He didn't know that Qin Moyu's "Daoist partner" was Shen Yebai.
"He... has run into some trouble." Qin Moyu pursed her lips, her expression somewhat forlorn as she thought of Shen Yebai, whose fate was unknown.
"ah……"
Seeing Qin Moyu's downcast mood, Shen Yu immediately realized she might have brought up something inappropriate and stammered, "Don't...don't be sad, I...I didn't mean to..."
"It's nothing." Qin Moyu waved his hand and sighed, "Let's not talk about this. Speaking of which... you know..."
He paused, thinking about how to address Shen Mo without offending Shen Yu, before finally saying, "Senior Shen?"
Shen Yu scratched his face: "Ancestor? Actually, I haven't met him many times. Do you want to hear his story?"
"Can you tell me about it?"
That person who shares the same soul as Shen Yebai, yet seems completely different.
"It's possible, but actually I don't know much about it."
Shen Yu thought for a moment and then told him everything he knew.
There is very little information about Shen Mo. The most famous thing is that he ascended the throne after his father's death, but he abdicated not long after ascending the throne to break through to the Tribulation Transcending stage. After that, he has been in seclusion in his cave and has never come out.
Before the Four Continents War, the change of emperors in the Southern Continent was very slow. After all, whichever lineage had the talent to govern the country and whose strength was not too bad would be elected as emperor. And compared to Shen Mo, his father was more famous.
Shen Mo's father was the first emperor to reach the Tribulation stage, and he reigned for a long time. During his reign, he had the best relationship with Xizhou, and he was very loving with the empress. He was a rare, devoted emperor.
“There was a rumor before.” Shen Mo leaned closer to Qin Moyu, glancing around somewhat guiltily—he didn’t know why he had a bad feeling—but he still whispered to Qin Moyu, “It’s said that the ancestor’s name isn’t actually Shen Mo; Mo is just his courtesy name.”
"I heard that his real name was Shen Yebai, but most of his generation are no longer alive. In addition, his ancestor has broken through to the Tribulation Transcending stage, so what he is called is no longer important. After all, no one dares to call him by his real name."
Shen Yu blinked, thinking of Shen Yebai, and felt that the rumor was very likely true.
Is that your real name?
Qin Moyu was somewhat distracted, and when her gaze shifted to a certain spot, her eyes suddenly widened slightly: "Ye Bai?"
"ah?"
Shen Yu thought it was Shen Yebai who had arrived, but when she looked in the direction Qin Moyu was looking, she saw a familiar face instead.
Because copying books was too boring, Shen Yu moved the wooden table to the window. The window was still the same one, with a view of the Imperial Garden, so Qin Moyu, who came to find him, naturally followed him and sat by the window. As a result, Shen Moyu, dressed in all white, stood out in the Imperial Garden.
Qin Moyu first saw Shen Mo's back and thought it was Shen Yebai, but when Shen Mo turned around, she was completely disappointed. Although they had the same face, their aura and the way they looked at her were completely different.
This is Shen Mo, not Shen Yebai.
Qin Moyu turned her head away, not wanting to look at him.
But he didn't want to see Shen Mo, yet Shen Mo walked over.
Unlike the day Shen Yu spent a long time going around in circles, Shen Mo arrived at the window in the blink of an eye.
"Greetings, Ancestor!" Shen Yu shrank his neck, his face practically screaming fear.
He hadn't forgotten the formation Shen Mo had set up for him that day; it was practically a cripple, and he never wanted to experience it a second time in his life!
Shen Mo nodded perfunctorily at him, but his gaze remained fixed on Qin Moyu.
He pondered the language for a moment, sensing Qin Moyu's resistance, and said with a mix of helplessness and frustration, "There are some things you should know."
Shen Mo originally meant Qin Moyu's background, but Qin Moyu mistakenly thought it was referring to Shen Yebai.
"Is he alright?"
Qin Moyu turned around and asked nervously.
Him? Who is he?
Shen Mo was slightly taken aback, then realized that Qin Moyu had misunderstood.
The expectation in Qin Moyu's eyes was too obvious, like stars twinkling in the night sky. Even the coldest heart would soften upon seeing such eyes. Shen Mo felt a little uncomfortable and looked away.
"You should know, he has already..."
The word "death" was too cruel and too strange, so Shen Mo ultimately used a more euphemistic word: "disappeared."
As he spoke, he glanced quickly at Qin Moyu.
Clearly, even with the changed words, the hope in Qin Moyu's eyes was extinguished, and his dark eyes became dull and lifeless.
"Is that so..."
Even though she was mentally prepared, Qin Moyu still found it hard to accept.
strangeness.
Shen Mo's hand clenched unconsciously inside his sleeve.
He was clearly not a soft-hearted person. Even if someone he liked before died in front of him, he wouldn't feel a thing. But now, Qin Moyu's lonely expression made him feel depressed.
Qin Moyu took a deep breath, suppressing the bitterness in her heart, and asked, "Then... did Senior Shen call me here for something else?"
"Um."
Reason and emotion were locked in a tug-of-war in Shen Mo's mind.
"Didn't you want to know the truth? I need to see the Demon Lord to talk about the Frozen Lands. It's related to your background, and also..."