A pair of hands, with thin calluses, covered me.
Ning Shu couldn’t help but raise her head and saw the man’s peerlessly handsome face, his expression still a little dazed. The big hand wiped the wetness from his face, Bai Li Mo frowned slightly: “What nightmare did you have? You even cried.”
He lowered his long, narrow eyes and sneered, “How can you be like a woman, crying over a dream?”
Ning Shu didn’t speak, he was immersed in that dream, unable to wake up.
That helplessness and sadness, they were all too real.
“Liling, I think I had a dream….”
Lingling asked, “Host, what did you dream about? You were crying so hard.”
Ning Shu told of all the scenes from her dream.
“Ling Ling said in surprise, “It’s probably something Bai Li Mo experienced when he was a child. The host might have empathized with him, which is why they had such a dream.”
The man’s brow furrowed, his eyes heavy as he asked, “What dream did you have?”
Bai Li Mo felt a nameless irritability in his heart. He clenched the other person’s hand, unable to control his strength as he slightly tightened his grip, and said unhappily, “Tell me.”
Ning Shu shook her head, only feeling that she looked a little ashamed.
But anyone who witnessed this scene with their own eyes would feel heartache, even fear and sadness. He had only ever thought of Bai Li Mo as an unpredictable, deeply scheming madman who killed without mercy.
No one knows that even such a fearsome Ghost King, was once just an ordinary child who longed for his mother’s love. No one knows that he had once been subjected to all kinds of abuse by his own biological mother.
Ning Shu thought, perhaps what caused Bai Li Mo’s current state was because of those things from his childhood.
became cold-blooded, ruthless, and even erratic in mood.
The boy couldn’t help but sniffle and shake his head, whispering softly, “I just dreamt about some things from when I was a child.” He couldn’t possibly say the truth of his dream because it was all too bizarre.
Mo Bai Li didn’t speak, he just stared intently at the young man.
He no longer remembered how Ying Qi had gotten in. He imagined the days before hadn’t been easy either. Being chosen to be a Shadow Guard in the palace was a feat in itself, selected from thousands. They had all endured hardships.
A peerlessly handsome man, wiping away the tears on the boy’s face, narrowed his eyes and said in a cold voice: “Since it is a matter from childhood, then forget about it for this king.”
“Do not forget, you belong to this king.”
“This king will not allow anyone to bully you.”
Ning Shu met the man’s gaze, and for some reason, her heart skipped a beat.
I couldn’t help but look away.
He was a little lost in thought, wondering if Bai Li Mo was a bit different from the first time he had met him.
…….
In the study.
A handsome, tall man stood in front of the desk: “Ying Er.”
Ying Er knelt on one knee: “Your Highness, I am here.”
Mo Bai Li’s eyes were dark and cold, he stood with his hands behind his back and said, “You have investigated Shadow Seven’s matter of not entering the palace clearly. Everyone who has humiliated and trampled on him, give them to this king.”
Ying’er’s heart skipped a beat.
I just feel something is off. Is the prince perhaps a little too attached to Shadow Seven? He’s never treated any of us, not even… like this before.
Shadow Two just found it strange why the prince would do such a thing.
“Yes, my lord.”
After Shadow Two left, Bai Li Mo called out to the person in the shadows.
“Have you found out what I asked you to?”
The man in black replied, “Your Highness, I have investigated carefully. There is no dish called hot pot in Lingnan. And there is no such thing called hot pot anywhere else.”
Bai Li Mo’s expression was a little dark and unclear.
“I understand, you may go now.”
The hand clutching the string of prayer beads tightened slightly.
Mo Bai Li’s eyes were deep, the corners of his narrow eyes lifting slightly with a hint of coldness.
Shadow Seven….
Are you deceiving this king?
…..
Since Ning Shu had that dream, whenever she faced Bai Li Mo, she would feel a very complicated mixture of emotions.
This put him in a very difficult position.
He felt conflicted, thinking that Bai Li Mo was also a pitiful person, yet at the same time he found the current Bai Li Mo to be a frighteningly unpredictable psychopath.
“What are you still doing there?” Bai Li Mo had already lifted the curtain and looked over with displeasure.
Ning Shu came to her senses and followed him onto the carriage.
This time, it was an imperial banquet set by the Emperor. I don’t know why, but Bai Li Mo brought me along.
Ning Shu felt a little ashamed.
Although he inherited the skills of this body through instinct, he was still inferior to the original Shadow Seven.
He is just a modern person, his mindset is different, and he doesn’t have that kind of ruthlessness and decisiveness. He also can’t inherit the original, such handsome internal skills.
Ning Shu was a bit awkward, afraid that Bai Li Mo would see through her one day.
Mo Baili leaned against the carriage, his gaze unreadable as he looked at the young man.
He remained silent, giving the impression of someone with a deep and hidden agenda.
This made Ning Shu’s heart pound with anxiety.
“Your Highness, is there something on my face?”
Bai Li Mo let out a meaningless chuckle. “I just think, you’re quite different from before…”
The teenager’s eyes trembled slightly.
There was some unease in my heart, but I tried my best to remain calm and met the gaze of the man across from me.
Just when he didn’t know what to say.
Bai Li Mo faintly said, “However, it looks more pleasing to the eye than before.”
Ning Shu’s originally raised heart slowly fell.
He thought to himself with some uncertainty.
I, however, am a soul inhabiting another’s body. Even if Bai Li Mo suspects something, he wouldn’t guess that this body belongs to someone else.
It was precisely because of this that Ning Shu’s heart settled slightly.
After a few moments’ drive, the carriage arrived at the palace.
Ning Shu followed behind Bai Li Mo.
Those ministers, it seemed, were very afraid of men. They watched from afar, some pretending not to see and hastening their steps. Others, having seen them, gritted their teeth and came forward to pay their respects.
Mo Bai Li didn’t mind, his bearing was profound and cold.
The current emperor looked to be a bit older than Bai Li Mo, and was quite handsome. As the officials at the table enjoyed their wine and food, he wore a pleasant smile on his face. Even when looking at Bai Li Mo, there was no way to tell what he was thinking.
But Ning Shu felt that a minister like Bai Li Mo, or even a prince with heavy power, was like a tiger lurking by its den.
On the surface, things may seem calm, but beneath the waves, there could be a storm brewing.
Ning Shu stood behind Bai Li Mo, and some people seemed to have never seen him before. They couldn’t help but glance at him more, but seeing that he was only wearing a guard’s clothes, they lost interest and retracted their gaze.