"No, it was a long time ago."
My mind went blank for a moment, and I stammered, "Then why have you been putting it off until now?"
Qianxi suddenly looked up, her beautiful peach blossom eyes looking at me seriously, "I can tell you don't like Liu Lieyu, you don't want him to touch you."
My heart suddenly tightened. My acting skills, which I was so proud of, were so easily seen through by an outsider. Did Liu Lieyu also know that I was acting to deceive him?
I gave an awkward, somewhat forced smile. "Why don't I like Liu Lieyu? You're overthinking it."
With a wide grin, revealing bright white teeth and crescent-shaped eyes, she said, "You can't fool me."
I lowered my head and remained silent, even starting to calculate in my mind. If Qianxi were to reveal this, I would have to be ruthless, having heard from Liu Lieyu that his magical power was weak.
Qianxi continued, head bowed, busy with her work, and began to ramble on, "I know you don't want to, so I don't want to help you untie it. If I did, I would be an accomplice. I kept putting it off, but in the end, I still couldn't help you."
My analysis is a few rambling thoughts, but sincere.
"Don't blame me." Qianxi suddenly looked up at me seriously. "If I don't do as Liu Lieyu says, he will kill me. I don't want to die."
A slight pain shot through my heart. My shallow eyes reflected a face that was both familiar and unfamiliar. I unconsciously touched my face. How did I become like this? Can I kill others without any scruples just for my own sake? What difference is there between me and Liu Lieyu?
I noticed that golden light was constantly flowing around my index finger. I don't know what Qianxi used to attract the golden light, but the golden light followed Qianxi's hand, just like iron filings following a magnet. The golden light followed Qianxi and peeled away from my fingertip bit by bit.
Is this... the spell about to be broken?
The last glimmer of golden light detached from my fingertips. Qianxi lowered my hand and whispered, "It's done."
I stared blankly at my fingertips. The Green Silk Curse that had always protected me was gone. This was the last thing You left me. My eyes gradually welled up with tears.
Qianxi, sitting across from me, seemed a little lost as she watched me about to cry. "Don't cry," she said. "I'll help you with what you told me about last time."
I quickly composed myself. "Really? You...aren't you afraid Liu Lieyu will find out?"
Qianxi smiled slightly, "I'll be careful, he won't find out. Your curse has been lifted, and I'll leave and hide as soon as possible. Even if he finds out later, he won't be able to find me."
I didn't know what to say, and I couldn't bring myself to express my gratitude. I felt ashamed of the malicious thoughts that had crossed my mind.
"I'm leaving. Take care." Qianxi said, clearing the table of things.
"Could you tell me who that woman was?" Qianxi hesitated before asking Fei Yan again.
“Her name is Fei Yan, the second-in-command of Guixu.” This time I didn’t hesitate.
"Fei Yan?" A hint of curiosity flashed in her shallow peach blossom eyes, and she murmured Fei Yan's name with longing in her gaze.
In my opinion, could it be that he's taken a liking to Fei Yan?
But why are they so incompatible? One is socially awkward? The other is a cool and aloof older woman? Or perhaps she's already secretly in love with the older woman. Their potential romance is blocked before it even begins.
After Qianxi left, I stared blankly at my fingertips for a while before saying to Huanzi, "Go ask Feiyan how the preparations are going, and whether she can replace me."
Huanzi nodded slightly and then left.
I slumped onto the sofa, closed my eyes to rest. Even if Liu Lieyu wasn't there, he would know immediately that I had broken the curse.
But when will Liu Lieyu appear?
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