Reluctance meant guilt. Feng Qingtian didn’t want to tell her how she killed the Heavenly Emperor.

  What he was keeping from her was probably what Bai Yunyi had said.

  Reiterating that she only had to endure two more days and everything would be over after that, Feng Qingtian left the Gu house.

  After he left, Gu Bailu gazed at the snowy world outside the window.

  Someone said that a couple shouldn’t test each other, because the result could hurt them both.

  She finally experienced that for herself today.

  Through this test, she had discovered that Feng Qingtian wanted the baby and was nice to her because of the baby.

  However, she had to admit that Feng Qingtian was really nice to her. She had seen the agony in his eyes earlier.

  Then, could she accept a man who was nice to her just because of their baby?

  Gu Bailu didn’t have an answer.

  She had yet to figure out what happened in her previous life. If it was true that she had loved Feng Qingtian, and killed him in a rage when she found out that he just wanted her to bear his baby, something really heartbreaking must’ve happened to her.

  She wouldn’t have killed him just because he wanted her to have his baby.

  She didn’t know whether or not she should leave Feng Qingtian. He hadn’t hurt her so far because of the baby, but that didn’t mean that he wouldn’t.

  If she didn’t leave, she would be giving him a chance to hurt her.

  But if she left, where could she go?

  Her house, her business, and her connections were all in Pale Emperor City.

  How could she rescue her master, find her parents’ souls, and avenge her parents without binding herself to Feng Qingtian?

  Unable to come up with an answer, Gu Bailu took a walk with Ah Luo. Seeing that Qian’er was making a snowman, she walked over to her.

  Qian’er’s beautiful face, red from the cold wind, was even more adorable.

  “Aren’t you scared that it’s too cold for the baby?” asked Gu Bailu in concern.

  “No. I don’t have a lot of spiritual power, but I can keep myself warm,” Qian’er said with a smile. “If I’m scared of everything that might happen, there’ll be no help for me in this life.”

  Gu Bailu stared at her. This woman was shorter and thinner than she was; she didn’t look big even though she was already showing.

  She was a weak and vulnerable girl, but she had still managed to escape the crown prince’s house in Heavenly Wind Empire where she was raised.

  She might have suffered a lot during the escape, and almost ended up the Nether King’s maid, but she used her smarts to flee again.

  If Qian’er could do that, why couldn’t she?

  Who said that she had to stay in Pale Emperor City to avenge her parents and save her master?

  Who said that she had to gather the pieces of the Sky Splitting Mirror with Feng Qingtian’s help?

  When she first arrived, she didn’t have anything, right? She could build a business from scratch again elsewhere.It was better than giving birth to a baby to be used as a tool for Feng Qingtian’s ascension.

  “Qian’er, do you want to go back?” Gu Bailu thought for a moment before she asked.

  Qian’er raised her head, her limpid eyes full of confusion. “Go back where?”

  “The crown prince’s residence in Heavenly Wind Empire.”

  Qian’er’s face turned pale. She shook her head and said, “No…… Don’t send me back…… You’re a good person. Don’t send me back, please……”

  Her whole body trembled with fear at the mention of the crown prince.

  “Qian’er, you can’t run forever. There are some people and things that have to be faced bravely, and the people who wronged you should be punished.”


  Chapter 557 To the Crown Prince“s Residence In Heavenly Wind Empire

  Qian’er stepped back and hugged herself tightly. “That’s impossible. They’re too strong. There’s nothing I can do. Lu Fenying is a demon.”

  Gu Bailu stretched out her hands and hugged her. “Don’t be scared.”

  The man had to be incredibly savage and ruthless to make Qian’er so scared, as if his place was a nest of demons.

  “I don’t want to go back. Please don’t make me go back. I’ll do anything for you.” Qian’er grabbed Gu Bailu’s arm and begged.

  Gu Bailu patted her shoulder. “Don’t talk like that. You won’t be willing to do anything or everything for me. What if I want your baby? Would you be willing to give it to me?”

  Qian’er’s grip loosened. “No, you won’t. You won’t ask for my baby. You’re different from them……”

  Gu Bailu sighed. “You know me very well. However, I need to tell you that I’m leaving, and that if you follow me, it will be to the crown prince’s residence in Heavenly Wind Empire.”

  Qian’er was stunned. “W- Why? Why are you going to the crown prince? It’s a horrible place. Please don’t go……”

  “I have to. Also, the more dangerous a place appears, the safer it may actually be.” Gu Bailu said bluntly, “If you don’t want to come, I won’t be able to give you shelter; but if you come with me, I’ll give you the courage to face everything that you’re afraid of.”

  “What do you want to go to the crown prince’s residence? Lu Fenying is no ordinary person. He’s not like Prince Zi……” Qian’er grabbed her hand and said solemnly.

  Prince Zi loved Gu Bailu, so she could do anything she wanted. Even if she kicked up a fuss in the royal palace, Prince Zi would protect her.

  But things were completely different if she went to Heavenly Wind Empire.

  Lu Fenying was the absolute ruler of Heavenly Wind Empire. Prince Zi had no influence there.

  If she pissed off Lu Fenying, there was no way that Gu Bailu would survive.

  Gu Bailu was nice to Qian’er, so Qian’er didn’t want anything to happen to her.

  “I know. I’ve heard about his personality. But I can’t stay here. I should do what I can in the crown prince’s residence.”

  Gu Bailu had made up her mind to leave Pale Emperor City, partly because she was scared that Feng Qingtian would use the baby as a tool and hurt her later, and partly because she found it necessary to stay away for a bit even if she had misunderstood him.

  She couldn’t love Feng Qingtian wholeheartedly anyway. If she stayed away for a while, she might be able to understand her heart better.

  Thinking of it this way, she felt that she had to leave.

  At the very least, Lu Fenying had a piece of the Sky Splitting Mirror, which was something she could do her best to obtain in Heavenly Wind Empire.

  “What are you planning? If you tell me, maybe I can help you.” Qian’er held her hand and said, “If you’re going because you need to do something, I’ll go with you.”

  Gu Bailu was the first person who had been nice to Qian’er without asking for anything in return. Whenever Qian’er was in trouble, Gu Bailu was willing to help her.

  Although Qian’er was very scared of Lu Fenying……

  “You’re really willing to go back?” asked Gu Bailu in surprise.

  She could sense the deepest angst and distress toward Lu Fenying in Qian’er’s heart, but Qian’er had changed her mind after Gu Bailu said that there was something she had to do.

  She certainly hadn’t saved this woman in vain.

  “To be honest, I don’t dare go back; I don’t want to see Lu Fenying ever again. He’s really horrible, and I’m scared…… But I should be able to help you in other ways.” Qian’er still shuddered and her heart tightened with fear when talking about Lu Fenying.