"Xiaoyan, I really want to look forward to the life after marriage with you now, but wouldn't it be more romantic if we could have some red wine?”I asked tentatively.
"Of course!" Zhou Xiaoyan looked at me happily." It's just that we don't have red wine at home, but I know that the village chief has it. Wait for me. I'll be back in a while."”
With that, she rushed out the door.
Seeing her figure disappear outside the courtyard door, I quickly sneaked into her room and opened her wardrobe.
In the innermost corner of the wardrobe, there was indeed the wooden box that contained the Demon Concealing Bottle.
I quickly opened the wooden box and took out the demon bottle. I removed the seal talisman on it and aimed the bottle at an empty space before pulling out the stopper.
An intense white light shot out, and Tang Yu rolled out along with the white light. When he landed, he had already returned to the size of a normal person.
However, due to the inertia of his landing, he rolled a few times on the ground until his back hit the table leg.
The table leg probably hurt his back. Seeing him frown and groan, lying on his side, his expression distorted from the pain, I couldn't bear it and subconsciously ran over to help him.
I saw the nine thick white fox tails behind him swaying slightly. I suddenly felt a little disgusted, so I withdrew my hand that was about to help him and stood beside him awkwardly.
When he saw my embarrassment, he forced a smile and said in a weak and low voice,"You don't have to help me. I can still sit up.”
Trembling, he propped himself up and sat cross-legged with his back against the table.
At this moment, his face was abnormally pale, his lips were cracked, and beads of sweat rolled down his forehead. However, he did not wipe them off. Instead, he calmly stroked his fox tail in front of him one by one.
At the same time, he asked unhurriedly,"What do you want to ask me?"
"Why didn't you ask me if I was here to save you, or if you were begging me to save you?" Instead, you asked this question the moment you opened your mouth. Could it be that you already guessed what I wanted to ask you or knew that I would do this?”
Tang Yu shook his head with a bitter smile. As he stroked the white fur on the fox's tail, he replied,""I'm ashamed that I've cultivated for a thousand years, but I don't have the ability to predict the future. Moreover, I have lost my inner core and my magic power. I don't even have the ability to protect myself. How can I know anything in advance? But…"
He paused for a moment and then said weakly,"If you really wanted to save me, you would have brought the inner core back to me. However, I sensed that the inner core was not with you. If you don't want to save me, even if I beg you, it's useless. I might even be disgusted by you. And you wouldn't let me out for no reason, especially when it wasn't around…"
"How did you know she wasn't home?" "Did you hear our conversation?" I asked doubtfully.”
Tang Yu shook his head again and smiled bitterly." Because I was sealed in the bottle, I lost all my senses to the outside world. It's impossible for me to hear or sense anything from anyone." The reason why I'm so sure that you released me when it wasn't around is because if it was around, how could it allow you to do this? At the very least, you have to have it by your side to keep an eye on me. Only then will it be at ease.”
That's right. Zhou Xiaoyan wouldn't allow me to do that. Otherwise, I wouldn't have deliberately sent her away and secretly released Tang Yu for questioning.
Tang Yu continued," And you let me out not because you wanted to save me, but also not because you wanted to humiliate me by seeing my current appearance. Because I believe that you're not such a person! So there is only one explanation. You encountered some problems that puzzled you, and you couldn't find anyone to ask for a while, so you thought of me.”
He looked up at me with a smile on his face.
I hesitated for a moment before finally telling him about the ghost market in my dream, the words that Dong Han had vaguely transmitted to me in my dream, as well as my doubts about this village.
Finally, I asked in confusion,"I really can't tell what is a dream and what is reality." Should I choose to believe her or you?”
"It's hard to tell the real from the fake. If you didn't suspect me, why would you ask me? It's just that with my current appearance, you don't want to believe me, and you don't dare to believe me.”Tang Yu spoke very frankly and thoroughly.
However, I couldn't be as calm and thorough as him. I felt like a child who had done something wrong. I felt guilty and wanted to escape, but I hadn't fully understood or couldn't believe that I was wrong.
"Actually…I, I was already suspecting, but I didn't have any evidence and wasn't sure. But I also seemed to have a vague idea.”I said awkwardly and guiltily.
"It's enough to know a little. At least we can still be saved!”"Do you still remember the stone tablet at the entrance of the village?" Tang Yu asked with slight excitement.”
I thought for a moment and replied," I vaguely remember the stone tablet, but I can't really remember it. I can't remember what was written on it.”
"Ye Fan, quickly help me find a saber.”
When I suddenly heard Tang Yu say this, I immediately raised the demon collection bottle alertly, ready to collect him at any time." I'm not Ye Fan, I'm Liu Yuan! Speak! What do you want a knife for?"
Tang Yu looked at me in a daze. His smile gradually faded, but then he smiled again. I don't know if it was my illusion, but there seemed to be some sadness and helplessness in that smile...
"No matter if you think you're Ye Fan or Liu Yuan, the most important thing now is that you have to recover your memories and see the truth. However, you were deeply bewitched by its yao arts. Only by drinking my blood can you regain your consciousness.”
Even though I really wanted to find out what was going on, I was still somewhat wary of him. I said firmly,"How do I know if there's anything wrong with your blood? Why should I believe you?"
"I know that you can't tell the truth now and don't dare to trust anyone easily. If you insist on not believing me, I will still accompany you until the end. If you try to trust me one more time and find out that I really have evil intentions, you can take a knife and stab me here.”He pointed at his own heart, his smile growing wider, but his eyes were glistening with tears.
I couldn't help but feel a little moved and confused." You, aren't you afraid of death?”
"I'm scared!" "But if you want me to die, I'm not afraid!" he said earnestly. This is my choice and my destiny. But I'm afraid, afraid that after I die, no one will be able to save you.”
…My heart suddenly felt like it was being torn apart by something. There was an inexplicable pain.
"Alright, then I'll try to believe you this once. But don't try to play any tricks on me. Otherwise, I'll definitely treat you like you said.”
After I finished speaking, he nodded and relaxed. He let out a long sigh and looked at me gratefully.
I turned around and ran to the kitchen to find a fruit knife. When I came back, I saw him lying on his side with his eyes closed.
I kicked his foot and asked in a bad tone,"Hey! Are you dead or unconscious?"
He opened his eyes and sat up with difficulty. He smiled weakly and said,"I'm fine, I'm just a little sleepy…"
He looked at the knife in my hand and raised his left hand, his wrist facing up. I understood what he meant, so I cut his wrist without hesitation.
Bright red blood instantly flowed out. I was a little hesitant.
"It's not like you haven't drunk my blood before. There's not much time left. Don't hesitate and don't waste it.”Tang Yu urged anxiously.
Yes, I don't have much time. If I want to know the truth, trusting him is the only way.
So, I squatted in front of him, grabbed his hand, and sucked with my eyes closed.| Sucking his blood.
Not only did his blood not have the smell of blood, but it also had a sweet taste, causing me to subconsciously suck on it greedily.| Sucking, swallowing…
Gradually, some images began to appear in my mind, and they gradually became clear and real.
I began to understand that those were my memories, memories from when I was young, including half a month ago…
It was a sunny day, and it was my sixteenth birthday.
My parents prepared a sumptuous meal for me at home. Before I blew out the birthday candles, I made a wish as usual. I hope to meet the benefactor who saved my life sixteen years ago-Tang Yu.
After blowing out the candles, someone knocked on the door. I opened the door and was stunned.
One of them was wearing a white robe. He had a medium and thin figure, fair skin, and a handsome appearance. His bangs were short and his hair quality was not far from his eyebrows.| concentrated| A man who looked to be no more than 30 years old was looking at me with a smile like the spring breeze.
"You are…"
"I'm Tang Yu, Ye Fan. Happy birthday.”His voice was very special. It was gentle and not feminine, and it was very pleasant to hear…
All my memories came back. When I realized the mistakes I had made, I realized what I was doing now. Stop sucking immediately| Suck. Looking at the wound on his wrist that was still bleeding, and then looking at him who had fallen to the ground at some point, not only did I panic, but my heart also ached.
"Tang Yu!" My tears instantly fell and I quickly held him in my arms.
I called his name several times before he slowly woke up.
"Tang Yu, I'm sorry. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have treated you like this. Otherwise, you wouldn't have lost your inner core and become like this. What's even more hateful is that I actually…"
"Don't…do this." He forced a smile and said weakly,""You're just bewitched. This can be considered a hurdle on your cultivation path. I, I don't blame you. Don't cry and don't, don't blame yourself…"
" But..." I grabbed his bleeding wrist." You're bleeding so much. I'll go find something to stop the bleeding."”
"Don't worry about this for now. I won't die for the time being! Find an opportunity…to go to the stone tablet at the village entrance. I can sense that the inner core is hidden under there, but it seems to be suppressed by something sinister and filthy. It can be broken with the urine of a mortal boy.
Remember, you must bring it back to me before tomorrow night, and no matter how it hooks| You must not get too close to it. You have to know that you are currently in a soul state that carries the yang qi of a living person. Once you get close to it and the yang qi leaks out, your physical body will die.”
I found it difficult to digest this information. Just as I was about to ask, I heard him say,"Put me into the Demon Concealing Bottle first. When you bring back my inner core, I'll tell you what to do next. Before that, everything should be as usual. Don't let it notice.”
" But your wound is still bleeding, and you don't have any magic power to stop the bleeding on your own…"
"After I enter the bottle, the bleeding will naturally stop.”" Don't hesitate," Tang Yu urged." You can't let it come back and see you. Otherwise, it'll be over." Take me in, quick!"
I couldn't bear to see Tang Yu with tears streaming down my face. I put him into the demon collecting bottle for the second time. After sticking the seal talisman on him, I put him back into the wooden box and placed the wooden box in the wardrobe.
Immediately after, I cleaned up the bloodstains on the ground, wiped away my tears, and returned to my room as if nothing had happened.
The stool hadn't warmed up yet when Zhou Xiaoyan happily entered the house with a bottle of red wine and two wine glasses…
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