After the people from the Crimson Pill Sect left, only the people from the Sealed Sun Sect remained at the scene. Everyone secretly glanced at Li Ze and Mo Xingjue, their faces full of gossip.
Li Ze, who remained unfazed even when facing a fifth-tier demon beast, felt extremely uncomfortable at this moment. Knowing the answer already, he asked, "Are you going back to Fengyang Sect now?"
"I'm going back. Would you be interested in visiting our Fengyang Sect?" Mo Xingjue asked with a smile.
Just as Li Ze was about to answer no, Mo Xingjue said in a seductive tone, "Don't you want to visit the place where I grew up?"
Upon hearing this, Li Ze hesitated.
“Let’s go. Fengyang Sect has a small secret realm where they raise many demonic beasts. We can go and catch one together for the Snow Wolf,” Mo Xingjue added.
This time, Li Ze couldn't refuse at all.
He had come to regard the snow wolf, which had resided in his mind for decades, as family, and finding a suitable body for it was his duty.
But Li Ze still had doubts, "Wouldn't it be...—"
“No,” Mo Xingjue said, his eyes fixed on Li Ze, “You are not someone special, you are my Daoist partner.”
Li Ze was stunned. He opened his mouth, but didn't know whether to refute or agree. In the end, he simply shut his mouth and said nothing.
Liu Haozhi and the others were dumbfounded. After a long while, they murmured, "Didn't Senior Brother say that your Daoist partner is named Li Ze?"
Mo Xingjue's lips curled up. "Why don't you ask him?"
“He Yu is a name I’ve chosen temporarily; Li Ze is my real name. Please keep it a secret for now,” Li Ze said.
Liu Haozhi and the others were stunned. "Then why didn't you admit it in the secret realm?"
"What I'm more curious about is why my senior brother didn't recognize you?"
"So what if you don't recognize him? Senior Brother treated Fellow Daoist He Yu differently from the very first meeting. Have you ever seen Senior Brother care about anyone like this?"
"No."
Everyone shook their heads in unison.
Mo Xingjue didn't know how to answer these people's questions, so he simply said, "I have a powerful enemy, so I can't use my real name or my original appearance, which is why people I know well can't recognize me."
"I see. So from now on, we'll still call you He Yu?" Liu Haozhi said. Actually, he still had many questions, but his relationship with He Yu wasn't that close, so he didn't press the matter further.
Li Ze hummed in agreement.
At this moment, Mo Xingjue, who had been waiting to the side, became impatient. He grabbed Li Ze by the waist and placed him on his flying sword. "Hold on tight, we're leaving."
Li Ze reached out and grabbed Mo Xingjue's sleeve. "I can fly on my own sword."
“But I want to fly with you.” Mo Xingjue originally wanted to put Li Ze behind him so that he could hold him while he shielded him from the wind, but seeing that Li Ze was not cooperating, he simply put him in front of him.
The disciples of Fengyang Sect were once again shocked to see Mo Xingjue wrapping his arms around Li Ze's waist and embracing him with such fluid movements.
They only came to their senses when Mo Xingjue took Li Ze into the sky.
"Who was it that doubted that Senior Brother was cultivating the Path of Ruthlessness?"
"Many people have had doubts. Who would have thought that Senior Brother would have such a side? Over the years, he has coldly rejected so many people, both men and women. So many people have shed tears in front of him, but he has remained unmoved. Tsk, everyone says in private that he is heartless and incapable of love."
"Now that Senior Brother has brought Fellow Daoist He Yu back, the sect is probably in for a good show."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's hurry up and catch up to watch the show."
"........"
A group of Golden Core and Foundation Establishment cultivators chased after them as fast as they could, but they still lost track of Li Ze and Mo Xingjue. Those with Nascent Soul cultivation were truly different; they flew for over ten hours without showing any signs of fatigue.
“There’s a city down there, why don’t we go down and stay for the night?” Li Ze suggested. They had been flying from day to night and back again, never landing.
"Tired?" Mo Xingjue lowered his head, whispering sweet nothings to Li Ze, his eyes deep and unfathomable.
"I'm not tired." I was just worried you'd get tired. Li Ze added the second half of the sentence in his mind.
"That's good, I'm not tired either." Mo Xingjue picked him up in his arms.
Li Ze was startled and shifted his body. "Put me down."
“I won’t let you go. Just take a nap, and you’ll be there when you wake up,” Mo Xingjue said.
Li Ze wanted to say he wasn't tired, but before he could even open his mouth, he yawned and tears streamed down his face.
After battling and advancing through several rounds of life-or-death situations, he is now truly exhausted, both physically and mentally.
Li Ze didn't force himself to stay awake. Leaning against Mo Xingjue's chest, listening to the other's strong and powerful heartbeat, he felt a strange sense of peace and quickly fell asleep.
Mo Xingjue's spiritual energy shield protected Li Ze, preventing him from feeling the cold wind and also isolating him from the still somewhat scorching autumn sun.
Looking at Li Ze's face buried in his chest, sleeping peacefully, Mo Xingjue had a faint smile on his lips. For more than thirty years, he had waited countless days and nights, and finally, he had waited for the person.
He Yu, He Yu, He Yu......
Mo Xingjue silently murmured those two words, his heart never feeling so content. In his previous life, he had seized power and taken advantage of others, never daring to hope that Li Ze would love him. But in this life, everything about Li Ze—from the false name he used to adopt to the way he risked his life for him—told him that Li Ze loved him!
At this moment, Mo Xingjue was like a child with undisguised joy, wanting to share his happiness with others, wanting to scream out loud, wanting to dance with his sword...
But unlike a child, he can restrain himself and suppress his emotions. However, the more he suppresses these emotions, the more terrifying the outburst will be.
Mo Xingjue looked down at Li Ze in his arms and apologized to him in advance.
Mo Xingjue flew for several more hours before arriving at Fengyang Sect, but Li Ze still hadn't woken up.
Within the Fengyang Sect, one cannot fly on a sword. Mo Xingjue controlled his flying sword to land steadily. Once landed, worried that the surrounding noise would disturb Li Ze, he added another layer on top of the original protective shield to isolate the outside noise.
Mo Xingjue covered Li Ze's face with his wide sleeves before carrying him into the sect.
Within the Fengyang Sect, everyone, from the sect's patriarchs to the lowest-ranking disciples, recognized Mo Xingjue's face. They were all amazed by his monstrous talent and also talked about his love life.
Over the years, their senior brother had rejected every beauty in the cultivation world, leading everyone to believe he was heartless and devoid of love. However, about half a year ago, rumors suddenly spread that he had a cultivation partner, yet no one has ever seen her. Some even suspect that she was a fabricated character created to appease his suitors.
Who would have thought that he would come back from outside carrying someone in his arms!
Their senior brother has never been so intimate with anyone else; this must be his Daoist partner without a doubt!
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