Mo Qi shook his head, pointing at Xue Ying. "Each of you gets a room, and she and I will share one."
Xue Ying's face immediately flushed, and she lowered her head, twisting the corner of her clothes without speaking.
Qin Xiao looked at him with disdain and said, "Isn't that inappropriate? You're not married yet."
Qi Ao Lai chuckled, "If it's consensual, there's nothing wrong with it." He then turned to Ling Feng, "Or, should we give up one room too?"
Ling Feng glared at him, "You're overthinking it." He turned and entered a room, shutting the door with a bang.
Qi Ao Lai coughed dryly and glanced at Mo Qi, "Brother Mo, then I'll find a room for myself."
With that, he picked a room and moved in.
Mo Qi saw Qin Xiao still glaring at him and could only patiently explain, "She and I are sharing a room for her protection. Her cultivation is too low, and in this world full of experts, I don't feel safe leaving her alone. Besides, even though we're sharing a room, we'll sleep separately. You can rest assured."
Qin Xiao said, "She'll stay with me. I'll protect her."
Xue Ying suddenly looked at Qin Xiao and spoke, "I don't need your protection."
Qin Xiao was stunned. She hadn't spoken all this way, and Mo Qi had thought she was mute. To think she would speak at such a crucial moment, and so sharply!
"Whatever you want!" Qin Xiao picked a room and stomped in angrily.
Mo Qi and Xue Ying entered their room one after another!
The air was terrifyingly still, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Xue Ying slowly sat on the edge of the bed, while Mo Qi didn't know whether to sit or stand. Finally, he sat on a chair.
"We're still alive," Mo Qi said out of the blue.
"Mm!" Xue Ying replied.
"Have you missed me?"
"I have, sometimes when I'm in a daze, I don't know what I'm thinking," Xue Ying stammered.
If Mo Qi hadn't known about her recent experiences, he would have been completely bewildered by this statement. But knowing what she had been through, it was not difficult to understand.
Lian Min had used some kind of sorcery on her, making her believe she was Lian Xin and live in Lian Xin's shadow. Naturally, she would be in a daze!
"For the road ahead, I'll be going to the Light World. The path is perilous. Whether it's right or wrong for you to follow me, I don't know," Mo Qi said slowly.
"Right or wrong doesn't matter. At first, I hoped you would stop and live a peaceful life, but the tree wants to be still, yet the wind does not cease. Sometimes, being on the road is life itself. Traveling allows you to see the scenery along the way. Even if you die, you've seen the scenery." Xue Ying said.
"This... it sounds like good words, but it's a bit strange," Mo Qi shrugged.
"Have you been alright with Lian Min these past few days? Did he trouble you?" Mo Qi asked again.
"No, he really treated me like his sister, and was very caring. Sometimes I really had a false impression..."
"A false impression. It's good that you know it's a false impression."
"I know it's a false impression. Why are you so nervous?"
"I'm not nervous, I'm just afraid you'll fall into a trap."
"It's all in the past now anyway."
"That's true."
"Where will you sleep?" Xue Ying asked cautiously.
Mo Qi leaned back against the chair, "I'll sleep on the chair. It's fine, I can sleep while sitting."
With that, he closed his eyes.
Xue Ying gave a faint smile and lay down fully clothed.
A moment later, a sharp pain struck, and Mo Qi's eyes snapped open.
He saw Xue Ying standing before him, a sinister smile on her face. She held a knife with blood on it, and he had been stabbed in the chest.
Then, Xue Ying thrust the knife again, "Die, you demon! You destroyed my physical body, I will tear you to pieces."
Mo Qi instinctively fell backward, and he and the chair collapsed to the ground with a crash, shattering the chair.
But Mo Qi had narrowly dodged Xue Ying's fatal blow.
Xue Ying, however, raised her knife and thrust again without pause.
Mo Qi, lying on the ground, kicked out with one leg, sending Xue Ying flying. The knife clattered to the floor.
Xue Ying scrambled up, preparing to flee.
Mo Qi flashed forward, blocking the doorway. Xue Ying collided with him and was stopped. He pointed a finger, and illusory lines shot out, binding Xue Ying tightly as she fell to the ground.
Mo Qi took a healing pill before slowly approaching and examining her closely, "Who are you, really?"
The Xue Ying before him was indeed Xue Ying's body, but her aura seemed to have changed to someone else.
Mo Qi suddenly remembered that the sisters Shui Han and Shui Bing were now one.
Were they in the same situation?
Xue Ying by day, Lian Xin by night?
This was not impossible, as Lian Min was skilled in such sorcery.
If he hadn't destroyed Lian Xin's soul back then, Lian Min could have summoned her soul back and used some special technique to place it back into Xue Ying's body, making them one.
If that were the case, it would be troublesome.
Because one of them was someone he had to protect with his life, while the other wanted him dead, irreconcilably.
Kill her? Or stay far away from her forever?
At this moment, Xue Ying lowered her head and said softly, "I am Xue Ying!"
Mo Qi snorted, "Xue Ying wouldn't want to kill me. Besides, you just said I destroyed your physical body. You've exposed yourself, so stop pretending. You are Lian Xin."
Lian Xin raised her head and laughed heartily, "That's right, I am Lian Xin. If you dare, kill me. If you're not afraid of hurting her, then go ahead."
Mo Qi cursed, "You siblings are truly insane."
Lian Xin smiled, "Yes, I'm insane, and my brother is even more so. If you capture me, my brother won't let you go."
"Your brother," Mo Qi snorted, "your brother won't get the chance."
"What, you killed him?" Lian Xin said nervously.
"I'm involved, but I didn't kill him."
"Neither of you can kill him..."
Just then, a few screams were heard from outside the door. Mo Qi immediately turned and rushed out. Peeking out, others from various rooms also peered out, including Qi Ao Lai and Qin Xiao.
Mo Qi said, "Brother Qi, please go check what's happening. I have something to deal with here."
"Alright," Qi Ao Lai agreed and sped down the corridor.
Mo Qi closed the door and looked at Lian Xin, unsure of how to handle her.
Lian Xin smiled triumphantly, "You don't dare do anything to me, so just let me go. Are you going to keep your sister Xue Ying tied up forever?"
"If I let you go, you still can't kill me," Mo Qi snorted. With a wave of his hand, the illusory lines binding Lian Xin automatically loosened.
Lian Xin was stunned, "You, you're really not afraid I'll kill you?"
"Can you kill me?" Mo Qi waved his hand, tossing spirit stones to set up a barrier at the doorway. Then, he walked around Lian Xin and sat back down in the chair.
Lian Xin froze for a moment, then looked back at the barrier. It was a simple barrier, but if she tried to break through it, he would surely be alerted and come to stop her. So, she decided not to consider escaping for now.
Lian Xin also returned to the bed and lay down casually, "I don't believe you can fall asleep."
However, a moment later, Mo Qi began to snore.
Lian Xin took a few steps forward and raised her hand. Mo Qi suddenly turned, startling her into lying back down on the bed.
After a while, she too fell into a deep sleep.
Just then, there was a knock on the door. Mo Qi woke up instantly, went to open it, and Qi Ao Lai walked in, frowning. "I don't know what happened. No one on the flying boat is missing or injured. I asked around, but no one knows who was screaming."
"It seems like someone is playing a prank. Let's ignore it. You should go back and rest," Mo Qi said.
Qi Ao Lai acknowledged, Mo Qi removed the barrier, and Qi Ao Lai retreated.
Mo Qi returned to his chair. He looked at Lian Xin. Lian Xin opened her eyes for a moment, then quickly closed them.
If she weren't so venomous, she'd be quite cute!
What am I thinking? This is so strange!
A moment later, another scream echoed from outside. Mo Qi leaped up without hesitation and headed for the door.
By then, many people were already outside, rushing towards the source of the sound.
After speeding down the corridor for a distance, he saw a few people gathered at a doorway ahead. Mo Qi quickened his pace and was the first to reach the scene. Upon seeing it, he was horrified.
A mummified corpse lay on the ground, like a pile of dry firewood.
This was a technique Lian Xin had often used!
But Lian Xin was clearly in his room just now, so it couldn't have been her.
This meant there was another demon hidden on the flying boat.
Prince Bei looked at the room and immediately screamed, "Ah! This is my brother, Mao Shi Jiu."
"Who is it? Who did this? If I catch them, I will skin them alive and rip out their tendons!" He cried for a while, then spoke fiercely.
Prince Bei's brother was likely no good.
The others felt no pity and left one by one.
They whispered amongst themselves, urging caution and advising against sleeping, before returning to their rooms.
Mo Qi met Qi Ao Lai, Ling Feng, and Qin Xiao. Ling Feng said, "Why don't you all come to my room? That way, everyone will be safer."
Qi Ao Lai immediately responded, "Alright, I'll go."
Mo Qi shook his head, "Never mind, I'll go back to my own room. After all, there's someone in my room who's not at all reassuring."
"Then I'll go to your room," Qin Xiao said immediately.
Mo Qi frowned, "It's not impossible, as long as you're not afraid of death. I'll tell you first, the woman in my room has multiple souls, and she might kill people."
"With her cultivation, why would I be afraid of her?" Qin Xiao said dismissively.
With that, she began to walk, leading the way towards Mo Qi's room.
Mo Qi bid farewell to Qi Ao Lai and had no choice but to follow.
Qi Ao Lai followed Ling Feng all the way to her room door, thinking he had succeeded and was overjoyed.
However, Ling Feng slammed the door shut from the inside.
Qi Ao Lai's face fell, and he prepared to turn back.
Then he suddenly thought, if he just went back like this, both of them would be in danger. It would be better not to go back. He would guard her door, at least ensuring her safety.
So, he sat down on the spot.