"Thank you, brother."
The woman smiled.
Her eyes were incredibly beautiful.
Strangely enough, although Zhao Shuning clearly had the same appearance as Luo Feiyan from five hundred years ago, Zhao Huai could recognize her at a glance.
"Little Ning'er, in our Beast Realm, we recognize people not only by their looks but also by their aura," Zhao Huai said.
Little Ning'er's aura was deeply engraved in his heart.
No matter what appearance she took on.
He could always easily recognize her.
Zhao Shuning didn't ask, but Zhao Huai took the initiative to dispel her doubts.
Perhaps this was the telepathy between them.
Zhao Shuning looked at Zhao Huai and then said, "Brother, I want to give you a hug."
Zhao Huai was stunned for a moment, but Zhao Shuning had already taken the initiative to hug him.
Her brother's embrace was so familiar.
She was so lucky to have her brother's deep love.
But she was so selfish. She loved Bu Ran more than anyone else.
Seeing Zhao Shuning take the initiative to hug Zhao Huai, although Yan Ruyu's expression was a bit off, she still took the initiative to step aside, not disturbing the two of them at this moment.
"Little Ning'er, what's wrong?"
He could more or less figure out what was on his sister's mind.
"Brother, I want to ask you for a favor."
"Between us, there's no need to..."
"Brother, I need your guarantee."
"What on earth is it? Little Ning'er, what's wrong with you? Your mood is off."
Zhao Shuning shook her head.
Then she said in a muffled voice, "Brother, I hope, I hope that you will never be an enemy of Bu Ran in the future, okay?"
Zhao Huai's body stiffened.
"Brother, this is the only thing I'm asking of you. Please promise me, okay?"
Zhao Huai just gently pushed Zhao Shuning away.
Looking into her eyes, he said, "Little Ning'er, I don't want to lie to you. Let's talk about this later."
Zhao Shuning was scared. She knew she didn't have a future. But faced with Zhao Huai's attitude, she could only nod.
She didn't know what kind of grudge there was between her brother and Bu Ran. If she couldn't resolve it before she died, how would they face each other after her death?
"Brother—"
Zhao Shuning grabbed Zhao Huai's sleeve again.
Zhao Huai turned around.
Seeing the pleading in the little girl's eyes, his heart ached like it was being pricked by needles.
This little girl whom he had always cherished was now pleading with him for someone from the Feng family.
She had never shown such a pleading expression to him before. Never.
"Brother—"
Zhao Shuning spoke again.
Zhao Huai had no choice but to suppress his dissatisfaction.
He said, "All I can say is that I'll try my best."
Tears welled up in Zhao Shuning's eyes and then rolled down her cheeks.
The smile that bloomed on her face in an instant was so beautiful.
"Thank you, brother."
Seeing the little girl he doted on like this, Zhao Huai shook his head helplessly.
He walked up to her, reached out his hand, and gently ruffled the hair on her forehead just like he did when she was a child.
"Little Ning'er, what should I do with you?"
As long as she acted coquettishly or showed a hint of grievance, Zhao Huai's heart would ache uncontrollably.
For this one word "brother" from her, it seemed even worth sacrificing his life.
After they finished talking, the commotion on Mo Yan's side grew louder.
Yan Ruyu quickly hushed everyone.
"Form ranks!"
Hearing this, everyone lined up in formation just as they had discussed before.
Zhao Huai walked towards Yan Ruyu.
The two looked at each other and nodded.
Yan Ruyu said, "Thank you."
Zhao Huai replied, "Just don't hold me back later."
Although their words were still confrontational, the two had finally temporarily united their fronts.
With a loud explosion from Mo Yan's protective shield, the people inside finally appeared in front of everyone.
Mo Yan looked angry.
He looked at the people in front of him with disdain.
"A bunch of rabble."
When he caught sight of Yan Ruyu and Zhao Huai, his expression became solemn.
"Two exalted ones joining hands to deal with a mere mortal like me. You guys are really overestimating me."
Zhao Huai sneered, "You can use people's hearts to such an extent. You even dare to absorb the power of the Heavenly Spiritual Stone Soul. You can even use your own child. You don't even deserve the title of a human being."
"A devil who crawled out of the dark hell actually dares to imitate the gods and become a substitute for the gods. Mo Yan, you're a monster that can't see the light, yet you dare to dream of becoming a 'god' like the Emperor Venerable who is looked up to by thousands of people. You're just bringing humiliation upon yourself."
"The human heart is the most evil."
Mo Yan said in a deep voice, "You guys really don't plan to let me go tonight?"
His tone was cold.
Based on Zhao Shuning's little understanding of Mo Yan, she knew that Mo Yan had been pushed into a desperate situation.
If he fought back desperately, it was hard to say who would win or lose in today's great battle.
"Let you go? So that you can go out and still covet our Little Ning'er? Mo Yan, I haven't forgotten how you joined hands with others to drain the blood from my physical body for your son, Mo Bai. No, it should be for your own use. You transferred my trials to Mo Bai. Isn't it just to make your stupid son grateful to you and finally be willing to be used by you to block the resentment of thousands of spiritual souls? Tsk tsk tsk—even the lowest - level beasts in our Beast Realm would disdain such behavior. Even a tiger wouldn't eat its own cubs. You old ghost, how dare you call yourself a divine seat? You even use your own son. You're really unscrupulous."
Mo Yan's eyes were terrifying, but Zhao Huai didn't plan to stop.
"I even feel dirty just talking to you. The power you got by robbing is not even worth showing off. And you still want to get Little Ning'er? Bah, you old lecher, you don't deserve her."
Zhao Huai's words successfully enraged Mo Yan.
Zhao Shuning was also shocked by Zhao Huai's words.
She looked at Zhao Huai in disbelief.
Was this still her gentle and jade - like brother Zhao Huai?
He was always so polite and humble when facing her. Zhao Shuning thought that her brother would always have such a gentle temper, that he would endure even if he was bullied.
She never thought that when her brother retorted and said harsh words, he could bury someone alive without using a single swear word.
She looked at Yan Ruyu.
Yan Ruyu explained, "Zhao Huai is the Supreme of the Strange Beasts. When he evolved into a human, he suffered a lot. This is his true nature."
"Brother is not good at words..."
"The Supreme of the Strange Beasts once had a war of words with countless immortals. In order to seek justice for the wronged beasts in the Beast Realm, he even made those immortals spit blood."
"What?"
"Even the Demon Lord Yan Wang at that time was made to feel ashamed by him several times."
"Ah?"