Forced love, an inescapable fate

Mu Qingli was deflated. He apologized to Wanyue and said "come on", then he held his waist and got ashore.

Wanyue and Baiyu started competing with each other. Both of their fish baskets were already half full. After Mu Qingli put on her shoes and socks, she and Qing'er cheered for them on the shore.

About half an hour passed before the two people in the river finally reached the shore.

It was obvious that there were more fish in Bai Yu's fish basket than Wan Yue's, and even though the two had been in the water for such a long time, there was no sign of fatigue on their faces. Bai Yu was fine, as he was a man and knew kung fu, but Wan Yue also looked calm and composed. Mu Qingli had to sigh that the gap between people was really too big.

Finally, after Qing'er counted the number of fish in the two fish baskets, she found that Wanyue's fish were indeed better than Baiyu's. Wanyue lost, and she had to fulfill the bet they had just made.

Finally, in the presence of Mu Qingli and Qing'er, he reluctantly retracted his previous evaluation of Bai Yu.

As for the fish they caught, since there were too many of them, most of them were released, and only four or five were left.

After Bai Yu cleaned the fish on the shore, Qing'er had already started a fire. Wanyue was obviously unhappy after losing and had no interest in grilling fish afterwards.

While Mu Qingli and Qing'er were busy grilling the fish, Bai Yu called Wanyue while he was collecting firewood.

Wanyue followed him reluctantly, rolling her eyes at his back, but was startled by Baiyu who suddenly turned around.

"Why, do you think I beat you?"

Wan Yue replied angrily, "I'm willing to accept defeat. I can certainly afford to lose."

"Then why are you looking so sullen? I haven't even exerted my full strength just now."

Wanyue was a little dissatisfied with Bai Yu's words.

"You didn't use your full strength? Then did I use my full strength? If you weren't afraid of being discovered by the princess, how could you possibly beat me? In the past, in the Dark Guard Camp, no one could beat me even by taking advantage of the situation."

Bai Yu slowly withdrew his gaze without saying a word. The two continued to walk forward, but the expressions on their faces gradually became heavy.

Wanyue followed him and saw that they had walked a long way. Just as she was about to speak, she heard Baiyu speak.

"Wanyue, you've lived an easy life for the past two years. Do you still remember our mission?"

Wanyue stopped and stood still. Baiyu also stopped and looked back at her, his eyes showing a seriousness different from before.

Neither of them spoke, and they looked into each other's eyes.

After a while, Wanyue withdrew her gaze, turned to look in the direction of Mu Qingli in the distance, and spoke lightly.

"She is the first person who has treated me kindly since I grew up. When I was in the Dark Guard Camp, all I did was training. No one ever cared whether I had enough to eat or whether I was dressed warmly. No one ever asked me if I was tired. Everyone was cold and seemed to be born to live for the mission. Sometimes I wonder what my life would be like if I had not become a Dark Guard but an ordinary person. Later, I came to Dongli Town and met the princess. During the two years I lived with her, I realized that ordinary people can live like this. The time I knew her was the happiest and most fulfilling day of my life. She has a simple mind and is not guarded against others. She is honest with everyone around her. She has never doubted the master, you or me. Maybe you will say she is stupid or dumb, but in my opinion, this is... This is how people live. People should live passionately and honestly. But the person she trusted the most was using her from beginning to end. All the beautiful friendships she thought of were just deceptions. I watched her worry about the master every day, and even tried every means to please Feng Zong, just so that Feng Zong could fully support the master in the future. Everything she did was for the master. Sometimes I feel sorry for her and even have the urge to tell her all this. Bai Yu, I know what you want to say. I haven't forgotten my mission and I know my identity, but I am also a human being. I also have feelings and my own selfish desires. No matter how the master wants to deal with the princess in the end, I will do my best to protect her life, even if it means sacrificing my own life. If you want to tell the master about my intentions, I won't stop you. Even if I get to the master, I will still say these words."

After Wanyue finished saying these words, Bai Yu still looked at her steadily. After a long time, he let out a long sigh.

"I've seen it all along, Wanyue. I'm just reminding you today. No matter what the master's intentions were in keeping Princess Qingli by his side, I'm afraid he has the same intentions as you. He can't bear to do it now. Otherwise, he would have done it before leaving Dongli Town. What I'm worried about is your selfishness, Wanyue. Even if the master can't bear to do it to the princess now, don't forget the master. You and I both know why the master sent us to the master. He won't tolerate the master's compassion and will take action sooner or later. I'm just reminding you today. Moreover, Fengzong is already suspicious of us. We must speed up and let him publicly choose his side with the master as soon as possible. Only in this way can the master gain a firm foothold in Shangjing."

Wan Yue naturally understood what Bai Yu said, but the longer they spent together, the more she felt she couldn't bear to continue deceiving Mu Qingli.

In Mu Qingli's opinion, the scene of the two of them standing opposite each other seemed like Bai Yu had just won the competition against Wan Yue, so he was sticking close to her to apologize.

She was fiddling with the grilled fish in her hand while gossiping with Qing'er.

"Qing'er, don't you think these two look quite a good match?"

Qing'er helped her, looked at the two people in the distance, smiled and nodded.

"Princess, they do look quite compatible."

"I said there was definitely something going on between these two, but Wanyue is still refusing to admit it. I guess Baiyu must have won the game just now, but Baiyu is also a fool. He doesn't know how to be more accommodating. Look, Wanyue is angry and is now admitting her mistake."

"My princess, what you said is correct. I think so as well. However, my princess, Miss Wanyue looks thin and weak, but I didn't expect her to be quite good at catching fish. Her movements are fast and accurate. If you hadn't said she didn't know kung fu, I would have thought she had practiced martial arts since she was a child like me."

Mu Qingli didn't think much about Qing'er's words and agreed with a few words.

"Wanyue is indeed stronger than the average woman, but everyone's physique is different, so it's not surprising."

"Maybe."