Xia Wanning couldn't bear to see anyone being nice to Ye Ling.
Nor could she bear to see anyone being nice to Zhao Shuning.
Why did Zhao Shuning deserve all the love and affection without doing anything?
Why did she, Xia Wanning, receive nothing but cold - shouldering after all her efforts?
"So, Young Master of the Ghost Domain, you and Zhao Shuning will never be together."
"She values Zhao Huai so much. But you killed her brother with your own hands. No matter how much you try to make up for it in the future, the mistakes you've made can never be undone."
Just like me.
In countless midnight dreams.
Xia Wanning would dream of Ji Qinglin reaching out his hand to her, asking for candy. Then she would happily fetch the candy. But before she could put it in his hand.
Ji Qinglin would be covered in blood, staring at her eerily.
"Never be together? How could that be?"
"You don't know the despair on Zhao Shuning's face when she saw the huge blood holes in Zhao Huai's limbs. She cried until her eyes were swollen and could hardly catch her breath. Do you know what she said?"
"Don't tell me. I don't want to hear it."
Mo Bai covered his ears.
He didn't want to know, didn't want to know how much pain he had brought to Ningning.
"She said she didn't want any birthday gifts. She didn't want anything. All she wanted was for her brother to come back."
"Ghost Lord, you didn't see how disheveled and heart - broken Zhao Shuning was at that time. If she knew that the culprit who killed her brother was you, what do you think she would do? Even if there's a long - standing friendship between you two, do you think Zhao Shuning would forgive the murderer of her brother?"
"So, the two of you will never be together in this lifetime."
"No! You're lying!"
Mo Bai suddenly reached out his right hand and quickly grabbed Xia Wanning's neck forcefully.
Suddenly, Xia Wanning's feet left the ground, and the feeling of suffocation immediately came over her.
The man's eyes were blood - red, and the veins on his face bulged.
How could it be?
How could things be like this?
Taking advantage of Mo Bai's momentary distraction.
Xia Wanning secretly formed a spell seal in her hand and knocked off Mo Bai's handprint, escaping from his restraint.
She was gasping for fresh air.
Seeing Mo Bai like this, she actually felt quite satisfied.
"I'm just stating the facts. Why is the Young Master of the Ghost Domain so angry?"
Mo Bai stared deeply at Xia Wanning.
At this moment, he hated his powerful cultivation skills more than ever.
For the sake of strength, he could do anything. But he couldn't bear that this strength was built on Ningning's pain.
Mo Bai left.
Xia Wanning slumped to the ground where she was.
Tears slowly slid down her delicate face.
She could basically imagine that if Zhao Shuning knew she was involved in what happened back then, she would never let her go.
"Ye Ling, why did you come back to life?"
"Why?"
"Didn't you say you regarded me as your family? Since I'm your family, why did you come back to life? To compete with me for the Emperor Lord? To oppose me?"
Xia Wanning cried heart - rendingly.
She didn't know why she was so sad.
It was as if years of pent - up grievances were completely released at this moment.
She had been carefully planning for so many years.
Every step she took was extremely difficult. She had finally waited until there were no other women around the Emperor Lord.
She had put in so much effort.
Now, all her efforts were about to go to waste.
Mo Bai left the clan meeting. In this long, dark night, he didn't know where to go.
At this moment, Mo Bai was like a walking corpse, wandering slowly. He had left the Ghost Domain early, full of joy to find Ningning.
He just wanted to be with her.
But now, the words Xia Wanning had just said were like thousands of knives, stabbing hard into his heart.
He was in pain and wanted to resist, but it was all in vain.
Mo Bai leaped and found a cave.
He lay outside the cave, as if he had returned to that time when he knew nothing and lay beside Ningning, looking at the star - filled sky.
At that time, he knew nothing, but the sense of happiness was extremely fulfilling.
Now, he had everything.
Looking at the star - filled sky, there was no one beside him.
All Mo Bai felt was a deep sense of emptiness.
At this time, the black - robed man appeared at the cave entrance.
"Do you want to give up?"
Mo Bai turned his head.
The black - robed man had always been the mysterious person who connected the Divine Sect, Xia Wanning, and any other forces on the Nine - State Continent.
"Mo Bai, do you want to give up?"
"I don't want to, but what can I do?"
"If you don't want to, then fight for it."
"She will be unhappy."
"She won't. You were also unaware of what happened to Zhao Huai. She should be able to understand you."
"Understand? Hehe - it's so easy to say. I know Ningning's personality best. If it was just the Ghost Domain's involvement in what happened back then, she might not hold the grudge against me. But Zhao Huai's death was caused by my own hands."
"But you like her, don't you?"
"I do like her, very much. But so what? I'm ultimately the one who hurt her the most."
"Mo Bai, sometimes, a white lie isn't necessarily a bad thing."
"I don't want to lie to her."
The black - robed man looked at the bright moon in the night sky. There was a time when she was also so determined, but in the end?
What had she gotten in return?
"But you have to think clearly. If you tell her the truth, it will only deepen her pain, and there will be no chance for the two of you."
"Other than that, what else can I do?"
The black - robed man said, "For now, she doesn't know you're the Young Master of the Ghost Domain, nor does she know that you're related to Zhao Huai's death."
"She will find out sooner or later."
"So, Mo Bai, you have to win her over before she finds out."
Mo Bai sat up in surprise and looked at the black - robed man in disbelief.
"Don't look at me like that. I'm telling you that if you want to conquer a woman, if you can't catch her eye, then conquer her body. If you get her body first, it will be much easier to win her heart later."
Mo Bai was stunned and then fell into silence.
It was obvious that his face was full of struggle.
Suddenly, Mo Bai smiled.
He said, "We're not the same kind of people. Although I'm vicious and never leave any room when doing things, I won't do this to her."
"Moreover, if I did that, I wouldn't only fail to win her heart, but I would also lose her forever."
Mo Bai knew Ningning's temperament quite well.
"I hope your persistence makes sense."
The black - robed man disappeared.
Mo Bai looked into the distance.
Ningning, I'm sorry.
I don't want to hurt you.
But I don't want to leave you even more.
Although Mo Bai didn't agree with what the black - robed man said later, he had to admit that a white lie wasn't really a deception.
Ningning, don't blame me.