After Zhao Shuning saw Mo Bai, she suddenly had an epiphany. She quickly sniffed the tips of her sleeves and fingers. Sure enough, Mo Bai had actually used the Tracking Butterfly Shadow Technique on her.
This technique wouldn't take effect immediately after being cast. It would take five or six days to slowly seep into the skin, and then on a full - moon night, it would gradually appear on the skin. Only the person who cast the spell could detect the target's movements.
Zhao Shuning hadn't noticed it before because this technique was extremely inconspicuous and hadn't taken effect yet. Moreover, she hadn't been on guard against Mo Bai before.
Suddenly, she sneered and looked at Mo Bai. "Zhao Shuning, Zhao Shuning, how many times are you going to stumble in the same place?"
The human heart was the most untrustworthy thing. In her previous life, she had also died because of her soft - heartedness. In this life, was she really going to repeat the same mistakes?
Mo Bai avoided Zhao Shuning's gaze. "Ningning, we won't hurt you. We just want you to stay here for the time being." He just didn't want her to interfere with the things he and Mo Yan were going to do later.
Zhao Shuning's eyes were filled with despair. "Mo Bai, I thought you wouldn't deceive me."
This look in her eyes deeply hurt Mo Bai's heart. He hardened his heart and said, "Ningning, don't blame me. I don't want to do this either. It's you. You refused to come to me and stand by my side. I had no choice. This Butterfly Shadow Technique won't have any effect on your body. I still keep my word. In this world, I won't allow anyone to hurt you."
Zhao Shuning took three steps back. The Phoenix was standing behind her. She asked, "Do you trust Mo Yan?"
Mo Yan's face darkened. He scolded angrily, "Mo Bai is my son. How could I deceive him? I will do what I say."
Zhao Shuning suddenly laughed. Then, she burst into a loud laugh. In the puzzled looks of everyone, she laughed until tears came out of her eyes.
In this scene, was the woman in front of them crazy? How could she still laugh?
"Mad woman, what are you laughing at?" Mo Yan was a bit annoyed and ashamed. Since Mo Bai was present and she was the woman Mo Bai loved, he couldn't lay a hand on her.
"Mo Bai, Mo Bai, you're really a good son of Lord Mo Yan. Even though I've known you for a few days and regarded you as my most sincere friend, you still played tricks on me. Although I didn't agree to be with you, I've always been straightforward with you. How could you use such a despicable and sneaky move? And how could you even condescend to use it?"
"After all, I, Zhao Shuning, misjudged you."
Mo Bai slowly clenched his fists. Why? It was she who had rejected him first. It was she who only had Yan Ruyu in her heart. It was she who didn't want to stand by his side. But why, after she said these words, did Mo Bai feel that he had let her down?
"Mad woman, stop spouting nonsense." Mo Yan scolded sharply. He was afraid. Afraid that Zhao Shuning's words would shake Mo Bai, whose heart wasn't very firm.
Zhao Shuning slowly looked at Mo Yan. Her eyes were sharp and terrifying. Mo Yan had lived for so many years in this world. At the sight of this look in her eyes, a sudden chill rose from the bottom of his heart. He had never had any contact with this woman before, but why did her eyes make him so afraid?
"Lord Mo Yan, you're no different."
"You—"
"What can you do to me? Kill me? Or imprison me? Since I, Zhao Shuning, was born into this world, I won't allow you to insult me like this."
"Ningning, what are you going to do?" Mo Bai suddenly noticed that the aura around Zhao Shuning seemed to be changing slowly. Her eyes slowly turned light purple, and the color kept deepening.
Mo Yan stopped Mo Bai from stepping forward and comforted him, "She'll be fine. A practicing alchemist like her won't give up her life here."
Mo Bai pushed away Mo Yan's hand that was blocking him and stepped forward. He wanted to hold Zhao Shuning's hand, but was thrown back by an invisible force.
Looking at Zhao Shuning again, the look in her eyes when she looked at Mo Bai no longer had the slightest bit of warmth she had shown to a friend before.
"Ningning." It was like a whisper, like there was regret.
A cold smile hung on Zhao Shuning's lips. She said, "I thought that during these days of truce, you were seriously considering my suggestion."
"I thought that no matter how paranoid and cruel you, Mo Bai, were, at least you truly regarded me as a friend. A friend wouldn't use such despicable tricks on the other."
"Mo Bai, I trusted you wrongly. I misjudged you."
"Ningning—"
"Do you think I don't know? Don't know that you and Xia Wanning joined hands to kill my elder brother back then?"
Mo Bai was surprised and took a step back. They had only met a few days ago. From the way Ningning looked at him, he thought she really didn't know. Did she know about that incident and still trust him so much?
"Ningning, I didn't know back then—"
"Yes, I pitied you for not knowing back then, so I didn't mention it. I thought that with your friendship with me, Mo Bai, if you knew that Zhao Huai was my elder brother, you wouldn't have been able to do it."
"But I was still wrong. Mo Bai, you're a heartless person. How could I expect you to give up your great cause just because of our friendship?"
"That's not true." The voice was soft, and although he was refuting, there was no strength in it.
He had taken advantage of Ningning's trust. This was the first time, and it would also be the last time. But judging from Ningning's reaction, it seemed that she would never forgive him for this act of taking advantage of her.
What she said was wrong. Only he himself knew his feelings for her. Even if he had to exchange the lives of all living beings in the world, it wouldn't be worth one Zhao Shuning. But what she said was also right. He had done something wrong to her before, and she hadn't cared about it or used those past events to denounce him. But what about him? He still took advantage of her.
In this regard, he really didn't deserve her trust.
Zhao Shuning's pupils turned into a gorgeous deep purple. Under the moonlight, the red lotus on her forehead suddenly appeared. Its luster was extremely bright.
Was she gathering all her internal energy? What was she going to do? Self - detonate? Or...
"Ningning, calm down."
"Vixen, don't think you can threaten us father and son. It was you who let my son down first. For your sake, he has done so many stupid things. Yes, he accidentally hurt your elder brother's life before, but later, he almost lost his own life at the hands of your elder brother. You're even."
Even. Mo Yan's words were so understated.
Zhao Shuning looked at Mo Yan and sneered. "Lord Mo Yan, from now on, Mo Bai and I will be strangers. But what about you?"
"What about me?" Mo Yan's aura was steady. It was obvious that he didn't take Zhao Shuning seriously at all. So what if there was a red lotus on her forehead? At most, she was just a bit similar to Yan'er.
"You father and son are really something. You schemed against me five hundred years ago, causing me to be wiped out and unable to reincarnate. In this life, I've actually fallen into your father - and - son's hands again."