Chapter 120: Ask the world, what is love? It makes one willing to die for another

Li Mochou had not spoken, her expression terrifyingly calm.

"So this is my punishment?"

Li Mochou thought of her life since meeting Lu Zhanyuan—how she had become ruthless and killed countless people due to love turning into hate.

Every moment, she had been torturing her own cold heart.

It was Gu Hanyuan who gave her warmth, gave her light, and gave her the thought of starting over.

Yet, she had lost him because of her own momentary willfulness.

"Ask the world, what is love? It makes one willing to die for another."

Li Mochou chanted softly as she stepped toward the pool.

At this moment, there was not a trace of Lu Zhanyuan's shadow in her heart; she only wanted to go down and accompany Gu Hanyuan.

She could not let him sleep alone in the cold pool.

Hong Lingbo, awakened by Li Mochou, looked at her with confusion.

Seeing her walking step by step into the pool, the water soon soaked her skirt again.

"Master!"

Although Hong Lingbo was also very sorrowful, she hadn't expected Li Mochou to be so resolute.

It was just that she didn't understand what it meant to fear nothing more than giving hope and then despair.

In her ears, she seemed to hear again the clear and gentle voice of Gu Hanyuan, who had saved her from Qiu Chuji's sword when they first met.

"Are you alright, Miss?"

She still remembered his gentle, caring gaze and the hot hand that had lingered on her waist.

Even though the cold pool water had submerged Li Mochou's waist, the places where he had touched seemed to still be burning.

For the first time, she had started to care about a man other than Lu Zhanyuan.

Listening to him defend her and angrily rebuke the Quanzhen Sect with such righteousness, she felt inexplicably inferior—was she really worthy of being protected by someone as brilliant as him?

She had even felt jealous when he cared for her junior sister Xiaolongnu and her disciple Hong Lingbo.

He hadn't looked at her differently after learning her identity, and that sudden understanding had awakened the grievances in her heart.

"Fairy Li, are you in pain because you were just hurt by the Quanzhen Sect? Shall I vent your anger for you?"

She still remembered the emotion she felt when he said those words.

The water submerged Li Mochou's neck, but her expression still did not waver.

Watching him fight six opponents alone, heroic and spirited, battling the crowd, she was even more attracted by his every word and action.

Breaking into the Tiangang Big Dipper Formation, she had originally wanted to repay the favor of him saving her once, but ended up being saved by him again when she fell into crisis, and she owed him even more.

"You two silly girls, don't add to the trouble."

That slap had seemed to disperse the hatred that had been torturing her for years.

"Fairy Li, has your anger been vented?"

A single sentence warmed her heart.

When he discovered that her body was sensitive, the shame in her heart outweighed the anger, and there wasn't even a trace of repulsion.

The "Jade Maiden Heart Sutra" and the truth about her master had caused her to collapse, but they had also resolved her hatred for her master and her jealousy of her junior sister.

Even before leaving, he was still worried about her safety, giving her divine martial arts manuals without hesitation, just so she would have more ability to protect herself.

She gently closed her eyes and sank into the water, without struggle, without resistance, only peace.

He had forcefully broken into her heart, erasing Lu Zhanyuan's shadow.

It was as if from the moment she saw him, her hatred had been dissolved by him bit by bit.

He was like a savior, rescuing her when she thought she was beyond saving.

If I had never seen the sun, I could have endured the darkness.

"Hanyuan, I'm coming to find you."

Li Mochou's consciousness gradually blurred.

Gu Hanyuan was currently sitting cross-legged on a protruding rock in the passage.

The underwater secret passage of the Ancient Tomb was actually an underground waterway.

Moreover, there were numerous tributaries, which was why there were so many undercurrents; it was indeed difficult for an ordinary person to pass through without a map.

He hadn't entered the water yet when he used 1,800 villain points to upgrade the breath-holding secret technique in the "Nine Yin Manual" to mastery, allowing him to hold his breath underwater for the time of an incense stick.

After figuring out the route, he found a place where he could stay.

At this moment, he was just considering how long it would be appropriate to surface.

Gu Hanyuan had been paying attention to the divine sense tracking on Xiaolongnu and Li Mochou.

He saw that Xiaolongnu had been moving after jumping into the water, clearly searching for him.

However, not long after, Li Mochou also jumped in, but she hadn't moved much.

He thought of a possibility and suddenly lost the mood to ponder slowly.

He jumped off the rock and swam toward Li Mochou.

Sure enough, Li Mochou had already sunk to the bottom of the pool, her eyes closed, having drowned and fallen unconscious.

Gu Hanyuan frowned; he hadn't expected Li Mochou to be so resolute.

He swam over quickly, gave her a breath of air first, and hurriedly brought her to the surface...

Hong Lingbo was feeling sorrowful for Li Mochou when she suddenly heard the sound of breaking water and subconsciously looked at the surface.

"Brother Gu! Master!"

Hong Lingbo shouted in surprise upon seeing the two.

Gu Hanyuan didn't have time to pay attention to her; he laid Li Mochou flat on the ground and began to perform chest compressions and artificial respiration.

He suddenly felt a bit of regret; such a good girl shouldn't have been made to feel sad.

When Hong Lingbo saw Gu Hanyuan's actions, she thought he was taking advantage of Li Mochou while she was unconscious from drowning.

After all, to people of this era, emergency drowning rescue didn't look like something a decent person would do.

But looking at the serious expression on his face, it didn't seem like it, and she didn't believe Gu Hanyuan was someone who would take advantage of others.

Fortunately, Li Mochou coughed up water not long after.

"Mochou! Mochou!"

In her daze, Li Mochou seemed to hear someone calling her, and then she felt a warmth on her lips, and a hot breath was breathed into her mouth.

She slowly opened her closed eyes and saw Gu Hanyuan's handsome face filled with nervousness and excitement.

Moreover, Gu Hanyuan's hands were still maintaining the action of chest compressions.

If someone else had done this, she would have killed them by now. ===== CHAPTER 122 =====