The spirit was somewhat wary, her tone full of suspicion, "Why would a dying man like you ask so many questions?"

Hearing her words, Yun Qingluo was not angry at all, but instead flattered her, "You said that we are going to die, so it's not too much to ask to hear a love story before we die, right? Besides, your story is going to be told to us dead people, so it won't be leaked. So tell it to us."

Upon hearing this, Mei Ling gave Yun Qingluo a deep look, seemingly surprised that she would be so sensible.

"It's alright to talk about it." Meiling glanced around, locked onto her target, flew over, and sat down on a rock.

Yun Qinglu blinked. Huh? You have to pick a place to tell a story? Doesn't that sound a bit like a storyteller?

"Don't cause trouble, you should play along. The tragic love story is about to begin." Xiao Yi said, displeased with Yun Qingluo's expression.

Yun Qinglu smiled helplessly: "Xiao Yi, how did you know it was a tragic love story?"

Xiao Yi answered matter-of-factly, "That Qiong Yi must be her savior. Even if he didn't save her, he must have saved her family. Otherwise, why would this spirit follow Qiong Yi so wholeheartedly?"

Then again, maybe this spirit is just love-struck. Think about it, she must have done a lot of murder and arson for Qiong Yi, which is why she can say such things with a straight face today, telling us to die here.

"Oh dear, she should really go and dig for wild vegetables in place of so-and-so. At least she's kind-hearted and hasn't harmed anyone."

Yun Qingluo burst into laughter at Xiao Yi's words, but she didn't respond because Meiling had already started telling a story.

"I was originally a spirit maiden of the Meizu clan, named Meiling. The Meizu clan produces a Holy Maiden only once every hundred years, and a Spirit Maiden only once every thousand years. A Spirit Maiden is born surrounded by purple mist and can transform into various forms, hence the name Meiling. For some reason, no Spirit Maiden was born into the Meizu clan a thousand years ago, so my birth brought great joy to the clan. However, when I was ten years old, the clan suffered a sudden tragedy..."

As Yun Qingluo listened, something seemed off.

"The spirit maiden of the Meizu has fallen into the hands of others as a sword, and she is still complacent, thinking that others love her so much that they can't extricate themselves?" Several black lines appeared on Yun Qingluo's forehead.

Xiao Yi complained, "Qiong Yi must have had a purpose. This isn't a TV drama. How could he appear at the perfect time? He appeared in front of Mei Ling when she was about to commit suicide, and grabbed her knife with his bare hands to stop her from doing so."

And the spirit didn't seem to say why he committed suicide; he just said "please accept my condolences." Holy crap, have I stumbled upon some terrible secret?

Yun Qingluo nodded affirmatively, "Qiong Yi's motives are indeed impure."

Thinking this, she interrupted Meiling, "Girl, are you sure the first thing Qiongyi said to you was to tell you to accept your fate?"

Meiling was annoyed that Yun Qingluo had interrupted her, but when she heard her question, she patiently nodded, "Yes, I will never forget his concerned look and caring words back then."

Yun Qingluo blurted out, "He only saw that you were about to commit suicide, and he didn't know that your entire clan had died. How could he just tell you to accept your fate? What if you committed suicide because of love? Or what if you encountered some difficulties that you couldn't bear and that's why you committed suicide?"

Meiling was unhappy with Yun Qingluo's questioning of Qiongyi. She looked at Yun Qingluo with eyes as cold as knives and said, word by word, "After I finished crying, I asked him. He said that a woman as beautiful as me would make any man in the world fall in love at first glance. How could I be troubled by love? Moreover, seeing that I was dressed plainly, he thought that my family had suffered a misfortune, so he said 'please accept my condolences.'"

Yun Qinglu raised an eyebrow, thinking to herself: Meizu has been too naive in protecting Meiling.

"I have another question. Did you commit suicide at your home?" Yun Qingluo raised her hand and asked curiously.

The spirit thought she was causing trouble, but seeing her serious expression, it didn't seem like it, so she could only suppress her annoyance and answer her question.

“Yes, I went out for a trip that day, but when I came back, I found that everyone in my family was dead. The deaths were gruesome, and not a single person was left alive. I wanted to live to take revenge, but I didn’t even know who my enemy was…” Mei Ling’s voice trembled slightly, as if she was thinking of that extremely tragic scene.

Yun Qinglu remained silent, but then she thought, "This person is trying to kill me. What kind of saintly figure am I, showing pity for them? Am I tired of living?"

"Since you attempted suicide at home, how was Qiong Yi able to find you so accurately and save you in time? You two probably didn't know each other before, right?" Yun Qingluo continued to press.

Meiling was pulled back to her senses by Yun Qingluo's voice and replied coldly, "He said he had been secretly watching me for a long time. That day when I went out for a trip, he happened to run into me and couldn't help but follow me all the way. He only turned and left after watching me go home. Later, he often came to secretly visit me, but he only lingered in front of the door and didn't dare to go in. Once, he couldn't resist and secretly slipped in through the back door to find me. He didn't expect to see me committing suicide, so he quickly saved me."

Yun Qingluo raised an eyebrow. Qiong Yi's answer was indeed watertight, but an outsider's perspective is clearer.

She became increasingly skeptical that it was all just a coincidence.

Xiao Yi agreed with Yun Qingluo's point of view, "Yes, I also think this is not a coincidence. Perhaps Qiong Yi wiped out her entire clan and then appeared as her savior, making the spirit grateful and willing to work for him. After all, the spirit can turn into anyone, which is indeed an excellent assistant."

Yun Qingluo raised her hand again, "Um, I also wanted to ask..."

"Shut up, who's going to talk, you or me?" Meiling finally lost her patience.

Yun Qingluo took a breath. It was understandable that someone beautiful would have a fiery temper. "I just wanted to ask..."

Receiving the eerie, chilling gaze, Yun Qingluo swallowed hard, thinking, "Oh well, I'm not really that curious anymore."

"Oh, it's alright, it's alright, please continue." Yun Qingluo forced a smile and gestured for her to continue.

Don't provoke her, don't provoke her. I haven't thought of a way to deal with her yet, so I can't piss her off.

Meiling, a spirit that appears only once every thousand years in Meizu, possesses unfathomable strength. No wonder Shadow's expression turned somewhat grim upon hearing Meiling's name.

This won't be easy to fight.

She listened to the spirit continue telling the story, but in reality, she couldn't listen anymore.

She was afraid that if she listened any longer to the story of a scumbag man luring an innocent girl into a trap for his own benefit, she wouldn't be able to resist exposing Qiong Yi's true colors.

Exposing them is a minor matter; if the spirits get angry and humiliated, they might just make them pay with their lives, and that would be the end of it.

Yun Qingluo is now thinking about how to break its illusion magic and illusion poison.