"Yulou..."
At the sight of this, Jiang Wanyou quickly trotted over and fiercely pulled Yao Yulou's head into her embrace.
Yao Yulou suddenly burst into loud sobs, the pain, struggle, and terror he had suppressed for over a decade erupting wildly at this very moment.
At this moment, the image of him as the dignified Yao Bajue, head of the Yao Family, had utterly vanished!
Sikong Jing walked alone through the forest, gazing quietly at the sky as he murmured, "Yuexi, are you well?"
As he walked among the trees, listening to Yao Yulou and Jiang Wanyou weep, Sikong Jing's heart held both longing and envy.
"Yuexi, after the District-Seizing War, I'll gain the position I deserve in the Tyrant Heaven Chamber of Commerce, then go straight to Willow Leaf Holy Manor to ask for your hand."
"I'll openly and honorably take you from Willow Leaf Holy Manor... away!"
Sikong Jing's voice was resolute as iron.
It had been nearly a year since Su Yuexi was taken away by Willow Leaf Holy Manor.
Sikong Jing thought of her every moment. Of course, he could now directly go berserk and snatch Su Yuexi back, but after doing so, the next step would be hiding and fleeing, followed by terrifying pursuit.
The last time he went berserk, it could be said that Wuji Town had brought in a humanoid ferocious beast.
But after taking Su Yuexi back, unless he and she concealed their names and vanished from the world forever, that humanoid ferocious beast would be completely linked to him. By then, the Azure Dragon Small Domain, the Long Night Empire, and so on would suffer devastating blows.
Everyone connected to him would be hunted down. So, so many people would die.
And what difference would concealing their names and living in