"Is it all just to protect one person, or do you find it all amusing?"
Mu Qingyun looked up and met Yin's gaze. "These past few days at the banquet, you never drank human blood, only animal blood, which proves that you despise people to an extremely deep degree."
The old man's teeth marks are not the same as yours; you have no reason to lie to me.
"You wanted an answer, so I gave you one. But even after I gave you an answer, you don't believe it." Yin coldly glanced at her. "From today onwards, you can forget about leaving the house."
"..."
As he left, the door was slammed shut.
Mu Qingyun sat on the bed, looking at the closed door, her thoughts in turmoil.
The situation was far more complicated than she had imagined. She couldn't understand why Yin was doing this. She had only returned because she was certain that the old man hadn't been killed by Yin.
She closed her eyes, sat cross-legged on the bed, and began to cultivate.
Since they're keeping her out of the way, she can just focus on her cultivation.
...
On the other side, Yin, who came out of the house, clenched his fist, looked up at a man in black walking from the corridor, and frowned irritably, "Why did you kill him?"
"He's the only living person within a hundred miles. If I want to drink human blood, isn't he the only one?" The man in black smiled and snorted disdainfully.
Upon hearing this, Yin coldly raised his eyes, "There are so many slaves in the castle, isn't that enough for you to drink? Why do you have to kill others?"
"What are you afraid of? It's just killing someone. I've killed so many people before, and you've never gotten that angry." The man in black tilted his head, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes.
“He’s different.” Yin frowned slightly.
"What's different?" The man in black chuckled and slowly walked towards Yin. "Brother, don't tell me you've fallen for that human woman."
Yin glanced at him, then slowly but firmly shook her head. "No."
“That’s strange,” the man in black said, his smile widening. “Then why are you so biased towards her? In the past, if anyone offended me, you would kill them without a second thought.”
"...She's still useful, we can't kill her." Yin didn't want to talk to him anymore, and waved his hand lazily. "Keep hidden and don't show up in front of her."
The man in black did not reply, but watched him disappear before his eyes, a strange meaning flashing in his eyes.
He had to appear in front of that woman a few times, and it seemed he had discovered something extraordinary.
That's interesting, really interesting.
...
As night fell, Mu Qingyun opened her eyes, went over to try the door, but it seemed that Yin had placed another lock on it, and she couldn't open it.
"Knock knock knock—"
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
"Yunjie, are you inside?"
It was Yi Beixuan's voice.
"Hmm." She responded faintly, "The door is locked from the outside, I can't get out."
"Um, we've found out who harmed that old man," Yi Beixuan's voice came from the doorway.
"That man was extremely arrogant. Just now, in front of us, he said that he had recently killed the last living person within a hundred miles, and that the so-called maze formation could not stop him at all, it could only stop some useless people."
"Are you serious?" Mu Qingyun asked, her thumb unconsciously rubbing her knuckles together.
Hearing this, Yi Beixuan's heart skipped a beat. "Of course it's true. Qi Luo was being pestered to drink, so she specifically asked me to come and tell you that the person is a viscount under Yin."
Viscount? That can't be right. A viscount is the lowest of beings besides the lowest-ranking vampires. It's unlikely that Yin would force her to do something like that.
Wait, that seems possible too. After all, Yin extremely dislikes humans and is very protective of his own people.
"Qi Luo also said that if you want revenge, just do it. He'll take care of everything else. You just need to focus on your revenge and don't need to worry about anything else," Yi Beixuan's voice came again.
However, this time, Mu Qingyun remained silent for a long time.
Suddenly, she punched the door, and it opened a crack instantly.
Through the crack, she saw the person outside; it was indeed Yi Beixuan.
Startled by her words, Yi Beixuan froze, taking several steps back. He stared in horror at the crack in the door, where Mu Qingyun's face appeared before him from behind the door.
"W-what's wrong?" A flash of coldness crossed Yi Beixuan's eyes when he saw her face, but he hid his emotions very well.
"It's nothing. I just get upset when I think about the old man. When I'm upset, I like to hit people." Mu Qingyun looked Yi Beixuan up and down, but couldn't find any flaws.
"Haha, you're quite..." Yi Beixuan met her scrutinizing gaze, smiled awkwardly, and after a few seconds of laughter, replied, "Really."
"Um, do you need my help to get you out?" He looked down at the bolt that was about to crack from being stretched so much, and asked.
Upon hearing this, she lowered her eyes and stared at the crack in the door for a long time before calmly shaking her head. "No need, you can go back now. Thank you."
After saying that, she grabbed the doors on both sides and slammed them shut.
Yi Beixuan, locked out: ...
Why isn't she coming out? Doesn't she want revenge?
Yi Beixuan frowned. It seemed things weren't going well; this person was much more difficult to deal with than he had imagined.
"Cough cough."
A soft cough came from not far away. Yi Beixuan looked up and saw a man dressed in black.
He frowned, turned to look at the unmoving door, and strode over.
"Tsk, looks like she's not taking your bait. So this is the method you came up with? Aren't you afraid that if she tells Su Qiluo, it will destroy Su Qiluo's trust in you?" the man in black said with interest, leaning back against the wall.
“I’ve kept my years-long friendship with Su Qiluo a secret very well. He won’t suspect me. Besides, Su Qiluo isn’t close to her, and I won’t let her see Su Qiluo again alive.” Yi Beixuan’s eyes turned cold. “This person cannot be allowed to live.”
"What if, what if we fail, and she gains Su Qiluo's trust?" The man in black asked casually, a slight smile playing on his lips.
Upon hearing this, he coldly raised his eyes and said, "In this technological age, it is entirely possible to impersonate someone else without being detected."
"Oh, so even if you get caught, you can still say that the person who said those things today wasn't you, but someone else impersonating you?"
“Not stupid,” he replied calmly. “I’ve stayed by Su Qiluo’s side for so many years, pretending to be friendly with him, and indirectly killing so many of my companions, all to gain his trust.”
"Now, he trusts me completely, the doctor trusts me completely, and he has even told me all the important things. It was worth it for me to hide it for so long."
After listening to his words, the man in black nodded. "Alright, I won't interfere in your affairs. I'm going back to rest now. Call me if you need anything."
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