Yan Ruyu was more than two heads taller than Zhao Shuning.
He just stood in front of Zhao Shuning like this.
Looking at her master's back, Zhao Shuning felt a strong sense of security.
Mo Yan was already in a bad mood. Now that he saw Yan Ruyu in person, at first glance, he was amazed by his celestial appearance. But in the next instant, he quickly regained his senses. For a man with such good looks, it was understandable that Qiuqiu was attracted to him.
"You're the man who seduced Qiuqiu?"
"Lord Mo Yan, watch your words. He's my master."
"Master? When did you recognize him as your master? Qiuqiu, you grew up in Loulan for eighteen years. As soon as you came out, you met this swindler. You've never seen the outside world, so it's understandable that you were deceived by him. Now come back with me."
Zhao Shuning shook her head.
Yan Ruyu's face turned cold.
The temperature around them seemed to drop a bit more.
"Luo Qiu, who is he?"
Zhao Shuning replied obediently, "His name is Mo Yan. He's the leader of Loulan."
"He's also the one who raised Qiuqiu."
Yan Ruyu said, "Is that so?"
Zhao Shuning nodded.
Mo Yan reached out his hand, still trying to pull Zhao Shuning towards him.
Yan Ruyu also grabbed Zhao Shuning's wrist with one of his hands.
"Let go of Qiuqiu's hand, or you won't see the sun tomorrow."
"There won't be any sun tomorrow."
"What?"
"The astrolabe says it will be cloudy with light rain tomorrow."
Mo Yan was stunned.
Zhao Shuning was also stunned.
Master, how could he still have the mood to discuss the weather at this moment?
"You're looking for death."
Mo Yan attacked. Yan Ruyu easily defended against Mo Yan's attack with just one hand.
After several rounds of confrontation, Yan Ruyu never let go of Zhao Shuning's wrist with his other hand.
Mo Yan was out of breath. This was the first time since he was born that he had encountered such a powerful opponent. No, perhaps he didn't even have the qualification to be this man's opponent.
Yan Ruyu remained calm and composed.
After the fight, Mo Yan had calmed down a bit.
He looked up.
He clasped his fists and bowed to Yan Ruyu.
"Senior, Mo Yan has offended you. But in this matter, Qiuqiu really should go back with me."
"If she wants to go back with you, I won't say anything. From the situation just now, I roughly understand that she doesn't want to."
Zhao Shuning shrank her head.
Mo Yan turned his gaze to Zhao Shuning.
"Qiuqiu, if you have any conscience at all, come back with me. Otherwise, you should be able to imagine the consequences."
"Don't threaten her."
With just these five simple words, Mo Yan had no choice but to obey. He even softened his tone a bit.
"Qiuqiu, come back with me. I guarantee I won't hurt her."
Zhao Shuning said, "It's not that I don't want to go back with you. It's just that it's meaningless for me to go back. Lord Mo Yan, you've already said such things to me before. If I go back, will I just be waiting for you to lock me up? I'm not that stupid to walk into a trap."
Mo Yan looked dejected.
"You really think of me like this?"
"Otherwise?"
"I won't hurt you."
Zhao Shuning sighed.
"Mo Yan, every word I said to you before was true. You've been looking for the wrong person from the very beginning."
"Even if what you said is true, I'd rather keep making the wrong choice and go all the way to the end."
Zhao Shuning covered her head.
Why didn't she realize before that Mo Yan was so stubborn?
Yan Ruyu said, "If you don't want to go back, no one can force you."
Zhao Shuning looked up.
"What bad luck!"
The two men both looked at her.
She wanted to cry but had no tears.
She could only say, "Don't look at me. I've already made myself clear enough, but he just won't listen. He just keeps clinging to one issue. I can't do anything about it."
"You heard it. Luo Qiu doesn't want to go back with you."
Mo Yan looked at Zhao Shuning.
"You really don't want to go back with me?"
Zhao Shuning was on the verge of a mental breakdown. Brother, it's not that I don't want to. It's that I can't! Can't you understand? I still have a bunch of things to do next. What if you lock me up when I go back with you now?
"Lord Mo Yan, I'm sorry."
"You'll regret this."
Mo Yan took a deep look at Zhao Shuning and then left.
For some reason, Zhao Shuning's heart skipped a beat. She felt very uneasy.
"Wait a minute."
The black - clothed man stopped in his tracks.
Zhao Shuning stepped forward and said, "I'll go back with you."
For the first time, there was a second expression on Yan Ruyu's face.
"Master, I think I really have to go back to Loulan."
"Why?"
"I can't explain it to you. But if I don't go back, I won't be able to meet you in the future."
Yan Ruyu looked confused.
Zhao Shuning didn't dare to explain too much.
Just now, Mo Yan's expression really scared Zhao Shuning. When he said the words "You'll regret this", Zhao Shuning saw a hint of ferocity in his expression.
Zhao Shuning was afraid. She didn't dare to take the risk.
She was afraid that if she didn't go back, Mo Yan would really go crazy and kill the real Luo Qiu.
"Have you thought it through?"
"Master, I'll come back. I'll personally teach at Changkong Academy in a month. Regarding the matter of Luo Feiyan, please help me plead with Elders Ling Ruo and the others."
Zhao Shuning was afraid that Ye Qingluan would be worried if she wasn't in the academy.
"Okay."
Just this one word was enough to make Zhao Shuning feel at ease.
Zhao Shuning still left.
Yan Ruyu watched her disappear from his sight.
A sense of loss welled up in his heart.
In front of the bamboo house, there was a wooden basin. Inside the basin were five or six lively fish that Yan Ruyu had just caught from the freshwater lake.
Now it seemed that they wouldn't be needed.
"Is he the elder brother you've been talking about?"
As soon as he said this, Yan Ruyu thought it was ridiculous.
When had he become so jealous?
Eighteen years.
Eighteen years was not something that could be compared to just half a year.
That little girl's enthusiasm for him was probably just due to a sense of novelty.
He laughed at himself.
Yan Ruyu turned around.
He picked up the wooden basin and slowly walked to the lake where he had caught the fish. He released all the fish back into the lake.
Originally, the earthly fireworks and the warmth of human relationships never belonged to him.
In just seven days, he, who had been lonely for five hundred years, had developed a trace of attachment and dependence.
How ridiculous!
A person with the millennium solitary and inauspicious fate actually dared to yearn for warmth?
Qingyun Peak.
Maybe it was a good place.
An hour after Zhao Shuning left, Yan Ruyu's figure also disappeared from the Wuwang Sea.
In the dimensional bag.
In the mysterious realm.
Bai Ze suddenly felt a violent shaking.
Hundun couldn't stand the long - time jolting and felt dizzy.
Didn't the Emperor Venerable find a quiet place in the Wuwang Sea? Now, where was he going?
In the small bamboo house in the Wuwang Sea.
On the table.
There was a long bamboo flute lying quietly there.
The owner of the bamboo flute was also gone.