For the first time, a faint ripple stirred in Ning Ke's cold, empty eyes at Lou Yunxiao's words.
Now that Lou Yunxiao's demonic energy and spiritual energy were evenly balanced, the man before him was his true self.
He had worn his mask for so long that he had truly come to believe he lived only for revenge, only to slay demons and uphold the righteous path.
Only now, faced with someone he truly loved, did he realize he had selfish desires too.
He wanted to have him, to possess him. More and more crazed, obsessive thoughts kept growing in his heart.
Until he could no longer suppress them.
And instead revealed his true face.
"..." Ning Ke suppressed the ripples in his heart and pushed the sachets back toward Lou Yunxiao.
"I won't accept these sachets. If you don't want to give them to anyone else, keep them for yourself, throw them away, or burn them. It has nothing to do with me."
"As for your claim that you won't let go, I find it laughable."
"Once I leave the Demon World, I'm free to go wherever I want. You have no right to interfere."
But Lou Yunxiao did not take the sachets.
As Ning Ke pushed them toward him, he let go.
All the sachets fell to the ground.
Ning Ke froze for a moment, then heard Lou Yunxiao say, "I've already given you the sachets. Accept them if you want. If you don't, then do as you just said. Throw them away or burn them."
He stepped half a pace back, putting more distance between them. Ignoring the sachets scattered across the ground, he curved his lips into a smile.
"And when I said I wouldn't let go, I meant that wherever you go, I'll follow. Even