Bab 977: Aiyo Little Shit, You Didn't Die

Elvis clenched his fists tightly for a long time before finally yielding to Gu Mengmeng's tears.

He embraced her and took a deep breath. "I want to protect your smile, but always end up making you cry… I am still too weak."

Snake's last words to him were like a hammer hovering over his heart. Every time Gu Mengmeng endured any suffering, it would strike down upon him viciously.

Gu Mengmeng shook her head. "You are already doing very well… really very well…"

"But you are still crying." Elvis held Gu Mengmeng's little face tenderly. He kissed away her tears and looked into her reddened eyes. He said in a voice laced with both warmth and exasperation, "You know I am helpless against your tears, yet you are crying to force me to give in."

Wabei walked over and snorted. "Have you all finished your dilly dallying? Are we still going to retrieve the Soul of the Forest?"