As the lamp was lit, Mo Junqing brought medicine and was startled seeing me in red and green silk. I glared at him: “Just escaped from a brothel.”
Mo Junqing nodded: “I’ll find you some clothes later.”
“Make them beautiful, preferably bright red,” I added. “And soft fabric.”
He looked at me twice and handed me a folded towel: “Bite this.”
I bit down, then saw him grip my right hand, pull, push, and massage… and then I passed out from the pain.
Ah, a mortal body. I sighed once more.
I thought Mo Junqing would leave again, but this time, he didn’t. Finally.
He covered me thoroughly with a blanket, organized his things, and left. Soon he returned, placing clothes by the bedside. By dawn, he brought a basin of water.
The morning sun gradually brightened the room. I got up, washed, dressed, and opened the door to find him standing there, gazing at the distant orange sunrise.
He turned, looked me up and down, and nodded: “Looks good.”
I squinted: “You’re not leaving?”
“Leaving. Taking you with me.”
The blockhead finally understood. Thank the high gods.
I burst into laughter: “You’ll keep your word?”
“Mm.” Mo Junqing hesitated for a moment, then asked, “Last night, when you held Zhuyi, did you feel uncomfortable?”
“Of course not,” I replied silently in my heart, mocking myself. “No.”
Mo Junqing handed over the sword: “Try again.”
I took it over, gripped the sword hilt, and drew the sword halfway out. The cold light was intimidating; no wonder it was a famous sword in the martial world.
Mò Jūn Qīng’s eyes paused slightly, a faint smile spreading across his face: “You are the first person I’ve seen since birth who was not harmed by it. I don’t even know your name…”
I turned my eyes and said seriously: “Xiaoqian.”
After hearing the name, Mò Jūn Qīng laughed softly: “You are just like your name.”
Mò Jūn Qīng pondered for a long time before slowly saying: “Those chasing me are not ordinary people.”
Mò Jūn Qīng sighed and looked into the distance: “I was born into the Mò family, that sect known as the masters of the world.”
He suddenly looked at me, and I quickly pretended to be shocked.
