Chapter 73 Want to leave? Too late.
The force of their lips colliding made Huali faintly taste the blood.
The bizarre and surreal scene before her intensified, and she couldn't help but feel dizzy.
It felt like a dream, or like I was drunk.
Wen Jin gripped Hua Li's wrist like an iron clamp with his left hand, while his right hand instinctively supported the back of her head. He crushed the blood droplets on the girl's lips with his thumb, and slowly eased his movements after Hua Li gasped in pain.
Bloodstained lips grazed her lips, and the Demon Lord's eyes, beneath his drooping eyelashes, were filled with madness.
The roses growing behind them continued to absorb the life force of the rosewood, finally stopping only when they were in full bloom.
The system current rang in Huali's muddled mind.
"Task 3: Grow plants in Sunset City to complete the task. Reward: half a star."
With a huge weight lifted from her heart, Huali fainted completely.
*
That's it?
Huali exclaimed in surprise, "Really? I actually ran towards Wen Jin and fainted, and he carried me back in the end?"
Ao Bai nodded firmly and affirmatively, "At that time, the host's life value had dropped drastically. I originally wanted to ask you to go find the Demon Lord, but I didn't expect him to appear on his own."
At that time, the roses were in full bloom, and Ao Bai was afraid that the roses would be drained of their blood, so he rushed over to try to dig a hole and dig up the roots.
But after a short while, the rose stopped growing on its own, and when it turned around, it saw its host faint in Wen Jin's arms.
Thinking of the Demon Lord's eyes at that time, Ao Bai gasped, "Hiss—I feel like he wanted to eat people back then."
Karin shook her body in agreement. "It's not that I want to eat people, it's that I want to kill people."
The moment the flower bloomed, she was completely drained of energy and had no idea when the veil disappeared.
She was completely unprepared when the horse fell.
Wen Jin knew she was a big liar just by looking at her face; she hadn't killed him yet only because of their alt account.
"Sigh, this is tough." Huali sighed and huddled under the covers, writhing and twisting.
Of the thirty-six stratagems, running away is the best. But the city walls are heavily fortified this day, and she certainly can't break through on her own. She needs to find a reason…
"Bai, you said there's no possibility that I might use..."
Huali was speaking when she suddenly paused.
Her animal-like intuition came in handy; she slowly lifted a corner of the blanket to reveal her head.
After seeing the tall, slender figure that had appeared in the room at some unknown time, he scurried back in.
I was terrified! The plan almost died before it even started.
Wen Jin looked down at the small mound on the bed. "Since you're awake, come out."
Karin: "..." She could actually have stayed asleep.
*
The roses in the courtyard were in full bloom, looking like rubies in the sunset light.
Tuowu and Xiwu stood side by side under the flowering tree. Tuowu reached out to touch it, his face full of surprise. "It's not an illusion after all?"
Xi Wu nodded, "Using the mutual restraint of the five elements to tear apart the demonic energy of this inch of land is very clever."
Huali, on the other hand, didn't dawdle.
Now that things have come to this, and Wen Jin knows she lied to him but didn't kill her, it means there's still room for discussion.
Besides, even if we assume the worst, the Soul Oath Jade Pendant is still on her, so protecting herself is definitely not a problem.
Despite being mentally prepared, Karin was still startled when she actually stepped out the door.
Things didn't go as she expected.
A variety of dishes were placed on the sandalwood table in the courtyard, their aromas irresistible and their appearance enough to whet one's appetite.
Wen Jin was leaning back in his seat, tapping the table absentmindedly—was he waiting for her to eat?!
Upon seeing Huali appear, Wen Jin's gaze subtly swept over her lips.
"Eat."
Huali was stunned. Could this be the legendary Feast at Hongmen?
I've been busy planting flowers these past two days, and I don't know where Zhang Dezhu has gone. Come to think of it, she hasn't eaten properly for several days.
If you're not enthusiastic about eating, there's something wrong with your thinking. You should talk about everything after you finish eating.
Huali, who never engages in internal strife, suddenly brightened up and happily sat down.
But she'd never seen this vegetable before; it looked so strange.
Huali picked up a white petal with suspicion, put it in her mouth and bit it. It had no taste and wasn't good.
Tuowu, standing not far away, raised an eyebrow. "That's a snow lotus that only grows once every ten thousand years on Tianji Mountain, and she actually only took a bite!!!"
Huali poked the pastry, which looked like a biscuit, with her chopsticks again. The moment she bit into it, it felt like her tongue was filled with ice.
After she shivered from the cold, she finally understood.
The big account is definitely getting revenge on her, how childish!
After putting down her chopsticks, Huali didn't notice Taku's ferocious expression, which was practically biting a handkerchief.
"That's outrageous! The master spent the whole night finding this table of spiritual plants and jade marrow for her, and she didn't even glance at it! What a waste!"
Xi Wu shook his head, "No."
*
On the other side, Huali cut straight to the point, looking at Wen Jin, "You remember?"
Wen Jin raised his eyes without any expression.
Huali decided to take the initiative and strike first, saying, "It was wrong of me to lie to you, and I apologize. But I also have my own reasons."
She was adept at structuring her narrative, saying, "Mainly, you grabbed my neck the first time we met, and I was just trying to protect myself. But I can assure you, I truly had no intention of harming you, otherwise I wouldn't have raised you from infancy..."
"Is that all you wanted to say?" Wen Jin's tone turned cold, and a shadow clearly flashed in his eyes.
Karin: "??? What else?"
Wen Jin looked into the girl's clear almond eyes, raised his hand and crushed the rose that was stretched out to the table, "What happened last night...aren't you going to ask me for an explanation?"
Hmm? What happened last night? What happened last night?
Ao Bai stood anxiously to the side, "What about the time he carried you back last night?!"
"Oh, that!" Huali exclaimed, suddenly realizing. "There's no need to explain that. I should thank you for going out of your way to take me home; I feel really bad about it..."
Before he could finish speaking, Wen Jin, who had been silent all along, suddenly looked up, a storm brewing in his pale golden eyes. He looked dangerously at the faint bite marks on Hua Li's lips and said, "No need to explain?"
Karin: "???"
What did she say wrong? There's no need to explain.
Wen Jin only carried her back; he didn't take away her innocence. If you really want to be serious, she and Lian Zhuo were actually married, even if it was fake.
Given the urgency of the situation, it's understandable.
Huali tried to explain, but the way the big guy looked at her made her feel uneasy, as if he was about to pounce on her and bite her to death at any moment.
Just as Huali was struggling to find a way out, her loud voice, which had been silent for a long time, appeared like a timely rain, "Cuihua! You should quickly persuade Qizhi, her injuries... uh."
Before Zhang Dezhu could finish speaking, Xi Wu suddenly appeared and covered his mouth, silencing him instantly.
But how could Huali let this opportunity pass? Seeing this, she immediately ran over and asked, "What's wrong? What happened to Qizhi?"
Zhang Dezhu glanced at the Demon Lord and then at Huali, shaking his head vigorously.
But Huali had no intention of letting him off the hook. "Speaking of which, I haven't seen Qizhi for several days. Come on, I'll go with you to see her."
After saying that, Huali stepped out of the courtyard gate. Seeing that Wen Jin did not stop her, she breathed a sigh of relief and ran away.
Wen Jin watched the girl's hasty departure and sneered, "Now you want to leave?"
"It's too late."
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