{"id":11678,"date":"2020-04-26T12:00:27","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T16:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/?p=11678"},"modified":"2020-05-10T03:11:52","modified_gmt":"2020-05-10T07:11:52","slug":"tras32-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/tras32-1\/","title":{"rendered":"To Raise a Soul 32.1"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11678\" class=\"elementor elementor-11678\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-95091a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"95091a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbc8a63\" 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dog Leash<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a07217 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2a07217\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb052c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb052c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i>Great, now we're both dogs.<\/i><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ef6d22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ef6d22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During this liveliest time on the most special New Year&#8217;s Eve, Yin Le thought about running away from home.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His dad didn\u2019t care, his mom was enjoying the show, his brother was not being a decent person, his sister-in-law&#8230; His sister-in-law had been corrupted by his brother. The days were too difficult, he couldn\u2019t continue living here anymore.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was angry, but he still sat silently on the corner of the couch holding his gift.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cXiao Le, come here. Help wrap the dumplings!\u201d Qiu Feiqian called from the dining room.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cUh-huh&#8230;\u201d Yin Le lifelessly responded and glanced at the main door.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As expected, it would be better to run away. No one in this house cares about me anymore. I\u2019m just a cabbage<sup>1<\/sup>\u00a0in the field being ground down by my brother.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Xiao Le.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yu Zhen snuck over with thief-like actions. He drew a key from his pajama pocket and quickly stuffed it into Yin Le\u2019s hand. He whispered, \u201cDon\u2019t be unhappy. This is for you. Don\u2019t tell your brother.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stunned, Yin Le raised his hand and stared at the key in it. It looked like the key to their neighborhood\u2019s parcel delivery box. The crushed embers of his heart resparked into a flame. He turned to look at Yu Zhen and said, \u201cYu Ge, this is&#8230;\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe latest figurine you wanted. I asked someone &#8211; um, I found a way to get it,\u201d Yu Zhen explained. Hearing footsteps approaching, he quickly straightened up and pretended nothing had happened. He added in a louder voice, \u201cLet\u2019s go and help Mom wrap those dumplings. It\u2019s your favorite shrimp stuffing.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yin Le, however, was not a person who could put on an act. Brimming with joy, he glanced at the discarded exam papers then gave Yu Zhen a bear hug. His voice strained under his excitement as he blurted out, \u201cYu Ge! You\u2019re the one who\u2019s my true brother! I love you! I &#8211; \u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Yin Le.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yin Yan stood at the doorway between the dining room and the living room. In one hand was an apple, in the other was a fruit knife. The pointy part of the fruit knife was directed towards them and gave off a cold glint.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;&#8230; Yu Ge, I will repay you.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yin Le decisively withdrew his hand and ran for the main door. Not bothering to put on his coat, he dashed out in his loungewear and bore with the cold wind as he headed to the delivery box.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yu Zhen: &#8220;&#8230;&#8221; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pig teammate.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Yu Zhen,&#8221; Yin Yan calmly called out.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yu Zhen turned his head rigidly and put on a smile in preparation for some appeasing words. &#8220;Um, why did you come here again\u2026 Actually, I can explain&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fruit knife on Yin Yan\u2019s right hand swiped down into the fruit in his left hand. Silently looking at Yu Zhen for a moment, he then turned and walked away.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;&#8230;&#8221; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m doomed. He\u2019s angry again.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ten minutes later, Yin Le rushed back, red-faced from the cold and with a clear display case in his arms. He beamed brightly, his teeth flashing and his eyes curved into crescent shapes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYu Ge! Yu Ge! Yu Ge! How did you manage to buy this? This is really hard to get and is a limited edition! I wasn\u2019t able to buy one even though I lined up for it!\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the bottom of his heart, Yu Zhen wanted to kill him.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cXiao Zhen, you even bought this for him. He\u2019s so happy about it.\u201d Qiu Feiqian walked over with a smile. She briefly rubbed Yin Le\u2019s cold cheeks and looked at her youngest with an exasperated expression. Pushing him towards the stairs, she said, \u201cGo wash your face with some warm water. Then come and drink something warm. You\u2019d better not catch a cold.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the prized gift in his arms, he became very content and obedient. Giddily, he hugged the gift and headed upstairs.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two minutes later, Yin Le screeched in surprise. &#8220;Ah! There\u2019s one more! Aaaaaaaaahh! I must be dreaming!&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Qiu Feiqian turned to Yin Yan, who had not spoken the whole time. Smiling knowingly, she asked, &#8220;You bought it for him too?&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;It\u2019s only once a year,&#8221; Yin Yan replied nonchalantly, then returned to the dining room.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yu Zhen looked at his back, listened to Yin Le&#8217;s loud fussing upstairs, and four words resounded in his mind &#8211; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I really am doomed.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Initially, when Yin Yan told him to gift Yin Le the test papers, Yu Zhen thought it wasn\u2019t very appropriate. After some mulling, he decided to make this move. It had seemed like Yin Yan didn\u2019t want Yin Le to waste his money on these items so he decided to send it in secret.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But it turned out that Yin Yan had also bought the same thing.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This was the first time that they\u2019d had such a poor understanding of each other, and was also, ironically, the first time that they\u2019d had such a tacit understanding.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a guilty heart, Yu Zhen followed after Yin Yan and stood beside him. Looking at his hands wrapping dumplings, Yu Zhen earnestly said, \u201cSorry, I didn\u2019t know you had also bought it. I shouldn\u2019t have bought the gift for Yin Le behind your back.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBuying the gift was from your good intentions. You did nothing wrong,\u201d Yin Yan replied. The hands which wrapped the dumplings moved steadily. Each movement was exact and very pleasing to behold.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yu Zhen was entranced\u2026 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So good-looking. Yin Yan\u2019s hands are becoming more and more beautiful.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After Yu Zhen had entered the Way and cultivated up a rank, certain aspects of Yin Yan also seemed to have improved. Although his inner state was unclear and he was still the same person, each detail of his outward appearance became even more eye-catching.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s right, our lives are linked. If I obtain merits, half of them will be given to Yin Yan. I\u2019ve grown taller and become stronger. Yin Yan should be similarly affected<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;What are you looking at?&#8221; Yin Yan asked.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Looking at how good you look,&#8221; Yu Zhen instinctively replied.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a \u2018poof\u2019, the dumpling in Yin Yan&#8217;s hand exploded from an abrupt squeeze.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Pfffffftttt.&#8221; Having followed behind the two and eavesdropping on them, Qiu Feiqian muffled her laughter. With a teasing glint in her eyes, she exclaimed, &#8220;Ai ya, our family\u2019s Xiao Yan is shy.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shy? Yin Yan being shy?<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yu Zhen&#8217;s heart skipped a beat and he looked up at Yin Yan.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But Yin Yan put down the dumpling and turned around. He picked up a plate of dumplings from the table then headed into the kitchen, leaving Yu Zhen with the view of his back.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He\u2019s running away so quickly. It can\u2019t be that he\u2019s really feeling shy?<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There was a sudden itchiness in Yu Zhen\u2019s heart. As soon as he decided to follow, Yin Le quickly rushed in with a piece of paper in his hand. &#8220;Yu Ge! Yu Ge! Yu Ge! There is also a figurine in my room. The gift giver&#8217;s name is signed as yours! Hehehe, someone gave me a gift using your name! Look!&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The slip of paper, or rather a New Year\u2019s greeting card, was moved into Yu Zhen\u2019s line of sight. The words on the card were printed rather than handwritten. There was a sentence of well-wishes and, as mentioned, his name was indeed printed at the bottom.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yu Zhen took the card into his hands. With his senses now far superior to that of the ordinary person, Yu Zhen could pick up on a trace of Yin Yan\u2019s scent from the card. His mind helpfully supplied the image of a serious-faced Yin Yan preparing the gift and card. Heart racing, a corner of his lips lifted.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHehe, Yu Ge, your smile&#8230;hoho~.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yin Le\u2019s mouth opened, about to cackle, however, Qiu Feiqian swiftly clamped a hand over his face and dragged him away.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yu Zhen touched the card, his heart filled with warmth as he was moved by Yin Yan\u2019s actions. After a brief pause, he strode towards the kitchen.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He used my name to give Yin Le the present. He even decided to make it a surprise &#8211; it\u2019s probably to let me get a couple more brownie points with the Yin family. But, really, the Yin family has already shown that they like me a lot.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stepping into the kitchen, Yu Zhen walked up to Yin Yan. While facing his back, Yu Zhen held out the hand with the card and said, \u201cThank you.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yin Yan set the dumplings in the fridge and closed the fridge door. As he turned around, he pulled out a box from somewhere and stuffed it into Yu Zhen\u2019s outstretched hand. \u201cA New Year gift. You\u2019ve grown another year older. You have to put even more effort into cultivating this year.\u201d He then patted Yu Zhen\u2019s head and walked away.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;&#8230;&#8221; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why does he not look shy, but angry instead?<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yu Zhen&#8217;s smile disappeared. He looked at the carved wooden box in his hand and patted it a few times. Suddenly, he had a light bulb moment and he felt he understood why Yin Yan was angry.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8230; Is it because I prepared gifts for everyone in the Yin family, but I didn&#8217;t prepare one for him?<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With this conjecture in mind, Yu Zhen began to watch Yin Yan. After the family welcomed in the new year and the couple returned to their room, Yu Zhen deliberately gave Xu Wu a small present in front of Yin Yan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t know whether you\u2019ll like cat toys or not. I bought the wool and wound it into this ball. I\u2019ve soaked it in the lotus pond so it\u2019s become very fragrant. It\u2019ll make you feel relaxed if you smell it. Here, have a smell.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ball of wool looked good. It was made of bright, colored threads and there was a decorative design on the surface. It also held true to Yu Zhen\u2019s claim and had a fragrant, calming scent.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Xu Wu liked it very much. He couldn\u2019t help but stretch out a paw to push and pull the ball around. From the corner of its eyes, Xu Wu saw its owner looking at it calmly. But underneath the expressionless mask, there resided a murderous aura. Trembling, it meowed in reply and carried its ball to vanish back into its own space.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;It&#8217;s time to wash up and sleep.&#8221; Yin Yan got up and entered the bathroom calmly.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yu Zhen watched his back, paying attention to his walking speed. Finally, he burst out laughing.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He really is upset because there&#8217;s no gift for him.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In his eyes, Yin Yan was very powerful, omnipotent, and reliable. Even if Mount Tai were to collapse in front of him, Yin Yan would remain unfazed. But it turned out that he would quietly sulk because he didn\u2019t receive a present. His acting was also somewhat awkward.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He\u2019s like a child.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yu Zhen had always felt a sort of reverent respect for an elder when he faced Yin Yan, but that feeling was suddenly smashed into pieces.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He called out Xu Wu, and asked for the small fragrance pouch he had secretly made. He pinched the pouch awkwardly and then, after a bit of hesitation, temporarily placed the pouch beneath his own pillow.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After washing their faces and brushing their teeth, Yu Zhen nonchalantly laid down on the bed. After the light had been turned off, when Yu Zhen thought Yin Yan was asleep, he slid a hand underneath his pillow and grasped the fragrance pouch. He reached out stealthily to slip it under Yin Yan\u2019s pillow.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pa!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The back of his hand suddenly became warm as it was gripped by another hand.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yu Zhen\u2019s eyes widened in shock and he reflexively jerked his hand backward.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Don&#8217;t move.&#8221; Yin Yan&#8217;s voice rang out in the dark. Then with another \u2018pa\u2019 sound, a bedside lamp was switched on.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yin Yan sat up and raised the hand he had caught. He gently pried open the fingers Yu Zhen had clenched shut, then picked up the dark blue cloth pouch. On the pouch, in white embroidery, was the word \u2018Yan\u2019.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s for me?\u201d Yin Yan turned the simple and plain pouch around in his hand. His eyes were lowered as he asked the question.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It might have been a trick of the light, but Yu Zhen thought he saw a smiling expression with a hint of shyness from the man before him.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shy? No, no, no, it must be an illusion.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His face grew red. He withdrew his hand and covered himself in the quilt, only making a small hum in reply.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In truth, Yu Zhen wasn\u2019t originally planning to give him the fragrant pouch. However, a large portion of the things he owned were given to him by Yin Yan, including his more precious belongings, the Bodhi lotus seeds and the lotus petals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He had debated with himself over it and ultimately thought those two items were very suitable for the fragrance pouch. Since Yin Yan was an \u2018antique\u2019, he should have worn things such as this as an accessory. Yu Zhen had looked for a how-to guide and summoned up the courage to make one.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Met with Yin Yan\u2019s silence, Yu Zhen began to explain, \u201cInside, it has lotus petals which were sun-dried then ground into powder. Also, I plucked a few lotus seeds and added their cores<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0inside. The scent is very light and it has a hint of bitterness, so it isn\u2019t too feminine. I used the lotus seeds to make a lotus cake. Xu Wu has it. Y-you can have some.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once he finished the explanation, he shrank back and turned around. Wrapping himself in the blanket, he continued, \u201cIt\u2019s late. Let\u2019s sleep. Goodnight.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite his words, Yu Zhen\u2019s eyes remained open and his ears were perked up in attention as he carefully listened to Yin Yan\u2019s movements.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The silence stretched on for a long time before he heard the deep and low sound of Yin Yan\u2019s laughter. \u201cYou hid in the dimensional pot everyday to make this?\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was the first time that Yu Zhen had heard Yin Yan\u2019s laughter. It carried a relaxed and delightful feeling. The sound was like a smooth piece of silk as it slipped into his ears. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s very nice.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He buried his head underneath the sheets. His ears felt itchy and he was a little hot from his ears to his neck. \u201cI didn\u2019t spend long on it\u2026 My handiwork is quite crude &#8211; I hope you don\u2019t mind.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There was another short period of silence.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Thank you, I like it very much.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yin Yan&#8217;s voice regained its calm again. Yu Zhen felt a sudden warmth on his head as it was gently patted.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Sleep, goodnight.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pa.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The light was put out and it was followed by some movement on the mattress. After a while, Yu Zhen thought the person beside him should be asleep.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yu Zhen\u2019s tense body slowly relaxed. He wanted to turn around to see what kind of expression was on Yin Yan\u2019s face, but he didn\u2019t dare. Not to mention, there was no light in the room so he wouldn\u2019t be able to see anything anyway. But the idea had taken root in his heart and he became restless.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s it? <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A gloomy feeling overcame him.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The pouch had his personal embroidery. Although it was a little ugly, it was something he had especially made.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Could it have been too dark and Yin Yan didn\u2019t see it?<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As his imagination ran wild, his body eventually relaxed and his eyes closed, little by little.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After Yu Zhen had fallen asleep, Yin Yan opened his eyes. He touched the fragrance pouch underneath his pillow and pinched it. A corner of his mouth lifted and he pulled the person in front of him closer. Slowly, he raised his body then he lowered his head and planted a kiss on Yu Zhen\u2019s forehead.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Evil disciple.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even in the cultivation world where there were no longer as many rules and customs, the fragrance bag remained symbolic. Only lovers would mutually exchange those tokens to express their feelings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe694b7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fe694b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56d0c923 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56d0c923\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Translator(s): Epsea<br \/>Editor(s): Miiya<br \/>Proofer(s): Avalie<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-093a1e6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"093a1e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e6e1b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e6e1b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Epsea:<\/strong><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This chapter has been a delight. (*\uffe3\u25bd\uffe3*)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We ended it at a natural breakpoint which means this part is a bit longer than usual, and next week\u2019s part will be a little bit shorter than the usual length. I considered torturing you guys with a cliffie to get that sweet 50:50 breakpoint. It would\u2019ve been at \u2018<\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Don&#8217;t move.&#8221; Yin Yan&#8217;s voice rang in the dark. Then with another \u2018pa\u2019 sound, a bedside lamp was switched on.<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>\u2019<\/em>&#8230; But Miiya said no to the cliffie. \ud83d\ude0c<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Miiya:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Such a cute chapter\u2026. Ending it with a cliffie would have been pure torture!<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Avalie:<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is totally my favorite chapter so far.\u00a0 Sweetness overload!!<\/span><\/p><h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d8491c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3d8491c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a803636 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a803636\" 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The green bits inside lotus seeds.<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11681\" src=\"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lotus-seed-cores-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lotus-seed-cores-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lotus-seed-cores.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[35,67,36,39],"class_list":["post-11678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tras","tag-bl","tag-comedy","tag-cultivation","tag-modern"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11678"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11678\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11827,"href":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11678\/revisions\/11827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}