Chapter 197: Sweet Honey Ashes Like Frost 18
Ling Xi knew that the heroine Jin Mi had come to the Heavenly Palace, but he had never seen her.

She was in Xuanji Palace, and Jin Mi was in Qiwu Palace and Yue Lao Mansion. The two palaces were far apart from each other, and generally speaking, they would not meet unless there were special circumstances.

However, she heard that His Highness the God of Fire had brought his savior to the Heavenly Palace, a grape elf who was kept by the Moon Fairy in his marriage palace. He was quite handsome and very popular among the fairies.

As for Ling Xi and Jin Mi's first meeting, it was completely beyond her expectations.

That day, Runyu did not return to Xuanji Palace at night, so Ling Xi knew that he must have gone out to flirt again.

Runyu is a Yinglong, belonging to the water system, so he likes cold pools of water very much. Behind the Xuanji Palace, there happens to be a large cold spring. When Runyu is bored, he likes to show his true form there and soak his tail in the water.

His true body is white, so his tail is silver-white. Because of the presence of dragon scales, it looks sparkling and silver-yellow, which is very beautiful. At least, it fits Ling Xi's aesthetic point.

So, when Ling Xi saw that Runyu didn't come back, she easily thought of this place, and then she went to the backyard of Xuanji Palace.

Cold spring.

Ling Xi saw Runyu resting on a rock with his hands propped up. His long dragon tail was soaked in the water, shining especially brightly in the night. For a moment, she couldn't tell whether the clear lake water or his tail was prettier.

The nightmare beast lay obediently beside him, guarding him.

There is such a peaceful atmosphere between the man and the beast that one cannot bear to disturb them.

Ling Xi lowered his footsteps, tiptoed, and walked over quietly.

Just as it approached Runyu, the Nightmare Beast woke up. When it saw Ling Xi, its deer eyes were full of joy. It stood up suddenly and jumped onto Ling Xi.

The Nightmare Beast was no longer the small one it once was. It had grown much larger. When it jumped onto Ling Xi, it knocked her back and made her stagger two steps.

Hearing the noise, Runyu opened his eyes and saw that it was Ling Xi. He quickly scolded, "Nightmare Beast."

He retracted his tail, stood up, and hurriedly strode to Ling Xi's side, holding her arm, full of concern: "Ah Xi, how are you? Did the nightmare beast hit you?"

Ling Xi steadied himself, shook his head, and replied with a good smile: "It's okay. Besides, the Nightmare Beast ran towards me because it likes me. It can't hurt me."

Ling Xi squatted down and smiled, her eyes curved into crescents. She hugged the Nightmare Beast tightly, and pressed against it intimately, touching the Nightmare Beast's soft body. Ling Xi said happily: "Nightmare Beast."

The Nightmare Beast was also very excited when being hugged by Ling Xi, and kept nudging towards Ling Xi's arms.

"Ah Xi, why are you here?"

Runyu looked at the man and the beast hugging each other and asked in a gentle voice.

Ling Xi touched the Nightmare Beast and replied, "I saw that you didn't go back at night, and you didn't have to go to Buxingtai today, so I guessed that you came here, so I came here to take a look."

Runyu smiled sheepishly, "I just want to stay here for a while today."

After so many years of getting along, how could Ling Xi not know what Runyu wanted to do? He just wanted to take a cold spring bath.

Ling Xi pulled Runyu to sit down beside the cold spring, looked at Runyu, and said, "I'll accompany you, you continue to soak in the cold spring. This cold spring will be of some benefit to your cultivation."

Runyu had already passed the thunder tribulation and became a true god recognized by the Heaven. After being fed with medicinal food made from the finest herbs by Ling Xi for many years, his cultivation had already reached a level that could not be compared with what it was before, and was not much worse than Ling Xi's strength.

It’s just that he usually hides his cultivation level so no one else knows about it.

Hearing Ling Xi say this, Runyu's ears turned red silently. The dragon's tail is a very sensitive part, and it is rarely shown to people who are not familiar with it.

Although it was not the first time that Ling Xi saw his tail, he couldn't help feeling shy.

Runyu soaked his tail in the cold spring again. Ling Xi watched from the side, and when he saw his tail, his eyes suddenly lit up.

She wanted to touch it, but she was too embarrassed to do so and could only look at it.

Ling Xi knew that he was shy, so she didn't touch his tail, but just sat quietly with him.

After a while, the two heard footsteps and soft whispers behind them.

Before Ling Xi and Run Yu went to see, they heard a "Ah".

Ling Xi turned around and saw the Nightmare Beast jumped up again and rushed towards the person, scaring the person and causing him to scream, "Ah! It's you again!"

Ling Xi stood up and stopped him, saying, "Nightmare beasts must not be rude."

When the Nightmare Beast heard Ling Xi's words, it stopped teasing the visitor, walked back to Ling Xi, and lay down obediently at her feet.

Ling Xi raised her eyes and looked at the person who came. Because of the movement of the nightmare beast, the hairpin she used to tie her hair fell to the ground. With the magic, she changed from a male body to a female body. Her three thousand black hair fell, revealing her stunningly beautiful face, as beautiful as a peony, bright and charming, and extremely smart.

In Ling Xi's eyes, that face was exactly that of the heroine Jin Mi.

She heard that the Flower God Zifen was the most beautiful woman in the six realms in the past, and she knew that Jin Mi's father was the Water God, who seemed to be the most beautiful man in the six realms as well. The daughter born to these two most beautiful men was indeed a one-of-a-kind beauty.

No wonder Dou Mu Yuan Jun chose her, her mother and her as transit stations to absorb luck.

It seems that Dou Mu Yuanjun was attracted by the appearance of the former flower goddess Zifen and Jin Mi. After all, beautiful women tend to attract more attention from men.

Ling Xi looked at Jin Mi apologetically: "Fairy, I am sorry for the rudeness. The Nightmare Beast just likes to play. Please don't take it to heart, Fairy."

Runyu also retracted his tail as soon as Jin Mi appeared. No one except Axi could see his tail.

Jin Mi waved her hands hastily: "It's okay, it's okay, actually this deer is pretty cute, it just has a bit of a bad temper."

"And I'm not a fairy, but I am also a fairy who practices Taoism."

Jin Mi started laughing as she spoke, and her whole body radiated a warm glow, like a little sun.

Ling Xi's eyes paused. Although what those people in the Flower Realm did back then was inappropriate, Jin Mi seemed to be a good person.

"By the way, beautiful fairy, my name is Jin Mi, what's your name?"

As soon as Jin Mi saw Ling Xi, her eyes suddenly lit up with amazing light.

This fairy was so beautiful, more beautiful than any other fairy she had ever met.

Moreover, this fairy had an aura that made her feel very comfortable, as if it brought hope for life.

Ling Xi met Jin Mi's innocent eyes and answered her question in a gentle manner: "Ling Xi, my name is Ling Xi."