In the woods, Bai Ruxue kept running forward.
But in the end, Xiao Mo still caught her by the pale, delicate wrist.
"Y-you, let go of me." Bai Ruxue tried to pull free, but Xiao Mo didn't let go.
Xiao Mo watched Ruxue's wavering eyes and her expression that said, "I don't want to talk to you anymore," and couldn't help smiling to himself.
If Ruxue truly didn't want to talk to him, if she truly didn't want him to hold on to her, then with her strength in the Immortal Realm, how could he possibly have caught up?
"I think you might have misunderstood something, Ruxue," Xiao Mo said.
"I didn't misunderstand anything. You came out of a woman's bedroom in the middle of the night." Bai Ruxue lowered her head and muttered softly.
"This..." Xiao Mo was momentarily at a loss for words. That really wasn't easy to explain.
Seeing Xiao Mo at a loss for words, Bai Ruxue's little face grew even angrier.
Xiao Mo looked up at the sky. "Ruxue, how about we take a walk? I'll explain everything slowly. You can get mad afterward."
"..." Bai Ruxue neither refused nor agreed. She only lowered her head further, as if she were about to bury it in her chest.
"Come on."
With Xiao Mo leading her by the hand, Bai Ruxue walked step by step toward the mountaintop.
Xiao Mo gathered his thoughts and began to explain slowly:
"For the past two months, I've been going to Senior Sister Shang's courtyard every night."
The moment Xiao Mo finished speaking, Bai Ruxue lifted her embroidered-shoe-clad foot and gave him a light kick on the heel.
"Hiss..."
Xiao Mo felt a little pain. He smiled and continued.
"I wanted to learn a few things, but Senior Sister hasn't