"What did you say to her?"
Qi Qingyun had already sat back on the soft couch. He gently flicked the water surface with the tea lid a few times to separate the tea leaves, lowered his eyes and took a sip, and asked casually.
Shen Wuyou remembered Bai Yumo's instructions and smiled innocently and brightly: "She was a little scared, so I told her that the master is a good person and will definitely not hurt her."
Qi Qingyun chuckled lightly, his laughter was completely emotionless: "What's your name?"
"Shen Wuyou." She said crisply.
After saying this, the other party suddenly paused and looked up at her: "Shen Wuyou... your last name is Shen?"
"Yes." She looked at him with a smile, her eyes full of joy as if she had just thought of something. "My parents gave me this name because they hoped I would live a carefree and happy life like a god!"
Upon hearing this, Qi Qingyun sneered and ruthlessly shattered her fantasy: "Your parents lied to you. God is bound and controlled. He is just a puppet without freedom."
Shen Wuyou didn't believe him and puffed up her cheeks, put her hands on her hips, and glared at him: "You're talking nonsense! My parents would never lie to me!"
"Oh? Really?" He looked at her with interest and suddenly asked, "Then why did your parents sell you to me?"
"Who sold it to you?!" Shen Wuyou keenly sensed that he was testing his authenticity, and his brain immediately worked rapidly, and the next moment he blurted out -
"My parents said I have immortal bones and am half immortal! I will ascend to become an immortal! That's why they asked me to follow them..."
Her voice gradually weakened, with some melancholy and sadness.
Qi Qingyun suddenly narrowed his eyes and asked gently, "Who are you following? The group of people just now?"
"Of course not!" Her voice rose again.
"My parents asked me to follow a group of monks, but those monks were bad guys! They sold me to an even worse villain!"
Her face was filled with anger, and her beautiful eyes were full of resentment.
But his expression suddenly changed, and he muttered to himself, "These people are good people. They gave me food and taught me how to practice. They are good people."
"If you're a good guy, how could you meet him among the bad guys? They're clearly a gang of accomplices."
"No!" Shen Wuyou used his acting skills to the fullest while trying to figure out what he meant.
He pondered, "That so-and-so king can't even compare to them! The brothers and sisters here are all good people who fight for justice and slay demons! If that so-and-so king hadn't asked for something, and the brothers and sisters owed him a favor and had to agree, they wouldn't have helped that bad guy send me to you!"
Qi Qingyun's expression became slightly restrained upon hearing this, and he suddenly felt quite bored.
They all matched...
He said that the group of white-collar workers in Xuwang Mountain were a group of self-righteous people. How could they do such a thing against their will for a few coins?
I thought there was something hidden in it, but I didn't expect it was just to repay a favor.
This is in line with the moral character of those IOUs who don't want to owe debts to others and be controlled by others.
But this flower demon...
What kind of medicine is Hulu selling?
What is she pretending?
"Do you know who you are?" Qi Qingyun stared at her closely, not wanting to miss any of her expressions.
She yawned lazily, her misty eyes looking left and right, and finally found a good seat. She sat down on the other side of the soft couch and square table without any respect for age, facing Qi Qingyun, and nodded.
"I know, a flower demon. I was really scared at first. I thought I was a human..."
Her tone was muffled, somewhat unhappy, yet she sighed helplessly and murmured:
"But it's okay. I'm just a monster. As long as I can eat, drink, sleep and live a good life, that's enough. Actually, if you think about it, my life is not much different from that of a human being."
She lay on the table, face down on her arms, as if exhausted, but her round eyes were moving rapidly as she pondered a strategy.
"Did you know that your true form is Lycoris radiata, a myth that has existed for thousands of years? And now, this legend has suddenly become reality."
He looked at her and said word by word, "Do you know what will happen to you?"
"I was caught and eaten." She raised her little head lazily, resting her chin on her arm, looking nonchalant.
"As for plant monsters... they all have to go through this. Since I can't escape, why not live a more relaxed and happy life while I'm still alive?"
Qi Qingyun was surprised by her frankness and composure, and asked, "Do you know why you were arrested?"
"They say I'm full of holy medicine, that I can bring the dead back to life, that I can do anything..." He rolled his eyes helplessly and sneered, "It's all just people's delusions."
"Delusion?" he asked, chewing on the word slowly.
"Isn't it true..." she said, "People covet eternal life, but after traveling the world, they can't achieve their wish. So they place their hopes on ancient legends, as if if more people believe in them, their wish will come true."
"Heh..." He chuckled, his eyes light, "You can see clearly."
"There's nothing I can do. Reality forces me to be realistic." She looked at him, propped up her chin with one hand, tilted her head and said lazily, "When I first arrived, someone with a heart full of delusions taught me a thrilling lesson. It was bloody and I'll never forget it."
"The same to you..."
She suddenly sighed, her clear eyes were dull and indifferent, neither sad nor happy, as if she was telling an insignificant story.
"I wanted to act silly and well-behaved to please you and help me live longer.
"But there are too few people in this world who have compassion, and even fewer who can choose kindness over power. I hope you are that kind of person, but obviously, the facts tell me that you are not."
Qi Qingyun thought he was being reserved, but she saw through it all. So he asked with interest, "When did you find out?"
"Just when we first met," she said truthfully, "eyes can't deceive people."
"Then what are you pretending to be?"
"I have to try it anyway. What if I succeed?"
"That's a shame."
He raised his head and drank the tea in the cup, then placed the cup on the table and said to her, "Hold out your hand."
Shen Wuyou glanced at him, then looked at the empty teacup, and instantly understood what he meant.
"Oh." She didn't hesitate, as if she was familiar with it and had been doing it for a long time.
Qi Qingyun's eyes moved slightly, as if he was a little surprised at her cooperation.
However, it was only for a moment.
Sure enough, in her sight, Qi Qingyun cut her wrist with an expressionless face, and instantly the bright red blood flowed from the wound into the elegant teacup.
The smooth white wall of the cup was splashed with a blood-colored bead curtain, adding a touch of strange beauty to it.
"Hiss~" she cried out in pain, "Don't squeeze it, it will flow out on its own!"
He ignored it and kept the strength in his hands unchanged.
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