Chapter 21: Nameless Assistance

  "Who?" The cold and elegant girl's voice had just fallen when another person fell down. Everyone was anxious. Mo Mo and the others didn't know if the newcomer was a friend or foe, so they cautiously looked around. As the enemy continued to fall one after another, the girl became anxious. She swung her whip towards Mo Mo. Li Wu Ye stepped forward, blocking the whip with his body, and the girl wrapped it around him, pointing at Li Wu Ye. At this time, Han Lin rushed out of the tent, trying to rescue Li Wu Ye. After exchanging a few blows with the girl, he was ultimately unable to withstand her due to his weak body and was taken away together with Li Wu Ye. The girl blew a whistle towards her own people, then turned her horse around and left. As she departed, she said "If you want them, come find me yourself! Mo Mo! I'll be waiting for you at the Tian Xia Palace!"

  Mo Mo turned around to see if Qian Jue Se was injured, but felt that there was no one beside him. His heart skipped a beat, and just as he was about to shout, he saw Qian Jue Se riding a fast horse, chasing after something.

  Looking around at the inky blackness, Mo Mo collapsed to the ground. "Where's Rong Rong?"

  Loudly shouting, but waiting for a long time without a response. Hugging knees, curling up into a ball, and burying face in the space between them, letting tears soak through clothes. Suddenly feeling warm all over, lifting head, wiping away tears from eyes, finally seeing the person in front clearly.

  "Brother Lan?!" With a "ding", he jumped up and flung himself into the arms of Su Mengli, who was dressed in black.

  "Little Mo, you've grown up and still cry!" Su Jingli patted her back.

  "Was that you just now?" Lifting her head to look at this brother who had protected her from childhood to adulthood, Mo's heart gradually warmed up. "It was me, I came late, I knew when you got married, you were already out of Qian Zhang Guan. I rushed over on horseback and saw the people from Tian Xiao Palace threatening you." Su Jingli pulled Mo into the big tent, put her on the bed, and covered her up. Feeling the residual warmth of Han Lin's quilt before he left, Mo's tears couldn't help but burst out.

  "Little Mo, go to sleep first. I'll send a message to Wu Ming. Otherwise, it's impossible for us two to bring them back. Alright, they'll be here as soon as we leave!" Su Jingli rubbed Mo's head, tucked in the quilt, and moved the brazier outside into the tent. With warmth in her heart and on her body, Mo's wildly racing heart gradually calmed down. Having not rested for several days, Mo couldn't resist sleepiness and closed his eyes.

  Where is that? That lantern seems familiar. Through the layers of thin fog, the hand with a golden ring on its index finger also saw the person carrying the lantern.

  "So you're here too?" He eyed the white woman warily.

  "Because this is your dream, Mo Mo, forget what I told you?" The woman with an unclear face waved her sleeves. In front of her eyes again appeared the lake filled with cherry blossoms, still with stars scattered across the sky.

  "What?" Momo gazed at the beautiful scenery in front of her. She looked at that sparkling lake with rippling waves.

  "As expected, you've forgotten." The beauty waved her sleeve. Cherry blossoms danced in the air and flew towards Mo Mo, passing through his body and turning into a deep blue blood that scattered with the wind.

  Heart-wrenching pain. Ink fell to the ground, curled up into a ball. Although buzzing in her ears, she clearly heard the woman's words "Don't trust people with blue tears on their face. Don't eat the mysterious ink stone!" The pain grew more intense. Ink couldn't help but scream out loud.

  "Little Mo! Mo!" Su Jingli lightly pushed the sweating Mo. She let out a sharp cry and started to do something. Her eyes stared blankly at things in front of her for a long time before slowly focusing on Su Jingli's anxious face. She gently stroked the blue teardrop-shaped birthmark. In her heart, she thought: Can't even Brother Lan be trusted? But... was that anxious expression also fake? My protective Brother Lan... wouldn't be a bad person. Suddenly, her heart skipped a beat.

  Pain. Overwhelming and all-encompassing.

  Rushing out of the big tent, with all his might, he ran towards the horizon until he was exhausted and fell to the ground. Looking at the sunset in the distance, he raised his head and shouted "Why must I lose even the last person who loved me? It's better for me to die than to live alone in this world!"

  "Mò ér!" A worried cry pierced through the desert wind and into Mò's ears. "Who? Ha ha, who else could it be at this time?" Mò, who was falling backwards, didn't see a lone rider rushing towards her from the horizon.

  "Mei!" Lian Yue saw Mei lying unconscious on the ground, dismounted his horse and rushed to her side, embracing her tightly in his arms as tears gushed out.

  "My dear Mo, I've made you suffer." Ai Lian stroked the head of the person in her arms, wiping away tears from the corners of her eyes and brushing aside the hair that was blocking her face. Lian Yue took Mo with her to meet up with Li Si Xing who was following behind, and together they rushed to where the ceremonial team was located.

  Lian Yue saw the person who had been unconscious wake up, picked up a slightly warm medicinal liquid and fed it to Mo Mo, then put a piece of sugar into his still bitter mouth. She poked Mo Mo's nose, and finally he burst out laughing.

  "Do you know, you scared me to death." Lian Yue put a soft cushion behind Mo Mo. Then said "After receiving your letter, we rushed here without stopping" and started cleaning up the bowl to leave.

  "Auntie, where is Brother Lan?"

  "Who?" Lian Yue stopped in her tracks, just as she was about to step out the door, and turned back to ask. Mo Mo pushed the candy in his mouth to one side and repeated himself more clearly.

  "Who is Blue Brother?" Lian Yue sat down beside Mo Mo's bed once again.

  "Didn't you see a boy wearing black clothes when Aunt came? There was a blue teardrop on his left cheek."

  "I didn't see anyone, there was no one here when we came." Lian Yue suddenly paused, "Blue Tears? I've seen it before."

  "Where?" Mo Mo stood up straight, grasping Jian Yue's sleeve.

  "Qianyi, you only appeared after she left." Lian Yue looked at Mo Mo's wide eyes, pulled down her tightly clasped hands on her chest, and touched her forehead.

  "Are you uncomfortable? Does it hurt?" Lian Yue called out to Li Si Xing outside, and the one who lifted the curtain and came in was indeed Xing Ru Yu, carrying a tray.

  "Think and go ask Dr. Lu for help, before leaving, I asked you to give this bowl of medicine to Mo Zhu to drink." Xing Yu took the empty bowl from Lian Yue's hand.

  Qianyi also lifted the curtain and came in, Qianmo smiled and said "How is it? Are you still calling?" Walking to Qianmo's bedside and sat down, tapping her forehead saying "You, scared us to death, not even honest in your dreams, shouting and grabbing everywhere. Lianyue guarded you for a whole night."

  The blue tear on Qianyi's face was particularly eye-catching under the light, and Mo'er stared at that tear. Suddenly, Qianyi picked up Mo'er's stunned face and rubbed it vigorously, Mo'er was startled and pushed out with both hands, the fragrance filled the air, and Qianyi fell into Bai Bin's arms who had just entered the room.

  "Thousand... thousand... Master Qian, I'm sorry... I..." Mo Mo seemed to be unable to support herself and fell onto the bed.

  "It's nothing, it's nothing. I was the one who scared Mo Zhu first." Qian Yi struggled out of Bai Bin's arms, her face flushing red.

  "When are we leaving?" Mo Mo propped himself up with his upper body, his arms shaking slightly.

  "Get back to bed, Mo Mo, you're not fully recovered yet. We'll go find them when Master Li returns. For now, just focus on recovering. Don't worry about rescuing them, or you'll collapse again." Lian Yue pressed Mo Mo back onto the bed and covered him with a quilt.

  "Steward Li, when is Master Li coming back?"

  "Isn't Hualong Divine Doctor in the desert around this time?"

  "Heh heh, that's hard to say. Maybe the divine doctor doesn't even know where he is right now." Bai Bin peeled an orange, removed the white pith, and stuffed it into Qianyi's hand.

  "What's going on with you? How did you know?" Xing Ruyu was worried about Li Sixiang, her delicate eyebrows furrowed.

  "It's rumored that the divine doctor Shen Long is nowhere to be seen, but those who are familiar with her know that she doesn't recognize roads."

  "Alright, let's all go and let Mo Mo rest for a while." Lian Yue asked everyone in the big tent to leave. Leaving only Mo Mo alone gazing out of the skylight at the vast expanse.

  "Brother Lan, have you disappeared again? It's always like this, if it weren't for... your breath is warm, I really suspect whether you're human or not..." Slowly closing his eyes, he sank into the darkness.

  He opened his eyes again, due to the cool sensation on his wrist. What he saw was a somewhat disheveled young man. Clear big eyes stared at Mo, red lips tightly closed, and delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed, the only drawback being the colorless clothes on his body, as well as a messy head of hair.

  "You are..." Seeing Lian Yue and Li Si Xing standing beside her, Mo Mo felt at ease.

  "Dr. Huanhuan" seems to be very stingy with words.

  "She is not suitable for long-distance travel now, it's better to stay here." After finishing speaking, she went to decoct the medicine.

  Mo Mo struggled, "No, they are still in the Heavenly Slaughter Palace!" Lian Yue pressed down on Mo Mo. "We'll go, and we must bring them all back!" To reassure Mo Mo, Lian Yue left Huan Huan behind that night and went to find the Heavenly Slaughter Palace with everyone else.

  Mo's condition improved day by day, but her heart sank. Half a month had passed, and not only did Li Wuye have no news, but Lian Yue also seemed to have disappeared. Only the taciturn divine doctor accompanied Mo, whose worries grew with each passing day.

  Every time night falls, Mo Mo under the starry sky will burst into tears. I once waited with hope, ignoring the existence around me. But when everyone left, I realized that what I was waiting for was not just that soul, but also that person. Come back together, my heart lake is still in the wind and waves, ripples constantly, just hoping that they can all come back...