A layer of dark clouds rumbled low in the sky. My body went limp, and the confinement was lifted.
I quickly broke free from the confinement of Long Lin and ran out.
Immediately afterwards, my body was lifted into the air and pulled into the chest of the person in the dark clouds.
This person was none other than Gu Yuan.
Long Lin had been beaming just now, with a big smile on his face. But when he saw Gu Yuan, his expression turned a bit dull, though the corners of his mouth still held a smile, not the bone - chilling coldness that Gu Yuan exuded.
"Long time no see, Gu Yuan," Long Lin said first.
"I'd rather not see you. Be sensible and get out of my sight," Gu Yuan roared in fury. His eyes were as cold as a deep pool, with a dark blue hostility, as if he was about to start a killing spree.
This won't do. Both of them were my saviors. I definitely couldn't let them fight.
I quickly tried to smooth things over. "Gu Yuan, it's not what you think. I was in danger just now, and Long Lin saved me. We just got out of trouble, so don't be angry."
"Did you hear that? When he was in danger, the first person he thought of was me, not you. I think you should let go," Long Lin added fuel to the fire, not worried that Gu Yuan wasn't angry enough.
"No, it's really not. I didn't even summon you. You just showed up," I said.
He was clearly trying to sow discord between us. At that time, all I could think about was Gu Yuan. I just thought of Long Lin's name because I was still angry with Gu Yuan, and he showed up right away.
Gu Yuan's hand, which was originally on my shoulder, now tightened into a fist, as if he was suppressing his anger.
He was really angry, and Long Lin still wouldn't let it go.
"Gu Yuan, I've already made an engagement with the young lady. She's drunk my blood. I'm sure you know what that means," Long Lin said.
"No, I didn't mean to. Gu Yuan, don't listen to his nonsense," I quickly explained.
"Miss, I've warned you. He's cold - blooded. Think about your peach blossom curse," Long Lin said.
"She's already mine," Gu Yuan declared his sovereignty in a low voice.
"Did you marry her?" Long Lin asked.
What did he mean by that? Gu Yuan had clearly married me, and that night I wore a phoenix - crowned wedding dress and entered the bridal chamber with him.
What did "Did you marry her?" mean?
"We've already bowed in marriage..." I didn't want the misunderstanding to deepen, so I stepped forward to explain.
The next second, Gu Yuan grabbed the back of my head and kissed me right in front of Long Lin.
I wanted to struggle free, but he held my head so tightly. I couldn't break free from his domineering force. His lips were no longer just kissing; it was more like biting.
Seeing this, Long Lin finally lost his composure. His voice, which originally carried a smile, gradually turned cold.
"You're really domineering," he said.
He held a jade - bone fan and twirled it in his hand. A powerful internal force with golden light swept across the lawn on the ground and roared towards Gu Yuan.
Gu Yuan was no pushover either. Even in this situation, he didn't let go of me. Instead, he pushed out with one hand.
A white crescent - shaped light, like a shield, collided with the golden light from the opposite side.
With a loud "bang!", the whole night sky exploded like daylight.
The collision of the two forces made the ground on the playground shake. The airwaves lifted the lawn on the ground and made it flutter non - stop.
The surrounding trees swayed wildly, as if they were dancing wildly. The tree crowns were like being combed, and the leaves rustled to the ground, looking really miserable.
I couldn't bear to watch any more. The playground was in a complete mess.
This situation really proved the saying: When the gods fight, the mortals suffer.
I tried my best to break free from Gu Yuan. "Stop fighting. This is my school. If you keep fighting, the buildings will be demolished."
Gu Yuan held my hand tightly, and his eyes were filled with dark blue anger.
"Long Lin, I'm warning you. She's mine. If you keep talking nonsense, I'll kill anyone who stands in my way," he said.
"You know better than me whether I'm talking nonsense or not," Long Lin replied.
"Miss, he married..."
"Shut up!" Gu Yuan roared violently, cutting off Long Lin's words.
Long Lin really stopped talking and changed the topic. "As per the old rule, let's decide the winner by force. Miss, the winner gets you."
"She's not a bargaining chip for our deal," Gu Yuan said firmly. He didn't intend to fight with Long Lin. He grabbed my hand and turned to leave.
"That's not up to you," Long Lin said. As soon as he finished speaking, his jade - bone fan spun towards Gu Yuan's neck.
The two leaped into the air. A golden and a silver strong light exploded in the air like fireworks.
Before leaving, Gu Yuan didn't take his crescent weapon with him. Now it was protecting me, spinning in the air around me.
"Stay here obediently and wait for me to come back. Otherwise, you're dead," he said.
I wasn't sure if he left the crescent weapon to protect me or to threaten me.
Right now, it seemed more like a threat.
I stood on the playground and looked up at the sky. There were already rolling dark clouds in the sky, and lightning flashed through them from time to time.
With the gusts of wind blowing by, the dark clouds gradually drifted away and disappeared soon.
I just stood there, staring blankly at the sky, feeling extremely anxious.
Both of them were my saviors. I didn't want either of them to get hurt.
But the person I most hoped to see in front of me was still Gu Yuan.
The weapon circled around me. Every time I took a step, it followed me. The buzzing sound wasn't annoying at all. Instead, it made me calm down.
I found a step and sat down, quietly looking in the direction where Gu Yuan left.
The bright weapon emitted a cold moonlight - like light and slowly rotated around me, as if I were the Earth and it were the Moon.
When the weapon rotated in front of me, I noticed some words in the middle of the crescent. There was a layer of silver light covering them, and the words were faint and hard to see clearly.
Curiously, I reached out my hand and gently stroked the two words.
When I touched the weapon, it made a pleasant sound like a wind chime.
I instinctively withdrew my hand.
The layer of silver sand on the curved blade gradually melted away at the place I touched until it disappeared.
The words on it also gradually became clear. They were two Chinese characters written in seal script: "Man Yue" (Full Moon).
My heart twitched suddenly because I was extremely sensitive to these two words. Even just seeing them made my heart ache.
Was it the name of the weapon or the name of its owner?
Just as I was still confused, a silver light flashed in the air. The light was like a meteor, dragging a silver tail, and crashed straight into the ground. Instantly, a powerful airwave rose from the ground, and dust flew into the air.
Gu Yuan landed on the ground. The hostility around him hadn't dissipated yet. His clothes were in tatters, and his body was covered in scars.
His face and body were all covered in blood. I didn't know if it was his blood or Long Lin's.
"Gu Yuan, are you okay?" Seeing Gu Yuan, I was both happy and sad.
I was happy that it was him who came back, but sad that he was seriously injured.
I quickly wanted to step forward to support him, but he stopped me.
Seeing him so badly injured, my heart was bleeding. Tears welled up in my eyes.
At this moment, I wished I could take all his pain for him.
"You're seriously injured. I'll take you back to the hall. You need to heal your wounds," I said.
He was covered in wounds, and several of them were so deep that the bones were visible. I didn't know where to start when I wanted to support him.
I was extremely anxious and wanted to call for emergency help.
But he took the initiative to grab my right hand. My hand suddenly felt like it was electrocuted, and a force rushed from top to bottom into my wrist.
Gu Yuan's eyes were a bit hazy. This battle had taken a heavy toll on him.
Why bother? Since he didn't love me, why did he fight so hard for me?
Gu Yuan's pale eyes slightly drooped and swept across my right hand.
His blood - stained hand gently held my arm and stroked it downwards. Long Lin's jade bracelet appeared.
"Long Lin he..." As soon as I mentioned Long Lin's name, I felt it was inappropriate, so I swallowed the words back.
He looked at the jade bracelet listlessly and asked, "Is this your token of love?"
I was flustered and quickly explained, "I didn't want this. He forced it on my hand."
Gu Yuan's eyes were always fixed on the jade bracelet, full of disappointment.
He held my hand tightly, was silent for a while, and then said softly, "Lan Chiyu, you can go. I'll let you go."
I stood there stunned on the spot. My head "buzzed", thinking I had misheard.