Chapter 5128 — Leaving Just Like That?
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"I…" Lengleng's expression was torn. To go back with Bing Wushuang like this meant being separated from Wei Zhao forever—perhaps never to see him again in this life. She had only just found someone to love; how could she simply leave Wei Zhao?
But if she did not go back with Bing Wushuang, everyone present would surely suffer for her sake. These were Wei Zhao's most beloved women and his closest, most trusted brothers, and they had all been friendly and warm to her. How could she bring calamity upon them for her own selfish sake?
A choice between two impossibilities. Lengleng stood now as if on a mountaintop with no way back: one step forward was a sheer precipice, and one step back was a sheer precipice as well.
As Lengleng wavered, the Merciless Ice Force bearing down on the crowd slowly intensified. The weakest, Ying Ziyu, was the first to give way; with a thud she dropped to her knees, yet she was still crying out: "Sister Lengleng, don't hesitate—we advance and retreat with you!"
"Right, advance and retreat together!" the others shouted after her.
Qiu Lingshan, closest to her, tugged at her hand and forced out a gentle smile. "From the moment you and Wei Zhao came together, we've been one family—a family that lives and dies together. You have no reason to go back with him, so there's no need to hesitate. Understand?"
"Sister Lingshan…" Lengleng had never been one to give way to emotion easily, but now her nose pricked with a sting, and suppressing the urge to weep, she said, "And all of you—please tell him for me. I'm going back first. I'll wait for him in the Primordial Small Jianghu. I'll wait for him there for a lifetime."
With that, ignoring everyone's protests, Lengleng strode toward Bing Wushuang. No one wanted to leave this place less than she did, but now she had to go. These people were so full of loyalty and feeling—all the more reason she could not harm them for her own sake.
Bing Wushuang watched this and gave a slight nod. Since Lengleng was being so sensible, it was no bad thing for him either; it saved him a great deal of trouble.
As for Xin Yi'an standing to one side, he had nothing more to say. This outcome was to his liking, satisfying to both sides: he could answer to Bing Wushuang, and he could answer to Wei Zhao. Unless it was necessary, he truly did not wish to stir up any mess.
Watching helplessly as Lengleng walked to Bing Wushuang's side, Qiu Lingshan, Wu Chengtian, and the rest were seething with agitation—but one and all were so pressed by the Merciless Ice Force that they could hardly breathe, let alone step forward to stop it.
"Let's go," Bing Wushuang said, turning to lead Lengleng away.
Just then, from the little wooden hut beside the Spirit Eye, a voice with a touch of amusement suddenly came: "Leaving just like that? Not even a hello for an old fellow like me?"
With the words, Lin Dongfang and Aunt Qing slowly emerged from the wooden hut. Utterly disregarding the omnipresent Merciless Ice Force around them, they walked, as if no one else existed, straight up to Bing Wushuang.
Bing Wushuang narrowed his eyes slightly. To him, Lin Dongfang was an utterly ordinary old man—and that was precisely what struck him as inconceivable. Even with one's toes one could figure it out: anyone who could stand here would naturally be no ordinary old man! (To be continued~^~)