Chapter 62: What Did He Think Their Relationship Was?! P2
Si Qinglan asked many questions, but Li Yu’s answers were either “no” or “I agreed willingly.”
But how was that possible?
She swore she wasn’t against their relationship, but Li Yu was still wearing her Harmony Bell!
And the former Li Yu was so fixated on Mu Tao.
How could she, upon hearing that Mu Tao had become the Demon Lord, suddenly change her mind and decide Weisheng Xuanzhu was the one for her?
Si Qinglan found it strange and unsettling.
After the wedding, Li Yu would no longer live at Chaoxi Pond.
Thinking that Li Yu, in her current state, might forget to pack her belongings, Si Qinglan, feeling a surge of kindness, went to Chaoxi Pond to help her pack.
But she soon realized she had been overthinking it.
Chaoxi Pond was practically empty, the only places with any belongings being the kitchen and Mu Tao’s room.
But she didn’t dare touch Mu Tao’s things without Li Yu’s permission.
So, without taking anything, Si Qinglan went to the last room, Li Yu’s own residence.
Li Yu, seeing her, didn’t even thank her, just sat by the window, drinking tea.
Si Qinglan sighed, wanting to say something, but then decided it was pointless and started packing.
This room was also empty.
Just some basic necessities, not even a single copper coin in sight.
Si Qinglan, too lazy to bother, simply swept the room with her spiritual energy, thinking that if there weren’t any artifacts, she’d let Li Yu go to Qingke Hua empty-handed.
Weisheng Xuanzhu wouldn’t mistreat her.
Just as she was about to withdraw her spiritual energy, she sensed a faint aura.
Following the aura, she found a letter weighed down by the inkstone on the desk in the inner room.
“To…Si…Qing…Lan…?” Si Qinglan frowned.
The letter carried Li Yu’s aura; she must have written it herself.
But Chaoxi Pond and Qianlizhu weren’t far apart; they could meet anytime, why write a letter?
Si Qinglan opened the envelope, muttering, “Why not just tell me directly? And she even misspelled my name…”
As she unfolded the letter, she couldn’t help but roll her eyes.
What was this mess?
The handwriting was messy, full of misspelled words.
And not just misspelled words, but Si Qinglan, glancing at the signature, gasped.
She even misspelled her own name!
Didn’t she find it strange when writing it?
Si Qinglan, both amused and curious, started reading.
Although filled with errors, mostly missing strokes, it was still decipherable.
Si Qinglan quickly finished reading, half deciphering, half guessing.
She then fell into deep thought.
“How could this be…”
Li Yu had been determined to go to the Demon Realm and find Mu Tao!
But now, she was staying here, about to marry someone she never intended to marry.
Weisheng Xuanzhu must have done something!
This letter was filled with errors, unlike something a normal person would write. Li Yu must have been under a spell!
“Li Yu!” Si Qinglan rushed over, placing the letter before her. “Look, what is this?”
Li Yu replied calmly, “Paper.”
“Are there…words on the paper?”
“Yes.”
“What do they say?”
“…”
Li Yu’s eyes unfocused, her voice emotionless as she recited the content of the letter.
Si Qinglan gasped.
Li Yu wasn’t conscious, just responding instinctively, unable to think.
She had been careless…
To only realize it now!
Si Qinglan quickly scanned Li Yu’s meridians with her spiritual energy.
A strange power, trapping her soul in a dream-like state, only her physical body awake.
The soul governed the mind, the physical body governed instinct. This spell essentially turned a person into a walking corpse.
Weisheng Xuanzhu, how could he do this?
This was so sudden; she had never seen him act like this!
The former Li Yu would never have been affected by such a spell, but the current Li Yu was too weak to resist.
Should she confront him? Si Qinglan wondered.
After a brief hesitation, she had her answer—she shouldn’t, she couldn’t.
If he was capable of this, she couldn’t fight him, couldn’t convince him to stop…
Si Qinglan frowned, staring at the vacant-eyed Li Yu for a long time.
Suddenly, she closed her eyes, sighed heavily, and formed a hand seal.
A stream of pale green light flowed from her fingertips towards Li Yu’s forehead.
She was afraid she wouldn’t be able to do it, but thankfully, that strange power wasn’t as strong as she had imagined.
Just as she felt herself reaching her limit, it began to weaken.
The first crack appeared, and her spiritual energy surged through it like floodwaters.
Li Yu frowned, her expression pained.
…
A familiar voice called out from the silent void.
“Wake up…”
“Li Yu, wake up!!”
Her head spun, her body felt heavy, as if she had been asleep for a long time, forgetting how to wake, her very breath no longer under her control.
“Li Yu!”
Someone was shaking her, so rude, it made her head hurt even more…
“Li Yu!!!”
A loud shout, almost deafening, jolted her awake.
Their eyes met.
One filled with relief, the other with confusion.
Si Qinglan: “You’re finally awake!”
Li Yu: “…”
Finally awake?
Li Yu frowned and looked down at herself.
She was fully dressed, sitting by the window, not looking like she had just woken up.
But she had indeed had a long dream, a dream she couldn’t remember.
Her head was spinning.
Her mind was blank; she couldn’t recall what happened before she fell asleep…
Si Qinglan: “Li Yu, go to the Demon Realm!”
Li Yu: “Huh?”
Si Qinglan: “Leave Mount Chao Yao, you have to leave, now!”
Li Yu: “W…what’s going on…”
Si Qinglan: “Tonight is your wedding with Weisheng, he’s controlling you!”
Li Yu: “What?”
Si Qinglan stood up, anxiety in her eyes. “I don’t have time to explain, just leave, go to the Demon Realm, find Mu Tao, she can protect you!”
Li Yu: “Mu Tao…protect me…”
She remembered—Mu Tao killed the Demon Lord, she was the new ruler of the Demon Realm now.
But what was happening? Why was Si Qinglan saying she was getting married to Weisheng Xuanzhu tonight?
“Don’t think about it! Just go!” Si Qinglan shoved a jade hairpin into Li Yu’s hand. “Use this if necessary, it will slow you down a bit, but it can conceal you from Soul Searching Techniques!”
Li Yu frowned and looked at the hairpin.
She recognized it; it was Si Qinglan’s Spirit Severing Hairpin…
Before she could react, Si Qinglan pulled her to the door, urged her to cast a concealment spell, and then, utterly bewildered, she left Mount Chao Yao.
Flying directly with her spiritual power was much faster than using the crane.
As she flew over the vast ocean, she struggled to recall what happened, asking the system for clarification.
She remembered everything up to being trapped in the void.
The system told her that while she was unconscious, the mountain gate of Mount Chao Yao was open, and Weisheng Xuanzhu had announced their impending marriage.
He had deliberately spread this news far and wide; almost every immortal sect in the human realm received an invitation.
“Is he insane?!”
Li Yu was certain that Weisheng Xuanzhu had no romantic feelings for “Li Yu.”
He hadn’t stayed on Mount Chao Yao for three thousand years just for…her!
What was he trying to do?!
Had he set a trap for Mu Tao?
But why was he so sure Mu Tao would come?
What if…she didn’t care…
Wait, she suddenly felt unwell—
System, did Weisheng Xuanzhu do something to me? My injuries were healing, why was flying suddenly so difficult…?
【Friendly reminder: There’s a curse poison within your body, Host, one that’s difficult to detect.】
“Curse poison?”
【This curse poison blocks the flow of spiritual energy through the meridians. It has no noticeable effects normally, but using spiritual power triggers a backlash, the stronger the spell, the stronger the backlash.】
“…Then how am I supposed to reach the Demon Realm?” Li Yu panicked. “Will I…crash?”
This world was too hostile!
【Don’t worry, Host, the protagonist is on her way!】
“Mu Tao…”
So Mu Tao really had come for her because of this news…
Then Weisheng Xuanzhu’s plan had failed?
【Negative.】
“Why not?!”
【This curse poison…can be transferred to another person.】
“…”
So, Weisheng Xuanzhu wanted to use her to weaken Mu Tao, making it easier to obtain the Demon Bone.
It seemed there wasn’t an ambush on Mount Chao Yao.
The biggest trap was within her own body.
Weisheng Xuanzhu had spread the news of their wedding precisely to lure Mu Tao here. If she had unknowingly left with Mu Tao, the curse poison would have been transferred.
Thankfully, she woke up in time…
Now, the question was, how was this curse poison transferred?
It shouldn’t be through spiritual energy, since Si Qinglan had just healed her.
She didn’t want to be burdened by this curse.
If she knew how it was transferred, she could find a wicked person and pass it on to them.
【Hmm…】
“Why the hesitation?”
【Host, this curse poison…is transferred through…intimate physical contact.】
“Oh, intimate physical contact…”
Li Yu froze.
No…seriously?!
What kind of curse poison was this?!
—Weisheng Xuanzhu was insane!!!
What did he think her relationship with Mu Tao was?!
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