His expression finally softened: “If cold ice could resolve resentful spirits, would we be here? He’s just grown in size but not in wisdom.”
I pouted, not mentioning that I truly thought the palace’s ice was different… I asked: “So why did you stay here?”
“I was imprisoned.”
“What?” I was shocked, patting him all over, relieved to find no injuries.
By the time we arrived, Lian Xiao was already helping Qian Yi Shen Jun treat her wounds.
Mu Chen signaled me not to approach and shook his head, saying: “If I’m not mistaken, the Qing Na River will soon become the River of Bones.”
He gripped my hand, looking towards the two people in the distance, and lowered his head: “No matter what happens, do not leave my side by even half a step.”
I was startled by the solemnity in his eyes, nodded, and moved closer to him: “I won’t run around.”
A chilling ghostly aura swept in from outside the cave, and peering out, I saw that red ghostly figure again.
Yan Gu.
She let out a cold laugh, her five fingers transforming into claws, pouncing towards Qian Yi. I cried out in alarm, but Mu Chen swiftly pulled me back, warning me with his eyes: “Do not interfere.”
I bit my lip. Although the past was already set, I was unwilling to see Qian Yi die just like that: “But…”
He spoke softly: “She will not die.” Then he added, “Trust me.”
Suppressing my unease, I looked ahead. Lian Xiao was furious, chanting a spell that bound Yan Gu with countless ropes, his eyes filled with killing intent: “I had intended to let you live a bit longer, yet you insist on pushing me.”
Yan Gu was stunned, angrily saying: “Only I can save her. If you do not marry me, I will not save her.”
“You think I will let you manipulate me?” Lian Xiao walked step by step in front of her, “Your soul is the best medicine.”
Yan Gu shrieked: “You only want to marry me to seize my soul when I’m unprepared?”
“Yes.”
The response was decisive, devoid of emotion.
