Chapter 128 Cheap Goods
Xie Yanyu knew that Shen Lang was uneasy.
He must have hidden something from her.
But there were so many things he could have lied to her about. She couldn't read minds, let alone guess what he'd concealed, big or small. All she knew was that the most important thing he'd lied to her about was his identity. The rest wasn't important, and she didn't care much.
I'm not trying to trick him by asking this question right now.
It was just a matter of time, so I just said a few words to him casually, without any intention of asking him to really admit anything.
She gradually learned that if she wanted someone to be more obedient, she had to create some fear in that person's heart.
Seeing his pale face at this moment, she said lightly: "Just kidding."
Then.
As she wished, she saw that his face turned even paler.
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The surroundings became quiet.
Xie Yanyu turned his attention back to the Heart Demon Mirror.
She flipped through the original plot, trying to find a way to activate the Heart Mirror, but after searching for a long time, she didn't find any detailed steps.
The original text only briefly mentioned the usage of the Heart Demon Mirror in the plot where Helan Wei used it on Madam Yi, and mentioned that it was related to blood.
But it does not explain in detail how they are related or how to use them.
So Xie Yanyu pricked Shen Lang's finger and dripped a little blood onto the mirror.
But the mirror didn't react.
She pricked her fingertip again and a drop of blood fell onto the mirror.
Still no response.
It seems that even if the activation method involves blood, dripping blood directly onto the mirror will not work.
But the simplest method didn't work, and she also found it difficult to guess other strange methods.
It would be more convenient for her to ask Helan Wei directly.
So she lowered her head and thought for a moment, then took out the communication talisman again.
Then she sent a message to Li Xun: [Have you found the person?]
soon.
A video call request came in.
Seeing this, Xie Yanyu thought he had something important to say.
After all, ordinary people rarely communicate through video. If they just want to convey some messages, text messages are enough.
She connected the video call.
The next second,
Then I saw Li Xun's face next to the communication talisman.
He has a good-looking face, with deep bones, red lips and white teeth. He has been handsome since he was a teenager. But when she was a teenager, she was pale and thin, with dry hair. Even when she walked on the street with him at that time, they seemed like people from two different worlds. People would always turn their heads and passers-by would cast some strange looks at her, as if wondering why he was walking with her.
Now his face has completely lost its childishness.
It became sharper and more ostentatious, and its golden-brown pupils were like sparkling gems.
Now his whole body was stuck in front of the communication talisman, so from her perspective, she could see that his face filled up her entire communication talisman, which was quite shocking.
Xie Yanyu's fingertips paused.
Then she held the communication talisman a little further away: "What's wrong? Did you find it?"
He has already video-called her, what's wrong with her?
The first question was still asked to Helan Wei.
Li Xun was a little unhappy. He pressed his face closer to the communication talisman, filling every corner of it. It looked like he was about to crawl out of it at any moment. Then he said, "I didn't find it."
As he spoke, his eyes moved down inconspicuously and glanced at Helan Wei lying in a pool of blood.
Then he raised his foot and pressed hard on Helan Wei's wound.
He spoke to her in a slow and measured tone: "The secret realm is so big, and there was an earthquake just now, how can it be so easy to find it."
Xie Yanyu: "..."
She tilted her head. "Then why did you video message me? I thought you had something important to say."
Li Xun: "Yes. Of course not."
Xie Yanyu: "Then tell me."
The words fell.
Li Xun paused.
His communication talisman showed a real-time image of her whereabouts. Because he was so close to the talisman, her reflection was visible in his golden-brown eyes. Xie Yanyu saw him open his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but before he could speak, the tips of her ears seemed to turn slightly red. But it could also be that the light there was too dim and she was mistaken.
Finally, he seemed to hesitate to speak.
He seemed to think for a moment before adding, "I was wondering, why are you still waiting outside the secret realm? Is that a shabby place suitable for living? The sun is blazing and the sand is flying everywhere."
If you listen carefully, you can hear some thoughtfulness in these words.
It's very rare to hear this from Li Xun's mouth.
But not to mention the conspiracy to sell out Helan Wei, he originally wanted to take her to the Tianjian Sect first. The outside of the Tianyun Secret Realm was extremely desolate. What a crappy environment, it was not suitable for staying for a long time.
So he paused.
Then he continued, "The secret realm is so big, who knows when I'll find you. Didn't your servant go out to look for you? He has no sense at all. Doesn't he know to take you to find a place to rest first? Just ask him to go with you to the Tianjian Sect first. I'll find you and then—"
Before he finished speaking.
He saw a slender, beautiful, masculine hand gently holding Qingqing's hand.
Chen Lang was beside her and whispered, "Sword Master's words make sense. Why don't we go to the Heavenly Sword Sect first?"
In the image of the communication talisman, one can see Chen Lang’s posture at this moment.
He looked very docile, and his usually deceptive face was now gentle, easily reminiscent of Chunshui or a god. He was completely different from the cold, vicious, hypocritical look he had shown in the secret realm before.
Loading.
I will pretend in front of her.
Li Xun stared at Chen Lang's hand grimly. If he didn't have to cooperate with this bitch and deal with Helan Wei first, he would have exposed him directly. He had to let her see what kind of hypocritical person this bitch was.
But in this matter—
He wasn't much better.
Li Xun knew in his heart that if she wanted to save Helan Wei's life, he would not let Shen Lang kill Helan Wei, but Shen Lang's murderous intention was reasonable. Helan Wei was weak at the moment. If she did not seize this opportunity and do nothing, was she going to watch him continue to hang around in front of her in the future?
Helan Wei got what she wanted and was seriously injured. Would she treat this person better? Would Helan Wei use this to get closer to her?
I could save his life, but bringing him back to her like this...
He can't do it.
The air pressure here is extremely low.
Even through the communication talisman, Xie Yanyu could feel it.
She looked at Li Xun again.
She wanted to ask him something just now, but was interrupted by the video call. Then he said a lot of things and she didn't find a chance to speak.
Only then did she ask the question: "Are you really looking for someone?"
"……Um."
"Okay, then hurry up and find it. I have something to ask Helan Wei."
If she just wanted to find Helan Wei, that would be one thing.
If she was looking for Helan Wei because she had something to ask, that would be another matter.
Shen Lang paused: "What do you want to ask?"
Xie Yanyu took out the Heart Demon Mirror and said, "This magical instrument is related to the Helan family. It's called the Heart Demon Mirror. I'm afraid you haven't heard of it. I want to know how to use it and how to activate it."
Shen Lang said gently, "Do you want to find him just to ask for this matter?"
Xie Yanyu: "Well, nothing else."
Shen Lang nodded: "I understand."
He raised his eyes and looked at the communication talisman. Through the communication talisman, his eyes met Li Xun's.
The tension between the two of them subsided a little.
Then he looked at Xie Yanyu again and said gently, "Don't worry, we will find Master Helan. Maybe he used some strange method to escape and left the secret realm first. I will keep an eye on him these days and look for him outside. I will also pay attention to how to activate the Heart Demon Mirror."
What a good talking mouth.
Li Xun translated his words.
Without any embellishment, Chen Lang meant—
Anyway, Helan Wei is seriously injured and mentally ill now. He will be unconscious for several days. Even if we bring him out, we won’t be able to ask him any questions. It’s better to seal his magic power and throw him into the brothel to torture him for a few days.
In a few days, she could claim to have found him in the brothel, then bring him out and return him to Xie Yanyu. This would not delay her interrogation, but would also let her know that Helan Wei was no longer clean and unworthy of her. Alternatively, she could wait for Helan Wei to regain consciousness and then force him to reveal how to activate the Heart Demon Mirror. The same would be true.
We'll see how the situation turns out then.
Anyway, it won't delay her work.
Li Xun: “…”
Li Xun had nothing to say, just sneered.
Chen Lang continued to gently ask Xie Yanyu: "Let's go? No matter what, Sword Master and I will definitely find a way to find him. Do you still want to wait here?"
Xie Yanyu shook his head.
So Shen Lang quickly drove the carriage over.
They put a stool for her, let her get on the carriage, and prepared cushions and tea for her.
The system said in Xie Yanyu's mind: [Now you really have several dogs working for you.]
It was a little confused and said, "I feel like now, no matter what you want, you just need to say it and someone will help you get it. Whatever you want to do is much easier than before."
Xie Yanyu: ...
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When consciousness returned hazily.
Helan Wei found that everything in front of him was still dark.
The mana within him seemed to be sealed by some forbidden spell. Because he was severely injured, he was temporarily unable to break through it. Even so, his five senses were very sharp. He could smell the scent of cheap spices and hear a loud noise. The distant sounds sounded like hawking, while the closer sounds suggested someone was approaching him.
It wasn't Xie Yanyu's footsteps.
He could recognize her footsteps. Many times, he looked nonchalant and would not even raise his eyes when she came over, but he could recognize her footsteps.
He propped himself up and climbed up a little.
But his hands and feet were bound with hemp ropes.
So he struggled again, but couldn't break free.
That's when it happened.
The door to the room was pushed open and he heard someone approaching.
The man seemed to stretch out his hand and waved it in front of his eyes, then said with disdain: "Are you blind? What a loss!"
It was a very coy male voice.
It sounded like he was speaking with his throat pinched, and his tone sounded extremely unpleasant.
But soon, another voice came from the side of the man. It was also a man's voice, and he was speaking in a pinched voice: "Oh, brother, his face looks like this. He made a lot of money if he was bought back. With such a good look, women will like him. Wouldn't it be better if he was blind? He can't run away!"
Since he was brought back to the Helan family's main residence, no one dared to speak to him in this tone anymore.
Like evaluating a cheap commodity.
Helan Wei struggled again.
As a result, he was whipped.
A pinched male voice came: "Behave yourself! Still thinking of running away?"
Helan Wei paused.
After a while, he suppressed his anger and spoke in a hoarse and weak voice: "Where is this?"
"Where is this? This is a brothel!" the man said, "I spent two taels of silver to buy you!"
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