At the foot of the mountain.
Mo Bai hadn't gone far.
He waited at the foot of the mountain, expecting Zhao Shuning to come down and find him.
The senior once said that the bronze token contained a great power. If it met a master with the right fate, this power would recognize the master and take root in that person's body.
The bronze token in his hand was the vessel that suppressed this power.
Now that Mo Bai had taken the bronze token away, Zhao Shuning was bound to fall into a coma and be in a daze. Although this was not what Mo Bai wanted to see, it was the only way he could think of to make Ningning keep him by her side.
He was from the Divine Sect, and there were no more than five people who could understand how to suppress this power.
But in the end, Mo Bai was disappointed.
In the long, dark night.
A figure did appear on the road, but it wasn't Zhao Shuning. It was Yan Ruyu in a cyan robe.
Yan Ruyu's face was as cold as frost at this moment.
On this extremely handsome and peerless face, expressions that didn't match his temperament had appeared again and again because of Zhao Shuning.
"Give it to me."
Yan Ruyu stretched out his hand, looking cold and refined.
Mo Bai said in a low voice, "How is she?"
"Give me the bronze token."
"I want her to come and find me in person."
Spiritual power suddenly emerged on Yan Ruyu's palm, and in an instant, Mo Bai was pulled in front of him. This suction force was so powerful that even though Mo Bai's current cultivation was at least top - level on the Kyushu Continent, he couldn't resist this huge spiritual power.
Anger glinted in Yan Ruyu's eyes.
"Let me see Ningning, and I can help her. Once this power is in her body, she will never be able to leave me again."
Yan Ruyu tightened his hand.
Mo Bai in mid - air gasped for breath.
Although Yan Ruyu's hand was a foot away, Mo Bai still couldn't catch his breath.
Seeing the anxious look on the cyan - robed man's face, Mo Bai began to laugh.
The great imperial teacher of a thousand years was being toyed with by him. Naturally, he was in a great mood.
The only reason Yan Ruyu didn't take it by force was that the bronze token already had its own master. Now it seemed that Ning'er should be the master of this power, but the owner of the bronze token was Mo Bai.
That bronze token had a great origin. Its surface was dull and lustreless, but its texture was extremely hard. Even that powerful force couldn't break through the shackles of the bronze token.
The power recognized its master, and the bronze token would also recognize its master. It would integrate with its owner. If Mo Bai himself didn't want to give the bronze token to Yan Ruyu, then using force would only make the bronze token disappear.
"You can't take it out, Emperor. You are the supreme being in this world. You should understand the mystery better than me. If you want to save Ningning, you have to let me stay by her side all the time. I've said that she can't leave me, and she will come to find me again."
The spiritual power in Yan Ruyu's hand dissipated.
His deep blue eyes closed slightly.
"Fine."
Relieving Ning'er's pain was the most important thing for now. The rest could be discussed later.
The smile on Mo Bai's face widened.
Look, sometimes, one had to use some despicable means. Otherwise, how could he return to Ningning's side?
He didn't blame Ningning. It was Yan Ruyu who had tempted her. Otherwise, with Ningning's personality, how could she have abandoned him for such a man?
"Emperor, why be unhappy? I've said that I won't hurt Ningning. This power will only make her stronger."
"Make her stronger?"
Yan Ruyu sneered.
If it were just the power of the bronze token, Zhao Shuning wouldn't have been in so much pain, and she would surely have been able to come down and find Mo Bai. But Mo Bai seemed to have overlooked an important thing. There was a bead on Zhao Shuning's neck. It was the Soul - Condensing Bead left by Zhao Huai, which contained Zhao Huai's spiritual power.
After the two forces merged and entered Zhao Shuning's body, the new force formed was more than ten times stronger than the original power of the bronze token.
"I've said that I won't harm her."
"Is this what you call not harming her? Is this your so - called true love for her? Your love is really hard to bear."
Mo Bai stopped in his tracks.
"I didn't expect that a person of the Emperor's status would know how to insult others."
Yan Ruyu didn't say a word.
If it weren't for the bronze token on Mo Bai, Yan Ruyu might have wanted to kill him at this moment.
"Let it go. Ningning will be fine."
Yan Ruyu's heart skipped a beat.
A faint sense of uneasiness welled up in his heart.
Just then, a faint white light appeared on the top of the mountain. Then the white light formed a circle, and the power spread out in all directions.
Yan Ruyu quickly cast a spell seal.
Bai Ze also appeared at this moment and rushed towards Qingyun Peak.
Mo Bai's expression began to look a bit uneasy.
Yan Ruyu glanced at Mo Bai. Mo Bai only felt a flash of white light in front of his eyes. The next moment, he and Yan Ruyu were in the cave.
At this moment, there was not a single soul to be seen in the cave.
The place was in a complete mess. The cave was full of broken walls and ruins after being destroyed by a powerful force.
The astrolabe formation was still intact, but most of the cave had been destroyed.
Mo Bai stood there, stunned.
Yan Ruyu could sense that the cave was filled with Ning'er's aura. Besides this aura, he also detected a familiar power.
But his head hurt so much that he couldn't remember it for the moment.
"Ning'er."
"Ningning—"
Yan Ruyu quickly searched in the connected caves, but he only found the unconscious Mu Wan and didn't find anyone else.
"Yan Ruyu, where is Ningning? Where have you hidden her?"
Yan Ruyu looked at the astrolabe formation, his eyes flickering.
Then, anger and suspicion suddenly flashed in his eyes.
Luo Qiu! It was Luo Qiu!
No, Luo Qiu was kind - hearted by nature. How could she do such a despicable thing?
But in the Kyushu Continent, the only person who could break through the protective shield he had set up was Luo Qiu. There was no one else in Yan Ruyu's mind.
Bai Ze came back from outside the cave at this moment.
There was still a glimmer of hope in Yan Ruyu's heart, but when he saw Bai Ze with his head down, he knew that this time, things were far beyond his control.
Ning'er had the Red Lotus on her. He could sense her.
Yan Ruyu concentrated, but in the vast Kyushu, he could no longer find Zhao Shuning's life aura.
His aura began to be in a mess.
"How could this be?"
Mo Bai was no longer calm either.
"Yan Ruyu, where is Ningning?"
The man waved his sleeve.
"I can't find her anymore, and neither will you in the future, Mo Bai. Are you satisfied with this result?"
The next moment, Mo Bai's body disappeared from the cave.
He was back at the foot of the mountain again, but this time, he could no longer enter Qingyun Peak.
How could this happen?