Chapter 19 19 The whole person was picked up by the waist

The villain refused to give in, so Yan Yi rose to the occasion and offered persuasive words like a machine gun: "Your Majesty, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. Your kindness will be rewarded, and your merits are immeasurable. You will surely have a happy ending in the future—"

"That's enough." Wen Huiran's ears were buzzing because of her noise. He raised his hand to rub his throbbing eyebrows. "Are you done?"

"No!" Yan Yi shook his head. "Your Majesty, do you like to hear it? I can tell you this for three days and three nights without repeating myself."

Wen Huoran didn't respond, but continued to ask, "What is the identity of the person you brought back?"

Yan Yi: "They are fleeing from disasters—refugees."

Wen Huiran frowned, "Where are you coming from? Where are you going to escape to?"

"This..." Yan Yi was stuck and said awkwardly, "Your Majesty, I haven't had time to ask yet."

Wen Huoran showed displeasure, "How dare you bring someone of unknown identity to your residence? You must be tired of living."

Yan Yi tried to explain: "They are really ordinary mortals. Yingyue checked them and there is nothing unusual."

"You are so stubborn." Wen Huoran took a step forward and was about to go to her yard.

Yan Yi quickly chased after him, tightly grasping his cuffs with both hands, and struggled to drag him back. "Your Majesty, you can't chase them away! They are injured, and their injuries are extremely serious. If they don't get medical treatment in time, they will die."

Wen Huoran turned a deaf ear to him and Yan Yi was dragged into the room by him.

"Your Majesty..." Bu Yingyue and her brother exchanged a glance, both of them looking guilty as if they had been caught doing something bad, and then they hurriedly said goodbye and left.

Wen Huoran walked straight to the long table. Before he could say anything, the grandfather and grandson stood up in a panic, causing the table and chairs to creak.

After a moment, Wen Huoran determined that the two posed no threat, so he turned and walked out.

Yan Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, walked forward, opened the medicine box on the table, and prepared to treat the little boy first.

As soon as one hand touched his tattered sleeve, the other person began to tremble uncontrollably.

Yan Yi paused, thinking that he was frightened by the villain's ferocious appearance, so he whispered to comfort him: "Don't be afraid, Your Majesty is not a bad person, he won't chase you away——"

Before she could finish her words, the old man in front of her suddenly threw himself forward onto the long table, overturning the table and chairs to the ground, and the room was suddenly filled with a loud noise.

Yan Yi was stunned for a moment, his mind went blank, and the world in front of him seemed to stand still.

Then, the old man and the child's bodies began to expand like air, and in a moment they turned into two round balloon men.

"What are you standing there for!" A sharp voice suddenly came from above his head. Yan Yi's feet were empty and he was picked up by the waist.

With a loud bang, the house behind him shook violently. In an instant, heat waves rolled in, and everything was in ruins.

The accident happened too suddenly. Yan Yi was in a daze. His eyes, which used to be bright, seemed a little dull. "Your Majesty, what exploded?"

Wen Huoran put her down on a flat ground not far from the mansion and said in a stern tone, "You are just an ordinary mortal who was rescued."

Yan Yi stared blankly at the smoke-filled Demon Lord's mansion, his hands unconsciously clutching his clothes tightly.

——She actually saved two human bombs.

Without giving her time to explain, Wen Huiran took out a talisman from his arms and handed it to Yan Yi, "Don't run around."

Yan Yi clutched the amulet tightly in her hand, her knuckles turning white from the exertion. She hadn't recovered from her shock yet, staring blankly at Wen Huoran, "Your Majesty, where are you going?"

Wen Huoran didn't respond and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Yan Yi hung his head and unconsciously stroked the amulet in his hand.

Bu Yingyue and the villain had checked and found that the old man and child they brought back were indeed ordinary mortals, so why did they suddenly explode?

It was not like the human bombs reported in the real-world news. The bodies of the two people gradually inflated, which was not a level that ordinary bombs could achieve.

After the incident, why did the villain leave quietly? Where did he go?

Yan Yi sat down on the grass, having no idea what was going on.

About a quarter of an hour later, she heard someone anxiously calling her name. Yan Yi stood up, holding onto the tree trunk behind her, her legs shaking violently, and saw Bu Yingyue rushing towards her in a hurry.

"Xiaoyi, are you hurt?" She pulled Yan Yi and looked him up and down.

Yan Yi's legs were weak, and he clung to her shoulders with one hand, leaning on Bu Yingyue as if he had lost all strength, so as not to collapse to the ground.

"Yingyue, what happened? Where's Yingxue?" His throat was hoarse and tight, and his voice sounded split.

Bu Yingyue patted her shoulder gently and soothed her, "Yingxue is fine. It was the old demon lord—" She chose her words carefully, "The old demon lord escaped."

Yan Yi couldn't help but take two steps back when she heard that. With a buzzing sound in her brain, she immediately realized something. Someone deliberately used two human bombs to tie up the villain, waiting for an opportunity for the old demon to escape.

Then she would become——

accomplice!

It’s over! It’s over!

This time she can't clear herself from the blame even if she jumps into the Yellow River. The villain will definitely treat her as a spy and deal with her.

"Xiao Yi—" Bu Yingyue saw a thin layer of cold sweat on her forehead and asked worriedly, "Are you feeling unwell? Are you scared?"

Yan Yi's lips turned pale and he trembled as he said, "Yingyue, the two people I insisted on bringing back, they were—they exploded."

"I know." Bu Yingyue held her arm tightly, fearing that Yan Yi would fall to the ground. "Your Majesty sent me a message. I'm glad he's okay. Don't worry."

These words seemed to give Yan Yi a reassurance - the villain did not blame her, but instead sent a message to Bu Yingyue to come and take care of him.

When did she become trustworthy? Hadn't the villain always treated her as a spy planted by someone with ulterior motives?

Yan Yi was puzzled.

On second thought, perhaps the villain had identified her as a spy, and that was why he asked Bu Yingyue to come and monitor him to prevent her from escaping during the chaos.

Yan Yi felt a chill down his spine. The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. He felt extremely sad. Not only did he fail to complete his mission of collecting essences, but he was also going to die in vain because of a relationship that had nothing to do with him.

"Your Excellency, have you gone to the Nether Valley?" she asked tremblingly.

Bu Yingyue: "Yes. Your Majesty sensed that the defensive barrier imprisoning the Old Demon Lord was under attack and rushed over."

Surprisingly, the defensive barrier outside the Nether Valley was intact.

Wen Huoran found more than ten corpses with their souls drained away at the entrance. They were the guards from the Demon Realm that he had arranged to guard the old Demon Lord.

He did not delay and walked straight into the valley. The old demon king was no longer in the dungeon.

Going forward, he came to another exit of the Nether Valley. What he saw was a pile of broken walls and ruins. Dozens of Demon Realm guards were lying there. Some had their spirits sucked out, while others were seriously injured and fell to the ground, not knowing whether they were dead or alive.

Wen Huoran leaned over and pulled a person out from the pile of corpses. This person was still breathing. It was Wen Feng.

"How did you get hurt like this?"

Wen Huoran helped him to use his strength, and after a while, Wen Feng was able to speak.

"Your Majesty, someone has trespassed into Nether Valley. The defensive barrier has not been destroyed, so they must have sneaked in from here. When I arrived, I happened to see the old demon king having a meal—"

"I understand." Wen Huoran suddenly spoke, stopping Wen Feng from continuing.

He didn't want to hear the details of Wen Zhengming's meal from anyone. Every word was like a sharp knife cutting into his heart.

"Your Majesty, are we going to pursue them?" Wen Feng asked cautiously, then added, "I am incompetent, and those spies were also killed by the old demon."

Wen Huoran did not pursue his fault and simply said, "No need."

Wen Feng nodded hesitantly, then limped back behind him.

Yan Yi was restless and had been waiting at the door of Wen Huoran's study with Bu Yingyue. Now, seeing him return to the mansion safely, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Your Majesty, are you okay?" She walked quickly forward, took the villain's hands and looked him up and down.

"It's okay." Wen Huoran took her hand away and turned to go into the study.

Yan Yi followed him into the study and said with a sob, "Your Majesty, this is all my fault. I shouldn't have brought this unidentified person back to the mansion so casually and caused such a big mess. I—"

Wen Huoran sat down beside the desk and interrupted her, "Don't blame yourself, I don't blame you." He spoke in a very calm tone, as if he had expected the old demon to escape.

Yan Yi blinked and looked at the villain blankly, "Your Majesty, don't you suspect that I am in cahoots with them?"

Wen Huoran: "I will make my own decision."

Hearing this, Yan Yi felt very frightened. She always felt that the other party was holding back something big and was waiting to collect favorable evidence before settling the score with her.

Otherwise, how can we explain why the villain suddenly changed his personality?

"Xiao Yi," Bu Yingyue walked over to her side and whispered soothingly, "Your Majesty will not wrongly accuse anyone without reason, don't worry!"

Yan Yi nodded stiffly, feeling like he was dreaming.

"Everyone go down." Wen Huoran waved his hand, with deep fatigue between his brows.

Hearing the order, he retreated.

Bu Yingyue gently pulled Yan Yi's sleeve, motioning her to leave with her.

Yan Yi leaned over to whisper a few words in her ear. Bu Yingyue looked into her eyes meaningfully, seemed to be hesitating to speak, and then left.

"Why don't you leave?" Wen Huoran looked up at her, his inquiring gaze falling on her face.

Yan Yi hesitated and slowly moved towards him, "Your Majesty, could it be that the old demon king escaped from the center of Taihu Lake?"

Wen Huoran: "Yes."

"So you knew about it!" Yan Yi widened his eyes, his eyes full of disbelief.

In the past, she had repeatedly hinted to the villain that there was something wrong in the center of Taihu Lake, but the other party always looked as if he didn't care. Yan Yi just thought that he didn't trust her and turned a deaf ear to what she said.

"Your Majesty, did you know that the old Demon Lord would escape?" she asked tentatively.

Wen Huiran couldn't help but frown, and his scrutinizing gaze approached her, "What do you want to say?"

Yan Yi subconsciously took two steps back, his heart in his throat, and couldn't help muttering: "I thought you were kept in the dark!"

The villain knew that the old demon would wait for an opportunity to escape, but he did not take precautions.

Yan Yi didn't understand.

Was he playing hard to get? He was holding back a powerful move, waiting for the old demon to think he had regained his freedom before recapturing him and imprisoning him in a dungeon, where he would never see the light of day again.

So insidious!

She couldn't help but sigh.

"Do you have anything else to say?" Wen Huoran stared at her, as if trying to pry out the answer from Yan Yi's face.

Just now, when he saw Wen Feng covered in wounds at the door of the study, Yan Yi inexplicably felt that the other party was using a self-torture trick to confuse the public and make it difficult to distinguish the real villain from the fake.

The accident that happened in the Ice Continent is still vivid in Yan Yi's mind. She tries to explain the truth to Wen Huoran, but she is worried that the other party will think that she is trying to sow discord and slander him in order to clear her suspicion.

Yan Yi hesitated again.

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