He couldn't even utter the word "good," because when he looked at Qin Moyu, his eyes practically screamed that he wished they could tie the knot and become Daoist partners right now.
Qin Moyu knew perfectly well that he was willing, but she still teased him, pretending to be sad and saying, "Oh, it seems you're not willing, so how about we forget about it?"
"No, I do."
Shen Yebai stopped being silent at this moment and acted more anxious than anyone else. He grabbed Qin Moyu's wrist and wished he could swear to the heavens: "I like you, no, I love you, Momo!"
He even lost control of his voice towards the end, and it carried loudly to Shen Yu.
"Do you believe me now?" Chen Yi nudged Shen Yu.
Shen Yu nodded heavily: "I believe you."
"You seem disappointed?" Chen Yi finally realized something was wrong with Shen Yu—it seemed that Shen Yu wasn't unable to see it, but rather didn't want to see it?
"He...he's very handsome." Shen Yu scratched his face sheepishly and chuckled awkwardly. "Well, everyone says it's a life-saving grace, um, you know what I mean."
Chen Yi immediately understood and clicked his tongue twice: "No wonder."
"If I had such a beautiful princess who liked me, I would definitely be very excited." Shen Yu sighed, with a hint of regret in her voice. "Alas, I even said that if he didn't have a Daoist partner, I would pursue him. Now there's no chance."
Even if you chase after him, you won't have a chance—Chen Yi looked at Shen Yu with pity. Shen Yebai was disguised so Shen Yu didn't recognize him. If he knew that he was trying to catch up with the person Huang Fenhun liked, wouldn't he go even crazier?
Whether Shen Yu is crazy or not is unknown, but Shen Yebai is currently going crazy with joy.
Having finally received a promise from the person he liked for so long, and even agreed to hold a marriage ceremony, Shen Yebai had already begun to imagine his life with Qin Moyu after marriage.
Qin Moyu is still too lonely. He should take him to a lively place to live for a few years, take him to see more places and leave their footprints in the Four Continents. He will give Qin Moyu the best things he can find, just as he said before.
In this way, Shen Mo's deal was his last chance.
He had to completely sever his relationship with Shen Mo before he could give Qin Moyu everything he had promised.
Shen Yebai held Qin Moyu's hand tightly, their fingers intertwined, and the sadness of their separation the next day seemed to be diluted by this joy.
Compared to Shen Yebai, Qin Moyu was also happy, but not as excited.
On one hand, he felt that whether or not he acknowledged being a Daoist partner was unimportant. Ever since Shen Yebai accompanied him from Dongzhou to here, he already had the answer in his heart. On the other hand, rather than suddenly wanting to agree to Shen Yebai's proposal, it was more that the hidden guilt in his heart made him want to give Shen Yebai an answer before parting ways.
This time, Mo Yuan's strength is not on the same level as Fen Gong's. If he really had to fight Mo Yuan, he wouldn't be able to see Shen Yebai again.
Sometimes Qin Moyu felt that she was being quite pretentious, on the one hand cherishing the companionship Shen Yebai gave her, and on the other hand pushing him away to find the truth herself.
"I'm a bad kid too," Qin Moyu murmured to himself, his voice so soft that he could barely hear himself. He closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep in Shen Yebai's arms.
Let me sleep a little longer in your arms before dawn.
Time does not stop or speed up because of people's subjective thoughts; it will only arrive at its proper place without deviation, drawing the curtain of night and then waking up the sun.
"Let's go!" Qin Moyu waved to Shen Yebai and left with Shen Yu.
Once Qin Moyu's figure disappeared into the distance, Shen Yebai reluctantly withdrew his gaze, turned to look at Zuo Shu, and asked with a determined look in his eyes: "Where is the Demon Lord?"
“There is a place in Xizhou called Duxin Lake, where I heard that the Demon Lord lives in seclusion.”
"Let's go." Shen Yebai removed all his disguises and reverted to his original appearance as Mo Yuan.
Zuo Shu wasn't surprised by his change in appearance, smiled, and followed him.
On the other side, in order to deceive Shen Yebai, Qin Moyu walked quite a distance before saying goodbye to Shen Yu and the others.
"Are you really not going?" Shen Yu asked with some disappointment. He had only known Qin Moyu for a few days, and it would be a lie to say that he liked Qin Moyu that much, but he did consider Qin Moyu a friend. Hearing that he had to leave because of something, he couldn't help but feel a little unwilling. "If you need to do something, you can tell me. Maybe I can help you. Even if it's not enough for me to come, I can still ask my brother for help."
"Thank you, but I have to do this myself." Qin Moyu declined Shen Yu's offer.
"Alright, but you have to accept this." Seeing Qin Moyu's resolute attitude, Shen Yu had no choice but to give up.
But he still forcefully stuffed a jade pendant into Qin Moyu's hand: "This can save your life, take it! Consider it a small way of repaying your kindness. The rest, come find me in the Southern Kingdom after you've finished your business, and I'll definitely treat you well."
Qin Moyu had heard about this rare teleportation jade pendant from Shen Yu before, and did not want to accept such a valuable item, so he tried to stuff the jade pendant back into Shen Yu's hand.
But Shen Yu didn't give him a chance to refuse, glaring at him and saying, "If you don't accept it, I'll leave it here!"
After saying that, she hid behind Chen Yi, insisting that Qin Moyu take the jade pendant.
Qin Moyu looked at Chen Yi, hoping he would take the things back.
"It's alright." Chen Yi shook his head and said, "If the prince insists on giving it to you, then you may accept it."
Qin Moyu had no choice but to accept it for the time being, but she was determined not to use such a valuable item and to return it to Shen Yu in the Southern Kingdom when she had the chance.
"If I may ask a question," Chen Yi suddenly spoke up as Qin Moyu was about to turn and leave, "Is the young master looking for someone's whereabouts?"
"How did you know?" Qin Moyu frowned. Last time, it was one thing for the stall owner to see through his desire for revenge, but why was it so obvious this time as well?
"Just a guess." Chen Yi smiled. "I wonder who you are looking for, young master. I usually travel between the southwestern continents, so my information network is quite good."
Qin Moyu hesitated for a moment, but still told him, "I want to find Mo Yuan."
Although Qin Moyu had learned from the stall owner that Mo Yuan would be appearing in Xizhou soon, he was still completely clueless about where Mo Yuan was.
"Huh? You're looking for—mmm—" Shen Yu peeked out in confusion upon hearing the unexpected name, but Chen Yi covered her mouth and pressed her back down.
"I happen to know that," Chen Yi said with a smile.
Qin Moyu felt that the sentence sounded familiar, as if someone had said something similar to her.
“Mo Yuan’s target is Duxin Lake. If you don’t believe me, you can go and find out for yourself. There should be relevant news soon,” Chen Yi said.