People in the Qin Dynasty, entertained during the Warring States period

Cao Ze was very patient; he listened without saying a word.

After leaving the elegant room, Li Ji arrived at the small house where Ya Fei lived.

Ya Fei had just finished writing a letter to Pang Nuan when she saw Li Ji enter looking somewhat absent-minded. She asked curiously, "Are you sick?"

After regaining her senses, Li Ji shook her head repeatedly, "No, no."

Ya Fei pressed for more questions, and Li Ji said somewhat nervously, "The Snow Maiden just asked me to invite Cao Ze over privately."

That's it?

Li Ji pursed her red lips, feeling a sense of betrayal towards her best friend, even though the Snow Maiden hadn't told her to keep it a secret.

"That's all..."

After putting the envelope away, Ya Fei suddenly realized that Xue Nu had never invited Cao Ze over privately; it was always Xue Nu who made the invitation.

"Really gone?"

Facing her nominal teacher, Li Ji swallowed hard. "Really... gone."

This time, Ya Fei carefully examined Li Ji's expression and gave a soft snort.

"You guys have really gotten quite capable."

She vaguely guessed what Xue'er was thinking, but she didn't expect Xue'er to keep it from her without even saying a word. All those years of raising her were for nothing.

Who knows, she might run off with Cao Ze one day and abandon her, her sister Ya Fei.

"Alright, you can help me organize the letters here."

Most copies of "Dream of the Red Chamber" circulating in the market today only contain the first twenty chapters, but the one she has includes up to the thirty-third chapter; it belongs to her private collection.

However, these alone contain 300,000 words, and when combined with the simplified and concise versions, they amount to nearly a thousand volumes.

If you can't organize them in order, finding a book will be an absolutely maddening experience.

Li Ji picked up the dozen or so scrolls of books from the desk, looked at the bookshelves on both walls, and let out a soft sigh.

Forget it, I don't want to.

Ya Fei looked at the obedient Li Ji and a slight smile appeared on her lips.

She had long planned to arrange for Li Ji to marry the Snow Woman as her sister.

Seeing that Li Ji had that intention, it was only natural.

Inside the elegant room of the Snow Maiden, Cao Ze was slightly drunk.

Under the bright moonlight, the snow woman danced freely.

The dance moves were gentle and graceful.

Her blue and white dress fluttered as she twirled and soared into the air, resembling a proud white swan or a graceful white lotus.

He could clearly see the snow woman's bare, snow-white calves and slender feet. With the snow woman's clear and melodious voice, she jumped up and down in a gentle and cheerful rhythm, her bare feet white and tender.

The tinkling silver bells on her ankles made a clear and melodious sound, giving the Snow Woman a unique charm.

After a long while, beads of sweat appeared on the Snow Woman's forehead, and her long, snow-white hair, which was tied up, was also wet with sweat.

She nestled casually in Cao Ze's arms, completely unaware that she was already drenched in sweat.

Cao Ze gently inhaled the faint fragrance emanating from the Snow Maiden.

"Let's change our clothes."

The snow woman chuckled and said, "You carry it for me."

Cao Ze readily agreed and took out an elegant white dress from the wardrobe.

The snow maiden gently stroked the white dress with her delicate hand. "Help me change into it."

Cao Ze was slightly taken aback.

Seeing Cao Ze stunned, Xue Nu chuckled and said softly, "I'm out of strength."

Cao Ze gently untied the snow maiden's dancing skirt.

Her dance skirt slipped down, revealing her snow-white skin that shone with a luminous white light under the moonlight, like a piece of white jade.

Cao Ze couldn't help but feel a little tempted.

Previously, Yuki-onna had maintained an ambiguous relationship with him, and even when he tried to take things further, Yuki-onna would scold him and stop him.

The Snow Woman seemed unaware of Cao Ze's changed gaze.

She nestled against Cao Ze's chest, listening to the man's heartbeat.

She gently lifted her long, fair leg and placed it on top of the other leg.

She said softly, "Sister Yafei said that she wouldn't let me and you get married before we get married... This time it was my own decision, let's not let Sister Yafei know."

Cao Ze's mind flashed back to the scenes he had experienced at Fei Xue Pavilion.

Ya Fei really raised Xue Nu as her own daughter.

No, I doubt even a biological daughter would care this much.

He looked down and could only see the white hair on the Snow Woman's head.

Aren't you worried that I'll change my mind?

The snow woman paused for a moment, then raised her head, her azure eyes meeting Cao Ze's gaze.

She sang softly: "Oh Heaven! I wish to be with you forever, and live a long life without end."

"Until the mountains crumble, the rivers run dry, winter thunder roars, summer snow falls, and heaven and earth unite, only then will I part from you."

As Cao Ze listened to Xue Nu reciting the poems he had exchanged with her in private, he felt a strange sense of loss.

Suddenly, I didn't want to leave Handan. I wanted to find a secluded place and stay with the Snow Maiden forever.

But he knew it was just an irrational impulse.

His enemies will not let him go, and he still has much to do.

Indulging in passionate love will ultimately lead to nothing more than tragedy.

After tidying up the books, Li Ji and Ya Fei passed by Xue Nu's room.

Suddenly, they heard a faint chanting coming from inside, and both women blushed.

Liji lowered her head even further.

I inexplicably recalled the time I was drunk and pushed Cao Ze down in Feixue Pavilion.

Her voice seemed louder than the Snow Woman's.

How embarrassing!

Ya Fei feigned composure and indifference, saying, "I'll deal with this girl tomorrow."

Feeling a pang of melancholy, she thought, "Xue'er is all grown up now, and she knows I'm seeing men in secret. She doesn't even think about me, her sister Yafei."

The two women, each with their own ulterior motives, quickened their pace and left without prior arrangement.

Chapter 221 Lily

In the early morning, sunlight streamed into the room through the lattice windows.

Cao Ze woke up to the gentle chirping of birds.

He glanced at the snow woman who was still fast asleep beside him.

The golden light shone on the snow woman's body, and that bright white light made his heart skip a beat.

Last night, he rode around on this very spot.

He still clearly remembers that the snow woman was innocent and shy, yet she tried her best to act as if she knew him very well.

Thinking of this, Cao Ze couldn't help but smile.

Just as I was about to get off the plane, my wrist was grabbed.

The snow woman's long eyelashes trembled, as if she wanted to open her eyes, but perhaps because the sunlight was too bright, she did not.

"Don't go..."

Cao Ze vaguely heard the words uttered from the Snow Maiden's slightly parted red lips.

He gently patted the back of the snow woman's hand: "Sweetie, I'll go get you some food."

The Snow Maiden loosened her grip on Cao Ze's hand slightly, and the blue veins that had appeared on the back of her hand due to the force disappeared beneath her jade-like skin.

Cao Ze got dressed.

Seemingly realizing something, the snow woman suddenly opened her eyes. "Don't go out."

Cao Ze was stunned.

Xue Nu, disregarding her shyness in front of Cao Ze, hurriedly dressed and said with some annoyance, "Sister Ya Fei doesn't know about us yet... Don't go out yet, I'll go check on the situation."

Cao Ze was speechless. He really wanted to say that Ya Fei, whom you are afraid of, probably already knows.

Thanks to his breakthrough to the first-class realm, he clearly noticed last night that two people paused outside the door before leaving.

Needless to say, it's Li Ji and Ya Fei.

Seeing the Snow Woman's frail and apprehensive appearance, he thoughtfully refrained from exposing her, lest she be tempted to disappear into the ground.

"All right……"

Before Cao Ze could finish speaking, Ya Fei's voice came from outside.

"Xue'er, aren't you up yet? The sun's practically shining on your bottom."

Cao Ze thought to himself, "They really are sunbathing on their butts."

Thinking of the uneven curves on the snow maiden's smooth jade back, Cao Ze couldn't help but let his imagination run wild, wishing he could massage her ten more times.

At this moment, Xue Nu's face turned slightly pale. She anxiously nudged Cao Ze and said, "Jump down quickly! Don't let Sister Ya Fei see you!"

Cao Ze raised an eyebrow slightly.

Good grief, are you telling me to jump off a building?