His gaze drifted indifferently over everyone and then softened as his eyes settled back on Mu Ruyue, a gentle arc forming at the corners of his lips.
"Don't worry, with me here, no one will hurt you, just as it was a thousand years ago."
A thousand years ago, since they met, this woman was destined to stay in his life. Even after a millennium, his feelings for her remained unchanged...
Mu Ruyue lifted her eyes to the white-haired man before her, involuntarily reaching out to brush through his heart-achingly white locks, her eyelashes quivering slightly, a trace of distress passing through her dark eyes.
"Bai Ze, it must have been hard for you, waiting all these years..."
Bai Ze shook his head, a soft smile playing on his lips, "I have memories with you, so it wasn't hard. They... were enough to sustain me through the millennium..."
Suddenly, within the crowd, a shrill cry of surprise rang out.
