Water Reflects Peach Blossoms

Chapter 115 Peach Blossoms in Three Lives and Three Worlds (3)

boom--! ! !

A huge sound rang out in the stone chamber. Jiang Ruan, who was holding a lotus leaf and lotus pod, was startled and quickly looked in the direction of the stone chamber.

Mo Yuan also looked over.

Smoke and dust exploded out of the windows and doors, and then two figures walked out of the dust.

Zheyan, with a look of disgust on his face, waved his sleeves to disperse the smoke and dust, and Donghua, with a cold face, as if someone owed him a mountain of gold.

Seeing the expressions of the two men, Mo Yuan understood.

The moment he saw Jiang Ruan, Zhe Yan walked over to her and said with a smile: "Ruan Ruan, do you want to make lotus seeds? I'll light the fire."

"No, I can do it myself." Jiang Ruan refused.

She was afraid that asking the gods to do hard labor for her would shorten her life.

Then, she asked, "Did Supreme God Zheyan heal the Emperor's injury?"

"Of course." Zhe Yan was in a good mood. "As long as I take action, there is no injury that cannot be cured."

Hearing Jiang Ruan's concern for him, Donghua softened his expression and said, "Jiang Ruan, come here. I'll take you to the kitchen."

Jiang Ruan walked to Donghua's side and saw that the wound on the back of his hand had indeed healed without even a scar left. She felt relieved.

No matter what, Donghua was stabbed with the hairpin by her because he saved her. Now that he is healed, she doesn't need to hold a grudge against him anymore.

Noticing that Jiang Ruan was staring at his hand whose wound had healed as before, Donghua looked at her with eyes filled with some emotion. His cold face, like the snow on the top of the mountain, melted, and even his voice became as soft as if it were lingering around his fingers, making people's ears itch.

He said, "Don't worry, it doesn't hurt anymore."

Jiang Ruan turned her face away, avoiding his tender gaze, and replied in a low voice: "I'm not worried."

The kitchen is not far from the stone chamber, just a short walk away.

Seeing the alchemy furnace in the middle of the kitchen that had been empty for a long time, Zhe Yan, who was walking beside Jiang Ruan with a swagger, said with a smile: "Is this kitchen of yours converted from an alchemy room?"

Donghua glanced over coldly: "No one other than birds is allowed to enter."

His kitchen was indeed an alchemy room at first, and it was only after he became interested in cooking that it was converted into a kitchen.

Zhe Yan choked: "..."

Hearing the two people bickering, Jiang Ruan couldn't help laughing. As soon as she laughed out loud, she suddenly realized that something was wrong and quickly retracted her smile.

Hearing Jiang Ruan's gentle laughter, Zhe Yan said magnanimously, "Since Ruan Ruan laughed, I won't bother with you."

"Oh?" Donghua raised an eyebrow. "I'd really like you to argue with me."

Just now, the two of them had indeed fought in the stone chamber. Although they didn't fight seriously, Zheyan damaged Donghua's favorite set of tea sets and made the entire stone chamber full of smoke and dust, which really made him unhappy.

Mo Yuan, who was three people behind, sighed.

Seeing that what he was worried about would not happen, Mo Yuan interrupted the open and covert fighting between Donghua and Zheyan and said, "Kunlun Xu still needs my presence. I can't leave for long. I will return first."

"Why are you so anxious?" Zhe Yan looked at Mo Yuan and said to him, "Your eldest disciple Diefeng is thorough and reliable. It's time for you, as his master, to ease up and train him to be able to handle things on his own."

"The weather is great today, and the three of us are gathered together again. With such a beautiful view, why don't we have a few drinks?"

Mo Yuan: "..."

Zheyan never treats him politely. If he were to be polite, there would definitely be a big pit waiting for him ahead.

Mo Yuan sighed inwardly: "Why, did you bring Peach Blossom Drunk?"

Zheyan's demeanor was elegant, and upon hearing Mo Yuan's question, his smile deepened. "If you like Peach Blossom Drunk, I'll send you a few bottles of the pure brew that's been buried under the peach tree for the longest time when I return to the Ten-Mile Peach Forest."

"Here we have Donghua's own lotus wine. It's not as good as my peach blossom wine, but it's still quite drinkable."

Donghua gave him a murderous look.

Zheyan, the phoenix that deserved to be plucked, actually belittled the wine he brewed in such a way.

Zheyan had said this, so Mo Yuan agreed: "Okay, let's have a few drinks then."

Jiang Ruan was so hungry that she didn't bother to listen to what they were saying. Just as she put down the lotus leaf and was about to peel the lotus seeds, a big hand took the lotus pod from her.

"This thing hurts your hands, let me peel it." Donghua's actions of caring for her were very natural.

Zhe Yan, who was one step behind: "..."

Soon, lotus leaf cake and lotus seed porridge were made.

The fragrance of lotus leaves stimulates one's appetite.

On the stone table, Jiang Ruan took the bowl of lotus seed porridge handed to her by Donghua, thanked him, and started eating it impatiently.

Zhe Yan took a bite and praised, "It's delicious. It's really worthy of Ruan Ruan's craftsmanship."

His voice was as clear and elegant as the gurgling of water, and there was no exaggeration in his praise, it was just a sincere admiration for eating delicious food.

Jiang Ruan swallowed the porridge in his mouth: "It's just ordinary cooking."

After eating half a bowl of porridge, she finally felt relieved from the hunger. She picked up a piece of lotus leaf cake and ate it slowly.

Donghua took a small hoe and poured out the lotus wine he had buried under the bellflower tree thousands of years ago. The dirt on the wine jar was cleaned, and he poured a cup for Zheyan and Donghua in front of him.

When giving it to Jiang Ruan, he couldn't help but remind her: "Although this wine is soft, it's better to taste it lightly."

Jiang Ruan nodded and agreed.

She didn't actually want to drink.

Mo Yuan noticed that Donghua first poured it for him and Zhe Yan, treating them as guests, and then for Jiang Ruan, not only treating her as his own concubine, but also putting her first in his heart, and then Donghua himself.

The hand holding the wine glass paused, and Mo Yuan looked at Zhe Yan. Sure enough, the phoenix's expression looked not so good.

He sighed in his heart, feeling miserable as he was stuck in the middle. He instantly lost the mood to drink and put down the glass in his hand.

He took a piece of lotus leaf cake and put it in his mouth. He looked up at Jiang Ruan who was concentrating on eating the lotus leaf cake. This dessert was sweet and delicious.

After dinner, Donghua said to Jiang Ruan, "The war between the Heavenly Palace and the Winged Clan is imminent. I think you should return to the mortal world after the war is over. As for your family house and your parents' graves, I will instruct the landowner of Shenshui Town to take care of them."

Donghua thought Jiang Ruan would be disappointed, but unexpectedly she was very understanding and agreed.

Jiang Ruan said gently, "Don't worry, at this critical moment, I won't cause you any trouble or affect the war."

If her actions caused Donghua and Zheyan to make decisions that were detrimental to the war, she would become a sinner of the world.

She can tell the difference between right and wrong.

"Ruan Ruan has never been a problem." Zhe Yan explained to Jiang Ruan, fearing she might misunderstand him. "We're just worried you'd be affected by the war, and that the Winged Tribe would use you to threaten Dong Hua and me."

"I know." Jiang Ruan assured Zheyan.

Donghua said to Jiang Ruan, "I want to place you in Kunlun Xu."

This was the result that he and Zheyan came up with out of helplessness after neither of them gave in and even had a fight.

They were both on guard against each other. No matter whose territory Jiang Ruan was in, they were worried that Jiang Ruan would be forced or seduced...

Although it may sound a bit dirty to think this way, when facing such a major event, I would rather be a little dirty than regret it in the future.