Chapter 49 I won't believe it
"Brother Tang?" Mu Yao called out tentatively, wondering if she had flown too fast and he hadn't caught up. But after standing there for a long time, she still couldn't see anyone.
The fog grew thicker and thicker, and she could barely see her surroundings within ten steps. She could even hear rustling sounds.
Mu Yao suddenly remembered that this grove of trees was the place where she had been taken away by those two men in black many years ago.
It is Snake Valley.
She sensed something was wrong and was about to take flight when she suddenly noticed a pair of red eyes flashing above her head, with long, thin, sword-like claws reaching out towards her.
A soul-eating monster?!
Mu Yao was shocked and hurriedly dodged. The Heartbreak Flower in her hand also transformed into a light shield, and the red-eyed man in black was immediately blasted away by the powerful protective spiritual energy, which pushed him back a distance of ten feet.
"As expected of the divine tree, its power has grown so strong in just three years!"
Red eyes stared at her intently, their gaze filled with even greater longing: "Little girl, stop struggling. Just give me your heart, and I'll let you die a quick death."
"Don't even think about it!" Mu Yao shouted angrily, raising her hand to transform the Heartbreak Flower into a longsword once more. Several white blade-like sword lights flew straight towards where the Soul Eater was standing. Wherever the light swept, branches and leaves flew up with a "whoosh" and fell like rain. Although the Soul Eater dodged several times, the sword light was extremely damaging. He was only hit two or three times, but his black robe was ripped open with huge gashes, exposing his flesh and blood.
But he seemed completely unfazed by the pain. When Mu Yao paused briefly, he said with a contemptuous laugh, "You can't kill me! Don't waste your energy."
He approached Mu Yao step by step, and Mu Yao retreated repeatedly. "Who exactly are you? Xie Qingqiu?"
Her mind raced back to everything that had happened in the past few days, and coupled with Fa Xiang's words, she couldn't help but wonder if Xie Qingqiu was the real Soul Eater.
No, it couldn't be Xie Qingqiu, otherwise Xie Qingqiu wouldn't have needed to join forces with Yan Hong to capture her back then.
The Soul-Eating Monster sneered, "That stupid snake, I dug out its demon core and ate it long ago, how could it still be alive today!"
"you……"
Mu Yao's expression changed drastically, and she trembled all over, her hand gripping the sword shaking. This was the first time she had faced such a dangerous situation alone.
In the past, Qin Wuyan would always be by her side to protect her. But now, she is all alone.
She has to face it herself; she can't rely on his protection forever.
With a determined heart, she gathered more spiritual power and raised her hand again. Her figure was as swift as a rabbit and as fast as a falcon, leaping and flying. She used all her strength to strike with each move, but the soul-eating monster suddenly turned into a black mist with two red lights. Mu Yao's sword lights could not hit it.
She was furious and cursed loudly. After only a moment's pause, she saw the black mist rushing towards her like a sharp arrow. She couldn't dodge in time, and she watched as a hand with long, sharp black fingernails was about to pierce her chest.
Mu Yao thought she could only wait to die, and couldn't help but close her eyes. But just as the nail pierced her chest skin, a beam of green light suddenly burst forth from her body, like the hardest boulder, violently repelling the Soul Eater's hand.
The expected pain and death did not occur. Mu Yao opened her eyes and saw that she was still fine, while the soul-eating monster had been blasted far away. She looked around her body in surprise and felt as if there was a force protecting her.
"impossible!"
The Soul Eater struggled to its feet, its eyes filled with shock and confusion. Still unwilling to give up, it gritted its teeth and said, "I refuse to believe I can't take your heart today!"
Having said that, he once again channeled his inner strength, and a black longsword appeared in his hand without him even noticing. When he swung it, it stirred up wisps of black smoke, and his red eyes became even more crimson within that cloud of black smoke, making him extremely terrifying. The longsword slashed down from the sky, and Mu Yao had no choice but to use the Heartbreak Flower to defend herself. Suddenly, a loud shout rang out from the sky, and a red light flew down, as fast as lightning, and just in time blocked the Soul Eater's black sword.
"Zhang Xiaofan!" Mu Yao exclaimed in surprise. Although she was slightly disappointed that it wasn't Qin Wuyan who came, at least there was one more person, so she wouldn't be completely alone.
Two beams of light, one red and one black, collided in mid-air, like divine dragons soaring and entwining, fighting back and forth.
Zhang Xiaofan couldn't help but exclaim in astonishment, "Qingyun Sword Technique? You're from the Qingyun Sect?"
The Soul-Eating Monster remained silent, only swinging its sword again. However, having been severely injured by Mu Yao earlier, it was no match for Zhang Xiaofan. The red and black sword lights exchanged blows for several rounds before the Soul-Eating Monster was finally defeated and knocked to the ground by Zhang Xiaofan.
He landed in front of the man and reached out to lift the cloak of the soul-eating monster to see who it was. But as soon as he made his move, the soul-eating monster turned into a cloud of black mist with a "whoosh" and fled in panic.
Mu Yao cried out in alarm, "Don't let him go! He's the monster that sucks people's souls!"
As she was speaking, she was about to rush over to stop the Soul Eater when suddenly a hand appeared around her waist, grabbing her tightly to prevent her from moving forward. Startled, Mu Yao raised her fist to strike the person behind her, but it was blocked by another hand in mid-air.
"Yao'er, it's me!" Qin Wuyan grabbed her wrist with his left hand and said sternly, "You can't go after them."
Mu Yao had been hoping he would come to save her, but he hadn't appeared for a long time. Now that she saw him, she froze on the spot. All the fear, apprehension, and disappointment she had felt earlier turned into grievance, and tears welled up in her eyes without her realizing it.
But she was seventeen now, no longer the little girl who would cry at the drop of a hat. Holding back her tears, she pouted and said defiantly, "Who cares what I say!"
She then struggled, shouting, "Let me go!"
"Yao'er!" Qin Wuyan released her wrists, but then wrapped his arms around her waist, holding her tightly in his embrace. He said seriously, "This is a matter of life and death, don't make a fuss."
"Making a scene?" He actually felt like he was being ridiculous, and he immediately burst into tears of anger. He clenched his fists and kept hitting him, shouting, "Yes, I'm being ridiculous, but what's it to you? I'm not the Biyao you're thinking about day and night. If I'm dead, I'm dead. Why do you care about me? It would be better if I were dead. I don't want to be anyone's substitute. Let me go! Let me go right now!"
Qin Wuyan felt a pang of heartache and slowly released his grip. Mu Yao struggled too much and lost her balance, falling backward. Qin Wuyan hurriedly tried to pull her up, but a pair of hands had already caught her from behind.
Zhang Xiaofan supported Mu Yao, noticing her red eyes, and asked, "Are you alright?"
Mu Yao quickly wiped away her tears and grabbed Zhang Xiaofan, saying, "Let's go!"
He had just taken a step when Qin Wuyan stopped him.
His brow furrowed as he struggled to suppress his anger: "You can choose not to return to Fox Hill, but you absolutely cannot go with him."
Mu Yao said angrily, "I can go with whomever I want, it's none of your business."
Zhang Xiaofan also said, "Although I don't know what happened, you arrived so late at such a dangerous moment. How could you have protected her? Now that she's willing to come with me, you have no right to stop her."
Qin Wuyan sneered: "I'm not qualified? You're a married man, a man with a wife, what right do you have to take her away?"
Zhang Xiaofan was speechless.
Qin Wuyan ignored him and simply grabbed Mu Yao and left. She struggled fiercely, but couldn't break free, so she had no choice but to let him take her back to Fox Hill.
Back at Peach Blossom Garden, Mu Yao found it hard to describe her feelings. Just a few days ago, she had clearly regarded Peach Blossom Garden as her home for life, but a few days later, she didn't want to stay there at all.
The thought that her room had once been occupied by a girl named Biyao made her even less inclined to stay. She turned to leave as soon as she entered.
Qin Wuyan stopped her, "Where are you going again?"
Mu Yao said angrily, "Why do you care so much? Qin Wuyan, I can accept that you don't love me, but I can't accept that you treat me as a substitute for someone else. I have my own thoughts and my own temper. Even if you are good to me, it's all because I look like someone else. I don't care about that kind of feeling!"
“That’s not how it is,” Qin Wuyan sighed, put his hand on her shoulder, and said in a deep voice, “I know there are some things you won’t believe right now, and it’s hard for you to believe them, but I promise you, after a while, I will tell you everything.”
Mu Yao sneered, "In a while, I'm afraid I won't even be alive!"
"Yao'er!" Qin Wuyan became anxious: "Why won't you believe me? I said that no matter what, I would never hurt you."
Mu Yao said coldly, "Fine, then tell me, was the Soul-Collecting Technique on me placed by you?"
Qin Wuyan's expression changed: "How did you know about this?"
Seeing his reaction, Mu Yao, despite her doubts about the fake Xie Qingqiu's words, had to believe him to some extent. She shook her head and smiled bitterly, "Look at you, how many things you've kept from me. Yet you expect me to believe you again and again. Qin Wuyan, I really don't know which of your words are true and which are false now."
Qin Wuyan closed his eyes in despair, his heart aching even more: "So... no matter what I say, you won't believe me, right?"
Mu Yao remained silent. Indeed, no matter what he said now, she couldn't help but doubt it. She didn't even know how to trust him anymore.
The two remained silent for a long time before Qin Wuyan finally released his grip, his voice tinged with weariness, and said softly:
"The Soul Eaters have been rampant lately. More and more people have fallen victim to their evil deeds. You shouldn't leave so easily. If you really don't want to stay in Fox Ridge Mountain, you can go to Little Pond Town after your birthday celebration next month! I will arrange for Tang Yuan to take a group of people to escort you there. Besides, your Aunt Bai is there, and she will protect you."
After saying that, he turned around, opened the door, and left. His tall and upright figure gradually disappeared into the night, leaving an indescribable sense of desolation.
Mu Yao felt a pang of pain in her heart. She leaned against the door, slowly squatted down, hugged her knees, and cried silently.
Why has it turned out like this?
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