Chapter 614
Mu Lingxi hammered her fair fists on Zhang Ruochen . "Why did you lie to me? Why didn't you tell me you were still alive? When you saw me in Liyuan City, you pretended not to know me . You're a bad man—the worst in the world!"
Zhang Ruochen woodenly stood still, allowing Mu Lingxi to beat him .
His eyes were also a little wet .
He did not know that Mu Lingxi loved him so deeply . Deep in his heart, he was quietly moved . He had been hurt by Chi Yao's betrayal, but now he finally encountered some warmth . At least in this world, there was someone to care and feel for him, to shed tears and to laugh for his sake .
How precious this relationship was!
After a long time, Zhang Ruochen apologized in an anguished voice . "I'm sorry . "
Mu Lingxi bit her lower lip gently and said with an aggrieved expression, "Apologies won't make any difference . You owe too many people too much, not just me . . . "
Suddenly, she stopped talking as she appeared to remember something . As if realizing she had done something wrong, she agitatedly dashed out from Zhang Ruochen's arms, taking three steps back and keeping her distance .
Rather surprised, Zhang Ruochen stared at her with a baffled expression .
Mu Lingxi looked very pained . She struggled and hesitated before finally asking, "Does Sister Chen know you're still alive?"
Zhang Ruochen stared at her and suddenly understood . He shook his head gently and said, "I didn't tell her . Just three people, including you, know I'm still alive . "
"Why didn't you tell her? Don't you know that she cares for you? She just isn't very good at expressing herself . Why did you hide the truth? Don't you know how sad she has been?" asked Mu Lingxi, very puzzled .
Zhang Ruochen's eyes gazed into the distance . He looked at the blue moonlit mountains far away and said, "I'm a man who can't be exposed to the world . I can only live in darkness . She's an Heiress of the Chens and lives in the light . She has her parents and a huge family behind her . As long as the Empress is alive, we can never be together . "
"But . . . aren't you treating her too cruelly?" asked Mu Lingxi .
"Telling her that I'm alive would be even more cruel . "
Zhang Ruochen said, "Too many people in Kunlun's Field want the Time and Space Descendant dead . They wish to nip me in the bud . If news that I'm still alive leaks out, they will deal with Yanchen, my mother, and my friends first . They can only be safe if I disappear completely . "
Mu Lingxi's beautiful eyes gazed intently at Zhang Ruochen .
At this moment, she finally realized how infinitely pained Zhang Ruochen had been . He could not return home, see his fiancee, or meet his friends .
It was all just because so many people wanted the Time and Space Descendant dead . That included the invincible Empress Chi Yao .
Empress Chi Yao was like a huge mountain weighing heavily on him, making him unable to breathe .
Unless he could push that mountain away, he would never see the light .
Huang Yanchen and Concubine Lin at least had people to comfort them, to take care of them and to help them out of their sorrow .
On the other hand, Zhang Ruochen was more pitiful . As long as the Empress was alive, he must live in secrecy, without help or care from anyone . He could trust no one and must live a totally unsettled life as an exiled fugitive enduring loneliness, darkness, and inner turmoil .
If he weren't so helpless, would he be willing to live in hiding?
Mu Lingxi finally understood why Zhang Ruochen had pretended not to know her . He simply did not want to hurt her or get her involved .
She extended her arm and gently tugged Zhang Ruochen's sleeve with two fingers . "I'm sorry . I didn't mean to blame you . I know you're in a difficult situation . How about going to the Moon Worship Sect with me? I'll let you be my Great Guardian . What do you say?"
Zhang Ruochen stared at her . "Why does every woman want a Great Guardian?"
"Who else wants one? Who are you talking about? Who dares to snatch my Great Guardian away?"
With her hands akimbo, she did not look like an immortal fairy . Instead, she looked like a playful elf who was very angry .
Zhang Ruochen knew that she was not really angry but had just wanted to amuse him .
"I was just joking . "
Zhang Ruochen shook his head and picked up the metal mask from the ground . He said, "Although the Demonic Sect is very powerful and you can fight the imperial court secretly, there might not be any place there for me . My feud with Empress Chi Yao isn't as simple as you think .
"Empress Chi Yao is just too strong and powerful—enough to make anyone despair . Before I have the power to fight her, I mustn't walk too closely with anyone because it might endanger them . Do you understand, Senior sister apprentice Duanmu?"
Mu Lingxi's round eyes stared intently at Zhang Ruochen . It felt as if she could feel his emotions . She asked, "Is there any burden you bear that you've never told anyone? What is this feud between you and the Empress?"
"Please stop asking . Even if you ask, I won't say anything . " Zhang Ruochen replied .
Mu Lingxi gently bit her lip and stopped trying to force Zhang Ruochen to reveal anything else . She suddenly embraced him tightly from behind and said, "I don't care about your feud with the Empress . Now that I know you aren't dead, you're not leaving me behind . "
Zhang Ruochen put on his metal mask again . He felt a little helpless and said, "Release me first . "
"No, I won't . You once told me that even the most ruthless man in the world will be attracted to me . He will kneel at my feet . Don't you know how happy I was when I first heard that? Now I give you this opportunity, you alone," said Mu Lingxi .
In the past, Zhang Ruochen had a marriage engagement with Huang Yanchen . Mu Lingxi had not dared to vie with her for him or get too close to him .
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