Hearing this, Long Lin suddenly got anxious. "You think you'll be free? Have you ever thought about your parents? Have you thought about the people in your clan? Can you understand the pain of white - haired parents burying their children? If the celestial beings in the clan fail to protect their spiritual medium, which clan would take them in after they leave?
"And there's Gu Yuan. He's done so much for you just to keep you alive. He even lost his inner core. Don't you want to help him get it back? This isn't being free; it's running away."
"We haven't reached the last step yet. We mustn't give up easily."
"Long Lin, don't you think you're a contradiction? You found me for the sake of Man Yue, right? At first, you treated me as Man Yue. Now you know I'm not her, and you know that as long as I die, Man Yue will come back to life. Why do you still want me to live?"
"I..." Long Lin was stunned by my question. After thinking for two seconds, he continued, "I want to accumulate good karma for Man Yue. I'm not as insidious as Gu Yuan at the beginning, trying to use you to resurrect Man Yue."
"Really?" I tilted my head, always feeling that he wasn't telling the truth.
"Really, truer than real gold. You're just a mortal. I can wait for your mere few decades of lifespan."
When did Long Lin become so open - minded? I hardly recognized him.
"So, are you willing to help me this time?" My eyes were full of sincerity. If Long Lin helped, our chances of success would be much greater.
"I've said that I'll accompany you to the end this time. We'll go find Jiu Ying, and they'll go investigate Dan Zhu's weakness. We won't interfere with each other. I don't believe we can't subdue a mere weapon spirit." Long Lin's eyes were determined, which gave a great boost to my already shattered confidence. This time, we were surely going to achieve twice the result with half the effort.
"Yeah, then let's work together as siblings. Our combined strength can cut through metal." I reached out my hand, wanting to high - five him for encouragement.
"We're not siblings. You're still my little lady. I'll snatch everything that belongs to Gu Yuan."
Saying that, he stepped forward to grab my hand. I quickly dodged and said, "Here you go again. I'm a human, not something for you two brothers to fight over."
After hearing this word, Long Lin's eyes suddenly trembled. His happy expression just now suddenly turned extremely serious. "Who's his brother? He doesn't deserve it."
They say Gu Yuan's mood is unpredictable, but Long Lin seems no better. His face can change in an instant.
Seeing me looking at him in a cute daze, Long Lin calmed down his anger and said, "What are you looking at? Are you in love with me? Do you think it's a good idea for just the two of us to go find the demon immortal Jiu Ying? This way, we can also deepen our relationship. Maybe we'll fall for each other along the way."
"No, I'm taking Bai Qi with me." I turned around and was about to leave.
"Don't be like that. What if you have a change of heart on the way? We can just elope directly. Wouldn't Bai Qi be a burden?"
"Yeah, it's a good idea. You still say you don't want Man Yue to come back. If I go with you, once the Other Shore Flower Brooch blooms, you'll probably see Man Yue soon."
"Spit, spit, spit. May all taboos be null and void. Don't talk nonsense..."
As we were talking, we returned to the clan.
At this moment, there was only Gu Yuan sitting on the sofa in the clan. Seeing me come back with Long Lin, he wasn't surprised, since I had already told him.
I don't know why, but when I saw Gu Yuan, I felt both happy and sad. I was happy because seeing him gave me a strong sense of belonging, but sad because his complexion really wasn't as good as before.
I composed myself and gave Gu Yuan a flattering smile. "Gu Yuan, were you waiting for me on purpose?"
"Yeah." Gu Yuan dismissed me with just one word.
When Long Lin saw Gu Yuan, his smiling face just now, which was as bright as a flower, suddenly turned serious. He didn't even look at Gu Yuan and shook his fan as he returned to his memorial tablet.
Gu Yuan curled the corner of his mouth. His long and narrow eyes glanced at Long Lin's memorial tablet, with an indescribable strangeness.
I planned to go find the demon immortal Jiu Ying tomorrow, so I had to seize the time to accompany Gu Yuan today. I also had to figure out a way to get through this.
I walked up to Gu Yuan shyly and hooked his little finger with one of mine.
Only then did Gu Yuan shift his gaze from Long Lin's memorial tablet to me.
Seeing me like this, his eyebrows twitched. Pretending not to understand, he asked, "What do you want?"
I bit my lower lip. Blushing at his question, I whispered in his ear, "I changed the bed sheets today. Do you want to come and take a look?"
"No, what's so interesting about bed sheets?" Gu Yuan was just pretending not to understand.
I snorted at him and stomped my foot. "Humph, you'll definitely regret it if you don't come."
Then I walked towards the room by myself.
Just as I entered the room and closed the door, Gu Yuan was already sitting on the bed before me. Looking at the new bed sheets with his double eyes, he asked, "Comparatively, I like this new nightgown better."
I followed Gu Yuan's gaze and saw a white silk dress spread on the bed. My face instantly flushed red to the roots of my neck.
This was so embarrassing.
I bought this online not long ago. When Gu Yuan saw Su Xiaoxiao's dress before, he said he really liked it, so I really spent a lot of money to buy one.
This dress was as thin as a cicada's wing. No one would wear it unless they were trying to attract attention on a red - carpet event.
So I threw it into the closet, but unexpectedly, Gu Yuan found it.
"I don't want to wear it. It's so embarrassing."
But who was Gu Yuan? Although he had lost his inner core, he still had his magical power. With just a gentle hook of his finger, the dress was already on me.
The white lace wrapped around my figure, perfectly showing off my front and back curves.
A few ribbons on my back were arranged in an orderly manner, outlining my beautiful back, and finally forming a loose bow at my lower back.
The white sand dress dragged all the way to the ground. The silk fabric in the front was split above the thigh, and my slender and straight legs were faintly visible when I walked.
I shyly hugged my arms. Looking at myself in the mirror, I was a bit stunned. It turned out that I could be so sexy and charming.
Gu Yuan looked at me affectionately and motioned for me to come to him.
I walked bare - foot on the carpet, my heart pounding like a deer. I slowly walked towards him step by step. My fair little feet were faintly visible with the swaying of the dress. Not only Gu Yuan, but I was also intoxicated by myself.
Just as I walked beside Gu Yuan, he couldn't wait to embrace me. His voice was slightly ambiguous as he said, "I said, you look best in this dress."
As soon as he finished speaking, his kiss landed on my lips.
"We seem to haven't been together for a long time."
After a deep and lingering kiss, Gu Yuan's lips landed on my collarbone.
It seemed that one more petal had grown on the blood - red Other Shore Flower. Gu Yuan just paused for a moment but didn't stop his kisses.
And I seemed to feel his inner pain. I didn't want him to be too sad. With a beaming smile, I wrapped my hands around his neck and responded to his kisses.
I whispered in his ear, "Gu Yuan, can I ask you a question?"
Gu Yuan didn't stop his actions. His voice was full of affection as he asked, "What question?"
I was already so excited by him that my words were a bit weak.
"I mean, hypothetically, if... well, if I die, where will my soul go?"