area51novel Chapter 23 Mu Bai: It's alright, I'm here!
Chapter 23 Mu Bai: It's alright, I'm here!
Zhu Zhuqing's beautiful eyes were filled with shock at this.
So many powerful Soul Masters and Soul Venerables were so easily defeated in front of Dai Mubai!
Although Dai Mubai's cultivation level seems to have reached the Soul Sect level, this is still too strong!
One-hit kill?!
After teaching the Soul Hunters a lesson with a casual strike,
Mu Bai didn't glance at the Soul Hunters who were lying on the ground groaning. He simply turned around slowly and looked at Zhu Zhuqing, who was leaning against an ancient tree, covered in wounds, with her beautiful eyes wide open and her heart filled with shock.
Eyes facing each other.
Zhu Zhuqing looked at the handsome face before her, a face that was both familiar and unfamiliar, and gazed into those calm and deep silver double pupils. For a moment, she was at a loss for words.
Mu Bai took a few steps forward, the coldness in his silver eyes dissipating, revealing a gentle smile.
"Are you alright?"
As he spoke, Mu Bai reached out and activated the "Wildfire Cannot Burn Out, Spring Breeze Brings New Life!" soul skill of the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone, releasing pure life force and guiding it out, gently pressing it onto Zhu Zhuqing's injured wound.
A warm and vibrant energy surged in, quickly stopping the bleeding and repairing the damaged body.
Zhu Zhuqing's body trembled slightly, but she did not dodge.
"It's alright now."
After recovering, Mu Bai wore a calm smile, his voice not loud, but carrying a convincing and steady strength.
"I am coming!"
Those three simple words were like a key, suddenly unlocking Zhu Zhuqing's long-tightened defenses.
The fear, despair, loneliness, and pain of the escape, and the immense impact of this miraculous escape.
This finally caused cracks to appear in her cold exterior.
After the treatment was completed, Mu Bai took out one of his spare cloaks from his storage soul tool and handed it over.
"Let's get out of here first."
He said, "I'll take you back to Shrek Academy."
Zhu Zhuqing took the cloak, silently put it on, nodded gently, and whispered.
"……Thanks."
"We're going to be husband and wife. Why are we saying thank you to each other?"
Mu Bai smiled slightly and picked Zhu Zhuqing up in his arms.
Hold on to me.
He gave a reminder, and then Jin Leiyi suddenly shook his head!
"boom!"
A streak of cyan-gold lightning tore through the night, carrying the two of them soaring into the sky and hurtling toward Shrek Academy.
Zhu Zhuqing subconsciously gripped Mu Bai's arm, feeling the wind whistling past her ears. Looking at the tall, straight figure with flowing golden hair in front of her, she was stunned, a wave of bittersweet emotion washing over her.
Is he really Dai Mubai?
really!
My years of waiting have not been in vain!
A sense of security welled up in Zhu Zhuqing's heart, gradually overwhelming her thoughts.
She gently rested her head on Mu Bai's broad, sturdy back, and her tense nerves finally relaxed.
Mu Bai noticed the change in the girl's aura behind him, and a faint smile appeared on his face. He released more soul power, forming a soul power shield to prevent the cold wind from touching Zhu Zhuqing.
At the same time, slow down to make the flight more stable.
With his long golden hair fluttering in the night wind and his silver double pupils gazing at the boundless night sky, Mu Bai carried Zhu Zhuqing straight towards Shrek Academy and disappeared into the night.
Only on the ground remained the three Soul Venerables, still howling and groaning in pain.
……
After bringing Zhu Zhuqing back to Shrek Academy.
Because it was already late at night.
Zhu Zhuqing was too tired and exhausted from the journey, and fell into a deep sleep in Mu Bai's arms.
After returning to Shrek Academy.
Mu Bai took Zhu Zhuqing back to his dormitory, put her on the bed, and covered her with a blanket.
He lay down on one side and managed to fall asleep.
The next day, at dawn.
The sky began to lighten with the first light of dawn.
Zhu Zhuqing's eyelashes trembled slightly as she slowly awoke from her deep weariness.
In the instant consciousness returned, the thrill of last night's escape, the despair of the desperate situation, the cyan-gold light that descended from the sky, and those calm, water-like silver double pupils...
All the fragments of memory rushed in, making her gasp slightly.
She suddenly opened her eyes, her pupils contracting in the morning light, her body instinctively tensing up as if to spring into a defensive stance.
But the aches and pains throughout her body, along with the tingling and itching sensation at the site of the healing wound on her right leg, made her pause.
This is not a cold, damp forest, nor a cold, hard rock face.
Beneath him was a soft, thick bed, and he was covered with a warm quilt. The air was filled with a faint, clean scent of grass and trees, mixed with a subtle, masculine aroma.
She slowly turned her head and looked to her side.
Her long, golden hair was spread out on the pillow, shimmering with a soft, pale golden glow in the morning light.
The boy slept on the other side, not far from her, separated by a clear boundary drawn with a pillow.
He lay on his side, facing her, his handsome face appearing soft in the morning light.
Those striking silver pupils that had left such a deep impression on her were now tightly closed, their long eyelashes casting faint shadows beneath her eyelids.
His breathing was steady and long, indicating that he was still asleep.
Zhu Zhuqing gazed quietly at the sleeping face so close to hers, and at the longer strands of golden hair flowing beside the pillow than she had imagined, her eyes filled with a complex and unfathomable expression.
Three years of grievances, resentment, loneliness, and the faint flame of "hope" that sustained her as she escaped.
At this moment, in the tranquil morning light, before this peacefully sleeping face, things intertwine and swirl.
Three years in Xingluo Imperial City.
She faced alone the constant suppression, surveillance, cold stares, and ridicule from the eldest prince, Davis, and her sister, Zhu Zhuyun.
Every family gathering, every royal event.
She could see undisguised pity, contempt, or schadenfreude in those people's eyes.
They all say that her fiancé, Dai Mubai, gave up and ran away.
He wallowed in depravity in that poor, remote town of Soto, living a life of debauchery and was a complete coward and a good-for-nothing.
Every time she heard these things, her heart felt like it had been pierced by cold needles.
But she didn't believe it, or rather, she didn't want to believe it.
She always told herself that Dai Mubai must be working hard to cultivate and accumulate strength outside, just like her, silently persevering in the darkness, waiting for the day he would break free from his cocoon.
This faint belief was the only piece of driftwood she could grasp in that cold imperial city.
And now...
Looking at the blond boy in front of her, whose breathing was steady and whose aura was as solid as a mountain, who had shown terrifying strength last night to save her from the brink of death, and his long blond hair that symbolized the bloodline of the Star Luo royal family.
The huge weight that had been hanging over Zhu Zhuqing's heart for three years finally slowly settled down, and what surged up was an indescribable complex emotion, a mixture of bitterness, relief, grievance, and... a trace of secret joy.
He did not give up.
Not only did he not give up, but he also became so powerful, so... dazzling.
Her insistence was not wrong.
Just then, Mu Bai's eyelashes fluttered slightly, and he slowly opened his eyes.
Eyes facing each other.
"woke up?"
Mu Bai's voice remained calm and gentle. After standing up, he stretched his limbs, and his bones cracked like firecrackers. He smiled and said.
"How are you feeling? Does the wound still hurt?"
Zhu Zhuqing subconsciously looked away, gently shook her head, and her voice was a little hoarse.
"It doesn't hurt anymore... thank you."
"That's good."
Mu Bai smiled and got out of bed.
"Wash up, and I'll take you to the cafeteria to get something to eat."
"You probably haven't eaten or slept well on the journey. From now on, just leave everything to me!"
Zhu Zhuqing nodded silently and got up from the bed.
Although her clothes were torn and stained with blood and dust, they were still reasonably clean.
After a quick wash, Zhu Zhuqing blushed and, after letting Mu Bai leave first, changed into a new black outfit.
Mu Bai also changed into a brand new white robe, his long golden hair tied back with a simple hairband, revealing his well-defined and handsome features and his calm silver double pupils.
After getting ready, Mu Bai pushed open the dormitory door.
"Let's go."