Insufficient balance

  Song Xue said: "You slept a lot during the day, and you're very spirited at night. Song Shu was nagging to come find you, so we came. What? Don't welcome us?" She now speaks to me without the former reserve, as if I were really one of their own family members.

  "Why wouldn't I be welcome? Song Song, isn't it time for you to start learning martial skills too?" At Song Song's age, he should be laying the foundation now.

  "Yes, I've already started learning from Dad, and Dad says I'm very smart!"

  I smiled faintly, just about to speak, when suddenly a black shadow flashed towards us like lightning. My heart skipped a beat, and I had already forgotten that I didn't have any energy left to use. Instinctively, I pulled Song Xue and Song Song behind me and shouted: "Be careful!" Who would dare to come onto the territory of the Holy Dragon Knights?

  The dark shadow moved extremely fast, and in an instant it arrived before me. Due to my energy being sealed, my eyesight was also much worse, I only felt a black shadow flash before my eyes, and with a "slap" sound, my face was heavily slapped. Even though I had thick skin, I was still hit so hard that I stumbled back several steps, my face burning with pain.

  I was furious and just about to shout, but suddenly I saw the other person's face clearly. Mo Yue, it was actually Mo Yue. How did she end up here?

  "I've been searching for you with such difficulty, and yet you're here in this small village, flirting and falling in love. You..." Mo Yue's voice was icy and devoid of any emotion.

  Before I could even speak, Song suddenly appeared from behind me and angrily said: "You, what are you doing hitting my brother Lei Xiang?"

  Mo Yue was in the midst of transforming, her black eyes flashing with intense hatred. Her slender sword quivered as she stabbed towards Song Song. I was taken aback, "Don't!", my body swayed to one side, and I took a step forward, blocking Song Song's path. The slender sword plunged into my right chest with a thud, but all I felt was a chill in my chest, without any intense pain. The dark energy transmitted from the sword instead made my meridians feel a refreshing coolness. I looked at Mo Yue's charming face and said, "Leave quickly, this isn't a place you should be."

  Seeing me draw my sword, Song Xue behind me let out a cry of surprise and raised her hand to release a magic bullet. I wanted to stop her but it was already too late.

  The moment the ink moon stabbed me, her eyes blurred, and two lines of tears rolled down her cheeks, wetting the collar of her shirt. "Leave, why do I have to leave? Do you know how hard it was for me to find you?"

  As she spoke, I had already discovered the hilt of the Ink Shadow sword exposed on her shoulder. It turned out that she had been relying on Ink Shadow to find me all along. What did she want from me? Was she here for revenge?

  "I said calmly, 'Mo Yue, I'm deeply sorry about what happened. I know my mistake is unforgivable and I'm willing to pay with my life to make it up to you. But now, you must leave quickly, this is the territory of the Holy Dragon Knights, if you don't go now, it will be too late.'"

  Mo Yue was after all in the midst of transformation, her brain quickly clearing up from excitement under my reminder. She discovered through her narrow sword that there wasn't a single thread of energy within me, clearly being restricted by someone else. Suddenly understanding my situation, upon hearing me mention past events, her pale face flushed with shame, gritting her teeth to say: "No, I won't leave, our matter hasn't been settled yet."

  A light sphere condensed in Song Xue's hand, and she threw it at Mo Yue with all her might. The light system magic released by her strength was not even visible to Mo Yue, and the light sphere disappeared without even passing through Mo Yue's protective black mist.

  The reaction of the Holy Dragon Knights was absolutely first-rate. As soon as Song Xue released the signal, more than a dozen figures rushed towards our location in an instant. However, they were still too slow. With a flash of light, Tian Yun's familiar figure appeared beside us. He didn't make a move, but instead looked at Mo Yue with furrowed brows.

  The wound on my chest has changed from numbness to severe pain, and blood is constantly flowing out. I shouted: "Tianyun, don't move!"

  Mo Yue said calmly: "If you want to fight, then let's fight, what am I afraid of?"

  Tianyun smiled faintly, his warm smile seemed terrifying in my eyes. "So it's a little demon girl, I'm surprised by many things, first a human who isn't from the demon clan cultivated into a four-winged fallen angel, and then a female fallen angel, it seems that the demon clan's power has increased."

  "Sky Cloud, don't hurt her, I beg of you."

  Tian Yun's expression changed slightly, and he said, "When I sealed your powers initially, you didn't plead with me. Why are you now pleading for someone who has hurt you? Give me a reason, and perhaps I'll consider accepting your suggestion." His warm smile seemed insincere to me, like that of a sly merchant.

  I glanced at Mo Yue and the dozen or so village experts who had already rushed up (because Tian Yun was there, they didn't dare make a sound, and just quietly stood by), and sighed: "Because she is my wife."

  What moved me the most after hearing my words was Mo Yue. She looked at me incredulously, loosened her grip, and the narrow sword slid out of my wound due to its own weight, clattering as it fell to the ground. As soon as the narrow sword dropped, a jet of blood spurted from my wound, I felt a wave of dizziness, and my body swayed before crashing to the ground.

  Next, it was Song Xue's turn. Her face turned deathly pale and she retreated several steps before falling to the ground with a thud.

  Tianyun saw me fall and hurriedly took a step forward, stretching out his hand to grab me. Mo Yue let out a sharp cry: "Don't touch him!" and struck Tianyun with her palm.

  "Tianyun frowned and said, 'What a feisty little girl.' With a strange wave of his palm in the air, Mo Yue's palm was instantly dissolved by him. He casually grabbed Mo Yue, and with a flash of light, Mo Yue fell to the ground. Tianyun bent down and patted me several times on the back, sealing my blood vessels and stopping the bleeding."

  I saw Mo Yue fall down and quickly undo her transformation, exclaiming in shock: "What did you do to her?"

  Tianyun glanced at me and said, "Don't worry, she's fine. She's just like you, her powers have been sealed by me. She'll wake up in a while."

  Back in the room, Tianyun called Songxue to put Mo Yue on my bed. He personally applied medicine to my wound. The sword that Mo Yue stabbed me with wasn't very deep. When she saw me dodge over, she subconsciously pulled the narrow sword back a bit. Due to my sturdy muscles and natural defensive strength, the narrow sword didn't pierce into my lungs, only stopping at the muscle layer. Therefore, my injury isn't too severe.

  "Tianyun asked: 'Is this demon clan woman really your wife?'"

  I nodded affirmatively and said, "Yes, she is my wife Mo Yue."

  "Is your wife still stabbing you with a sword? Do you know why she can transform into a fallen angel, I'm very interested in this."

  Song Song said: "Grandfather, Lei Xiang big brother was stabbed while trying to save me."

  Tianyun nodded and smiled at me: "So it's like that? Then her transformation..."

  I gave him a sideways glance and said irritably, "Of course I know, but I won't tell you." I didn't want to let him know about Mo Yue's identity.

  Tianyun smiled slightly and didn't ask further.

  Song Xue stood beside me, staring at me in a daze, her face pale and silent.

  Tianyun bandaged my wound and then turned to the others, saying: "Everyone get out, let him rest." With a flash of light, he disappeared first.

  I couldn't help but feel a little strange in my heart, why didn't Tianyun pursue Mo Yue? Could it be that he also wanted to lock her up here for the rest of her life?

  Song Xue asked sorrowfully as they were about to leave: "Lei Xiang big brother, is she really your wife?"

  "This is a good opportunity to refuse her, I nodded without hesitation: "Yes, Song Xue, she is my wife."

  After hearing my words, Song Xue's tears flowed again, and she covered her face and ran away. In the room, only I was left with Mo Yue, who had already fainted. I laid her body flat and carefully covered her with a quilt. Mo Yue's mouth curved upwards, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, and she looked even more beautiful than when I last saw her (was it psychological?). Her long eyelashes quietly rested on her eyelids, and although her face was somewhat pale, it still radiated a glow.

  I carefully pulled Mo Ming out from behind her, letting her sleep more peacefully. As soon as Mo Ming entered my hands, it suddenly emitted a pleasant hum, and a cool and familiar energy poured directly into me from the body of the sword. I instantly felt invigorated, and that dark energy rapidly rushed towards the acupuncture point on my forehead. Before I could stop it, it had already collided with the sealed boundary. Suddenly, a sharp pain spread through me, and my hand relaxed, dropping Mo Ming to the ground, which emitted a series of clear and crisp sounds.

  The power of the seal quickly absorbed the dark magic that invaded Mò Miǎo, and after a wave of pain in my mind, I regained my calm. At first, when Tiān Yún sealed the two energies within me, the dark magic was much stronger than the Kuáng Shén Dòu Qì, so the sealing power was also much stronger. Therefore, if the dark magic wanted to unseal itself, it would be relatively much more difficult.

  The sound of the ink falling to the ground woke up the sleeping Ink Moon, she had just fainted because her powers were sealed away. She opened her eyes in confusion and the first thing she saw was me. Her eyes reddened as she glared at me with hatred.

  I wiped away the cold sweat caused by the pain and apologized, "Sorry, I woke you up."

  Mo Yue snorted and said, "Didn't that sword just now almost kill you?"

  I smiled helplessly and said, "You missed the spot, and thanks for sparing my life, the stab wasn't deep, it's just a flesh wound."

  Mo Yue moved her body and exclaimed in surprise: "I... why is my body so heavy."

  I sighed and said, "Your abilities were sealed by Tianyun just now, you no longer have dark magic power, of course you would feel your body becoming heavier. At that time, if you had walked quickly, perhaps you could have still escaped."

  Mo Yue puckered her mouth and stared at me for a long time before saying, "So that's what you're saying, your abilities have also been sealed?"

  I nodded and said, "Of course, I had already lost all my power when I came. Sorry, I've dragged you into this. Tomorrow, I'll definitely ask Tianyun to let you go. After all, this has nothing to do with you."

  Mo Yue coldly snorted: "No need for you to be a good person, I won't appreciate it."

  I smiled bitterly and shook my head, saying: "Don't thank me, I'm the one who did something excessive to you back then. To this day, I still deeply regret it. I was wrong, and I ruined your lifelong happiness."

  After hearing my words, Mo Yue's eyes shot out a fierce and resentful glare, as if she couldn't wait to devour me whole.

  I know it's pointless to explain now, she said softly: "You rest, don't try to provoke the seal, with your power you can't break through, and you'll only end up hurting yourself."

  Mo Yue angrily said: "My affairs don't need your concern." After finishing speaking, she turned her head back inside and covered her head with a quilt.

  The whole room had only one bed, which was naturally given to her to sleep in. Although Mo Yue's sword strike wasn't deep, it still made me lose a lot of blood, and I walked wearily to the corner and sat down cross-legged, slowly cultivating my Crazy God Fighting Aura.

  After a while, Mo Yue suddenly said: "Why are you still here and not leaving? I want to rest now."

  I opened my eyes to find Mo Yue looking at me sideways, her big eyes shining brightly and spiritedly, not looking like she was being held back at all. I couldn't help but smile wryly: "It's not that I don't want to leave, it's just that this is my room, and earlier I told them you're my wife, if I go out now they'll be suspicious, which would be disadvantageous for you, let me stay here instead, I promise I won't move from this spot." By the end of my words, there was already a pleading tone in my voice.

  Mo Yue stared at me, her eyes flashing with complex light, "So that's what you're saying, this quilt, pillow and bed are all the ones you've slept on." She struggled to get up from the bed and walked towards the stone gate.

  She was actually concerned about the things I had used, in fact, not only the quilt, pillow and bed that I slept on, but also her... I couldn't let her leave, so I blocked the door and said softly: "Don't be like this, now we are both in a dangerous situation, don't think too much."

  Mo Yue exerted herself and pushed me away, saying angrily: "Get out of the way."

  She happened to push at the place where I was stabbed by a narrow sword just now, and it hurt so much that I took in a breath of cold air, retreated two steps, leaned against the door, and my face turned pale. The wound that was bandaged earlier started bleeding again, and since I'm wearing light-colored clothes now, the blood stained through the collar very clearly.

  A hint of tenderness flashed in Mo Yue's eyes, and although I was struggling with pain, I still caught it. My heart skipped a beat - could it be that she really has feelings for me?

  Mo Yue no longer insisted and walked over to another corner to sit down, saying: "You go sleep in your dirty bed yourself."

  I helplessly shook my head, sat on the bed, re-bandaged the wound, and said: "It's very cold here at night, so it's better for you to sleep on the bed. I'll remove the quilt cover, pillowcase, and sheets, so they're clean, okay?"

  Perhaps she had never seen me so humble, Mo Yue was stunned and didn't say a word of refutation. I quickly withdrew the things I said earlier and threw them in the corner, sitting up straight with a polite posture towards Mo Yue.

  I wrapped the bit of wild and fierce aura I had just gathered around my hand, picked up Mo Ming and put him aside, Mo Yue returned to bed, covered himself with the quilt, turned his back on me, and refused to look at me.

  I can finally let out a sigh of relief. Due to my apology to Mo Yue, I would do whatever she asked without hesitation. I sat back down in the same spot as before, and the intense fatigue caused me to give up on cultivating, leaning against something and slowly falling asleep.

  I told Mo Yue that it was very cold here at night, not just saying it casually. In this valley, the temperature difference between morning and evening is huge. At midnight, I was frozen awake. I struggled to get up, and Mo Yue had already started breathing evenly. I looked around and found the quilt cover, pillowcase, and sheets that I had abandoned in the corner. Better than nothing, I took the three things over, wrapped my body with them, curled up in the corner, and fell asleep again.

  It's so cold, my body keeps trembling, I want to open my eyes, but find that my eyelids are extremely heavy, and I can't exert any strength at all. My consciousness is a bit blurry. Am I sick?

  Ever since grandma passed away that year, I've been working hard and have never fallen ill, so how could this happen today...?

  A cool small hand was placed on my head, making me feel much more comfortable, and I gradually lost consciousness, falling into a deep sleep.

  "Water, water, water." I shouted out my need. A trickle of cool water flowed into what seemed to be a parched mouth, down the throat, and suddenly made me feel much more comfortable. It was as if something had been lifted off my head, and after a while, it was replaced with an ice-cold soft object. The coolness from my head combined with the drink, suddenly made me feel refreshed, but my head still felt heavy.

  It took a long time for my consciousness to clear up again, and I felt much more comfortable than the last time I woke up. As I opened my eyes, everything in front of me was blurry, and all the joints in my body were extremely sore. As my vision gradually cleared, I realized that I was lying on a stone bed, with no one around me, and everything in the stone room remained unchanged. A oil lamp was lit in the room, and outside the window was pitch black, it seemed to be night already.

  Where did Mo Yue go? I felt a sudden surge of anxiety in my heart, wanting to struggle and get up, but found that I couldn't exert any strength at all, and could only barely move my hands and feet. Just then, the sound of arguing came from outside the door.

  "No way, you can't go in. He's ill and needs rest." Although the voice was cold, it made me breathe a sigh of relief because it was Mo Yue's voice.

  "It's precisely because Leixiang is ill that I want to go see him, move aside." The voice was clear and gentle, it was Song Xue.

  Mo Yue coldly smiled and said: "I am his wife, he's ill of course I'll take care of him, no need for others to worry. You're not here for the first time either, you should know that when I say don't come in, it means don't come in." I was taken aback, suddenly feeling a surge of joy in my heart, and my illness seemed to have improved by 30%. Mo Yue actually acknowledged she's my wife, looks like there really is hope for resolving the grudge between us.

  "Why?"

  Mo Yue said domineeringly: "Why not? If I don't let you in, then I won't let you in."

  A tender voice said: "Cold and icy big sister, can you let me and my sister go in to see Ray Shang brother? I miss him so much." It was Song Song. Hearing Song Song's longing for me, a warmth rose in my heart. For some reason, I had an inexplicable feeling towards Song Song.

  Mo Yue's voice softened a lot, "Alright, you can go in and take a look at him, but your sister cannot enter."

  Song Xue seemed very angry, "If my brother can see him, why can't I?"

  Mo Yue said with a straight face and a strong tone: "He is my husband. You are just a girl, don't you feel ashamed to look at other people's husbands?"

  "You..."

  The door opened, and I turned my head to see Song Song walking in alone. It seemed that Mo Yue had blocked Song Xue outside. I smiled and said, "Song Song, have you come to see your brother? Come over quickly."

  Song Song ran to me in a few steps, pounced on me, and looked at me carefully with his beautiful big eyes. "Lei Xiang brother, your face doesn't look good. They said you're sick. Song Song came to see you. Here, this is what I left behind and didn't bear to eat. You eat it, Dad says it's good for the body." As he spoke, he pulled over my hand and put a handful of green beans in my palm, which seemed to be made from grains or something. I couldn't bear to go against his kind intentions, so I smiled and accepted them.

  Song Song said in a small voice: "The big sister outside is so fierce, my sister and I have come several times today, but she won't let us in."

  My heart skipped a beat, could it be that Mo Yue is jealous of Song Xue? That's why she didn't let her in. If that's the case, then it means she has feelings for me. To be honest, towards Mo Yue, I only have deep regret, and not the kind of intense emotions I had with Zi Yan and Zi Xue. The wonderful feeling of our first union is still unforgettable to this day. I promised the Zi sisters that I would live on, and the only way to ease my conscience is to marry Mo Yue as my wife.

  "Song Song, it's getting late, you should hurry back and get some rest."

  Song Song shook his head and said, "No, I want to spend more time with Brother Leixiang. Song Song misses Brother Leixiang."

  I gently stroked his head and said softly, "Lei Xiang Gege knows that Song Song is the most obedient, listen to Gege's words, go back and rest. You can come again in the future."

  "Okay, I'll come find brother again tomorrow. Leixiang brother, you must get better soon. When you're better, you have to accompany me."

  "I will."

  "Goodbye, Lei Xiang brother." Song Song jumped out and ran away. After sending off Song Song, I took a deep breath and tried to gather the remaining Crazy God's energy in my body, but found that there was no energy existing.

  Song Xue and Song Song seemed to have left, and there was no noise outside. After a while, the stone gate opened, and Mo Yue walked in. She held a basin of water in her hand, with a towel draped over the edge of the basin. Without saying a word, she took two steps forward and placed the basin on the bedside table. She reached out and removed the warm towel from my head, washed it in the water, wrung it dry, folded it into a square shape, and put it back on my head. As I watched her perform each action, I felt a warmth in my heart. These things, she had probably never done before, always being served by others, yet now serving me instead.

  I said: "Thank you Mo Yue, how long have I been unconscious?"

  Mo Yue said coldly, "It's been a whole day already. Don't get me wrong, I won't forgive you. I took care of you because I wanted to personally find you and take revenge. Once you're better, I won't show any mercy. When did you wake up?"

  I secretly smiled in my heart, understanding that she was afraid I had heard what she and Song Xue said earlier. In order not to make her embarrassed, I replied: "Ah, it was only after Song Xue came in just now that I woke up."

  Mo Yue nodded, seeming to let out a sigh of relief, and said: "Last night you caught a chill, early this morning I found you curled up on the ground shivering, only then did I realize you were ill. Then I got you onto the bed. Yesterday that person came to give you some herbal medicine, saying that you had to use a cold towel to cool your head or it wouldn't work. Are you better now?"

  I forced a smile and said, "It's not that easy. Yesterday was really sorry, in order to protect you, I had no choice but to say you were my wife. Now your abilities have also been sealed away, and we don't know when we can escape from here. I understand you hate me, but I hope during this difficult time, you can put aside past grievances. We only have a chance of escaping if we work together. Okay?"

  Mo Yue looked at me with a sincere expression and hesitated for a moment before saying: "Alright, do you have any way to escape?"

  Seeing her so easily agree to my request, I was overjoyed. Mo Yue's hatred towards me was gradually decreasing. As long as this continued, I would have the opportunity to make amends with her. I said softly: "For now, there isn't a good solution yet, but I've been working hard to break through the seal they placed on me, and some progress has already been made. Once our energy can recover, we'll have hope for escape. We can't rush things, we must wait."

  "Moon Ink nodded and said: 'Then how much longer will it take you to break through the seal?'"

  "This I don't say is good, maybe several months, maybe need several years."

  "What? So long, are we going to be trapped here forever?"

  "Otherwise, do you have any other way? You've also seen Tianyun's strength, we simply don't have the power to fight back, and can only wait for an opportunity."

  Mo Yue fell silent, as if lost in thought.

  I felt a wave of fatigue and said: "Help me up, I still have to go over there to sleep. It's late at night, you should rest too."

  Mo Yue woke up from her contemplation and frowned: "Do you want to die? You're already injured and ill, just honestly sleep here."

  I helplessly said: "Me sleep here? Then what about you? It's very cold at night. If you also get sick, then isn't that even more hopeless?"

  Mo Yue said in a bad mood: "Mind your own business. You just sleep with your own, I will take care of myself."

  I turned around, my body shifted inward, my back to Mo Yue. The room suddenly darkened, the oil lamp went out, and I could almost hear my own heart pounding violently. The quilt moved slightly, a cold wind swept in, and I shuddered all over. A supple body slipped in beside me. Ah, just as I thought, now I don't have to worry about Mo Yue's problem anymore. If she hated me to the bone, even if she died, she wouldn't have close contact with me again.

  Because the stone bed was very narrow, our bodies couldn't help but touch. Mo Yue's body had an astonishing elasticity, and although there were several layers of clothes in between, I could clearly feel that she seemed to be a bit tense too, burrowing into the quilt without moving, her body stiffly lying behind me. The quilt was relatively small, so I estimated that now a small part of her body might still be outside the quilt. Thus, I gently shifted the quilt, making some space on my side for her.

  Mo Yue's voice was no longer cold as before, "You're sick, or you're covering up. I'm only sleeping here to escape... Sleeping here, you're not allowed to think wildly, nor are you allowed to move wildly."

  Girls usually say the opposite when they're in bed, so if she says no, it means yes. I seized the opportunity and struggled to turn over, facing Mo Yue, her breath entering my nostrils with a faint scent of orchid. Her breathing seemed a bit urgent, and I whispered: "But if you catch a cold, that's not good either." With all my strength, I quickly raised my right hand to wrap around Mo Yue, pulling my body close, and suddenly we were in full contact. Mo Yue let out a startled cry, saying: "What are you doing?"

  We were almost face to face, and I hastily said: "I won't do anything, so we can both be under the quilt without freezing. I guarantee that nothing will happen." With my current physical condition, even if I wanted to do something, it would be all in vain anyway.

  Mo Yue's stiff body gradually softened under my body temperature, her body shrunk down, her head leaned against my chest, and she wrapped her arms around my waist, not making a sound. Under her silent consent, I tightened my hug on her hand, feeling a thrill in my heart, and the illness seemed to have improved a lot. I sniffed the fragrance between her hair, feeling the strong temptation brought by her plump body, and couldn't fall asleep for half the night.

  "I whispered: 'Mo Yue, are you asleep?'"

  "Really?"

  "Sorry."

  Mo Yue raised her head, looking at me with a complex expression in her eyes, "What's wrong."

  Under the moonlight outside the window, I gazed steadily into her beautiful eyes and said, "Can you give me a chance? I'm willing to spend my whole life making up for the harm I've caused you."

  After hearing my words, Mo Yue's whole body trembled slightly, lowered her head, and hugged me tightly without responding. I said with sincerity: "I know that what I did to you back then was really despicable and beneath contempt, but at the time, I was truly blinded by anger. Now, I understand that there aren't any feelings between us yet, but after all, we've already become husband and wife in reality. Feelings can be slowly cultivated, believe me, I will definitely be a good husband, I will forever protect you and not let you suffer even the slightest harm. Give me a chance."

  Moyue was nestled in my arms, her body trembling constantly. I felt that my chest had already become wet. I understood that now was not the time to pressure her too much. As long as she had feelings for me, we would eventually succeed. So, I tightly hugged her and gradually fell asleep amidst an overwhelming sense of fulfillment.

  At dawn, when I woke up, the person in my arms had already disappeared, and the stone room was empty again. My body seemed to have recovered a lot, and I struggled to sit up, shouting loudly: "Mo Yue."

  The door creaked open, and Mo Yue walked in with a basin of steaming water. Her face was no longer icy, but had a hint of shyness as she approached, "Are you feeling better?"

  I let out a sigh of relief and said, "I'm much better now. I was really scared just now. I thought..."

  Mo Yue smiled slightly and said, "Do you think I've left? Have you forgotten that we're both prisoners, where can I go? Wash your face and have something to eat."

  I readily agreed, and after washing up, I had breakfast with her, which was sent by the villagers. Mo Yue covered me with a quilt like she would take care of her husband, cleaned up the bowls and dishes, and sent them out. I found that I really liked her current gentle and elegant appearance, this kind of her is beautiful and touching.