Originated from mountains and seas, life never ends

Crazy desires grow in the dark depths of one's heart, like seeds taking root and growing.

Unconsciously, his nails dug into his skin. Qin Xiao felt pain and broke free from his restraints.

"Why are you pinching me?" Qin Xiao was a little dissatisfied.

"No...it's nothing."

Mo Hanyu seemed to wake up from a dream and realized what he had just thought. He felt extremely flustered and even scared.

What if Qin Xiao suddenly has the ability to read minds...

No, no, no.

Mo Hanyu quickly shook his head and threw away this terrible idea.

"Sorry." Mo Hanyu apologized to him and felt a little guilty looking at the shallow pinch marks on his face.

Qin Xiao didn't take it to heart. After seeing him apologize, he let it go.

"Have you touched enough? Let's go back." Qin Xiao put him down, stood up and fell on the bed.

"You... want to sleep?" Mo Hanyu was stunned.

"Hmm..." Qin Xiao's voice came out from under the quilt, "I'm a little tired."

Mo Hanyu thought of what he had said to her, and her eyes softened. She didn't want to ask him anything else, so she climbed onto the bed and tried to pull him up: "Cover yourself with the quilt and go back to sleep."

He had no intention of going into details this time. In fact, his thoughts were a mess. He just felt uneasy inside and instinctively wanted to come here to seek some comfort.

Looking at Qin Xiao who was sleeping with his eyes closed, Mo Hanyu paused, and not knowing what he was thinking, he got into the quilt and lay beside him, slowly closing his eyes.

The warm breath was still radiating around him, and Mo Hanyu indulged in this warmth. His instinct drove him to move closer to the heat source. He hugged Qin Xiao's arm and fell asleep peacefully.

Qin Xiao's eyelids trembled slightly. He lifted his eyelids and glanced at him lazily, stroked his soft hair twice, and closed his eyes.

Different from the peaceful and warm atmosphere in the house, there were several men in black on the eaves. They seemed to be from two factions. One of them was staring at the window, with daggers emerging from his palms and murderous intent. They stared at them and confronted them.

The atmosphere was tense, and just when both sides were about to attack, the leader of one side suddenly stood up and called for a stop.

"You... are from the Wang family, right?" The leader, with only a pair of eyes exposed, looked at the murderous group opposite him and asked.

The other party did not answer, and the atmosphere seemed to become even more tense.

But the leader immediately took out a token and revealed his identity: "I am a secret guard of the royal family. I only listen to Your Majesty. Do you know that?"

The strange thing is that after these words were spoken, the people on the opposite side paused and looked a little confused.

As expected, the leader narrowed his eyes and asked, "Who among you is in charge?"

Several people looked at each other. After a moment, a man with the word "bloody other shore" embroidered on his collar stood up and looked at them.

"What do you mean?"

The man asked coldly.

"If I'm not mistaken, you're here to kill one of them? - Or all of them?"

"It has nothing to do with you." The man was extremely indifferent. He took a half step back and prepared to strike at any moment.

"…It may be related." The leader shone the token in his hand in front of him so that he could check its authenticity. "You'd better report the situation here to your master and decide whether to continue."

The man frowned and stared at him questioningly.

"I just want to avoid unnecessary conflict." The leader shrugged and suddenly put his arm around him. "Are you new here?"

The man tensed up, every part of his body resisting: "What are you—doing?!"

The man wanted to struggle, but was surprised to find that the other party had suppressed his Qi meridians by some unknown means.

"Don't be so nervous... I remember there was someone else who did this job before?" The leader ignored his struggle and asked him himself.

Seeing that their leader was restrained, the other side wanted to take action, but were stopped.

"How about this, we each send someone back to report, and then decide whether to fight or not?" The leader raised his eyebrows and looked at the man, smiling.

The man didn't know why he behaved so strangely, but he just confirmed their identities.

Then they appeared here and stopped themselves only at the order of one person, that is - the emperor.

The man frowned, thought for a moment, and then slowly nodded as a compromise.

On the other side, the leader also sent someone to bring back the news.

Almost at the same time, Nangong Huaxue and Wang Ji received reports from their subordinates.

"...We must stop it!" Nangong Huaxue's forehead veins bulged, he slammed the table with his palm, and said angrily.

Wang Ji was silent for a moment, then he sneered and said with his eyes downcast: "Let them come back."

"Yes."

"Yes."

……

"See, the mission is canceled." The leader looked at the expression of the person opposite him and knew the result.

The man did not reply. Although he was a little surprised, they only had to obey orders, so they just nodded, clasped their fists as a farewell, and turned away into the shadows.

The leader watched the group leave with some emotion, but he did not let his guard down. He was still alert to see if there were any other threats around him.

Sensing something, he turned around suddenly and saw Qin Xiuyun appear behind him at some point.

The leader was slightly stunned, but said nothing. He smiled and nodded at him as a greeting.

Qin Xiuyun didn't say anything either, just bowed his head.

When he looked up again, the group of people had disappeared. Qin Xiuyun knew that they had not left, so he returned to the room in a flash, looked at the two people snuggling on the bed, relaxed his brows slightly, and pulled the quilt up.

"……father?"

Qin Xiao felt something, but before he could even open his eyes, he was covered by Qin Xiuyun.

"Go back to sleep. I'll go talk to Mo Jian."

……

"Master, His Majesty invites you to the palace for a chat."

Wang Ji didn't even raise his eyelids: "No."

There was silence behind him for a moment.

"Master, His Majesty invites you to--"

"Tell her I'm not comfortable."

"..."

"Homeowner..."

"Snapped--"

Wang Ji closed the book and stood up suddenly.

The air froze, and the subordinates behind him lowered their heads tightly, not daring to breathe.

"……I see."

Finally, Wang Ji sighed as if in compromise and replied.

royal palace.

Nangong Huaxue sent someone to send Xiao Mi back. He sat in the hall, quickly scanning the book in his hand, and absentmindedly picked up the slightly cold tea on the table, as if he wanted to calm down.

"What does your majesty want from me?"

Before the people arrive, the sound comes first.

Nangong Huaxue raised her eyelids, and shadows spread around her. A cold arm appeared behind her without warning and embraced her.

"Let go." Nangong Huaxue put down the teacup, her voice cold.

The black shadow paused, then slowly loosened his arms.

The surroundings were silent and quiet, and one could hear a pin drop in the magnificent hall.

After a long silence, Wang Ji smiled and said, "If your majesty has nothing to do, you can summon me here..."

"Wang Ji." Nangong Huaxue finally felt some empathy with him as before - she felt annoyed whenever she heard him speak.

Nangong Huaxue rubbed her brows and turned to look at him: "Why do you do that?"

Wang Ji's smile faded: "Do you really have to talk about this?"

"I want to know the reason." Nangong Huaxue took a sip of tea. The cold tea slid down her esophagus, cooling her burning heart and lungs a little.

"There is no special reason." Wang Ji closed his eyes and his smile disappeared. "You also saw that it only takes a thought for him to kill a Heaven Realm Qi Cultivator... It is too dangerous. We cannot leave such a hidden danger."

"But he is just a child now." Nangong Huaxue bit her tongue and frowned, "We can't just wipe him out because of this."

"I didn't make this decision casually." Wang Ji's eyes were cold. "People change. He may not be a threat now, but who can guarantee his future? His upper limit is too high. He may be harmless now, but who can guarantee that he will still be the same after he becomes stronger and gains power?"

"A person's desires will grow as his strength grows. When his strength reaches its peak, will his desires also reach their peak? Will he try to overthrow the regime and turn the country upside down? Who can make such a guarantee?"

Nangong Huaxue: "I——"

"You can't." Wang Ji said sternly, "You are the emperor, you should think it through. This is a big hidden danger."

"Yes, from your communication it seems that you have a good relationship, but so what? Just like when Mo Ze saved Mo Qinglian a thousand years ago, he never thought that he would be the one to chop off his head in the end, how can you guarantee that he will not turn against you and become dangerous and cruel in the future?"

"The man is innocent, but he is guilty of possessing a treasure. The fact that he possesses such a powerful force is itself a crime in many ways. Fortunately, he has not grown up yet, and there is still a possibility of him being strangled."

Wang Ji's words were cold and emotionless.

"But you also said that the future is uncontrollable." Nangong Huaxue retorted, "Why do you always think of the worst? What if he remains himself after becoming stronger? And even if he becomes very strong, it will take many years for him to become a threat, right?"

"Yes, so I think we should kill him before he grows up." Wang Ji said expressionlessly.

"…I said, why do you always think the worst?"

"Because we can't afford the risk." Wang Ji looked at her coldly, anger flashing through his eyes, but he still patiently explained to her, "That Xiao... You can say that they are very important to each other, but you should also realize what this means. If that child recovers his memory in the future and wants to stir up trouble, do you think that Xiao will stop it? Will he stand firmly on your side?"

"Let's take a step back. Even if he stands on your side and doesn't agree with Mo Ze's behavior... so what? Do he, or you, have the power to stop this?"

"...By then our cultivation will also be improved, then——"

"What's the use of that?!" Wang Ji was rarely impatient. "You've also seen that over the past thousand years, even those above the Heaven Realm have posed no threat to him at all. Even if you break through the Heaven Realm, what can you do? You can't cause any harm to him at all!"

"Many years later... why do we have to wait so many years? We should kill him now, regardless of whether he has such intentions or not... Yes, he is still an evil cultivator, and his character itself is a problem..."

Facing Wang Ji, who was full of murderous intent and kept talking, Nangong Huaxue frowned, the fire in his chest grew stronger, he was anxious and angry, he wanted to convince him but didn't know where to start.

His internal organs felt as if they were being roasted on fire, and he was so angry that he even laughed out loud.

"That will take many years. Why are you worrying so much? You said you won't live for more than a few years anyway."

Before Nangong Huaxue finished speaking, he realized that he had said the wrong thing. His face turned pale. Just as he turned around to explain something, he heard Wang Ji roaring almost explosively.

"——Why don't you understand?!"

"Why don't you understand? It's because I won't live long, it's because I won't be able to live to that age, it's because I can't always be with you, so I have to try my best to eliminate all possible threats that may arise in the future!"

"Why don't you understand?!"

Wang Ji seemed to be really angry, and it was the first time he spoke to her in such an intense tone.

"If I agree with you now, after I die, if something unexpected happens, if he becomes cruel and dangerous, what will you do?!"

"If that owl doesn't stand next to you, what will you do if there's no one behind you?!"

"I know that Xiao is very important to you, so you can't do it to him, and you can't do it to his friends either. You can't make this decision, so it doesn't matter, I'll do it—"

"I don't care about offending that Xiao, nor do I care if it will offend the Mo family. As long as I can help you eliminate future threats, I can do my best. Those arguments are nothing, and I don't care at all."

"Even if they fail in the end, they will only hold a grudge against me. You won't suffer any loss, and you don't have to worry about the relationship between you two. Success or failure will not harm you..."

"You just need to pretend that you know nothing. You just need to pretend that you know nothing and pretend that you can't see anything... Why are you stopping me?!"

Wang Ji only felt a sharp pain in his heart, and the anger burning in his chest seemed to set him on fire. His throat felt itchy and his cough was heart-wrenching.

"Why don't you understand?!!"

"You just need to close your eyes, and I will solve these problems for you. Why won't you do this?!"

"You may think I'm cold-blooded, but if this means I can die without any worries, I'm very happy to do it—"

The passionate words came to an abrupt end. Wang Ji paused suddenly, his black pupils trembling violently. He stared at the person in front of him, his Adam's apple moving, but no sound came out.

Nangong Huaxue looked at him quietly, her crystal clear tears rolling down her eyes.

She didn't wipe her tears or close her eyes, just let them fall.

The scene is like pear blossoms in the rain, but there is no sense of fragility at all.

She was looking at him, her watery eyes flashing with complex and unspeakable emotions, her lips were stubbornly pursed into a line, and she looked at him quietly.

He suddenly realized what he had said.

"I..." Wang Ji opened his mouth, a rare look of confusion appeared in his eyes.

"I don't mean to say that you have no talent and can't do anything well..."

Wang Ji breathed lightly, rubbed his brows and tried to calm himself down. He suppressed the burning chest and tried his best to make his words gentle.

"I didn't mean to say you were incompetent... I just..."

Nangong Huaxue's eyes were red as she looked at him coldly as he stretched out his hand to wipe his tears, but stopped in front of him.

Wang Ji opened her mouth, but she really didn't know what to say to stop her tears. She paused for a moment and stood up.

"...You should take a rest first, and we will talk tomorrow."

Wang Ji wanted to calm both sides down and was about to leave, but was blocked by a sudden wall of fire.

"If you leave this door today, you will never be able to step into the palace again within a month!"

Nangong Huaxue's voice, cold yet a little angry, sounded behind him.