Mrs. Wei clenched her hands tightly at her side, her face growing paler. Worried, she turned to look at Lan Ziye and asked, "Is everything alright? Is my husband alright?"
Lan Ziye stared at the painting with deep eyes and said nothing.
Xiaobai, however, couldn't stand Mrs. Wei's nagging anymore and said, "Don't worry! That demon is using her demonic energy to protect your husband!" After a pause, she added, "But she can't hold on any longer and should be out soon!"
Before Xiaobai finished speaking, he saw a burst of white smoke suddenly coming out of the painting, just like a basin of cold water poured on a red-hot iron block, and it made a squeaking sound.
When the white smoke dissipated, a woman wearing a lake blue long dress, a tasseled bun, bright eyes and white teeth, and a beautiful and elegant appearance appeared in the center of the magic circle. Behind her was Wei Zhixun, who had a dull look and an expressionless face.
Seeing such a painted demon, Mrs. Wei was obviously surprised. After a while, she asked tentatively, "Are you...Qiu Shui?"
Qiu Shui glanced at Mrs. Wei with disdain and said sarcastically, "Miss Xueling still recognized me. I never thought it would happen."
"Who is Xueling?" Mrs. Wei was surprised, then she said angrily, "If you were a decent girl, and you were so obsessed with my Zhixun, I could understand it, but you are a demon! Even if I am ignorant, I know that humans and demons are different. Why do you keep pestering Zhixun? How did my husband and I offend you? How did we offend you?"
"Hahaha!" Qiu Shui burst into laughter, tears streaming down his face. "Xue Ling, you really haven't changed at all. You always have that innocent look on your face. It was like this a thousand years ago, and it's still like this now!"
"A thousand years ago?" Mrs. Wei was a little confused. She turned to look at Lan Ziye and asked, "Can I talk to her? I... really want to know why!"
Lan Ziye shrugged indifferently and said, "Of course, she can't escape the magic circle anyway." The magic circles she made were not only for trapping monsters, but also for killing monsters. Since Madam Wei was not in a hurry, she would just wait until the magic circle absorbed all the monster's evil spirit and the monster slowly died on its own, saving her the trouble.
"Tell me, what is the grudge between you and my husband? What will it take for you to let us go?" Mrs. Wei said seriously. For some reason, she didn't want Qiu Shui to die in her heart.
"Let you go?" Qiu Shui said with a sarcastic smile, "Didn't you find a master to kill me? Do I still have a chance to survive today?"
Mrs. Wei was slightly startled and turned to look at Lan Ziye awkwardly.
Lan Ziye smiled at her indifferently.
"Zhu Xueling was the eldest daughter of the Zhu family, born over a thousand years ago. The Zhu family is one of the four great families! Their power is unparalleled, and the eldest daughter of the Zhu family is even more noble than a princess!"
Qiu Shui's voice suddenly came over.
Mrs. Wei turned around and saw Qiu Shui staring at her with resentment. Her heart suddenly tightened, and she pursed her lips, her expression serious, and stopped talking.
"Do you want to know who I am?" Qiu Shui continued, "Haha, my life is not as good as yours. I am just the daughter of a small painter. Zhixun's life is even worse. He is just a wild child picked up from the mountains by my father. If it weren't for my father, he would have starved to death in the mountains long ago."
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