"Is this how you see me?"
At this moment, Zhao Shuning looked at Mo Bai, her eyes showing no trace of evasion.
"Ningning, come with me. I'll make you the happiest woman on the Kyushu Continent. I promise you that I'll never get entangled with other women in my life. You've always been the only one in my heart. Okay?"
"Mo Bai, you know exactly what I want to say is not this."
"Ningning, I know. I know you're angry with me for what I said wrong before. You're the best woman in the world, different from those vain ones. What I meant before was that if you want to be the most noble woman under the sky, I can make it happen for you."
Mo Bai was speaking in a hurry. He gasped for a few breaths of cold air and coughed violently.
Then he continued, "Ningning, there are still many things you don't know about me. I have so much to say to you. There are countless possibilities for our future, but it definitely won't be like this."
Zhao Shuning said, "Mo Bai, don't you understand yet? From beginning to end, the only person I like is Master. No matter how nice you are to me or how long you stay by my side, I won't like you."
Yan Ruyu slowly relaxed his tightly - clasped hands.
Actually, after he lost Ye Ling, he had already made up his mind that if anything happened to Ning'er in the future, even if it meant overthrowing the Kyushu, he would protect her.
Yan Ruyu was different from others. He was nice to Zhao Shuning without expecting her to know. Just like before, when he thought he had fallen in love with Ye Ling, he gave her the jade flute left by his mother.
Later, because he had to take charge of the fate of the world and guard the Star - Disk Formation, he couldn't always be with Ning'er. So he gave his natal lotus, the Red Lotus Karma Fire, to Zhao Shuning.
Without the Red Lotus Karma Fire, he endured the bone - chilling cold on Qingyun Peak.
There were many other things he had never told anyone, and he never would. But it didn't mean that he couldn't do what others could.
He would surely protect Ning'er well.
So when Mo Bai questioned him before, Yan Ruyu wasn't thinking about how to defend himself. He wanted to see how Ning'er would answer and how she saw him.
Fortunately, the answer satisfied him greatly.
The stone hanging in his heart finally fell.
A smile appeared on Yan Ruyu's face, but at this moment, Mo Bai was already a bit crazy.
He defied his father's obstruction and left the Ghost Domain on his own, just to see Zhao Shuning earlier.
Mo Bai once thought that if Zhao Shuning didn't like him, he would just stay by her side all the time, protecting and pampering her. One day, she would surely notice him.
It was only now that he realized that all his previous thoughts were just a joke in Zhao Shuning's eyes.
"I thought that if I worked hard to become stronger, I could stand in front of you and protect you behind me."
"Mo Bai."
"I thought that once I saw you, you would miss me just as much as I missed you."
"Stop talking."
"It turns out that it was all just my assumption."
Mo Bai lowered his head, squatted down with his eyes downcast.
He hugged his head.
The past memories in his mind made him suffer. In the past, he had survived countless dark nights in the Ghost Domain relying on the little bits of happiness he had shared with Zhao Shuning.
He thought that if Zhao Shuning was unwilling to walk into the darkness, he would walk into the light to embrace her.
He wouldn't do anything she didn't like.
Even when he came to see her, he specially changed into a white robe. Since he had been by Zhao Shuning's side, Mo Bai had been full of joy and had never had the thought of killing anyone again.
But all those were just his assumptions.
"Mo Bai, what's wrong with you?"
The man began to laugh. As he laughed, tears ran down his face.
Tears were salty.
"Is it because I'm not standing high enough?"
"So you can't see me?"
"Is it?"
With these three consecutive questions, it was obvious that Mo Bai's emotions were out of control.
"Ning'er, it's dangerous."
Seeing Mo Bai's dangerous look in his eyes, Yan Ruyu immediately stepped in front of Zhao Shuning.
Mo Bai laughed again.
"Emperor Venerable, do you think I'll hurt her? I'll kill everyone under the sky, but I won't hurt her. She's as important as my bones and blood to me."
Yan Ruyu frowned slightly.
The aura emanating from Mo Bai was extremely dangerous.
He knew that if this man didn't follow the right path in the future, he would surely stir up quite a storm on the Kyushu Continent.
He didn't know whether it was lucky or unlucky for Ning'er to have such a friend.
At least, the preference Mo Bai showed for Ning'er in his eyes was obvious. This meant that no matter what happened in the future, at least Mo Bai wouldn't hurt Ning'er.
Mo Bai slowly stood up, propping himself on the ground.
"Emperor Venerable, one day, I'll surpass you and take your place. The only one who can stand by her side is me."
At this moment, Yan Ruyu replied, "Impossible."
These three short words carried an undeniable aura of dignity.
"How do you know what will happen in the future? You can't say it's impossible now."
"If you leave now, I won't hold it against you for Ning'er's sake, since you're her friend."
Mo Bai didn't say a word. He looked at Zhao Shuning behind Yan Ruyu and asked hoarsely, "Do you really want to drive me away?"
Zhao Shuning didn't say a word.
But the answer was already very obvious.
Mo Bai's face turned pale.
He laughed self - deprecatingly a few times.
He picked up a few spiritual herbs at the cave entrance and said, "These are good for your health. If you still have the slightest bit of trust in me, boil them into a decoction and drink it. The poor circulation of qi and blood in your body might be the root of the problem left when you fought Yuan Xin."
Zhao Shuning was a bit touched.
But at this moment, she couldn't be soft - hearted.
She really didn't have any romantic feelings for Mo Bai. She had to cut the Gordian Knot and not let Mo Bai sink deeper.
"Ningning, you're really heartless. You don't even leave me the last bit of hope. Well, it's just my own self - indulgent affection. All the heartache I'm suffering today, I just hope that you won't have to experience it all in the future."
Mo Bai staggered and walked forward slowly.
Maybe he was still expecting something.
"Wait a minute."
Mo Bai stopped in his tracks and turned back happily.
"Ningning—"
But Zhao Shuning took the bronze medal from her neck and put it in Mo Bai's palm.
"You—"
"This is yours. I'm returning it to you. If you're in trouble, you can come to me at any time. But in the future, don't have any other thoughts about me."
Mo Bai stared blankly at the bronze medal in his hand.
Not have any thoughts about her? Was that possible?