Perhaps because she was so surprised, Xue Fuyao's pupils trembled.
Seeing her like this, Bai Ze's gaze went distant for an instant, but quickly returned to normal.
"Because I promised someone I wouldn't predict your future. And because, with you as you are now, if I took it upon myself to tell you about the future, I would pay an extremely heavy price. I finally managed to escape, and I don't even have a physical body yet. Could you really bear to watch me suffer?"
When he said that last sentence, Xue Fuyao suspected he was deliberately acting pitiful, but she fell for it all the same.
"Fine, don't tell me, then. It's not like I'm that curious anyway." Xue Fuyao pursed her lips, stubbornly refusing to admit otherwise.
At this, Bai Ze smiled tenderly. "All right, it's time for me to leave. Thank you for saving me."
A soft white light enveloped Bai Ze's form, and the next second, a white-haired young man appeared before her.
The young man reached out a fair hand and gently rested it on Xue Fuyao's head.
Although he was only a soul, she could feel warmth coming from the top of her head.
Xue Fuyao looked up and met Bai Ze's eyes. His gaze was tender and lingering, filled with deep longing. He seemed to be looking at her, yet even more as though he were looking through her at someone else.
"I still have your remains here. Do you want them?" Xue Fuyao asked.
This guy was definitely mistaking her for someone else!
Xue Fuyao thought indignantly.
At her words, Bai Ze chuckled twice. "No need. They're yours."
As his words fell, Bai Ze dissolved into specks of white light and vanished completely.
Xue Fuyao reached out. "You..."
"At least get me