"You used to live here? Alone?" Qiu Honglei was somewhat surprised. This desolate place, despite its beautiful scenery, was actually quite inconvenient and lonely to live in.
“Yes.” Jing Teng looked at the courtyard with a touch of nostalgia. “I spent my childhood here. I didn’t feel lonely living here alone at first, until…”
"Until what?" Vesso asked curiously, for the past of such a beautiful girl was always so fascinating.
Jing Teng shook his head, clearly not intending to continue.
She soon arrived at the courtyard gate, which was already blocked by dense ivy, making it impossible to enter. However, as she stood there, without any apparent spellcasting, the ivy seemed to come to life and automatically moved aside, revealing the main gate in the middle.
"Jing Mansion?" Zu An was somewhat surprised to see some delicate and childlike handwriting on the lintel, wondering if she had any family.
Jing Teng looked up at the two characters, a hint of reminiscence on his face: "Back then, I was enlightened by the Immortal Lord Baopu and transformed into human form, so I was very curious and longing for human society. During that time, I secretly collected some human stories, which mentioned that those family mansions would all have some kind of mansion, so I copied it and secretly carved one myself. I had only just started practicing calligraphy back then, so my handwriting is a bit ugly. Please forgive me."
Weisso laughed and said, "Don't laugh, don't laugh, your handwriting is already better than mine now."
Jing Teng smiled slightly but did not respond.
Qiu Honglei secretly transmitted her voice to Zu An: "She was young and naive back then, and longed for the human world. No wonder she was easily deceived by a scumbag."
Zu An looked at him strangely, thinking to himself that women really do understand women.
Jing Teng strolled through the courtyard. Originally, the courtyard was overgrown with weeds and bushes, leaving no place to put her feet. But as she walked, the weeds and bushes made way for her, which amazed the others.
As the vines and vegetation receded, the original courtyard was revealed. The windows and other parts of the rooms were clearly dilapidated, with cobwebs everywhere, and many doors and windows looked as if they could fall off at any moment.
Jing Teng walked up to a swing that was broken in half, and ran his fingers over the ropes, clearly having his memories stirred up.
“I grew up happily here until I was sixteen. I met an injured man who accidentally wandered into this place. I didn’t think much at the time. I saved him when I saw that he was on the verge of death. Later, he taught me some poems and songs from the human world and told me about the customs of different places in the world and how wonderful the outside world is.”
"As time went by, I gradually developed feelings for him, thinking that he was one of those men described in those stories who I could entrust my life to."
Qiu Honglei couldn't help but sigh, "Actually, the male protagonists in those novels are often more scumbags."
“Yes, it’s a pity that I was young and ignorant back then, thinking that I would be an exception,” Jing Teng said with a self-deprecating smile. “At the time, I thought that our meeting was the legendary fate. But now that I think about it, there were many hidden formations around my courtyard back then. Ordinary people would never have been able to find this place. How could I have escaped into my courtyard with serious injuries? It was all a conspiracy from beginning to end.”
"Don't think about it anymore, the past is the past." As a woman herself, Qiu Honglei couldn't help but feel sorry for her. Fortunately, Azu was still doing well.
Wei Su was also indignant, thinking that Jing Teng was such a beautiful woman, and that scumbag also used schemes to harm her. Did he not have eyes?
Only Zuan remained calm, instead looking towards a corner: "You've been hiding in the shadows for so long, how much longer are you going to eavesdrop?"
Upon hearing this, the others were all startled, as they had not realized there were other people present.
At this moment, two figures slowly emerged from behind a large tree.
The middle-aged man at the head of the group wore a green robe. He was tall and upright, with square eyes and a broad nose. He had a dignified appearance and also exuded a refined and elegant air.
However, Zu'an and Qiu Honglei's gazes were both fixed on the white-clad woman behind him.
With her long hair flowing and her white dress fluttering, she looked like a fairy from the clouds, ethereal and otherworldly, but her face held a cold indifference that kept people at a distance.
This woman was none other than Yan Xuehen, whom they had not seen for a long time!
Zuan never expected to meet him here again, and couldn't help but show his joy.
Qiu Honglei's expression was complicated. She knew that the other party was Chu Chuyan's master, and was a well-known mortal enemy of her own master. Moreover, there was the premise that good and evil could not coexist. She felt a lot of pressure facing her.
Upon seeing Zu An, Yan Xuehen's originally cold expression softened with a smile, clearly indicating that she had already spotted Zu An from the shadows.
The highest-level mission I joined in the Adventurers' Guild this time was to find out his whereabouts, but who knew that I would find him ahead of time by some strange twist of fate? Is this destiny?
Just as Zu'an was about to acknowledge her, Yan Xuehen shook her head subtly. Soon, her voice transmission rang in his ear: "Ah... Zu'an, Miss Qiu, don't acknowledge her yet."
"Why?" Not to mention Qiu Honglei, even Zu An was baffled.
"This man beside me is Zang Ao, the guild leader of the Adventurers' Guild. Recently, I discovered that the guild has issued a top-level kill order targeting... Zaun. The reward is very generous, and even I am tempted. Countless experts across the land want to get rid of you as soon as possible. I want to find out who is targeting you first."
"I see." Zu'an suddenly realized that this man was the ex-boyfriend Jing Teng had mentioned before? He was indeed quite handsome.
Qiu Honglei was more concerned about the fact that Zu'an was wanted by the authorities. She couldn't understand why they had attracted such an exaggerated manhunt so soon after arriving in this world.
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