"Shushu, look at the message Ye Sen sent me. There are actually quite a few such dungeons across Huaguo. They've tried their best to rescue people, but few have survived. Most of them were already dead before they arrived. It must have been that person who was going through the tribulation at that time."
Yong Shanling looked downcast at her phone, filled with hatred for that person.
"Alright, don't be sad. Leave these things to them. We should trust them." Mu Yijie stood behind Yong Shanling and comforted her softly.
"By the way, my parents will be back in a while. Let's go and meet them together." Mu Yijie brought up another topic, successfully diverting Yong Shanling's attention.
"Aunt and Uncle are coming?!" Yong Shanling suddenly widened her eyes, like a cat with its fur all puffed up. She paced back and forth anxiously in the room, muttering non - stop, "What should I do? What should I do? Aunt and Uncle might not like me. What if they think I'm too young? Should I wear some height - increasing shoes to look taller..."
Saying that, she immediately ran back to her room and rummaged through the cabinets to find clothes she could wear.
"No, this one is too childish. This one is too short and not solemn enough. This one's color is too bright..." Yong Shanling turned her wardrobe upside down but was despairingly unable to find a single piece of clothing that satisfied her.
Mu Yijie watched Yong Shanling scurrying around the room like a headless chicken and couldn't help but laugh. "It's okay. My parents are very open - minded. They won't mind your age or height. Just be yourself like you usually are. That's when you're the most outstanding."
Yong Shanling wrung her fingers and looked at him nervously. "Really?"
Looking at the little girl's big, wet eyes, Mu Yijie felt his heart rate accelerate. He cursed himself silently in his heart. After being together for so long, why did he still feel his heart skip a beat every time he saw her? He calmly changed his sitting position on the chair.
He replied seriously, "Of course it's true! When have I ever lied to you?"
Hearing Mu Yijie's words, Yong Shanling tilted her head and thought carefully. It seemed that Shushu really had never lied to her.
"Okay then. I'll wear this black dress!" Since Shushu had said so, she would just choose the one she liked and that was more solemn. Coincidentally, this dress with a bit of a sailor - suit style was very suitable. It made her look like a well - behaved girl.
"Yijie, I'll go and try it on." After saying that, Yong Shanling hugged her clothes and ran into the cloakroom to change.
Just then, Yong Shanling's phone on the table made a "ding" sound. Mu Yijie subconsciously looked over and saw a message pop up, which immediately darkened his face.
"Stay by that kid's side and keep practicing. The merits on him can help you quickly improve your cultivation. By the way, don't really fall in love with that kid. - Master"
In that instant, he felt his warm heart freeze instantly, the cold piercing his bones.
Stay by his side to practice? This sentence made him think a lot. It seemed that when they first met, Yong Shanling had said he was a good person.
At that time, he didn't know why. But with the knowledge he had learned in the cultivation world recently, he knew that people who had done good deeds in their previous lives had merits on them. The more merits they had, the smoother their current lives would be, and they could also benefit those around them.
However, he didn't know that Yong Shanling had been by his side for the merits on him.
Did she approach him with a purpose from the very beginning?
Mu Yijie was in a complete mess. His mind was like a ball of tangled wool, impossible to sort out. He subconsciously grabbed the phone and quickly walked out of the room. He went back to the study and sat on the chair.
Before he met Yong Shanling, his world was completely quiet.
The path he was going to take was clear at a glance. He would become a good head of the Mu family, lead the company well. When it was time to get married, he would find an excellent woman, have a child with her, and finally pass on the company and the family before leaving this world.
However, Yong Shanling's appearance shattered all of this. She was like a blazing fire, igniting his peaceful world.
She showed him a different world, a world full of crises but also full of opportunities.
It was an unknown world. The road ahead of him was no longer clear, but this made it even more challenging and fascinating.
He didn't regret stepping into this world because she was in it.
However, today's message shattered all his beautiful illusions, blowing everything to pieces.
He held the phone tightly, the veins on his hand throbbing. His eyes were as deep as the sea, seemingly calm on the surface but actually surging with undercurrents.
"Ling'er, is this the purpose of your approaching me? Do you love me because of the great merits on me or because of me?"
He sat there absent - mindedly, talking to himself. His whole aura was extremely dangerous, like a wild beast on the verge of losing control. One wrong move and it would break out of its cage and tear everything in front of it to pieces.
Finally, he stood up with the phone in his hand and went back to Yong Shanling's room. He decided to ask her clearly in person.
As soon as he opened the door, he heard Yong Shanling's voice.
"Yijie, where did you go? I was just about to show you how I look in this. You... What's wrong with you?" Yong Shanling was smiling brightly at first when she saw him, but seeing his ugly face, she asked hesitantly.
Mu Yijie didn't say a word. He just stood there, staring at her fixedly, his face expressionless. This made Yong Shanling a little scared.
"Isn't this my phone? What happened?" Seeing that Mu Yijie didn't say anything, Yong Shanling lowered her head and saw her own phone. Her delicate eyebrows furrowed, and she felt a bit uncomfortable. Although she didn't mind her partner looking through her phone, it should be after telling her.
Seeing Yong Shanling's expression, Mu Yijie had a feeling of "I knew it". She really didn't want him to see her phone!
The corner of his mouth twitched slightly, showing a mocking smile. "What? Afraid to let me see your phone? Is there something you're hiding in it!"
Yong Shanling's eyebrows shot up. She felt the fire in her heart ignite instantly. "Mu Yijie, what do you mean? What could I be hiding? What don't you know about me? On the contrary, there are many things about you that I don't know. Don't make unfounded accusations."
"Humph! Am I making unfounded accusations? Then tell me, what's this?" Mu Yijie directly threw the phone in front of her.