Chapter 16 #I Will Protect Her Outside the towering peaks of Kunlun, the setting sun was gradually sinking, and its lingering glow stretched our shadows—mine and Xie Zhuo’s—until they overlapped. I held out Xie Xuanqing’s necklace in front of him, waiting for him to take it, and also waiting for him to answer my question. But he stayed silent for a while. The initial shock in his eyes slowly faded, replaced by a brooding gloom. His lashes were long, and under the glow of the sunset, their…