a knife. My heel trembled, and my eyes were covered by a large hand, falling into a familiar embrace. The next second, I felt like I was flying like a bird, and then heard the sound of something heavy falling, followed by a collective gasp.
Goodbye, Uncle Suo Mulang. I nestled in that familiar embrace, whispering in my heart.
Night Lock held me without saying a word, until the noisy sounds from the execution ground faded. Only then did he release me, bringing me to the rear garden pavilion. We sat in silence until dark. I didn’t know what to say. He propped his head with one hand on the stone table, his white, misty eyes unfocused, gazing into the distance.
A young attendant ran over in a panic. “My Lord, something seems wrong at the Cherished Moon Tower tonight.”
Night Lock’s eyes became sharp, and my heart was suddenly gripped.
I exchanged a glance with Night Lock for half a second, and we ran towards the Cherished Moon Tower. Night Lock kicked open the tightly closed door. The room was filled with burning red candles, reminiscent of a wedding day. Lang Yue, wearing a wedding dress, lay straight on the bed, her eyes hollow.
Just as I was about to breathe a sigh of relief, I saw Night Lock pick something up from beside her pillow and roar, “What did you eat? Who allowed you to die!”
Had she taken poison? I was startled and immediately called an attendant: “Quickly, go fetch Shui Ruohan, hurry!”
“It’s too late… too late…” Lang Yue murmured on the bed, reaching out to hold Night Lock’s hand. Night Lock gazed at me before sitting on the bedside. Lang Yue whispered something in his ear. As I was about to close the door and leave, I heard Lang Yue say softly, “Let her come over. My Lord, would you please go out?”
Night Lock gave me another deep look before slowly moving out and closing the door. I picked up a candlestick and moved to the bedside. The candlelight cast a slight redness on Lang Yue’s face.
ngements were like a dream, and I seemed to see again the shy girl in love.
“Are you trying to use the Lord to destroy Night Mountain?”
