Chapter 124 "As expected... red suits you."...
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"I……"
Jiang Ling'er stared blankly at the person in front of her, at Ji Yunshu's beautiful peach blossom eyes, though they were now filled with a storm.
She didn't know what was wrong with her; she didn't know why this unfamiliar name had come out of her mouth.
This is the second time in such a short period of time.
Ji Yunshu's chest heaved violently. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but seeing Jiang Ling'er's bewildered look, he ultimately pursed his thin lips into a tight line.
He didn't say anything.
His hands, clasped tightly behind his back, were so clenched into fists that his knuckles turned white. He needed to... calm himself down.
Ji Yunshu released Jiang Ling'er, turned her back, and got off the bed.
He hid his face in the shadows and spoke very softly:
"You're tired, go and rest."
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Ji Yunshu left his and Jiang Ling'er's courtyard and lingered outside the old poisoner's courtyard for a long time.
From the beginning, he knew that it was the little poisoner who had kidnapped Jiang Ling'er. Although he had never met this person, he hated him to the core.
When he invited the old poison master into his mansion, he learned that the man had been turned into a Gu poison master and he could not kill him by hand, which made him quite regretful.
Even though they were already in his mansion, such filthy and lowly people were not worth a second glance from him.
If he could, he really wanted to bring this person to Jiang Ling'er and see what had become of the person she had been longing for.
But there's no need for that anymore.
Ji Yunshu slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, his anger still burning, but he had found a new place to go. He turned and left, heading deeper into Sun and Moon Fortress—
Merlin, abandoned and desolate.
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"You bastard! You've already obtained Sun and Moon Fortress, and even the 'Longevity Manual,' what more do you want?!"
Deep within the plum grove lies an abandoned mansion, where everyone assumed the old lord had passed away. Little did they know that the old lord, Ji Liangcheng, had been paralyzed for many years and imprisoned there.
Ji Yunshu looked down at the man on the bed who bore a striking resemblance to his so-called biological father, his eyes cold:
“You know I want more than just this.”
"You bastard born of a prostitute! Cough cough cough... I regret letting the wolf into the house... As long as, as long as my son comes back, as long as my Rong Shu comes back, we will surely be able to get to the bottom of things and set things right!"
In the dead of night, a man's wailing echoed from the desolate abandoned house, sounding as if a ghost were weeping.
Everyone knows that Ji Rongshu, the young master of Sun and Moon Fortress, went missing on a snowy night when he was only eight years old, and the fortress's wife died of depression as a result.
Ji Yunshu scoffed, "I think you're getting senile. Do you really think an eight-year-old child can survive a snowy night?"
"You will never get the Ghostly Path Book. It belongs to Madam Lan... it belongs to the young master! Not to a fake like you!"
An old woman's cursing voice came from the corner. Ji Yunshu's eyebrows twitched, and she slowly walked up to the old woman. "Senior Rao Zhu, you have served Madam Lan for many years. If you are willing to offer up the Ghostly Path Book of Souls with both hands..."
This old woman was none other than Rao Zhu, the maid who served Lady Lan back then.
"Pah!" Rao Zhu spat fiercely at Ji Yunshu. Her dark eyes, which had been imprisoned for many years and had never seen the light of day, suddenly gleamed with a strange light in the darkness. "A lie is a lie after all. Ji Yunshu, your good days are over!"
A fierce glint flashed in Ji Yunshu's beautiful peach blossom eyes. Her long sleeves fluttered without wind, and Gao Yang's voice suddenly came from outside: "Young Master of the Fortress."
Ji Yunshu was about to strike when he suddenly stopped. He caught a glimpse of a fire outside the house, his long eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he left with his hands behind his back.
As Ji Yunshu and the footsteps outside gradually faded away, a distinct breathing sound came from the shadows in another corner. Lian Sheng breathed a sigh of relief. Before he could react, the person beside him slowly emerged from the darkness.
He had accidentally broken the large jar, unaware that there was someone inside! Just as he was about to be attacked by the snake, it was this boy inside the jar who saved him.
He watched helplessly as the boy in the jar tore the snake in two with his bare hands! Hot snake blood splattered on his face!
Their commotion was too great, and they were afraid of being discovered. Lian Sheng pulled him away, but there were guards everywhere in Sun and Moon Fortress, so they had no choice but to hide in this abandoned plum grove for the time being.
The cool, clear light shone through the window lattice onto the boy's pale, ethereal, and handsome face, his clear, cool peach blossom eyes, and a small cinnabar mole under his eye.
Rao Zhu looked at the boy and couldn't help but stand up: "He looks...so much like him."
Ji Liangcheng, lying on the bed, stared in astonishment at the young man whose face also bore a striking resemblance to his deceased wife: "You...you are..."
The boy that Lian Sheng was pulling along was none other than Little Poison.
The conversation between Ji Yunshu, Ji Liangcheng, and Rao Zhu also reached the ears of the little poisoner.
The little poisoner glanced at the two of them coldly before turning and walking away.
"Is it you...is it you, Young Master Zichu?" The chains rattled. Rao Zhu looked at the jade flute in the young man's hand, at his face that resembled Madam Lan's, her eyes filled with tears. "It's Rao Zhu...it's Rao Zhu's fault. It was Rao Zhu who lost you..."
The little poisoner didn't even look at her. He simply held the jade flute and swung it backhand, instantly severing the chains binding her arms!
Huo Wu reminded him of everything. He didn't hate her, but he couldn't reciprocate her feelings.
Just as he did recall his origins, he felt nothing for the so-called biological father calling out to him from his bedside.
Ji Yunshu was indeed unable to steal the Ghostly Soul Book.
Because the Ghostly Path Book of Souls only flows in the bloodline of the Lan family, when the little poisonous creature held the jade flute, the plum forest, which had been desolate for many years, instantly came back to life and even cleared a path for him.
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Lian Sheng had to almost run to catch up with the little poisonous creature.
He was running so fast he was out of breath, and several times he tried to stop him, but he couldn't even touch the hem of his clothes.
"Sun and Moon Fortress is so big, do you...do you know how to get around?"
“This is my home, of course I know it.” Little Poison paused, muttering to herself, “Her personality… naturally she should stay in the best room.”
The little poisonous creature turned its feet and pointed its gaze directly at the vermilion door not far away.
He had been walking briskly the whole way, but at this moment he hesitated.
He stood still for a while before moving, slowly stepping forward and pushing open the door—
Suddenly a sharp meow rang out, and a black cat lunged straight at his face!
"I'm so sorry..." Jiang Ling'er quickly pulled Chu'er into her arms, and when she looked up at the person who had come, she froze on the spot, "You..."
Little Poison will always remember Jiang Ling'er's arrogant red dress when they first met in prison.
This is also true at this moment.
He looked at the woman holding the black cat, as if from another world. His eyes welled up with tears, filled with deep longing.
"As expected... red suits you."
His voice was very hoarse.
Lian Sheng's shout came from behind: "Run! The people of Sun and Moon Fortress have discovered us!"
Jiang Ling'er looked at the boy in front of her, who was soaking wet, and whose eyes looked just like those of a kitten that had fallen into her arms. She felt a sudden, inexplicable pang in her heart: "You... who exactly are you..."
The boy's response was to gently touch her brow with the jade flute, and a dark blue flame instantly enveloped Jiang Ling'er!
Jiang Ling'er's pupils contracted sharply, and a constant cacophony filled her ears, making the world seem to spin.
"Auntie, how about you kill someone for me?"
Why are you acting like a cat?
You know, you're cutest when you're being sarcastic.
[Young lady, you're quite ruthless. Are all women as heartless as you?]
You're a bad woman, you're using me, why don't you continue using me?
I thought you didn't want me anymore...
[Jiang Ling'er, you've gone too far! You're bullying me! You can't do this! You were the one who wanted to stay by my side! It was you!]
You can't leave me after I've already become dependent on you!
The little poisoner lied to her about many things, but there was one thing he didn't lie to her about.
He saved her with his own life-giving fire.
He can bring her back from the brink of death, and he can find her when she is lost.
Just like her.
In the eternal night, they embraced and saw the dawn.
Tonight is no exception.
The little poisoner grabbed Jiang Ling'er, bit her thumb until it bled, and then, in return, buried his face in her neck and left a deep tooth mark. His blood was highly poisonous, but it could also cure all poisons in the world.
He tenderly pressed his lips against the deep mark, then lifted his eyelids to gaze into the almond-shaped eyes so close to his.
"This is the true Xi Nu Seal... no, this is my mark, understand?"
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Author's note: There's only one more chapter left until the end! There's a few more things to explain that will be included in the bonus chapter!
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