Mu Bai also understood the young woman's difficulty. He reached out and clasped Xing Yun's hands, revealing a tender smile.
"With your love so deep, I, Mu Bai, will never let you down!"
"Mm, I believe you..."
They held hands and gazed at each other, their affection deep and lingering, a talented man and a beautiful woman bound by love. Mu Bai drew Xing Yun into his arms and felt something stir deep within his soul. The world's countless affairs were so tangled and swift, and love, too, always arrived when least expected. Whoever you were, please always believe there would be a next moment. That next moment might hold the most wonderful, most cherished embrace of your life-or a kiss.
Without thinking, Mu Bai held Xing Yun, and their lips met. The lovers' hearts entwined, and heaven and earth began to spin. They closed their eyes, and they, too, took flight.
Their hearts soared free, yet in his arms there was only her. Perhaps this was what it felt like for lovers to embrace.
Mu Bai and Xing Yun opened their eyes and gazed deeply at each other, seeing no one else. As for how he would explain things to the two wives at home, Mu Bai could only shrug, keenly feeling the weight of his debts of love. But what was done was done, and a man ought to shoulder his responsibilities.
Just then, behind them, a line of beasts surged from the Jialan Embankment Wall like a rising ocean tide. Countless enormous fierce birds also crowded the sky, launching a massive assault on the Lingze Dike Wall.
This was the invasion of the beast tide!
Xing Yun had not experienced the great battle against the beast tide at the Jialan Defense Line. Seeing such an immense, boundless