Pei Qingfeng didn"t reply. Instead, he embraced her in a warm hug in the very next instant.
He could tell from her tone of voice that she had endured accusations for a long time. Her eyes were bloodshot from exhaustion and she was tired of all the criticisms she had received over the years.
Since they were the only ones left in the ruins, Pei Qingfeng was not afraid to show his affection for her. He was unable to put into words about how he felt towards her, thus, he decided to give her a hug instead. He whispered in her ear, “I don"t care if you"re Luochu or Bai Luochu! To me, you"ll always be my Luoluo!” He smiled as he tapped her on the nose and joked, “I always knew that you were a little weird! I never expected you to be the evil dao witch.”
Pei Qingfeng thought to himself, ideally, Bai Luochu would be extremely touched by what I said. She will probably snuggle her head into my bosom as we share and express our happiness to have each other in our lives!
But unexpectedly, Bai Luochu pushed him away with a cold look on her face and spat, “You"re just giving an excuse!”
Pei Qingfeng was shocked speechless. Women really are creatures that are hard to understand…
He didn"t have the intention of patronizing her, yet she returned his kind words of concern with such a cold and cruel att.i.tude. Feeling as though his heart had shattered into a thousand pieces, he allowed himself to be pushed away.
“Are you really not afraid of me?” Bai Luochu asked warily. Because of her ident.i.ty in her past life, she had faced lots of challenges and there were many people carrying out sneak attacks on her. Even though she was stronger than all of them and barely got hurt, she felt extreme pain in her heart when she learned that all they wanted was her to die. She was shocked that Pei Qingfeng wasn"t reacting like them when she revealed her true ident.i.ty.
Bai Luochu stood up and walked towards the scriptures. She seemed to be avoiding something, perhaps she was afraid of Pei Qingfeng"s reply.
But Pei Qingfeng was vastly different from Lu Wenshu. Pei Qingfeng would never treat Bai Luochu cruelly as he cared about her feelings, unlike the sc.u.mbag, Lu Wenshu.
Pei Qingfeng walked up to Bai Luochu, hugged her from behind and said, “Luoluo, I"m not sure how you ended up in the state you are in today, but I know that you have endured a lot of pain and sadness in your past life. But it"s alright. I am here with you now and I always will be. I am willing to stay by your side and wait for the day you open your heart to me.”
“...”
“Don"t you want to know the horrible things that I have been through? I shall tell you all about it…” Bai Luochu felt a seed of warmth spouting in her heart and she turned to face Pei Qingfeng.
Bai Luochu regaled her tale from the beginning, she told him how she was wrongfully accused, how she fell in love with Lu Wenshu, and all the other horrible things that happened to her. By the end of her tale, Pei Qingfeng"s eyes were watery and his body trembled in indignation for her.
“How did it end up like this?” he muttered. He finally understood why Bai Luochu was so cautious and afraid. After years of being betrayed, she had put up walls around herself, as she was afraid of getting hurt again.
Bai Luochu was already numb to the pain to the point that there was even a smile on her face when she was recalling the miserable tale of her painful past. She said to Pei Qingfeng, “That"s all that I can recall from my previous life. I think you can finally understand why I don"t trust other people easily.”
After telling her story, Bai Luochu sat quietly in a corner. The tale that she had told seemed foreign to her, as if it were someone else"s experience and not her own.
Pei Qingfeng was deeply affected by what she had told him. His eyes were red and br.i.m.m.i.n.g with tears. He thought to himself, so that was how she died in her past life... If I can leave this ruins right now, I will hunt Lu Wenshu down and give him the beating he deserves!
Bai Luochu glanced at him and noticed that he was emotionally unstable. She grabbed his hand and said, “It"s alright, what has happened was in the past, it"s time to forgive and forget.”
“There"s no such thing as forgive and forget.” Pei Qingfeng growled as he clenched his fists and unbridled rage appeared in his eyes.
How do I forgive and forget when I know that my Luoluo went through so much pain, suffering, and humiliation in her past life?! The horrors that she had to go through in her past life scarred her so much that it affected her after her reincarnation! All her past problems and emotional baggage caused her much anguish in this life! Pei Qingfeng thought as he felt that his heart was wrenched out of his chest.
Despite Pei Qingfeng"s anger, Bai Luochu felt as though she had released all her anger and indignation at that moment.
She couldn"t recall when she started to let go of the past. It might be when Pei Qingfeng used his body as a s.h.i.+eld to protect her from Lu Wenshu"s attack in the Falling Cloud Mountain Range... Time and time again, Pei Qingfeng tore down the walls she had built around her heart. Rus.h.i.+ng back to remain with her in the ruins was the ultimate move that caused Bai Luochu to open her heart to him.
She thought to herself, since I have been blessed with the chance to be reincarnated, I should take this chance to let love again… Marriage might not be so far after all… After all, Pei Qingfeng wasn"t Lu Wenshu who betrayed her when she needed him the most.
“Honestly, the past is in the past. I will not allow the past to affect me any longer.” Bai Luochu declared with confidence.
Raising his head to look at her, Pei Qingfeng realized that Bai Luochu wasn"t lying to him. “I understand that you have let go of those unhappy memories. From now on, there would be no more problems between us or your cultivation. But…”
“Maybe you are able to forgive and forget, but I"m not able to. Don"t you want to take revenge on those fools who wronged and betrayed you?! Even if you place down your hatred, I can be the one who carries out your revenge! It"s not worth it to dirty your hands with the blood of these unworthy fools!”
Pei Qingfeng had already decided that he would not allow any of them to get away. Reaching out and grabbing Bai Luochu"s hand, he said, “No matter what, I will protect you. They will face punishment no matter what and if you want, we can join hands to deal with all of them.”
A simple nod conveyed her meaning.
Pei Qingfeng was delighted when he saw that Bai Luochu had decided to tear down the walls to her heart and fully trust in him.
This heartwarming scene between the two lovebirds was a stark contrast as to what was happening back in the capital city of the Cloud Water Nation.
Guan Yue and Meng Luoping"s heart sank when they read the letter Qin Feng delivered.