Guiyun Sect, back mountain.
The bleak wind blew the fallen leaves on the ground randomly. Ye Chenge was sitting on the rock in a black waistcoat, holding a jar of wine in his hand.
It had been a long time since she had such a leisurely time drinking alone.
Perhaps it was because the weather was getting cooler, the midday sunlight was really warm, making her eyes dry and making her feel a little sleepy.
"Wubai, why don't you keep your word? We agreed to wait for me to come back and have a drink together."
There was an unopened jar of wine at Ye Chenge's feet, which seemed to be prepared for another person.
She had only been away for a few days when she would never see Wu Bai again.
Behind Ye Chenge, a person stood quietly, looking at her back.
When Shangguan Hong heard that Ye Chenge had returned to the sect, she followed her, only to find her sitting here drinking alone.
She is always like this. She always cares about others but hates her in every way.
She waited for her for so long, but she never took the initiative to talk to her.
Before Shangguan Hong could get close, a sword stabbed straight at her. She dodged and the sword blade pierced through her hair, cutting off a few strands of hair, flew backwards and firmly stuck into the tree.
"What are you doing sneaking around?" Ye Chenge tilted his head slightly and said in a cold voice.
Shangguan Hong laughed at herself. Ye Chenge always had this cold attitude towards her.
If she had not dodged the sword just now and was really killed by her, she didn't know whether Ye Chenge would feel the slightest bit of guilt for her death.
"What's wrong? Are you the only one who can come to the back mountain?" Shangguan Hong felt aggrieved, but her words were full of confidence and she did not give in at all.
Ye Chenge stood up and walked slowly towards Shangguan Hong. She looked up and down at the woman with red lips and delicate skin in front of her with her upturned eyes.
"Of course not." Ye Chenge's hair was blown everywhere by the wind. "Are your injuries still not healed?"
Shangguan Hong was shocked when she heard Ye Chenge's words. Could it be that she knew all this...
A few days ago, Ye Chenge met a man at the foot of the mountain. The man had a strong demonic aura, so she followed him to a secluded place.
But before she could make a move, someone appeared and stopped her. At first she thought she had fallen into a trap, but after she beat the man up, she found that the person who stopped her looked very much like Shangguan Hong.
She didn't know what stopped her from investigating the monster.
Qiu Zhi's death after descending the mountain was also closely linked to the demonic beast. Shangguan Hong might be harboring suspicions, and she's worried she might uncover something...
Ye Chenge had convinced herself countless times that she refused to believe that Shangguan Hong would kill Qiu Zhi. After all, they grew up together and she thought she knew her very well.
But over the years, Shangguan Hong never gave her a reasonable explanation, and she never said a word about Qiu Zhi's death.
Even when the sect leader personally investigated the matter, Shangguan Hong remained silent and pretended to be deaf and dumb.
To this day, the disciples in the sect are not idiots. There is no definitive conclusion on the cause of Qiu Zhi's death, and Shangguan Hong refuses to say anything, so naturally everyone will think that she killed him.
Ye Chenge still refuses to believe it, so she and Ning Hai volunteered to go down the mountain to investigate the monster, hoping to use this opportunity to find out the cause of Qiu Zhi's death and dig out the truth that Shangguan Hong has always been reluctant to tell.
"What exactly do you want to hide? How long do you think you can keep it a secret?" Ye Chenge stood in front of Shangguan Hong with his eyes lowered, looking at her coldly.
Shangguan Hong is not tall, and looks even smaller next to the tall Ye Chenge.
Shangguan Hong raised her little face slightly, looking at Shangguan Hong with a smile on her face. "Do you believe me?"
Ye Chenge chuckled. How could she ask her to trust her?
She really wanted to believe her, but Shangguan Hong never gave her a reason to believe her.
Shangguan Hong carefully looked at the person in front of her.
Ye Chenge has been investigating the monsters in recent years under Ning Hai's orders. Shangguan Hong can guess what she is doing every time she goes down the mountain.
So she thought of helping her secretly, but she didn't expect to accidentally discover that Ye Chenge was still looking for evidence for Qiu Zhi's death.
Looking for evidence that she killed Qiu Zhi.
Even if she knew, Ye Chenge couldn't find any evidence.
Qiu Zhi’s death had nothing to do with her, but she couldn’t tell what happened that year.
Even if she was wronged, she couldn't speak out.
Qiu Zhi’s death was indeed related to the monster, but that monster was not something Ye Chenge could contend with. With its power, it could kill her and all of them effortlessly.
She didn't want Ye Chenge to try to stop a chariot with his bare hands.
"You must be thinking I'm untrustworthy..." Shangguan Hong chuckled. "You don't have to trust me, but I don't want you to trust anyone, including yourself."
"Ye Chenge, you think you are very smart, but Jiuzhou is so big, there are too many things you can't guess or imagine."
"Qiu Zhi is dead and that's it. Even if you investigate for another ten or a hundred years, he won't be able to survive." Shangguan Hong suppressed the pain in her heart and said calmly.
"I just want an explanation." Ye Chenge said persistently.
She just wanted an explanation, an explanation for Qiu Zhi and an explanation for the innocent and kind Shangguan Hong in the past.
"What you want, you need to exchange for something else." Shangguan Hong said with a resentful look. "Perhaps you need to pay a lot..."
"I don't care." Ye Chenge interrupted Shangguan Hong.
She just wanted her to say a word. As long as she said that she did not kill Qiu Zhi, she would help her find evidence, but she was unwilling to speak no matter what.
"You don't care? What if it's your life? You don't care either?" Shangguan Hong said with anger.
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