Chapter 106: What Does Your True Face Look Like?
Ning Ke immediately recognized that it was Nan Lou, the one who had devoured Lou Jing.
In his eyes, which had been calm and rippleless, a supreme hatred suddenly surged!
Back then at the Liuyun Sect, he thought he had already sealed Nan Lou. He never expected Nan Lou would destroy the stone monuments and flee to the Demon Realm!
The fact that the supposedly indestructible Mo-Sealing monuments had shattered meant something was definitely amiss. The worst suspicion was that Nan Lou had discovered a way to break the seal!
If he were allowed to escape, the human and Yao realms would surely fall into chaos!
Thus, although he didn’t know where that spatial entrance led, Ning Ke’s body had already stepped out first, chasing after the Great Mo.
“Yao… Little Daoist Ming Xin! Careful, it’s a trap!” Gao Ze shouted to warn Ning Ke.
The fact that the Great Mo had transformed into Lou Jing’s face made Gao Ze completely believe the truth that the Liuyun Sect had been destroyed by a Great Mo. Consequently, he cared even more about Ning Ke’s safety.
“We need to plan this out; we can’t just charge in—”
Unfortunately, before Gao Ze could finish his sentence, Ning Ke had already stepped into the entrance. At the same time, Lou Yunxiao happened to grab Ning Ke’s wrist, disappearing into the space along with him under Ning Ke’s startled gaze.
Following right behind them was Wu Gou.
Not a single person had listened to Gao Ze’s words.
“You kids!” The usually serious Sect Leader Gao was so angry he stomped his foot. He retracted his sword and resignedly followed after them.
…
The principle of random spatial teleportation had not changed.
Ning Ke could deduce this from the fact that he did not see Wu Gou or Gao Ze.
But as his gaze fell on the hand Lou Yunxiao was using to grip him, Ning Ke’s lips trembled slightly.
Why did he have to be teleported with Lou Yunxiao of all people?
“How much longer are you going to hold on?”
Hearing Ning Ke’s question, Lou Yunxiao thought for a moment and opened the hand that was gripping Ning Ke’s wrist.
Ning Ke’s mind eased slightly.
But in the next moment, he found that Lou Yunxiao’s released hand moved directly downward to grasp his hand!
“You!”
“A-Ke, you were the one who took the initiative to hold my hand in the past. You were the one who provoked me first. If you don’t want me to hold it now, then chop my hand off. I will definitely not resist.”
Lou Yunxiao gave Ning Ke a small smile, his threatening intent clear. “It just depends on whether you can bear to do it.”
Ning Ke had his emotions stirred by Lou Yunxiao time and time again; he was now truly angry.
But he certainly wouldn’t actually cut off Lou Yunxiao’s hand. He could only ignore Lou Yunxiao’s “you really do care about me” expression and let him be.
He turned to carefully observe this space.
They were likely at the peak of some snow-capped mountain. The ground was covered in white snow, and as far as the eye could see, there wasn’t even a speck of green.
The temperature was extremely low.
It was so cold that Ning Ke’s face turned pale.
“That Mo turned into the likeness of my father,” Lou Yunxiao said. “This proves that the primary responsibility for the tragedy of the Liuyun Sect does not lie with the Yao Lord.”
“It was the Mo who toyed with everyone.”
When he first heard the Mo’s words and saw that face, Lou Yunxiao’s first instinct was fury, wanting to kill the Mo immediately for revenge. That was why he had chased after it.
And following that was a sense of embarrassment for having hated the wrong person.
When he was clamoring to kill Ning Ke, how had the Yao Lord looked at him? Had he found him childish and laughable, utterly beneath his notice?
But he remembered that Ning Ke had said to him:
—Hate me, Lou Yunxiao.
—I’m waiting for you to kill me.
What did those two sentences mean? He couldn’t figure it out.
“The primary responsibility may not lie with the Yao Lord, but that doesn’t mean he has no responsibility at all.”
Ning Ke spoke in a heavy voice, “You can hate the Mo, and you can hate the Yao Lord. They are both the drive that pushes you forward.”
Having lived through those ten thousand years, the current Ning Ke only wanted Lou Yunxiao not to have too many feelings for his Yao Lord self. It was best to maintain the original plot’s hatred.
But after he spoke, he saw Lou Yunxiao freeze, staring at him in disbelief. His eyes were sparkling with light.
“…What is it?”
“I’m just too happy,” Lou Yunxiao said. “I thought you wouldn’t talk to me at all; I was prepared to get no response. That’s why hearing you answer me properly made me so happy.”
“…”
Ning Ke had always thought he understood Lou Yunxiao well enough.
But now he found that this person was far too volatile. He was pestering and unreasonable when rejected, using threats one moment and then being easily satisfied by a tiny gesture the next.
It left him not knowing what kind of face to put on to make Lou Yunxiao give up on him.
“What you said is right, A-Ke,” Lou Yunxiao said. “Hatred is the drive for my progress. Without the strength to defeat the Great Mo, I have no right to demand respect from the Yao Lord.”
At this point, Lou Yunxiao suddenly felt as if his relationship with A-Ke had softened again. This gave him a bit of confidence and courage. After some consideration, he continued to strike up a conversation.
“A-Ke, actually, I’ve always been curious about something.”
“…” Ning Ke really wanted to tell him to shut up, but he ultimately held back. Thus, he heard Lou Yunxiao continue.
“And that is, what does your true face actually look like?”
“Is it A-Ke, or Ming Xin? Or is it neither of them?”
“…”
At this moment, in this vast world, there were only the two of them, and Ning Ke was being held by the hand. He had nowhere to hide even if he wanted to.
After a long time, he finally answered Lou Yunxiao’s question.
“It’s A-Ke.”
A-Ke used his face from the real world. In a sense, that was the real him.
Lou Yunxiao’s pupils dilated slightly. The corners of his lips slowly turned up until the smile had completely spread across his face.
“That’s good.”
At least the A-Ke he spent time with was the real A-Ke. That was much better than the Ming Xin who spent time with Wu Gou.
A strange sense of competition made him feel satisfied. Immediately, he had a new expectation.
“Since your true face is A-Ke, and it’s just the two of us now… why don’t you change back?”
Lou Yunxiao demonstrated the art of taking an inch when given a mile to perfection.
Ning Ke frowned, wanting to refuse.
But in the next moment, Lou Yunxiao pressed down on his head. He heard the man analyze seriously: “Otherwise, in this icy world, your bald head will get cold too, right?”
Ning Ke: “…”
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