"When are you getting married..."
With each word, his heart ached a little more, a sense of powerlessness surging through Baili Xiao's limbs.
Long Jinhan replied calmly, "It hasn't been decided yet."
Baili Xiao didn't understand. He didn't understand why he felt a burning sensation when he touched Bai Ran, nor why he felt a tightness in his chest when he saw Long Jinhan.
He also didn't understand why he felt like he was suffocating and his heart ached upon hearing that she was getting married.
He didn't understand... he only felt as if a large chunk of his heart had been gouged out, leaving behind only endless sorrow and loneliness.
Baili Xiao's lips quivered, his entire being seeming as if it would shatter at any moment.
"Then Baili Xiao wishes you both..."
"A lifetime together..."
His words were fragmented, his breathing unsteady.
Wu Si, with her head bowed, bit her teeth tightly. The next moment, she suddenly pushed herself up. Blood was still wet on the corners of her mouth, but her hands moved faster than her mind.
In an instant, she covered Baili Xiao's mouth, her eyes red as she slowly shook her head.
Baili Xiao's azure eyes trembled slightly, all the well wishes being choked in his throat, ultimately left unspoken.
At this moment, Bai Ran, who had seen Long Yu off, also stepped in, giving Long Jinhan a look.
Long Jinhan nodded, glanced at the master and servant, and then left the room, heading in Long Yu's direction.
It had been dragged on for too long; it was time to execute that plan... the plan to retrieve the last wisp of his soul...
"Take the pill and calm down," Bai Ran said, handing him a pill and then sitting opposite them.
Baili Xiao could find them, but they couldn't find Baili Xiao. Now that they had run into him on his own, it was a convergence of opportune time, favorable location, and harmonious human relations.
After taking the pill, both felt much better, their emotions gradually stabilizing.
"Tell me first, what happened?" Baili Xiao's body showed no abnormalities, but their arrival must have a reason.
Wu Si glanced at Baili Xiao, then bowed her head and slowly began, "The Divine Lord suddenly fell into a coma..."
"A coma for no reason?"
Wu Si shook her head and slowly recounted the cause and effect of the incident. After listening to her description, Bai Ran obtained the answer she wanted.
The destined person was accidentally revealed by the second elder, and Baili Xiao had fallen into a coma only after learning about the destined person.
Could it be that he was stimulated by recalling something? Bai Ran looked at Baili Xiao, a meaningful glint in her eyes.
"Have you seen any unfamiliar scenes in your mind?"
Baili Xiao looked up, meeting Bai Ran's gaze, "I have, indeed."
Wu Si kept her head very low, her hands clenched, her heart in her throat.
"A little girl in a red dress, calling me master with a smile..." As he spoke, another wave of sharp pain shot through Baili Xiao's mind.
Understanding the situation, Bai Ran asked Baili Xiao to lie down so she could administer acupuncture. Seeing this, Wu Si also discreetly exited the room and stood guard outside.
"Close your eyes. Do not open them, even if you feel pain."
After Baili Xiao closed his eyes, Bai Ran took out the Nine-Bend Life-Reaping Needles and stealthily coated them with some illusory grass poison.
As the silver needles were inserted, one by one, into Baili Xiao's acupoints, time slowly passed, and his features contorted.
The sharp pain in his mind lessened significantly, but a burning sensation spread throughout his body.
Baili Xiao frowned deeply, his face turning pale, and beads of cold sweat appearing on his forehead.
Despite the strange pain, Baili Xiao kept his eyes tightly shut, never once opening them.
It would take about another stick of incense for the illusory grass poison to take effect. Bai Ran watched the person on the bed, quietly waiting for time to pass...
...
"Why are you so uncooperative?" Long Yu looked at the approaching figure, his brows furrowed.
Long Jinhan said nothing, simply walked towards the angry Long Yu and sat beside him.
"I ask you, is this matter of the destined person true?"
Upon hearing this, Long Jinhan nodded slightly, "It is true."
Long Yu immediately jumped up, anxious to find Baili Xiao and the others.
"If it's true, how can you just sit there! If this little girl is lured away by that Divine Lord, I'll see where you go crying!"
That Divine Lord was handsome and spoke softly, unlike this brat who had no redeeming qualities.
Coupled with the buzz of being the destined person, what if Bai girl ran off with him?
However, after taking only two steps, Long Yu was blocked by a barrier in front of him, unable to advance further.
He looked back in disbelief at Long Jinhan, who appeared as calm as ever, "You dare set up a barrier against your own father!"
Long Jinhan chuckled softly, "You worry too much, it's not to restrain you."
Having ingested a large dose of the illusory grass poison, Baili Xiao would completely lose consciousness and become a bloodthirsty, frenzied lunatic.
This barrier was merely to prevent him from harming others.
"Then why set up a barrier?" Long Yu looked at Long Jinhan, sensing something unusual.
In response, Long Jinhan fell silent again, indifferent to the enraged Long Yu.
"I'm asking you! Are you trying to anger me to death, your father?!"
"What if Bai girl fancies that Divine Lord, what will you do!"
Long Jinhan sighed and met Long Yu's furiously indignant eyes, "I won't."
"Won't what? I'm telling you, if Bai girl chooses that Divine Lord, I'll pack you up and send you over! As her male concubine!"
Male concubine... Long Jinhan rubbed his chin, a smile curving his lips, "It's not impossible."
"You! You!" Long Yu was so angry he almost couldn't catch his breath. This brat! He was going to be the death of him!
What Long Jinhan said wasn't entirely a joke. As a male concubine, there was nothing he wouldn't do.
However, after becoming a male concubine, he would eliminate all those who vied for her favor.
After all, it was enough to have only him by the little girl's side...
Long Jinhan lowered his gaze, calculating the time. It was about time for some movement.
Just as he thought this, a muffled explosion suddenly sounded from the west, and gray smoke slowly rose into the sky.
"That's... Bai girl's direction!" Long Yu clenched his fist, shock in his eyes.
Long Jinhan nodded and slowly stood up, looking towards the west.
"Hurry up! What are you waiting for? What if Bai girl is in trouble!"
Long Yu looked at his own son, growing more and more annoyed, wishing he could give him a kick.
"It's nothing. It's just a trap set by your daughter-in-law."
At these words, Long Yu calmed down, "A trap? You're saying this was all Bai girl's doing?"
Long Jinhan nodded, a deep smile hidden in his eyes.
Outside the house, Wu Si rushed in in a panic, but upon seeing what was before her, the blood in her entire body turned ice cold.
"Divine... Lord...?"