Feeling Xu Zimo's gaze, Moon Picking Fairy felt enormous pressure.
She could not help taking several steps back.
She had wanted to reveal her backing—Dugu Yun's identity as the First Elder of Blood River Valley.
But then she remembered that he had not even taken the Black Soul Mage seriously and had killed him all the same.
What did Dugu Yun count for, then?
Suddenly, her gaze landed on Liu Ruyan.
She hurriedly cried, "Ruyan, you have to save your ancestor! Your ancestor did not offend him. I was only... only afraid that you would be deceived."
Seeing that Moon Picking Fairy had completely panicked, Liu Ruyan did not know what to say either.
As far as she was concerned, she did not want Xu Zimo to be hurt.
That was why she had just asked Moon Picking Fairy to protect Xu Zimo.
But now that their positions had been reversed, she naturally did not want her own ancestor to be harmed either.
She could only turn a pleading gaze toward Xu Zimo.
After all, she was not actually familiar with Xu Zimo, so she could not be too presumptuous about many things.
Seeing Liu Ruyan's gaze, Xu Zimo merely sneered.
"I'm afraid you've asked the wrong person."
"First of all, once I decide to kill someone, I will not change my mind for anything or anyone."
Having said that, Xu Zimo looked at Liu Ruyan again.
"You should be thanking me. If I hadn't reminded you just now—"
"You would have followed her away, and by then your life would have been forfeit. There is no need for you to plead for her now."
"Could you make that clearer?" Liu Ruyan looked at Xu Zimo.
She seemed not to understand why he was saying such things about Moon Picking