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Chapter 132: Sincerity and Identity

  Chapter 132: Sincerity and Identity

  In the end, Tan Yunning didn't say anything else, just letting Su Mo Ruo get a good rest. The exhaustion of this period had made her body extremely weak, and now she must take good care of herself, otherwise it would also leave great harm to her body.

  She doesn't claim to fully understand Tan Yunning, but she thinks that among the people around him, there aren't many who can surpass her relationship with him. However, now it seems that the Tan Yunning she saw and the one she usually understands is not an ordinary man at all, yet she foolishly thought she understood him completely.

  He let out a deep sigh in his heart and finally closed his eyes, no longer speaking.

  Watching Sumo close her eyes and sleep, he knew she must be thinking a lot in her heart now, needing a quiet space. He was also very conflicted, trying to tell her his own affairs, but afraid that this would make her alienate herself from him. So, he also needed a quiet space to think about how to deal with this matter, what is the best way.

  As he was about to leave, one foot had already stepped out of the room door, but Tan Yun Ning still turned around. Although Su Mo Ruo's encounter with those people was not unrelated, since Su Mo Ruo was willing to help Hao Gang, it showed that this man's position in her heart was not low either.

  He admitted that he was a normal man and would also eat flavor, but in this matter, he had no right to conceal it. "I've already informed Hao Gang's side, and I've also told them your safe news." After finishing speaking, without hesitation, his figure flashed and disappeared at the door of the room, and the door closed with a bang.

  After resting in the room for a night, Sumo felt that her body had recovered a lot. She got out of bed, opened the door, and was greeted by a fragrant aroma. Following the scent, she walked to the kitchen door and saw the busy figure inside. Her thin lips pursed tightly as she thought: this man, every time he was about to rebuild his defenses in her heart, would strike again and shatter them.

  Close your eyes, otherwise you'll leak too much emotion to yourself. Walk back into the living room and sit down again, looking at the fruit on the coffee table, with very fine water marks on it that can't be seen if not careful, but Sumo still saw them.

  Couldn't help but pick up an apple and slowly bring it to my mouth, but before I could take a bite, a familiar magnetic voice sounded in my ear, "Have you rinsed your mouth?"

  Only Tan Yunning would say something so depressing in such a scene.

  Looking at the apple in her hand, Su Mo actually had a mind to take a bite of it like a child who wanted to get angry, but in the end, her action still gave the opponent the result.

  She put down the apple and turned around to head upstairs, remembering that her resting room had a small single room.

  "It's just down here, I've already prepared it for you." Suddenly, a warm large hand enveloped hers, and Sumo followed the person who held her hand, walking forward subconsciously.

  In the bathroom, looking at the things placed on the table, Su Mo couldn't say a word.

  Keeping her mouth shut, she waited until the person behind her had left before slowly picking up the toothbrush with toothpaste already squeezed on it and starting to brush her teeth.

  About ten minutes later, Su Mo walked out of the bathroom slowly and looked at Tan Yunning's tall figure busy in the dining room. She couldn't help but curve her mouth into a faint smile.

  She walked to the dining table, and before she could even touch the chair, Tan Yun Ning had already walked in front of her, politely pulling out a chair for her to sit down, then smiling as he sat down on the other side.

  A breakfast, eaten in a rather cold and oppressive atmosphere. The coldness was due to the fact that neither of them spoke, while the oppressiveness came from Tan Yunning's thoughts about yesterday's events, his secrets, which many people knew, but those who had truly seen his true face and knew he was different from ordinary people were countable on one hand, and these countable people were all his most loyal subordinates, just like those who went to rescue Su Mo Ruo that night.

  "Where is this?" After fainting until now, she still doesn't know where this place is.

  "This is the capital city, this place is one of my residences, very secluded, rest assured."

  "Hmm." Tan Yunning's identity was becoming increasingly mysterious, and his residence was surprisingly secluded. Was he hinting at something?

  Does a government official need such a secretive place? Does a government official need such strong military power? Does a government official need so many secrets?

  "You go rest for a while, it's best not to go out for the next two days." Although Luo Zhi Mu knew he was busy and didn't have time to deal with this side, Su Mo Ruo was safe, but some things still required him to show up in person. His identity had always been hidden, but that didn't mean no one knew about it. He brought a few loyal brothers to the Golden Triangle to rescue someone, which naturally startled some people. After returning to the capital for two days, sending Su Mo Ruo here to rest was also quite an effort. Su Mo Ruo wasn't a soft persimmon, he knew that, but recently her body needed to be well taken care of, and she needed to conserve her energy to prepare for battle, right? Although she wanted to refute him, and today she had even made up her mind to bid farewell and leave, when she heard Tan Yun Ning's words, which were clearly gentle in tone, yet somehow sounded absolutely firm and unyielding to her ears. And as she listened, she surprisingly felt an idea rising that she couldn't refuse.

  "Take a good rest, I have something to go out, if you need anything just press the bell beside your bedside table, someone will come to help you. " He cleaned up the bowl and chopsticks and went to the kitchen.

  Watching this man do housework, Su Mo Ruo on the dinner table, used to think that a big man doing housework is somewhat unnatural, but now looking at him, she feels that every move of this man is so charming, full of bright spots everywhere.

  In the end, Su Mo didn't leave and returned to her room. She wasn't resting but was thinking about some things. Her phone had long been out of reach, and although there were phones in the room as a means of contact, she was unwilling to dial randomly.

  It's fortunate that she had called Huiqin in Hong Kong and Jilan on the other side of the country a while back to inform them that she would be traveling far away and might not be contactable for some time. Otherwise, her disappearance for so many days without being able to get in touch with her would have been a huge problem.

  After calming down, she thought of Tan Yunning. This man was often polite and knew when to advance or retreat. At least in her affairs, as long as she didn't want to talk about it, he would never ask more questions.

  But thinking about it, she seems to have been a bit too much yesterday and today. He didn't even think of sharing some of his secrets with her, so how could she expect Tan Yunning to tell him something?

  Moreover, she understood this man, if it wasn't really a matter of great importance and he was having a hard time in his heart, probably, he would have told her too.

  Thinking of this, the resentment in her heart also dissipated and her feelings towards Tan Yunning were restored.

  Having figured all these out, there were no more worries in mind, and the brain slowly fell into a state of chaos, closing eyes slowly and sinking into dreamland.

  When Tan Yun Ning came back, it was already evening. He knocked on Su Mo Ruo's door but no one answered. He pushed the door open and walked to the bedside, where he saw Su Mo Ruo's calm sleeping face, her tightly closed eyes, long eyelashes, fair skin, and delicate features, which became more and more enchanting as he looked at them.

  "If I told you, would you think I'm not human?" He slowly sat down on the edge of Sumo's bed, looking at his sleeping face. His tired body and mind from the day had been greatly relieved, but thinking about the knot in Sumo's heart made his brow furrow involuntarily. He didn't know if he was asking Sumo or not, but the words slipped out of his mouth. However, if someone saw him, they would probably think he was talking to himself.

  "I don't even know why I've become like this, I've already forgotten which year it happened in, it's too strange..." Tan Yun Ning muttered to herself in a very soft voice, but in the quiet room with only the two of them, it still sounded clear.

  Sumo woke up from his sleep, frowning, and slowly regained consciousness. He opened his eyes to meet a pair of eyes filled with pain that couldn't be concealed in time.

  "What's wrong?" Su Mo Ruo sat up from the bed, looking at Tan Yun Ning in front of her with some sadness, this Tan Yun Ning, she had never seen before.

  He had already said so much, he didn't know why, but just now it was uncontrollable and the words came out directly. However, he also knew that everything was too late to recover, he had already spoken, Sumojo must have heard it too. He could only say cautiously: "If I am different from ordinary people..."

  "If you know that I am different from ordinary people, then you should also guess some, I am also different from ordinary people." In my heart, I was equally surprised to find that the people with special abilities in this world were not just her alone, or rather, there were not a few people with special abilities in this world.

  The first time she saw Tan Yunning, she couldn't help but want to get close to this man. As they gradually walked into each other's lives, their relationship progressed, and she had already forgotten to notice his other differences. Now that she thinks back on it, she realizes that in the past, there were many times when she was able to sense his uniqueness.

  "Are you an Esper?" This guess, which was also a suspicion he had later when he went to S City, hadn't been confirmed yet.

  She nodded, Tan Yun Ning could be honest with her, why couldn't she?

  So she didn't hesitate anymore and nodded directly, telling Tan Yunning that his suspicion was correct.

  His eyes widened, "So this time you helped Long Group, is it also because Hao Gang and others knew you had this ability?"

  "Yes, and another thing, my relationship with Hao Gang is like siblings, if I say more, it will be out of line." She never wanted to talk about such things from past lives or this life, in this life she was Su Mo Ruo, not Mu Qing.

  He nodded slightly. "Actually, what I wanted to say is that I'm not an Esper." He was a Devil Queller who just so happened to be the natural enemy of Espers, which was also one of the reasons he had been hesitant.

  Sumo Ro wasn't a good person to fool around with, and he wasn't stupid either. As soon as he heard Tan Yun Ning's words, combined with his expression and the hesitation from yesterday to today, he already had an answer in his heart. "Demon Cultivator?" In this world, if Sumo Ro could accept the existence of ability users, then Demon Cultivators were something he couldn't help but doubt. After all, it was said that all Demon Cultivators had fallen and none remained, disappearing from the earth for a whole thousand years. There were rumors about ability users, but not a single one about Demon Cultivators.

  If it really exists, why is it so quiet?

  "I knew you'd be skeptical." In fact, when he first learned that the blood flowing through his body was that of a descendant of a demon cultist, and that his most respected mother was also one, he too couldn't believe it.

  But later on, he gradually grew up and understood things, so he came to understand a lot of things and sympathize with his mother.

  "Are you surprised?" Tan Yun Ning asked softly as she looked at Su Mo Ruo who didn't say a word.

  Su Mo didn't hide it this time, but nodded directly, "I'm very surprised."

  "Don't you have any hatred towards me?" If it wasn't for Sumo, he thought, this identity of his would probably be hidden for a lifetime. As the son of his mother, he didn't regret it, but instead felt proud, although this mother was also a demon cultivator, the demon cultivator blood in her body was a kind seed, that's why there was him, this son who wasn't purified by the demonic nature; however, as a demon cultivator, he was afraid, he feared that everyone wouldn't like him, he feared becoming like many people in his mother's family, becoming isolated.

  His personality is cold and aloof, but it's not that he's hard to get close to. His years of character have been just to conceal his identity.

  He had a girlfriend before, but he didn't have much love for her. He just accepted her pursuit because he was afraid of not having someone who could understand him by his side.

  Although there was no love, at least he didn't dislike her, and she took good care of him everywhere. He had a cold exterior but a fragile heart inside. The girl broke through his original hard defenses. Originally thought that their days would be to graduate and get married directly, then find two jobs, living an ordinary but down-to-earth life. But unexpectedly, the kind girl also had a day when she was disgusted by poverty and loved wealth.

  After meeting Su Mo Ruo, his thoughts had already changed, and Su Mo Ruo's extraordinariness also pulled him onto an extraordinary path.

  "Why the hatred?" Tan Yunning's words made Su Moruo unable to help but laugh, her eyes shining with a soft smile as she looked at the man sitting in front of her who was visibly tense and strained.

  "Could it be that you don't have any?" Demonic cultivators were born to restrain ability users, and ability users had a natural enmity towards demonic cultivators. How could it be so easy for there not to be any?

  He admitted that in the past few years, he had been deeply entrenched in Sumo's world. He fell in love with this girl who was strong on the outside but fragile inside, a girl who shared countless common languages with him and could understand him just by looking at his expression, actions, and eyes. He was afraid of being betrayed again, afraid of being abandoned again, he wanted a calm and peaceful ordinary life, but he knew that this time, the girl he chose would not be ordinary.

  He wants to stand with her, he can't be ordinary anymore.

  Even the initial entry into politics, he didn't think about it at all. He just wanted to spend his life with a woman, what made Tan's family look up to him, what revenge, it was all because of Su Mo Ruo, and use this reason to convince him of his strength.

  Although every time he thought of the Tan family and mentioned revenge, his heart was also really resentful, but compared to Su Mo, the Tan family seemed insignificant and not worth mentioning.

  "Is this why you didn't tell me?" The shock in his heart was absolutely unbearable.

  "He nodded with great difficulty, his eyes not daring to miss a single expression on Su Mo's face. This time, he was gambling, a desperate gambler, and if he won, he would win a lifetime of happiness, but if he lost... He wouldn't compromise, but it would require even more hardship and taking more detours to possibly have this beautiful woman."

  "I don't know how other ability users view the Demon Cultivators, but in my opinion, you're not a bad person. Our relationship can even be considered friendly, so how could I possibly view you as an enemy just because of this general impression?

  Pausing for a moment, she continued: "I have my own brain and my own thoughts, so I won't say how other ability users view me, but at least when it comes to you, I don't have any bad impressions. You can put your unnecessary worries away."

  Although she had already thought this through, even if Tan Yun Ning hadn't told her those secrets, she wouldn't have thought much of it. But hearing him say it out loud today still brought a lot of joy to her heart."

  "Alright, since everything has been said, shouldn't you get up and have dinner?" Tan Yun Ning looked at Su Mo Ruo's bright face, and his heart suddenly calmed down. The troubles that had plagued him all day also dissipated, and a pampering smile appeared on his distant face as he reached out to look at Su Mo Ruo.

  Without hesitation, she stretched out her own hand and put it in Tan Yunning's hand, and they went to the restaurant together.

  "How could there be outsiders?" Looking back at the restaurant, she saw a woman in her 40s busily moving between the kitchen and the dining area. Since today was the first day she had not noticed anyone else in the villa, she suddenly became vigilant.

  "Don't worry, Wu Shu is also a demon cultivator, but she's a good person, and she's been following me since she was very young." Tan Yun Ning gave Su Mo Ruo a simple explanation, then politely pulled out the chair for her.

  Sumo didn't ask anything else, she could tell that he didn't want to explain the matter carefully and was unwilling to mention it again. Since he had been honest with her about his identity, what more could she ask for?

  Actually, he has done enough, she can't ask for too much, unless she can also do the things that Tang Yuning requires of him, then she has the qualification to ask him.

  "After dinner, thinking that her body had also recovered more or less, she said: 'When can I leave here?'"

  "You'd better stay here and rest for the next two days." Things didn't get settled that quickly, so Somro had to stay here for two more days. This place was relatively secluded, and only a handful of people knew he owned property here.

  "Is there something wrong?"

  "Hmm, my identity has made some people start to suspect."

  "Do you need me to do something?" Knowing that Tan Yunning was able to hide so deeply, even she was deceived for so long, it can be imagined how deep this man's identity was hidden.

  The sudden appearance of a demon slayer probably startled the psychic as well, and this kind of trouble is no small matter.

  Taking a deep breath, she gazed steadily at the man in front of her with a relaxed expression. "For my sake, you've gotten into so much trouble; have you ever regretted it?"

  "As long as I've done it, I won't give myself a chance to regret it." Tan Yunning answered very seriously, this is the truth, at the moment he made his move, he didn't leave any room for himself to turn back, nor did he leave any leeway.

  "What to do later, it's better to pretend a bit." She thought that at the beginning she had also disguised herself as a man, so she mentioned it to Tan Yunning.

  "Are you teaching me how to learn from you?" Knowing that Su Mo Ruo was concerned about him, he was naturally delighted and his tone became very gentle.

  "You can understand it this way." After saying this, he fell silent.

  "Alright, I understand." A pair of deep eyes with a gentle hue looked at the girl sitting there motionlessly, feeling quite good.

  Being cared about feels like this.

  "Mr. Tan, you have a phone call." Wu Ayi had already left the kitchen at some point and now walked over to Tan Yunning's side from the living room with a cordless phone, respectfully asking if he would take it.

  "Bring it over." The gentle expression on his face was reined in due to the phone call brought by Wu Shu, a pair of eyes full of cold intent. To say that the arrival of this phone call made him unhappy, he could have simply not answered it, after all, Wu Shu had not told the other party that he was at home; but he picked up anyway. Su Mo Ruo probably guessed the identity of the other party, so she directly got up and went upstairs.

  Looking at Su Mo Ruo's back, Tan Yun Ning moved her lips, originally wanting to ask Su Mo Ruo to stay, but in the end she endured it and took the phone to the balcony outside the living room.

  "This time, why didn't you tell me." As soon as the phone was put to his ear, the person on the other end of the line seemed to have sensed that Tan Yunning had answered the call, and a straightforward sentence came out, with a hint of anger, but more of concern.

  "When will my business need to go through you?" He didn't show any weakness, and everything he had now, whether it was power, connections or money, had nothing to do with that family. He respected the mother who gave birth to him, but he would never go so far as to respect her entire family just because of her. This wasn't what his mother hoped for, nor was it something he could do.

  "I don't care what you think, but today I hope you can understand one thing: the blood relationship between us is not something you can choose, and you are the only heir of the Mu family. This is a fact, no matter how you change, it's impossible to escape." The person on the other end of the phone didn't get angry because of this, but instead seemed especially affectionate, speaking in a much softer tone than at the beginning when they were being aggressive.

  But such a change did not make Tan Yunning's expression soften in any way.

  "As for what happens next, who can say it clearly?" Tan Yunning remained unmoved and responded with a light tone.

  "You little scoundrel, I only have one daughter, your mother was the sole heir of the Mu's family estate, if it wasn't for you..." The rest of the words were cut off abruptly.

  The phone fell silent on both ends, and no one spoke again.

  It was also unknown how long it took for someone to break the silence.

  "You old scoundrel, secretly contacting my grandson behind my back! Are you trying to sleep on the streets in the future?" A woman's voice, filled with years of hardship and desperation, rang out, her tone urgent and anxious.

  Hearing this, Tan Yunning, who was holding the phone, slowly relaxed his tense face. If there's anyone in this world besides Su Mo and his foster parents that he cares about, it would probably be this grandmother.

  Although they met a few times, the old lady's kindness to him left a deep impression.

  The old lady's body was not good, and she was not a cultivator of magic, but an ordinary person. However, in order to be with the old master, she sacrificed her originally healthy body, changed her pure mortal bloodline, became a member of the demon cultivation world, and gave birth to a child with a pure demon cultivation bloodline for her husband.

  It is precisely because this old lady has done so much for the old man that they have been loving each other like in their youth for many years.

  The old man also felt guilty towards his wife, so he spoiled and indulged her even more. Just like last time, he dragged his frail body to travel far away to see his grandson, and after returning, he rested for half a year before his body could recover and walk normally again. He didn't blame or scold his wife excessively either.

  On the other end of the phone, Tan Yunning's mouth involuntarily curled up into a slight arc as he listened to the old man's incessant nagging and lecturing.

  But he couldn't bring himself to call out "grandma" no matter what.

  People are contradictory. Even if they respect, like and care about their grandmother, the position she is in makes it impossible for them to show too much concern.

  Otherwise, once caught in a weak spot, one will be at the mercy of others everywhere.

  He believed that Lao Touzi was a sinister little man who would grab his weaknesses and put him in danger, but he also believed that he could do it.

  "Xiao Ning, are you on the phone?" The old lady held the phone, and after a long time, she couldn't hear anyone responding from the other end. Her heart suddenly became anxious, and she turned her head to glare at her husband fiercely before softly asking another question into the phone.

  Listening to the old man's voice filled with expectation and worry, Tan Yunning couldn't help but respond with a faint "en".

  The old lady listened to her grandson's reply, and her eyes suddenly smiled into a slit. "Xiao Ning, come see if Grandma is okay? Grandma is also getting older, and her body has always been bad, I don't know how much longer she can live..."

  The old lady hadn't finished speaking when the phone was snatched away, and then Tan Yun Ning heard a loud roar from the other end of the phone: "You old hag, what nonsense are you spouting all day? You're my person, I'll protect you for life. Even if it's Yan Wang Ye, he can't take you away without going through me first. What's on your mind, always talking about irrelevant things?"

  “……” Tan Yunning listened, a hint of peace flashing in her eyes. Why couldn't her mother find a husband who would protect her with his life? Although she had heard her mother mention some things when she was very young, and didn't know the identities of these relatives, she could feel the love they had for her mother, and the emotions between them.

  But his father, time has passed too far away, he had almost forgotten the shadow of this father, although the shadow of his mother still remains clearly imprinted in his mind.

  At this moment, he confirmed one thing: although his parents loved each other, they didn't love deeply enough. His father was too indecisive due to the strong pressure from the family, otherwise, his mother wouldn't have died. If only they had been more determined, even if the Tan family hadn't relented, his mother's family would have definitely taken action.

  As she was her mother's only daughter and the sole heir of the Muss family.

  Although this old man is quite a scheme, he has to admit that the old man is a person who truly understands love. His feelings for his grandmother are absolutely profound and deeply rooted.

  "Alright, you two can continue flirting with each other, I'm hanging up." As for the scene on the other end of the phone, he could basically imagine it, but thinking about his parents, his heart couldn't help but feel a sour and aching feeling, not wanting to listen to any more of this, he couldn't bear to hang up the phone.

  "Hey, you little stinker, wait for me." It seems that even when the old man was scolding his wife, he didn't forget that he was on the phone with his grandson. So, what Tan Yunning said as a formality was also noticed by the person on the other end of the line. The old man's voice was fiery and passionate, full of hot blood.

  A glimmer of helplessness flashed in his eyes, but he still didn't hang up the phone, "Speak."

  "I know what's on your mind, don't forget that the blood flowing through your veins is that of our Musa family." The old man calmly explained what he thought was a fact.

  "But I have an ordinary father." This is also a fact, Tan Yunning added.

  These words were like a handful of salt sprinkled on the old man's bloody wound, and no one dared to mention this matter in front of him, because it was a regrettable thing for the old man himself. They cultivated the demon world and had never had a demon cultivator marry an ordinary person before, so when he strongly announced that he wanted to be with his wife at the time, it's easy to imagine the great pressure he received from all sides.

  His wife was kind and understanding, agreeing to the family's cruel plan. If he hadn't been protecting her like a madman, his foolish wife would have probably lost her life already. The so-called ordinary person becoming a demon realm cultivator was just an excuse to deceive his kind-hearted wife. After drinking that medicine, the chances of an ordinary woman surviving were almost zero, but unfortunately, his wife never knew.

  The Moos family was also gambling at the time, because he was the only heir of the Moos family, they couldn't give up on him, so they decided to take a gamble, with only one percent chance of survival for a woman, but if successful, then the offspring born from them would be even stronger than their devil cultivators.

  His wife and children were able to survive, he has already forgotten how many ways he used.

  Finally, including the Mu family, they got what they wanted. His wife became pregnant, and the child she gave birth to was an absolute treasure in the Xiu Mo Realm. She had the purest bloodline and was the most talented genius in the Xiu Mo Realm, able to easily cultivate various high-level magic within the realm.

  Alas, heaven is jealous of exceptional talent.

  Their greatest hope, the Mu family's revival of their former glory, was ultimately ruined because of an ordinary man.

  The old man's fury in his heart can only be suppressed, the thing has happened, there is no room for recovery, and he is also an accomplice to lead his daughter to destruction.

  Close your eyes, the voice has become dull, "You have an ordinary father, but you have a mother who is the first genius of the Demon Realm. Your comprehension is absolutely not inferior, although you hide it deeply." These words were almost forced to be said, with a hint of gritted teeth, after finishing, Tan Yun heard the ringing of the phone on his side.

  Put down the phone and leaned on the railing of the balcony in front of me, looking up at the sky, I don't know what to think about.

  When Su Mo came down, she saw Tan Yunning like this. The whole person was clear and cold, with his head raised to gaze at the faint moonlight above, as if he was shrouded in the moon's color. This feeling made her realize that Tan Yunning seemed to be about to disappear before her eyes in the next moment.

  She couldn't help but walk towards the man on the balcony.

  "Feeling down?" Similarly, he tilted his body against the armrest, looked up at the moonlight in the sky, and his eyes were clear and cold.

  "Su Mo, you said before that you wouldn't drift further away from me because of my identity." Although Su Mo had already promised not to distance himself, he was feeling exceptionally miserable at this moment, trying to grasp a straw to calm his restless heart.

  She knew that the phone call might have disturbed him, so she nodded slightly and said, "Don't worry, I'll be with you for the rest of my life." These words were carefully thought out by her. She knew that being with this man might be difficult, but as long as they persisted, she believed they could overcome all obstacles and walk together to the end. This path, only he could accompany her to the end.

  Digression

  I'd rather die than write 10,000 words.

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