A spiritual soul slowly emerged from the body of the King of the Eastern Continent.
Finally,
it flew into Baizhi's hand.
She clasped the spiritual soul.
The bead still retained the last trace of the King of the Eastern Continent's warmth.
No longer looking at the man on the ground,
after Baizhi put away the spiritual soul,
she headed out of the royal capital.
At this moment,
outside the royal capital,
two large armies were facing each other.
After a night of fierce battle, both sides were exhausted.
During this time,
naturally, quite a few spiritual souls had fallen into the hands of Moyan and the others.
Mobai stared at the harmonious scene on the opposite side, his face alternating between darkness and light.
Moyan said, "Let's continue."
He shook his head.
"Son?"
"Father, she is Ningning—"
Moyan was stunned.
"Do you mean...?"
"Yes, the woman standing opposite us, the one who appeared with you, is the girl I told you about."
Moyan was taken aback.
No wonder.
When that woman said "stop", his son actually listened to her and stopped the royal forces.
"Mobai, that woman is on the enemy's side."
"Father, I know."
"Then you—"
"I want to hear what she has to say. She and I are of the same kind. She will understand me. She must."
Mobai was dressed in black.
Moyan sighed in frustration.
"Father, I'm going to see her."
"What?"
"Now that the two armies are at a truce, I want to go and see her first."
"Time waits for no one, Mobai!"
"Father, let's have a truce first!"
Mobai's expression was firm.
Moyan knew his son well. Once he made a decision, no one could refute it.
Was he really going to abandon his painstaking plans of hundreds of years for such a woman?
"Father, don't worry. I won't let down the Ghost Domain, nor will I let you down. I just want to clarify her feelings before I act."
"What if she tries to stop you?"
"She can't stop me."
"Mobai—"
"Father, don't say any more. I understand that if I stop now, all your efforts of the past few hundred years will be in vain. The long - term dormancy of the Ghost Domain and the future of Loulan will all be ruined by my momentary hesitation. I won't do that."
"You understand. Then you—"
"I just want to see her."
He had been longing for this for a long time.
The current situation of the two armies facing each other was really not suitable for them to meet.
He had many questions to ask her and many things to say to her.
"Alright, as long as you know what you're doing, I'll support you."
Moyan gave the order.
He told the royal army, the people of the Ghost Domain, and the masters from various states to retreat into the royal capital first.
They needed to recuperate.
There would be more fierce battles ahead.
After the soldiers and masters retreated,
the people of the Dongfang Clan breathed a sigh of relief.
"Senior, shall we pursue them while we're victorious?"
"We're not victorious. If we continue to attack at this time, our side is already out of energy. It's good that they retreated first. You all retreat five li first, then set up camp and rest. After a night of fierce battle, many soldiers should be exhausted."
"I understand, senior."
The Dongfang Clan also quietly retreated.
Dongfang Yuxi stepped forward.
"Sister Ling, aren't you leaving yet?"
Zhao Shuning shook her head.
"Someone wants to see me. You all go first. I also want to see him."
Dongfang Yuxi said, "I'll stay and accompany you."
Luo Qiu and Gu Hanxun also came up.
Their intentions were naturally the same as Dongfang Yuxi's.
Zhao Shuning gave a charming smile.
She said, "Why are you all so serious? It's nothing. I'm just meeting an old friend. You all follow the army and retreat five li first. They should have a lot of things that need your attention."
"But, miss—"
"Xiao Qiu, be obedient."
"Ningning?"
"Gu Hanxun, I promised to let you come with us on the condition that you listen to me."
"This—"
"What you need to do now is to protect the army of the Dongfang Clan. If the secret guards from the royal family and the masters from various states launch a surprise attack, without your resistance, they will have to flee in a hurry. Then all our previous efforts will be in vain."
Luo Qiu understood.
Gu Hanxun also lowered his head.
Dongfang Yuxi could only say, "Then we'll wait for you there."
"Okay."
Everyone here, except Zhao Shuning,
dispersed.
Zhao Shuning looked at the opposite side.
On the royal capital on the opposite side, there was no one. It was like a deserted city.
But Zhao Shuning knew.
There was a pair of eyes.
Definitely staring at her all the time.
She said to the air, "I'll wait for you ten li outside the city."
After saying that,
her figure disappeared outside the royal capital.
The next moment,
a figure reappeared on the royal capital.
Then,
it quickly disappeared following the previous figure.
Outside the city,
at the bottom of the Ten - Li Slope.
After Zhao Shuning stopped, she found a shady place and sat down.
The locust tree was very big.
It was a great place to enjoy the cool.
After a moment,
there was a sound behind her.
Zhao Shuning spoke first.
"Since you're here, why don't you show up? The Mobai I know is not such a sneaky person."
A white figure
slowly emerged from behind the tree.
When Zhao Shuning saw it,
she was a bit stunned.
Previously,
wasn't Mobai dressed in black?
How could he change into a crescent - white long robe in less than a moment?
Mobai was a bit embarrassed.
"Ningning, long time no see."
Zhao Shuning stood up.
She looked at the man opposite.
After not seeing each other for many years, Mobai's features had become more three - dimensional and profound. Moreover, the kingly aura emanating from his whole body was completely different from when they parted.
Mobai had changed.
There was a qualitative change deep in his bones.
Now, he was the Ghost Lord admired by everyone in the Ghost Domain.
He was no longer the silly - smiling teenager who used to follow behind her.
His eyes no longer held the bright stars they saw in the back mountain. Now, his eyes were bottomless. At first glance, it was like falling into an abyss, giving people a sense of quiet fear like the deep sea.
Everything had changed.
Zhao Shuning gave a faint smile.
"Mobai, you've changed."
"You said you liked me in white clothes."
Yes.
Zhao Shuning had said that.
But what she liked
was the Mobai with clean eyes, who, although tyrannical, could still listen to reason.
Not the current one.
The Ghost Lord who made people feel suffocated as soon as he got close.
"Ningning, come with me, okay?"
Mobai stretched out his hand to Zhao Shuning.
In his eyes,
there was firm belief.
Zhao Shuning shook her head.
She walked past Mobai.
"We haven't seen each other for many years, and you want me to go with you as soon as you come. It's too absurd."
"Ningning, everything I've done—"
"Don't ever say it's for me, Mobai."
Zhao Shuning interrupted Mobai.
Mobai came back to his senses and said, "Yes, it's not for you. It's for us."
"You and I have different paths. I can't agree with what you're doing now."
Mobai's expression became a bit sinister.
His left hand behind his back was clenched tightly.
"So, you're not willing to let go of what's behind you and come to me."
"I refuse." Zhao Shuning's answer was decisive.
"Good, very good."
Mobai's right hand that had been stretched out
suddenly dropped.
It was so powerless.