However, even though Xai Lin wasn't going to push for answers from him, An Mo felt that he at least should say a few more words to put her at ease.
An Mo's arms that were wrapped around Xai Lin's shoulders, tighten as he softly said in Xai Lin's ear.
"Xai-xai, I will say a few words in a moment, so just listen carefully, okay?"
Xai Lin paused, and she seemed to know what An Mo was about to do, but the words of dissuasion that were on the tip of her tongue were swallowed back down her throat. Instead, she nodded in reply to An Mo's words.
After getting Xai Lin's reply, An Mo used his Divine Black Tortoise's ability and created a runic sound barrier. He then took some time organizing his thoughts, before taking a deep breath and then saying quickly in a low whisper.
"My ability to see someone's fate is related to my Qilin's bloodline that allows me to faintly sense the Heavenly Dao laws between heaven and earth, and my Three-Legged Divine Crow bloodline ability, Myriad Dao Eyes, which allow me to see through the essence of all things and capture those illusive Heavenly Dao Laws. Thus, I'm able to glimpse a person's fate. However, there are people and things I can't see the fate of directly, like you, as well as that Sikong and this Seong human. However, I can see their fate indirectly through the eyes of others around them, though it's fragmented."
Even though An Mo said this in one breath, in between, his face had already turned deathly pale while a tearing pain exploded from his Sea of Consciousness. However, he managed to endure it and finish his words.
But right after An Mo finished, he suddenly turned his head away from Xai Lin and coughed up a mouthful of bright red blood.
Thankfully, he had managed to retract his bloodlines from that mouth full of blood before it came out, or else someone might have seen him coughing up golden blood.
However, that wasn't the end of it. After coughing up a mouth full of blood, An Mo's cultivation aura also weakened, and it seemed like he was about to fall from the mid-stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm back to the early stage. But suddenly, the remnant power of the heavenly tribulation's lightning still remaining in his bloodlines, appeared at this moment and offset the backlash.
Due to this, An Mo's cultivation base stabilized on the precipice of falling from the mid-stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm.
However, even though An Mo retained his newly advanced cultivation base, this series of combinations made him completely listless.
Xai Lin had already caught An Mo, who weakly lean against her chest.
"B—Big brother An Mo!"
Su Jin also ran over to An Mo's side, his little face full of shock and worry as he looked at An Mo's pale complexion.
Even though he was a few feet away from the two, he had not been able to hear An Mo's whispers due to the sound barrier, so to him, it just seemed like the two were talking when out of nowhere his Big Brother suddenly coughed up blood. He even sensed that An Mo's cultivation base had almost dropped by a minor realm, which meant this sudden injury was by means small.
How could Su Jin not be frightened?
Stopping Xai Lin, who was wiping the blood dripping from his lips, An Mo hurriedly comforted Su Jin.
"Little Jin, don't worry. It's just a little injury that will heal soon."
Su Jin's eyes were already slightly red, and tears had involuntarily well up within them. If it weren't for the fact that he saw An Mo's pale face visibly recovering a bit of its color, he wouldn't have believed such an injury was truly small.
"Mn!"
Su Jin replied while wiping his eyes. He knew An Mo's injry was related to what they were just discussing, but he decisively chose not to ask.
"Alright, don't talk anymore. Focus on recovering from your injuries."
Xai Lin said as she went back to wiping away the remaining traces of blood on An Mo's lips.
Hearing Xai Lin's words, An Mo immediately detected something amiss within them. He hurriedly turned to look at Xai Lin, but by the time he looked at her, she had already restrained that faint emotion he had sensed.
Worried, An Mo stared into Xai Lin's icy blue eyes for a moment then said.
"Xai-xai, don't blame yourself. I would have told you even if you had refused."
Xai Lin pursed her lips upon hearing An Mo's words. Turning away to dodge An Mo's bright golden eyes, she said.
"You're too perceptive sometimes. I already know your temperament, but I just feel you shouldn't have to get hurt just to put me at ease. In the future, if you really can't discuss such things without getting injured, there is no need to force yourself."
The worry in An Mo's heart faded and was replaced with a warm feeling. Smiling, he said.
"Mn, I only said it this time to give you a clearer understanding of my situation. It's just that the Heavenly Dao is too stingy, only allowing me to say so little. But I did manage to cover the main points without my cultivation regressing."
Upon hearing those words, Xai Lin suddenly thought back on her Foundation Establishment lightning tribulation and its desperate attempts to strike An Mo to increase his cultivation base. Immediately, her beautiful blue eyes widen like saucers, while an incredulous expression appeared on her face.
"Don't tell me—You don't mean that the lightning tribulation's purpose was to offset your words from just now do you?"
An Mo released a chuckle, but he didn't answer and merely smiled at Xai Lin.
Xai Lin understood when he saw An Mo's like this. Even discussing the Heavenly Dao's machinations would result in its retaliation.
But thinking that the Heavenly Dao of this world would go out of its way to concoct such a scheme to help An Mo, she didn't know whether to be surprised, or deeply worried. Surely, being this favored by the Heavenly Dao wouldn't be all good would it?
While Xai Lin was thinking these thoughts, An Mo suddenly leaned forward and lightly kissed her on the lips.
A faint taste of blood spread between the two of them for a brief moment before An Mo pulled back.
"Xai-xai, don't worry. I won't be harmed, and I won't let you be harmed as well. I promise you this."
Xai Lin looked up at An Mo, who seemed to have already recovered from his injuries, and saw the determination in his eyes.
"Hm, I understand."
Xai Lin responded softly, a smile appearing on her lips.
But suddenly, a voice cut in from nowhere to interrupt this intimate moment.
"Hey, they kissed!"
"Haha, to think kids nowadays would be so bold as to show affection in a public setting like this. I must be getting old."
Upon hearing those voices, Xai Lin and An Mo were startled. They hurriedly turned their heads to the side, only to see that a few people had stopped a distance away and were staring at them with strange smiles.
They were originally on the side of the street near the mouth of a deserted alleyway, but there were still people passing by. So, when An Mo had suddenly coughed up a mouth full of blood, a few cultivators had stopped to watch.
Though they weren't so bold as to eavesdrop using their Soul Sense, just watching was fine for them. But who would have thought their decision to stop and watch, would result in them seeing a young couple's display of affection?
Feeling a bit envious, a few of them couldn't help but say a few teasing words.
Seeing that the two youths had looked over, they actually didn't stop but continued to speak.
"Hey, little friends, perhaps you two need to get a room at an Inn."
"Yeah, that's right. Even though the city is a bit crowded with visitors, there are one or two Inns that still have rooms. Do you want me to show you where they are?"
At first, An Mo wasn't concerned about being seen kissing his Xai-xai, but hearing these humans increasingly outrageous words, his face quickly turn completely red.
"I-I…"
An Mo wanted to speak, but he could only let out few stuttering words.
However, An Mo's reaction only emboldened these few people. Soon, it didn't take long for their words to draw a more people to this area.
With a similarly red face, Xai Lin glared at these gossipy-loving cultivators before quickly grabbing An Mo's hand and hurrying off to find an Inn.
Since tonight was the Han Clan's banquet, they need to discuss how they were going to sneak inside the Han Clan and find Seong before it was too late.
"El-Elder Sister, Elder Brother, wait for me!"
Su Jin called out as he hurried after Xai Lin and An Mo's retreating figures.
"Haha, look, they've run off embarrassed!"
"Tsk, Tsk, dare to be so openly affectionate, how can their skins be so thin?"
"That's right, don't they know single dogs like us hate public display of affection the most? Haha!"
Hearing those faint voices behind her, Xai Lin cursed those people under her breath for being shameless, while her pace of walking sped up even more.