Chapter 45 Chapter 45 Ji Lian is simply the perfect opposite of his life...
As soon as he finished speaking, a sharp palm wind rose up and rushed straight towards Ji Lian's face.
The palm wind carried a fierce murderous aura, drawing an invisible trajectory in the air.
Mu Xi could clearly feel the oppression brought by that force, and her heartbeat involuntarily quickened.
Even Mu Xi noticed it, so Ji Lian was naturally even more perceptive.
Fortunately, his figure flashed like a ghost and he easily avoided the sudden attack.
At the moment of dodging, Ji Lian was already prepared to counterattack. His movements were smooth and there was no hesitation at all.
One blocked and the other attacked, their moves collided in the air, making a dull sound, and neither of them could gain the upper hand.
The three of them stopped, and Mu Xi looked silently at Feng Han who had left Bitian Villa not long ago.
Her face was expressionless, but her eyes revealed her true emotions.
There is both doubt and a little disappointment.
Feng Han was originally full of momentum, and every move he made was filled with intense anger, as if he wanted to put Ji Lian to death.
However, the moment his eyes met Mu Xi's, he seemed to have lost all his strength in an instant, and his expression and eyes turned to pleading and uneasiness.
His fists were still clenched tightly, but the murderous aura on his body had mostly dissipated, replaced by a kind of almost humble panic.
As soon as Mu Xi saw his familiar face, she basically knew what the truth was.
Regardless of whether the evidence Ji Lian mentioned was true or existed, at least he did not lie about his identity.
It was Fenghan who was lying.
Mu Xi pursed her lips slightly, pointed at Ji Lian and asked Feng Han, "Who is he?"
Her voice was eerily calm, without a single ripple, as if she was just asking an insignificant question.
Feng Han moved his lips but couldn't utter a single word. His throat seemed to be blocked by something and he couldn't make any sound.
Mu Xi observed that Feng Han's eyes flickered, as if he was desperately looking for the right words, but found nothing.
But Mu Xi did not urge him, but just waited quietly. Her eyes were like knives, cutting through Feng Han's last disguise inch by inch.
Although he did not directly attack, Feng Han did not think the situation was good.
He was thinking frantically about how to break the deadlock at this moment. What should he do? What should he say or do so that Mu Xi would forgive him?
His brain was working rapidly, countless thoughts flashed through his mind, but they were all denied one by one.
He knew that he had reached a dead end, and any wrong move could cause Mu Xi to leave him completely.
"What on earth did you intend to do by tricking Xi Niang here?! And you repeatedly lured me away, not giving me the chance to tell Xi Niang the truth. What on earth did you want to do?!"
Ji Lian's voice broke the silence. His tone was filled with uncontrollable anger. His eyes were like torches, staring at Feng Han as if he wanted to eat him alive.
Mu Xi thought that she could answer this question on behalf of Feng Han.
To survive.
Not only did he seize someone else's identity and tell a lot of lies, he also tried every possible means to bring her away from the familiar Luan County and bring her here.
He tried to confuse her by pretending that he was really in love with her, wanted to live a good life with her, and even wanted to have children with her.
Fenghan said so much and did so much, all for the sake of survival.
Angry? Of course.
But apart from being angry, Mu Xi didn't seem to realize how angry she was.
Feng Han's starting point was to survive, and Mu Xi knew very well that he would do the same if he were in the same situation.
But it’s still very unpleasant to be the one being deceived.
Especially...during this period of time, she was almost believing what he said about "love". Mu Xi really thought that Feng Han had real feelings for her.
Although I know that this may not necessarily be false, if 90% of what he said to me is false, how high can the possibility of this sentence being true be?
Mu Xi rarely felt a little scared, but fortunately she didn't respond to him.
If she had really believed his sweet words at that time, if she had really fallen in love with him, what would she be like now?
She didn't want to imagine it.
This fear made her calmer and more determined.
Feng Han glared at Ji Lian fiercely and told him to shut up.
Ji Lian clenched his fists and was about to rush towards him, but Mu Xi's quick eyes and hands subconsciously stopped him.
"Xi Niang, you have no idea what terrible things this man has done. He must have some plans for you. You can't just let it go like this."
Ji Lian's tone was filled with anxiety. He simply didn't understand why Mu Xi could still be so calm at this moment.
Feng Han's body was trembling, and he looked at Mu Xi with red eyes, but when he saw her indifferent expression, his heart was gripped.
"My wife..."
His voice was choked with sobs, as if he had suffered a great injustice, but Mu Xi knew that all this was just a disguise.
This is something Feng Han is very good at. He has been doing it well since they met, with almost no flaws.
Mu Xi looked at him quietly, but Feng Han only uttered one word after a while -
"I……"
His voice was weak, and Mu Xi did not urge him, but just waited quietly.
She knew that Fenghan must be experiencing a huge shock at this moment, but it was probably just because he was worried that he might not be able to keep this special medicine.
"I'm just asking you, is what he said true? You're not the one I arranged to marry, are you?"
Mu Xi folded her arms and looked at Feng Han, her eyes devoid of any emotion. Her questions were direct and pointed, leaving no room for evasion.
Feng Han bit his lips until they turned white. "There's a reason for this. Initially..."
He tried to explain, but Mu Xi interrupted him.
"You just answer me, yes or no?"
Mu Xi's voice was still calm, but inexplicably carried an unquestionable majesty.
Feng Han's face was pale, his lips were trembling, his brows were furrowed, and he had made a great determination, but he couldn't utter a single word.
In the end, Feng Han just nodded weakly, not daring to look into Mu Xi's eyes.
This action seemed to drain all his strength. His body swayed slightly and he almost couldn't stand steadily.
Feng Han heard Mu Xi sigh and looked up suddenly: "I can explain to you! My wife, you know the situation at that time. I told you at that time-"
His tone was urgent, as if he was grasping at the last straw, but Mu Xi interrupted him again.
"I asked you before if you were hiding anything from me, and you said no."
Mu Xi finished speaking calmly, and not surprisingly, she saw Feng Han's expression turn even worse in an instant.
Even at this point, Mu Xi didn't want others to know Feng Han's current difficult situation.
Fortunately, she still had her wits about her shoulders and knew she couldn't immediately jump from one pit to another.
Just because Feng Han is a habitual liar, it doesn't mean that Ji Lian is completely trustworthy.
Mu Xi is still not very clear about how to define their relationship.
She needs time to think and time to judge.
“That…that’s because…”
The murderous aura that Feng Han had previously exuded had completely disappeared, leaving only panic. He wanted to explain but didn't know what to say to get Mu Xi's forgiveness.
She seemed too calm, even more so than Yin Xiang at that time...
Why?
She should be very angry, right?
You should get angry at yourself, say harsh words to yourself, and tell yourself that you never want to see him again.
Although Mu Xi like that would also make him feel scared, Feng Han would clearly know that she was angry, because he had been deceiving her, and her anger was understandable.
After he had a tantrum and waited for Mu Xi to calm down, he would make amends so that Mu Xi could forgive him.
Just like during this period of time, they will live together happily as if nothing had happened.
Ji Lian is nothing at all.
I am the one who sleeps beside Mu Xi.
It's just an empty title, he doesn't care, and Mu Xi won't take it seriously either.
"If you're not telling the truth, there's no need to speak. Master Feng, don't you think this is a waste of time?"
After Mu Xi finished speaking, she saw Feng Han stagger as if he couldn't stand steadily, and she felt complicated.
She turned to look at Ji Lian and said softly, "I have something to say to him. Can you go out for a moment?"
Her tone was polite but distant. Ji Lian frowned and looked at her, obviously worried about leaving her alone to face Feng Han.
After hesitating for a moment, Ji Lian said, "No." He said, "You don't know how dangerous he is. He didn't attack you before because..."
"I know, because I am still useful."
Mu Xi said calmly, "It's the same now. I'm still useful to him. Please leave first."
Her expression was calm, her eyes didn't waver at all, and she gestured for him to leave.
Ji Lian frowned and looked at her for a long time, then finally nodded. Before leaving, he said, "Call me if you need anything."
There was worry in his tone, but Mu Xi just nodded slightly without saying anything more.
Even though she knew that Fenghan was lying all the time and that she had been deceived by him all along, she was still able to remain calm, neither angry nor discouraged.
Ji Lian gritted his teeth, turned around and met Feng Han's eyes. He and Feng Han glared at each other like two wild beasts.
If Mu Xi hadn't been standing in the middle, the two of them would have started fighting long ago.
Ji Lian was very smart. He could piece together the general situation from just a few words without either party explaining the matter.
Feng Han obviously...used his identity to gain Mu Xi's trust.
Mu Xi already knew the truth, but was still willing to be alone with a lunatic like Feng Han. Ji Lian didn't dare to think about what had happened between them during the time he was misled, and how far it had developed.
Could it have come to the point where "even if Mu Xi knew that Feng Han had been deceiving her, she would still choose to forgive him and stay with him"?
After Ji Lian left, only Mu Xi and Feng Han were left in the room.
Feng Han's body couldn't help but tremble slightly, "Who the hell is he... Whether my wife is okay or not has nothing to do with him..."
He seemed to be possessed by a demon and his condition was very unstable.
Mu Xi looked over and found that Feng Han's eyes were distracted and he was muttering to himself, as if he was trying hard to convince himself.
The more times like this happen, the more stable Mu Xi becomes.
She could even advise someone who had been deceiving her to "calm down."
Her voice was calm and powerful, as if it had some kind of magic, which made Fenghan calm down immediately.
Feng Han looked at her pitifully with red eyes. Mu Xi thought that if he burst into tears the next second, she would not be surprised at all.
"My wife..."
Feng Han's voice was filled with tears. He took a step forward, trying to get closer to Mu Xi.
But Mu Xi and Feng Han always kept a distance between them. When he moved forward, she would move backward, which made Feng Han very uncomfortable.
Feng Han bit his lip and moved closer to Mu Xi, but she dodged him by moving sideways.
This action was like a cold sharp knife, completely cutting off his last hope.
"My lady...I have no ill will towards you."
Mu Xi glanced at him and said softly, "Can he hear what you and I are saying now?"
Feng Han frowned. Although he didn't know Mu Xi's intention, he seemed to have a little hope rising in his heart. He shook his head honestly.
Ji Lian knew nothing about Mu Xi. He probably didn't even know that she had lost her memory and couldn't remember anything, including the kung fu she had learned.
So he thought that if he didn't walk far, Mu Xi would know that he could hear what they said. In order to show his loyalty and to avoid suspicion, he did stay quite far away.
After receiving a positive answer, Mu Xi stepped back, while Feng Han frowned.
"I didn't mean to hide it from you." Feng Han bit his lip. "I can't tell you, my lady. You can imagine that from the moment I told you this lie, I knew there was no turning back."
Mu Xi looked at him, giving him time and opportunity to argue, but not giving him any feedback on her own emotions.
The more Feng Han talked, the more confused he became.
"Yes, I admit that I did everything I could at the beginning. You know, at that time I even thought about killing... you..." When he mentioned this, his voice was as soft as a mosquito.
Mu Xi's expression did not change at all.
Feng Han was almost on the verge of tears. He choked up at Mu Xi and whispered, "But now we are different. I really regard you as my wife. Although we are not married and you have clearly stated that you don't want to, I really regard you as my wife in my heart. I want to give you all the good things in the world. I won't let anyone hurt you. This is all true."
Mu Xi listened calmly and blinked. Feng Han seemed to see a turning point in the situation.
He continued eagerly, "It was my fault before. You can ask me to do anything. I am willing to make amends. I can atone for my sins, my lady."
Mu Xi felt even more complicated when she saw him showing his emotions openly, not trying to hide his embarrassment and sadness.
"Are you done? If that's all you have to say."
Feng Han was struck by lightning, his eyes widened, and he looked at Mu Xi in disbelief.
He originally thought that no matter what, Mu Xi was willing to be alone with him and listen to his explanation. After all he had said, the other party would become a little different. However, Mu Xi's expression and eyes now were not much different from when he first entered the door.
She was like a mountain that he could not move at all.
It seems that once you decide on something or someone, there is no turning back.
Fenghan's Adam's apple slid up and down, revealing his nervousness and panic.
"I ask, you answer, and you promise not to lie again, okay?" Mu Xi sat down leisurely.
Feng Han nodded, like a child who had made a mistake, he only dared to stand and did not dare to hope for the right to sit down.
Mu Xi asked, "Is this Ji Lian really my arranged marriage?"
"...Yes." Feng Han bit his back teeth, feeling unwilling.
"You borrowed this identity because of his inspiration?"
"……yes."
Feng Han finished speaking, and immediately found an opportunity to explain: "My wife knows that the Heart Refining Worm can only be released from the shackles of the Impermanence Tribulation if the Mu family willingly gives it to me. At that time, I didn't know where the Heart Refining Worm was, nor did I know if my wife had concealed anything from me, so I had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure."
He looked at Mu Xi with grievance and whispered, "My lady, didn't you say before that I was just trying to survive? You didn't think there was anything wrong with that. Of course, it was wrong for me to lie to you, but the situation was really urgent at the time, and I did whatever I had to do. Fortunately, I didn't make any irreparable mistakes. I am willing to serve you wholeheartedly for the rest of my life, and I beg for your forgiveness."
Mu Xi listened to him quietly and suddenly chuckled. Feng Han was shocked and realized that he might have made things worse.
"…What are you laughing at, my lady?"
"The way you're so eager to explain now reminds me of how you were when we first met."
Feng Han's eyelids twitched, and he asked softly, "Five years ago, it was still..."
"A few months ago," Mu Xi said softly, "you stood in front of my yard with a lot of conspiracy and trickery in your mind, waiting for me to come back and fall into your trap. At that time, you were also so flattering, like..."
Mu Xi paused and said, "...He looked like he had a clear goal in mind, as if he was determined to accomplish something. I was very curious at the time."
Feng Han is not stupid. He knows the word "conspiracy and intrigue". If Mu Xi can replace it with something else, he will not use it because the derogatory meaning is too obvious.
Mu Xi was actually still angry with him.
Feng Han comforted himself, it was okay, it was a good thing that Mu Xi was still angry with him, it proved that she had not given up on him, so there was still a possibility of forgiving him.
If Mu Xi was really as indifferent as when he first came in, and treated him like a stranger, then he would be doomed.
"Honestly speaking, your acting skills aren't that great, and there were a lot of loopholes back then."
Mu Xi laughed again, "Feng Han, it's been so long, why are you still acting like this?"
Feng Han's nose felt sore and he couldn't hold back his tears. "I wasn't acting this time. Every word I said was sincere and heartfelt."
Mu Xi watched the crystal tears falling from his beautiful face and hitting the ground silently. When she heard his explanation, she couldn't help laughing again.
Feng Han couldn't sit still any longer. He stood up and threw himself on Mu Xi's knees, looking up at her: "Don't look at me like that, don't look at me with that kind of eyes, okay? I really know I was wrong. I promise this is the last time. I will never lie to you again. I swear, I swear on my future, if I lie to you again, I will die in vain and never be reborn..."
Before he could utter a more vicious oath, Mu Xi's fingers gently pressed against Feng Han's soft, pale lips.
"The oath is based on a lie. Even if you don't believe in gods or Buddhas, it's still unlucky." Mu Xi looked at him indifferently and said, "It's better to avoid it."
Mu Xi pulled the dazed Feng Han to his feet, asked him to sit down again, and asked him, "Is Ji Lian your enemy?"
Feng Han's eyes moved slightly and he shook his head.
Mu Xi asked again: "Then what exactly is your relationship?"
What’s the relationship?
If Mu Xi hadn't been between the two of them, Ji Lian probably wouldn't have been interested in him at all, and the two of them wouldn't have had much of a chance to collide with each other.
Ji Lian is simply the perfect opposite of his life.
His mother and father, who loved and doted on him, no longer had to hide their identity and could openly make a name for themselves and their family.
Since Feng Xin also had no daughter, she asked him to disguise himself as a girl. In order to satisfy her own fragile vanity, the real Feng Han could not become the new leader of Beiqu Pavilion until his mother died.
Ji Lian doesn't have to worry about so much.
His parents were almost unconditionally tolerant of him, allowing him to learn martial arts as a man and even announcing to the world that Ji Lian would be the new owner of Wu Yue Tower.
Even if he has a wife, she will be a son-in-law.
...At that time, the Ji family thought that Mu Xi was dead. Ji Lian's wife died young before they had the chance to get married, which just saved them from worrying that Ji Lian would be bullied after marriage.
Ji Lian's parents had also announced that if Ji Lian never met the person of his dreams in his lifetime, then it didn't matter, he could stay in Wu Yue Tower for the rest of his life.
Before Feng Han had found his own way in life, he had heard of Ji Lian.
At that time he hated him to the core.
Why is it that we were both born into this unequal world, but Ji Lian can be infinitely pampered and tolerated, while I have to assume someone else's identity just to barely live in front of others?
It can't be called upright at all.
That’s Feng Han, not him Feng Han.
And Ji Lian is always Ji Lian no matter where he is or when he is.
He has been Mu Xi's husband since he was born, and now there is no way to get rid of him... Just when I threw him away, he sticks to me again, just when I threw him away, he sticks to me again!
"I have nothing to do with him." Feng Han looked at Mu Xi, and suddenly his heart calmed down.
"My wife." His eyes were focused and still looked pitiful, but Mu Xi actually read a hint of determination from them.
"If you look closely, he and I are now rivals in love. I know you're angry, but you can't believe everything he says. Madam, I'm not a good person, but neither is Ji Lian."
Mu Xi: “…”
If you make a mistake, you cannot allow others to have an easy time.
She sneered, "I understand. Because I was deceived by you and played around by you, you think I will believe anything anyone says. I will definitely turn around and believe him, right?"
Feng Han's eyes dimmed. "I just want to remind you not to trust others just because you're angry with me."
Mu Xi took a deep breath, looked at him for a long moment, and said softly, "I'm moving out. I haven't discussed this with you yet."
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