He refused to believe that the way his ancestor cared about Qin Moyu would allow Qin Moyu to run off with someone else. Last time, he even had two sets of clothes made for him, which was as clear as day.
Shen Yu was surprised that her most "old-fashioned" elder brother would actually show the secret letter to Qin Moyu. She nudged Shen Sheng with her elbow and whispered, "Brother, have you been possessed? I remember you said that apart from the Southern Kingdom's royal family, even General Qi is not allowed to see the secret letter."
He thought he was speaking very softly, but everyone present could hear him clearly. Qin Moyu's expression remained unchanged—except that his ears had turned red at some point.
Shen Sheng was so angry at his foolish younger brother that he almost crushed the teacup in his hand. He gritted his teeth and said, "No one will think you're mute if you can't speak. Go eat your pastries."
As he spoke, he casually picked up a piece of pastry and stuffed it into Shen Yu's mouth. Shen Yu was caught off guard and had her mouth stuffed full, so she could only eat the pastry with a wronged expression.
What? Didn't you say that yourself? How come it's my fault now?
Shen Yu felt wronged and extremely angry—
They finished the whole plate of pastries.
Oh well, even though his elder brother was no longer the emperor, he still didn't dare to contradict him.
"I've finished reading it, thank you. I... I'll go find my master."
Qin Moyu quickly finished reading the secret letter, hurriedly returned it to Shen Sheng, and left without looking back. Her back view gave the impression of fleeing in panic.
"Huh? Why did Mo Yu leave?" Shen Yu was still staring blankly in the direction Qin Mo Yu had gone, scratching his head in confusion. "Didn't we agree to chat together? Why did she suddenly leave? Did she not like the tea?"
Shen Sheng finally couldn't hold back any longer and slapped his foolish younger brother on the back of the head: "Didn't you see what he was wearing on his waist?"
"ah?"
Shen Yu was completely bewildered.
A fleeting smile appeared in the Demon Lord's eyes.
She had actually noticed the finger-sized ink stick hanging from Qin Moyu's waist earlier that day—clearly a family heirloom of the Southern Kingdom's royal family—while yesterday there was clearly a paperweight hanging there.
Qin Moyu would never have worn such a precious item on his waist before. Who else but Shen Mo would want him to wear such a thing?
Unbeknownst to them, the relationship between Shen Mo and Qin Moyu had undoubtedly undergone a dramatic transformation.
Qin Moyu hurried back to the courtyard. Before going in, she patted her face to calm herself down, lamenting in her heart that her shyness would probably never go away.
"Mo Yu, why are you back?" Master Xuanjing was a little surprised to see Qin Mo Yu, after all, Qin Mo Yu had said before leaving that he would be back late today.
"News has arrived from Dongzhou." Qin Moyu briefly recounted the news he had just seen to Master Xuanjing.
What no one expected was that the Eastern Continent was the worst at dealing with the Skeleton Demon among the four continents.
Even at this point, the five major families of Dongzhou—oh, now it should be four—and several sects still didn't forget to scheme against each other and kick someone when they were down.
Faced with such a severe disaster, the first reaction of several families was to take the opportunity to expand their family's sphere of influence. They were wary of each other and coveted each other's territory. In the end, the number of people who died from their schemes was more than the number of people who died in the corpse demon.
Therefore, news came from Dongzhou that because the Haiba was serious, the people sent to observe the ceremony were not experts from their clans. In addition, Gu Jia, a disciple of Guanlan Sect, was accidentally infected with Yuhuo, and Guanlan Sect was seeking a solution.
Master Xuanjing was furious when he heard this. He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, saying, "A bunch of short-sighted bastards! They've been like that for so long and they're still the same disgusting bunch."
He knew how disgusting those families and sects were back during the Four Continents War, and he had suffered a lot at their hands. It can be said that the fact that Xuanjing Zhenren became the most senior member of Guanlan Sect was largely due to their efforts.
Qin Moyu hadn't expected the situation in Dongzhou to be so bad. She could only comfort Xuanjing Zhenren, saying, "Don't be angry. Getting angry will only harm your health. The most urgent thing is to get Gu Jia here as soon as possible. Only the Red Lotus Karmic Fire can be relieved."
These days, Shen Mo is busy with the ceremony, and Qin Moyu is not completely idle either. Although he cannot leave the capital, he still does his best to help those who have been accidentally tainted by the Yu Huo to get rid of it.
He gained a small amount of fame because of this incident.
Master Xuanjing took a deep breath and regained some of his composure: "You're right, I'll write a letter right now."
After saying that, he turned and rushed into the study.
Qin Moyu looked up at the menacing dark clouds in the distance and silently prayed.
—Gu Jia, you must hold on until you reach the South.
Chapter 85. "I don't want you to be in the crowd..."
This sudden disaster was like a mirror, tearing away all the facade of peace and stability, revealing the most naked side of each continent.
As time went by, the situation in the four continents became increasingly dire. According to General Qi, the former abyss had become a dead land. Not to mention people, not even a blade of grass could survive there. The four continents were shrouded in a thick, dark cloud.
Fortunately, there was no complete despair beneath the dark clouds, because Shen Mo's ceremony was about to begin.
Gu Jia and his group arrived in the Southern Kingdom two days before the ceremony began. When Qin Moyu saw Gu Jia, his condition was already far from optimistic.
"How did it get so serious?"
Qin Moyu's expression was solemn. He was startled by Gu Jia's barely breathing state in front of him. Logically speaking, with Gu Jia's cultivation level, although he could not eliminate the Yu Huo, he should have been able to suppress it. It was impossible for it to be this serious.
Gu Jia's face was pale. Even though he was still wearing his bright and flamboyant royal blue clothes, he no longer had the unrestrained and arrogant look he used to have. His brows were furrowed and his lips were bloodless.
As the ceremony approached, Shen Mo finally finished arranging everything and had time to spend with Qin Moyu. He stood beside Qin Moyu, and because he had become emperor again, even though he had restrained his aura, his imposing presence was still suffocating.
Everyone present felt uneasy—except for Qin Moyu.
Because in Qin Moyu's eyes, Shen Mo still liked to stick close to her just the same as before, as if there was no difference except that he was a little busier.
Just like now, although Shen Mo was unhappy that Qin Moyu wanted to save his former "love rival", he didn't say much. He even called the imperial physician to help Qin Moyu take a look, and his wide sleeves covered the two's clasped hands.
“Strange…” Qin Moyu had just tried to channel spiritual energy into Gu Jia’s body, but found that the spiritual energy in Gu Jia’s body was disordered, and it seemed that the problem was more like that of Gu Jia himself than that of Yu Huo.
Qin Moyu looked to Shen Mo for help.