Chapter 81

Xuanyuan Mo held his breath and bent down again.

“Ahem, well…” Mei Luo’s harrumph came again, which did wake Duanmu Xi up this time.

Duanmu Xi finally recalled what had happened just now. She peeped around out of the corner of her eye and found that everyone was watching their “performance”. Duanmu Xi felt so ashamed that she buried her head into Xuanyuan Mo’s arms again and also pinched his arm harshly.

Gee, what had she done? French kiss in front of so many people?

Xuanyuan Mo looked at the shy girl in his arms and whispered to her with delight, “Are the women of the matriarchal country all as shy as you?”

Oh right, she was from modern times and got reborn in a matriarchal country. She might as well take it that she was kissed by her boyfriend in the street. Thinking in this way, Duanmu Xi didn’t feel as shy as before.

“Let’s go!” Duanmu Xi held Xuanyuan Mo’s hand courageously.

Duanmu Xi’s proactive action made Xuanyuan Mo slightly smile. Suddenly, something occurred to Xuanyuan Mo, “Xi, wait a minute.”

“Yes?” Duanmu Xi looked at Xuanyuan Mo in perplexity.

“Come back,” Xuanyuan Mo shouted at the place where his Murdering Heaven Sword disappeared.

Hearing the order, the Murdering Heaven Sword instantly went back to Xuanyuan Mo. The sword body was still clean, not stained with any blood. Xuanyuan Mo flicked his sleeve and the Murdering Heaven Sword just disappeared in front of all.

Having handled everything, Xuanyuan Mo put his arm around Duanmu Xi and landed before all.

“Let’s go,” he said coldly and then walked in front with Duanmu Xi.

“Hold… Hold on.”

It was the young man saved by Xuanyuan Mo. Regardless of his injuries, he walked to Xuanyuan Mo hurriedly but he was not talking to Xuanyuan Mo.

“Miss, thank you for saving my life.”

Duanmu Xi looked at this affected young man with a glint of annoyance flashing across her dark purple eyes. Hearing the young man thank her for saving his life, Duanmu Xi subconsciously looked at Xuanyuan Mo aside only to see that he was expressionless with some indiscernible aversion in his eyes.

“It is Snow who saved your life. You should thank him.” Her voice was as cold as snow, which was even more apathetic than Xuanyuan Mo’s.

Snow? After being slightly dazed, the young man realized that she was talking about Xuanyuan Mo. It turned out that she still didn’t know Xuanyuan Mo’s identity. No wonder she could accept him. She was merely fascinated by his handsome look. The young man believed that if she knew the truth, she wouldn’t be with him for sure. After all, how could any woman be willing to be with an orc? And she was also such a beautiful girl.

“Third Brother, thank you for helping me.” The young man turned to look at Xuanyuan Mo and wore a gentle smile.

The young man was called Xuanyuan She, the eldest prince of the Baihu Empire born by Guo Hui’er, the empress.

How he addressed Xuanyuan Mo made Duanmu Xi have an epiphany. She finally realized what was wrong with him. It was his eyes. Actually, he looked a bit like Snow but their dispositions were totally different. Snow looked aloof and graceful. This young man had a pair of triangle eyes. He would give others the first impression of being insidious. A face similar to Snow’s with a pair of triangle eyes was surely strange to her.

The others were also surprised to hear how the young man addressed Xuanyuan Mo. They finally understood why the indifferent Xuanyuan Mo would help the young man.

Third Brother? Xuanyuan Mo’s lips curved into a sneer but his amber eyes were still cold.

“Go back to where you belong. Don’t follow me,” Xuanyuan Mo said in a composed voice and then dragged Duanmu Xi away without even casting a glance at Xuanyuan She.

The others all followed Xuanyuan Mo hurriedly. In the dangerous Spiritual Beast Forest, Xuanyuan Mo was their protective talisman. They must follow him closely.

“Go back?” Xuanyuan She glimpsed the two secret guards left beside him. How could three seriously injured men get out of the Spiritual Beast Forest alive?

“Your Highness, what should we do now?” A secret guard next to Xuanyuan She looked at Xuanyuan Mo and the others going far away, asking anxiously.

Xuanyuan She’s triangle eyes sparkled with fierceness, “Follow them.”

Their only chance of living was to follow Xuanyuan Mo. If anything dangerous came up, Xuanyuan Mo and his peers were ahead of them. Even if something really happened, Xuanyuan Mo would help them for the second time. If the worst came to the worst, he could transfer the trouble to others!

“Yes.” The two secret guards both let out a sigh of relief and then carved out the way for Xuanyuan She.

They were really afraid that the eldest prince would refuse to follow the third prince in a fit of pique. In that case, they would really be doomed.

At night, after everyone had gone to sleep, Yue Ruye opened his eyes and looked at Chu Lian’er aside with a frown.

Chu Lian’er seemed to have sensed that someone was staring at her and then jerked up her head.

They looked at each other. Their eyes were full of complicated feelings.

Yue Ruye grabbed Chu Lian’er’s waist and dragged her towards the woods aside.

After they left, Mei Luo opened her eyes and cast a glance in the direction where they headed. Then, she closed her eyes again.

On the way, Chu Lian’er was being dragged by Yue Ruye. Shy and nervous, she wondered what Yue Ruye would say to her. Would he accept her?

After walking for a distance, Yue Ruye looked around and made sure there were no people or terrible spiritual beasts before letting go of Chu Lian’er.

Neither of them spoke. Yue Ruye gazed at Chu Lian’er with his black eyes while Chu Lian’er hung her head and wrung the corner of her clothes subconsciously.

After a long while, Yue Ruye spoke, “Why do you follow me?”

Hearing that, Chu Lian’er wrung the corner of her clothes even more harshly. She was discomposed now and had no idea how to answer him.

As Chu Lian’er said nothing, Yue Ruye asked further, “You… You like me?”

Chu Lian’er’s heart slightly clenched. Then, she slowly raised her head. It was very dark. Even if they were very close, she couldn’t see clearly Yue Ruye’s facial expression. However, she could feel that he was shy too.

When Yue Ruye thought Chu Lian’er wouldn’t answer him, her determined voice sounded in his ears, “Yes, I do.”

Her voice was not loud but it hit the nerve of Yue Ruye. This was the first time that someone confessed her love to him. As the young master of the Yue Family, quite some girls adored him but none of them dared to confess their love to him so boldly.

“Is it because of my appearance?” After being silent for a while, Yue Ruye spoke again.

He had long heard that Chu Lian’er, the sister of Chatelain Chu, was obsessed with handsome men… She fell for him probably because of his good look.

Chu Lian’er was really regretful now. She must be notorious for what she had done so he thought of her in this way.

Chu Lian’er took in a large gulp of air and said slowly, “I’m sorry for what I have done. I was very absurd before. The past can’t be changed but I will never do that again. I really like you, not only due to your good look.”

Hearing Chu Lian’er’s sincere words, Yue Ruye felt even more muddled. Of course, he felt a thing for her but he didn’t like her so much.

After waiting for a long while, she still couldn’t get Yue Ruye’s answer. She felt a heartache as if her heart was being clenched. She took another deep breath, “I know maybe you cannot accept me for now. Actually, I’m already very happy that I can confess my feelings to you. I won’t follow you anymore.” However, her feelings for him wouldn’t fade away.

After saying that, Chu Lian’er took a meaningful look at Yue Ruye and left.

Looking at Chu Lian’er’s back, Yue Ruye felt slightly frustrated. What was wrong with him? Didn’t he mean to end this matter by talking with her? Now that his goal was reached, why did he feel so unhappy and uncomfortable?

He took a look in the direction where Chu Lian’er left and found that she was gone. He wanted to chase after her but found that Chu Lian’er was not going in the direction where they came here. Chu Lian’er was walking in the wrong direction. Yue Ruye was burning with anxiety now. Should anything happen to Chu Lian’er, he wouldn’t forgive himself for the rest of his life.

“Chu Lian’er…” Yue Ruye shouted while running in the direction where Chu Lian’er left.

The air fluctuation made Xuanyuan Mo open his eyes. He coldly stared at the man in black kneeling before him with amber eyes.

“Your Highness, greetings.” The man in black saluted Xuanyuan Mo respectfully.

Without responding to the man in black, Xuanyuan Mo looked at Duanmu Xi who was sleeping soundly in his arms and then tucked her in.

The man in black was dazed to see Xuanyuan Mo act so gently. He had heard that Prince Zhan was cold-blooded, ruthless, aloof and proud. Unexpectedly, he could be so soft. It seemed that he really loved the girl in his arms.

“Your Highness, Eldest Prince wants to meet you.”

“Piss off.” Xuanyuan Mo deliberately lowered his voice for fear of waking up the sleeping girl in his arms.

Hearing Xuanyuan Mo’s not loud yet cold voice, the man in black shivered subconsciously. However, thinking of his master’s brutal means, he had to brace himself to continue talking, “Eldest Prince said Your Highness wouldn’t want the other people to know about…your secret.”

When Xuanyuan Mo heard that, his killing intent immediately rose to the peak and even his amber eyes turned red.

Seeing the fierce red eyes, the man in black was not only shivering but also his soul was quivering. He just prostrated himself on the ground motionlessly.

Maybe Duanmu Xi also sensed Xuanyuan Mo’s killing intent so she slightly knitted her eyebrows during her sleep. She even rubbed her face against Xuanyuan Mo’s chest.

Feeling that she was restless, Xuanyuan Mo immediately restrained his killing intent and his red eyes slowly turned amber.

He gently moved Duanmu Xi away from his arms and put her on the ground. Then, he stroked her face softly and landed a kiss on her smooth forehead. Thereafter, he lifted the man in black and disappeared with a bound.

The moment Xuanyuan Mo left, Duanmu Xi woke up, her dark purple eyes full of worry. Having taken a glance at Mei Luo who was sleeping, Duanmu Xi also went to chase Xuanyuan Mo with a leap.

As Duanmu Xi took action, so did Xiahou Shan and Hua Xian’er. Then, Lian Zhengyu, Hua Ye’er and Xue Luochen also followed.

Mei Luo looked in the direction where they disappeared and the several remaining people. Then, she also disappeared.

What Mei Luo didn’t know was that after she left, all the remaining people also took action. The night was bound to be peaceless.