"What? You want me to leave? No. Now that I know you're in danger, how could I abandon you and leave alone at a time like this? What kind of person do you take me for?"
The room was wreathed in curling smoke and suffused with a faint sandalwood fragrance. Behind the screen, Ning Ke, who was sitting before a bronze mirror and dressing herself after their lovemaking, changed expression. Her earlier rosy glow and satisfaction vanished completely, replaced by worry and anger.
The two of them had just been entwined like water and milk, but once it was over, that bastard Xiang Yang actually suggested that she leave for the time being and return to the Fifth Family in Xiangzhou to wait for him. Did he really think Ning Ke was someone who feared death?
Especially after learning part of the truth, she cared even more deeply about Xiang Yang's safety. Given her nature, she could never do something like flying separately when calamity struck.
Xiang Yang had already put on a loose white robe. He stepped down from the bed and came behind Ning Ke. Facing her worried and reproachful expression, he stroked her lovely hair and shook his head.
"This isn't the time to be willful. You have to understand that the Demonic Sect is determined to see me dead this time. Whoever comes will certainly be no simple opponent. If it turns out like last time, I may be able to keep myself safe, but if you are in danger, I'll inevitably be distracted and give the Demonic Sect an opening. So, leaving for now is helping me.
"Be good and listen. We're not children, nor are we out of our minds. You should understand that this is the best choice."
Of course Ning Ke understood