Chapter Thirteen: You'll marry me, right?

  Wei Long and others were about to speak, but Nan Gong Jin coldly said: "This is an order."

  Several people's words were stuck in their throats, and finally, they lowered their heads and said, "Yes."

  As the three figures walked away, the massive object was approaching quickly. Nalan Xianyu still gazed at him, her eyes never leaving his face for a moment. He was a ruthless emperor, but he was also a flesh-and-blood man.

  He is cold and indifferent to life and death. But he has more emotions, his inner tenderness, which cannot be covered by any amount of indifference.

  There was a moment when he looked at her, when he held her hand, she felt it. Then suddenly woke up, what she wanted, but as is.

  She smiled faintly, her tone was softer and more determined than ever before. "You will marry me, won't you."

  Nangong Jin's body trembled slightly, the dull pain in his chest grew stronger. At this moment, even if Nalan Xianyu spoke to him in a soft and gentle voice, it would still feel like torture to him. Self-blame was always more unbearable than any physical pain.

  He looked up, gazing at her pair of pure and shiny black eyes, in which there was unwavering trust for him. At this moment, this unwavering trust made him even more ashamed... Did he still have the right to accept such trust?

  He was uncertain whether she would still remember her promise when she knew what he had done, or if she would even want the promise anymore. But at this moment, he wanted to marry her.

  "Uh-huh." He nodded, a brief response, but with the same certainty.

  Nalan Xixi smiled lightly and gently kissed the corner of his cold lips. After the kiss, Nalan Xixi sprang up and flew forward, disappearing into the night light in an instant.

  Nangong Jin was shocked and was about to chase after him when suddenly! A loud explosion!

  Not far away, flames burst forth as the giant dragon head moth began to explode. The moths on the dragon's body could no longer stop their forward momentum and charged forward in unison, colliding with each other like firecrackers igniting one another. In an instant, the entire forest was bathed in a fiery glow, as if it were daytime!

  Nangong Jin's face turned pale in the firelight, gazing at the distant flames that continued to rise, his eyes suddenly turned bright red, as if endless anger was bursting forth from his dark pupils.

  "Nalan Xixi!" He rushed towards the flames like a madman, what imperial demeanor, what noble bearing, his Xixi was still inside, his woman, the only woman he wanted to marry in this life was still inside!

  "Get out of my way!" He charged into the sea of flames, roaring with anger. What made this woman so arrogant? What made her think she could make all the decisions on her own? Who allowed her to do these things by herself? Didn't he say they would do it together?!

  He walked into the depths of the sea of fire, surrounded by thick smoke and a sheet of fluttering ash. The corpses of moths fell on his body, scorching his clothes and burning his skin, making a sizzling sound.

  This time, he would never turn around and leave again; for this lifetime, he would never abandon that woman to leave alone!

  However, the further forward he went, the thicker the smoke became. The black smoke was like a rolling dark cloud that swallowed up the surrounding air, and without the support of oxygen, he almost suffocated. But he couldn't stop; he kept going, step by step, forward.

  What emperor, what world, he can all give up, he cannot afford to disappoint this woman again, he is unwilling to disappoint this woman again!

  As he slowly passed through the center of the raging fire, his entire body was severely burned, yet he seemed to be unaware of it and continued walking forward. His face was cold and resolute, and his eyes gleamed with anger and sharpness in the fading light of the flames.

  "Hey!" Suddenly, a clear call came from behind, Nangong Jin turned his head back, and Nalan Xianyu was standing by the creek ten meters away, washing her face that had been blackened by smoke.

  Nangong Jin suddenly clenched his fists and strode over, a small flame burning on his left shoulder.

  "Nalan Xino, you..." Nangong Jin was about to say something to her when suddenly a surge of water rushed towards them.

  He stood there, water flowing down his perfect facial features to his chin, dripping onto the ground, his face was pale, a pair of black eyes cold and piercing as if they could see through everything.

  "Hahaha...…", watching Nan Gong Jin's embarrassed expression, Nalan Xianuo suddenly burst out laughing.

  Suddenly, the laughter stopped abruptly. Nalan Xianyu only felt her body lighten, and she was suddenly pulled into a strong embrace, tightly wrapped around. "Xianyu, Xianyu..."

  He repeated her name over and over, mumbling drunkenly, holding her tightly, almost crushing her. His voice was a little hoarse, with an unprecedented fatigue in his tone, but still ruthless.

  "If you dare to do this again, I'll kill you."

  No one knew how much his heart ached when he saw her lying motionless on the rock, and for that instant, he wanted to stop.

  No one will understand what it means to stop for him, he has never stopped in his life because there was no scenery worth staying, but at that moment, he wanted to stop.

  No one knew that when he watched her silhouette disappear into the night, completely gone in the sea of fire, at that moment his heart almost stopped beating. In that moment of stunned silence, he realized he wanted this woman, he had fallen in love with this woman!

  Listening to his cold voice, Nalan Xianyu's heart tightened, and then involuntarily curled up the corners of her mouth. She smiled helplessly, lightly biting his neck. "You, how come you love killing more than I do."

  "Princess!" Not far away, He Xian shouted loudly with tears in his eyes. Then the other two men scolded him and pulled him back, blaming him for ruining the good situation. Seeing He Xian's short beard and tearful eyes, Nalan Xianuo couldn't help but laugh.

  Huo looked up at the sky and then turned to Nangong Jin. The faces of the two gradually darkened, time was running out.

  Nalan Xixi's expression turned serious. "We shouldn't delay any further, let's set off immediately."

  Several people nodded and followed Nalan Xianyu, now they subconsciously listened to Nalan Xianyu's leadership, forgetting that their true master was actually Nan Gongyin.

  At the end of the team, Nan Gong Jin looked at several people's confident appearance, and also at the petite figure leading in front, couldn't help but smile slightly.

  What she said is right, in this world, the only person who can match her is him, because she was tailor-made by God for him, Nangong Jin's woman.

  A group of people quickly passed through the dark forest that had just been blocked by fireflies, and walked out of the dark forest. It was a bright and beautiful scene, with lush flowers and grass, birds singing and fragrant flowers, a green valley, full of the atmosphere of summer.

  In the depths of the valley, a waterfall cascades gently down from the rocky mountain, flowing into a small lake in the valley. The water ripples, and fish leap lightly, very lively.

  He took out the map and compared it with the surrounding scenery, exclaiming in surprise: "We're here!"

  Wei Long let out a breath, picked up the water bag and headed towards the small lake at the bottom of the valley to fetch water. The others also rested in place, only Nalan Xianyu stood at the peak of the valley with a serious expression, not saying a word.

  "Ah——" Suddenly, He Xian's mournful cry came from the bottom of the valley.

  Several people were shocked, and in the blink of an eye, Nalan Xianuo had already jumped down. By the lake, Quan Long covered his left hand, which was already black and blue, and had been poisoned! Nalan Xianuo didn't hesitate, drew a sword from her waist, and chopped straight up.

  A cracking sound, the sound of bones being severed, a dark and withered hand fell to the ground, Quan Long's face turned pale white, and he fainted. The few people who rushed over from behind were all shocked by this scene.

  Huò Zhī, as a doctor, rushed to treat the wounded. Nán Gōng Jǐn looked at Nàlán Xī Nuò with an expressionless face, while Hé Xiān stared at Quán Lóng's miserable state in shock, unable to utter a word. For a moment, all four were silent.

  "What a potent poison." Huo Zhe bandaged the wound for Quan Long, looking at the palm that had already corroded and was left with only blood stains, his face turned pale, amazed.

  It wasn't until then that he realized what was going on, and at that moment, although he didn't know why Nalan Xixi did that, he still believed her, and now the facts proved that his trust was not wrong.

  Nangong Jin's expression gradually turned cold, as he thought, indeed, the deeper you go here, the more difficult it becomes. In folk rumors, this place is called "Jing Tong Lin", probably because people who come here have never even walked out of that illusory forest.

  At this time, Quan Long woke up, he stared at his left hand in surprise, which had gone missing without knowing where it went, and looked at Nalan Xianyu in a daze, still not reacting to what had happened.

  Nalan Xixi didn't bother to tidy herself up, she gazed at the fish jumping on the lake surface, her face gradually turning cold. Huo Zhe and Nan Gong Jin followed her gaze, their expressions also becoming serious.

  At this time, He Xian rushed up and looked at the sturdy willow tree that was very conspicuous but had not been discovered in the center of the lake. Under the willow tree, a crystal clear pink lotus bloomed tenderly, surrounded by fish swimming around it, leaping and playing.

  "What is this...?" He Xian exclaimed, pointing at the pink lotus.

  "Yes." Huo Zhen said solemnly.

  "I'm going to cut it down now!" He rolled up his sleeves and prepared to jump into the water.

  "Go die." This time it was Nalan Xianyu.

  He Xian's movements came to an abrupt halt, and Nalan Xinnuo's tone told him that there was something very dangerous here.

  Nangong Jin walked slowly forward and stood shoulder to shoulder with Nalan Xianyu in front of the lake, gently grasping her icy hand. Nalan Xianyu looked at him and said coldly: "Piranha."