Chapter 1444 - 1441: Mo Miaoyan's Choice

Whether it was the Zhuo Family trouble, or the clash with Zhuo Tianwen, to Ye Qiu, it was all just a small matter.

But for Bai Lan, it clearly gave her quite a scare. After Ye Qiu dealt with Zhuo Tianwen and walked toward her, Bai Lan suddenly threw herself into Ye Qiu's arms, hugging him tightly.

Ye Qiu could still feel Bai Lan's body trembling slightly.

"It's already over."

Ye Qiu smiled, gently patting Bai Lan's back to comfort her. After a while, Bai Lan finally let go of him, lifted her head with some worry, looking at Ye Qiu, her eyes seemingly still shimmering with tears.

"I thought something was going to happen to you just now."

Bai Lan really had been frightened. Especially when Zhuo Tianwen struck, that black curtain wrapped around Ye Qiu and crazily compressed him; that terrifying aura made Bai Lan instinctively terrified, thinking Ye Qiu might actually be killed by Zhuo Tianwen!!!

Even though Ye Qiu broke out of that curtain and killed his way out, Zhuo Tianwen's technique, that sky‑covering dark power, came surging like it could devour the heavens and swallow the earth. Even standing far away, Bai Lan still felt a bit suffocated.

So, up until the moment Ye Qiu killed Zhuo Tianwen, Bai Lan's heart had never once truly settled down.

You could imagine just how on edge and nervous Bai Lan had been.

"Relax. I'm the mighty Demon King. Unless one day I decide I want to die, otherwise, there's no way I'm dying in anyone's hands!!!"

As Ye Qiu spoke, a confident, arrogant look appeared on his face, his voice incomparably domineering!!!

"Besides, as long as you're here, for your sake, I won't let anything happen to me. Even more so, I absolutely won't let anything happen to you."

Ye Qiu turned his head to look at Bai Lan, his gaze suddenly softening, his tone extremely firm, as if stating something that was only natural.

Hearing this, Bai Lan's pretty face flushed slightly. Meeting Ye Qiu's eyes, she only felt like her whole self was about to melt under Ye Qiu's gentle voice.

...

After soothing Bai Lan and sending her back to the villa.

Only when he returned to his own room did Ye Qiu's expression suddenly turn solemn.

"I have something I need your help with."

Ye Qiu slowly let out a breath as he spoke, his voice somewhat serious.

"Go ahead."

From behind Ye Qiu came Mo Miaoyan's faint, cold, utterly emotionless voice.

"I want you to help me protect Bai Lan."

Ye Qiu gazed out the window at the pitch‑black night, his eyes extremely deep. Only after a long while did he speak in a low voice, "It shouldn't be for very long, probably just these next few days. Just keep her safe."

Mo Miaoyan's voice went silent for a moment, as if she were considering it. Then her cold voice drifted over again: "You're worried the people from the Ouyang Family are about to arrive, aren't you?"

Ye Qiu didn't answer, which counted as tacit agreement.

Don't be fooled by how confident Ye Qiu seemed in front of Bai Lan; in truth, that was only to comfort her.

The Zhuo Family, Ye Qiu really didn't take to heart.

But after the Zhuo Family, there was still the Ouyang Family, who could come to kill him at any moment!!!

And the arrival of the Ouyang Family was probably very close already, not far off at all.

When the time came, whether it was dealing with Ouyang Bai or Ouyang Wutian, going up against Earth Realm Divinity Transformation Unparalleled Strong experts, Ye Qiu's odds of victory weren't high.

One misstep, and he could easily die right in the hands of those two!!!

Moreover, even if Ye Qiu could deal with the Ouyang Family, if the Ouyang Family played some tricks, bypassed him, and secretly targeted Bai Lan, then it would be extremely hard for Ye Qiu to guard against that, and he simply wouldn't have enough energy to guard against it!!!

So Ye Qiu thought of a solution: have a Divine Realm Powerhouse who grasped the Path of the Divine Realm, Mo Miaoyan, help protect Bai Lan!!!

With Mo Miaoyan's strength, ordinary experts of the Ouyang Family would never be able to harm Bai Lan through her hands.

Even if it were Divine Realm Powerhouses, with Mo Miaoyan's mastery of the Path of the Divine Realm, she should still be able to handle them with ease.

Unless Ouyang Bai and Ouyang Wutian personally took action… but Ouyang Bai and Ouyang Wutian's target was definitely him.

So having Mo Miaoyan protect Bai Lan really was the most reliable choice!

"I can agree to that."

After a long while, Mo Miaoyan finally spoke again in that cold tone, agreeing. Only, immediately after, there was a hint of probing in her indifferent voice: "But aren't you afraid that I might hand Bai Lan over to the people of the Ouyang Family?"

"You can try. As long as you're fine with the entire Mo Family being slaughtered to the last by me."

Ye Qiu glanced at that empty spot and spoke blandly.

Although his voice sounded rather flat, it carried a chill like bone‑deep ice. Hidden in the Dark, Mo Miaoyan actually couldn't help but feel a trace of dread rise in her heart!!!

She could hear that Ye Qiu was serious.

If Bai Lan really had something happen while under her watch, Ye Qiu would definitely personally charge into the Mo Family, and slaughter her together with the entire Mo Family, wiping them out completely, not sparing even a chicken or dog, letting them all be buried with Bai Lan!!!

Madly ruthless!!!

"Besides, I believe you're smart. You should be able to make a wise choice."

Ye Qiu added another sentence, this time his tone becoming somewhat meaningful.

This was a choice!

A choice of the Mo Family's attitude toward Ye Qiu, a chance to pick a side. Whether they would stand with Ye Qiu, or on the other side, would be decided by Mo Miaoyan's next answer.

Mo Miaoyan was indeed a smart person. Precisely because of that, the Mo Family's Patriarch had specially sent her to approach and win over Ye Qiu.

So Mo Miaoyan understood exactly what Ye Qiu meant. It was just that this choice concerned the Mo Family, and wasn't easy to make.

Thus, Mo Miaoyan fell into silence once more—an especially long silence of deliberation.

Ye Qiu wasn't in a hurry. He simply waited, waited for Mo Miaoyan to give her answer.

Time passed, second by second.

"I can promise you I'll protect Bai Lan."

Finally, after a long time, Mo Miaoyan's voice rang out again. However, her tone was somewhat icy: "But if it threatens my life, or drags the Mo Family into it, I'll abandon Bai Lan without the slightest hesitation!"

Mo Miaoyan made her choice—she stood on Ye Qiu's side. But only on the premise of safeguarding the Mo Family's interests did she choose to stand on Ye Qiu's side.