Mo Yan's fears finally came true
Everyone kept whispering the name of that couple,
even if they didn't know who they truly were.
Flashback ends...
Mo Yan was still standing there, holding Yu Sui's wrist.
He didn't say a word.
But what could he possibly say?
There was nothing left between them that hadn't already been understood.
A silence louder than screams filled the room
a silence that dripped like molten lead.
Meanwhile, at the Liuguang Sect,
his disciples stood watch outside Mo Yan's chamber,
completely unaware...
that their master was no longer inside.
Yu Sui finally broke the silence.
His voice cracked with helplessness
as if every word was being forced out,
as if speaking them meant dragging a mountain across his chest.
"Mo Yan...
You don't even know what I am...
And yet, you keep coming back to me…
Why?"
"Why can't we be separated, Mo Yan?
You're the High King
Chasing after a demon like me doesn't suit your name.
You should stay far... far away from me."
"Because my soul...
is forged from a hundred thousand vengeful spirits, demons, and monsters.
Every time I fight, I can barely release 9% of my power.
But if even by mistake I unleash 30%...
Or 50%...
The entire world
will burn."
Yu Sui turned toward Mo Yan.
The latter still hadn't let go of his hand
hadn't spoken a word.
He simply stood there,
as if honoring every breath, every wound Yu Sui revealed.
Yu Sui took a step closer
and with pain so raw it cracked his voice and broke his gaze,
he whispered…
"Mo Yan…
One day I will leave.
I have to leave.
It's the only way to keep you…
to keep everyone safe."
He pulled Mo Yan into a tender embrace
one that carried a finality,
like a flower folding into itself before winter.
"My King...
Please, stop following me.
I am not worthy of you."
And just like that,
he placed the ancient map in Mo Yan's hand...
and turned away.
Step by step,
he vanished into the shadows.
Mo Yan,
who had remained frozen all this while,
collapsed to the ground the very moment Yu Sui left.
His face, still expressionless,
was drenched in tears.
His body trembled uncontrollably
because in that moment,
it wasn't just his heart that broke.
It was his soul...
split in two.
And one half
had left with Yu Sui.