrupted Qin Yicang: “I don’t know.”

Woooohhhhh Qin Yicang!!! You made it! Your crush is questioning his own emotions for you!!!! Good job boi