Mo Yan walked up to Mo Bai's side, helped him up, and then pointed the tip of his knife at Zhao Shuning.
"You—"
"Mo Bai is my son. I'll take care of his body myself."
"As long as he's with me, I'll cure him no matter the cost."
At this point, Mo Yan's complexion turned a bit grim. He averted Zhao Shuning's gaze and said, "Yan'er, if you're really Yan'er, I hope you'll leave this child, Mo Bai, to me for the sake of the more than a decade I've raised you."
Zhao Shuning forced a bitter smile.
"Lord Mo Yan, if Mo Bai stays with you, can you guarantee that you'll value him most?"
"Of course. He's my son. I'll be the one who cares about him most in this world." Mo Yan said firmly.
But Zhao Shuning didn't think so. If he really valued Mo Bai most, when the soul returned to the scimitar just now, the first person he should have rushed to was Mo Bai, not the scimitar.
Zhao Shuning slowly got up and stared at Mo Yan.
In this world, there should be nothing more important than Mo Yan's ambition.
Just now, he seriously told Mo Bai that he was wrong. But in an instant, when it came to making a choice, Mo Yan still chose what was more important to him first.
It's a pity. This man still thinks that he's not heartless. He still thinks that he's been extremely kind to Mo Bai, doesn't he?
"Mo Bai is beyond salvation. Even if his life is saved, his abilities will never recover."
Mo Yan's face darkened.
He naturally understood what Zhao Shuning said. But—
Looking at Mo Bai in his arms, Mo Yan gritted his teeth and said, "Even so, he's still my son."
"You've placed a restriction on Mo Bai, haven't you?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Mo Yan suddenly raised his head. Mo Bai in his arms also trembled violently.
Seeing Mo Yan's reaction, Zhao Shuning knew that her guess was right. But how she wished, how she hoped that her guess was wrong. In that case, Mo Bai might still have a little bit of affection for his father.
"You're talking nonsense."
Zhao Shuning's face turned cold. She affirmed again, "You really have placed a restriction on him!"
Mo Yan looked a bit unnatural.
"No wonder, no wonder you didn't allow me to touch him. It's because he's at his weakest now. If I touched him, I would surely easily detect the abnormality in his body."
"This has nothing to do with you."
"Why?"
Mo Yan replied, "Why what?"
"Isn't Mo Bai your child? I can feel that you have feelings for him in your heart. But why are you so heartless? You actually placed a restriction on him. Do you know the bondage of the restriction on him? It will make his temperament unpredictable, prone to violence and anger, fond of killing, and unable to control his emotions."
"I did this to let him practice more profound mental techniques."
"Besides this consideration?"
Mo Yan was slightly stunned.
Zhao Shuning continued, "You've also placed a restrictive spell in his body, right, Mo Yan? He's your child, not your tool. In order to make him obey your orders to the greatest extent, you actually placed such a restrictive spell on him."
Mo Yan's face turned cold.
Zhao Shuning thought that the man in front of her was really heartless to the extreme.
"Since when?"
Mo Bai's body trembled slightly. It should have been since he was born, right?
The reason why Mo Yan placed a restriction on Mo Bai was because of Luo Qiu's influence back then. When he saw Luo Qiu and knew that Liu Yuan had also placed a restriction on her after her birth, although the two restrictions were different, but later, didn't Luo Qiu live well?
"If Mo Bai hadn't met you, he wouldn't have become so out of control."
Before, although Mo Bai was a bit dissatisfied with Mo Yan, in his heart, he always put the future of Loulan first. Mo Bai would obey Mo Yan's words.
Those words had been echoing in Mo Bai's ears since he was a child and had had a baptizing effect on him.
If it weren't for—
If it weren't for meeting Zhao Shuning and her persuasion, he wouldn't have developed a rebellious mentality.
This time, it took Mo Yan a great deal of effort to pull Mo Bai's mind back to the previous firmness. But just a few days ago, after seeing Zhao Shuning, Mo Bai actually began to waver again.
Mo Yan had to tighten his control and deepen that layer of restriction.
"So, the reason why the soul resisted Mo Bai's body so much before was largely because there was a restriction left by you in Mo Bai's body. The residual spiritual power of yours made them even more crazy."
Those who died at Mo Yan's hands back then were all extremely top - level powerhouses. If they got angry, the consequences would be unpredictable.
So, that's why Mo Yan was so scared before.
Zhao Shuning looked at Mo Yan opposite. At this moment, she felt that this man was so strange.
Mo Yan said, "Yan'er, since you're Yan'er, you should understand how important Loulan is to me. As a king, I don't believe that anyone would be willing to live a plain life. Unifying the Nine - Continent Continent and making the iron cavalry of Loulan appear in every continent is my lifelong wish. You should know this. You shouldn't stop me."
"But your ambition is built on countless innocent souls. You don't care whether they also have the right to survive. Just to realize your own ambition, you wipe out their lives. Mo Yan, in your heart, you can even use the people closest to you. You're really so cold - blooded that it scares me."
Mo Yan stood still. For a moment, he couldn't find a word to refute.
Zhao Shuning turned around and walked towards the phoenix behind her.
Mo Yan said, "But my feelings for you back then were sincere."
Zhao Shuning sneered.
Mo Yan continued, "I never intended to harm your life. It was all an accident. Do you believe me?"
"My ambition is great, but you're a precious existence outside of my ambition. I've thought many times that when I hold the vast mountains and rivers in my hands, I only need you by my side, Yan'er—"
"Enough!" How could he still talk about sincerity after doing such despicable things.
"No matter what, my thought has never changed from the beginning to the end, and it will never change in the future. You're destined to be my woman."
"Mo Yan! You shameless villain!"
A roar came, followed by a fierce spiritual power aura.
Mo Yan raised his scimitar to block it and barely managed to avoid it.
A figure landed. It was Luo Qiu in a light blue dress.
Her appearance caused quite a stir. Her appearance was actually nine - tenths similar to Zhao Shuning who had appeared before.
The only difference between the two was that there was a gorgeous red lotus between Zhao Shuning's eyebrows.
After landing, Luo Qiu quickly walked towards Zhao Shuning.
"Sister."
"What are you doing here?" Why did Luo Qiu come? How did she find this place?