“You want me to surrender to Night Mountain?!” Shock swept through his eyes. I bit my lip and didn’t dare speak, but he suddenly sneered, “Are you falling for the Night Mountain King?”
“I’m just afraid you’ll die…” I blurted out.
Unexpectedly, he sneered again: “Miss Long, don’t you understand? Even if the Night Mountain King cherishes you, he won’t abandon Night Mountain for you! Besides, his ambitions are not limited to Night Mountain – he wants the entire empire!”
“…”
“Do you know what having blue hair means?”
I shook my head. He gripped my arms and said word by word: “There’s a well-known curse in the Mirror Kingdom: those born with blue hair, i
No wonder the imperial court wanted to eliminate Night Mountain – they feared this terrifying prophecy, feared that Night Lock would overthrow their imperial dynasty. I nodded, understanding, but then noticed a flaw: “You just said ‘male’, what about females? What if a female is born with blue hair?”
Ruohan was momentarily stunned, his mouth twitching, silent. I anxiously grabbed his sleeve: “Tell me, what does my blue hair represent?”
He suddenly laughed, his demon-like handsome face softening: “Besides not being afraid of death, you seem to be afraid of many things.”
Seeing his anger subside, I breathed a sigh of relief and said, “If Ruo Han asks you to hand me over, we won’t go to Night Mountain.”
“Don’t even think about it!” He coldly spat out these two words, but his face showed no surprise, indeed, he had heard my conversation with Ruo Han in the hallway.
“I also think he’s just fantasizing…” I nodded, rarely agreeing with Night Lock.
His elegant sword-like eyebrows raised slightly, his eyes meaningfully fixed on me, a smile playing at the corner of his mouth, waiting for me to continue. I thought for a moment and began to speak frankly: “I’m not from Night Mountain, so why ask you? Just ask me directly!”
“You…” His eyes, full of delight, quickly faded, glaring at me. Hearing me speak like this, he managed not to slam into the wall, which showed his strong composure. I couldn’t help but laugh, and he became angry again: “What are you laughing at?”
