Lan Jin's gloomy eyes stared straight at Shen Muqing, making Shen Muqing's heart tremble slightly.
After a long while, a soft laugh rang out. Lan Jin's fingers were entwined with silver coins, and his voice was cold and ruthless as he casually fiddled with the bell on his left ear.
Do you know what happens to people who lie to me?
He paused, looked at Shen Muqing's trembling body, and grinned even wider, "I used them all to feed the Gu worms."
Do you know about Gu (a type of poison)?
"I recently bred a Heart-Eating Gu. It will climb onto your chest, aim at your heart, and burrow in fiercely, devouring it inch by inch until it is completely eaten."
"I don't know if your small body can handle that feeling."
As she spoke, Lan Jin approached Shen Muqing step by step, her silver ornaments jingling.
The sound was like the tolling of a death knell to Shen Muqing's ears; for every step he took forward, she took a step back.
Shen Muqing believed that Lan Jin, who had lost his memory, would really do as he had just said, since he was now a stranger to Lan Jin.
"Wait, young master, don't scare me. What I just said is true."
"If I tell even one lie, may I never have children and be childless for the rest of my life."
Shen Muqing watched helplessly as Lan Jin's footsteps approached. Lan Jin waved her fan, her voice resolute, making it difficult to discern whether she was genuine or not.
Just when Shen Muqing thought Lan Jin had seen through her lie and was about to kill her, Lan Jin stopped half a step away from her.
Why do you have this bell?
Lan Jin picked up the necklace around her neck and stroked it, her eyes gradually reddening.
Shen Muqing's alarm bells rang loudly. Oh no, she had forgotten that she was still wearing this. She had tried to take it off when she was taking a bath, but found that she couldn't take it off no matter what she did. She thought that she would not meet Lan Jin and let it go, but she did not expect that Lan Jin would find it so quickly.
"This...this..." Shen Muqing stammered, her mind racing, trying to come up with a way to deceive Lan Jin.
"What? Have you figured out what story you're going to use to lie to me?"
Lan Jin was very patient. Now that he had found her, she would never escape his grasp for the rest of her life.
I didn't lie to you!
Shen Muqing will not admit it until the very last moment.
"You're really stubborn. I wonder if you'll still be this stubborn when I kiss you later?"
Lan Jin snatched the fan from Shen Muqing's hand, closed it, slowly lifted her chin, leaned down and pressed it against Shen Muqing's ear, gently inhaling the scent that fascinated him.
"I'm a man, you can't do this, it's wrong." Shen Muqing's eyes widened, and she quickly covered her mouth.
I never expected that after only a few years, Lan Jin, who was so gentle and always gave in to me, would become like this. What has he been through these past few years?
"So what if he's a guy? As long as it's you, that's all that matters."
A light, airy voice drifted into Shen Muqing's ears, and a tingling sensation quickly spread throughout her body.
Lan Jin was very different tonight, alluring like a fairy who sucks the life force of people.
Shen Muqing collapsed onto the couch, her eyes darting around, wondering what to do now. She was in a panic; if she didn't give Lan Jin a satisfactory explanation, she was certain tonight would be anything but peaceful.
Especially when you look into his scarlet eyes, which reveal a hint of desire, they are incredibly alluring and aggressive.
"Wait, wait, wait. Actually, I bought this necklace from a woman. It's not mine. You must have mistaken me for someone else."
Shen Muqing looked at Lan Jin with utmost sincerity, trying to convince him of what she was saying, and smiled ingratiatingly.
"Where is that woman? Why did she sell it to you?"
"Of course it's because I'm poor. I bought it with several gold leaves."
Hearing this, Lan Jin's patience was clearly exhausted. No matter how he pressed him, the person in front of him would never tell the truth; he was a big liar with a mouth full of lies.
Shen Muqing kept chattering away, completely unaware that Lan Jin's eyes were growing increasingly dark.
"You have no idea... In the end, I couldn't stand by and watch her suffer, so I helped her..."
In the end, Shen Muqing thought she had fabricated a flawless lie that would definitely fool Lan Jin. She was really clever!
Shen Muqing licked her dry lips, glanced cautiously at Lan Jin, and observed his expression. Seeing that he was expressionless, she couldn't be sure whether he believed her or not.
She waved her hand in front of his eyes, and when he didn't react, she tiptoed away.
Before she could take two steps, a tremendous force lifted her up from behind, and before Shen Muqing could struggle, she was completely encircled in Lan Jin's arms.
Shen Muqing was stunned. She wasn't binding her chest, and he must have sensed her true identity at such close proximity.
His embrace was as reassuring and reassuring as ever.
Just when she thought Lan Jin was about to make his next move, Lan Jin actually led Shen Muqing to the bed, and the two of them lay down on the bed together.
The sound of steady breathing reached my ears; Lan Jin had fallen asleep.
Shen Muqing was at a loss for what to do. How could she have fallen asleep so peacefully? She looked at the silver coin lying on the table, trying to find the answer from it.
But Yinzi was also sleepy, her big eyes half-closed, curled up as if she was about to fall asleep at any moment.
The room was quiet, probably because Lan Jin had given some instructions before coming in, and no one came to disturb them.
She was completely trapped in Lan Jin's arms and couldn't move. Shen Muqing looked up and saw the faint blue marks under Lan Jin's eyes, guessing that he hadn't slept for a long time.
She felt a pang of sympathy; after all, she had wronged him.
In a daze, it seemed as if she had returned to three years ago, when Lan Jin was also sleeping in her arms like this.
Shen Muqing carefully freed her hand from his embrace and gently stroked Lan Jin's face. He seemed to have lost weight and changed a lot.
So this is what he really looks like: cold and indifferent, with no emotion in his eyes.
"Calling Egg, calling Egg." Shen Muqing called out to the system in his mind.
[Host, I'm here.]
"How much longer will it take you to fix the bug?"
[One month at most.]
"Egg, we've been through so many worlds, we should have some feelings for each other, right?"
[Host, please be direct.]
Having spent so much time together, Dandan knew Shen Muqing's personality; she always knew that if she spoke like that, it meant something was up.
"May I stay? I want to die peacefully in this world."
The system didn't respond for a long time, and Shen Muqing was unsure. In the previous worlds, he had just completed the mission and left, and this world was an exception.
"Egg, please, please, the most, most, most powerful system."
"Is it okay?"
After Shen Muqing's persistent pleas, Dandan finally sighed and said, "Alright."
"Thank you, Egg, you're really loyal. I knew I'd chosen the right person to follow."
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