Of Course Not...

The girl kept running through the woods.

The girl named Mo Li felt her mind go blank. Tears slowly streamed down her cheeks, and even as she covered her mouth and nose with her hands, the tears still gathered and trickled down her fingers...

After running for an unknown amount of time, the girl finally stopped somewhere in the jungle.

Squatting beside a rock, the girl hugged her knees, buried her head between her legs, and tears soaked her skirt.

Mo Li didn't know why she was acting this way.

I don't know why I have such complicated feelings.

She had clearly intended to persuade Young Master Jiang to leave, fearing Young Master Jiang die because of her...

But why?

Why did I have to run away...?

What am I afraid of?

What are you running away from again...?

Why does my heart feel a dull ache?

Why do I feel so sorry for Elder Sister Qing Wan...?

What kind of feeling is this?

Why wasn't this mentioned in the book?

"No, Mo Li, you can't cry... There's not much time left. We have to hurry and inform Young Master Jiang that he's in danger. We can't sit here any longer."

The girl wiped away her tears; her sleeves were already wet. She slowly stood up and headed towards the streets of Empty Spirit City.

Young Master Jiang is going to compose a poem; I'm sure I'll run into Young Master Jiang there.

Just as the girl turned around, a stunningly beautiful woman with a voluptuous figure appeared in front of her, holding a white cat.

At this moment, the woman was no longer just an illusion, but was truly standing in front of Mo Li.

She was even more beautiful in person; her Butterfly Dress under the moonlight contrasted beautifully with the dimly lit forest, like a landscape painting of a beautiful woman.

The woman was simply holding a lazy, chubby white cat, yet the cat and she complemented each other perfectly, creating a captivating scene.

With a plump and pleasing figure, a graceful waist, and a captivating appearance, nothing could surpass this.

The girl instinctively took two steps back, holding the Skirt-Pressing Knife she had removed from the stockings of her shapely thighs.

This was the only weapon the girl brought with her this time.

"Wu Die of the Demon Race World Myriad Demons Kingdom greets Mo Li's Sister."

Holding the white cat, the woman bowed slightly, her eyes filled with a mixture of curiosity and affection.

"Mo Li will not allow you to harm Young Master Jiang!"

Looking at the beautiful woman in front of him, Mo Li bit her lip tightly, her eyes resolute. Despite her delicate appearance, her eyes were incredibly firm.

"Oh?"

Smiling, Wu Die looked at the bookish girl before her, her face as black as ink, and saw that she still held the Half Immortal Weapon dagger in both hands, pointing it at her. Wu Die smiled gently.

The "Half Immortal Weapon" inkstone features a dagger handle made from a section of an ancient deity's index finger bone and a blade made from the last piece of Ink Dragon Stone in the world. Although it is a dagger, it has no excessive killing intent and is more about absorbing the energy of literature and ink to protect itself.

This dagger does the opposite of what's expected; it excels at defense but is not adept at offense.

Mo Li's Sister using this Skirt-Pressing Knife to protect herself is indeed quite clever, but is it meant to stop me?

Putting aside the fact that Mo Li's Sister is currently only at the Dragon Gate Realm and can unleash the power of this "inkstone," even if she were at the Nascent Soul Realm Mo Li's Sister Realm, so what? Could Mo Li's Sister stop me?

"Of course not..."

Mo Li reversed the blade, holding the dagger with both hands and pressing it against his own neck.

The sharp blade lightly cut the girl's delicate, snow-white skin, and bright red blood, like jade beads, slowly trickled down her fair neck, flowing down the dark dagger.

"Mo Li knows your cultivation level is too high. Even if Mo Li were only at the Nascent Soul Realm, or even the Jade Purity Realm, I wouldn't be able to stop you. However, since you need Mo Li, I'll gamble Mo Li my life!"

Wu Die's eyes fell on the girl's blood-stained collar, and a slight smile appeared on her lips.

"Is it worth it for Mo Li's Sister? Just for a man she's only met once, and this man is a Flower-Picking Thief?"

Mo Li doesn't want to owe anything to strangers!

Is it that Mo Li's Sister doesn't want to owe anyone a debt, or has he already taken up an important place in Mo Li's Sister heart?

The girl's eyes flickered slightly, her cherry-red lips parted slightly as if she wanted to say something, seemingly wanting to refute, but the kind-hearted girl found herself unable to speak...

"Let me tell Mo Li's Sister."

Setting down the white cat in her arms, Wu Die slowly approached, step by step.

With each step Wu Die took closer, Mo Li took a step back.

"First of all, why is Mo Li's Sister crying? Why is she running away? Her beloved Elder Sister Qing Wan is right in front of her, so why is Mo Li's Sister afraid to meet her?"

Wu Die walked out slowly, each word spoken slowly, like a demon's whisper.

"Because Mo Li's Sister has already fallen for him. Yes, this liking is quite unreasonable. Perhaps it's because of one of his poems that Mo Li's Sister."

Perhaps it's because Mo Li's Sister has seen very few men, and this man is just somewhat different from others and has a good-looking appearance.

It could also be because of the afternoon and evening he spent with Mo Li's Sister.

It's more likely that, despite being Flower-Picking Thief, he not only didn't harm Mo Li's Sister, but also wrote down the medical prescription. This contrasting gentleness greatly endeared Mo Li's Sister to him.

But in any case, at least Mo Li's Sister has now fallen for him.

However, what Mo Li's Sister didn't expect was that the man her beloved Elder Sister Qing Wan liked was the same person she liked.

Moreover, the man she loved also loved her best Elder Sister Qing Wan.

Is Mo Li jealous? Does she not want the man she likes to like another girl?

Of course, that might be true; after all, isn't "love" always inherently selfish?

However, this is not entirely true.

Because in Mo Li's Sister's heart, even if he fell in love with Elder Sister Qing Wan, he could still fall in love with her.

That's true. It's perfectly normal for a man to have multiple wives and concubines. He's not limited to loving only one person or marrying only one person.

But why did Mo Li's Sister still run away?

Because Mo Li's Sister is scared.

She was afraid of what would happen if he didn't like her.

He was afraid that Elder Sister Qing Wan wouldn't allow him to like him, that Elder Sister Qing Wan would be unhappy if he married him, and that he would lose Elder Sister Qing Wan's friendship.

So, to avoid getting any deeper involved, Mo Li's Sister ran away.

The girl had retreated to a rock, her thin back pressed against the cool boulder, the dagger in her hand still trembling, but listening to her every word, the girl's mind was in complete chaos.

The Wu Die gently brushed against the girl's ink-scented hair, its soft hand grasping her fair wrist, and gently lowered the girl's arm that was holding the dagger.

However, none of these are what Mo Li's Sister fears most.

Seeing her Elder Sister Lin bravely pursue her happiness regardless of everything, daring to love and hate, Mo Li's Sister put herself in her shoes. However, Mo Li's Sister knew that she was not her Elder Sister Lin.

Can Mo Li's Sister be compared to Lin Qingwan?

Would Mo Li's Sister's grandfather really allow his precious granddaughter, the most important and only bloodline of the Dragon Gate Sect, to marry a member of a Demon Sect sect? Especially a Flower-Picking Thief.

That's impossible, because Mo Li's Sister knew this, which is why she ran away, right?

Before you get too deeply involved.

Mo Li's Sister... am I right?

Following the girl's wrist, Wu Die effortlessly took the dagger from her hand.

The Half Immortal Weapon seemed to resist, but in the blink of an eye, it was suppressed by the Wu Die and lay obediently in the woman's palm.

"But sister... it's all too late."

You've already fallen in love with him...