A single candlelight shone brightly in the dimly lit room, beside the blood-stained bed.

A figure covered in bandages was speaking loudly to the woman lying on the bed:

"What? Bai Xue, are you saying that Su Su tricked you into opening the door and then used a handkerchief to drug you?!"

The snowflakes lying on the bed no longer looked as miserable as before. Just now, Number One had given her a healing drug from the Main God Space.

At this moment, Bai Xue was able to move her body slightly, and the white dress she was wearing was the one that Number One had just taken out of the closet and put on her.

With some difficulty, Bai Xue propped herself up with her arms and leaned against the soft pillows. Her face, which looked somewhat haggard from what had just happened, was facing Number One, who was standing by the bed.

“Brother Li, I believe Su Su may have her reasons. Perhaps those royal ministers forced her to do this. Please don’t be angry.”

Despite the pain Su Su caused her, she remained as gentle as ever, and her tone was not as angry or resentful as Number One had imagined.

Upon hearing Bai Xue's saintly words, Number One stood there stunned, looking at the beautiful girl in a white dress, leaning against the white pillows with a puzzled expression.

At this moment, in Number One's eyes, Snow White was just like Snow White in the fairy tale—gentle, beautiful, and kind.

Unfortunately, someone as ugly as me is not worthy to be your Prince Charming. I will only be that nameless, tragic knight who dies in the dungeon. Looking at the beautiful white snow in his eyes, Number One thought to himself.

Just as the two were silent, Number One suddenly trembled all over, because he heard the cold, emotionless voice that belonged to the immortal.

Bai Xue looked at Number One, who seemed somewhat lost in thought, and asked softly:

"Brother Li? What's wrong?"

Bai Xue's gentle voice startled Number One, who was engrossed in Gu Changqing's words.

Coming to his senses, Number One shook his somewhat stiff body and said to Snow White in front of him with a hint of fear and amazement:

"The immortal... is coming here tomorrow."

"Why?" Bai Xue asked, somewhat puzzled. Gu Changqing's method of casually turning people into thin air on the warship was deeply imprinted in her mind.

Whenever Bai Xue recalls Gu Changqing's cold and icy gaze, she can't help but tremble.

At this moment, the candlelight flickered slightly due to the cold wind seeping through the cracks in the window, and the shadows of the two people in the room swayed continuously in the room with the candlelight.

The slight chilly breeze coming through the window made Number One shiver involuntarily.

Then Number One slowly walked to the window, pulling down the pale yellow curtains as he softly answered Snow White's question.

"I don't know why the immortal has come. I haven't seen the immortal since the last mission just started. I'm afraid the immortal has something important to discuss this time."

Although Number One's voice wasn't loud, it was still clearly audible in the quiet room.

Bai Xue nodded gently, then leaned back on the pristine white silk bed.

"Brother Li, I'm going to sleep now. If you're tired, you can sleep next to me. This bed is very big."

A slightly sleepy voice reached Number One's ears. Number One simply shook his head slightly and said firmly:

"Bai Xue, I'm afraid those people will come back. I'll stay here tonight. You get some rest. I have werewolf blood, so it's okay if I don't sleep all night!"

"Really? Thank you, Brother Li. If you're sleepy, just go to bed and sleep. Goodnight~"

Bai Xue spoke softly to Number One. She wasn't afraid that Number One would do something bad after she fell asleep, since even moving her arm was difficult for her now.

There was no need for Number One to make a move after she fell asleep, and even though she was lying in the center of the silk bed, she still only occupied a small part of the bed.

Seeing that Bai Xue had already closed her eyes, Number One simply walked lightly to the chair in front of the dressing table and sat down properly.

Bai Xue, someone as kind and lovely as you shouldn't be bullied by those bad people. From now on, I will protect you!

Number One, sitting upright in his chair, looked gently at Snow White, who had already fallen asleep on the bed, and had made up his mind.

She gently blew out the candle on the dressing table, plunging the room into darkness, with only a few specks of moonlight shining through the curtains onto Number One.

At this moment, Number One, illuminated by the moonlight, was the only source of light in the room.

Number One closed his eyes and imitated the way Gu Changqing cultivated in his memory, as if this could make him as powerful as Gu Changqing.

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