Yun Qishen

Chapter 2317 By Himself
The white figure's hand groped in the air, and soon she grasped a warm palm. She knew it was Mo Langqin's hand, and the ghostly power emanating from it was repairing her puppet body.

"Mo Langqin, are you alright...?"

Instead of worrying about his own condition, Bai Ying stopped Mo Langqin from expending more ghostly power to repair her face. Bai Ying knew very well that Mo Langqin's current physical condition couldn't withstand such a drain on ghostly power; he would collapse.

Mo Langqin intended to shake off Bai Ying's hand and continue treating her, but Bai Ying grabbed her hand and stopped her.

Mo Langqin had no choice but to give up on treatment. He took out a cloak from his storage ring and put it on Bai Ying, then pulled her towards the side of the woods and fled. "I'm fine... let's go quickly..."

They hadn't gone far when Mo Langqin spotted two figures waiting ahead.

"Old Mo!"

Mo Ruo's voice broke Mo Langqin's momentary vigilance.

"Mo Ruo?" Mo Langqin stopped in her tracks, her initial wariness transforming into a complex mix of shock and shame. "And Mo Li, how could you..."

Mo Li and Mo Ruo approached Mo Langqin. Mo Langqin didn't instinctively back down, but instead quietly waited in place with Bai Ying. He counted Mo Li's steps, and with each step Mo Li took closer, he felt his heart grow heavier.

Mo Li maintained his calm and indifferent expression as he stopped fifty paces away from Mo Langqin: "Langqin, don't be nervous. I understand how you feel right now."

Your concerns are probably not wrong. Mo Ruo and I were indeed following orders to bring you back to the Mo family.

“But I don’t want to go back.” Facing Mo Li, Mo Langqin didn’t shout. He calmly expressed his wishes, “Otherwise, I wouldn’t have run away from the Mo family.”

Mo Li sighed softly, "I know exactly what you're thinking, and I don't want to deny your decision, which is why we're waiting here to ask you your next thoughts in person."

This mission was assigned to my third uncle by Grandpa. Since he was unwell and unable to carry it out himself, he delegated it to Mo Ning and Mo Ding. Mo Ruo and I, on the other hand, were personally ordered by Grandpa to come and assist…

Lang Qin, Mo Ruo and I don't want you to go back to the Mo family either. After all, it was the two of us who helped you escape. Grandpa probably knows this too, which is why he deliberately sent us to find you.

You know very well that we are subject to restrictions until we completely break away from the Mo family. We must obey the elders' orders to carry out missions to avoid being devoured by the ghost beasts. However, this restriction does not apply regardless of the mission's success or failure.

Mo Ruo pointed to a path in the woods. "Seventh Brother Mo, if you don't want to go back, just walk that way. Mo Li and I will definitely not stop you this time. It's just a backlash from a ghost beast; it can't hurt us at all, so don't worry. We just came to see you. After all, it's been so long since we last met, and Mo Li and I have missed you terribly."

"But if I really leave today, and the elders issue other orders, will I become your enemy from now on?" Mo Langqin looked at Mo Li and Mo Ru with a hurt expression, and he tightened his grip on Bai Ying's hand.

Bai Ying noticed Mo Langqin's sadness, so she moved closer and hugged his arm to comfort him.

“…Seventh Brother.” Mo Ruo pursed his lips, glancing sideways at Mo Li’s indifferent expression before focusing his gaze on Mo Langqin. “We’ve been friends since childhood, and we don’t want to treat you like this. But Grandpa’s orders are the Mo family’s orders, as long as we’re still in the Mo family…”

Mo Langqin clenched his fists, his arm muscles tensing, and he still roared, "You helped me, you helped me more than once!!! I... I admit I used to be prejudiced against your main family, I was jealous of you! I wanted to wipe you all out! Why should only you be able to smile every day! Why should I do all the dirty and hard work! But now... now..."

Tears welled up in Mo Langqin's eyes. He lowered his head, his vision blurred by the tears. "I truly can't hate you now! I genuinely want to get along with you. Is there no other way? Is there no other choice that would prevent us from becoming adversaries? I want to be your friends, your family! I don't want to be your enemy!"

"Langqin." Mo Li's voice was still cold. He finally walked to Mo Langqin's side and gently patted her shoulder. "Don't rely on us, don't accommodate anyone. In the end, you have to walk this path by yourself."

Mo Li's hand left Mo Langqin's shoulder, taking with it a trace of warmth from Mo Langqin's heart.

Mo Li said, "We'll hold Mo Ning and the others back for now. You can go."

“Brother Mo Li…” Mo Langqin raised his head, and looking at Mo Li’s cold and indifferent face, he wanted to destroy him.

Doesn't he have a heart? How can he always be so calm? What is his true attitude towards the family bond between us? Is he hypocritical? Mo Li isn't that kind of person. Is he disgusted? Mo Li wouldn't do that.

I really want to see Mo Li's usually calm face break down...

Mo Langqin's feelings became very complicated. Shouldn't he be grateful at this moment? Grateful that he wouldn't be taken back to the Mo family and could escape the Mo family to live outside with Bai Ying. This was what he wanted.

He was also very clear that Mo Li's cold behavior was intended to sever his last remaining family ties and completely separate him from the Mo family.

But at this moment, he was torn between wanting this and wanting that. Mo Langqin felt that he was the greedy and hypocritical villain.

Bai Ying held Mo Langqin close, and the long-absent, resentful voice rang out again, "Go back, go back... go back... Mo Langqin needs you to make the decision. He's very fragile. You can't hurt his heart. You can't selfishly possess Mo Langqin. Mo Langqin is mine, not yours."

Bai Ying instinctively lowered her head, wanting to reject the voice, but she couldn't see anything now, making the eerie sound even more stimulating. The more she resisted, the stronger the voice's allure became.

In the end, the white figure could not escape.

“Mo Langqin… let’s go back to the Mo family. We’ve had enough fun out here. There’s nothing interesting to do out here. I’ve found all my bones. Going back now is the best thing to do. You’ll still have enough ghost power to repair my face when you get back, won’t you?”

“Xiao Bai…” Mo Langqin was shocked by Bai Ying’s words, so shocked that he completely put aside the complex emotions he had just felt.

Wasn't leaving the Mo family and living elsewhere a decision we made together? Why do you still want to go back? The Mo family isn't even a home to you.

Mo Langqin wanted to ask Bai Ying if she was taking care of his feelings, and thought he would tell Bai Ying that there was no need to do so, but before he could ask, Bai Ying spoke first.

“Although I don’t know why I think this way, I have a feeling that I have to go back to the Mo family now, and go back with you, Mo Langqin… It’s like there’s something I have to do, something that needs me, and something that needs you.” Bai Ying looked up at Mo Langqin with her bloodied and mangled face. “Mo Langqin, let’s go back.”

"Okay, let's go back then."

Mo Langqin felt a little reluctant to give up his freedom, but for some reason, he felt much lighter the moment he decided to go back.

Mo Ruo leaned closer, his brow furrowed, saddened by Mo Langqin's decision to return to the Mo family. "Mo Langqin, you two should think it over again. Don't soften your hearts just because Mo Li and I came to stop you. You should go find your own happiness; you don't need to be trapped in the Mo family anymore."

“Going back to the Mo family won’t be good…” Mo Li still had that indifferent expression. He didn’t want Mo Langqin to come back, but he also respected all of Mo Langqin’s decisions.

Mo Langqin wiped away the tears on his face and took a deep breath to calm himself. He looked at Mo Li, his eyes no longer filled with confusion, "I know, Brother Mo Li... After you go back, please take me to see the elder first... He must have something to tell me, otherwise he wouldn't have sent you to find me directly, Brother Mo Li."

Mo Li sighed and shook his head slightly. Then he summoned a ghost beast with a gaping maw.

"Let's go." After Mo Li said this softly, the ghost beast opened its mouth wide, waiting for Mo Li and the others to go in.

"Mo Langqin..." Mo Ruo wanted to ask Mo Langqin's thoughts again, since going back to the Mo family wouldn't be good for Mo Langqin.

"This is my own choice." Mo Langqin knew what Mo Ruo wanted to say, so he preemptively stated his firm stance.

"Was this really your own choice?"

"Yes." Mo Langqin said nothing more. He pulled Bai Ying and followed Mo Li step by step into the giant mouth of the ghost beast.