Chapter 219

219 LIVING IN THE FOREST

The two of them continued their trip after Bai Chen scattered Bai Renshu’s ashes in the nameless river. For some reason, Bai Chen felt that he had completely freed Bai Renshu’s soul from this cruel world, and he felt that his steps had become lighter since he sent Bai Renshu to completely leave this world.

However, even though his steps felt lighter, Bai Chen still needed Zhu Ge’s help when he was about to walk on the steep path from the river to the forest. He couldn’t believe that little Bai Chen was able to cross that path on his own when he was a child.

Bai Chen couldn’t help but think that little Bai Chen was braver than him, and maybe even little Bai Chen’s heart was purer than him.

Only people with pure hearts were willing to save others they didn’t even know, and only people with great courage wanted to save others while risking their own safety.

Bai Chen thought that little Bai Chen might be too innocent back then, and that was why the child could even risk his life to save someone he didn’t even know.

The strange memory that crossed his mind suddenly ended the moment he heard Zhu Ge’s question, and that was why he still didn’t know what was going on after little Bai Chen kissed the boy who almost drowned in the river.

Bai Chen suddenly stopped his movements as he remembered the kiss. He and Zhu Ge were no longer at the river, and instead, the two of them were walking in the forest after the man in red told him that they had to go somewhere to meet Wu Jinhai.

The Werewolf Prince had no idea where they would meet Wu Jinhai, and that was why he could only silently follow the taller man without showing his protest.

However, when he suddenly stopped his steps, Zhu Ge was forced to follow his movements, and the man with black hair even showed a confused expression as he continued to stare at the Prince who had suddenly stopped walking.

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“What’s wrong? Are you tired?” Zhu Ge asked, and Bai Chen finally realized that how he suddenly stopped his steps had affected Zhu Ge as well.

Now he didn’t know how to answer those questions from Zhu Ge. He stopped walking when he suddenly remembered how little Bai Chen even dared to kiss a child when he was only six years old, and it would be embarrassing if he shared the story with Zhu Ge, right?

He didn’t know why little Bai Chen suddenly had the idea of ??kissing the boy when the boy was unconscious, but he couldn’t help but think, ‘I think the real Bai Chen in this world was gay from birth. He could even kiss another boy when he was only six years old, and that shows that he has liked boys since he was a child.’

In this situation, Bai Chen still had time to analyze the real Bai Chen’s sexuality, but he didn’t know how to answer Zhu Ge’s question because he thought that it was impossible to carelessly tell Zhu Ge that he stopped his steps because he only realized that he was gay since born.

Therefore, he just shook his head awkwardly before replying, “I’m fine. Where are you taking me? Is it still far from here?”

They had walked from the river for more than an hour, and even if Bai Chen didn’t feel tired from walking, he knew that it would be better if they could already reach the place.

“I’ll take you to my house, and it’s not far from here,” Zhu Ge replied, and Bai Chen immediately widened his eyes when he heard the answer.

“What? You’re taking me to your house, and you say that it’s not far from here? But we’re still in the forest now. How come your house isn’t far from here? You only lied to me to cheer me up in case I’m tired of walking, right?” Bai Chen showed a hint of irritation as he questioned the taller man.

He thought Zhu Ge saw him as a child, and that was why the man even tried to comfort him with such a lie. That was the reason why Bai Chen was quite annoyed with the man, and he wanted so badly to kick the man’s balls if he could prove that the man had indeed lied to him.

“I’m not lying,” Zhu Ge replied calmly, and he could even smile at Bai Chen. “This forest is part of the Wu Li territory, so it’s fine if I live in this forest, right?”

Now, not only did Bai Chen’s eyes widen after hearing Zhu Ge’s answer, but even his lips suddenly opened wide after hearing the black-haired man’s casual reply.

“What? Are you going to say that you live in this forest? You don’t live in the Wu Li residential area, but you live in this forest?” Bai Chen was half surprised and half doubtful when he heard Zhu Ge’s answer, and that was why he immediately questioned the man.

“That’s right,” Zhu Ge replied once again, and his expression was still as calm as if he wanted to show that he was not hiding anything from the other man at this time. “My house is in this forest, and I have lived in this forest for many years.”

It was the confirmation he had just heard from Zhu Ge, and Bai Chen’s blue eyes were finally able to blink after he received the confirmation. When his eyes scanned Zhu Ge’s pair of brown eyes, he didn’t see the slightest hint of a lie, and for some reason, he assumed Zhu Ge was telling the truth now.

“This forest is quite close to my palace,” replied the Prince at last. “Is that the reason why you often walk back and forth from your house to my palace? And, is that also the reason why you always smell like wet leaves? But why are you living in this forest instead of living in a residential area with other people?”