However, she couldn't be entirely blamed. The person in front of her didn't look anything like Yanxiao she had met before. She couldn't think of anyone who could change so much in such a short time.
Jiang Xinrui wanted to calm down and think of a solution, but she couldn't calm down at all.
She preferred to face Shen Muzhi rather than Yan Xiao, since Shen Muzhi was someone she knew well and she had a plan to deal with him.
She wasn't even sure if the person in front of her was human, let alone instinctively felt that only one of them could survive.
Although she didn't know why, this feeling was so clear that she felt panicked and uncomfortable whenever she thought of Yan Xiao, and wished she could kill her immediately, let alone face her directly.
"Yan Xiao!" Jiang Xinrui shouted the name through gritted teeth, her eyes flashing with murderous intent and fear.
She tried to calm herself down, but her heart was beating faster and faster, as if it were about to jump out of her throat.
Yan Xiao smiled slightly, a hint of mockery in her smile: "Not bad, it seems Doctor Jiang still remembers me."
Jiang Xinrui clenched her fists, her nails digging deep into her palms, struggling to control her emotions: "Who...who exactly are you?"
Yan Xiao raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing this, guessing the meaning behind her words, but chose to play dumb:
"Doctor Jiang, that's an interesting question. Of course I am Shen Muzhi's wife. Didn't you betray Shen Muzhi because you felt hopeless about rising to power because of my appearance?"
"Pah!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xinrui seemed to have been provoked, her eyes widening as she gritted her teeth and said:
"The thing I regret most in my life is that I was blind enough to fall for such a cold-hearted and worthless person as Shen Muzhi."
"What did you say?"
Yan Xiao was taken aback by the sudden outburst of resentment from Jiang Xinrui, never expecting her to comment on Shen Muzhi in such a way.
If she's right, Jiang Xinrui should have memories of the original storyline, right?
It's one thing to call Shen Muzhi cold-hearted, since in the original story, Shen Muzhi did become colder after losing his family, and he's completely different from the Shen Muzhi we know now. But where does this talk of him being a good-for-nothing come from?
Shen Muzhi is someone who conquered the world. Even someone as competitive as Yan Xiao has to admire him, right?
After Jiang Xinrui finished speaking, she realized she had lost her composure. She quickly steadied herself, trying to maintain her composure, and changed the subject:
"I have nothing to say to you. I want to see Shen Muzhi."
Yan Xiao looked Jiang Xinrui up and down, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke:
"It's not impossible to see him, as long as you answer a few questions honestly, I'll let you see him before you die, how about that?"
Although she had a premonition that Yan Xiao wanted to kill her, Jiang Xinrui still couldn't help but panic when she actually heard these words.
She swallowed hard, feigning innocence to try and hide her nervousness.
"Yanxiao, although we have some misunderstandings, we don't have any deep-seated hatred. I haven't done anything immoral or heinous. What do you mean by that?"
"Heh~"
Yan Xiao gave a mocking laugh, leaned closer to her face, and whispered:
"Jiang Xinrui, there are only the two of us here, what are you pretending for? Don't you want to kill me? Some things don't need to be said outright, we both know what's going on, right?"
Yan Xiao kept observing Jiang Xinrui while she spoke. Seeing that Jiang Xinrui's eyes were full of panic but she was trying her best to remain calm, she found it very boring.
"Jiang Xinrui, I'm speaking frankly and without mincing words. To tell you the truth, now that you're in my hands, you only have two options."
The first rule is to honestly tell me what I want to know, and then die a quick and painless death.
The second option is to suffer endless torture and die from forced confession. My patience is limited, so you choose one.
Jiang Xinrui looked at Yan Xiao's arrogant demeanor, her eyes filled with hatred. She told herself to stay calm. She had to see Shen Muzhi. As long as she saw Shen Muzhi, she would still have a chance.
Yan Xiao didn't kill her directly, which must mean he wanted to get something from her, and that would be his bargaining chip.
Thinking of this, she immediately relaxed a lot:
What do you want to know?
"Looks like you want to choose the first option? I was originally going to try and see how many pieces of flesh I had to cut off before you gave in."
"Ah, what a pity. It seems I won't be able to use some of my tricks today."
Yan Xiao said, tossing aside the dagger he had been playing with, clapping his hands with a tone full of regret.
Jiang Xinrui glanced at the dagger she had tossed aside, and then, thinking back to what she had just said, her face turned pale with fright. She felt that the woman in front of her was a pervert.
Yan Xiao glanced at Jiang Xinrui's weak and pitiful appearance, showing no pity whatsoever. After slightly intimidating her, she went straight to the point:
"Tell me, why did you abandon Shen Muzhi so decisively, and why do you seem to hate him to the core?"
Also, why did you suddenly leave Jiangbei City that night? Did someone tip you off? And how did you get involved with Qi Chengfeng's people?
That day in the main hall of Yanyun City, who protected your life? Who exactly stands behind you?
Yan Xiao originally wanted to ask Jiang Xinrui directly if she had been reborn or had regained her memories of the story, but after thinking about it, she felt that it would be inappropriate. Asking her like that would only expose her problem, and who knows if there were any eavesdroppers on the other side?
She didn't want anyone to know she had transmigrated into a book. Secrets can only remain secrets if they are kept in one's heart. What if she accidentally exposed herself and was treated as a monster? This was a superstitious feudal society!
After hearing her questions, Jiang Xinrui was a little confused. She could understand some of them, but she only vaguely understood others.
Upon closer reflection, she could barely make sense of what Yan Xiao had asked, but she didn't know what Yan Xiao meant by "the person behind her." When had she ever had someone behind her?
Her lips moved, but she swallowed back the words that were about to slip out.
Regardless of whether she has powerful backers or not, she needs to have them now; this is her chance.
Thinking of this, she deliberately asked ambiguously:
"So that night, you really did intend to attack me? If I hadn't suddenly left that day, I would have died at your hands, right?"
After she finished speaking, seeing that Yan Xiao didn't deny it, she was also somewhat surprised and suspicious, wondering what was going on with that feeling? Could there really be some strange entity secretly helping her?
Thinking of this, she immediately continued to ask:
"That day in the main hall, it was you who did it, wasn't it? You wanted to kill me back then, but you didn't succeed, right?"
Yan Xiao did not deny it, but looked at her with a scrutinizing gaze.
Jiang Xinrui, on the surface, was filled with resentment, but in her heart she was pondering what exactly was going on.
Judging from this, it seems that she really does have a mysterious person secretly helping her. But now that she has fallen into this predicament, why hasn't that mysterious person appeared yet?
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