CHAPTER 277: CHAPTER 272: WHAT IS YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM?

So, he sheathed his long sword and walked toward the man in black, seemingly intent on capturing him alive.

The man’s eyes, as silent as a dead sea, barely showed any movement.

Being on the edge of a knife for so many years, like a ghost in the night, life and death are decided in an instant, ready to vanish at any moment.

They know too many secrets of the organization, not allowing defection, nor capture. Therefore, each of them hides a poison in their teeth.

Just bite down, and it seals the throat with blood.

As he was about to do so, Yun Ran suddenly stepped in front of Nangong Mo, "Yun Mo, let him go."

Upon hearing these words, both Nangong Mo and the man in black were taken aback, looking at Yun Ran in disbelief.

Nangong Mo slowly narrowed his dark eyes, the light in them flickering, his expression dark and difficult to decipher.

He stared intently into Yun Ran’s eyes, his voice extraordinarily deep, seeming to suppress the emotions in his eyes, "Why? He tried to kill you, and you want to let him go?"

The man in black was also looking at Yun Ran, seemingly wanting to know the answer.

Yun Ran furrowed her brows slightly, thinking about how to explain this issue.

Nangong Mo saw her not speaking and abruptly drew his sword, bypassing her to kill the man in black to silence him.

Yun Ran was startled, hurriedly chasing after him, tightly grabbing his arm, "Yun Mo, don’t kill him! I said to let him go!"

Under the mask, the man’s thin lips were tightly pressed, his dark eyes deep as the sea, deeply gazing at the girl before him, "What if I insist on killing him?"

In the wind and snow, Yun Ran only felt his voice as cold as the weather.

She frowned and looked back at the man in black, who was also looking at her, a hint of confusion in his dead eyes, yet seeming like there was nothing.

Yun Ran flipped him a white porcelain bottle, "It can heal internal injuries. If you’re afraid it’s poisoned, you can toss it away."

Instantly, the aura around Nangong Mo became even colder.

Yun Ran clearly felt it.

She grabbed his arm even tighter, fearing he might impulsively kill the man.

"Yun Mo, don’t be impulsive, let him leave first, and I’ll tell you, alright?"

The man glanced down at her, his gaze deep and coldly charming, slowly uttering two words: "No good."

Yun Ran: "..."

[I was already sweet-talking you, why aren’t you cooperating at all?!]

Then she saw Nangong Mo again raise the sword in his hand, coldly pointing it at the man in black.

It seemed today he wouldn’t rest until the man in black was silenced.

Resolutely, Yun Ran blocked the man in black, looking at Nangong Mo with determination, "If you want to kill him, you have to kill me first."

Nangong Mo looked at Yun Ran in disbelief, a myriad of emotions flashed through his dark eyes in an instant, like a deep sea with waves rising, a storm surging to devour everything, the undercurrent even fiercer.

Yun Ran was unnerved by his gaze, instinctively looking away.

[Why is this guy’s look so frightening? Like he wants to eat someone... is it necessary?]

[I haven’t done anything particularly excessive?]

The man in black at this moment was leaning on his sword with one hand, clutching the white porcelain bottle Yun Ran had given with the other, unblinking as he watched her slender back, his gaze faintly flashing.

"Hey, can you still walk? If you can, hurry and leave!"

When Yun Ran spoke, she did not turn back, always wary of Nangong Mo in front, fearing he might kill the man in black in an instant if not careful.

Her small gestures were completely absorbed by the man, under the mask, his already cold and sullen face became even darker, like the sky before a storm, ominous and frightening.

Yun Ran again felt the temperature in the air drop, inadvertently shrinking her head, pulling her collar tighter while urging the man in black.

"Brother, I know your rules, but today you cannot kill me, you’d better leave quickly."

"As long as the green hills remain, there’ll be no lack of firewood, anyway, I won’t run."

"That medicine is not poison. If I wanted to kill you, I wouldn’t stop him. Why bother with such trouble?"

The man in black slowly stood up from the ground, took a deep look at Yun Ran’s back, leaned on his sword, and staggered away.

Nangong Mo wanted to chase after, but Yun Ran stubbornly blocked him and even drew her sword, waving it at him, "How about a duel?"

"..."

Nangong Mo looked at her, if a gaze could devour someone, Yun Ran would have been gnawed to the bone!

Yun Ran met his gaze, her little heart trembled slightly, once again looking away.

[Tsk~! Again with that kind of gaze! Okay, this lady admits, that gaze is indeed a bit scary...]

Nangong Mo took a deep breath, suppressing myriad emotions, glanced at the distant silhouette of the man in black, his voice cold as the pervasive wind and snow, "He’s gone, you can explain now."

Yun Ran followed his gaze and looked at the man in black, in the vast wind and snow, the world was desolate, his figure indescribably lonely and bleak.

Yun Ran barely sighed softly, "Because he is..."

Before the words were out, her gaze shifted, a hint of slyness flickered in her eyes, and she suddenly fell silent.

Nangong Mo waited for a bit, seeing she didn’t continue, frowned and coldly asked, "Because he is what?"

Yun Ran blinked lightly and flashed him a radiant smile, "Do you really want to know? But I don’t feel like saying now!"

Nangong Mo: "..."

For a moment, Nangong Mo almost thought he heard wrong.

After a brief confusion, the man dangerously narrowed his eyes, "Lin, Wan, Yue."

The words were full of menace.

Through the mask, Yun Ran seemed to see his expression at the moment.

Fearless of his threats, Yun Ran lazily stretched, "Why are you calling me? Summoning a soul? I haven’t lost my soul!"

Nangong Mo took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to strangle her, "Why didn’t you let me kill him? Why did you protect him with your body? Who on earth is he? What’s your relationship with him?"

Thinking of Yun Ran moments ago protecting the man in black in front of him, Nangong Mo felt as if a mountain weighed down on his heart!

Especially since she was even willing to draw swords against him for that... man!

That man isn’t bad-looking!

And she has always been quite a sucker for appearance!

The storm surged in Nangong Mo’s narrowed eyes, seemingly ready to devour everything around at any moment.

Yun Ran blinked lightly, her gaze wandering, looking at the wind, the snow, the sky, and just not looking into his eyes.

"You ask so many questions at once, how can I answer them all?"

"Isn’t this forcing someone into a corner?"

Nangong Mo: "..."

Is it him forcing someone? Or her unwilling to cooperate?

He clenched his fists, suppressing his emotions, and asked her again, "Who is he? What’s your relationship?"

"You only need to answer these two."

Yun Ran merely pouted, "Why should I listen to you? I’m not close with you!"

Nangong Mo: "..."