A sound of pleasure
Most of the evil spirits on the mountaintop submitted to him, and the remaining few became the ghosts he killed as an example to others.
He seemed to have become the king of Yuemang Mountain. Whenever he felt unhappy, he would catch a few evil spirits, lock them in the Demon-Locking Cage, and throw them into the bottomless cracks of the cliff on the top of the mountain. The restrictions he set on the Demon-Locking Cage would destroy them until they were reduced to ashes.
The moment Yakong saw her, he said bluntly that he wanted to marry her.
When she refused, Yakong kidnapped Yuanli and forced her to marry him. Yuanli was extremely worried during the time she was imprisoned, especially because she was worried that her loyal and honest boyfriend would really give himself to Yakong.
What Yuanli didn't expect was that she actually sneaked into the place where she was imprisoned, tricked the guards, and got the key to escape with her.
In all the time they had known each other, this was the most amazing thing Yuanli had ever done to her.
Later, her temperament changed drastically. She often lost her temper and complained that she was fed up with this kind of hiding life, and she was even more fed up with the days when Yuanli was madly hunted by other evil spirits even though she lived on the top of the mountain.
She said she was born into a wealthy family, and deserved to live a life of ease and comfort. She had endured it just to survive, but after enjoying the prestigious status that Yakong had given her, and the wealth that rivaled her family's, she no longer wanted to be burdened by Yuanli and continue living this day-to-day life. She and the ruthless Yuanli were worlds apart; they were simply not the same kind of people.
That day, the woman who knew Yuanli best, her words were like a knife piercing her most vulnerable spot. Yuanli felt so strange listening to her words, she stood there in shock, letting her insults with the most unpleasant words.
Yuanli was so heartbroken she couldn't recover. She only remembered her last words: "How happy I would be if you weren't a burden dragging me down. I want to escape, but I don't want to escape with you. Even if I had the chance, do you think I would let you leave Yuemang Mountain alive with me? Your existence is proof of the humiliation I've suffered. You deserve to die. A murderous monster like you is no different from those evil spirits. I never considered you my friend."
She left and went to find Yakong.
Yuanli just couldn't believe that what she said was from the heart. Yuanli would rather believe that such a wonderful person like her must have had her reasons for saying those words.
But because I was being hunted down by those evil spirits as a tonic, I had indeed caused her trouble, and she had to move around with me frequently. I was like a bad luck spirit, making their already difficult lives even worse.
Yuanli wanted to persuade her not to marry a cruel demon like Yakong. They had all witnessed Yakong's licentious and immoral behavior before, and none of his concubines had a good ending.
But thinking of the last words she said before she left, Yuanli didn't dare to go look for her.
Yakong's territory was full of guards, making it difficult for Yuanli to sneak in and secretly check on her current situation. Yuanli hadn't seen her for a long time until she heard from other monsters that Yakong had suddenly announced that he would marry her, and the wedding would be in three days.
After thinking it over again and again, Yuanli decided to go find her. If Yakong was really not as bad as the rumors said, Yuanli would leave immediately, and when they met again, they would just be strangers.
Before leaving, Yuanli had already made plans. She would take out a strand of her true self and give it to her as a wedding gift, so that it could still light up her house during the days of separation in the future.
However, the night before her wedding, a group of evil monsters broke into their house with familiarity, found Yuanli's hiding place in the winding passages, and brought Yuanli to Yakong's territory.
Yuanli was thrown into a demon-locking cage. Whenever she touched the cage, she would be burned by the restrictions on it.
When she was brought in front of Yakong, Yuanli's eyes were always on her who was nestled in Yakong's arms with a happy look on her face.
Her hair was carefully combed, and she wore an intricate gold and pearl hairpin. Even her bright dress was not dirty or damaged at all. Her figure was also fuller than before she left. It was obvious that by following Yakong, she could at least have enough to eat.
Anyway, it's better than living with her.
She never even looked at Yuanli straight in the eye. Yakong told her considerately that she had suffered a lot following Yuanli and had been implicated in many things. The suffering in the past had caused her nightmares and made her sleep restless. Even her sleep talk was about killing Yuanli. So Yakong really followed the route she had specified and captured Yuanli. It didn't matter whether he killed her or ate her to replenish his body, as long as she was happy, it was fine.
She said: Kill it and eat it, she finds it disgusting.
After saying that, she left without looking back, never thinking that this would be the last time they met.
Until the next day, when Yuanli was brought before Yakong and the restrictions were re-placed, and then thrown off the cliff, she did not appear.
Yuanli was knocked unconscious by the cage and the uneven cliff wall. When she woke up, she was covered in wounds. Yuanli's own light dimly illuminated the surroundings, and she saw that the bottom of the cliff was full of demon cages, and the cages were filled with bones.
Yuanli was terrified. She didn't want to die here, so she struggled desperately. But the restrictions on the cage were hotter than her flames. If she touched it, she would be burned. But if she didn't touch the cage, the lock on it would be impossible to unlock it.
She ignored the damage caused by the restriction and banged the lock on the cage frantically. She later realized that the so-called burning sensation was the restriction wearing away her true body.
A long time passed, and Yuanli's fear reached its peak, but the cage still wouldn't open. It seemed she really wanted to kill him, without mercy. Her hatred, resentment, and words were all real.
But even so, Yuanli did not hate her, she just couldn't let it go and was extremely sad.
Yuanli, driven by a strong desire to survive, banged the cage lock frantically, finally breaking it open. Terrified, she groped her way out of the dark cliff bottom, finally squeezing through a glowing crack in the rocks.
She wandered for hundreds of years, suffering endless bullying, before she met Cha Suxun. When she chose to erase her love for Cha Suxun, she also sealed away her vague memories of him.
"Do you recognize this?"
Si Xi's expectant question brought her back to reality from her memories. After a moment's hesitation, she finally answered, "I recognize you. Who are you?"
"I dare not speak directly. You must tell me the origin of the things engraved on this stone. Only if you tell me the truth can I tell you the rest."
Yuanli pointed at the flame and said, "This is me." Then she pointed at the pig nose and said, "This is me... my former friend, a traitor who betrayed me."
Tears flashed in Si Xi's eyes. He continued to test her with joy and excitement, "Would you like to thank me for the new year?"
"To Changyouxi. Tell me, who are you?"
"It's really you! Yes, yes, yes! A Niang said that if I find the right person, that person will definitely say that A Niang betrayed her and called A Niang a traitor. I have to confirm it one last time. Sorry, I only have one life, so I have to be cautious."
Yuanli asked angrily, "Are you her and Yakong's daughter?"
"Show me your true form. My mother said that your true form is the only one in the world that is a beautiful blue will-o'-the-wisp."
"Impossible. You can talk about it or not, I don't want to hear anything about her. If your father is really Yakong, I'm lucky I didn't beat you to death."
"If you really didn't want to hear it, you should have denied the relationship when I took out this stone, but you didn't. If I were the child of Yakong and his other women, you would have beaten me to death without hesitation, but I'm A Niang's daughter, so you won't. Anyway, I'm going to be beaten to death by you because of that bastard father of mine, so I'll bet you're her."
"Gambling, gambling, gambling, you love to gamble your life so much, just like your stubborn mother, it's so annoying."
When saying this, Yuanli looked extremely unhappy and annoyed on the surface, but deep down she still wanted to listen.
"My mother said that if I could escape one day, I would definitely go find you. She wanted me to tell you that she was sorry for you, and those extremely vicious words she said to you on the eve of our separation were not from her heart. All the things she did to betray you were to help you escape from Yuemang Mountain. She married Yakong because she wanted to help you escape from Yakong's surveillance. She threatened Yakong with me in her belly and tampered with the restrictions on the demon-locking cage that imprisoned you, so it lasted less than half an hour, giving you a chance to grope your way out from the bottom of the cliff. She destroyed your friendship with her own hands, and she also wanted you to completely give up her as a burden and escape without any scruples. Mother said that being friends with you is the luckiest thing in her life."
After hearing this, Yuanli felt mixed emotions, but she still pretended to be angry and said unhappily, "So? You went through all means to find me just to tell me this? That's impossible."
"First, I want to tell you what mother said. Second, mother said... mother said..." Seeing that she was so angry, Si Xi didn't dare to say the rest.
Yuanli said somewhat disappointedly, "Oh, I knew it. She just wanted to send a little kid like you, and I'm supposed to believe this so-called truth? If she wanted to explain it to me, why didn't she come herself?"
"My mother...died of illness. When she told me these words, she was already beyond help."
"Died of illness? So...she wants you to come to me and beg for my forgiveness so that I will willingly take care of you?"
Si Xi waved his hands repeatedly and explained hurriedly, "No, no. Mother wanted me to work like a slave for you to repay your kindness and to make up for the hurt I caused you. I just saw that you were so angry, so I didn't dare to say it. I was afraid you would beat me to death."
"No, I won't beat you to death. Si Xi, has your mother ever told you that I will never let go of any grudge I have?"
"No, my mother never said that. My mother said you are a kind-hearted person, very kind, and very..."
Yuanli interrupted her flustered compliments and said, "Do you really think that I, a man who fought my way up the mountain from the foot of the mountain, am really kind and good-hearted?"
"I believe my mother wouldn't lie."
"Whatever you want. Even your mother died and I couldn't let her have an easy time. If you dare to send you to me and make me look at you, you should have thought about the consequences. Death is too easy. Don't worry, I won't kill you easily."
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