Chapter 97 Trapped in the Wuqi Clan, Who Should She Trust?
Moonlit Lake
Seeing that Ye Li suddenly stopped talking and was staring at his hand, Wen Yao looked surprised and asked, "What's wrong, A-Li?"
Ye Li's eyes flickered slightly, and when she looked up again, her expression was normal. "It's nothing. I just felt that we didn't see any firelight just now, but suddenly there is. I'm afraid it's some kind of trap, deliberately leading us there."
Wen Yao smiled. "Ah Li, you're still so cautious. But this place looks abandoned, so there shouldn't be any danger. At worst, I'll go over first, and you can approach if there's no danger."
Ye Li remained noncommittal, but slowed her pace considerably.
The firelight wasn't far away, but it would still take time to navigate around this maze-like path.
As they passed through a narrow alley, Ye Li suddenly spoke up, "Wen Yao, do you remember what you looked like when you first came to Lotus Gate?"
Wen Yao paused slightly, then turned to her with a smile, "I remember, you helped me a lot. If it weren't for you, I might have run home crying very soon."
Perhaps the atmosphere was too oppressive, so he made a joke that wasn't too big or too small.
Wen Yao would certainly not run home. He represented not only himself, but also his country and the status of his maternal clan in the palace.
But Ye Li wasn't really reminiscing about the past with him when she brought these things up; she was testing Wen Yao.
No, in other words, she was testing whether the person in front of her was Wen Yao.
Because she saw Wen Yao's hand.
Like jade, slender and graceful.
Most importantly, his hand was perfectly fine, without any wounds.
Mingming, they had just been through a chaotic battle last night, and she remembered very clearly that Wen Yao's hand had been bitten by a sand worm.
Even with the use of elixirs, it would be impossible to recover so quickly and perfectly.
So after Wen Yao gave an ambiguous answer, Ye Li continued to probe, "I gave you a gift back then, do you remember what it was?"
Wen Yao seemed to realize something, stopped, turned to look at her, his gaze tender and his smile gentle, "Of course I remember, because I come from the Snow Country, you were afraid I would miss home, so you gave me a snow shadow lantern. As long as I use spiritual power to activate it, a snow scene illusion will fall, and when I see it, I feel like I have returned to my hometown."
Hearing him explain in such detail, Ye Li's gaze towards him changed.
Only those within the Lotus Sect knew about her sending Wen Yaoxue the lantern.
It couldn't possibly be someone else from the Lotus Sect who took over his body; the only possibility is that he is Wen Yao.
Wen Yao seemed unaware of her suspicions and continued to reminisce, "That was the first time I left the palace. All my attendants were left at the foot of the mountain. I didn't even know how to pack my luggage. You taught me how to wash clothes and even took care of my medicinal herb fields. Without you, my cultivation path would never have been so smooth."
"Ah Li, thank you."
He spoke with great emotion, but Ye Li felt no reaction whatsoever.
However, only Wen Yao himself could say these things. Even if it wasn't Wen Yao, only someone extremely close to him would know.
Her gaze lingered on his fingers. Could it be that she was mistaken, and the sand worm hadn't bitten him?
...
The rest of the journey went smoothly, and they got closer and closer to the fire.
Just as they were about to reach the fire by taking the last route, Wen Yao said as he had said before, "Ah Li, wait here for a moment. I'll go over first, and I'll call you again if there's no danger."
Ye Li nodded.
At this moment, she was convinced that the person in front of her was Wen Yao; otherwise, she couldn't imagine anyone could impersonate him so convincingly.
However, just as Wen Yao's figure disappeared, another shadow flashed on the ground.
It's that same person who was following them again!
She caught a glimpse of the shadowy figure out of the corner of her eye, silently channeled her spiritual power, and immediately gave chase.
Unlike before, the dark figure did not disappear immediately. Instead, it revealed itself and entered one of the houses when Ye Li caught up.
"stop!"
Ye Li immediately chased after him inside, afraid that he would run away again. As soon as she entered the courtyard, she waved her hand and unleashed a fierce burst of spiritual energy.
The other party seemed surprised by her skill, paused for a moment, and then spun around to dodge.
That's why Ye Li was able to see his appearance clearly.
She was taken aback. "It's you?"
The person in front of him was none other than Chu Wei, who had been missing since last night.
Chu Wei, dressed in black, looked at her with a hint of surprise, "Nascent Soul stage?"
In her haste, Ye Li used a soul cultivation technique, which naturally revealed her Nascent Soul cultivation level.
However, seeing that Chu Wei was unharmed, Ye Li immediately suspected that he and Su Ying'er were in cahoots. They had deliberately lured her down, intending to capture them all!
Now that she had revealed her true cultivation level, Ye Li had no more reservations.
She sneered, "You remnant of the Wuqi clan, today I will take your dog's life!"
A flash of cold light appeared in Ye Li's palm as her sharp blade was drawn. Her swordsmanship was already superb, and now, combined with her spiritual power, it was unstoppable, even making Chu Wei feel a chill.
But he was no ordinary person; he was born with a sword-like spirit and immediately neutralized Ye Li's killing move.
In the blink of an eye, the two had exchanged no less than a hundred moves.
Chu Wei's moves were sharp and powerful, but Ye Li's swordsmanship had no flaws, and he was unable to subdue her for a time.
The two swords clashed, producing a resounding clang.
Chu Wei frowned and looked at her from behind the sword. "Who exactly are you?"
"I should be asking you that! You've been hiding evil artifacts from the Wuqi Clan in your room, and now you've reappeared at the ruins of the Wuqi Clan. You are a monster of the Wuqi Clan!"
"How did you know I had... in my room?"
Before he could finish speaking, Chu Wei's ears twitched.
Then, he sheathed his sword and said in a low voice, "I don't care how you got in, but I'm telling you, the one next to you is not human. You can't believe anything he says."
Ye Li naturally didn't believe Chu Wei. She coldly said, "What else could he be but a human being? Are you trying to sow discord between us and saying this on purpose?"
The footsteps grew closer, and Chu Wei had no time to explain. He said with utmost seriousness, "If he takes you down and gives you a mask, you must not wear it, otherwise you will never be able to get out!"
Go down? Isn't she already down there? What's with the mask? It's utterly absurd.
Just as Ye Li was about to ask another question, a soft call came from outside.
"Ah Li?"
"Ah Li, where are you?"
When Ye Li turned her head again, Chu Wei was already gone.
He got away again.
Just as she was about to respond to Wen Yao, she thought of something and didn't answer. Instead, she looked outside through the crack in the courtyard gate.
Outside, Wen Yao was searching for her everywhere.
The houses here are intricately arranged, and the roads are like a maze, making it difficult for him to find Ye Li among them.
Suddenly, he looked at one of the faces on the wall and asked gently, "Have you seen Ah Li?"
"..."
He was asking about those faces?
Through the crack in the door, Ye Li saw this bizarre scene, and her back instantly broke out in a cold sweat.
She couldn't see anyone's face, but she clearly saw that after Wen Yao asked, he instantly found his location and his gaze slowly focused on the courtyard where she was.
He smiled slowly at her through the crack in the door.
At the same time, Chu Wei's words rang in my ears.
The person next to you is not human.
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