CH 93

TL: Moonlit

Yin Shao stood stiffly in place, his eyes fixed on Bai Yu cowering in front of him.

Trembling, he reached out his hand, wanting to embrace Bai Yu in his arms.

But Bai Yu’s eyes were filled with fear.

It was an extreme fear towards strangers.

However, just a while ago in front of Chi Xun, it wasn’t like this. Although he didn’t show much expression, at least he was gentle.

Yin Shao’s heart ached.

Bai Yu no longer recognized him, and he resisted him so vehemently.

But they weren’t strangers.

They were once the closest people in this world…

Yin Shao looked into Bai Yu’s eyes and saw nothing but fear.

Not to mention the love that used to fill them.

Even hatred…

But there was nothing.

Just emptiness.

Yin Shao felt as if he was in a frozen, snowy landscape, his entire body freezing up.

He shivered from the cold.

Yet, even so, Yin Shao slowly extended his hand and embraced Bai Yu in his arms.

This time, Bai Yu struggled more intensely. His whole body resisted Yin Shao’s embrace.

His hands and feet scratched him haphazardly, leaving deep marks on his body. Finally, he bit into Yin Shao’s shoulder with his teeth.

Bai Yu’s teeth were exceptionally sharp, instantly piercing through Yin Shao’s skin, causing red blood to ooze from Yin Shao’s shoulder.

But Yin Shao seemed to feel no pain at all. Expressionless, he held Bai Yu tightly in his arms.

He turned and looked coldly at Chi Xun, saying, “I’m taking him away from here!”

Upon hearing those words, Chi Xun became extremely agitated. He glared at Yin Shao, shouting at him, “You can’t! You’re dreaming!”

However, despite the forceful tone of his voice, he was immobilized by the binding spell and couldn’t move at all.

No matter how Chi Xun shouted, Yin Shao ignored him.

As if he hadn’t heard anything, he held Bai Yu tightly in his arms and walked away.

“Yin Shao! You beast! How else do you want to harm him? Aren’t you satisfied with how you’ve hurt him? Do you really want to harm him to death?”

Chi Xun struggled forcefully, wanting to snatch Bai Yu back. But even if he exerted all his strength, his forehead was covered in cold sweat, and it was all in vain!

Yin Shao glanced down at Bai Yu, who was still struggling, and gently kissed his hair, then said firmly, “I won’t harm him anymore. I have one promise to fulfill. Don’t come looking for us again.”

His promise was to accompany Bai Yu for his whole life.

To be together forever…

At that time, Yin Shao saw the words Bai Yu had written, but pretended not to see them. Now, he wouldn’t…

No matter how Bai Yu looked like.

They would be together for their whole lives…

Never to be separated again.

—

“Bai Yu…”

Yin Shao held him horizontally, taking step by step forward, as if he was holding his most precious treasure.

All along the way, Bai Yu was filled with fear, seemingly not liking Yin Shao’s embrace, constantly struggling.

Before, Bai Yu loved it when Yin Shao held him like this.

But at that time, Yin Shao always felt like he was toying with Bai Yu and didn’t want too much intimacy with him, so even his embrace was perfunctory.

Now, when he genuinely wanted to hold Bai Yu in his arms, Bai Yu was filled with resistance and struggle.

Yin Shao helplessly extended his hand, gently caressing his back.

“Can you be good? If you’re good, I’ll buy you candied haws.”

Yin Shao remembered how Bai Yu’s eyes would light up when candied haws were mentioned.

“I remember that you liked to eat it the most.”

The little Bai Yu, who had been moving around aimlessly, miraculously stopped when he heard the word “candied haw”.

His eyes blinked as he looked up at Yin Shao.

Yin Shao clearly saw a glimmer of light in Bai Yu’s eyes. He became somewhat excited.

“So, you still remember candied haw? This time, I’ll buy you a lot, okay? Whatever you like, I’ll buy it for you.”

Finally, Bai Yu stopped struggling and obediently lay in Yin Shao’s arms, his eyes filled with confusion.

Although he didn’t resist anymore, his gaze was still vacant. Even the fleeting light was gone.

A bitter smile appeared on Yin Shao’s face.

“So, you still remember candied haw. But… you have forgotten me.”

The bitterness in his heart grew stronger.

“Then let’s go buy candied haws first.”

Yin Shao carried Bai Yu to the marketplace, holding him all the way.

Bai Yu’s appearance was naturally beautiful, attracting people’s attention. The clothes Chi Xun dressed him in looked incredibly magnificent.

As such a beautiful person was carried over, people couldn’t help but turn their heads, their gazes fixed in this direction.

Soon, Yin Shao brought Bai Yu to the place where candied haws were sold.

Yin Shao held a candied haw with one hand and took out his money pouch with the other, which made it difficult to manage.

So, there was no choice but to put Bai Yu down on the ground.

Yin Shao first handed Bai Yu a string of candied haws, wanting to see Bai Yu eat it like before.

When Bai Yu used to eat candied haws, he looked incredibly adorable.

But at this moment, Bai Yu didn’t even know how to hold the bamboo skewer with the candied haws.

He directly grabbed the hawthorn with his hand and put it into his mouth, getting his hands covered in syrup.

Watching this scene, Yin Shao clenched his fingers tightly, his face filled with anguish.

The previous Bai Yu was very fond of cleanliness… He always wanted to stay tidy and wouldn’t behave like this.

“That’s not how you eat it. Can’t you hold the part without the sugar?”

As Yin Shao spoke, he took Bai Yu’s hand and wiped it with a handkerchief.

Bai Yu appeared uneasy; he didn’t like it.

Suddenly releasing his hand that held the candied haws, he reached out and scratched Yin Shao.

But as he let go, the candied haws fell to the ground.

Seeing this scene, Bai Yu hopped over like a rabbit and tried to pick up the candied haws.

However, while it might be cute for a rabbit, it seemed extremely peculiar when a human did it.

He lay on the ground, holding the candied haws in his hand, trying to pick it up with his mouth.

Yin Shao hurriedly ran over to stop Bai Yu.

The candied haw was obviously covered in dirt and couldn’t be eaten.

Yin Shao snatched the candied haws from Bai Yu’s hand, threw it far away, and said, “Don’t eat that.”

Bai Yu was furious.

He opened his mouth wide, forcefully biting into Yin Shao’s hand, causing blood to flow from the mangled flesh.

The onlookers, who had been watching this scene, showed expressions of surprise.

“Wow, he’s so disgusting, wanting to eat something that fell on the ground. And he even bites people.”

“What a pity, such a beautiful appearance, yet he’s an idiot.”

“Not just an idiot, I think he’s insane.”

The people around kept making such comments, and some even threw things at Bai Yu.

“This lunatic is so disgusting, get out of here!”

However, Bai Yu completely ignored them; he didn’t even know what was happening. He continued to bite Yin Shao’s hand forcefully.

Yin Shao, with red eyes, held him tightly in his arms, a hint of anger in his eyes.

He raised his sword and aimed it at the person who had thrown things at Bai Yu, directly stabbing through their chest.

Loud screams erupted one after another.

No one expected Yin Shao to be so ruthless and ready to kill.

The people who had been surrounding them were all frightened to the point of being dumbfounded.

The person who had thrown things at Bai Yu was even scared to tears, immediately kneeling on the ground, screaming, “Mercy, hero! Spare me!”

Hearing these words, instead of retracting his sword, Yin Shao thrust it in even harder.

Dark red blood flowed profusely.

There was no expression on Yin Shao’s face, his eyes radiating indescribable coldness.

He raised his head and looked at everyone present, saying coldly, “Whoever dares to say anything about him again, I’ll kill them!”

His appearance was incredibly menacing. He seemed like an emissary from hell itself.

These people no longer dared to utter a single sound.

They trembled all over, completely scared by him.

Yin Shao turned his head, picked up Bai Yu, and took out several copper coins from his money pouch, tossing them to the person selling candied haws.

“Give me another string.”

—

Along the way, Bai Yu happily ate the string of candied haws he was holding.

However, his hands, face, and even his clothes were all stained with syrup.

Yin Shao lowered his head and looked at him.

Bai Yu ate happily, completely oblivious to how dirty he actually was.

All his attention was focused on that string of candied haws, not even glancing at Yin Shao.

After finally finishing the candied haws, Yin Shao brought him to the hot spring, wanting to wash him clean.

However, once Bai Yu was thrown into the water, his previously docile demeanor quickly turned into extreme agitation.

He struggled frantically, his facial expression exceptionally fierce.

It was as if he was filled with anger.

But in his gaze towards Yin Shao, there was not a trace of hatred.

All that remained was an instinctual fear.

He could feel anger and fear, but he couldn’t feel hatred…

He lacked the emotions that humans possess.

Yin Shao felt incredibly distressed. It was as if his heart was convulsing in pain, burning with flames. The pain caused his whole body to tremble.

He couldn’t control himself any longer.

Trembling, Yin Shao walked over and embraced Bai Yu tightly.

Ignoring the fact that Bai Yu was biting him fiercely, he held him even closer.

“Xiao Yu, be good… Be obedient, okay?”

Tears streamed down his face.

Yin Shao couldn’t help but cry as he held Bai Yu.

He was holding the person he deeply loved.

But there was not a trace of happiness in his heart.

The cruelest thing in this world is when the person you love is right by your side, yet they don’t know who you are.

They no longer love you.

They no longer yearn for you.

They have even completely forgotten you!

They are still alive, yet they are dead…

They have turned into a shell that knows nothing, aimlessly existing in this world.

Yin Shao despairingly looked at Bai Yu, feeling as if he was on the verge of breaking down.

He didn’t want it to be like this!

He didn’t want Bai Yu to become an empty shell.

He didn’t want Bai Yu’s eyes to no longer recognize him…

Even if his heart held hatred.

Even if he would never forgive him.

Anything would be better than an empty shell that knows nothing.

Yin Shao painfully clenched his teeth, crying uncontrollably.

“Bai Yu, please come back… I beg you!”