"Get up, I didn't mean to hurt you."
After reciting the Heart-Cleansing Mantra again, Feng Jiutian turned around and frowned, but did not reach out to help Xiang Wan.
"Really? Do you keep your word?"
Xiang Wan's eyes shone brightly, like a little girl who had just received candy.
Feng Jiutian's gaze shifted slightly, and he nodded, saying, "Yes, you keep your word."
"That's great!" Xiang Wan stood up quickly, grabbed Feng Jiutian's sleeve, and said rapidly, "Swear that you will always love me and never hurt me, okay?"
When have I ever said I love you?
"Love means not hurting, you said that."
Xiang Wan looked so certain that Feng Jiutian wasn't even sure if he had said such a thing, and he frowned, trying to figure out exactly when he had said it.
Xiang Wan didn't give him a chance to think further and quickly helped him recall: "Back then, I asked you how I could avoid being hurt. You told me that the person who loves me wouldn't hurt me. You said that not hurting me meant loving me. Fengfeng, you said that."
Feng Jiutian was in a bind. He had indeed said that he would not harm Xiang Wan in the Demon Abyss, but that was only in this area. In order to learn the secrets of the Demon Abyss from her and find a way out, he had to establish trust first.
But if the other party equates not harming with love, how can he explain that love is not about not harming?
"Please don't hurt me after we get out of here, okay?"
The reason for refusing is simply to get her to reveal the way out, isn't it?
If she wants to go out, she has to make a promise; otherwise, wouldn't all her efforts over the past few days have been in vain?
Xiang Wan looked resolute. Feng Jiutian's eyes flickered, and he raised his hand to swear, "I, Feng Jiutian, hereby swear that I will not harm you, either here or after we leave."
Damn it, are they taking advantage of her because she doesn't know how to say a vow?
"What if I hurt you, or the love fades?"
Feng Jiutian frowned, but had no choice but to continue, "If I break this oath, may I be struck by lightning!"
When undergoing tribulation, wouldn't one be struck by lightning? No, we can't let him get away with it.
"If you don't love me, if you hurt me, then stay here forever, okay?"
She added a touch of the Mermaid Song—not a bewitching spell, but simply a musical scale that confuses the brain, so Feng Jiutian's consciousness didn't react. Only after he nodded did he realize that Xiang Wan was already hugging him, bombarding him with other questions. She conveniently ignored the slight confusion in his heart.
A dark glint flashed in Xiang Wan's eyes. Weren't they trying to fool her like a fool? She might as well play dumb too. When they got out, she realized that this was a trap that Feng Jiutian had dug for himself!
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