At this moment, I was on my knees, totally devoid of any dignity, gathering the ashes from the ground.
At the sound outside the hall's entrance, my heart shrank.
I desperately wanted to find any random entrance to a suspect tomb and just crawl in and forget about it.
But the man, standing under the scorching sun, had his eyes locked onto me like a hawk, and was steadily advancing towards me.
I scrambled to my feet, pretending as if nothing had happened, and trotted over to meet him, "Uh... Yu Longting... how come..." you're here... huh??
Weren't we supposed to meet in three days?
One, two... no three!
Only two days had passed.
"Injured?" Yu Longting scanned the bloodstains on my body, his eyebrows furrowed so tightly they could kill a fly.
He seemed hesitant to touch me, as if afraid of aggravating my wounds, his hand hovering awkwardly; there was so much blood, I looked like a squashed tomato.
I disguised my guilt, "Uh, it's someone else's blood."
"How did it happen?" Yu Longting only spoke four words, but they felt like intense interrogation under torture.
I cleared my throat, "It was... during a fight... I got it on me by accident."
Why am I so useless, my brain freezing up the moment I see him?
I couldn't think on my feet, and all I could come up with was such a lame excuse.
The next second, I stumbled,
and found myself being forcefully pulled into Yu Longting's clean, shirt-clad embrace, "Who did you kill?"
His cold fragrance enveloped me, pulling me back from Hell into the realm of the living.
I was like a weary bird returning to its nest, reluctant to leave.
I wished I could spill all my troubles to him, like pouring beans out of a bag.
I've made a mess of things.
Could I really tell Yu Longting and expect him to clean up my mess?
"It's not important, just a nobody." I steadied my nerves, bracing for the Great Demon King's mental onslaught.
Yu Longting was gently touching my blood-crusted hair with his long fingers, "Oh? So killing a nobody covers you in blood? Where's the body, I want to see!!"
"Alright, I'll tell the truth." I had nowhere to run, and awkwardly let slip part of the truth, "It's... someone got caught in a trap, and their blood splashed on me."
To completely conceal the truth from Yu Longting was impossible; the only way to gain his trust was likely by telling him a half-truth.
Yu Longting pinched my cheek, "Lead the way."
With no choice, I led Yu Longting down to the suspect tomb where Yang Xi had died.
"Explain this wear," Yu Longting picked up a Blood Droplet from the ground, pinpointing the spot where a one-yuan coin had been wedged.
I made a painful face, "I... can't explain it."
Great Demon King, I surrender!!
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"When the Blood Droplet was activated, you used a one-yuan coin to jam the gears." Yu Longting spoke while his fingers traced along my Invisibility Clothes, quickly examining every inch, "It's not on you, so it must have been taken by the Old Taoist Priest, sending this youngster to his death."
Damn it, could you not be...
"If you won't speak up, I'll solve the case myself," Yu Longting said indifferently.
I saw Zhang Zidao coming down the stone steps and cast a pleading look his way.
After all, we're in the same boat.
Helping me is helping himself, right?
"Ahem~" Zhang Zidao coughed lightly, came over to my side, and patted my shoulder, "Disciple, I feel for you!"
You "feel" for nothing!!
By dragging Yu Longting into this, if the truth comes out, it would just add another target for the Immortals to chase after.
That's what you mean, right??
The cunning and crafty Old Taoist Priest.
"That... Yu Longting... I messed up."