Ningyan shook his head, frustration crossing his face.
"No, I don't want it," he muttered, his voice heavy with exhaustion. "There has to be someone else who wants it."
Jun Haoxuan nodded. "I will keep it under my watch until you decide what to do with it. In the meantime…"
His hand pressed against Ningyan's chest.
The world shifted.
The next second, they were back in the dungeon. And standing at the entrance was Yan Wuhen.
His expression was dull at first. Then his eyes met Ningyan's and everything lit up.
"Yan'er." He moved immediately, closing the distance in seconds before wrapping arms around Ningyan, possessively. Only then did his sharply gaze slide toward Haoxuan.
"So you're the one who killed them."
Jun Haoxuan didn't look impressed. "What are you doing here?"
"He came with me," Ningyan said quickly.
Haoxuan's eyes shifted between them. He was observing...
"The spirit mate chain is gone," he said slowly. "Yet you remain together. Why is that?"
