His voice was not loud, but it was low and gentle, and every word clearly penetrated Shuyao's eardrums. Such a beautiful promise instantly dispelled some of the uneasiness in his heart.
He couldn't help but hold the man's hand tightly. Like looking at a flower in the fog, he smiled with a dream in his arms: "Okay, it's a deal. You must not go back on your word."
However, he didn't know whether he could safely leave here today. If he couldn't, he was afraid that he would break his promise again.
Unconsciously, his heart began to feel uneasy, but he also unconsciously tightened his hand with Shuyue's. Their palms were melting together with the warmth. Shuyue seemed to feel it. When he looked up and stared, he also smiled brightly and intertwined his fingers with him.
As if after that, no matter how many storms and chaos there were, they could not separate them from each other.
"What's going on?" A vicissitudinous yet majestic voice, along with heavy steps, broke the short moment of tenderness.
Everyone looked over, and a figure floating with immortal energy was standing at the door. He was wearing a brocade robe with the light of the moon, his frost-like hair hung down, and the vicissitudes between his eyebrows were obvious. Several mottled wrinkles were drawn at the corners of his eyes, but they still couldn't cover the bright light in his eyes, which was shining brightly.
The man who looked rather old, yet had the high-spirited look of a young man between his cold eyebrows. When combined with his solemn expression, it made people feel respectful at first sight, with an air of being underestimated.
"Master..." Once they saw Kunwu appear, the sharp air made Shuyue a little afraid. He was not only afraid that his master would know that he had escaped from the barrier, but also afraid that his master would make things difficult for Shuyao when he saw him return to the mountain again.
Just because of this troublemaker, Li Nao, was present, he would most likely add fuel to the fire and worsen the situation.
Kunwu immediately looked at the two men surrounded by his disciples. Although they were facing danger, they still remained calm and elegant, making them impossible to ignore.
Facing his disciple, Shuyue, breaking through the barrier, besides a moment of surprise that flashed across his eyes, he returned to his calm state.
However, Shuyao's appearance made his pupils tremble. He frowned and asked, "Shuyao, didn't you already leave Kunshan?"
Before Shuyao could explain, he saw Li Nao answering first. He put his hands behind his back and said, "Sect Master, this disciple has something to report."
"What is it?"
Li Nao glanced in Shuyao's direction, and a sinister look flashed across his eyes. He said righteously, distorting the truth: "This Shuyao is actually a demon!"
Once the words were spoken, the disciples looked at each other, and their nerves tightened even more. They didn't dare to be careless in their defensive actions.
Shuyao and Shuyue were shocked. How did Li Nao know?
Li Nao continued to take advantage of the situation: "Not only is he a demon, he is also brooding over the matter of the Sect Master driving him down the mountain. So he came up the mountain to take revenge, and even tried to harm the Sect Master."
"Li Nao, don't talk nonsense here!" Once Shuyue heard this, he was anxious and wanted to rush forward, but he was forced back by the disciples with their swords.
Once this matter reached Kunwu's ears, combined with his trust in Li Nao, and thinking that these things might happen, he undoubtedly believed Li Nao's words.
He was instantly furious. He waved his sleeves and ordered sternly: "The Kunshan Sect will never allow a threat to exist. All disciples, listen up. Get rid of Shuyao for me!"
"Yes!" All the disciples said in unison. They held their three-foot long swords and were ready to attack Shuyao.
"Whoever dares to harm him, I will destroy them!" A soul-stirring roar made the disciples stop their actions, and a pair of sharp and cold eyes like ice blades also made them take a step back in fear.
They were afraid of the handsome man in front of them. The intimidating aura on his body deeply oppressed their nerves.
Shuyue endured the pain on his body with his own strength. He was like a towering mountain, blocking the wind and rain that was about to come for Shuyao. His face was frosty, and his white clothes made him look even colder, like an ice cellar, and he could not be violated.
After intimidating everyone, he then turned his gaze to Kunwu and tried to explain: "Master, this matter was completely distorted by Li Nao. Shuyao coming up the mountain was all because of his planning. It was not Shuyao's intention, and he never had the intention to harm you. I hope that Master will not be deceived by Li Nao's one-sided words."
"Sect Master, this disciple's words are true. Shuyao is indeed a demon, and he really wants to frame you!"
Before Li Nao could finish, Shuyue denied it firmly again: "Master, this disciple, Shuyue, uses his life to guarantee that Shuyao has never thought of framing Master. All of this is a misunderstanding. I hope that Master will see clearly! Do not wrong a good person."
Kunwu's gaze was cold, and his tone was a little cold and hard: "Shuyue, you are too daring. I am the Sect Master. Can't I see clearly the right and wrong?"
"This disciple did not intend to contradict. I only hope that Master will not believe the words of a villain. Li Nao's words are completely unbelievable!"
"Shuyue, you have said too much..." On the surface, Kunwu seemed to be sighing, but his eyes were extremely sharp when they passed by Shuyue, making Shuyue tremble in fear.
When he was completely unprepared, he only felt his shoulder and neck being hit hard. Instantly, his vision went black, and the feeling of dizziness came like a flood. He did not have time to react before he was already dizzy and fell to the ground.
"Shuyue!" Shuyue suddenly fainted. Shuyao called out again, but he did not get any reaction from the other party.
"Don't call out. He can't hear you anymore." Li Nao pursed his lips indifferently. The curve on his cheeks was extremely sinister and evil. A row of white teeth was exposed in the darkness, and it actually reflected a cold light.
Shuyao looked up, but he was extremely cold. He questioned, "Li Nao, why did you do this?"
"I did this to fulfill you. Think about it. After I get rid of you, I will kill Shuyue. Then I will let him go down to the underworld and reunite with you. Then you can be a pair of bitter lovers, right?"
Li Nao said it matter-of-factly. This absurd theory made Shuyao's mind go blank for a moment, and his blood froze.
At that moment, he also knew that Shuyue was the missing piece in his heart. In fact, deep in his heart, this man had already deeply rooted in his heart, and no one could shake him since then.
He also discovered that all of his previous evasions were because of the feelings that he did not want to admit in his heart. It was because this kind of emotion was too lonely and too ironic in this world.
Only when the prosperity was over and everything had changed, he was willing to guard it wholeheartedly, but he did not know if it was too late.
He could not imagine that if he was not around, how Li Nao would punish Shuyue. Out of the desire to protect him in his heart, the only thing buried in his body instantly expanded. At that moment, he only felt that the sealed demon power was about to break out of the cocoon.
He wanted to stop it, but as his mind became flustered, his body began to change slightly. His hands trembled slightly. His beautiful eyes that were originally captivating were now like the dark clouds in the night sky, covering the gentle waves of the past.
At that moment, in the endless night sky, the bright moon was half-hidden, only leaving a broken curve. The silver light that surrounded it projected a single ray of light, which just happened to land on Shuyao, who was wearing white clothes. However, it made his whole body look extremely ghostly and creepy.