Chapter 35 The Evil Soul of Guarding the Soul
Jiang Geyun patted the red-haired man's neck with Shouzhuo.
Stimulated by the cold dagger, his Adam's apple bobbed.
Jiang Geyun's gaze was kind as she said, "You call this safe?"
The language they used to communicate was clearly a foreign language to the redhead. Every time he heard Jiang Geyun speak, he would think for a while, and before it was his turn to speak, he would think for a while again. As a result, the pace of their conversation was extremely slow.
However, the information Jiang Geyun saw and heard was enough to deduce the red-haired man's identity.
In previous years, delegations from various countries would all come to the capital to pay tribute at the same time. They might have to distinguish the foreigners they met. But now, apart from Hu Si, the only other people in the capital are Tu Lan.
Of the 145 members of the Tu Lan delegation, aside from the one who was unconscious under Su Heng's nose and Ji Songci, the only one left was the missing Crown Prince Gudulu Ur.
If this person is indeed Prince Kutulu Ur of Tulan, his situation is truly dangerous.
Ji Songci is a survivor in the mission and seems trustworthy, but he is highly likely to be the murderer.
He might have already defected to another crown prince and was preparing to take this opportunity to kill Guttulu Ur.
Xuan Du Jian and Zheng Yi may not necessarily be on the side of Gu Du Lu Wu Er.
Lu Jianzheng was acquainted with Ji Songci, and this matter might even have been secretly orchestrated by the Great Zhou, with the intention of manipulating the succession of the Tulan Dynasty in this way and controlling the next Tulan King.
The young master arrived at Yinguang Tower in a daze, unaware that this place was the territory of Xuandujian. If he had been discovered last night, he might already be dead.
Even Su Heng, who is investigating the case, could be the murderer... Well, the main villain doesn't need her to find any reason, he's already the main villain.
...All of the above is merely Jiang Geyun's speculation and lacks sufficient evidence.
In short, wow, he was really unlucky.
But what does this have to do with her?
It's as if she's not unlucky at all.
When one is successful, one should help others. Pitying the weak is meaningless. She has neither the interest nor the ability to protect a man of unknown identity.
At this moment, Jiang Geyun was thinking about how to get rid of this guy without implicating herself.
Her expression was "friendly," but the redhead seemed to be incredibly oblivious and actually began to explain without hesitation.
“No…it’s just you, it’s okay,” the redhead said, who had been looking at Jiang Geyun’s eyes the whole time. But now he shifted his gaze to Jiang Geyun’s heart. This gaze gave Jiang Geyun a strange sense of familiarity. He said, “But, you have another ‘Kut’ on you.”
"Kut"?
What are some interesting facts about orchids?
Jiang Geyun pondered for a moment, then suddenly remembered that when introducing the method of the Mirage Needle, Pei Xueyi had briefly mentioned the abilities of the Tu Lan people.
The Tulan people believe that all things have spirits, that they can communicate with heaven and earth and control all beasts. Although they are not good at making tools and their magic and array formations are quite crude, they have an extraordinary talent in communicating directly with the soul.
The Tulan people call the soul "Kut".
Therefore, the red-haired person means that Jiang Geyun is possessed by another soul.
Moreover, it was a malevolent spirit that made him feel dangerous and uneasy.
Jiang Geyun was greatly shocked.
She wasn't worried about having a lot of debt, nor was she concerned about who was plotting against her. What surprised her was—
Isn't this just talking about the system?
If you talk about that, she won't be sleepy anymore!
Actually, she has a very kind heart and can't stand seeing others suffer!
Jiang Geyun looked bewildered, her hand still holding the blade, and asked only, "What do you mean?"
A hint of helplessness appeared in the redhead's aggrieved yet innocent eyes.
He seemed unable to find the right words; he had something to say but couldn't express it, and his pale face turned slightly red from holding it in.
Seeing the redhead in this state, Jiang Geyun had a sudden inspiration.
The system can sense everything that Jiang Geyun senses. Even if the red-haired man says something, she has to worry that the system will hear what he says and trigger some kind of punishment.
But if...
The redhead hesitated for a long time, and Jiang Geyun, showing a hint of pity, said in a friendly manner, "Speak in the language you prefer."
The redhead was taken aback, then his expression brightened with delight, and his green eyes shone even brighter.
He rattled off a whole bunch of things in one breath.
Jiang Geyun listened quietly to the end.
Haha, I didn't understand a single word.
After speaking, the redhead looked up at Jiang Geyun with his bright eyes.
Jiang Geyun called out to the system: "System, could you translate this?"
The system responded: [This plugin isn't installed. Host, please wait while I upgrade it. It should take about 3-4 days.]
Jiang Geyun feigned impatience and said, "Will you have time to come back after you upgrade? Never mind, it's not necessary."
In the past, if she didn't ask, the system wouldn't even bother to proactively introduce the development of the original work.
Upon hearing her words, the system, which was as lazy and cunning as ever, indeed stopped making any moves.
Jiang Geyun then looked at the redhead and calmly said, "I don't understand."
The light in the redhead's eyes vanished instantly, and he reverted to his pitiful expression.
Jiang Geyun seemed to feel some pity for the other party, and said intentionally or unintentionally, "...I will learn it when I have the chance, and you can tell me about it then."
When Jiang Geyun offered to learn his language, the red-haired man's eyes lit up again, making Jiang Geyun almost unable to look at him directly.
She wanted to secretly learn the Turan language so that she could communicate with the red-haired man or other Turan people in Turan and discover the flaws in the system. This had nothing to do with the red-haired man's situation.
The brief exchange ended, and the redhead's face showed even more pain.
Considering that his injuries were clearly serious and that he was docile, keeping him around had a definite purpose.
Jiang Geyun took the opportunity to release her hold on him, got up and dragged the chair aside.
The rate of blood loss has increased.
The redhead's expression did not lighten; instead, it became even more pained.
Jiang Geyun frowned and asked, "Can you bandage yourself?"
She does have bandages and... wound medicine here.
The man in red looked badly injured, but he was still clinging to life. In fact, despite his injuries, he was still quite energetic and full of vitality.
He understood what Jiang Geyun meant, and when he saw the bandage she handed him, he immediately beamed with joy and gratitude.
He said, "Yes, you can!"
Jiang Geyun nodded, left the bandages and medicine behind, and turned to leave the room.
Behind Jiang Geyun, the red-haired man stared intently at her back until she had completely left the room, then lowered his head and untied the bandage.
...
By the time Jiang Geyun returned to the room with what she was holding, the redhead had already finished bandaging her wound.
Jiang Geyun glanced at it briefly. The bandage was very neat. It seemed that he was often injured, otherwise he wouldn't be so good at bandaging. Even with amnesia, he still had this level of instinct.
She slipped through the crack in the door she had opened, quickly turned around and closed it in time, then walked slowly toward the redhead and placed what she was carrying on the table.
It is a food box.
Jiang Geyun opened the food box and placed the food inside on the table.
Perhaps because of Jiang Geyun's previous behavior, the redhead did not come to the table on his own initiative without her invitation, but just looked at her pitifully.
Jiang Geyun sighed and said, "Come on."
The red-haired man then pounced on him.
Before picking up her chopsticks, the redhead cautiously asked, "Sister, are you worried I'll be discovered?"
She did have this concern, but there was something strange about it that she said it...
Jiang Geyun hesitated for a moment, then said, "Yes, with all these injuries, you look like you have enemies. Wouldn't it be dangerous if you were discovered?"
She hadn't yet figured out a clue about the mission case.
None of the speculations have any crucial evidence; anyone could be the murderer.
If we rashly push this person out, he might die, but if we drag her down with him, it wouldn't be worth it.
Moreover, she also wanted to take the opportunity to ask about the other evil spirit inside her.
The redhead remaining in her sight and staying put is the best option at present, a strategy of using stillness to control movement and adapting to any situation.
Upon hearing Jiang Geyun's admission, the redhead's tone carried a hint of pride, almost as if he were boasting. He said, "Don't worry, I can hide it."
That's good.
Jiang Geyun nodded. "Your self-care ability is quite good."
etc.
hide?
Could he have hidden in the closet last night, and only discovered her today when his injuries became too severe to remain concealed?
In an instant, Jiang Geyun's mind was once again filled with turbulent waves.
She managed to clean up the scene despite being covered in injuries and still ran so fast... No one found her last night... Her window was never opened again...
Jiang Geyun took a deep breath and looked at the redhead.
The redhead's expression remained natural and lively; he was unaware of Jiang Geyun's emotional change.
After all, Jiang Geyun has always been good at hiding her true emotions.
Seeing her remain silent for a long time, the redhead tilted his head in confusion, "Sister?"
Jiang Geyun shook her head and said, "It's nothing... Don't call me sister anymore, just call me Miss Jiang. Do you still remember your name?"
There's no point in arguing with him about this.
Not to mention the poor air circulation in the wardrobe, it's questionable whether he could even stay there overnight. Even if he were there, in the end, she wasn't harmed.
Never mind, let's just pretend there's a dog in the closet.
Upon hearing this, the red-haired man thought hard for a moment, his expression showing that he was putting in a lot of effort.
In the end, however, he shook his head.
Jiang Geyun said calmly, "May I call you 'Ur'?"
The redhead—no, Ur paused, as if he had thought of something, but didn't grab anything more.
He said with a hint of confusion, "Okay."
After speaking, Ur looked down at the food on the table, then looked up at Jiang Geyun.
Although he sat down, he didn't move until Jiang Geyun spoke.
Seeing this, Jiang Geyun said, "This is for you, eat it."
Urkai nodded, just as he reached out and put something into his mouth—
Suddenly, Jiang Geyun asked:
What impression do you have of the name 'Ur'?
Ul swallowed half of what was in his mouth and couldn't help coughing a few times. It took him a while to catch his breath with the help of the water that Jiang Geyun had brought.
He patted his chest and squeezed out a sentence: "Cough, just a little bit, no more, cough cough!"
Jiang Geyun fell into thought.
As she pondered, Ur perhaps realized that this was related to his lost memories. He put down his chopsticks and stared at Jiang Geyun with concern.
Seeing that he had stopped eating, Jiang Geyun said kindly, "Don't rush, eat first."
Ulton paused for a moment, then picked up his chopsticks.
However, this time Ur ate much slower, almost chewing slowly, and finished the meal with a look of disbelief at his own behavior.
Jiang Geyun lowered her head to study the jade pendant in her hand, waiting for the person opposite her to finish their meal.
She said to Ur, whose face was filled with inexplicable emotions, "I asked you that question because I had some suspicions about your identity. I will help you. Maybe I will have an answer tomorrow."
Ul asked, "Are we going to do something dangerous?"
Jiang Geyun pondered for a moment: going to Xuandujian to research countermeasures, learn some basic spells, say goodbye to Pei Xueyi, and possibly be caught by Su Heng—was it dangerous?
Jiang Geyun nodded. "Dangerous."
Ur smiled brightly and said, "Sister, Miss Jiang, I can share some Kut with you for protection!"
...Some of his soul was transferred into her body?
Are you a demon?!
Jiang Geyun could no longer control her expression and revealed some genuine surprise.
Ur realized something and quickly added, "It's not on Miss Jiang's body, it's, it's, that knife."
He hesitated for a while, staring at Jiang Geyun who wasn't dressed in many clothes, before finally pointing to the dagger on her body.
Jiang Geyun lowered her head and looked at Shouzhuo at her waist.
After a short while, she raised her head again and said, "Why do you want to take your soul from me?"
Ur realized something and hurriedly explained, "I won't know what I don't want to know! It's just for protection!"
He was probably saying that he wouldn't use this small wisp of her soul to monitor her; it was just a protective measure to shield her from any disasters. He wouldn't monitor her like a system would, or learn things she didn't want him to know.
Jiang Geyun asked, "Amulet?"
Ur nodded, "Yes!"
Jiang Geyun took off her slack and placed the dagger, now in a different shell, on the table between the two of them.
For some reason, she sensed that Shou Zhuo was somewhat... rejecting her?
How could one refuse a dagger?
Wow, that's a really good worldview.
When Jiang Geyun used it to cut her hand to draw the array, she wondered if it had a hidden blood groove.
I always feel that the amount of blood lost is less than the amount actually used.
Looking at it this way, it's likely that it secretly drank a couple of sips.
However, Shouzhuo remained emotionless. To put it another way, he was the kind of "detached person" who had completely accepted the reality that he was just a tool. He was never in a hurry to be used, and he never took the initiative to attack Jiang Geyun. He only stole a few mouthfuls of blood when it was brought to his lips.
That's why, although she had some doubts in the past, she had never clearly realized anything.
At this moment, Shouzhuo's refusal was so obvious that it seemed to lose its weight and clung to her hand, unwilling to fall.
Jiang Geyun pressed it down with her other hand before she was able to successfully place it on the table.
While Jiang Geyun hesitated, Ur had already made his move.
A halo of light emanated from his body.
He closed his eyes for a moment, then opened them and reached out his hand to Shouzhuo.
A ray of light followed his finger, slowly breaking away, tentatively probing, and advancing.
Just before it touched Shouzhuo, it paused for a moment, and the next moment, it quickly flashed back into Ur's body, as if a second's delay would lead to some catastrophic disaster.
Ur closed his eyes tightly, his body trembled, and his face turned ashen!
Jiang Geyun was surprised. She carefully reached out and gently stroked Shouzhuo.
Shouzhuo remained an honest and unassuming person, making no move.
Jiang Geyun fell into deep thought, recalling the scene when she retrieved Shouzhuo.
Could it be...?
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Author's Note: Although she didn't hide in the closet all night, Yun just tends to easily imagine the worst-case scenario (x)
Also: I've been super busy lately, so my writing progress has slowed down. My drafts keep getting eaten up, and I haven't checked the latest chapters enough times. If you find any bugs or parts that are hard to understand, please feel free to point them out. [pleading]
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