"The Sea of Calamity?"
This name sounded so familiar.
Zhao Shuning's mind quickly began to recall every detail from before. Finally, she found the corresponding memory.
"Doesn't Qiuqiu want to go?"
"I do."
Back then, Zhao Shuning had promised Qingge of the mermaid clan that she would help investigate the matter of the misbehaving woman. The place where the mermaid clan had lived for generations was the Sea of Calamity.
But...
She didn't know if it was a coincidence or something else.
Back then, Qingge had said that the woman who had brought such a fate to her clan was named Qiuqiu. And now, in this plane, she was called Qiuqiu by others.
Was this just a coincidence?
Mo Yan rarely saw the young girl in front of him showing such great interest in a place. A gratified and handsome smile appeared on his face.
It seemed that his decision was right.
"If you want to go, you need to prepare. There lives a powerful clan in the Sea of Calamity. The purpose of your trip this time is to obtain the scales from them. Those scales can be used to make a hallucinogenic drug to raise a phantom beast, which can guard our Loulan."
Zhao Shuning was stunned.
So, was the bad woman in Qingge's story herself?
Zhao Shuning quickly waved her hand.
"Qiuqiu?"
"Lord Mo Yan, this is simply too cruel. No matter what you say, I won't do it."
"But just now you..."
"I like the sea."
The man in black broke into a smile.
He could sense the determination in the young girl's eyes.
"In that case, you don't have to take on this task. Just consider this trip to the Sea of Calamity as a pleasure trip. You must have been bored staying here for so long."
Mo Yan was still so kind to her even though she didn't want to do this?
"Thank you, Lord Mo Yan."
Zhao Shuning showed a gentle smile. With such a peerless and charming face and a shallow smile, there should be few people in the world who could resist this smile.
Mo Yan was spellbound.
It wasn't until the young girl in front of him called out "Lord Mo Yan" three or five times that he came back to his senses.
"What did you say?"
Zhao Shuning frowned and repeated what she had said.
"I'm saying, aren't you worried that I won't come back if I just run out like this, Lord Mo Yan?"
The man in black's expression became serious.
He stared directly into Zhao Shuning's eyes.
Zhao Shuning felt that the look in his eyes was so intense that she couldn't move her feet.
"Will you?"
The man in black's simple four words left Zhao Shuning not knowing how to answer.
"I... won't, probably?"
Hearing this, Mo Yan regained his usual expression.
"I knew you wouldn't. Just go and have a good time. Don't worry about the looks from other powerful forces in Loulan. I'll handle everything for you."
"Thank you."
It would be a lie to say that she wasn't touched.
If Zhao Shuning's guess was correct, this Mo Yan should be the most loyal guard beside Luo Qiu in the legend.
The history books said that Mo Yan had followed Luo Qiu all his life, raising Luo Qiu from a baby in swaddling clothes to the hope of Loulan. After Luo Qiu's death, he disappeared.
This Mo Yan was a great warrior in the books that Zhao Shuning had read before.
"You can go without worry. If there's anything, you can summon me at any time."
"What about the task?"
"I'll never force you to do something you don't like, Qiuqiu. You know that."
Zhao Shuning nodded.
"Lord Mo Yan—"
"Qiuqiu, you're the chosen one. Although I'm the leader of Loulan, I'm still subordinate to you. From now on, you don't have to call me Lord Mo Yan. Just call me Mo Yan."
Zhao Shuning thought for a while and then nodded.
There was a bit more starlight in the man's eyes, making him look extremely good - looking.
"It's taken me so long to find out that Qiuqiu likes the sea."
Zhao Shuning didn't pay attention to Mo Yan's expression when he said this. At this moment, her mind had already flown to the ends of the earth.
The Sea of Calamity was something she knew about. Back then, in order to train her, her master had created many mermaids from the Sea of Calamity for her to practice on.
The Sea of Calamity her master had created was so lifelike, which meant that her master must have seen the real Sea of Calamity. Now that she had the chance to go there, maybe she could meet her master.
If she met her master, many things could be resolved.
Mo Yan didn't know that the reason the young girl in front of him wanted to go to the Sea of Calamity was because of another man. If he had known what the young girl was thinking at this moment, he would never have let the young girl go to the Sea of Calamity no matter what the cost.
Loulan was similar to Ruoqiang.
They were located in a foreign land.
The place they were in had a hot climate, so the women's clothing was mostly cool.
Zhao Shuning was dressed in a light crimson gauze dress. To avoid any trouble, she also put on a veil specially.
The freshwater agate beads on her forehead were personally put on by Mo Yan.
Standing in front of the bronze mirror, Zhao Shuning couldn't help but sigh that Luo Feiyan was really born with an extremely beautiful appearance.
Only someone with such a face could be worthy of her master.
At this moment, Zhao Shuning actually began to be a bit jealous of herself.
If she had looked like this all along, the success rate of seducing her master before would definitely have been much higher.
Mo Yan stared at the woman in the bronze mirror and was also lost in a daze.
Qiuqiu was really too beautiful.
So beautiful that she didn't seem to belong in this mortal world.
"Qiuqiu."
"Mo Yan, is there anything else?"
"Do you have someone you like?"
Zhao Shuning thought for a while and nodded.
A wider smile appeared on Mo Yan's face.
Luo Qiu had been raised by him since childhood. She had never had the chance to meet other young talents, and he had never seen anyone get close to Luo Qiu. In all these years, there should have been no one more outstanding than himself in Luo Qiu's eyes, right?
So, by making this assumption, Mo Yan thought that the person the young girl in front of him liked was himself.
"Mo Yan, you've been very kind to me, so I don't want to hide this from you."
"You don't need to hide it from me. I understand."
It was just not appropriate for a girl like Luo Qiu to bring this up.
"I'm glad you understand."
"We'll talk about this in detail after you come back from the Sea of Calamity, Qiuqiu. With your current abilities, you're already unmatched in Loulan and Ruoqiang. When you get to the Sea of Calamity, remember to hide your identity."
"Okay, I will."
Even if Mo Yan didn't say it, Zhao Shuning would do so.
"I'll be in Loulan, waiting for your return."
Mo Yan said this with a serious look in his eyes.
Zhao Shuning thought he was worried about her, so she reached out and patted Mo Yan on the shoulder and said boldly, "Don't worry, I'll definitely come back alive."
With her personality, no one could bully her.
Mo Yan smiled gently.
"That's good."