Qin Luo, who had just woken up and was about to continue pretending to be unconscious, heard this.
It was as if she had been struck by lightning; her heart was almost broken.
The wealth right before my eyes has become my greatest enemy.
And it was an enemy who could easily defeat her; her mood instantly plummeted from cloud nine to rock bottom.
The lake owner seemed to sense her emotions and gently patted her face.
"You woke up faster than I expected."
Upon hearing this, Qin Luo stopped pretending and looked at the graceful woman before him.
He immediately asked, "Why did you arrest me?"
The lake owner immediately corrected her mistake.
"It's not about capturing you, it's about having the Gu Diao capture a living person to exchange for its benefactor. It's to see if it's willing to disrupt the order of beasts in the human world for Le Dai and give up everything for her."
Qin Luo felt like he had heard some huge gossip.
"Did the Gu Diao fall in love with a demon?"
The Lakers owner did not refute.
"I think so!"
"So, if it only needed to capture a living person, why did it suddenly change its target?"
The lake lord, seeing her wood-type power still overflowing, waved his hand and quickly withdrew it.
"It might think that your survival rate is higher than that of the average person, and it can also help me treat my old illness."
Seeing that it wasn't a bad demon and possessed great magical power, Qin Luo decided to curry favor with it.
"Hold out your hand, let me take a look."
The lake owner didn't stand on ceremony and simply stretched out his hand.
"Then I'll have to trouble you!"
Qin Luo immediately checked its pulse, but found only deathly stillness.
"You... since you have taken human form, why do you have no pulse?"
With a casual wave of his hand, the lake owner released a heart that had stopped beating.
It appeared right in front of her.
"This is my heart. It once beat wildly for someone, but after that person left, it grew increasingly lazy, until now it's completely still..."
Qin Luo stared in disbelief at the heart, which had already turned into a wooden sculpture.
"Is your heart dead? Is it because of that person?"
"Yes, a thousand years ago, when I was on the verge of death, he saved me. He used his own energy to help me take human form and built this lake for me. I thought he treated me differently, but I never expected..."
As it spoke, it became melancholy.
"I never expected that he would simply say 'take care,' place a protective barrier over the lake, and then leave..."
Hearing its sorrowful tone, Qin Luo was at a loss for how to comfort it.
Although she is a demon, demons are often more sentimental than humans.
When you encounter someone you desire but cannot have, the pain is unbearable.
"Don't be sad. His leaving only means he wasn't your destined partner. I just saw a gentleman wearing a hat outside. He was quite handsome and seemed nice. Why don't you try talking to him?"
Her words seemed to dispel the lake lord's sorrow.
"You mean the snail spirits, right? They always wear hats wherever they go, which looks quite comical."
Qin Luo had thought it was a powerful aquatic creature, but it turned out to be a tiny snail spirit.
"Hehe, although it's a bit small, it's quite delicate-looking."
As soon as she finished speaking, the lake owner seemed to connect the dots to something.
I couldn't help but laugh for a while before looking at her seriously.
"Could you tell me about yourself? You two are so alike..."
Although Qin Luo did not refuse, it still insisted that it had admitted its mistake.
“My biological father’s name is Qin Yan. I was born under the watchful eye of my aunt, so I can’t possibly be someone else’s daughter. Besides, is the man you love even human? If he is, how could he have lived for a thousand years?”
The lake owner nodded after hearing her words.
“He was a sorcerer, and I’m certain he’s still alive. This lake and the restrictions were left behind by him. If he were dead, these should have disappeared.”
Upon hearing this, Qin Luo also felt that it made sense.
Does anything seem amiss? Could it be that this world has been imbued with spiritual energy for thousands of years?
But since she had no advantage, she didn't dare to ask any more questions.
She only tried her best to clear herself of suspicion that she was not the daughter of his old friend.
After all, she had seen plenty of demons driven mad by love in her sketchbooks.
If she is identified as that person's daughter, and the lake owner suddenly goes mad again...
Then her life would probably be in danger, so
She then began to analyze things haphazardly, yet with a touch of seriousness.
“I’ve always lived with my uncle and aunt. If he were my father, and so capable, why would he abandon me? I almost died when bandits attacked the village. If it weren’t for…”
She started to say something, then pretended to be very sad.
She choked up and couldn't continue, because she knew that if she said more...
To avoid revealing that she was from another world, she told only half the story.
After giving it ample room for imagination, the lake owner confirmed that she was telling the truth.
Deep down, I also felt that Mingyi wasn't the kind of person who would disregard a child's life or death.
Even when I was just a complete stranger, he still offered me a helping hand.
How could you let your own flesh and blood face death without caring?
After figuring it out, it apologized to Qin Luo.
"I'm sorry, perhaps I'm just missing him terribly. Seeing someone who resembles him reminds me of him. I hope you won't mind..."
Seeing the disappointment on her face, Qin Luo felt a pang of pity.
"If you really miss him, then look at me more often, or draw my picture. Maybe if you look at it a lot, your heart will come back to life!"
Upon hearing this, the lake owner sadly shook his head.
“I won’t survive. I know he won’t come back. The thousand-year promise was a deadline I set for myself. If he doesn’t come, I will revert to my original form and guard this lakebed for eternity.”
Qin Luo really couldn't understand it; it was just a crush.
Even if restrictions are to be set, shouldn't it be after the deadline?
Does it mean you've stopped loving them or forgotten them? How could it mean you've shut yourself off?
"Um, Lord of the Lake, have you ever been to other places in the human world?"
Her question stumped the lake's owner, as it was originally a sacred lake of the demon realm.
A piece of dark wood nurtured by Moonlit Lake, born with the ability to see through people's hearts.
In the demon realm, whenever a demon goes to the human world for trials, they will go to the lake to pray.
I hope to obtain a piece of wood shavings to aid me during my trials in the human world.
Not easily fooled by human sweet talk, but not all demons are so lucky.
Those who can obtain it are only one in ten thousand, but who would have thought...
Just as the ebony was about to take form, the Demon King's youngest son, Qingxi...
It was secretly taken out of the demon realm, solely because of the female demon Shi Qian whom it admired.
It was time for it to go to the human world for trials, but it had yet to obtain any wood shavings.
Qingxi was worried that it would be bewitched by humans, which is why it jumped into the bottom of Moonless Lake.
It stole the ebony wood, but what it didn't know was...
Whether the fairies can obtain wood shavings or not is entirely up to their fate.
It wouldn't change because of its intervention; after Qingxi took it and Shiqian away from the demon realm...
The demons of Moonlit Lake rioted, almost cutting off the water supply to most of the demon race.
Left with no other option, the Demon King dispatched his demon soldiers to capture Qingxi and bring her back to the Demon Realm.
It was suppressed at the bottom of Moonless Lake, which finally quelled the lake's anger.
Without Qingxi's protection, Shi Qian was discovered by demon hunters within just a few days.
She had no choice but to hide and flee, during which time she also lost the ebony.
The lake lord only remembered that at that time, he was no longer nourished by demonic energy.
Without the nourishment of lake water, they also had to endure the scorching sun every day.
Even now, thinking about it makes my whole body feel numb and sore...
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