I steadied myself and decided not to flee. Mu Yin was, after all, the Ghost King, even if temporarily. Previously, I had escaped when he wasn’t paying attention, but if I forcefully left now, we might both suffer.
As Mu Yin took a step, he immediately embraced me and sobbed, “Su Su, why did you run away that day? After you left, I had nightmares every day. Just like a thousand years ago, you left, and my elder brother also left. The subjects wanted to seize power, and no one comforted me.”
He was originally handsome, and his voice was incredibly desolate. My heart ached again, surely because of what just happened. I gently patted his back and said, “Stop crying. It wouldn’t look good for your subjects to see you like this, Ghost King.”
Mu Yin sniffled and let go, his eyes already turning red, “Su Su, I won’t force you back to the Ghost Realm, but please don’t hide from me, okay? I won’t bother you often.”
Escaping was urgent now, so I nodded, “Okay.”
Mu Yin immediately became joyful. Tears still lingered in his eyes, but a smile had already appeared on his face, “When you’re free, come find me in the Ghost Realm.”
“Sure,” I replied briefly, feeling like the more words I spoke, the more guilt I accumulated.
“Su Su, did Ya Ya leave with you?”
“Yes.”
“I knew Ya Ya still remembered you.”
I paused, then asked, “How did Ya Ya come about?”
Mu Yin blinked his eyes and said, “When you and my elder brother were living in the mortal world, you bought it together. You told me the female was good at laying eggs. Later, when you both left, I took care of Ya Ya and discovered it was actually male. I really wanted to tell you two idiots, but…”
But at that time, Mu Chuan had died and Su Su had disappeared. I thought to myself, seeing him looking melancholic again. I wanted to pat his head but realized I wasn’t tall enough. I awkwardly stood on tiptoes and cleared my throat. This story was becoming more and more confusing, and I couldn’t help but become curious about its origins.
