A brief rest allowed me to recover my energy significantly. I took two steps forward and crossed over Ma Sanzhi, blocking his path in front of Hu Yan. Our eyes met, and I looked at him with determination and perseverance.
"I can't understand what it means to 'take a woman,' and Hu Yan doesn't either. But I know what it means to trust and what it means to be heartfelt. During these ten years, I could only trust Lao Qin. After Lao Qin passed away, I was alone."
"Heartfelt, trust? So you chose Hu Yan because of your loneliness?" Ma Sanzhi interrupted me at the right moment.
"Not at all!" I replied firmly.
"Because of her beauty?" Ma Sanzhi asked again.
"No! Not at all!" I denied once more.
"Then what is it? Can you answer without hesitation?" Ma Sanzhi's words were like pearls!
"I..." I opened my mouth, but for a moment, I was at a loss for words, not knowing how to answer.
"Ma Sanzhi, you don't understand. You don't understand what it means to like someone. Just like you asking me about my first impression of Xian Sheng, the question you ask is not about why I like Xian Sheng. If you asked me that question, I still wouldn't be able to answer."
"Liking is simply a feeling."
"As for what you asked about, if a person's appearance, character, and abilities don't attract someone, then what can attract them?" Hu Yan stood up swaying slightly. Her expression became extremely resolute.
A jolt ran through my heart, and Hu Yan's reaction almost made me breathe a sigh of relief.
Ma Sanzhi frowned instead.
But he looked at Hu Yan deeply, lost in thought.
Then, Ma Sanzhi chuckled and said, "I'm not here to argue with you guys. I'm just thinking it over and casting a divination. It's just that, since I took an interest in Xian Sheng, I asked a few more questions. How about it? It's your own business."
"You can't kill me. The incident with Xian Sheng has also been divined by the same divination method. Sun Zhuo is mine, and the cause and effect are now in balance."
Ma Sanzhi looked at me with profound meaning.
I slightly relaxed, not showing any signs of resentment towards Ma Sanzhi and certainly not any dissatisfaction.
At least, before, Hu Yan actually struck first, and when he said something unkind, we just endured it.
Even if we take one step further back, Ma Sanzhi has done me too many favors, and I cannot turn my back on him over this trivial matter.
Hu Yan also breathed a sigh of relief. She lowered her head slightly, showing much more respect, and said, "Thank you, Mr. Ma."
"Alright, alright," Ma Sanzhi waved his hand. He then turned to look at Sun Zhuo, intending to lift him up from the ground.
Hu Yan immediately went forward to help.
Ma Sanzhi looked somewhat suspicious.
However, just as they were about to lift Sun Zhuo, Hu Yan whispered softly to Ma Sanzhi: "Mr. Ma, will you keep Xian Sheng's secret for him?"
Hu Yan's demeanor and attitude showed that her heart was just as broad and open, and she did not harbor any resentment because of what Ma Sanzhi had said.
"Old Mao, I don't have the habit of stirring things up behind people's backs, and besides, the cause and effect are settled between us. As long as Xian Sheng doesn't lose his innocence, I'm still willing to pay for him. If he wants to sell his master, I'll accept that happily as well."
"Having him killed would be of no benefit to me," Ma Sanzhi answered.
Hu Yan's face lit up even more.
Without hesitation, she asked, "But Xian Sheng didn't absorb his own Yang spirit, how is that possible? Do you know what should be done?"
My pupils contracted.
This was also a question that I wanted to know. Hu Yan was awake faster and reacted more swiftly!
"This is another price," Ma Sanzhi said with a smile.
Me: (...)
Hu Yan: (...)
"You are too clever. I will not let you help anymore. I can still manage by myself," Ma Sanzhi pulled Sun Zhuo hard, breaking away from Hu Yan.
After he lifted Sun Zhuo onto his shoulder, he walked towards the door.
We exchanged a look with Hu Yan. She looked slightly embarrassed, and I unnaturally smiled.
We both kept silent on the divination from earlier. It was as if we had an unspoken agreement between us.
"With a price and conditions, it's easier to talk about," Hu Yan whispered, her eyes filled with joy.
I lifted my hand, gazing at the turtle shell in my hand, feeling its faint, soft warmth, as if it were blending with water and milk.
However, the other two feelings in my body were resisting...
"Yes." I nodded.
I glanced at the candles on the ground, carefully placed the turtle shell against my body, and then turned to leave the room with Hu Yan.
Ma Sanzhi walked slowly, heading in the direction that seemed to indicate he was taking Sun Zhuo to his own bedroom.
"Over there, Yu Xiu was still sitting stunned on the sofa."
However, she suddenly raised her head, looked at me, tilted her head slightly to one side, and her gaze seemed to focus on me.
A smile suddenly appeared on her face.
Yu Xiu was inherently pleasing to the eye, clean and tidy.
Yu Xiu's smile had an indescribable feeling to it.
At that moment, Ma Sanzhi suddenly made a light "hmm" sound, stopped in his tracks.
I immediately looked at Ma Sanzhi.
He was carrying Sun Zhuo with one arm and using the other to pinch his fingers, as if he were calculating something.
In the next second, Ma Sanzhi's expression suddenly changed!
A dull thud, coming from the living room door.
Ma Sanzhi was standing right where that sound came from!
He suddenly stepped back and dodged.
The door seemed to fly like an arrow, striking Ma Sanzhi with a loud boom!
I was horrified at the sight, took a step forward, and couldn't extend my hands to shield the door. I could only dodge sideways, shoulder against shoulder!
With a loud boom, the door hit me hard!
The pain in my bones was excruciating, as if my shoulder had shattered.
My internal organs were churning and shaking!
"Xiu Xiu!" I only had time to shout before spitting out a large mouthful of fresh blood and being flung away by the force!
My chest was suddenly supported by a pair of soft hands.
Standing in front of me, catching me was none other than Yu Xiu!
Yu Xiu's once smiling face had turned into a heartless, deathly expression in an instant.
This deadpan expression wasn't directed at me but towards the door.
My mouth was extremely bitter, and I struggled to overcome the pain that made me want to faint, turning my head back.
What I saw in front of me was exceptionally horrifying.
A person was standing at the door.
If the person had been normal, it would have been fine, but his appearance was extremely strange.
On his right cheek, there was an extra eye, staring intently at Ma Sanzhi!
With one hand, Ma Sanzhi was holding Sun Zhuo, and with the other, he was holding up a bronze mirror!
Suddenly, it was a four-pronged mirror!
The back of the four-pronged mirror flashed with electric arcs, while the front had copper rays that were blinding.
That person continued to stare at Ma Sanzhi without any attempt to dodge!
I didn't know what skills this person had, but it was clear that this person was not simple. The fact that he could make Ma Sanzhi stand still and use the four-pronged mirror was proof of that!
"Come on! Help me hold Sun Zhuo down!"
Ma Sanzhi called out in a hoarse whisper!
My shoulder felt as if it were shattered. If it weren't for Yu Xiu supporting me, I would have already fallen down.
"Go, help Ma Sanzhi!" I gasped out.
Yu Xiu, however, didn't move.
However, it was Hu Yan who quickly approached Ma Sanzhi!
"Senior Sister, be careful!" Yu Xiu's hollow voice suddenly rang out!
