🔥 Zhang Qiling 🔥
They ate a hot meal for once and after that they decided to apply mud on the tents as well, giving that it was going to be nightfall soon and that was the safest place they could stay for the time being. By nightfall, they had pretty much cover everything with mud and it was when doing so that they found a message left behind by Wu San Xing.
"Wu Xie..." Xioage whisper as Wu Xie squatted down in front of the stone in which it was written.
"We found the entrance of the Ultimate. Once entered there should be no return. Farewell, my wish is fulfilled, I have no regrets. It's dangerous here, leave now, dont follow." Wu Xie read the message aloud and Pangzi looked at Xiaoge a bit awkwardly.
"I think that your uncle... didn't plan to go back home at all..." Pangzi said softly, but after both Xiaoge and Pan Zi gave him a cold stare, he swallow his words.
"Ah, come on Tianzhen. Who is your uncle? I'm sure that tomorrow we will find his trace and see he is doing fine." Pangzi rectify.
"Yeah, I'm sure he is doing well, he is not alone after all and he is a cautious man." Pan Zi added.
"I know, this old fox only wants for me to turn back... as if I will do so at this point. It's not only for him anymore, is for Xiaoge too... I will get some rest, my eyes are starting to itch a lot... wake me up when is my turn to watch. We should expect a snake wave tonight. There are traces of it all over this camp." Wu Xie said in a tone close to sadness, which break Xiaoge's heart. He hated to see Wu Xie hurt or sad most of all, for which he had obsessed to keep him safe and make a personal vow to not see him cry again.
"Aright, take a good sleep tonight and stay in the tent all night. We had divided the provisions and medicines into each backpack. There is even serum for snake's poison, so there is no reason for you to go out, nor for any of us to be on the lookout. We seal ourselves inside a tent and wait for the new day to chase them away. With all the mud we had use on the tents and with no campfire, we will attract less snakes than your uncle San did." Pangzi said.
"Agree. It will be more dangerous to stay out than to stay in. So both you and Xiaoge rest in that tent." Pan Zi pointed at the one with the door, which was sturdier than the other, thus safer. "Pangzi and I will take the other. No maters what happens outside we stay in until morning, then we can be on our way and find Master San as soon as possible." Pan Zi ended saying.
"Good, come on Pan Zi, time to rest." Pangzi said as he walked into the other tent and Pan Zi follow him shortly after.
Xiaoge looked at Wu Xie, which still had that melancholic look on his face while he looked at that cursed message like it was written like the last one, in blood and Qiling approach him. He gently caressed Wu Xie's cheek and slightly smiled at him.
"I will find him for you Wu Xie. Trust me." Xiaoge offered and Wu Xie smiled back.
"I trust you Xiaoge, it's just that I don't understand why my uncle is acting like this. I which he can also trust me and tell me what he had keep from me for so long. Why did he keep disappearing? What is he looking for? What happen to you and my uncle's team back in that underwater tomb? Why Xie Lian accused my uncle of..."
"Wu Xie, if your uncle don't give you answers then ask someone else." Xiaoge interrupted.
"You mean, Chen Wenjin?" Wu Xie asked and Xiaoge assented. "Is she still following us?" Wu Xie asked and Xiaoge assented yet again.
"Alright... tomorrow we can try find her too. Let's go, my eyes are really itchy now..." Wu Xie said.
"Go in first, I will put out this fire first." Xiaoge said and Wu Xie consented, heading for their assigned tent that illuminate by a lamp on one corner.
Their sleeping bags were already in place and both of their backpack now fully equipped were on another corner. He took a cloth and wet it with a bit of water to clean his face, to see if the itch was because of the mud, then look around to find any weak points they should been more focus on during the long night.
However, the tent looked strong enough to hold a group of snakes. The material of which it was made was of good quality and was well placed and mounted. Unless they come from above in big waves, they really should be fine there until morning. So he lay down over a sleeping bag and closed his tired eyes in wait for Xiaoge to come in, which only took a minute.
Qiling lay down by Wu Xie and held him, as they were too dirty to cover themselves with the sleeping bag. Wu Xie turned on his arms to be face to face with him.
"Are you still itchy?" Xioage asked.
"Yes, a bit..." Wu Xie whisper and Xiaoge close the little distance between their faces to place a soft kiss on Wu Xie's closed eyes. The tender gesture make Wu Xie love the man more. He was emotionally drained at that moment and having Xiaoge showing such a caring side, it make him want to cry all his frustrations and doubts out even when he wanted to hold them back, but when Xiaoge kissed his other eye, then his forehead, he really lost it.
Much against his will, tears still gather on his closed eyes and he pressed Xiaoge to him trying to drain strength out of him or that comfort he was in need off. Xiaoge didn't say anything but hold him back as tears ran down Wu Xie's cheeks and gently rubbed his back as he let out a small cry over his chest.
"Wu Xie..." The whisper came so lovingly that all his barriers crashed down on him and soon, Wu Xie was kissing Xiaoge with a need he had not shown before. It was pleasant to find out that Xiaoge has also clean his face outside, perhaps expecting that outcome. Qiling didn't resist, but give in to Wu Xie, as he too was in need of it.
"Xiaoge... Xiaoge... Xiaoge..." Wu Xie whisper, but Qiling wanted to wash away not only Wu Xie's tears but also his sadness in the only way he could. Obviously he was not good with words and Wu Xie had been the one to kiss him, expecting his comfort and he loved the man to a point he will not deny him of anything he was in need and more so when he also wanted the same.
Soon, Wu Xie was too caught up on kisses that everything else was forgotten and as Qiling's corporal heat raised so did his desire for the younger man. After several heated kisses and soft moaning, Wu Xie found himself unzipping Xiaoge's black jacket with nervous hands and lifting his t-shirt so he could touch that pale skin of his. It was warm and his body was like a well done masterpiece of fair skin and muscles in the right places.
It was barely noticeable under that black jacket, but Zhang Qiling was a hot man, a man he desire so much at that time it was almost painful.
"Xiaoge..." Wu Xie whisper again and Qiling let him explore, not minding the curious hands touching him while they kissed. He wonder if Wu Xie was trying to feel his Qilin tattoo at some point, which was obviously exposed along with his desire, as Wu Xie find out when he finally directed his hand down instead of up.
Maybe Qiling was too transfixed into feeling Wu Xie's hands tracing rivers of fire on his sensitive skin to notice that Wu Xie's hand stopped after he had unbuttoned Xiaoge's tight pants and stopped his exploration all at once.
"Wu Xie?" Xiaoge whisper, clearly seen desire on his eyes as much as before.
"Xiaoge... I love you... you know that, right?" Wu Xie asked.
"Yes, I love you too Wu Xie." Qiling answer.
"Then... do you want things like this? Me touching you and... you know... going the extra mile?" Wu Xie asked and Xioage looked at Wu Xie with confusion.
"I like everything coming from you." Qiling assure him.
"So you don't mind if I tease a little?" Wu Xie asked with a cute blush on his face.
"No."
"And, do you like it?"
"Yes." Wu Xie smiled pleased and kiss Qiling again. After that, his hand unzipped Xiaoge's pants and had a feel of what was hidden inside. Xiaoge closed his eyes, desire rushing like hot lava inside his veins.
"Wu Xie..." He softly moaned his name.
"Want me to keep up?" A grunt coming from Xiaoge throat was his answer, so Wu Xie introduced his hands on his underwear and grabbed the already hard arousal. It was the first time he touched another man source of desire and Xiaoge was really hard as he slowly moved his hand to rub it and hearing those very soft moans coming from Xiaoge's mouth, almost on his ear, make his own member hard even more.
However, when Xiaoge stared at him next, he had that same predatory gaze he had given him before when he had rescue Wu Xie from that bamboo cage when Ning had kidnap him. Back then, he had hope for Xiaoge to stay, but things didn't go his way... yet this time he had the chance to bring Xiaoge home and start anew.
Qiling, for the other part, wanted to please Wu Xie, more than he wanted to be pleased, so he took control of their 'teasing' by pushing Wu Xie and placing himself over his lap, undoing Wu Xie's pants to have his price. Wu Xie moaned at the touch, while arching his back, but Xiaoge went down to kiss him to silence, as he keep his hands inside Wu Xie's lose pants.
"Xiaoge..." The pleasure of feeling Xiaoge's strong fingers working on his arousal, make him whisper for more and at the end, Xiaoge gave in, sliding both of their pants down enough for their members to rub together as Qiling moved his hips then used his hands to trap them both, while kissing one hot one after the other.
Soon they were panting in mutual pleasure and Wu Xie came first over his own belly, then it was Xiaoge's turn, mixing his own come with Wu Xie's. Looking down at their mess Wu Xie sighed.
"What is it?" Xiaoge asked.
"I am the sole heir of the Wu family, yet here I am mixing my come with that of another man... My uncles will not be too pleased with that, not to mention my father." Wu Xie explained as Qiling moved away to find something to clean their mess.
"Do you mind that?" Qiling asked.
"No, but they may give us some hell later..." Wu Xie admitted, yet Qiling didn't mind. He only clean up Wu Xie's belly and help him pull his pants on as well as his own, then he was back to lay down by his side, taking him on his arms.
"It may not be that way. Apparently, I am also the head of the Zhang family." Qiling offered that little info he gained from Wenjin.
"Did she tell you that?" Wu Xie asked and he assented.
"Zhang Qiling is the name of the Zhang family patriarch." Wu Xie smiled.
"Well, at least we had a good lead to search your past for once." Wu Xie said.
"Mn, now rest." Qiling said as he held him closer. The night was just beginning and if the snakes were coming, it was going to be later at night, when it gets colder and by then he will be ready for whatever came their way.
AN: It felt like a good point to deepen their relationship and it may play a big part later as the story progress a little differently than the original. I hope you guys don't mind. Thanks for reading and of course, take care out there. 🤗❤