This time.
Mo Yan didn't let Zhao Shuning down.
He stayed in his room for about three days.
He didn't allow the servants to enter, nor did he ever come out.
It wasn't until the early morning of the fourth day that the door opened. Mo Yan looked haggard, and his eyes were filled with boundless loneliness.
Zhao Shuning was in the attic.
Mo Yan was in the yard. The two of them looked at each other from afar.
With just one glance, Zhao Shuning knew that Mo Yan had figured things out.
After all, he was the leader of Loulan, the king of Loulan. The livelihood of the Loulan people had to be his top priority.
Perhaps before, due to the sudden accident, his emotions had been quite high. But now, after some time of calm, he finally understood.
Love couldn't be allowed to sacrifice the future of Loulan.
Zhao Shuning closed the window.
Mo Yan lowered his head.
Perhaps, he could never bring himself to harm Zhao Shuning. A person like her, who loved the people of Loulan, should not be the bane of Loulan, right?
Maybe.
A desolate smile appeared on the man's face.
By now, he had no way back, did he?
It was also on the day when Mo Yan left his room that he summoned Luo Qiu.
Luo Qiu looked at Zhao Shuning, seemingly a bit nervous.
"Go." This was the path Luo Qiu had to take.
"Okay."
The girl took a step forward and walked out of the attic.
She also stepped out of her original comfort zone. From that moment on, the two young girls had completely different thoughts in their hearts.
Luo Qiu went to see Mo Yan.
In the council hall.
There were only the two of them.
Zhao Shuning was no longer qualified to enter that military - important place. She didn't know what the two of them had said inside.
Nor did she care.
In the evening, she went to bed early.
When she was sure that Mo Yan would accept Luo Qiu, it would be time for her to leave.
The council didn't end until the early hours of the night.
After Luo Qiu came back, she wanted to go to find Zhao Shuning.
But she found that the lamp in her sister's room had long been extinguished.
"Good night, sister."
Luo Qiu smiled and returned to her own room.
From now on, she had no home. In this world, her sister was her only relative.
Luo Qiu hugged her pillow and soon fell asleep.
The next day, when Luo Qiu woke up, a maid came in to comb her hair. She stretched out her hand and looked at the spiritual power in her palm.
A strange smile appeared on her face.
Suddenly, there came a sound of footsteps outside.
"Miss Zhao has left."
Luo Qiu immediately stood up from in front of the bronze mirror. The hairpins that hadn't been put on properly fell to the ground.
"Miss—"
All the maids quickly knelt down.
Luo Qiu didn't care about anything else. She lifted her skirt and rushed towards Zhao Shuning's room.
When she arrived, Mo Yan was already in her sister's room.
He was holding a letter in his hand.
Seeing Luo Qiu coming, Mo Yan handed the letter to her.
This letter was left for Luo Qiu.
She had left. When she left, she didn't say goodbye to him. She didn't even leave him a few simple words.
The eighteen - year relationship between him and her couldn't even compare to the six - month acquaintance between Luo Qiu and her.
Luo Qiu took the letter.
Held it in her hand.
Xiao Qiu,
Sister is leaving.
Actually, I should have left long ago. I just couldn't rest assured about you. Now that Lord Mo Yan has accepted you, it means that from now on, you'll be me here.
The people of Loulan are all simple and honest. Maybe some of their customs are different from those of Ruoqiang. You may not be used to living here.
But you must learn to adapt.
You are the hope of Loulan, the predestined girl in the eyes of the people.
What you have to do is to shoulder your responsibility.
I always said that you would surely achieve great things in the future. This is true.
In the future, you will be much more powerful than sister.
You have to become strong, because only when you are strong can you protect the people you want to protect.
Don't look for me.
Forgive me for not saying goodbye to you in person. I'm just afraid that I won't be able to bear leaving you. Your future path will be long and bright, but I can't always be by your side.
After experiencing so many things, I believe that you will become strong. I hope that when we meet next time, you can show me a different you.
By then, you will happily call me sister, and I'll call you Xiao Qiu again. You can tell me about the things you've experienced in these years. I will surely be happy for you.
I'm leaving.
There are still many important things waiting for me to do.
In my heart, you are like the bright moon hanging high in the night sky, pure and flawless.
I hope that in the future, you can always keep your true self and always be as kind as when we first met.
In addition, let me say one more thing. If someone bullies you, don't tolerate it, don't give in. Just fight back.
Sometimes, kindness should be used in the right place.
At the end of the letter, there were only the words "Sister".
Luo Qiu held the letter in her palm.
The uneasiness and turmoil in her heart were indescribable.
Mo Yan walked over.
"She's gone."
"Just as she said, don't look for her. You are the predestined girl of my Loulan. In the future, I will teach you many cultivation methods of Loulan. Also, from today on, I will assign you some tasks. You must do your best to complete them."
Luo Qiu nodded slowly.
There were still ripples in her eyes.
"You have to remember that she is a very powerful person. Only when you become stronger can you stand shoulder to shoulder with her. Her current abilities are inseparable from her hard work since childhood."
Luo Qiu took a deep breath.
"I know, Lord Mo Yan. You can just arrange the training for me. I can bear it."
"That's the best."
Actually, Mo Yan envied Luo Qiu.
At least, she still had a letter written by her, while he got nothing.
Perhaps, because of what he had done to her before, she must still hate him deeply in her heart.
Mo Yan left.
Luo Qiu was the only one left in the room.
She sat down on the chair.
Looking at the furnishings in the room, she recalled the first time she met her sister. Her sister's thoughtfulness, protection, and care all came vividly to her mind.
Yes, nothing in this world is immutable. A person can't always revolve around another person.
Luo Qiu stood up.
If a person doesn't learn to be strong, he or she will only let the people who care about them down.
She ran her hand over each piece of furniture in the room.
Familiar, yet strange.
She walked out of the room.
Gently closed the door.
"Miss."
"Seal this room for me. Without my order, no one is allowed to enter. Those who violate the order will be killed without mercy."
The light in the girl's eyes was completely different from before.
"Yes, this servant obeys the order."
The maids knelt on the ground.
Luo Qiu looked up again.
There was no longer the timidity and cowardice in her eyes as before.