That coquettish smile was charming, yet Shu Yue always felt there was something sinister behind it, with an air of wickedness.
She couldn't help frowning and asking, "What's the condition?"
"You have to take me with you when you go out to play."
Shu Yue and Shu Yao glanced at each other in surprise. Then, looking at the faint smile on this handsome man's face, Shu Yue coldly gave him a setback: "My father and I are going on a sightseeing trip. What does it matter to you? Go away!"
"Then don't even think about me taking you there," Long Mo crossed his arms in an elegant and noble manner, idly twirling the hair on his chest as he said nonchalantly, "It's just a detour. Why be so stingy?"
"You..."
"Shu Yue, it doesn't hurt to let him come along. At least he can take care of us," Shu Yao said. Although he was a bit reluctant in his heart, since they still needed this man's help, it wouldn't be appropriate to just refuse like that.
"Dad, what's he going to do tagging along? Isn't he just going to cause trouble?" Just thinking about having this third wheel ruining the wonderful time she had planned with her father, Shu Yue felt nothing but repulsion and annoyance towards Long Mo.
"How could I be causing trouble? If I go with you, I can protect you, right?" Long Mo quickly put on a charming smile and shamelessly leaned closer to Shu Yue.
Shu Yue gave this smirking man a cold look. After much thought, she finally managed to suppress her dissatisfaction and resistance and reluctantly compromised: "Fine, I agree, but one thing - don't cause any trouble."
She was just being held back by this man. Otherwise, with her temper, she would never have let Long Mo come along even if she were beaten to death.
"Don't worry, I won't." Really? A sly smile gradually appeared on Long Mo's face. Whether he would or not was hard to say.
With a wave of his long robe and a flash of blue light, the three of them instantly disappeared...
Later, Shu Yue realized that her compromise was a huge mistake. She gritted her teeth in anger but had to endure it for her father's sake.
Although Long Mo didn't take them where they originally planned to go and instead brought them to another place.
But this place was undoubtedly the most beautiful scenery she had ever seen in the world. There were colorful mountain flowers in full bloom, maple forests dyed in frost, and petals fluttering everywhere. For hundreds of steps on both sides of the bank, it was truly a paradise on earth.
"This place is really beautiful," Shu Yao couldn't help exclaiming in amazement at such a breathtakingly beautiful scenery in the world.
But he didn't know that this place was Long Mo's exclusive territory and also the 'Peach Blossom Spring' of the Dragon Clan.
At this moment, Long Mo's deep gaze was fixed on the man in black beside him.
The man in black didn't really match this idyllic peach forest. But looking at his picturesque eyebrows, his straight and graceful figure, his black hair covered with frost, and his delicate side profile, there was a hint of femininity beneath his coldness.
As a man, Shu Yao was like a fairy in a painting, while Shu Yue was like a mysterious sight standing out in the flying catkins.
"Do you like this place?" Shu Yue was still indulging in the falling petals when she suddenly heard a low voice in her ear. She turned to look at the owner of the voice.
That already perfect face looked even more dreamy and beautiful in the falling petals.
"It's really beautiful. But such a prosperous and beautiful scenery doesn't seem to be from the mortal world," Shu Yue said.
"Hehe, you're so smart," Long Mo chuckled. He didn't expect Shu Yue to see through it at once. He lazily squinted his eyes and said, "Yes, this place is indeed my secret place. No one else has ever been here except me."
No one else has ever been here? Shu Yue was stunned. So, she and Shu Yao were the first ones?
Those deep blue eyes were inexplicably gentle and tender. Shu Yue averted her gaze and coughed lightly, telling herself it was just an illusion.
"So, you should be glad that you're the first one to come here. Have a good time here today," Long Mo said.
"Okay, then I won't be polite," Shu Yue didn't waste any more words. She directly took Shu Yao's hand and said briskly, "Dad, let's go and have fun quickly."
This extremely different treatment made Long Mo jealous to the point of going crazy. Looking at how close Shu Yue was to her father, he felt really annoyed.
Immediately, he strode forward, grabbed Shu Yue's arm, and pulled her to the other side: "That place isn't fun. It's better to come with me."
"You can go and play by yourself. My father and I will just take a look here," Shu Yue tried to break free from Long Mo's grasp with her strength advantage, but found that it wasn't as easy as she thought.
Long Mo's hand was like an iron chain, firmly locking her in place. She couldn't break free no matter how hard she tried. It was the first time she felt so weak in front of her father. Shu Yue wished she could dig a hole and hide in it.
"This is my territory. You're not familiar with it. If you get lost later, it'll be troublesome. How can you take care of your father if you can't even take care of yourself?" Long Mo said.
"I don't need you to worry about it. My father and I are fine here," Shu Yue said.
"I said, I'm in charge here, so you don't have a say," Long Mo's decisive tone left no room for refusal, which made Shu Yue feel extremely hostile.
Because Shu Yue never liked being oppressed and controlled by others, except by Shu Yao.
"Long Mo, although this place belongs to you, I have the freedom to go wherever I want. You have no right to interfere!" Shu Yue said word by word, her tone clearly not joking.
Shu Yao wasn't blind. He could see that Long Mo's every move showed his concern and dominance over Shu Yue.
To avoid embarrassing Shu Yue, he was the first to break the deadlock: "Shu Yue, he's the host here. Let's just listen to him."
"See, you're not as sensible as your father," Long Mo raised his eyebrows and curled his lips. The corners of his eyes were full of pride, as if to say 'what can you do to me'.
"Dad, whose side are you on? Why are you taking his side?" Shu Yue suddenly suspected that Shu Yao had been bewitched by this man and was siding with an outsider.
"We really couldn't get out of this place without him," Shu Yao said honestly. Such a fairyland was so mysterious that even if he had magic powers, he wouldn't be able to find his way out.
"Look at your father. He's so reasonable. Learn from him," Long Mo said.
Shu Yue gave him a fierce cold look. For Shu Yao's sake, she finally reluctantly agreed: "Let go. We'll follow you."
"That's right," Long Mo said with satisfaction as he let go of her. Then he flicked his sleeves behind his back, looking extremely elegant and unrestrained: "Come on. Follow me."
Shu Yue was reluctant and wanted to say something but held back. She just gritted her teeth and glared at Long Mo's straight back, hating his arrogance.
With a gloomy face, she and Shu Yao followed Long Mo to another place.
After that, Long Mo kept getting in the way of Shu Yue and Shu Yao's alone time. He always found an excuse to get close to Shu Yue and inserted himself between them.