I should have known I'd died in that lake back then.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been blackmailed after so many years, living such a miserable life for no reason.
Chu Hongluan gritted her teeth: "At most one year."
Mo Yu frowned: "Two and a half years."
"A year and a half!"
Two years!
"Two years it is then." Chu Hongluan resigned herself to her fate.
That bastard better not let her do anything too outrageous, otherwise, two years from now, all gratitude will be wiped clean, and she will definitely take his head off herself!
"I heard that you've been spending a lot of time with Prince Liu and General Ke these past few days?"
"What's it to you?"
"Don't forget, you are still my fiancée."
"I remember that Prince Mo was not satisfied with this marriage."
"So what? Listen carefully, my first requirement is: Miss Wang Chu, keep yourself pure and chaste!"
Chu Hongluan looked utterly incredulous.
Is he out of his mind?
He used to ignore her, but now he's here to assert his dominance?
"I agreed."
Just kidding! She's always been very virtuous and upright!
Mo Yu looked her up and down several times with satisfaction, and when his gaze fell on the knife on her back, his eyes flashed.
She was indeed not the real Chu Hongluan.
Perhaps she had a deep affection for the real Chu Hongluan, which is why she was willing to help him repay his debt of gratitude.
It doesn't matter; what matters is that he achieved his goal.
"Miss Chu has indeed kept her promise. In that case, there's no time like the present. I see the moonlight is just right tonight, so I invite Miss Chu to join me for a boat trip on the lake. Would Miss Chu accept?"
Chu Hongluan's gaze was so cold it was almost freezing, but she still reluctantly agreed, uttering a "Granted."
And so, Chu Hongluan was forced to stand up Liu Jinghong and Ke Tinghe, abandon her grand plan to wipe out the cult, and instead, with a shameless face, went to travel with Mo Yuyou on that damned broken boat.
The night was beautiful, the scenery was beautiful, but Chu Hongluan's mood was not.
"Miss Chu, please have a seat."
Chu Hongluan glanced at him: "Is this what you call a request of me?"
"No."
"Oh, then I won't sit."
"Then let's taste this fine Biluochun tea."
"Not good."
"...This bento is what I requested of you. Miss Chu, please sit down on the stool opposite me now, immediately."
Chu Hongluan remained silent for a long time, still not moving, before finally managing to utter, "This is not a stool at all."
?
Mo Yu flew into a rage, abruptly stood up, grabbed her shoulder, and slammed her against the wall!
"Chu Hongluan! You despise me that much! Even with such a ridiculous excuse, you insist on defying me?!"
In the distance, on the riverbank, stood a figure in dark blue. As if stung by the scene, he abruptly turned his face away.
Therefore, they just missed each other. Chu Hongluan delivered a powerful knee strike, hitting the opponent's groin. If Mo Yu hadn't reacted quickly, that thing would have been ruined today.
"Chu Hongluan!"
A roar.
"Sorry, it's just a conditioned reflex. After all, I'm not used to getting too close to others, especially men."
Mo Yu was almost laughing with anger. Just as he was about to bring up the matter of gratitude, he felt the ship suddenly sway!
There's an assassin!
Two men in black leaped out of the river! Without a word, they unleashed a series of deadly attacks on Mo Yu!
Mo Yu's expression changed drastically, and he hastily drew his sword to fight.
Chu Hongluan's eyes narrowed, and she immediately drew her sword and held it horizontally in front of her!
Is it a ghost?
The battle raged fiercely, with cold glints flashing. Chu Hongluan was prepared to be caught in the crossfire, but the two men in black had a very clear objective, deliberately avoiding her during the fight.
Suddenly, the ship sank again.
Another person landed on the boat. As soon as he arrived, he grabbed Chu Hongluan's waist and pulled her into his arms. With a light touch of his toes, he carried her off the boat, and with a series of fluid and graceful water-skimming skills, the two reached the shore.
"Why are you here?"
Liu Jinghong stared at her intently, his face expressionless: "Brother Ke and I waited for a long time at the General's Mansion, but you didn't come. So I went to the Minister's Mansion to look for you. But the guards at your residence told me that you accepted Prince Mo's invitation to come to this lake."
Chu Hongluan nodded, "It happened so suddenly, I didn't have time to tell you. It definitely won't happen again next time."
After saying that, she craned her neck to look at the battle on the cruise ship and carefully identified the moves of the men in black.
"Are you worried about him?" Liu Jinghong asked.
"Why worry about him? I just think those two men in black don't look like cougars, but rather like assassins trained by some powerful family."
Liu Jinghong stiffened and changed the subject: "Are we going to the General's Mansion again tonight?"
"Go! Of course we're going." Chu Hongluan skillfully pulled his large hand and placed it on her waist, urging, "Hurry up! He almost ruined my grand plan!"
Liu Jinghong's fingers twitched slightly, his gaze towards her filled with complex emotions. He pulled her into his arms, channeled his lightness skill, and sped towards the General's Mansion. That soft sigh was swallowed up by the wind.
It's the general's mansion again, and behind the artificial hill again.
Chu Hongluan had already changed into her night clothes and put on her mask. Unlike yesterday, this time Liu Jinghong was right beside her, his face also covered by a mask.
But there was little difference; Chu Hongluan, using the name of Protector Yu, successfully lured away about ten more cougars.
Everything went very smoothly.
Most of these cougars looked quite young, and upon seeing Protector Yu, this legendary figure with a fearsome reputation, they were all incredibly excited!
"I never thought I'd get to see Protector Yu one day! This trip was truly worthwhile!"
"That's right, that's right."
"We separated a portion of our divine souls to enter the Mirror Realm. If we were to die here, our divine souls would be damaged, and at least a hundred years of arduous cultivation would have been in vain! But with Protector Yu here, our journey will be absolutely safe!!"
"Hahaha, look at what you're saying. Righteous disciples suffer through hardship, but we demonic cultivators cultivate the path of bliss, which is not hard at all!"
Chu Hongluan did not respond, but she keenly caught several key words: soul, mirror world, a hundred years of arduous cultivation, and demonic cultivation.
She vaguely remembered that similar words had appeared in a picture book she had seen some time ago called "The Overbearing Immortal Falls in Love with Me".
So what kind of world is the world she lives in, actually, a world reflected in a mirror?
Are they truly demonic cultivators with centuries of cultivation in the outer world? Are the shadowy figures that possess bodies everywhere part of their souls?
So, does "Your Excellency" refer to the Demon Lord?
So, "disciples of the righteous path" simply refers to cultivators of the righteous path?
"Speaking of which, you all came here to kill Ke Tinghe? Isn't anyone keeping an eye on Chu Hongluan and Liu Jinghong?"
Chu Hongluan's back stiffened.
"I went there, intending to arrest and imprison them to prevent them from causing trouble. But I went twice and came up empty-handed. It's the middle of the night, and I have no idea where they've gone."
"This Chu Hongluan is no pushover, and that knife is quite sinister. If we encounter her, we must be very careful."
"Hey! What's there to be afraid of! I've already investigated. Chu Hongluan's consciousness incarnation is a delicate young lady who can't lift a finger or carry anything."
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