"What? You don't want to see me?"
Nangong Mo sat in his wheelchair, with Elder Guo and Elder Wu standing behind him.
One held an umbrella for him, while the other pushed his wheelchair.
"What are you doing here? Come to mock me?"
Ouyang Qinglin angrily slapped Nangong Mo's hand away.
He picked up his mask, put it on, stood up, put away the small white jade bottle in his hand, and turned to leave.
The rain had lessened at this moment.
Nangong Mo watched his rain-soaked back and said coldly, "This King knows it's you!"
Ouyang Qinglin's footsteps suddenly stopped, but he didn't turn around.
"She is mine! And the one she loves is also me."
A cold voice came from behind him.
Ouyang Qinglin's body trembled violently. His hands in his sleeves clenched, then relaxed, then clenched again.
He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and suddenly turned, striding up to Nangong Mo. He leaned down and grabbed Nangong Mo's collar.
"What are you doing! Let go of our Lotus Emperor!"
Elder Guo and Elder Wu, the two old men, were anxious and prepared to intervene.
Nangong Mo raised his hand to signal them, indicating that they should not interfere.
Ouyang Qinglin, still gripping Nangong Mo's collar, ignored everything. His eyes, red with frost, blazed, "So what! As long as you make her unhappy, I will unhesitatingly snatch her away from you, no matter the cost. I will not give you a chance to hurt her!"
"Nangong Mo, listen to me clearly! It's not that I'm letting go! It's that I want her to be happy. Do you understand!"
Nangong Mo allowed Ouyang Qinglin to hold his collar, their faces inches apart.
One of them appeared calm, the other furious.
"Three pearls combined, Xuan Ling born, immortal bones reshaped. Even so, my original body is injured. To defy the heavens will surely result in backlash."
Ouyang Qinglin frowned, "What do you mean by that?"
He didn't quite understand.
"I don't have much time left."
"What?"
Ouyang Qinglin stared at Nangong Mo in disbelief.
Looking at Ouyang Qinglin, Nangong Mo smiled, "Although I am the Lotus Emperor of the Immortal Realm, immortals are not immortal. Even with reshaped immortal bones, one whose original body is injured can only linger in the world for a few more days."
As he said this, Elder Guo and Elder Wu, standing behind Nangong Mo, had tears welling up in their eyes. They both lowered their heads.
"Also... she has always wanted her mother to wake up. Now there is only one medicine left, the blood of the Lotus Emperor, and I am... the Lotus Emperor."
As if discussing the weather, Nangong Mo uttered this sentence very plainly.
The sound of the rain rustled in their ears.
Ouyang Qinglin heard Nangong Mo's words clearly.
He looked at him in shock, and the hand gripping Nangong Mo's collar slowly loosened.
"Do you know what you are saying?"
At this point, Ouyang Qinglin felt that Nangong Mo must have lost his mind.
But Nangong Mo said it very seriously, his expression solemn, seemingly not joking.
"I know very well, and I know what I am doing."
Ouyang Qinglin released Nangong Mo, stood up straight, and took two steps back, meeting his gaze. "Why are you doing this? Do you know that if you die, she will not be happy? She will be sad. How can you bear to treat her like this?"
The rain stopped at this moment. The sky had not yet cleared, and the air was filled with moisture.
"Those people are not easy to deal with, and she is pregnant. Do you want her to fight those people alone?"
Nangong Mo looked at Ouyang Qinglin and asked.
Ouyang Qinglin remained silent.
He certainly knew the terrifying methods of those people.
"So... what do you want to do?"
"Use my damaged body to do one last thing for her, to save her mother, and to eliminate those who hurt her. However... I need your help."
"How can I help you?"
"Help me watch over her."
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Qinglin was amused to the point of laughter.
"Even if you hadn't said it, I would protect her and watch over her. Nangong Mo, you underestimate my feelings for her too much."
"Don't tell her your identity."
Nangong Mo's words were very sincere.
"Heh!"
Ouyang Qinglin sneered, looking down at Nangong Mo. "On what grounds? Because you are about to die? Heh! Nangong Mo, don't be so conceited..."
"Let me leave with the beautiful memories of being with her. This King begs you."
His words abruptly stopped. Ouyang Qinglin stared at Nangong Mo, speechless for a long time.
The usually arrogant Ninth Prince was begging him.
At this moment, he also suddenly understood that Nangong Mo's love for A Ying was no less than his own.
"Alright, I promise you. But as I said, if you make her sad, I will still snatch her away from you!"
The two who disliked each other had reached a consensus at this moment.
As the two old men pushed Nangong Mo away, Ouyang Qinglin also returned to his manor. That night, after changing his clothes, he entered the palace again.
The token for entering the Xuan Ling Sect was stolen from the palace. He needed to resolve this matter.
The next day.
Gu Qianying, who was sleeping soundly, was awakened by the maid Wu Zi.
"Sect Master, Sect Master, something bad has happened. The Fourth Princess is injured."
The noise in her ear was a bit annoying. Gu Qianying glanced at the person sleeping beside her who had not yet woken up, frowned, and made a shushing gesture to Wu Zi.
Getting out of bed, Wu Zi helped her dress and put on her shoes.
"Why is she injured?"
Wu Zi reported, "She was beaten by the Third Princess and them."
"For what reason?"
Wu Zi continued to report, "It seems to be because the Fourth Princess spoke a few good words for you, which is why she was beaten by the Third Princess and Miss Fan. When I rushed over, I saw the Fourth Princess's face covered in blood, and Meng Yi was guarding her."
"Sect Master, although this Fourth Princess is not favored, she is still a member of the imperial family. If she is injured or dies here, the Emperor of the Empire will definitely cause trouble for us."
Wu Zi was full of worry.
Gu Qianying sat in her chair, took a sip of tea, looked at her, and her thin lips curved into a smile, "Since when has our Jue Sha Sect been afraid of trouble?"
"Sect Master, that's true, but we just got the entry token. If the Emperor really wants to cause us trouble, how will we have the energy to participate in the Divine Beast Contract Ceremony, Sect Master?"
Wu Zi said earnestly.
Her personality was completely opposite to that of Lu Zhu.
Gu Qianying watched her babbling.
After she finished speaking, Gu Qianying smiled and asked her, "Why don't you think they want to lure me out?"
"Ah? Sect Master, you don't think so? The Fourth Princess looks like an honest person."
"She might not be, but others might be. However... ever since the Third Princess, Fourth Princess, and Miss Fan arrived here, they have been locked up with Qiu Ling'er. It's quite lively. I haven't seen them for two days. Today, there's still no news from the Ling Shu Pavilion. Since I have nothing to do, it's good to go and see them."
Gu Qianying got up, "The token is already in hand, the Third Princess and the others should be leaving."
"Sect Master, it's cold outside, wear more clothes."
Wu Zi draped the cloak over Gu Qianying.
Just as Gu Qianying was about to go out, the person who was still sleeping woke up.
"Wife, where are you going?"
Nangong Mo lifted the bed curtain and looked at Gu Qianying.
Seeing that he was awake, Gu Qianying returned.
Nangong Mo reached out to her, and Gu Qianying grabbed his hand.
"Not sleeping anymore?"
Nangong Mo smiled and nodded, "Yes, I'm not sleepy anymore, and I've woken up."
Gu Qianying leaned closer to him, touching her nose to his nose, and then kissed Nangong Mo on the forehead.
"Good boy, then get up and have breakfast first. I have something to deal with."
Saying this, Gu Qianying let go of Nangong Mo. As she turned to leave, Nangong Mo tugged at her sleeve.
"Can I go with my wife?"
His remaining time was short. In the limited time, he wished he could be with his wife every moment.
"Your body is weak, and the wind is strong outside. Don't go."
Gu Qianying was worried about Nangong Mo's health.
Yesterday, the person sent by Empress Meng had arrived. She had gone to see Nangong Li off and returned a little late.
After returning, she noticed that Nangong Mo's complexion was not good.
She thought it was due to the heavy rain yesterday and the sudden drop in temperature, which her body couldn't withstand.
"If my wife doesn't let me go, then I'll... not eat, and go hungry."
Nangong Mo let go of her, turned over, and lay on the inner side of the bed, covering his head with the quilt.
Wu Zi, standing beside them, lowered her head and chuckled.
Gu Qianying was amused and exasperated. She couldn't do anything about Nangong Mo, so she had to agree.
A moment later, she pushed Nangong Mo out of the room...
At the same time, on the official road.
A group of Imperial Guards was escorting a carriage back to the Eastern Sheng Kingdom.
Inside the carriage, Nangong Li lay drunk.
His hair was messy, his beard unkempt, and he reeked of alcohol.
The carriage swayed as it moved. He was oblivious to day or night, to the current year or month, and kept repeating: Why did you lie to me? Did you ever truly love me!
A strong wind arose, startling birds into flight.
A masked man in black, wielding a long sword, flew over.