That smile revealed an indescribable tenderness in her normally cold and dark eyes.
—They look so alike.
Qin Moyu's expression was complicated. If he didn't know that Shen Yebai had already merged with him, he would definitely have mistaken that look for Shen Yebai.
That doesn't seem right either, since they are the same person.
Unbeknownst to Qin Moyu, even she hadn't noticed that her perspective had subtly changed.
Are you looking for me?
Shen Mo mouthed the words.
Qin Moyu nodded quickly, then slipped away through the door like a rabbit, as if he wasn't the one looking for someone.
Shen Mo clenched his fist and pressed it against the corner of his mouth to stop himself from laughing out loud.
Qin Moyu is both awkward and adorable like this.
Knowing that his master had "come back to life," Qin Moyu seemed to be reverting to his previous somewhat eccentric self.
Having witnessed Qin Moyu's series of silent performances, Master Xuanjing was filled with questions, completely baffled as to what Qin Moyu was doing.
Master Xuanjing wasn't stunned for long, because Shen Mo had already pushed the door open and entered.
Upon seeing Shen Mo for the first time, Master Xuanjing instinctively stood up and stood in front of Qin Moyu, watching him warily.
After all, in his mind, Mo Yuan was not a good person. Although he knew that he was able to be saved by the Southern Kingdom's royal family because of him, he knew that Mo Yuan was obsessed with Qin Moyu and didn't want them to get too close.
But as Shen Mo drew closer, Master Xuanjing also noticed something was amiss.
Although the newcomer looked very much like Mo Yuan, there were still some differences upon closer inspection. Moreover, unlike Shen Yebai, whose depth could be discerned at a glance, this person clearly had no spiritual energy around him, yet it was impossible to tell whether his cultivation level was too low or he was hiding it too well. Every move he made was filled with the calm and composure of someone in a high position.
Shen Mo walked leisurely to Xuanjing Zhenren, showing none of the dejection Qin Moyu had just seen, and smiled lightly:
"Nice to meet you, I am Shen Mo."
A seemingly casual remark left Master Xuanjing utterly astonished.
He knew that it was Shen Mo who had sent Mo Yuan to negotiate with Guanlan Sect, but he never knew that Shen Mo looked exactly like Shen Yebai!
Shen Yebai and Shen Mo... Could it be...?
Master Xuanjing's eyes sharpened.
"Even if you have done me a favor, I will not agree to Guizi and Moyu being together!"
Shen Mo's expression was somewhat strange. He pointed at himself and said, "Does the real person think... Shen Yebai is my illegitimate son?"
He thought that Master Xuanjing would question him about why he was in the Southern Kingdom's palace, but he didn't expect that the first thing the other party would do was to ask whether Shen Yebai and Qin Moyu were together.
"Isn't that so?"
Master Xuanjing gave a straightforward answer.
In his mind, Shen Yebai was a member of the Southern Kingdom's royal family who appeared out of nowhere. He looked so much like Shen Mo and was willing to risk his life for Shen Mo. So what else could he be but Shen Mo's illegitimate son who wasn't recorded in the family tree? Could he even be Shen Mo himself?
Qin Moyu covered his face. Oh no, he forgot to tell his master that Shen Yebai was Shen Mo!
Shen Mo, who had inexplicably become his son, felt both amused and exasperated. He looked past Xuan Jing Zhenren and sighed softly, "Even if Zhenren agrees now, I'm afraid Mo Yu wouldn't be willing."
What! That's wonderful!
Master Xuanjing's eyes lit up. He thought that Shen Yebai was always inseparable from Qin Moyu, and that his absence must mean that Qin Moyu hadn't let him follow him. He was immediately relieved.
But since his "father" was still here, Master Xuanjing suppressed his relief and coughed lightly, saying, "That's good too. Although the brat has a good face and a good personality, they were not destined to be together. It's better that they separated."
Generally speaking, when refusing a marriage proposal, people would say that their child is not suitable in order to appear humble. However, when it comes to Master Xuanjing, he is reluctant to say anything derogatory. After all, in his eyes, you can criticize someone however you want at home, but you absolutely cannot do it in front of outsiders!
"But not everyone believes in fate."
Shen Mo said meaningfully, "Besides... if we don't try, how will we know whether it's just that our fate has run its course or that we haven't tried hard enough?"
He was looking at Qin Moyu when he said this. Indeed, he would feel disappointed because of Qin Moyu's aloofness, but he would never give up because of it.
Even if Qin Moyu insists on becoming a stranger to him in the end, he will respect Qin Moyu's choice while silently protecting her from somewhere.
For Shen Mo, love is like a stream, flowing gently and endlessly.
Qin Moyu couldn't read Shen Mo's hidden affection, but he could vaguely sense that Shen Mo's special treatment of him might not be solely out of guilt.
But... if it's not guilt, what else could it be?
Qin Moyu couldn't understand it.
Master Xuanjing couldn't discern Shen Mo's subtle confession, but he understood that separating Qin Moyu and Shen Yebai might be more difficult than he imagined.
No, I need to find a time to run quickly.
Knowing full well that he couldn't defeat Shen Mo, who was at the Tribulation Transcending stage, Master Xuanjing could only secretly ponder when to leave the Southern Kingdom with Qin Moyu. How could his little cabbage, whom he had painstakingly raised, be so easily taken away?!
Unable to understand the meaning behind Shen Mo's words, Qin Moyu simply stopped thinking about it and took out the jade pendant, asking, "This is... a gift from Ye Bai. He said it could save my life, but I don't understand what it is."
"So he gave this to you? That's good." Shen Mo saw that Yu Jue was a little surprised, and instead of answering Qin Moyu's question immediately, he changed the subject and said, "Do you remember I said before that Nan Xun is His fourth 'protagonist'?"
“I remember, but didn’t you say He didn’t have time to interfere in Nan Xun’s life?” Qin Moyu frowned. He had always thought that this was a world born from the stories in the book, but the truth was the opposite. It was the Heavenly Dao of this world that designed Nan Xun’s story. The story he saw was just what “should have happened” in the future.
Without Shen Mo's intervention, Nan Xun's life might have truly unfolded like the story, full of ups and downs, ultimately leading her to become the second Fen Qi.