Of course, although Qi Yu harbored such suspicions, her expression remained unchanged.
Jin Yan glanced at Jing Xiu and suddenly felt something was amiss. "Compared to Chu Xian, your situation seems to be quite good."
He had always considered this disciple foolish, but now it seemed things were not as he had assumed.
Jing Xiu clutched his arm. "Perhaps it's because the ones who captured us were looking for a male body, not a female one."
Qi Yu frowned. How to put it? This explanation made sense, yet something still felt missing.
"Then, you're really lucky," Si Qing looked up, his gaze on Jing Xiu filled with unspoken meaning. "Blood Demon Sha is a villain who does all sorts of evil. He usually acts without restraint. It's truly strange that he wanted Chu Xian's body so badly but didn't try to use you to force Chu Xian's compliance."
"Si Qing, what do you mean by that?" Ling Ruo immediately looked up. "I know Chu Xian is injured, but are you saying you won't be satisfied unless I'm also injured?"
"I didn't say that. I just find it strange," Si Qing pursed his lips. "When the former Heavenly Emperor was alive, he controlled my primordial spirit to threaten my sister. My sister exchanged her own life for Li Yu and Yu Zhen's immortal positions, as well as my primordial spirit. Only then did she fall into the Bitter Cold Hell..."
"What I mean is, since Blood Demon Sha wanted Chu Xian to offer his body so desperately, why didn't he consider torturing you to force the soft-hearted Chu Xian to comply?"
Ling Ruo's mouth opened.
For a moment, she couldn't answer the question.
"I... I don't know what those villains are thinking!" she stammered, then feigned a weak collapse.
Seeing this, An Nuo turned and said, "Let's all find a place to rest. We shouldn't stay here."
This was a buffer zone between the demon realm and other territories.
Lingering here would cause trouble for the demon realm.
"In that case, why not come to my place nearby?" Feng Mingqi suggested. "Chu Xian has just recovered, and returning to the South Sea is too far; he can't withstand the strain."
Everyone nodded.
Ling Ruo pursed her lips, looking at them. A sense of dissatisfaction rose involuntarily in her heart.
It was always like this.
Whether it was the former Li Yu and Yu Zhen, or the current An Nuo and the others, they never seemed to care about her.
Although she was indeed allied with Blood Demon Sha, when everyone knew nothing, wasn't she, like Chu Xian, also a victim?
Why didn't they care about her!
The more Jing Xiu thought about it, the more unbalanced he felt, his emotions clearly displayed on his face.
Jin Yan caught a glimpse of him and, as they entered the demon realm, couldn't help but urge, "Jing Xiu, hurry up. What are you dawdling for?"
Jing Xiu's eyes reddened. "I'm injured, I can't walk fast."
"Your arm is injured, is your leg broken too?" Jin Yan said impatiently. "You used to be more sensible. What's wrong with you now? Chu Xian is more seriously injured than you, so naturally, we should care more about him. Everyone else is walking, what do you want by not walking? Do you want someone to carry you?"
Jing Xiu felt even more wronged. "I didn't ask for that much. But since we returned, none of you have even glanced at me, making it seem like I did something wrong. I didn't want Chu Xian to get hurt either."
"Hey, this is annoying. What do you want then?" Jin Yan turned back and asked Jing Xiu. "Complaining and complaining, endlessly. What time is it? You used to have a good temper. What's wrong with you now! Such a big change, have you been possessed?"
Qi Yu froze.
Si Qing recalled the scene of Qi Yu being possessed and then looked at Jing Xiu. Immediately, he paused.