Ji Qian continued working, neither denying Han Mengyao's guess, but subtly indicating:
"This matter is quite complicated. We'll discuss it in detail when we get back to the castle."
Upon hearing this, Han Mengyao remained silent for a moment, but did not press the matter further. Instead, she naturally steered the conversation in another direction.
Apart from Han Mengyao and Ji Qian, no one else present noticed the undercurrents that had just occurred.
Half an hour is not a long time, and soon Count Lanruer will face a crucial moment that will determine his fate.
It is worth mentioning that in this short half hour...
Two cameramen, besides the assistant director, surrounded Count Lanruer, recording his painful struggle from all angles with two cameras.
Perhaps it was because Count Lanruer was so handsome before, or more likely it was because he was truly unlucky.
In short, he did manage to garner quite a few sympathy votes during that short half-hour recording.
So when Ji Qian walked slowly towards them from a distance with a sickle in hand, a number of bizarre comments pleading for her appeared on the screen.
I have a feeling... this count is quite pitiful.
[Yeah, thinking about it carefully, he doesn't seem to have done anything too outrageous.]
For a fleeting moment, I felt that Sister Qian was the villain in a horror movie.
[That's right, especially that shadow in the hair, it gives off that final boss vibe.]
[Does anyone understand? I suddenly find Ji Qian attractive!]
[I get it, I get it! Like those ruthless female assassins who walk the line between right and wrong, taking down kids with a single stab!]
I even started to feel a little sorry for Count Lanruer.
[Aaaaaaah, Ji Qian is about to make her move! I can't bear to watch!!!]
Wait, isn't Count Lanruer's face not as bad as it was before?
[It seems so! I couldn't even distinguish the facial features before, but now I can find the nose and mouth.]
[No way, Xu Qi's method actually works?]
"Wait a minute, he seems to be getting better!"
Han Mengyao, who also noticed the anomaly, quickly stopped Ji Qian from making a move. Then, she moved closer to Earl Lanruer and examined him carefully for a while:
"Qianqian, look, his face doesn't seem as bad as before?"
Upon hearing this, Ji Qian also bent down to observe carefully, and then regretfully agreed with Han Mengyao's statement:
"Indeed, his soul seems to be more solid than before."
"I knew this method would work..."
Upon hearing this, Xu Qi peeked out triumphantly, about to say something, but then shrank back upon seeing Count Lanruer's still-broken face.
"It's getting late. Won't it be dark by the time he's fully recovered?"
Looking at Count Lanruer's remarkably slow recovery speed, Miyesi asked with some concern.
"It's alright, we don't need to wait for him to fully recover. As long as he can lead the way, it shouldn't take more than ten minutes."
Ji Qian was unaware of how capitalist her words had just spoken were.
She squatted down next to Count Lanruer, holding a tree branch and trying to physically push his facial features back into place in order to speed up his recovery process.
As Count Lanruer's twisted and bent legs gradually straightened, his messy facial features gradually returned to their 'original state'.
Ji Qian straightened up, looked around for a while, and then turned around and walked back towards Nora's direction.
As she left, Ji Qian accidentally cut Count Lanruer's arm with her scythe, but it healed quickly in a few seconds, as if nothing had happened.
It has to be said that you can't judge a book by its cover. Although Nora looks old and frail, her recovery ability is really good. She woke up three times in just half an hour!
Unfortunately, every time Nora woke up, Ji Qian, who was guarding her side, would knock her unconscious again.
As a result, the blob on the back of her neck grew higher and higher, almost reaching the back of her head.
Ying Xu was initially pleased with the outcome, but now he couldn't help but feel a little worried:
"Sister Qian, if you keep hitting her like that, won't you make her paralyzed?"
Ji Qian was also somewhat uncertain.
But as the saying goes, the devil may be one foot tall, but the righteous will be ten feet tall; moreover, there really is an expired Taoist priest in the team:
"Xu Qi, come over here and see if there's any way to make her sleep forever."
"What you're saying doesn't sound very legitimate."
Xu Qi quietly moved sideways from behind the tree, almost tripping over a branch along the way, but he never turned around to check.
Approaching Nora, Xu Qi suppressed his fear and bent down, biting his fingertip and using his blood to write on Nora's forehead for a long time.
Before Ying Xu could even see what was written, a streak of light flashed by, and the bright, glaring bloodstains vanished in an instant, as if nothing had ever happened.
"Alright, she won't wake up for at least two hours."
Xu Qi straightened up, subtly trying to smear the blood from his hands onto Ji Qian, but Ji Qian caught him red-handed:
"Let's go, let's go see how the count is recovering."
As she spoke, Ji Qian pulled Xu Qi toward Earl Lanruer. Xu Qi tried to struggle but to no avail, so he had no choice but to close his eyes.
Upon getting closer, Ji Qian discovered that Earl Lanruer had regained consciousness at some point and was now staring blankly at the sky, his lips moving as if he were saying something.
Ji Qian bent down and listened carefully for a while, but only caught a few words:
"Why... he didn't... deny it... how... impossible... no way!"
The last two words were shouted out by Lanruer in a roaring manner.
The sudden increase in volume made Ji Qian's ears ache, and she instinctively slapped him, which landed squarely on Earl Lanruer's face.
Count Lanruer was sent flying on the spot, crashing straight into a tree by the roadside with a dull thud.
The unfortunate count slid slowly to the ground under the force of gravity, two clear tears silently falling from his clear blue eyes.
Considering that Count Lanruer's shouts were not intentional, Ji Qian felt a rare sense of guilt for his violent behavior.
Therefore, when discussing the matter of leading the way, Ji Qian's attitude towards Earl Lanruer was much better than before:
"I'm a very easy person to talk to, so I can give you two choices."
First, you'll be responsible for leading us back to the castle, and we'll wipe the slate clean of our past grievances.
Secondly, I'll leave you and Nora here together; you'll have the chance to experience a hellish version of Hannibal Lecter.
"...What is Hannibal?"
"A food documentary by a middle-aged man."
Count Ranul never truly understood Hannibal's true intentions.
However, after spending the past two days together and gaining some initial understanding of Ji Qian, he hesitated for a moment before choosing option one.
Ji Qian was quite satisfied with Earl Lanruer's sensible manner, but in order to prevent this always restless male ghost from causing trouble halfway, Ji Qian still cautiously tied him up.
Ji Qian thought that this would ensure everything was foolproof, but she never expected that man proposes, God disposes.
Half an hour later, looking at the relentless downpour outside the cave, Ji Qian once again lamented her own naiveté.
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