Not long after, Su Xue came in with a bowl of rice and said to the girl on the bed, "Girl, come and eat some rice. There's only leftover rice left, so make do with this. Cooking rice would take too long."
Upon seeing the words in Su Xue's hand, the girl on the bed immediately reacted like a dung beetle seeing cow dung. She rushed over to Su Xue, grabbed the bowl and chopsticks, and wolfed down the bowl of rice.
The girl was also extremely hungry; people are prone to hunger when panicked.
After eating the bowl of rice, the girl felt a little better in her stomach.
Liu Xiaoyuan walked out of the room and washed a big apple for the girl. When she saw the apple in Liu Xiaoyuan's hand, the girl hesitated, unsure whether she should take it.
Because in the girl's mind, Liu Xiaoyuan was still remembered as that bad guy.
When Liu Xiaoyuan saw the girl's hesitant look, he was immediately speechless. It seemed that he was still a bad guy in the girl's mind!
Previously, the girl practically snatched the food from Su Xue's hands, but now that Su Xue is offering her an apple, she refuses to eat it, showing that the girl is deeply wary of her.
"Eat it, it's not poisonous," Liu Xiaoyuan said with a smile.
The girl then took the apple from Liu Xiaoyuan and ate it. After finishing, the girl suddenly burst into tears.
The crying came out of nowhere, and Liu Xiaoyuan didn't know what had happened either. Su Yu immediately went forward to comfort the girl.
The girl leaned on Su Yu's shoulder, crying, "Sister, my family is all dead, sister, my family is all dead..."
Su Yu comforted her, "Little sister, the deceased are gone, but we who are alive must live on strongly and not worry our departed loved ones!"
After Su Yu comforted her, the girl finally stopped crying and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
Since the girl brought up her family situation herself, Liu Xiaoyuan asked, "Girl, tell me, have you clearly identified the murderer who killed your whole family?"
The girl shook her head and said, "No, I was playing on my phone in my room when I suddenly heard a noise outside. Just then, my dad telepathically told me to hide in the secret room. I immediately hid there, and then I heard screams outside..."
After listening to the girl's story, Liu Xiaoyuan didn't get any clues. He only knew that the murderer was very powerful, leaving the Wu family powerless to resist.
This was already evident from the corpses of the Wu family members; if they had been able to resist, the Wu family would not have remained so intact.
“My family is all dead, I miss my mom and dad so much…” the girl cried again.
Finally, Liu Xiaoyuan asked Su Yu to comfort the girl, since she was quite pitiful. Her family had all died tragically, and she was the only one who survived. Anyone would feel bad in that situation.
Liu Xiaoyuan walked out of the room. He felt it was necessary to investigate the situation regarding the massacre of other families. If it was indeed the work of the man who escaped from under the Demon-Suppressing Stone, then things would be in serious trouble.
Liu Xiaoyuan felt that the best way to gather information was through the Alchemy Guild, because he only knew a few people from the Alchemy Guild.
Soon, Liu Xiaoyuan arrived at the Alchemy Guild. Upon meeting Master Shao, Master Shao was extremely surprised.
"Xiao Yuan, you're still alive?" Master Shao asked in surprise when he saw Liu Xiao Yuan.
Liu Xiaoyuan was a little depressed. He was perfectly fine, so why did it seem like something had happened to him?
"Master Shao, I'm perfectly fine. Who spread rumors that something happened to me?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked Master Shao.
Master Shao said, "Xiao Yuan, it's not that anyone is spreading rumors. It's just that since no one saw you come out of the Crimson Purgatory, everyone thought that all the disciples of my Alchemy Guild had been wiped out!"
Upon hearing Master Shao's words, Liu Xiaoyuan suddenly realized that this was the reason.
Previously, Liu Xiaoyuan and Gu Yuxi had left the Crimson Purgatory ahead of time through that manor, so naturally they wouldn't wait until the gates of the Crimson Purgatory opened before coming out.
"By the way, Xiao Yuan, are you alright? Has your cultivation been affected?" Master Shao asked with concern.
Liu Xiaoyuan smiled and shook his head, saying, "I'm fine, my cultivation level wasn't affected."
Upon hearing this, Master Shao nodded in relief and said, "That's good. Those who went to the Crimson Purgatory this time have all suffered significant damage to their cultivation upon returning. Their lives may be ruined."
Liu Xiaoyuan knew that this must be because of the nightmare. Even though he survived, his cultivation was severely damaged.
"Oh, that's terrible!" Liu Xiaoyuan said, feigning regret.
"By the way, Master Shao, have Lu Yifeng and the others returned?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked, pretending to be interested, though he already knew that Lu Yifeng and the others were hanging in the Crimson Purgatory.
Master Shao said, "Alas, what a pity. Lu Yifeng and the others all died in the Crimson Purgatory. By the way, Xiao Yuan, when you got to the Crimson Purgatory, weren't you with Lu Yifeng and the others?"
Liu Xiaoyuan said, "No, when we got to the Crimson Purgatory, Lu Yifeng and the others tried their best to exclude me because I took Lu Yifeng's championship title at the Alchemy Competition."
Master Shao asked in surprise, "Xiao Yuan, how did you survive in the Bloodstained Hell all by yourself?"
Liu Xiaoyuan knew that Master Shao was doubting him.
Liu Xiaoyuan said, "Master Shao, actually, when I arrived in the Crimson Purgatory, I accidentally saved Gu Yuxi of the Azure Sea Pavilion, so I traveled with her."
After hearing Liu Xiaoyuan's explanation, Master Shao said, "I never expected that you, Xiaoyuan, would have such an opportunity."
"By the way, Xiao Yuan, you need to explain this matter to everyone," Master Shao said. "You know how difficult this is, after all, none of our Alchemy Guild disciples have returned, and you are the only one who came out of the Crimson Purgatory."
Liu Xiaoyuan understood Master Shao's meaning; the Alchemy Guild wanted him to provide an explanation.
Since that's the case, Liu Xiaoyuan will give them an explanation. Anyway, no one knows what happened in the Crimson Purgatory.
“Master Shao, no problem, I’ll go explain it to everyone right away,” Liu Xiaoyuan said with a smile.
Master Shao nodded in satisfaction when he saw that Liu Xiaoyuan was so understanding and said, "Xiaoyuan, I am very pleased that you can understand this. Let's go, I will take you to meet everyone."
Afterwards, Master Shao told everyone about Liu Xiaoyuan's visit to the Alchemy Guild. The alchemists in the Alchemy Guild were surprised to hear that Liu Xiaoyuan had returned, but they also had many questions in their minds.
Soon, everyone gathered in the council hall of the Alchemy Guild, waiting for Liu Xiaoyuan's arrival.
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