At some point, tears had gathered in Ning Ke's foxlike eyes.
They shimmered in his eyes again and again.
"But I killed people..."
"It was Demon who killed them."
"I killed Aunt Bai..."
"If my mother hadn't been controlled by Demon, I believe she would rather have slit her own throat than let you do it."
"Those disciples begged me to save them..."
"They were begging you to release them from their suffering."
"I caused you so much pain..."
"I caused you more pain than you ever caused me."
"There are better people waiting for you..."
Hearing that, Lou Yunxiao's temper flared. He fiercely kissed the man in his arms, biting his lip as he told him, "What makes you think anyone could be better than you?"
"..." Ning Ke's heart ached and swelled as Lou Yunxiao countered him, sentence by sentence. Tears kept falling, only to be gently wiped away by Lou Yunxiao.
"But I have to go home..."
"Then I'll become a god and find you. I won't stop until I do."
Just like that, Lou Yunxiao helped Ning Ke look at these problems from a different angle.
Every question Ning Ke asked received an answer that turned it around.
Only when Ning Ke could think of no more questions did he hold the fox in his arms close and say softly,
"A Ke, from now on, I'll help you work through every worry you have."
"So trust me a little, and don't lie to me anymore, all right?"
Ning Ke clutched Lou Yunxiao's clothes. After a long while, he nodded firmly.
He felt that he had lost to Lou Yunxiao.
Lost to this Lou Yunxiao, who relentlessly delved into his heart, peeling away all his hard layers of armor one by one.
All the responsibilities he had