Zhu Zhuqing was left speechless by his question.
She knew he had a point.
But...
Tang Shuo looked at her and suddenly reached out, gently tucking a stray lock of hair by her cheek behind her ear.
His fingertips seemed to brush against her slightly cool earlobe.
Zhu Zhuqing's body suddenly stiffened.
A tingling sensation instantly spread through her entire body.
Her cheeks flushed bright red.
"So, you're worried Dai Mubai will come looking for trouble with me because of Tang San?"
Tang Shuo's voice seemed to carry a kind of magic.
"You're worried about me?"
Zhu Zhuqing's heart skipped a beat.
She abruptly took a step back, putting distance between herself and Tang Shuo, her gaze somewhat flustered.
"I'm not!"
Her lips denied it, but her crimson cheeks betrayed what she truly felt.
Tang Shuo found her appearance rather amusing.
Like a frightened little kitten.
He took something from his storage Soul Tool.
It was a flower.
A strange flower, blood-red all over, with pure white stamens.
The flower was not large, yet it emitted a hazy, gentle red glow.
"This is..."
Zhu Zhuqing's gaze was immediately drawn to the flower.
"Lovesick Heartbreak Red."
Tang Shuo held the flower out before her.
"I happened to acquire it many years ago."
"They say it can see through falsehoods and protect true hearts."
"I'm giving it to you as... something to calm your nerves."
Lovesick Heartbreak Red?
Zhu Zhuqing froze.
She came from a prominent family in the Star Luo Empire, so naturally she had heard the legends surrounding this immortal-grade herb.
This flower possessed a spirit.
When picking it, one had to think of the person one loved, with utter sincerity and unwavering resolve. Otherwise, the flower would be destroyed and the picker would die.
He...
Zhu Zhuqing's heart fell