Back then, he had been rescued by Su An the Suwei, who was out hunting. Brought back to the settlement, he had expected to die because of his strange eyes, but Baili Xi saved him instead. The moment he opened his eyes, having narrowly escaped death, he had thought the scene before him was heaven.
The days spent with her afterward made him feel that this woman—whose every movement and posture possessed a unique charm, whose origins were shrouded in mystery, and whose methods were far from ordinary—if gods and demons had physical forms, they ought to look just like her.
He felt fortunate. Meeting her after brushing shoulders with death nine times over had probably exhausted all the remaining luck of his lifetime. Yet he was greedy, wanting to draw closer to her, no matter what...
Chapter 172