Long Mo stared at the man struggling on the verge of life and death. Though he tried to conceal the complexity in his blue eyes, the inescapable melancholy was still evident.
He simply uttered a few words in a tone so calm that it felt oppressively suffocating. "He's been poisoned by the 'Blood - Sealing Poison'."
Long Yun was clearly quite naive about mortal affairs. He frowned in confusion. "W - What kind of poison?"
"You wouldn't understand even if I told you," Long Mo said, not bothering to explain to his younger brother. He just seized every moment. "Come here and hold him up. I'll heal him."
"How will you heal him?"
Long Mo remained silent. He simply opened his collar and reached into his bosom, as if about to do something.
Noticing Long Mo's strange actions and quickly guessing what he was up to, Long Yun promptly grabbed his wrist. His voice turned extremely stern as he tried to stop him. "Brother, what are you planning to do?"
Long Mo just curled his lips slightly, showing a bit of paleness and helplessness. His deep blue eyes also darkened. "Since you've already guessed, why do you still ask?"
Hearing his calm words, Long Yun's handsome face was filled with resistance. He was determined not to let his brother harm himself.
"Brother, do you know the price of what you're about to do?"
"I know, but I have no other choice. I must save him!" Every word was decisive and resolute. The sharpness in his eyes was not to be underestimated, but there was also a bit of desolation between his sharp eyebrows.
Yes, since the moment he met Shu Yue, he was doomed to this fate, this inevitable tribulation.
"Why do you have no other choice? He's just a mortal. Is he worth you using your dragon scales to save him?"
Long Yun really didn't understand. A mere ordinary mortal was making Long Mo use the most precious thing of the dragon clan - the dragon scales.
And these dragon scales should not be easily removed except in critical situations!
"Worth it!" He uttered these two words without hesitation, leaving Long Yun at a loss for how to refute.
He only saw that those extremely deep eyes glowed with a different kind of light, accompanied by an indescribable sense of helplessness.
His voice was very deep, mixed with a faint sigh in the intoxicating atmosphere. "Long Yun, do you remember I told you that I'm destined to face a tribulation in this lifetime?"
"I remember. So what?"
Long Mo gave a dreamy smile. In his peerless beauty, he shifted his gaze to Shu Yue on the couch and gently stared at him. "He is my tribulation."
Amid Long Yun's surprise, he continued. "Now he's on the verge of death. How can I stand by and do nothing? So, don't stop me."
He pried the hand off his wrist one by one and reached into his bosom again to get the dragon scale. But the next moment, he was stopped by Long Yun again. "Even so, you can't just remove your dragon scale at will. If you want to save him, we have other ways."
"This kind of poison can only be cured by dragon scales. Long Yun, if you stop me again, don't blame me for being rude."
There was already a frightening authority in his hoarse voice, but Long Yun still tried to dissuade him. "Long Mo, for every dragon scale you use, you'll lose a hundred years of your cultivation. You're the Dragon King, the leader of the entire dragon clan. Once you're injured, the dragon clan we've been revitalizing will be destroyed!"
"If I fall, won't you take over?"
"Long Mo, why are you so persistent? You'll regret this for the rest of your life, don't you know!"
"If I don't save him, that's when I'll really regret it." His words left no room for hesitation, making Long Yun completely give up persuading him.
He knew that once Long Mo made a decision, it couldn't be changed.
He could only watch helplessly as Long Mo forcefully removed a dragon scale and placed it in his palm. There were even a few drops of blood flowing from the edge of the transparent dragon scale.
At the moment of removal, he saw the man who never frowned at anything finally slightly furrow his long eyebrows.
As a descendant of the dragon clan, how could he not know that every time a dragon scale was removed, the pain was no less than being burned by a raging fire.
Under Long Mo's control, the dragon scale gradually emitted a faint blue and hazy light. He gently pressed the dragon scale on Shu Yue's wound, concentrated his energy, and slowly passed his essence to Shu Yue through the power of the dragon scale.
After about half a cup of tea, Long Mo finally pulled Shu Yue back from the brink of death with the help of the dragon scale. Looking at the man whose complexion was gradually returning to normal and who was resting with his eyes closed, Long Mo felt happy, but at the same time, his internal energy was surging.
Suddenly, a faint taste of blood rose in his throat. He couldn't hold it back anymore and spat out a mouthful of blood. The blood stained his lips, making his pale face look even more handsome but also heart - wrenching.
"Brother!" Long Yun exclaimed. He helped Long Mo sit up straight. The cold sweat on his forehead was shocking.
"How are you? Do you need me to..."
"No, I'm fine. I just lost some vital energy. I'll be okay after some quiet rest. Your cultivation is not yet complete. There's no need to waste your energy on me."
"But you..."
"Alright, don't worry. Go and make some ginseng soup. He has to drink it when he wakes up."
"He's just a mortal. Why does he need ginseng soup? Brother, you're being too generous to him. You never let me drink it even when I want to."
As Long Mo's only younger brother, he always felt that Long Mo treated this mortal better than him. Unconsciously, he developed a bit of dissatisfaction towards Shu Yue.
"Just go. Don't talk so much nonsense!"
Under the coercion of Long Mo's authority, Long Yun could only mutter discontentedly and reluctantly go to do what his elder brother had told him.
Shifting his gaze back to Shu Yue, Long Mo stared at the tranquility on his handsome face. His strong facial features were extremely soft at this moment.
After looking for a while, perhaps bewitched by this appearance, he even reached out his hand. But when it was about to touch Shu Yue's cheek, it stopped in mid - air. With a tight frown, he finally moved his hand to the black hair that was scattered on the dragon pillow like silk.
His slender fingers ran through the hair, getting close and then pulling away. He still didn't have the courage to touch Shu Yue's head.
He just stared with his eyes, with a rare tenderness in his gaze. His red lips slightly parted, and he softly whispered, "After waiting for a thousand years, I've finally waited for you."
For a thousand years, he had practiced hard just to wait for the person who would accompany him through his tribulation. Although he didn't know it would be a man.
After knowing that this person was a man, he didn't feel the slightest bit of disgust. Instead, he was deeply attracted to him at first sight.
If this was the tribulation in his destiny and he had this person to accompany him, it would be quite nice.
Until he accompanied this person to transform into a dragon and then traveled all over the world, carrying him to see all the beautiful scenery in the world.
Just thinking about the days that would be like a fairy's in the future, a gorgeous smile involuntarily appeared on Long Mo's face.
When Shu Yue woke up, he found himself in an extremely dreamy world. It was like a crystal palace, with magnificent buildings that were hazy and mysterious.
Where was he? Had he, perhaps, ascended to heaven?