Su Yue was startled. It was strange, how could she have slept so soundly under such dangerous conditions?
Xing Yuan blinked when she saw her wake up, a look of confusion appearing in her eyes. Then, she slowly got to her feet.
Su Yue realized then that something was wrong with Xing Yuan. She tentatively waved her hand in front of her, only to have her hand grabbed by Xing Yuan.
Su Yue froze for a moment and instinctively struggled, but she wasn't strong enough. Instead, Xing Yuan used her strength to grab her wrist and pin her against the wall.
Although Xing Yuan was shorter than Su Yue, combined with her current imposing gaze, Su Yue appeared to be at a disadvantage.
Xing Yuan's eyes were a faint red, her rationality clearly not clear. However, she still remembered that the person in front of her was the sister she wanted to protect for a lifetime.
Thus, her gaze towards Su Yue involuntarily carried a hint of grievance. "Sister, please don't leave me, okay? No matter what you want to do, A Yuan can accompany you."
Su Yue felt that she couldn't argue with someone who was not in their right mind. While gently comforting her, she lightly patted Xing Yuan's back. "Don't worry, I'm not leaving! I won't abandon you."
As soon as Su Yue finished speaking, for some unknown reason, a nerve in Xing Yuan was touched. Her expression suddenly turned fierce.
Xing Yuan's fingers gently caressed Su Yue's cheek, a mad and wicked smile on her lips. "Sister, you're lying!"
Su Yue's heart trembled. Before she could find a reason to explain, Xing Yuan pressed closer. "If Sister really doesn't intend to abandon me, why are you looking at others? Isn't it enough that you have me? Whatever they can do, I can do. Whatever they can't do, I can still do!"
Su Yue watched Xing Yuan's increasingly unhinged demeanor and her mind raced. Finally, she emulated Xing Yuan's earlier act and put on an innocent expression. "A Yuan, why would you think that? All along, there has been no one else by my side but you! Look, it's just us here."
Xing Yuan looked around, her expression softening slightly. She retracted the chains she had taken out from behind her. Since Sister was being so good, there was no need to lock her up; it would hurt Sister's delicate skin.
At this moment, Su Yue had no idea she had narrowly escaped a disaster thanks to her perfect answer. She was racking her brain, trying to figure out how to get Xing Yuan to let her go. Even though no one else was there to see, she still felt uncomfortable in this position.
"A Yuan, can you let me down first? I'm a little uncomfortable!" Su Yue coughed lightly, hoping Xing Yuan would understand her meaning.
Xing Yuan frowned, but she obediently let go and took a few steps back.
Su Yue secretly breathed a sigh of relief and stretched her slightly stiff body. Fortunately, they could still communicate smoothly; otherwise, she would be in trouble!
"A Yuan, can I hug you?" Su Yue offered proactively.
Xing Yuan's eyes lit up, and she nodded happily, opening her arms. Was there such a good thing?
The hug was a pretense; the real intention was to knock Xing Yuan out.
Although Su Yue didn't carry many magical artifacts, she had been a master before. To prevent Xing Yuan from losing control again, she quickly tied her up and quietly stood guard beside her.
A few hours later, Xing Yuan woke up and looked at the ropes binding her, a clear look of confusion on her face.
"Sister Su Yue, why did you tie me up?"
"You don't remember?" Su Yue observed Xing Yuan's expression carefully and found her gaze clear, indicating she had regained her senses.
Xing Yuan shook her head.
Su Yue remained silent, simply watching her, as if considering the truthfulness of her words.
Being stared at by Su Yue, Xing Yuan felt a little uneasy, wondering if she had indeed forgotten something.
Then, Xing Yuan finally remembered that she had an auxiliary system. Tian Ling must have seen everything that happened. She quickly communicated with Tian Ling.
"What happened?" Xing Yuan frantically messaged Tian Ling.
Tian Ling: "..." Should it say or not? If it said, it would be silenced; if it didn't, it would be beaten to death. Wuwu~ It was so miserable! Tian Ling lamented its fate for the thousandth time.
Xing Yuan didn't have that much patience. Seeing Tian Ling's long silence, she prepared to use force.
As soon as she made a move, Tian Ling reacted and quickly made a decision. It was better for a fellow disciple to die than for oneself. After all, it was born from a realm; it should at least leave a dying wish!
"Master, Master, wait!" Tian Ling shouted. "Do you really want to know? This process is not very pleasant?"
Xing Yuan frowned, then looked at Su Yue, whose expression was not good, and still didn't believe she had done anything unpleasant. She had always regarded Su Yue as her own sister and would never bully her.
She decisively said, "Just tell me! What outrageous thing could I possibly do?"
"You can do many outrageous things!" Tian Ling grumbled inwardly but dared not show any of it on the surface. What a joke, it wasn't stupid; its life was in her hands, so how could it lack a survival instinct?
"Master, I've recorded it! You can see for yourself!" After speaking, Tian Ling voluntarily shut itself in the dark room. It was only a matter of time; it might as well be proactive!
Xing Yuan looked speechlessly at Tian Ling's consecutive actions, a sense of unease rising in her heart. However, she still summoned the courage to click on the screen, and information instantly flooded her mind.
Xing Yuan instantly felt an urge to die of embarrassment. Had she drunk fake wine? How could she have treated Sister like that? She cautiously peeked out. Well, Sister's expression was indeed not good!
Su Yue looked at Xing Yuan and didn't immediately untie her. Instead, she asked, "Tell me! Who exactly are you?"
Knowing she had made a mistake, Xing Yuan was extremely obedient. "My name is Xing Yuan. I was in this abyss as soon as I woke up."
Then, she said pitifully, "Sister, can you untie me first? It's a bit uncomfortable being tied up like this."
At this moment, Su Yue suddenly overlapped Xing Yuan's current behavior with Wu Yi's previous actions and asked sternly, "What is your relationship with Wu Yi?"
Xing Yuan's eyes darted away. After a long pause, she truthfully replied, "I didn't have a physical body before. I made a deal with her. I helped her get revenge, and she lent me her body."
Su Yue took a deep breath. Everything then made sense! No wonder she had always felt some contradiction between the two; the problem lay here.
"Then why are you following me? You were the mysterious person they mentioned earlier, weren't you!" Although it was a question, Su Yue was absolutely certain in her heart.
"Sister, do you believe in past and present lives? Actually, in my past life, you were my sister, so I ran to find you as soon as I woke up!" Xing Yuan lied with a straight face. No, this was the truth!