CHAPTER 369: CHAPTER 351: YOU CHOOSE THE HIDDEN GUARD, BUT NOT ME?

"You’re the one who got flattened by a bear paw! Even your head got knocked off!"

Yun Ran shot him a glare, and as she stood up, he pulled her back down onto his lap.

Yun Ran: "... It’s broad daylight out here, can you mind your image a little?"

Nangong Mo glanced down at her, his tone cool and serene, "Why so tense? There’s no one around, and besides, I haven’t done anything inappropriate."

"Let me see how that bear paw has flattened you."

Yun Ran: "..."

Nangong Mo was really true to his word.

He gently cupped her face with his fingertips and examined it thoroughly, even turning it side to side, his expression full of seriousness.

After checking her face, he took her hand and studied it earnestly.

Then his gaze moved down, slowly landing on her legs...

Yun Ran couldn’t hold back and slapped him, "Are you serious? Hoping something’s wrong with me? Where’s your humanity?"

"You ate my humanity."

"..."

After confirming Yun Ran was unharmed, Nangong Mo subtly exhaled with relief, but then said,

"I told you not to wander around today, but you wouldn’t listen. See? Almost got flattened by a bear paw, didn’t you?"

Yun Ran: "... If you dare mention bear paws again, believe me, I’ll chop off your claws and pickle them like bear paws."

Nangong Mo huffed slightly, "Earlier, you wouldn’t allow me to send Hidden Guards with you, confidently saying you could take on a hundred by yourself. I agreed."

"But what happened? Today, you nearly lost your life, so I have to take back what I said."

Yun Ran: "......"

[You’re the one losing your life... Truly can’t expect ivory from a dog’s mouth!]

Yun Ran wanted to argue, although she encountered the black bear, she wasn’t even scratched, right?

She really wasn’t used to having someone secretly follow her...

But Nangong Mo retorted, "No Hidden Guards, so do you want me to follow you personally?"

"Since my dear consort loves me so much, I shall follow you closely from now on."

Yun Ran: "..."

[Who loves him? This narcissistic dog-man!]

[However, seeing his expression, this dog-man would definitely do it...]

Her mind involuntarily conjured up images of him in flowing white robes exuding Immortal Energy and in flamboyant red garb looking devilishly alluring.

[So, which outfit does he plan to use for playing Hidden Guard?]

Rolling her eyes silently in her heart, Yun Ran decisively made a choice, "Fine, let the Hidden Guards follow me then!"

[With Hidden Guards, it’s just a bit of lack of freedom. With him following, isn’t it like being entangled by a demon?]

The man’s handsome face darkened slightly, his eyes as cool as wind and snow, casting a chilling gaze at her, "You choose the Hidden Guards over me?"

Yun Ran: "???"

[What’s happening? Why is he acting like an abandoned stray puppy?]

[Having the Hidden Guards follow was your initial intention, wasn’t it? It’s achieved, so why the grievance now?]

Yun Ran shook her head somewhat speechlessly, reflecting in her heart:

[Men can be really dramatic! Not only dramatic but troublesome!]

Nangong Mo: "..."

Is she actually... disdainful of me?

The man dangerously narrowed his eyes, his voice a low, cold allure:

"Yun Xiaoran, what’s with your expression? Have you already started to disdain me?"

"Are you planning to love the new and abandon the old, transfer your affections, switch your interest, and discard me after starting carelessly?"

Yun Ran: "......"

...

Perhaps due to the snow blocking the mountain, even before nightfall, the sky had grown dark and gloomy, deep in the dense forest it seemed even more shadowy.

In the dim parts of the forest, two figures stood, one standing, the other kneeling.

"Master, the things you instructed have all been completed."