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Sweet interlude
Tantai Jin watched her from afar, she was talking to other sect members. She looks embarrassed; he quickly figures out why: they are talking about the Devil God. About what he could have been. I feel his heart ache from guilt. But he knows now there’s nothing he can do about it.
He made his way toward her. When the other members notice him, they quickly excuse themselves and leave in a hurry. It doesn’t bother him that people avoid him; he is used to it. But he doesn’t like the fact that she will be avoided in the future, because she chooses to be by his side.
He asks her casually what they were talking about, she tries to avoid answering probably to spare his feelings. He said, “The Devil God?” and Susu nodded her head, he could see she was in pain from it.
Susu tries to justify them by saying it’s not of him they are afraid but of “The Devil God.” He knows that. That’s what he tells her, and he said they won’t feel at ease unless they get rid of the “Devil God”.
Tantai Jin takes Susu's hand in his and looks at her hopeful. He said to her : “Only if he is gone can I be with you in the future.”
She smiles and nods : I’ll work with you. I will always be there for you. Take it easy. We have time to figure this out.”
Tantai Jin agrees with her. His heart feels so full since the moment she said “Together”. It’s what he has been waiting for the past 500 years, just be with her. He actually had to make her repeat herself when she had said it to him yesterday.
Susu said : “Let’s take a walk around Heaven lake.” He nods and takes her hand in his. It’s a good feeling to be able to walk like this hand in hand. Tantai Jin can’t help but grin when he passes some sect members on their way to the lake. He feels both proud and happy to be with Susu. She was his wife previously but they were never this open about their affection to one another. It felt good to just be honest.
When they arrive at the lake Susu and Tantai Jin discuss the fact that both Susu's father and his master knew that the evil bone was inside of her. He feels worried that so many people know about it. He trusts his master and Susu's father. But Di Mian, something about him doesn’t seem right. But Susu seems to feel confident about it. So he will have to trust her judgment for now.
With Susu in possession of the Devil bone, He knows that it means Susu can never leave the mountain. It bother him. Not that he can’t leave, he was a prisoner most of his life. But he doesn’t want that for her.
Susu walks toward a big rock facing the lake and tells him it’s not too late to leave the sect and leave her behind. She said he doesn’t have to not see the world because of her.
He tells her “Where to go?”
“The world is so vast. You can go anywhere.” She answers. He contemplates the lake for a moment before he turns around and looks at her. She said to him it’s such a shame he doesn’t get to see all the scenery there is out there.
To him it doesn’t matter, the only scenery he wants to see for the rest of his life is her. He doesn’t want to ever part with her again. Now that he feels sure of her feelings for him and that he knows the whole truth. Susu will always be his peace and his home. He could never leave her.
“You remember teaching me this?” He said to her doing a charm.
“A sketch spell?” Susu said to him in wonder.
He cast the spell in the sky. The scenery changes and he tells her “Susu, even if you stay in the Hengyang Sect all the time. I will be with you. Enjoying all the mountains and the rivers of this world, can’t compare to you being with you for all eternity.” Tantai Jin said to her. He sat down next to her on the rock she was sitting on.
“It’s unlike Tantai Jin to say such a thing, it sounds more like Cang Jiumin.” Susu said.
“In fact, I’ve been looking for you for the past 500 years. Every day, I thought about if I ever met you again by the mercy of god, that I should make you happy and be good to you. So, I’m Tantai Jin and also Cang Jiumin I will do everything that make you happy forever.” He said to her resolve.
Susu looked surprised by his words :”Tantai Jin, what did you learn from my uncle in Xiaoyao Sect?”
“I’ve learned a lot.” He put his hand in her hand and pulled her toward him. He kisses her forehead gently.
“Now that you said all that. You can’t take it back.”
“I won’t.” He said to her resolve.
He takes one of her braids in his hand and looks seriously into her eyes and says :”If I ever break my words, Heaven and Earth can slay me. My body and soul shall perish.” Susu rapidly put her hand on his mouth. He wants to kiss it, but he doesn't want to shock her more than she already is. He meant every word he said. He can’t hurt her again. Her happiness is what matters the most to him now.
“Don’t say such things!” Susu said to him in a scolding voice. Tantai Jin took the hand that was covering his mouth in his.
He simply answered her with a soft smile “Yes.” They look at each other for a moment. In the past it had happened and he had done nothing. Too many complicated feelings and distrust was between them. But now nothing could stop him from expressing his feelings for her.
He put a hand on the back of her head and leaned in. Moving closer and closer to her mouth. He did slowly so she could back away if she wanted to. When their lips met it was at first gentle and sweet. Just kissing one another back. But when Susu put her arms around his neck, he couldn’t hold himself back anymore.
When her mouth opens, he pushes his tongue into hers. She doesn’t stop him, and they are exploring each other's mouths. It’s new for both of them this passion. He can’t help himself and lean her against the rock for better access. His hand slowly lowered into her back. He then feels a warm feeling in his chest close to his heart like something is burning.
They broke their kiss and he looked down and saw her hand on his heart. He put his hand against her and looked at her puzzle. “What are you doing?” Tantai Jin said to her with a hoarse voice.
She said “I have put my mark on you. A unique spell I used. You can’t get rid of it even if you want to.” He smiles at her and huffs in amusement. So, she wants to mark him, he likes that idea that he is only hers. In the back of his mind the possessive side of himself growling. It wants to mark her as well to lock her up and keep her for himself. He pushed that thought away, breathing in to calm himself. Susu doesn’t seem to have noticed.
“My mark is in the shape of a phoenix feather. It’s very beautiful. Let me have a look.” She said to him, opening his shirt. He tries to stop her; he doesn’t want her to see the scars on his skin. It’s her who put them there. He doesn’t mind it, for a long time it was the only reminder of her when he thought she was gone forever. But he doesn’t want her to see it. He knows this is going to pain her. He understands now that she never wanted to hurt him.
When Susu sees the six little scars on his skin on his heart, he thought she looked sad.
He tries to reassure her by saying: “It’s old wounds. It doesn’t hurt anymore.” She looked at his scars and said nothing for what feels like forever for Tantai Jin.
And then she surprises him by leaning in and kisses his scars. He feels warmth on his skin, and Susu pulls back. When he looked, he saw that the scars are now covered by her mark.
“Since they won’t disappear, let’s cover them.” Susu said. He put his hands on her and squeezed them gently.
“Rest assured; I’ll have it with me forever.” Tantai Jin said to her looking into her eyes. She nods to him and smiles back at him.
Tantai Jin stares at her with an emotion he tries to figure out. The kiss on his scars was meant to be sweet. It is sweet but something hungry builds at the pit of his stomach. He takes him a little while to recognize what that feeling is, lust. He wants Susu with every fiber in his body. He isn’t sure he has the right to. She has suffered so much because of him. But there it is, the feeling of longing for her. This desire has been consuming him for the past 500 years. His breathing quickened and he knew that if she looked into his eyes now, she would see the full power of his lust.
He looks at her lips for a moment. Susu looks a bit unsure, but he leans in. Their lips met gently. At first he tried to remain as gentle as possible. But he can’t stop this hunger and pulls her by her head. The kiss became heated. Susu doesn’t stop him. He pushes his tongue into her mouth, slowly exploring it. He pushes her slowly lower on the rock once more, pressing his full weight on her. He wants to devour her to make her his so that no one can take her from him.
The smell of flowers invades his senses. It feels so good to kiss her like this. Where he was hesitant to touch her before, now he can’t stop himself. Every restraint he had has left him. He lowers his hand to grope her butt. She moans into his moan. The sound goes straight to his cock.
Tantai Jin wants more of her. It’s not enough. He broke their kiss for a moment and looked into her eyes. His breathing is fast, he takes everything from him to stop himself, but He wants to be sure she is ok with what he is about to do. He is holding her by the waist with one arm the other slowly lifting the skirt of her dress. He is giving her every chance to back away from this. When he reaches under her skirt Susu kisses him. Removing every doubt he had that she doesn’t want him as well. He flat his hand on her stomach and pushed down her drawer. His hand copes her mound. She moans into his mouth.
Her skin is so warm and soft under his touch. He wants to feel her more. He slowly pushes down one of his long fingers on her lower lips. He traces the crevasse with his finger gently. He is amazed at how wet she is for him just from kissing. His finger glides easily, he parts her lower lips.
He slowly circles at the top of her sex. She almost bites his tongue when she moans into his mouth. That makes him smile into her mouth. He is glad she is enjoying this as much as he is. He broke off the kiss and looked at her. “Susu, do you like that?” he said to her, pushing one finger into her wet entrance. She nods her head “Please don’t stop.” He continues to stroke her pressing on her clit with his thumb while he pushes two of his fingers inside.
They are both outside and this is quite obscene what they are doing but, at this moment, nothing matters more to him than making this woman in his arms tremble in pleasure. He wants more of her, he wants to taste her. He broke the kiss and removed his hand. She looks puzzled for a moment. But then he sees understanding in her eyes when he drops on the floor in front of her. What he truly wants is to worship her. Her eyes are glossy from what he did to her, desire burning into her.
He smiles at her and lifts the skirt of her dress and pushes down completely her drawer. He places himself between her legs and sprays them. Susu core is completely exposed like that. He sees her bite her lower lips. He lowers his head and kisses her inner thing. He inhales the smell of her. It smells musky and sweet. He likes that smell. Her lower lips glisten with her wetness, it makes his mouth salivate. He licks her tentatively first, not completely sure what to do. She moans wantonly and it gives him courage. He licks once more up to her sweet entrance.
He finds the rhythm that she likes. She prefers when he alterne between lapping at her clit and sucking it. He adds two of his fingers that he crooks inside of her. Susu is trembling, he feels her channel contract each time he pushes in and out of her. He can’t help but moan too on her skin. He is painfully hard in his pants. But this is not about him but her. He wants her to be completely lost into pleasure. Susu starts to pant louder, and he feels her come. Her leg becomes rigid and he feels her cunt spasm. She moans loudly and grabs the top of his head to stop him from moving. She makes a final grunt noise and goes limps. He wipes his mouth with his left arms and goes up to her.
She is laid back on that rock, her black hair is spray on it, with flower petals on them. She looks at him with glossy eyes. He thinks she looks like a goddess. He goes to her and kisses her deeply pushing her on that rock. She put her hand on his face, her tongue battling his. Tantai Jin wants to be inside her so badly. He broke the kiss, her hands still on his face and he simply said her name. Like She understood him she simply nodded her head yes.
He gathers her into his arms and lifts her. He sat on the ground, his back against the rock. She is facing him. She kisses him gently. He struggles with the string holding his pants together. Susu is kissing him on his scars on his chest, he can feel her open his tunic. The cold air hit his skin. He moans when he feels her hand exploring his chest. He was finally able to release his erection. He pumps his cock a few times, he feels Susu hand join him. She pumps his cock with her hand on top of his. He kisses her deeply. The feeling is better than anything he ever felt. But he wants to finish inside of her.
He stops her hand and makes her straddle him properly. Susu lifts her hips and Tantai Jin aligns his cock with her entrance. He feels the type of his cock touching her wet entrance. “Are you—” he doesn’t have time to finish his sentence that Susu had started sinking herself on his cock. He has to hold her waist, so she keeps her balance. When she is seated completely on his cock, they both sigh. He kisses her sweetly. She feels so tight and warm against his cock. It takes everything of his will to not just move and drive himself to oblivion.
He let Susu get used to his size first. He grit his teeth to keep himself from moving. Their forehead touches and he holds his breath. When she pulls herself up and he feels the friction he moans loudly. He wants to be gentle with her and to be kind. But she feels so good. Tantai Jin can’t help it and pushes upward into her. She gasps and he grabs her head to kiss her. They tongue battling. He thrust faster and harder each time. He is holding her by the hips hard. Susu keeps moaning into his mouth. He broke their kiss : “You feel so good! So good.“ She moans when she hears him tell her that.
Tantai Jin felt his orgasm coming. It was building at the bottom of his stomach. He won't last very long. But thankfully he feels Susu's inner wall contracts against him. Feeling her squeeze his cock hard. She is still into his arms. He thrust a few more times, more erratically and he came. He feels his seed pump into her. A thought passed into his mind “ I wish she had my children.” He knows it’s not reasonable but secretly that’s what he wants.
They both catch their breath, still hugging each other. Tantai Jin felt himself soften inside of her. Susu kissed him sweetly and said to him “I love you.” Tantai Jin's heart swells with happiness “I love you too.” She was never this sincere in the past with him.
The euphoria of their coupling is gone. They both realize they just had sex outdoors, and anyone could have seen them. They in a hurry fix their clothes. They don’t look at each other from the embarrassment of what just happened. But then he hears Susu giggle. He looks at her and she is smiling. He smiles back at her and every doubt in his mind is erased.
“I’m hungry. Let’s go back to my house.” She said to him, taking his hand. He nods and linking his fingers with hers. They walk in silence. They meet a few people on their way to her house. Susu never let go of his hand.
When they arrive at her house, she invites him to sit down. “I’m going to cook, so you sit here and relax. I don’t want to bother the servants at this hour.” For a few seconds Tantai Jin feels happy and then he remembers. Susu has no skill for cooking. “Maybe it’s better that I cook for us?” he said to her.
Susu looks at him curiously. “Are you insinuating that my cooking his horrible?” She said, crossing her arms on her chest. Tantai Jin babbles that no but she must be tired, and he hears her giggle. “Of course, you should! I’m terrible at it! Don’t you remember?” She said with teasing in her voice. He walks toward her, and he takes her hand in his. “I remember.” He said softly. She smiles at him.
He remembers everything she has ever done to him, good or bad. They all cherish memories for him. Even the terrible one, he knows how much she sacrificed for him. He is going to spend the rest of his life repaying her. He was determined to do that.
Susu shows him where the kitchen was. He cooks while listening to Susu talking about her childhood. He is very interested in it. He knows very little about her past. When he is finished, she hugs him from behind and kisses his back. “It smells good.” She said.
They brought the food back into her living space. They sat down and ate. It's a very peaceful moment and Tantai Jin appreciates it. Susu is extremely lively like in the past. He realizes that this must be her natural temperament. He is not one to speak a lot but for her he makes the conversation.
A lot has happened in the past few days, he almost lost himself to the devil god. He can’t believe that she still wants him. That she still trust him when he still has trouble trusting himself. He pushes away those dark thoughts and concentrates on Susu. She had told him that everything was going to be alright, and he wanted to believe her with all of his heart.
“That was very good! You are the one cooking for us everyday! I will poison—Ah sorry.” She said her face was turning dark. He nods his head no “It’s ok, it’s in the past.” He said, squeezing her hand. She nods her head yes.
“It’s late, we should wash and go to bed.” She said. Tantai Jin got up and was ready to leave.
“Where are you going?” He looks at her surprise.
“To bathe and sleep?” he asked. She took his harm and said “You are staying here.” She said and lifted herself on her tiptoe to kiss his cheek. Susu went to ask the servants to prepare the bath. Tantai Jin looked around her house for a while. He enjoys looking through her books and seeing what she likes to read. Most of it is about cultivation and such, but he sees a few novels in there. He was going to pick one when He heard footsteps and turned around to see her.
Susu walks toward him and grab his hand. “The bath is this way.” They walk several rooms before they arrive where they are supposed to bathe. He notices that the house Susu grew up in had a lot of servants. He wonders if it won't cause problems for a man she is not married to stay with her.
They entered a room and he saw a round wooden tube in the center of the room. The water looks warm, he could see steam come out of it. Susu dismisses the servant and she closes the wooden door of the room.
He saw her removing her hair ornaments and put it on a wooden table in the room. She put her hair up in a bun. He sees her remove her belt. She turns around and looks at him: “You should undress.” He nods and removes his clothes. Folding each piece and putting on the table that looks designed for that.
He went into the bath first. The water was deliciously warm, and it felt good. He wants to give Susu intimacy, but he could help stare at her. Each piece of clothing she removes, he feels his heart hammering in his ribcage. He can’t help but marvelling at her delicate creaming skin. She looks like a delicious gift just for him. She turned slightly and caught him staring at her “Why are you staring at me?” She said to him, he saw her cheek turn pink.
“That’s because you're beautiful.” He said to her honestly, he saw her blush “Honestly what did you learn in that sect? Don’t recall you being good at sweet talking.” She said with a tone of amusement. She took a towel to cover her front and said “Close your eyes.” He doesn’t argue with her and closes his eyes.
He hears her enter the water but hears a startle noise and can’t help opening his eyes. Susu lost her balance; he caught her before she hurt herself. She is now naked in his arms. “Thank you” She said shyly. He nods to her. There’s plenty of space for her to face him and not touch but Susu remains in his arms.
She decides to sit between his legs, her back against his bare chest. He put his arms against her waist. She takes a washcloth and a soap and starts to wash her arms. He doesn’t move; he is hypnotized by her movement. He decides to make a bold move and kiss her shoulder. He then kisses the crook of her neck. He sucks at her pulse point. He hears Susu gasp, so he does it again.
Susu scolds him “You should be washing yourself.” That isn't very convincing to his ears. He smiles on her skin and kisses her some more. He can’t help himself but having her naked like that in his arms, just arouses him. He turns her face his way and kisses her. She doesn’t push him away. He releases her and kisses the other side of her neck.
His hands groped her breast. She gasps when he plays with her nipples with his thumb. They feel perfect in his hand. He marvels at how soft she feels. They kiss again, he moans into her mouth when she presses her butt against his hardness. She giggles and presses her ass even more against him. He wants her. “Susu, I want to be inside you.” He whispers into her ears with a hoarse voice. He sucks on her right earlobe. “Yes” she said in a moan.
He let his hand fall to her hips, he lifted her and let her body sink on his cock. Both moans in unison, he feels Susu moving her hips. She is moving fast and he can hear the water splashing around. He still her movement, he wants to savor it this time. “Be a good girl and don’t move.” She whines a bit but she lets him control the pace.
Like before being inside her was the best feeling in the world. He feels so good, he has trouble keeping the pace slow. But he is determined to keep it slow, Susu is making the most delicious wanton noise he has ever heard from her. He loves her so much; he wants to be inside her forever.
“I will always be good to you. I love you so much, Susu.” He said to her ears.
“I-I love you Tantai Jin.” She said to him between thrust, he lowers one of his hands between where they are joining and finds her clit. He starts to make slow circles against it. Susu breathing quicken. She turns her head and kisses him deeply. They both groan in each other's mouths. When he comes this time it’s quieter then when they were outside, but he feels the intensity of it stronger. Like he is falling from a cliff that she is there to catch him. Susu trembles and moan loudly. He hugs her and covers the top of her head with kisses.
When she comes back to her senses, she leans back against him into the water. She looks up at him and smiles. “I love you.” She says. Tantai Jin wonders if he is in a dream and if he is going to wake up. He hugs her harder. She chuckled and said “You are choking me.” He releases her. She laughs and turns around. Susu caresses his cheek and kisses him gently.
They finally wash themselves. He let Susu wash him, she looked like she was enjoying herself, so he let her do it. When the water got cold, they both got out. Tantai Jin helps her out of the bath and they both dry each other with towels.
Servants had left night clothes for them. Tantai Jin got dressed. “Susu, won’t it trouble you that I’m staying here with you.” Susu put her arms around him and rested her head on his chest. “No, my business is my own. Let’s go to bed, I'm tired.”
Susu led him out of the room and they walked toward her room. Once they enter, She gestures to him to go into the bed. It had been a long time since he had slept with her. She enters the bed and lifts his arms so she can cuddle against him. Tantai Jin put his arms on her shoulder. She snuggled against him. They both smell the same thing since they use the same soap. It was comforting.
Susu doesn’t want to sleep just yet. So, she tells him a story about her childhood again. He smiles at how lovely she is. He wishes that time froze and they stay here in this house forever at peace.
“What are you thinking?” She said to him.
“Just, that I wish we stay here forever.” He said to her a bit of sadness in his voice. She kisses him gently.
“Don’t worry. Everything is going to be alright. And whatever happens, we will face it together.” She put her head back against his chest and he nodded.
After a while Susu fell asleep. He turns himself to look at her better. She looks so peaceful like that. He smiles at her and moves away a strain of her from her face. “This is probably what it feels like to be really married.” He whispers. Before they were married but just in name, he desired to marry her properly and live forever with her like this. No kingdom to rules, no betrayal or devil god. Just quietly like this.
He hopes it’s possible and they can’t get rid of his devil bones once and for all. Tantai Jin drifts into sleep and he dreams of Susu and a child. In his heart he hopes that this can be the truth.