Chapter 142

142 KISS BEFORE SEPARATION

Shao Meihui originally had extremely pale skin, and because she always wore black clothes, her skin looked like snow under the black sky. The girl also had a pair of black eyes, and that only added contrast to her white skin.

Not only did her skin look like snow, but even her demeanor was extremely cold as if her entire body was made of snow. She rarely pulled her lips into a smile, and she often looked sullen instead.

And now that her body had become so stiff with no soul in it, no one would be able to see that rare smile again. Her pale skin looked even paler when the blood was no longer flowing within her body, and the pair of dark eyes would forever hide behind closed eyelids.

“Poison needles have the ability to destroy a werewolf’s Life Crystal, so it’s no wonder Young Lady Shao was killed immediately even if only one needle pierced her body,” Emperor Bai Guowei broke the silence as his blue eyes continued to stare at the lifeless body lying on the ground in front of him.

A snort could be heard after the white-haired Emperor voiced his analysis. “You still dare to say that when you were the one who caused her to meet her death, Your Majesty?” Crown Prince Bai Renshu once again openly attacked his father.

“I’ve said that I know nothing about what’s going on in this forest, so you can stop blaming me for things I never did, Bai Renshu!”

“I won’t believe in you before you can prove your innocence, Your Majesty!”

It seemed that the father and son pair were about to quarrel again, and Bai Chen used the opportunity to grab Wu Jinhai’s sleeve before forcing the man to quietly move away from the crowd surrounding Shao Meihui’s corpse.

It turned out that Bai Renshu had brought Shao Meihui to the core of the forest where the dangerous beasts were trapped there before someone destroyed the barrier, and that was why the three men were able to observe the corpse while discussing the cause of her death.

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Emperor Bai Guowei had just voiced his opinion regarding the condition of the corpse, but Bai Renshu immediately slandered his father once again.

Bai Chen was tired of the endless strife, and that was why he quietly dragged the masked man away from the crowd. It was almost dawn, but they still hadn’t finished their plan to lure the beasts to the core before they could set up another barrier to trap them, so they still couldn’t leave the Forbidden Forest.

After they were no longer close to the four men gathered around Shao Meihui’s corpse, Bai Chen let go of Wu Jinhai’s sleeve before questioning the taller man in a whisper, “Why did you lie to them?”

Instead of beating around the bush, Bai Chen chose to get straight to the point when he started interrogating the taller man.

“Which lie are you talking about?” Wu Jinhai calmly replied while looking at the shorter man. “You know that I made up so many lies when we talked to them before, so which lie are you talking about?”

“...” Bai Chen fell silent.

Wu Jinhai could even admit that he had made up so many lies when they had spoken to Bai Guowei, Wu Shun, and Shao Yaoting earlier, and the man’s careless attitude was enough to shut Bai Chen’s mouth.

Perhaps Wu Jinhai was the most shameless person he had ever met apart from Zhu Ge, and Bai Chen sighed before he replied, “You know that you have lied a lot before, so you have to explain every single one of your lies to me. I don’t know why you can’t even tell them a single truth, and you won’t even let me speak! What are you trying to hide from them?”

Behind the golden mask, Wu Jinhai smirked at the shorter man. “About the matter related to the three men who broke the barrier at the core...” he trailed as he continued to stare at the pair of blue eyes. “I did that because I hate to see another war that might involve my empire. It would trouble me too.”

Bai Chen frowned upon hearing the man’s reasoning. “Another war that may involve your empire? What do you mean?” He asked once again.

This time, it was Wu Jinhai’s turn to sigh before taking his eyes off the man in white. “You know that the three people who broke the barrier were supposed to be guarding Shao Meihui, right? Those people were assigned by your father, and if others found out about that fact, they would definitely suspect your father even though it’s uncertain that your father was indeed the person behind it.”

Bai Chen remained silent after hearing Wu Jinhai’s explanation. He had thought about that too, so he wasn’t surprised when he heard the explanation.

“If things were that simple, then the three men from before would have chosen to flee rather than stay in this area as if waiting for someone to find them,” Wu Jinhai once again voiced his opinion. “They looked like they were waiting for someone to find out that they were indeed the ones who had broken the barrier, and they didn’t even try to kill me when we fought earlier. It seems like they intentionally committed suicide, and that’s another point that makes this case not simple.”

Bai Chen sighed again after hearing the explanation. “You decided to hide everything from them. Does that mean, you want to investigate this case yourself? You hid it from them because you couldn’t trust them?” He asked as he assumed that he could guess Wu Jinhai’s way of thinking.

Behind the golden mask, Wu Jinhai smiled before turning to Bai Chen. “True. Maybe I can still believe in my father, but I don’t trust your father and the head of the Black Werewolf Clan,” he confirmed. “Anyway, I have contacted someone to help me deal with the beasts, and I believe we will soon be able to leave this forest.”

The Werewolf Prince looked surprised this time. “What? You’ve contacted someone to help you? But when did you do that? You didn’t even tell our father about it, so I assumed you were planning to hide it from them? But how can your people enter this forest when there’s a barrier outside?”

Bai Chen looked like a curious child who had countless questions in his head, and Wu Jinhai continued to smile as he brought his hand to ruffle Bai Chen’s brown hair.

“I will explain everything to you when we meet again outside the forest,” Wu Jinhai replied, and Bai Chen was dumbfounded upon hearing it.

He was initially surprised by the attitude of Wu Jinhai suddenly ruffled his hair affectionately, and now he was even more surprised by the man’s statement.

“What do you mean you will tell me everything when we meet again outside the forest? Aren’t we going to leave this forest together?” The grip around Wu Jiang suddenly tightened when Bai Chen thought about separating from the taller man.

Only today had he met Wu Jinhai, but for some reason, he felt safe when he was with that man. He had just realized that he had depended so much on the man, and he somehow felt uncomfortable when he imagined that the two of them would have to separate after this.

Wu Jinhai still put his hand on Bai Chen’s head, but now he used it to fondly caress the brown head. “We will meet again soon. I’m sure about that, so you don’t have to feel reluctant to let me go,” he replied softly.

Bai Chen didn’t know why, but he felt his heart skip a beat when he heard that gentle answer. “But...” He hesitantly opened his mouth to speak. “But I still have a few questions for you. You said something about my mother earlier, and I want to know more about it. And I also have a question about this sword! You can’t-”

Bai Chen couldn’t even finish his speech because his lips were suddenly pressed down by something. His blue eyes widened when he realized that it was the golden mask that once again touched his lips to seal his rambling.

It seemed like Wu Jinhai kissed him while wearing a mask, and Bai Chen’s body froze even if his heart continued to race frantically.

Not long after, Wu Jinhai pulled his head back slightly as he said, “About the sword, I lied to your father because this sword is too precious. I want you to protect it and don’t let anyone snatch it from you. Do you understand?”

Bai Chen once again tightened his grip on the sword, but he still nodded obediently.

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Seeing how the shorter man was acting like an obedient child, Wu Jinhai smiled before straightening his body. He then turned around before whispering to the brown-haired man, “When we meet again, I hope you can kiss me back, Bai Chen.”