Geng Qi was stunned. He thought the matter was over. After all, they had fought, and even the strongest anger should have subsided.
He said carefully, "Isn't it just what you saw?"
He expected to be slapped as usual, so he lowered his head in advance. However, the hand did not come down as he had anticipated. Geng Qi turned his head and saw Leng Ning Shuang looking at him with an unprecedentedly serious expression.
"You're with him..."
The condensation frost seemed to want to say something but stopped itself.
The rumors weren't new, and she hadn't taken them seriously at first. After being trapped in the Demon Palace for decades, it was only natural for him to be curious about the outside world. He liked to sneak out, and although she always reprimanded him sternly, she never truly restricted his freedom. She knew better than anyone that flowers grown in a greenhouse couldn't withstand the ravages of wind and rain. Going out and exploring would always teach him things that couldn't be recorded in ancient books, one of which was human nature!
Geng Qi had a clear understanding of human nature, which surprised and pleased her. Because of this, even though it was widely rumored in the righteous sects that the Demon Lord had taken a liking to Ling Yuan Zhenren, she never worried that there might actually be something between the two of them.
She believed that Geng Qi knew what he was doing!
The two were very close. The crow that Mu Shan's spiritual consciousness transformed into kept flying back and forth between the Demon Palace and Shangxu Peak. Even when Geng Qi proposed that Ling Yuan Zhenren come in person to negotiate the terms, she did not suspect anything until he actually entered the Demon Palace. He took her into the bedroom and set up a barrier!
She tried to probe with two women from the snake clan, but to no avail. Finally, she followed the two women and confirmed her suspicions.
It wasn't a spur-of-the-moment thing, nor was it a deliberate attempt to get close to someone with any ulterior motive; he genuinely cared about that person.
When did it start?
Geng Qi mumbled, "It's quite early."
Suddenly remembering the jade hairpin he wore in his hair when he last came back, Leng Ningshuang's eyes narrowed slightly: "The thing you brought back from Pipi Mountain that day, was it given to you by him?"
"yes."
"you……"
Since he had already given up, Geng Qi said directly, "Sister Mei was able to recognize that thing at a glance, so she must have known what it was and what use it was to me, right?"
"..."
"The reason I was able to wake up from my coma is because of you, Sister Mei. You found the other fragments and repaired part of my heart meridian. You knew all along why I couldn't cultivate and was always in a coma, right?"
Although he has no memory, a person doesn't wake up for no reason. He might not have known before, but now he can guess a bit about it.
The condensation frost immediately fell silent.
Geng Qi wanted to ask her again if she knew anything about the so-called fragments of the sacred object and what their connection was. Did she really know nothing about her mother?
Ji Rong said that those golden, misty things originally belonged to him, but what did he know?
Seeing her looking at him in silence, Geng Qi smiled helplessly and said, "I have never forgotten my identity, and I know what I am doing. I trust my judgment of people, and I would never sacrifice the entire Demon Realm for my own sake!"
"..."
He seemed somewhat agitated, unsure whether it was because the people he trusted didn't trust him, or because he couldn't get answers no matter how he asked. For a moment, he forgot that he was holding wine, not tea. Only after the sake went down his throat did he realize that the scenery in front of him was somewhat blurry, but it was too late. His brain spun, and he slumped to the side.
Leng Ning Shuang was still hesitant to speak when she turned her head and saw that he had already fallen. She was stunned for a moment, and it was unclear whether she sighed or breathed a sigh of relief.
Her brief encounter with Rong Yu made her realize that she was no match for him. Although they had no prior interaction, she knew Rong Yu's character. With his strength, if he wanted to deal with the Demon Realm, he would never invite controversy by infiltrating the Demon Realm with such an ambiguous relationship and with "Mu Shan" as his informant. The righteous sects would not need to involve another young sect leader!
If he truly loves her, she can't stop him even if she wants to.
Although the person listened obediently to her every word, they never actually obeyed her orders. Just thinking about her made him angry. He poured the rest of the wine in his cup down his throat, then suddenly stood up and led the others away from her flower field.
Geng Qi was dragged back to his palace, held by the back of his neck, and paraded through the city as if afraid no one would see him. The servants he encountered along the way all kept their eyes down and pretended not to see him.
The palace doors were wide open, and a crow, as black as mist, was still perched on Rong Yu's fingertip. As soon as he turned around, he was thrown into his arms.
Inside and outside the door, the two looked at each other. Rong Yu held a person who was limp as mud in his arms. He did not say anything, waiting for her to continue.
Leng Ning Shuang glanced at the gradually dissipating black mist on his hand, her eyes as frosty as her name. The black mist was formed from spiritual consciousness and could connect with spiritual consciousness in another place, which was their conversation in the flower field just now, which this person had heard in its entirety.
She stared at him for a long time, then said coldly, "If you betray him, I will make you regret ever being born!"
"I will not betray him." The black mist on Rong Yu's hands had completely dissipated. He helped the person to lean against his chest before slowly raising his head and saying, "I will also not deceive or lie to him."
His words were loaded with meaning, and Leng Ning Shuang's eyes darkened: "What are you trying to say?"
Rong Yu said, "Yan Dan Sect refines pills, and Lang Gu Sect cultivates formations. Their sect strength is far inferior to that of the Second Hall. Yan Dan Sect has been destroyed, and Lang Gu Sect, with the strength of one sect, cannot trap the soul of Protector Liang."
With the help of the former Demon Lord, Mu Shan has reached the Void Returning Realm and his soul is refined. Even without a physical body, escaping from the Lan Valley Sect would not be difficult. If the Lan Valley Sect were to trap his soul, there must be others behind the scenes helping him.
Leng Ning Shuang remained silent for a long time, seemingly wondering how much he had guessed, before finally speaking: "Mu Shan's physical body is not in the Lan Gu Sect."
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