When Darkness Falls, Light the Lamp
Chapter 488

I wanted to help

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Luo Bin and Gu Yiren held each other for at least ten minutes before slowly letting go.

The sight of Gu Yiren smiling through her tears sent fresh waves of tenderness welling up in Luo Bin's heart.

He gently smoothed the strands of hair dampened by her tears.

Gu Yiren rose onto her toes and softly kissed his lips.

Only after a long while did their lips part.

"A lot has happened. I'll tell you everything, bit by bit." Luo Bin took Gu Yiren's hand and led her into the Main Hall.

From dealing with Li Yunyi to leaving Cabinet Mountain, entering Floating Tortoise Mountain, the Feng family, the Song Family, the Floating Tortoise Mountain Taoist Grounds... Shangguan Xingyue...

And everything he had experienced after leaving Floating Tortoise Mountain. Luo Bin kept his account as brief and clear as he could, but by the time he finished, it was already late morning, and the sunlight had grown dazzling.

"My God." It took Gu Yiren a long time to recover. She pressed her lips together, deep unease in her eyes. "Si brought me back, but she's disappeared... If something's wrong with her... why did she leave me here? Why didn't she kill me?"

Luo Bin thought for a moment, then said, "Leaving you in Cabinet Mountain Town might give my parents and Shang Liuli a chance to find another solution. There are more people with extraordinary abilities in town than in the village."

"If she didn't kill you, that means Yuan Yinxin didn't kill you. That means... you still have some other use."

"Am I... a pawn?" Fresh unease appeared in Gu Yiren's eyes.

"He's someone who can use everything around him and scheme

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