In the gloomy Demon-Sealing Tower, a sudden gust of cool wind blew through, chilling to the bone, like the vengeful ghosts of the wronged dying grinding their teeth and sucking blood beside one's ear, sending shivers down one's spine.
Leng Ye pointed to the enormous ghost eye at the top of the tower and said in a deep voice, "Everything that happened in the Demon Locking Tower in the past three days has been reflected in the pupil of the ghost eye."
Upon hearing this, Xuan Fengqian quietly broke free from Leng Ye's hand, soared upwards, and landed steadily on the black iron cage, tilting her head back and staring intently at the ghost eye that was constantly gushing out black energy.
"Be careful. This ghost eye is an evil object, extremely adept at bewitching people," Leng Ye said solemnly.
"Um."
Xuan Fengqian narrowed his eyes, staring intently at the eerie scene in the ghost's eyes that seemed to be covered with a layer of incense ash.
After a short while, the ghost's pupils, which had been murky, became exceptionally clear.
And Ji Shuo's disheveled figure suddenly appeared in a corner.
She stared intently at the scene of Ji Shuo perishing in the flames, feeling a chill run down her spine.
What sent chills down her spine even more was that Fu Chen in the scene seemed to be amused by Ji Shuo's miserable state, with a faint smile always on his face.
"A beast in human clothing..."
Xuanfeng stammered, instinctively taking a step back.
What shocked her even more was that she actually caught a glimpse of Leng Ye's figure through the ghost's eyes...
Could it be that Leng Ye already knew about Fu Chen and Ji Shuo's plan?
"What's wrong?"
Leng Ye saw Xuan Fengqian glance at him and asked with concern.
"nothing."
At this moment, Xuanfeng Qianshang could not confirm that everything he saw through the ghost's eyes was real, so he had to suppress his doubts for the time being.
"Are you really alright?"
Leng Ye carefully supported her, his brows involuntarily furrowing slightly.
He could sense that she was starting to distance herself from him again.
But I just can't figure out what I did wrong.
Xuan Fengqian did not directly question Leng Ye about why his image was also seen in the ghost's eyes.
In her opinion, Leng Ye's words might not be credible.
She'd rather believe her own eyes than someone who's hurt her repeatedly.
"A-Qian, don't stare into the ghost eye for too long, or you'll be easily bewitched by it."
"Um."
Xuanfeng responded softly, then leaped down from the black iron cage. He said solemnly, "It seems that everything is exactly as I expected. Ji Shuo, in order to escape his shackles, listened to Fuchen's advice and set himself on fire. And Fuchen, in order to ruin my marriage, ordered Ji Shuo to transform into the appearance of my mother and put aphrodisiac in the bird's nest and coconut cup."
"You knew all along that Fuchen had been using you?"
"I've only come to this realization recently."
"So, you already knew beforehand that the so-called ability to 'foresee disasters' was just a means for him to control you?"
A hint of joy suddenly appeared on Leng Ye's face.
He was worried about not finding a suitable opportunity to expose Fu Chen's true colors in public.
To my utter surprise, Xuan Fengqian knew everything.
Xuan Fengqian made a shushing gesture, casually drew the Xuanyuan Demon Sword from his waist, and with a "whoosh," plunged the sword into the enormous ghost eye.
With a hiss, a thick ghostly aura sprayed out from the ghost's eyes along with a jet of black liquid.
Seeing that the ghost's eyes were gradually losing their luster, she breathed a sigh of relief, "The walls have ears."
"A-Qian, now that you know all of this is Fu Chen's conspiracy, can you give me a chance to start over?"
Leng Ye looked nervously at Xuan Fengqian, whose face was cold and stern. He had originally thought she was just a timid and delicate little woman.
But at this moment, he suddenly realized that she was very different from what he had imagined.
Xuan Fengqian coldly said, "There's no need. Although everything before was a misunderstanding, the harm you caused me was real."
"Then you have to give me a chance to make amends, don't you?"
Leng Ye didn't dare to ask for her forgiveness at this moment. Putting aside what happened before, he was clearly in the wrong last night.
Although he was not the one who started all of this.
But it was indeed wrong of him to deceive her by using Di Jun's appearance.
Xuan Fengqian said indignantly, "How can I fix this? Do you know how terribly you scared me?"
"I'll go and take care of the Broom Star Lord right now, to vent your anger for you, how about it?"
For a moment, Leng Ye couldn't think of any other remedies.
Xuan Fengqian is now completely unresponsive, devoid of desire, and there's simply nothing he can do about him.
"Can you stop shouting about fighting and killing all the time? If Fu Chen were so easy to deal with, how did you die in your past life?"
Xuanfeng Qian Shen was afraid that Leng Ye would be too reckless and ruin her plans, so she warned him sternly, "I have my own plans, and you must not interfere."
"I'll do whatever you say."
Leng Ye chuckled to himself, suddenly realizing that Xuan Fengqian had become increasingly domineering after taking over his body.
"Gah! Why is Your Excellency acting like a little wife?"
Wuya, hidden in Leng Ye's sleeve, poked out most of his head, chattering about Leng Ye's lost domineering aura.
Leng Ye pinched Wuya's dark bird head and said unhappily, "Shut up."
"Hmph! You're always bullying me and only know how to be mean to me! You're a coward who only knows how
Wuya pursed its lips, gently rolled up its wings, and was about to brush away Leng Ye's hand when the black porcelain bottle hidden under its wings fell to the ground with a "clatter".
Seeing this, Xuanfengqian picked up the porcelain bottle and casually asked, "What is this?"
Wuya shook his head in confusion. "I don't know either. This morning, when I woke up, there was a small porcelain bottle on my body."
"Hehuan San?"
Xuanfeng gently stroked the three characters "Hehuan San" (合欢散) embossed on the porcelain bottle with his fingertips, his eyes suddenly turning icy cold.
She suddenly grabbed Leng Ye's shoulder and said angrily, "How come Wuya has this on him? What does this have to do with you?"
“How could I possibly drug you? The aphrodisiac is very potent and could easily kill someone. I do like you very much, but I would never use such despicable means against you for my own selfish desires.” Leng Ye patiently and methodically explained.
Before this, even when Leng Ye was misunderstood, he rarely spoke up to defend himself.
Firstly, they felt it was unnecessary; secondly, they didn't want to waste their breath on unimportant people or things.
But now, Leng Ye was acting completely out of character, explaining everything to Xuan Fengqian in a very detailed and engaging manner.
After weighing the pros and cons, Xuan Fengqian slowly loosened Leng Ye's collar and said, word by word, "Leng Ye, you'd better not lie to me."
Leng Ye felt extremely guilty; logically speaking, he hadn't lied to her.
But what he did last night was really unethical.
He was afraid that if he didn't clarify things now, it would lead to even bigger misunderstandings in the future.
After much deliberation, he finally decided to tell her everything.
"Actually, last night..."
Leng Ye had finally mustered up the courage to tell the truth when Wuya suddenly exclaimed, interrupting him directly.
“Ah Qian, I remember now. Last night, I sneaked into Fuchen Residence and found the aphrodisiac in a secret room in Fuchen’s bedroom. I was worried that he had prepared the aphrodisiac for you, and I was about to go and warn you, but he tied me up in the secret room.”
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