As one person swam deeper into the water, Kazel's pupils gleamed faintly, and her beautiful tail swayed in this deserted place, unappreciated by anyone.
He felt a pang of melancholy for a moment, then focused on walking deeper into the water.
...
How did you suddenly appear next to me?
Mu Qingyun and Su Qiluo sat on the ground that hadn't collapsed, chatting as they talked. She wasn't afraid at all when she was nearly suffocating in the water; she knew Kazel was right next to her, and he certainly wouldn't watch her drown.
"We will cultivate our sea of consciousness together. If you encounter any life-threatening danger, your sea of consciousness will release spiritual power to notify me."
"Also, I initially built a layer of spiritual power in your sea of consciousness and bound it to you. If you die, my sea of consciousness will be destroyed and I will die as well. If I die, your spiritual power will return to zero. However, this binding will only last for ten days."
Su Qiluo lowered her eyes, suppressing the shimmering light in her dark pupils, and spoke gently yet firmly.
These words, coupled with Su Qiluo's gentle affection, completely touched the softest spot in Mu Qingyun's heart.
Her eyes welled up with tears. Although the bond had only lasted for ten days, the strongest man in Kapaqiong had used his own life to help her rebuild her spiritual power.
In the past, although many people around her were willing to do such things for her, the only ones who were truly sincere and without any selfish motives were her younger brother and her mother.
"Su Qiluo, you're really stupid."
As she thought about it, her eyes welled up with tears, her vision blurred, and she felt something heavy weighing down on the corners of her eyes, threatening to fall but not quite.
Not wanting to show her disheveled state, she put on a smile, her eyes half-closed to cover her hot and slightly red eyes.
"You big idiot, if I die, won't you, the number one expert, be buried with me?"
"So you have to take good care of yourself. Even if I'm in danger, you can't go to me. That way, at least one of us can survive." Su Qiluo didn't seem to care at all, as if she didn't think "death" was a big deal.
"Why say all this? It's only ten days." She propped herself up, buried her head in her arms, closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and tried her best to hold back her tears.
Upon hearing this, Su Qiluo shook his head firmly, "No, it's not just these ten days. What I just told you is a permanent term."
He paused for a moment, then turned to look at her. "Once you enter military school, you'll inevitably have missions. No matter what happens, I hope you'll put yourself first and always love yourself first."
"And then watch you sacrifice yourself for someone else?" Mu Qingyun blinked a few times, making sure she no longer had the urge to cry, before raising her head to meet his gaze.
"It's enough to have one person in the family who sacrificed themselves for the people." Su Qiluo reached out and pinched her cheek. It was chubby and soft, not fat.
He couldn't bear the thought of her dying; he wanted her to live.
Ever since he saw those memories of her from ancient times, he wanted her to live a good life.
Having barely escaped death, he couldn't bear to see her lose her life as well.
After hearing his words, Mu Qingyun stared at him for a long time, remained silent for a long time, and then gently shook her head. "It's normal. I don't want you to die either, but it's not up to you to decide."
"Then what are you going to do?" Su Qiluo became interested, casually put his hand on her shoulder, a smile on his lips, and leaned closer to her.
A faint fragrance wafted into her nose. She turned around to face Su Qiluo directly. "I want you to give me a promise."
"Hmm?" Su Qiluo raised an eyebrow in confusion, but did not interrupt, patiently waiting for her to continue.
“If we encounter danger in the future, I won’t back down. You need to assess the situation. If you can save them, then save them; if you can’t, then back down. Don’t do anything foolish for my sake.” She straightened her expression and spoke earnestly.
She has guts and drive, and she would never leave just for her own sake, so she needs to make things clear and cannot give a vague or ambiguous answer.
In case something really happens in the future, at least there was a promise. Su Qiluo will remember this promise and won't recklessly save her, ultimately causing irreparable consequences.
No matter where she was or what her status was, she loved the people. This was a mark left on her heart by her experience of the throne. She couldn't be like a tyrant and let others stand in front of her when things went wrong.
"good."
Su Qiluo didn't hesitate for long and nodded in agreement. He understood Mu Qingyun and knew what kind of person she was.
Seeing that he readily agreed, Mu Qingyun didn't say anything more. She reached out and grabbed his arm, then nimbly snuggled into his arms and put his arm on her shoulder.
With a petite and affectionate person in his arms, Su Qiluo chuckled softly and leaned down to place a kiss on her forehead.
...
"Whoosh—"
Kazel stopped and looked down.
It was a whirlpool with a rapid current; if you didn't have enough strength, you might be torn to pieces as soon as you entered.
Could this be a rough stone specially prepared for him?
At such a deep bottom, with whirlpools and no way to breathe underwater, let alone get to that depth, you would probably drown the moment you fell in.
He took a deep breath, flicked his tail, and plunged into the whirlpool without hesitation.
...
As the night passed, Mu Qingyun asked Diewu to come down as well, and the three of them sat there waiting.
As we waited, the day came to an end, the gray fog dissipated, and night fell again.
"It's already dark." Butterfly Dance fluttered her wings, flew up once to look around, and then came down to tell them the time.
Kazel has been gone for far too long; another day has passed, and he still hasn't come out.
"Could something have happened?" Butterfly frowned, looking down at the rushing water below the cave, feeling uneasy.
She is terrified of water. A butterfly only needs a little water to ruin its wings and be unable to fly for a period of time.
"We can only wait." Mu Qingyun had a bad feeling, after all, it had been so long, but Kazel still hadn't come up.
The waiting time is extremely long, especially in this situation.
Daylight returned, and Su Qiluo looked at her contact list, but there were no messages from the other end.
"I reckon it's hopeless."
He frowned slightly. "There's been no news from the raw stone side."
"No news at all, does that mean he hasn't even gotten close to the raw stone yet?" Butterfly Dance asked anxiously. Although it was a question, she knew in her heart that General Su probably meant that.
"He hasn't come back yet?" Mu Qingyun's heart skipped a beat. After all, she and Kazel were friends, and they had a common plan. She didn't want anything to happen to Kazel.
"Don't worry, we're back now."
Suddenly, Kazel jumped out of the water, raised his hand to press the ground, and then leaped up and sat on the ground.
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