85 The Demonic World (VI)
◎I'm sorry◎
Someone pulled her wrist, and Li Jintang pushed the hand away, saying, "Brother Qu, please leave quickly. He won't do anything to me."
Qu Lingfei said anxiously, "How can I leave you alone with this devil? If you want to leave, let's leave together."
Seeing that person gradually approaching, she simply stood up and ran out under Qu Lingfei's shocked gaze.
"Xie An!"
Li Jintang ran forward and hugged him, shifting her steps to block his view. "I was just thinking of taking a walk, but I ended up here and got lost. Luckily you're here. Please take me out."
If necessary, she could squeeze out two more tears.
Xie Changyan lowered his eyes to look at her, thinking that he must have been bewildered, and at this moment he didn't even think about why she was able to get in here.
"good."
Li Jintang turned around quietly and felt relieved when he saw that Qu Lingfei was no longer there.
But there are still many doubts at the moment. She wants to ask Brother Qu why the Immortal Venerable wanted to kill her that day and why he hates Xie An so much.
Judging from Brother Qu's performance just now, it seems that she should know all these things. Could it be... that some of her memories have been erased?
As soon as this thought occurred to her, the person in front of her suddenly stopped and slowly turned around. She was so absorbed in her thoughts that she bumped into him without noticing.
Li Jintang uttered an "Ah!", took two steps back, and touched the tip of his red nose: "Why did you stop?"
He scoffed and leaned closer to her: "Atang, how did you get in?"
The letter that Brother Qu had just given him was hidden inside his lapel. Li Jintang was afraid that he would see it, so he stepped back guiltily and stammered, "Where are you going?"
He didn't answer, his eyes dropped downwards. Li Jintang's heart tightened, and he covered his collar with his hands faster than he could think.
"You know what I mean," he said, his face darkening, his tone sounding a little unfriendly. "You specifically asked me about this today, and it just so happens that I'm there again. Is it really just a coincidence?"
"I already told you I walked in accidentally," Li Jintang said, smoothing down the wrinkles on her collar to make sure he couldn't see what was hidden inside. Perhaps Xie An had been too accommodating to her these past few days, but hearing the accusatory tone, she felt quite angry. "You didn't keep an eye on your own people, so why are you blaming me? I blame you for coming in too late, leaving me wandering around for ages without being able to find the way."
She deliberately made her voice sound aggrieved, and she almost believed it herself.
He was slightly stunned when he heard this, as if he didn't expect her to say this: "I..."
"You don't have to apologize," she said, waving her hand generously and turning to leave. "But don't ask me about this again, or I will really ignore you."
After she said this, she walked away immediately, not giving him any chance to catch up.
After returning to the room, she didn't bother to close the door and hurriedly hid the letter under the pillow. Hearing the footsteps behind her, she immediately covered the quilt and turned around, meeting the person's eyes.
"You..." She was embarrassed by her own words that had just turned black into white, and wanted to find an opportunity to get him out first. "Why are you here again?"
His eyes flashed, and he lowered his voice: "Atang, I'm sorry."
I thought he would continue to question me about what happened just now, but I didn't expect him to give in so quickly. Li Jintang didn't respond, but only looked at him hesitantly, silently waiting for his next words.
"I didn't blame you just now," Xie Changyan raised his eyes to meet her probing gaze, "and I didn't...force you to answer. If you don't want to talk, then don't talk."
Seeing that she didn't answer, he felt regretful - if it came to deception, he was the one who lied all the time, so how could he blame her?
Thinking she was still angry, he took a few cautious steps forward, and finally stopped within her acceptable range: "Atang, I..."
"Okay, stop talking." Li Jintang suddenly thought of the letter. This might be her chance. She cleared her throat and said, "I'm going out now. You don't have to worry about where I go, and you're not allowed to follow me."
He looked dejected for a moment, but he didn't dare to go against her wishes. Finally, he said pleadingly, "Can I send someone to take you there?"
She thought about it and finally nodded reluctantly.
At this time, the sun was still high in the sky and the sunlight was very scorching. Li Jintang held up an oil-paper umbrella and stood in the corner watching the people coming and going on the street.
Brother Qu didn't say when Sister Qiuyan would come, so she would come here every day and wait, and she would eventually wait for her.
She carefully put the letter away and waited quietly for that figure to appear. Suddenly, she thought, if Big Brother Qu hated Xie An so much, would Sister Qiuyan also...
If Sister Qiuyan said something bad about Xie An, who should she believe?
Just as I was lost in thought, I suddenly heard several loud shouts: "Get out of the way! The horses are out of control!"
She was startled and looked in the direction of the chaotic crowd. Sure enough, she saw a horse charging forward, dragging the carriage behind it to and fro, as if it could fall down at any time.
Screams came one after another. Li Jintang was stunned for a moment, and then she wanted to leave with the crowd. Suddenly, a hand came out from the carriage window and grabbed her wrist.
Suddenly, the world spun around her. When she came to her senses and looked carefully, she found herself in a carriage with a woman sitting in front of her.
The bumpy ride made her feel a little uncomfortable, but after seeing the person in front of her clearly, her joy far outweighed that slight flaw: "Sister Qiuyan?!"
The girl smiled and nodded, the joy in her eyes no less than hers: "Please be faster." Then she took out a silver ingot and put it down.
When the coachman saw the silver, he smiled widely and swung the whip in his hand quickly.
Li Jintang felt that her soul was about to be shaken apart, and she was worried that she would hit passers-by, so she quickly pulled open the curtain and looked out. She saw that although the horse was running fast, it was moving very calmly among the crowd and did not hurt anyone.
Her heart relaxed as she lowered the curtain and took out the letter: "Sister Qiuyan, this is Brother Qu..."
Before she could finish her words, her shoulders suddenly felt tight and a pair of hands hugged her tightly.
Li Jintang was stunned. It had only been a few days since they last met, so why did Sister Qiuyan react so strongly? Although she didn't understand, she raised her hand and gently patted her on the back.
"I... I thought I would never see you again..." Her tears soaked her clothes. Qiu Yan let go of her after a long time, turned her face away and wiped away the tears. "Let me take a good look. Are you hurt anywhere?"
This sounded even stranger. Li Jintang didn't answer but instead asked, "Sister Qiuyan, why do you think I would get hurt?"
"You were lucky to escape from that demon's clutches. I've been regretting for the past few days why I didn't accompany you to find Master that night..." The carriage had stabilized by then. Qiu Yan calmed down and said, "Atang, since you're out today, come with me back to the Immortal Realm. That demon won't dare pursue us for now."
Return to the fairyland?
Li Jintang's eyes widened slightly and he shook his head: "How can this be possible?"
"Why not?"
"I can't leave," she looked down at the bell on her ankle, and thought of what Xie An said that day, her heart suddenly tightened, "If I leave, Xie An will die."
"Atang, what are you talking about?" Qiuyan could hardly believe her ears. "He has never treated you sincerely, so why do you care whether he lives or dies? Besides, why do you still call him Xie An? He clearly..."
"Sister Qiuyan, this is from Brother Qu," she said, her emotions agitated. Li Jintang didn't listen to the rest of her words. Instead, he silently shoved the letter in her direction, ending the conversation. "I haven't opened it yet. Please take a look and see if it's anything important."
Qiuyan was stunned and had to stop talking for the moment. She opened the envelope and scanned the text at a glance, feeling as if a bolt of lightning had exploded in her mind.
Why did he go alone? Such a big thing, but he didn't even leave her a chance to say goodbye...
"Don't worry, sister." Li Jintang saw her face turn pale and hurriedly comforted her, "Xie An won't do anything to Brother Qu. Besides, he doesn't even know Brother Qu exists yet."
"It's just..." She hesitated for a moment, thinking about how to organize her words, "Xie An did hide his identity from us, but he didn't do anything excessive. Why did everyone suddenly become like this?"
How can you not hate and want to take revenge on someone who pretends to be your brother all the way but wants to take your life in the end?
Qiuyan looked at her sadly, with a thousand words stuck in her chest but she didn't know where to start.
What Senior Brother said in the letter was true; Atang's memory had indeed been altered by that demon. I've heard that the puppet talisman can gradually control a person's consciousness, but the more memories that need to be erased, the longer the control lasts, and the greater the backlash the controller suffers. It seems that the memory that was erased was the one she had when she obtained the Golden Elixir.
"Atang, please listen to me..."
Qiuyan wanted to tell the whole truth, but the words were on the tip of her tongue and she swallowed them back. Xie Changyan had promised her to come out, and he would definitely find her back. How could she take her away? Besides, she was bewitched, and she was afraid that she would not be believed if she told him now.
The carriage stopped and Li Jintang got off. He saw that they were far away from the town and were in a forest.
Her body trembled violently, and she wanted to climb back into the carriage as if under pressure: "I, I didn't come here, take me back, I want to go back..."
Although she had thought countless times in her heart that Sister Qiuyan would definitely not harm her, when she saw the same forest as that night, fear still overwhelmed her like a tide.
"Atang..." Qiuyan was surprised. There were many people in the town and it was all too familiar. She originally wanted to bring her here. Even if she couldn't take her away, at least it would be safer and wouldn't be eavesdropped on. However, she didn't expect her to react so violently.
"Atang, what's wrong?"
She followed him into the carriage. The girl was huddled up in a ball, holding her head with both hands. Her voice was choked with sobs, and bells rang under her feet: "No, don't come over, don't kill me..."
"Atang, what are you talking about?" Qiuyan panicked and gently pried her hand away, trying to hug her and comfort her. "I'm Qiuyan's sister, how could I want to kill you?"
Hearing this, the other person stopped trembling, and his hands drooped down like a frightened rabbit: "Sister Qiuyan?"
"It's me, it's me," Qiuyan suddenly felt distressed and stretched out her arms to hug her, "Atang, what happened? Weren't you fine just now?"
"I……"
Li Jintang wanted to break free from the embrace. She didn't know whether she should talk about what happened that night, and she didn't know if what Xie An said was true. But Brother Qu and Sister Qiuyan were from the fairy world after all. They hated the demon world and always wanted to eliminate it. Now she was also half demon world, and she didn't know what they would do...
She just hoped that there wouldn't be any more immortal sect disciples holding swords waiting for her ahead.
Qiuyan hugged her tighter and said, "Don't be afraid, Atang. No matter what happens, I will protect you."
Before she could get a reply, a silver light suddenly flashed before her eyes. Qiu Yan quickly turned her head to avoid it, and the silver needle brushed against her hair and penetrated into the wooden board.
Before I could recover from the shock, a cold voice rang in my ears: "She doesn't need your protection."
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