Mo Yan's eyes suddenly burned with fanaticism.
Beneath that fanaticism,
there was a glimmer of reason.
She couldn't be Luo Qiu.
It was impossible for her to be.
But why...?
"You're not Luo Qiu," Mo Yan spoke again, saying the same thing as before.
"Give me the scimitar, Lord Mo Yan. Do you know that what you're doing will destroy all living beings on the Nine - Province Continent? The spiritual power contained in this scimitar is extremely powerful. Even if you activate the Millennium Stone Soul, can you guarantee that you'll be able to control this extremely powerful spiritual force?"
Mo Yan took a few steps back.
A hint of hesitation flashed across his eyes.
Zhao Shuning stepped forward.
But Mo Yan suddenly sneered wickedly.
"No one can stop me."
Immediately afterwards,
Mo Yan's figure completely vanished into the valley.
Zhao Shuning missed her target and naturally rushed to follow.
She had the Phoenix. Now that Mo Yan had obtained the soul, she no longer needed to hide her figure as before. So in this chase, the two were evenly matched.
Under the walls of the royal capital,
the war raged.
Both sides had suffered heavy losses.
Although Zhao Shuning had summoned Dongfang Yuxi to help, minimizing the casualties as much as possible, Mo Bai, when he went on a rampage, far exceeded Zhao Shuning's expectations.
After a fierce fight,
many powerful warriors had lost their lives.
But Mo Bai showed no intention of stopping.
At this moment,
he was blood - thirsty.
In his eyes, these people were all those who tried to stop him.
No one could stop him.
Two figures flashed through the royal capital at an extremely high speed, their speed comparable to that of a shooting star.
Suddenly,
both armies retreated dozens of meters.
The figures of Zhao Shuning and Mo Yan appeared outside the royal capital.
Mo Bai saw Mo Yan first.
Then he was overjoyed.
"Father."
And then,
the other person who followed closely behind Mo Yan made Mo Bai freeze on the spot, unable to move.
It was Ningning.
It had been so many years.
Even though she was wearing a veil, he could recognize her at a glance.
"Stop!" It was Ningning's voice. It was really her.
Mo Bai quickly reached out his hand, signaling the royal army to stop.
On Luo Qiu's side,
after hearing Zhao Shuning's voice, they also immediately signaled everyone to stop.
"Ningning—"
Zhao Shuning was also surprised.
Looking from afar,
the man was dressed in black, completely different from the Mo Bai in her memory, who always appeared before her in white clothes.
Over the years,
he had changed a lot.
His facial features had become more defined.
Moreover,
Mo Bai seemed to be hundreds of times stronger than before.
"Mo Bai?"
Mo Yan didn't have the time to listen to their conversation. After seeing the battle situation in front of him, he was greatly shocked.
"How could this be? How could so many powerful warriors suddenly appear in the Dongfang Clan?"
If that was the case,
the two sides were evenly matched.
It would be basically impossible to collect a large number of souls in a short period of time.
Moreover,
now,
there was also a mysterious woman.
Zhao Shuning's sudden appearance shocked Mo Bai no less than when they had parted ways.
On the side of the Dongfang Clan,
the aura was extremely weak.
After a night of battle,
it was already remarkable that they had managed to hold on until now.
Facing this sudden woman,
although the people of the Dongfang Clan were full of doubts, Dongfang Yan reacted very quickly.
He glanced at the people beside him and then looked at the attitudes of the two seniors. Dongfang Yan could roughly guess that the origin of the woman in front of him should be quite remarkable.
Or rather,
was she the master of those two masters?
Sure enough,
he heard Gu Hanxun say, "You're back. Did you get injured on the way?"
Zhao Shuning shook her head.
"Gu Hanxun, you've worked hard."
Then she turned around.
Luo Qiu said, "Miss."
"Xiao Qiu."
The two smiled at each other.
After seeing Zhao Shuning return, Dongfang Yuxi covered his chest and a bright smile appeared on his face. He walked towards Zhao Shuning.
Zhao Shuning also looked at him with a smile.
"Sister Ling."
"Xiaoyu'er, I knew you would come."
It would be extremely difficult for Dongfang Yuxi to let go of the family feud.
But Zhao Shuning knew that
although Dongfang Yuxi was stubborn and deeply resented the Dongfang Clan for standing by back then,
he still wanted to be included in the genealogy of the Dongfang Clan.
Because this was
what Dongfang Yuxi's parents had most hoped for.
Falling leaves return to their roots.
They had always wanted their son to be written into the genealogy of the Dongfang Clan.
He yearned to go home.
It was just that his nature made it difficult for him to make the corresponding decision deep in his heart.
Zhao Shuning's secret letter,
instead of persuading Dongfang Yuxi to put aside his pride and help the Dongfang Clan, actually fulfilled Dongfang Yuxi's wish, giving him a legitimate excuse to come to the Eastern Continent and help the people of the Dongfang Clan.
"Sister Ling."
Dongfang Yuxi had reached Zhao Shuning's side.
Zhao Shuning took Dongfang Yuxi's hand and smiled serenely.
In the distance,
this smile of Zhao Shuning fell into Mo Bai's eyes.
But this smile was not for him.
Mo Bai felt that, apart from the smiles for himself, all of Ningning's smiles for other men were extremely eye - stinging in his eyes.
His aura became extremely solemn.
From the moment she appeared,
he had recognized her.
But the first person she walked towards was not him.
Mo Bai felt it was ironic.
In his heart, Zhao Shuning occupied a large part. For her, he had done many crazy things. Even what he was doing now was just to better possess her in the future, so that she would have no more enemies and no more worries on the Nine - Province Continent.
But from the moment she appeared until now,
except for the first glance she gave him, she had never spoken to him again.
Now,
she even took the hand of another man in front of him. She must know that he liked her.
Zhao Shuning was not yet aware of the extremely crazy thoughts in Mo Bai's heart.
What she had to do now
was to resolve the conflict between Xiaoyu'er and the Dongfang Clan first.
"Come with me."
Dongfang Yuxi knew what she was going to do as soon as he saw the direction Zhao Shuning was going.
Although he was reluctant,
he still didn't refuse.
Zhao Shuning walked towards Dongfang Yan.
Dongfang Yan immediately became extremely nervous.
"Greetings, senior."
Zhao Shuning smiled slightly.
"What senior? I'm probably not even as old as the general. You respecting me as a senior really makes me feel uneasy."
Dongfang Yan was even more surprised and suspicious.
But he still didn't dare to look up at Zhao Shuning.
"Senior is being modest. Your abilities are all seen by this junior."
"This junior hasn't thanked senior yet. You actually sent those two masters to help our Dongfang Clan in such a critical moment, at least ensuring that our clan won't be completely destroyed in this junior's generation."
"You don't actually need to thank me. I stopped them not entirely for the sake of your Dongfang Clan."
"The great kindness of senior will be remembered by our clan forever."
As a general, Dongfang Yan's abilities were beyond doubt, but his character was a bit rigid. For example, now, he was still just bowing humbly.