Chapter 114: Chapter 112: Just Don’t Want Him
Early that morning, Mo Xiao, Yue Ying, and Cang Lan were preparing to return to the North Wing. Long Yan was going with them, his main purpose being to have his people coordinate with Mo Xiao and resolve some previous matters.
Yue Ying’s primary task was to handle matters concerning the black market.
Cang Lan was returning mainly to continue building his house.
The house hadn’t been finished when they came to the Tiger Clan’s territory.
They would be heading back soon, and he feared that if the house wasn’t finished in time, their wedding couldn’t be scheduled right away upon their return.
Therefore, it was best to resolve these lingering concerns before they left.
Before they parted, Long Yan brought the two Little Dragons to say goodbye to Su Mo.
The two Little Dragons clung to Su Mo’s legs, a crying mess of snot and tears.
"Sister Mo, we’ll miss you so much~"
"Sister Mo, when are you going to visit the Dragon Clan with us again?"
Looking at the two little ones before her, their faces streaked with tears, Su Mo couldn’t help but feel a pang of sadness at their departure.
She crouched down and patted their heads. "I’ll visit as soon as I’m free!"
"But when will you be free?"
Su Mo just smiled, pulling a few pieces of candy from her pocket. That seemed to do the trick for the two Little Dragons.
Nannan blinked his tear-filled eyes at her. "Sister Mo, aren’t you going to give one to the Lord Major General?"
Su Mo froze for a second, then pulled out a few more pieces of candy, intending to hand them over.
But then Nannan gestured for her to lean down, as if he had a secret to share.
Curious, Su Mo leaned down. The little one drew close to her ear and whispered, "Sister Mo, actually, before we came to the Tiger Clan to find you, the Lord Major General was nearly going mad with worry. I’ve never seen him so anxious. He’s a little awkward and not very good with words, but could you please not hold it against him? He’s a very, very good person!"
Slightly taken aback, Su Mo instinctively glanced toward Long Yan, who stood a short distance away.
Her gaze collided unexpectedly with Long Yan’s dark, profound eyes, and she saw him quickly look away, feigning nonchalance.
A second later, however, he couldn’t stop himself from looking back at her again.
’He didn’t want to miss a single second of locking eyes with her... Every moment felt like stolen time. Her world was full of so many people; the time her gaze could rest on him was so terribly brief.’
Su Mo slowly rose, offering Long Yan a soft smile as she reached out to hand him the candy.
Long Yan reached out and took her hand, and in the next instant, he pulled her gently into his embrace.
The clean, crisp scent of pine instantly filled her senses, and his low, restrained voice sounded by her ear. "Miss Su, until we meet again."
It was just like their last farewell.
Even the length of the embrace was identical. The only difference was the warmth of his arms around her, which felt much more intense this time.
After seeing them off, Su Mo, Fei Yan, and the siblings Xuan Shuang and Xuan Wei returned to the courtyard.
Xuan Wei wanted to go up the mountain to gather herbs, and Xuan Shuang suggested that Su Mo go along.
Su Mo had been feeling terribly cooped up lately, so she readily agreed.
The mountain behind the Tiger Clan’s territory was rich with plant life, and there were even some plants that couldn’t be found in the North Wing.
Su Mo gathered some, planning to plant them in her Spiritual Spring Space later on.
Some of the plants she collected were ones Xuan Wei had never gathered before, and Xuan Wei would ask Su Mo about their uses.
Su Mo patiently explained everything.
Fei Yan was originally following behind Su Mo, but he fell back after Xuan Shuang came over to talk to him.
But it wasn’t a problem. Lady Xuan Wei had a decent Combat Power level herself, and the base of the mountain was guarded by Tiger Clan soldiers. Normally, no one could get up here without an order.
After hearing Su Mo’s explanation of the herbs’ uses, Xuan Wei picked some as well.
Without realizing it, the two of them drifted apart.
After digging for a while, Su Mo turned to look for Fei Yan. He was a short distance behind her, speaking with Xuan Shuang.
She picked up her animal-hide pouch and walked a little farther. Suddenly, the massive boulder under her feet seemed to move, and she felt her entire body topple uncontrollably down the mountain?!
Su Mo’s eyes flew wide open.
"Fei—"
CRASH—
After the tremendous crash, Fei Yan and the others instinctively looked in that direction.
They could faintly make out a streak of white light shooting rapidly down the mountain.
"Wife!"
"Miss Su!"
Fei Yan didn’t have time to think, darting over at the speed of light.
’Little Nine!’
Su Mo quickly called upon the system in her mind.
"Host, I’m activating emergency first-aid protocols! Ten... nine... eight..."
’Are you kidding me with a countdown right now! Do you want to watch me get crushed to death by this boulder...’
Before Su Mo could finish her thought, her rapidly falling body gave a lurch, and the next instant, she was pulled into a furry embrace!
She had no time to think, simply clinging for dear life to whatever was in front of her.
As they plummeted downwards, Su Mo squeezed her eyes shut instinctively. All she could feel was the wind roaring past her ears, whipping against her cheeks until they stung.
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