This time, I used a towel as a mat, carefully moved the pot off the rack, placed it on the table, and then took out the talisman from my pocket.
"O talisman, you must ensure your master is safe!" I prayed fervently before placing the talisman on a small flame, which quickly consumed it.
I stared wide-eyed, not blinking, waiting for You to appear. You, you must appear! I clasped my hands together and prayed incessantly, but as time passed, You still didn't appear.
I knew it, I knew it! My hope slowly turned to ice, and my eyes started to well up with tears again. Big tears dripped down my cheeks. It's all my fault, it's all my fault that I hurt You!
I wrapped my arms around myself, pinching myself hard with my fingertips, as if punishing myself. Because there were people outside, I didn't dare to cry loudly, and could only shed tears silently.
After some time, there was another knock on the door.
Have you finished eating?
"Right away!" I mustered my strength, suppressed my grief, cleaned up the burnt traces, put the now-cooled pot back, lay back down on my bed, covered myself with the blanket, and said, "Okay, you can take it away now."
There was another rustling sound of the door opening, and the big man came in with a shout, "You haven't eaten a single bite?"
"Hmm, it doesn't taste good," I replied in a calm voice.
Although I couldn't see the big man's expression, I could sense that he was suppressing his anger as he took the dry pot out and locked the door again.
After the big man left, I peeked out from under the covers and looked towards the door.
You, are you really dead? I don't believe it. You were so powerful, how could you die? How could you...?
I don't know how long I was imprisoned in the room; the time I spent alone seemed to stretch on endlessly.
I was staring blankly out the window at the unchanging scenery, the forest that had never been there for millennia, the frequency of the leaves swaying seemed to be repeating itself endlessly.
"Donghuang." A voice suddenly came from outside the door.
Liu Lieyu is here!
The next second, there was the sound of the door opening, and a strong smell of alcohol wafted out. Had they been drinking?
My heart tightened immediately. I always have a fear of drunk people because they are extreme and unreasonable, and you never know what they will do next.
"Xin'er." Liu Lieyu, drunk, lunged at me.
A pair of eerie eyes stared at me intently, murmuring, "Why? Why is this happening? How could you fall in love with Youyuan? This isn't right, this isn't right, it doesn't make sense, it doesn't make sense..."
I pursed my lips, afraid to utter a sound, lest I say something that would anger Liu Lieyu.
"Xin'er, why aren't you saying anything?" Liu Lieyu looked at me and touched my face with his cold hand.
I lowered my eyes and avoided looking into Liu Lieyu's eyes.
Liu Lieyu is not a gentle person. When he saw that I wasn't looking at him, he forcibly grabbed my chin and forced me to look at him. I had no choice but to glare at him angrily.
"Xin'er, don't look at me like that. You never used to look at me like that."
I forced myself to suppress the urge to curse and swear, but Liu Lieyu clearly wasn't going to let me off the hook.
He suddenly kissed me roughly and forcefully, and even tried to tear at my clothes. I couldn't hold back anymore, and struggled desperately, shouting, "Let me go, Liu Lieyu, you bastard!"
However, Liu Lieyu seemed to ignore my condemnation and even intensified his criticism.
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