CHAPTER 160: CHAPTER 157: I REALLY ENJOY THIS FEELING

Yun Ran pointed at herself and gave Nangong Mo a roll of her eyes, "Stop trying to argue, look at me, I’m almost smothered to death!"

Nangong Mo certainly saw it.

The girl’s face was flushed, her fair forehead was covered in a thin layer of sweat, some strands of hair were damp and stuck to her face, and even a few crystal beads of water hung from her long eyelashes.

Indeed, it seemed she was quite overheated.

Nangong Mo: "..."

Maybe there were too many blankets and braziers?

"Lin Wanyue, I didn’t mean it, I didn’t know it would turn out like this..."

"Oh really?"

Yun Ran tilted her head slightly to look at him, feeling an indescribable strange sensation in her heart.

During the night, she was tormented by pain, and hardly had the spare mind or energy to think about anything else.

But now it’s different. At this moment, knowing that he could see her, the feeling in her heart... how should she describe it?

Before, facing him felt like, anyway, in the dark no one could see, she could do whatever she wanted without restraint. But now, it seemed like everything was exposed in the sunlight, leaving her nowhere to hide.

Yun Ran found that she was momentarily a bit uncomfortable with this...

A bit... restricted, perhaps?

"Lin Wanyue, I can explain."

The man’s voice was low and earnest. Yun Ran snapped out of her jumbled thoughts, raising an eyebrow, "Explain what?"

"About the fact that I can see."

Yun Ran adjusted herself to a comfortable position on the pillow, ready to watch him.

Knowing he could see, there was no need to speak everything out loud, a single look would do. Yun Ran thought, perhaps this wasn’t so bad?

"A year ago, during the Battle of Yun City, military secrets were leaked, the enemy uncovered all our deployments and movements, and over sixty percent of our soldiers were mysteriously poisoned, resulting in heavy losses for our army."

"The troops personally led by me were ambushed in Cloud Mountain. The enemy’s numbers were too great, most of our soldiers were poisoned and lost their ability to fight, ultimately leading to the annihilation of the entire army."

"I was grievously injured and fell off a cliff, assuming... I didn’t expect to be rescued by someone."

"At that time, my eyes were indeed blinded due to poisoning."

"Later, I wanted to find out the people behind this and their accomplices and schemes, so I played along, returning in a crippled state, handing over military power, and secluded myself in the capital, biding my time to lure the snake out of its hole."

The man’s demeanor was calm, speaking of those past events as if recounting someone else’s story and experiences.

Sunlight fell on him, lending him an eerie, ethereal quality.

Yun Ran watched him quietly, suddenly feeling a deep pity for the man in front of her.

Just a few words, lightly said, but the blood and tears, the cruelty and peril behind it, how many people knew?

She had never been on the battlefield but knew that when military secrets were leaked and the enemy uncovered marching and deployment maps, it was nothing short of catastrophic.

Thus, marching and deployment were always the most confidential of secrets. Anyone who could comprehend and leak it must be one of the most trusted and important people on their own side.

Being betrayed by someone you trust most is far more painful than being defeated by the enemy.

As for the soldiers’ mysterious poisoning, though it seemed unbelievable, for someone who had access to top-secret military information, achieving such a feat might not be too difficult.

She couldn’t imagine how he felt as he watched his comrades, who had followed him through life and death for years, collapse one by one in front of him.

The bond between comrades-in-arms was a true brush with death, the purest emotion forged from experiences of life and death on the battlefield.

Total annihilation... those who survived bore far more pain than those who died.

Yun Ran leaned over and gently placed her hand over his, "Nangong Mo, it’s all in the past now, everything is in the past."

Since his eyes have been healed, and if she could heal his legs, he would once again be the dazzling War God General he used to be!

He would reclaim his military power, his honor, everything that was rightfully his.

As for those lurking in the shadows, she would help him expose them one by one, and then... vanquish them.

Nangong Mo’s eyes flickered slightly, his gaze fell on Yun Ran’s hand.

The girl’s hand was soft and warm, seemingly boneless, but it inexplicably settled his desolate heart.

His gaze slowly moved upward, focusing on the girl’s beautiful eyes, and he suddenly grasped her hand, his thin lips curling up in slight joy.

"Lin Wanyue, you’re not angry anymore? You’ve forgiven me?"

"..."

Yun Ran’s expression froze, and she decisively pulled her hand back, "No, I’m still angry, I haven’t forgiven you."

Nangong Mo: "???"

That shouldn’t be!

"But just now you..."

Yun Ran rolled her eyes at him, ruthlessly interrupting, "I understand your difficulties, I feel sorry for what you’ve been through, but that doesn’t contradict me being mad and not forgiving you."

Nangong Mo: "..."

It sounded rather... reasonable?

What to do?

"Then what will it take for you to forgive me?"

Yun Ran tilted her head and thought for a moment, "I’ll ask you this, surely someone knew about your ploy to fool the enemy, right? Like your confidant, Feng Xuan, knew, didn’t he?"

The man nodded truthfully, "Yes, he knew."

"Then why didn’t you tell me? Do you not trust me?"

"It’s not like that."

The man hurriedly denied it, then added, "Initially, I didn’t trust you, but later it wasn’t that."

After saying this, he carefully observed the girl’s reaction, nervous, fearing that she would get angrier.

Yun Ran merely raised an eyebrow, not minding this at all.

Back then, they were strangers, suspicion and mistrust were understandable. Didn’t she also wish for his quick demise to inherit his vast fortune?

"So why didn’t you say anything later?"

"Later..."

The man furrowed his brow, lost in thought, seemingly pondering how to start?

Then he heard the girl say darkly, "If you dare tell a single lie, I’ll poison you mute so you’ll never speak again!"

Nangong Mo: "..."

The man pursed his lips, cautiously observing Yun Ran’s expression, "Later, I just found it amusing to tease you..."

Yun Ran: "..."

The man pursed his lips, his expression innocent, should he just let her poison him mute?

Yun Ran sent him a cold, piercing look, "Keep talking."

Nangong Mo: "..."

"Also, being blind allowed me to experience more gentleness from the usually rough and wild you, you cared more, and I really enjoyed that feeling."

Yun Ran: "..."

Very good! Admirable courage!

"Anything else?"

"Also..."

The man cautiously glanced at her, silently swallowing, "I found being blind had its perks, like openly taking advantage and feasting my eyes without getting hit..."

Yun Ran: "..."

That’s just great!

"You’ve discovered quite a few things!"

"You’re quite the talented little genius at discovering!"

Receiving the girl’s cold, chilly glare, Nangong Mo guiltily averted his eyes to the ceiling.

"I’ve confessed everything, no lies or concealment, can you... forgive me?"