Of course, she never imagined that in the days to come, Chen Dudu would only be able to move around using one leg. And his injured leg would never be able to exert any strength again.
At this point, Chen Dudu's brows furrowed inexplicably, and she hesitated before saying, "I'm sorry, Yi Yi, what I just said was wrong. Actually, I lied to you."
After a pause, Chen Dudu continued, "Last time, you pressed me for news of Mu Nanxun, and I lied to you, telling you I didn't. Actually, Mu Nanxun was in my basement at that time. I admit, I said that because I was selfish. I didn't want to tell you that Mu Nanxun was so close, and I didn't want you to go to him so soon. Heh... wasn't I awful?"
"Don't say that, Dudu, it's okay. I know you didn't mean it."
"Let me tell you. It will lessen my guilt if I tell you. If I had told you about Mu Nanxun earlier, perhaps he wouldn't have been stolen by Jiang Shanshan, or discovered by Grandma Arno. And you wouldn't be suffering like this in the water dungeon now."
Upon hearing this, Yi Yi moved her stiff body and said in a low voice, "Even if you tell me about Mu Mu, we can't easily escape Grandma Arno's notice and get away easily."
"Or, when I discovered Mu Nanxun, I should have tried to go to the Mu family and tell them about him. If they had come to rescue him, things wouldn't have turned out this way."
Yi Yi gazed deeply at Mu Nanxun; his handsome features still attracted her as always. However, the smile that would always unconsciously curve at the corners of his mouth when he saw her was now a cold, straight line.
Yi frowned, a determined light gradually gathering in her eyes. "It's not the end yet, is it?"
No one noticed that in the dark, damp water dungeon, Mu Nanxun, who was tightly locked up, moved almost imperceptibly. His thick eyebrows furrowed, and his thin lips parted slightly.
Just then, the door to the water dungeon suddenly opened from the outside, and bright light shone in, illuminating everyone's eyes.
Yi squinted, and after her eyes adjusted to the light, she saw a colorful, unidentified creature walking towards them.
His face was covered in patches of red and green, like a garish, haphazardly painted palette. His head was adorned with all sorts of flowers, resembling a ransacked and trampled garden.
Two green chains, made of some unknown plant, hung from her ears down to her shoulders.
The clothes on her body were also covered with all sorts of brightly colored wildflowers and weeds, leaving no space unused.
This appearance... there's really no suitable word to describe it.
When the "unidentified creature" got close enough, Yi Yi finally recognized it from the proud and smug look in its eyes—it was Jiang Shanshan.
Um, I wonder if this sense of style is inherited from Grandma Arno. But Grandma Arno isn't usually like this; I've never seen her wear such brightly colored things.
Jiang Shanshan felt a surge of pride seeing Yi Yi staring at her. She had deliberately dressed up as a human today, and sure enough, she instantly attracted the attention of almost all the fox spirits. Even Yi Yi, who usually disliked her, was stunned by her "beauty."
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