Yue Nu’s body trembled slightly, pain had swept through her entire being, she hurt so much she was on the verge of losing consciousness.
Yet she still forced herself to stand there.
She had to wait for Ling Xiao to emerge.
Having once been betrayed by her most trusted disciple, she had endured pain far greater than losing the Heart of Moonlight.
That she could muster the courage to trust Ling Xiao again was in itself a rare feat.
Ling Xiao gave her hope, she did not want to let it go.
Inside the forbidden area, Ling Xiao felt his heart pounding fiercely, as if it might leap out, something had happened.
And it was something he cared deeply about.
He felt a heartache, yet he did not know the reason.
So he quickened his pace, with Xie Li’s help, the door to the Blood Mirror Pool slowly opened.
Perhaps fearing Temur Mutu’s return, Xie Li walked ahead.
Ling Xiao did not object.
After all, in terms of current strength, Xie Li was far more powerful than him, even against a gravely injured Temur Mutu, Xie Li could definitely put up a fight.
However, when the door opened, what Ling Xiao saw was not Temur Mutu, but a beautiful figure.
This figure had haunted his dreams countless times since arriving on the Divine Phoenix Continent, appearing in his sleep over and over.
“Sister Yue Nu!”
Ling Xiao rushed out from behind Xie Li and pulled Yue Nu into his arms.
Like long-lost relatives finally reunited.
Joy!
Relief!
In front of Yue Nu, Ling Xiao felt he could be a normal person again, free from any pressure, able to set aside all thoughts and simply be a sixteen-year-old boy.
“This child, not afraid of others laughing.”
Yue Nu smiled, gently patting Ling Xiao’s back, her tenderness laced with a slight tremor.
“Something’s wrong, Sister Yue Nu, what’s happened to you?”
How sensitive was Ling Xiao’s perception, the instant he touched her, he sensed something amiss.
“I’m fine, sister is fine, what about you?”
Yue Nu forced a smile, but it was clearly strained.
“Nonsense!”
Ling Xiao was no fool, how could he not see she was enduring pain.
He glanced back at Xie Li and said, “These are my friends, arrange for them to rest first, I need to return to the Blood Mirror Pool!”
With that, Ling Xiao dragged Yue Nu straight towards the Blood Mirror Pool, he had absorbed the Tai Chi sphere inside, but there was still a passage containing pool water that could heal all manner of injuries.
This time, naturally, he sought that.
Everyone stared in stunned silence, utterly shocked.
Who was Yue Nu?
She was a being who could wipe out hundreds of thousands of lives with a flick of her finger.
Yet before Ling Xiao, she seemed like an obedient little wife, he pulled her hand, and she did not resist at all?
Just what was Ling Xiao’s background?
“Ling Xiao, where are you taking me?”
Yue Nu asked with a wry smile.
“To a good place.”
Ling Xiao replied as he walked, his tone somewhat cold.
“You’re angry?”
Yue Nu asked, still smiling.
Though smiling was difficult.
“Yes, I am angry, this condition of yours did not develop in a day or two, what exactly is going on, why have you never told me?”
Ling Xiao’s voice was icy, he was truly upset.
“It’s not that I wouldn’t tell you, but even if I did, it would be useless.”
Yue Nu gave a bitter smile.
She truly feared Ling Xiao’s anger.
For some reason, she could face a powerhouse like Temur Mutu without batting an eye.
She could coldly wave her hand and kill hundreds of thousands of troops without emotion.
Yet before Ling Xiao, she was genuinely cautious.
Perhaps deep in her heart, she felt this was a man worth protecting.
“How do you know it’s useless if you don’t tell me?”
Ling Xiao sighed, “Sister Yue Nu, when I said I would marry you, that I would become your man, did you think I was joking?
Yes, I haven’t yet met the conditions you set, but I am trying, and trying very hard.
I like you, I will not allow you to suffer any harm!”
Yue Nu smiled, her heart filled with sweetness.
“Smile! You still have the face to smile, how did you come here from the Heavenly Dragon Continent?” Just as Yue Nu could not truly be angry with Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao could not stay angry with Yue Nu either.
His earlier fury had only been an act.
He adored this woman so much, how could he bear to be angry with her.
“Of course, because I was worried about you, you little madman!”
Yue Nu said with a laugh, “You, you never think to take care of yourself, always opposing enemies far stronger than you, sister is truly worried.”
Ling Xiao shook his head, “Sister Yue Nu, it is indeed dangerous, but if I do not resist, I will end up like those beggars on the street, dying in confusion, I have seen too much of that.”
Why was he unwilling to suffer losses?
Unwilling to compromise?
Unwilling to endure?
It was deeply tied to his childhood experiences.
Back in Tianfeng City, in the Beggar Gang, two beggars were bullied by a noble young master.
A chose to submit, to endure and cower, and in return, he was tortured to death by the young master.
B chose to fight back, he killed the young master, and was later beaten to death by the young master’s family.
Both died.
Yet Ling Xiao always felt B’s death had more value.
He at least took his enemy with him, killed his foe.
While A died too pathetically.
Because of this, Ling Xiao had always lived by B’s method.
Of course, he did not want to die, so he had to become stronger than B!
Strong enough to protect himself!
“Sister Yue Nu, this should be the Blood Mirror Pool used by the Scorpion Kings for healing and cultivation, let’s see if it can ease your pain.”
Soon, Ling Xiao brought Yue Nu to the Blood Mirror Pool.
Inside, there was indeed a pool of water, blood-red.
And a mirror, the Blood Mirror.
Yue Nu removed her outer robe, stepped into the blood pool in her undergarments, and tried to alleviate the pain.
“It really works!”
Yue Nu breathed a sigh of relief.
Ling Xiao also relaxed.
Watching the woman he loved suffer, he truly could not bear it.
Yet as Ling Xiao sat there, he thought further ahead.
The water in the Blood Mirror Pool was limited, once used up, it was gone, so how would Yue Nu avoid pain in the future?
Stay forever in the palace of the Moonflower Sect?
Of course, recovering the Heart of Moonlight would work, but that was far too distant, impossible to know when it might happen.
For Yue Nu, he had to create a moon!
Ling Xiao’s thoughts became clear.
In the Mountain River World, day and night alternated, yet during the day there was the sun, but at night it was pitch black, nothing there.
Since that was the case, he would simply create a bright moon in this midnight sky.
