I didn't feel it

Jiang Jingyuan was stunned for a moment when he heard this.

Her first reaction was: "No, what does this have to do with me?"

Then, Jiang Jingyuan suddenly understood. Everything she was experiencing now should be a drama in the killing realm... No, this should be a part of someone's past.

——And it’s the kind that happens before death, very profoundly.

Jiang Jingyuan sat on the ground, not rushing to check whether she could leave the house, but instead fell into deep thought with a calm expression:

"There's a secret passage beneath this house that leads to the stone house. Combined with the words on the note, it's pretty certain that the owner of this house is the same owner of the note—she's researching immortality."

Jiang Jingyuan looked at the tightly closed door in front of him, recalling the actions of the men and women who broke into the room and the last words spoken by the male voice. He had a strange guess in his mind.

"She wouldn't... end up merging into the magical weapon herself...?"

As soon as this thought popped into her mind, the girl in white sitting on the ground couldn't help but shudder, her face looking a little ugly.

The dilapidated house was in a mess. A young girl sat cross-legged on the ground. Her layers of white clothes surrounded her like flowers. Her slightly messy black hair flowed down her back like a waterfall and scattered on the ground.

Jiang Jingyuan's gaze unconsciously fell on the door not far in front of him.

She was filled with shock and disbelief, but her thoughts were like a wild horse running out of control, quickly and clearly sorting out a horrifying story.

"Who on earth are these people..." Jiang Jingyuan couldn't help but wonder, "When most people talk about studying immortality, they're really studying the legendary method of attaining the Tao and becoming an immortal—that is, how to enter the Tao. But these people..."

But these people's ideas are a bit unorthodox.

"Bang!"

The door was suddenly slammed open again with a loud noise, and the whole house, including the girl in white in front of the door, trembled.

Jiang Jingyuan was startled and jumped up from the ground. He stared at the open door vigilantly and subconsciously stepped back.

Outside the door stood a crowd of people, their faces grim and their mouths spitting as they cursed in some bird language Jiang Jingyuan couldn't understand. Seeing that they had no intention of entering the house, but instead stood outside the door, gesticulating angrily, as if they were blocked outside by an invisible barrier, Jiang Jingyuan felt a little puzzled.

However, the next moment, an even stranger scene appeared——

Outside, a group of middle-aged men and women in brocade clothes cursed loudly, and the door slammed shut again. This time, no human language that Jiang Jingyuan could understand came from outside the door.

Jiang Jingyuan was stunned.

As the noisy footsteps and curses gradually faded away, the sound of "dong dong dong" drums and music came from afar, and the laughter and joy came closer and closer...

Jiang Jingyuan's heart skipped a beat, then began beating rapidly again. Her fingertips trembled slightly beneath her sleeves, and she felt herself getting closer and closer to the core of this magical weapon killing realm.

Suddenly, she seemed to catch a glimpse of something out of the corner of her eye. Jiang Jingyuan turned her head abruptly, and all she saw was a sea of ​​red.

The house she was in had changed at some point. The tables and chairs were neatly arranged, with large expanses of fiery red curtains draped over them. The layout of the house was obviously completely different from the previous elegant room.

Jiang Jingyuan looked at the scene in front of him, his expression slightly stunned——

She understood.

Jiang Jingyuan opened his mouth with difficulty, but couldn't utter a word.

The house was silent.

a long time……

Jiang Jingyuan tilted his head slightly, looking at the double "囍" characters pasted on the wall behind the large red bed, and uttered a question so softly that even he couldn't hear it:

"Yeah?"

Beside her, a gorgeous and elegant figure sat on the edge of the exquisite bed.

The thin, beautifully embroidered red veil swayed slightly in the windless air, and the faintly visible red lips beneath it curled up and uttered a soft sound—

"Um."

A wedding dress as bright as fire does not drag this beautiful figure into the mundane world, but instead adds an unattainable mystery to her.

Jiang Jingyuan turned sideways and looked at the elegant and mysterious figure in front of her. Her eyes were filled with mixed emotions. For a moment, they were filled with coldness and defensiveness. She asked, "Why?"

This time, her voice was resounding in the quiet house.

Jiang Jingyuan curled her fingers under her sleeves and recalled the unfinished contents of the notebook - she didn't see it at the time, but after seeing a scene later, she more or less understood it.

——But, this reason alone was hard for her to believe.

It's not that she is indispensable or irreplaceable. If that's the case, why choose her?

Yes, when Jiang Jingyuan saw the figure in front of her, she knew that the owner of this magic weapon... or the notebook had chosen her.

Why?

"A magical weapon is a magical weapon..." The woman, sitting upright, spoke slowly, her red veil swaying slightly, her voice slightly ethereal. "Once a person merges with a magical weapon, it becomes a magical weapon. Enjoying the longevity of a magical weapon means bearing the consequences of being unable to control one's own actions. If they hadn't pushed me so hard back then, perhaps I could have found a way to improve this, but unfortunately..."

She said it was a pity, but her tone remained calm, as if she was talking about something insignificant.

"But all those things that happened hundreds of years ago don't matter anymore. The long, almost eternal years can smooth everything over." She sat upright, her hands folded in her lap, her body motionless, her tone casual, "And now, I've had enough of this pool and want to leave. Do you agree?"

Jiang Jingyuan looked at her, was silent for a moment, and said, "Why me?"

The strength of the previous person was much stronger than hers. If she had to choose, shouldn't she choose that person? After all, if she chose a weak person to follow, there would be no peace in the future.

Even magical instruments are tired of disputes, let alone humans?

Jiang Jingyuan had to ask for clarification. If it was a magical weapon, she could suppress it with force, but if it was a person with ulterior motives, she would be at risk of being stabbed in the back at any time.

——She didn't want to get herself into such a big trouble.

I'd rather give up... Jiang Jingyuan thought calmly.

The red lips faintly visible under the red veil curled up, and the woman uttered a word slowly and leisurely.

"You have the aura of the Blood Seal."

“!!!”

Jiang Jingyuan's pupils suddenly shrank and he clenched his hands into fists.

Her whole body tensed up instantly, as if she was ready to turn around and run at any moment.

Jiang Jingyuan stared at the figure in red in front of him, gritted his teeth and said nothing.

"Don't be nervous." The woman in red said with a smile on her face, "You have it, and so does the person you met before."

"What's the meaning?!!"

Jiang Jingyuan's heart was suddenly filled with turmoil, and her face looked very ugly. Rarely, she subconsciously shouted out incompetence.

Jiang Jingyuan’s mind was full of “How is this possible?”

Her "Teng Snake" mark has the same origin as the blood seal. In the past, the Jiang family even boldly speculated that the two were originally one.

It wasn't surprising that the person in front of her saw the aura of the Blood Seal from her, but she actually said...

That person also has the aura of the blood seal.

How is this possible? !

Could it be that the Blood Seal is on him? How is that possible?!

Or did he also have something related to the blood seal like the "Teng Snake" mark... For a moment, Jiang Jingyuan's mind was in a mess, and he completely forgot to doubt the truthfulness of what the red-clothed woman in front of him said.

After a moment's pause, Jiang Jingyuan forced himself to calm down. He looked warily at the figure in red before him and asked, "Since they are all the same, why don't you choose that person?"

Hearing this, the woman in red in front of him said "Oh" nonchalantly, thought for a while, and said leisurely: "Follow you to accumulate some virtue?"

As she spoke, it seemed as if even she herself had some doubts.

Jiang Jingyuan was speechless for a moment, his face full of a complicated expression of "What nonsense are you talking about?" He didn't say anything, and it was obvious that he didn't buy it.

A soft laugh came from under the red veil, as if she was pleased by Jiang Jingyuan's expression. She turned and said seriously, "Your aura is yours, but the aura he carries is not his."

"That's all?" Jiang Jingyuan asked cautiously, "You want the Blood Seal?"

Upon hearing this, the woman in red asked, "Do you think I need the blood seal?"

Jiang Jingyuan was immediately speechless.

——This person has the same lifespan as the magic weapon. As long as the magic weapon is not destroyed, she will not die.

The world frantically pursues the Blood Seal, seeking its power and unknown potential. In the eyes of the world, power and unknown potential are equivalent to the immortality they most desire.

The person in front of her is basically equivalent to eternal life. In this case, what does she need the blood seal for?

"Compared to you, I think you're more powerful." The woman suddenly said, "You shouldn't die so easily. It would be more convenient for me if you lived longer."

Jiang Jingyuan......

Jiang Jingyuan felt inexplicably guilty after hearing these words. Her fingertips twitched, and she couldn't help but think awkwardly, "Then you really made a mistake."

Jiang Jingyuan has not forgotten that if she doesn't find the blood seal, she won't live long.

"Anything else you want?"

Jiang Jingyuan raised his eyes to look at the red-clothed figure in front of him and asked.

The woman in red replied nonchalantly, "No."

Jiang Jingyuan nodded, stretched out a hand, and raised her white sleeve slightly, with her palm facing up.

Amidst the vast expanse of crimson, a figure in white stood quietly, as if she were in a sea of ​​fire, but the expression on her face was calm and indifferent, and a tiny bloodstain appeared out of thin air on the tip of her raised right index finger.

A drop of bright red blood floated out from the bloodstain, as if it was gently carried by a hand to the woman in red in front of her.

Jiang Jingyuan saw the person in front of him curl her red lips slightly, and the layered sleeves of her fiery red dress embroidered with gold patterns were raised. The woman raised her hand to take the drop of blood, and the blood instantly melted into her fingertips.

The agreement is completed.

Jiang Jingyuan's mind moved, and a silver sachet appeared out of thin air in the palm of his raised right hand. This was the body of the magic weapon.

She looked up at the figure in red in front of her, and at the same time, she also knew her name.

Jiang Jingyuan put away the silver sachet and asked, "Can you continue to place a killing realm at the bottom of the pool?"

If it was an ordinary magic weapon, she would not have such doubts, but the current situation is different from the past.

"Okay." Xu Qinglin said casually and nodded slowly, the thin red veil swaying slightly with her movements.

Jiang Jingyuan opened his mouth and wanted to ask again: "You..."

Before she could finish her question, Xu Qinglin said slowly, "You have the magic weapon with you, so I can see what you see."

That’s good… Jiang Jingyuan felt relieved.

After all, Xu Qinglin made a contract with her just to see the outside world. If he couldn't see the scenery of the outside world after making the contract with her, she would feel guilty.

After a pause, Jiang Jingyuan suddenly seemed to have thought of something and asked, "Do you know who that smiling person was who brought me here tonight?"

The woman in red sat on the edge of the bed, was silent for a moment, and said with a rare look of confusion:

"I didn't sense any other presence."