The ancient man untied the ropes binding his feet, warning him as he did so, "I advise you not to get any improper thoughts just because the ropes have been untied. Be careful, or you'll not only fail to escape but also lose your life. Even if you die, I can turn you into a puppet. My puppetry skills are very powerful, and with you still here, she won't be able to detect anything amiss."
Zi Sangyi is quite open-minded now. When he threatened him with these words, he laughed it off and said, "Who are you to me? How could I do such a thing to you? Don't worry, I definitely won't. I'll just follow you out. As long as you don't lay a hand on me, I'll definitely be the first one to obey."
Seeing Zi Sangyi's sudden change in attitude, the ancient man didn't mock him. Instead, he smiled with satisfaction and patted his shoulder. "Very good. I like people who know how to be pragmatic. You need to keep it up so that I can be happy. As long as I'm happy, I naturally won't kill you."
On the other side, as Yuan Shui roared out these things, Xu Yuehuai looked at him with concern. Yuan Shui's strength was indeed quite good, and after she brought Yuan Shui out, she had hardly let him fight. So, according to this logic, Yuan Shui could be said to have been resting the whole time, except for when he helped out a little when they reached the third floor.
Therefore, Xu Yuehuai was not sure how much power Yuan Shui still possessed in his body. After he finished speaking, the black aura in front of him seemed somewhat confused. Xu Yuehuai did not know how she could sense the black aura, but she had a feeling that the thing in front of her was confused.
"But I don't know you. I've never seen you before. I just feel a sense of familiarity with you. Have I seen you somewhere before? Perhaps I've forgotten my past memories. If you know me, please tell me what I did in the past." The black aura said, word by word, its voice still carrying a childish quality, like a child talking to someone.
Yuan Shui wasn't comforted by its words; instead, it became even angrier. Its hands clenched tightly. Xu Yuehuai watched from the side, and she always felt that Yuan Shui's feelings for this thing were not just hatred, but also something she couldn't understand, like... love?
Xu Yuehuai was startled by her own guess. Her eyes flickered, she coughed while covering her mouth, and kept apologizing to herself for her slightly exaggerated and outrageous idea.
Fortunately, Yuan Shui was focused on what was in front of him and didn't notice what she was doing. When he heard that the thing in front of him didn't remember anything, his eyes were filled with pain and hatred. "So many things, and you just forget them like that? You're really something! All our years of feelings are just worthless to you, are they?"
The black aura sensed that the person in front of it was angry, but it couldn't find the reason for his anger. "I don't quite understand what you mean. If you are willing to continue to tell me and teach me something else, perhaps I will be willing to listen."
Xu Yuehuai felt that the way this thing spoke was not something a normal person could say; it was more like a pre-modern entity from her previous world.
Yuan Shui clenched her fists tightly in anger, nodded, and said fiercely, "Fine, very well. You'd better never remember what happened in your life! I hate you. Since you promised to die before, and you haven't fulfilled your promise, I don't mind helping you fulfill your wish."
As Yuan Shui spoke, a burst of golden light erupted from his body, and instantly a cauldron appeared in his hand. When the black qi saw the cauldron, it evoked some different emotions.
But the one who was most surprised was Xu Yuehuai. She knew nothing about it, but why did the black aura say that she also had a familiar feeling about it? They had never met before, let alone known each other. Her eyes were filled with confusion and bewilderment as she looked at the thing in front of her that was not even human-shaped, and she had many emotions in her heart.
She kept staring at the black mist in front of her, trying to find some familiar feeling in it, but in the end she gave up. She attributed it all to its misunderstanding, because Xu Yuehuai and Yuan Shui had spent a long time together, and it was normal for them to have some of each other's aura.
The black aura in front of her didn't seem very intelligent, so it wasn't surprising that it mistook the aura of Yuan Shui for hers.
When the ancient man arrived, he happened to stumble upon Yuan Shui preparing for a major battle with the black energy. Before Yuan Shui could launch his attack, the man landed beside the black energy with Zi Sangyi in his hand. He held Zi Sangyi's rope in one hand and a fan in the other. "Oh my, there are so many people here. It's quite lively. Why don't you tell me what you're all doing? Maybe I can help you a little."
When Xu Yuehuai saw the man, her pupils contracted, and at the same time, her gaze swept over Zi Sangyi behind him. Her emotions surged again, and she said in an icy tone, "Let him go. What do you want to do? If you want to do something, come at me. Let him go. Don't you think I stumbled upon your secret? The grievances should be settled by the perpetrator. I did this. Why make things difficult for some unrelated people?"
Xu Yuehua tried her best to remain calm. While speaking, she couldn't help but tremble a couple of times. Although she knew that Zi Sangyi wasn't real, the pain and distress she felt when she saw him injured and lying on the ground were real. So when she saw the living, uninjured Zi Sangyi standing in front of her again, her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally felt half relieved.
Upon hearing this, the ancient man awkwardly and somewhat displeased said, "How can you talk like that, child? I saved him, and instead of thanking me, you blame me. This makes me very sad, and I feel very upset."
Zi Sangyi opened his mouth, about to say a few words, but the next second, a burst of spiritual energy struck his mouth. At the same time, the ancient man turned his head and glanced at him, his eyes filled with warning. Seeing this, Zi Sangyi fell silent and shut his mouth. Sometimes, shutting up might not be a bad choice.
The ancient man nodded in satisfaction.
"Saved him?" Xu Yuehua tilted her head, her face full of confusion, as if asking, "How exactly did you save him?"
The ancient man said, "He wandered around here and got lost. He almost got captured by the ancient people. Luckily, I found him and took him away. Otherwise, he would be dead by now."
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