Feng Aotian flees in despair

Although Su Mo ran very fast, far beyond the range of an ordinary person, in front of Lophiel, who could turn into light, it was still like the speed of a turtle.

Almost in an instant, Lophiel caught up to Su Mo and quietly followed behind him.

It wasn’t until Su Mo seemed tired from running and sat down on a bench to rest that Lophiel, who had turned into light, returned to her original form and appeared in front of Su Mo.

To avoid alerting him, Lophiel hid behind a large tree, and only after confirming that Su Mo truly seemed asleep did she slowly walk out.

She stepped silently toward Su Mo and looked at the face of the person who, in her previous life, often targeted her and made her feel extremely disgusted. Her feelings were complicated.

Previously, she truly wanted to find a way to completely get rid of Su Mo. But now, she was starting to hesitate.

Lophiel wondered, is the person in front of me really that person?

If so, then why is it that even when I look at this face, I can no longer feel that same hatred?

Even if the other person might be a pretty girl who suited her taste, when facing Noah—the one who almost killed her in her past life—Lophiel believed that even if the opponent was a girl, she would never show mercy.

But now, that feeling seemed to have disappeared, and she didn’t know why.

She stretched out her arm and opened her clenched fist, staring at the small red fragment lying quietly in her palm. Lophiel made up her mind.

“Thinking too much is useless. Let me see your true face hidden under that mask.”

After saying that, Lophiel clenched her open palm tightly, and the sound of something shattering came from her hand.

The next second, Su Mo, who was sitting in front of her, began to change.

A faint, almost transparent mask appeared on his face for a moment, then vanished.

Next, his originally pale hair started to turn pink from the tips and grew longer. His strong body shrank into a delicate, slender frame, and his once dry, pale skin became soft and fair.

The male features were completely gone. At this moment, what appeared before Lophiel was the most beautiful sleeping face she had ever seen in her life.

Even the so-called world-famous paintings by great artists could not compare to it.

It was like the masterpiece of nature itself, like the perfect embodiment of the word “beauty.” Just the quiet image of that sleeping face seemed enough to surpass all the wonders of the world.

Flowers bloomed for her. Birds sang for her. The wind of nature painted the most exquisite makeup for her. The light of the sun added a divine yet warm glow to her.

The entire world seemed to rejoice at her presence. It was as if even the universe willingly became nothing more than her photo frame, preserving her beauty among the stars.

She was so unreal, yet so real as she sat there.

Many small animals had unknowingly gathered around her. In her dreams, she seemed to see something beautiful, and a faint smile gently curved her lips.

“……”

At this moment, Lophiel had completely stopped thinking. Everything just happened so fast—so fast that it all took only a single second.

But the visual impact it brought, and the heart that had already surrendered, told her this was no illusion.

Su Mo, who had turned back into his male form, was still surrounded by a group of small animals. They didn’t seem afraid of the sleeping person at all.

They clung affectionately to him, rubbing their furry faces against his body.

Lophiel’s legs suddenly gave out, and she sat down on the ground. Her face was flushed crimson, and her heart was pounding wildly, as if it would leap out of her chest.

She knew this was the feeling of being moved—she had fallen for that pink-haired girl, even though she had only seen her for one second, without even getting a clear look.

No, it should be said—no one could resist developing feelings for someone so beautiful.

Lophiel panted heavily, her hand pressed against her chest, her eyes locked on the still-sleeping Su Mo, and in her pupils, visible heart-shaped patterns had appeared.

She seemed to understand why she suddenly couldn’t feel the same hostility toward Su Mo anymore.

After seeing the other person’s true face, she finally understood.

“This is totally cheating, you bastard…”

Lophiel muttered, breathing roughly. She felt that she needed to calm down; otherwise, she might not be able to stop herself from tearing off the mask and looking again.

“In the previous life, you never existed. It seems this life has changed drastically.

The Black Tide… and you, my cute little one.

What kind of connection do you two share?”

As this thought crossed her mind, Lophiel’s brain went into chaos. She knew she needed to get far away from Su Mo now, or she would start acting very strange.

With those heart-patterned eyes, she glanced once more at Su Mo, bit her lip, and turned into a beam of light, quickly disappearing from the spot.

‘Your secret has been discovered by me, and it seems I’m the only one who knows. So don’t even think of escaping, my adorable little Eden~’

As she left, Lophiel’s mind was filled with flashes of Edenia’s dreamlike sleeping face, making her unconsciously stick out her tongue to lick her soft, rosy lips, a predatory smile appearing on her face.

……

In his sleep, Su Mo’s eyelids twitched, then slowly opened.

The sky outside had already darkened; night was about to fall.

“I actually slept for so long? It’s already dark.”

Rubbing his drowsy eyes, Su Mo stretched lazily on the bench.

It was then that he noticed something on his body.

The sound of fluttering wings rang out as the small birds that had been quietly resting on his shoulders and head woke up from his movements. They flew into the air and then gently landed near him again.

Not just birds—Su Mo realized that at some point, he had been surrounded by a group of small animals.

Squirrels, cats, dogs, deer, and even many beautiful butterflies.

None of them were afraid of Su Mo; instead, they stayed close to him affectionately.

“What’s going on?”

Su Mo was startled by the scene before his eyes. But seeing the animals smiling as if they were, some even boldly jumping onto him and rubbing against him intimately, made his heart feel warm, and he gradually calmed down.

“Are you all strays?”

He reached out to stroke a small white cat and spoke softly.

“Meow~”

The only answer was the kitten’s soothing mewl.

A bird perched familiarly on Su Mo’s shoulder, gazing at him with tiny eyes.

Other animals swarmed around Su Mo as well, instantly drowning him in a sea of fluff.

“Hey! Don’t lick my face! That tickles! And don’t rub against me so hard!”

Truthfully, Su Mo wasn’t good at dealing with small animals. One or two were fine.

But so many at once left him completely at a loss.

Still, the confusion in his heart was slowly washed away by these little creatures’ actions.

This was mutual comfort between a wandering person and a group of stray animals.

Both sides found warmth in each other.