Silence filled the room.
Too quiet.
Too heavy.
Xu Lin didn't move.
Because Mo Xuan
Was still standing in front of him.
Unsteady.
But refusing to fall.
"…Mo Xuan?"
No answer.
Xu Lin stepped closer.
Slowly.
Carefully.
"…You said you'd protect me…"
A pause.
"…So don't collapse now."
For a moment
Nothing happened.
Then
A faint breath.
"…You talk too much."
Relief hit him instantly.
"…You're fine."
"…I didn't say that."
Before Xu Lin could react
Mo Xuan's body shifted.
And this time
He couldn't hold himself up.
Xu Lin caught him.
The weight
Real.
Warm.
Too real.
"…Hey!"
No response.
Mo Xuan's eyes were half-closed.
His breathing
Uneven.
Xu Lin's chest tightened.
"…You're hurt…"
Of course he was.
That attack
It wasn't normal.
"…What am I supposed to do…"
No answer.
Because for the first time
Xu Lin realized something.
He didn't understand this world at all.
And yet
He was already part of it.
Minutes passed.
Xu Lin sat beside him.
Watching.
Waiting.
"…Why would you do that…"
Silence.
"…You don't even know me."
A lie.
Because
Deep down
It didn't feel like that.
Mo Xuan stirred slightly.
"…Wrong."
Xu Lin froze.
"…What?"
A weak breath.
"…I know you."
Those words
Hit differently.
"…You just don't remember me."
Silence.
Xu Lin's heart pounded.
Because
That again.
That feeling.
"…Then tell me."
A pause.
"…Who am I to you?"
Mo Xuan didn't answer immediately.
Instead
His eyes opened slightly.
Dark.
Focused.
"…Someone I won't lose again."
The room went still.
Xu Lin couldn't speak.
Because
That didn't sound like obsession.
It sounded like
Something deeper.
Something dangerous.
Far above
The Heavenly Realm was no longer silent.
Lian Yue stood before Wei Tian.
Her expression tense.
"…He interfered again."
Wei Tian's gaze remained cold.
"…As expected."
A pause.
"…And Xu Lin?"
Silence.
Then
"…He reacted."
That changed everything.
Wei Tian's eyes narrowed slightly.
"…So the seal is weakening."
The air grew colder.
"…We don't have time anymore."
Lian Yue stepped forward.
"…What are you planning?"
A pause.
Then
Calm.
Final.
"…We bring him back."
Silence.
Sharp.
Lian Yue's breath caught.
"…By force?"
Wei Tian didn't hesitate.
"…If necessary."
Those words
Were heavier than any judgment before.
Because this time
It wasn't just about punishment.
It was about control.
Back in the human world
Xu Lin sat in silence.
Mo Xuan leaned against him
Still weak.
But his presence
Still overwhelming.
Xu Lin looked down at him.
Conflicted.
"…You're trouble."
A faint smile.
"…And you're still here."
That
Made him pause.
Because it was true.
He could have left.
But he didn't.
And that choice
Might change everything.
Outside
The air shifted again.
But this time
It wasn't Mo Xuan.
It wasn't familiar.
It was something else.
Watching.
Waiting.
And ready to act.
Because this time…
Heaven wasn't going to wait. 🖤🔥