Chapter 89: Are You Afraid Of Me?
After the two of them made a promise, Yun Xiu took out a necklace from his ring and put it on Xiao Xun'er. It was just an ordinary necklace, one that couldn't be more ordinary.
Ordinary necklaces are usually made of magic cores, but the one Yun Xiu gave to Xiao Xun'er was made of special metal used by Yun Xiu himself.
"Thank you, Brother Xiu'er," Xiao Xun'er said with a smile as she looked at the necklace around her neck.
"Xun'er, although this is an ordinary necklace, it contains the power of Brother Xiu'er. With this necklace, it is enough to withstand the full force of a Dou Zun strongman. Since Brother Xiu'er can't always be with you in the future, let this necklace accompany you in my place," Yun Xiu said seriously.
"Um."
Xiao Xun'er nodded seriously and reached out to take off the mask on Yun Xiu's face.
"Boo."
Before Xiao Xun'er could kiss him, Yun Xiu took the initiative to kiss her pink little face.
Yun Xiu smiled and said, "This time, Brother Xiu'er took the initiative. Xun'er is Brother Xiu'er's woman now. She can't change her mind in the future."
When Xiao Xun'er tried to take off his mask, Yun Xiu had roughly guessed what she was going to do. But how could he just sit there and wait? Last time they parted, he had been the passive one. This time, he needed to save face and take the initiative.
Obviously, this time it was very successful.
"..."
Xiao Xun'er touched the place where Yun Xiu kissed her and was slightly dazed. She had originally wanted to kiss Yun Xiu, but he had beaten her to it. She wasn't angry—on the contrary, she was very happy.
Coming back to her senses, Xiao Xun'er smiled and said, "Brother Xiu'er is also Xun'er's man. Except for Xun'er, no one else can touch you."
Although the little girl was young, her possessiveness was strong, and she firmly declared her sovereignty.
"I got it," Yun Xiu replied, pinching Xiao Xun'er's small face, his eyes full of doting affection.
After leaving, who knew when he would have the chance to pinch this little face again? He decided to savor it now while he still could.
"Xun'er, remember, be careful of Xiao Yan," Yun Xiu reminded her seriously.
"I will," Xiao Xun'er nodded. Although she didn't fully understand what Yun Xiu meant, she was happy to comply. She knew that her Brother Xiu'er liked her obedience.
"Um."
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Yun Xiu finally left.
Amid the clouds, Yun Xiu sat on the back of his flying horse, holding a piece of ancient jade in his hand. It emitted a strange light, with peculiar patterns on its surface that seemed to breathe, alternating between brightness and dimness. The ancient jade, slightly larger than his palm, exuded a wild and ancient aura. As its energy pulsed, a faint mist rose from its surface.
"Is this the ancient jade that Father wanted? It doesn't look like an ordinary object," Yun Xiu mused as he examined the Tou She Ancient Emperor Jade. After a while, he placed it into his ring.
This ancient jade originally belonged to the Xiao family. When Yun Xiu left, he replaced it with a counterfeit and took the genuine one with him.
Yun Xiu didn't believe the Xiao family was qualified to possess such a treasure anymore. Such an object naturally belonged to someone virtuous—and without a doubt, that person was him.
Nobody noticed the theft, and only Yun Xiu knew about it. Not even Xiao Xun'er.
Of course, if a critical moment arrived, Yun Xiu would reveal the jade.
Reclining on the horse's back with his hands behind his head, Yun Xiu closed his eyes, either resting or lost in thought.
The horse continued flying tirelessly.
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In a small mountain village, the air was thick with poisonous fog, and corpses littered the ground. Their expressions were frozen in terror. Among this desolation, a little girl in tattered and dirty clothing knelt before a corpse, crying loudly, her eyes red and swollen.
The corpse seemed to be someone significant to her. Despite the poisonous gas suffusing the village, the little girl, devoid of any trace of Dou Qi, remained alive—a feat that was anything but ordinary.
She was clearly more than she appeared to be.
Yun Xiu arrived, leading his white horse. As he took in the scene of death and poison, his expression darkened.
His heart was filled with a complicated mix of emotions. This was the first time he had seen such devastation. Even in his past life, he had never encountered anything so harrowing.
If he were still an ordinary person, Yun Xiu would have turned and fled. But he was no longer weak; his strength emboldened him, allowing him to face the gruesome sight with determination.
He walked slowly, leading his horse, until he found the source of the crying—a little girl, ragged and dirty, her face streaked with tears and dirt.
The moment the little girl noticed Yun Xiu, she instinctively turned and ran.
"Run?" Yun Xiu muttered, amused. "Do I look like a bad guy? Or does the mask make me look dangerous?"
With a flash, Yun Xiu disappeared, reappearing in front of the little girl. She, unaware of his sudden approach, kept running—until she crashed into him and fell to the ground.
The little girl trembled, staring up at Yun Xiu with fear in her eyes.
"Are you afraid of me?" Yun Xiu asked, his tone calm and steady.