After deceiving the villain, I was forced to love him.

Chapter 221 Are you even human?!

Chapter 221 Are you even human?!

Unlike Bai Li Ce, his voice did not sound weak and powerless due to serious injury, but rather like that of a person who has been ill for a long time and lacks energy.

But if he wasn't the one injured, then whose blood was that just now? Wang Qingyan?

"Excuse me, my memory's been a bit off lately. And you are?"

"This humble Taoist is but a speck of dust."

"..." Bai Li Ce fell into thought.

Wang Qingyan smiled brightly and "kindly" reminded him, "You haven't forgotten, have you? He gave you a lot of guidance when you were little. I heard that he even named you and your sisters."

Upon hearing this, Baili Ce immediately remembered.

It wasn't just her name; even the fact that the old master was able to find her alive in time was because a Taoist priest surnamed Zhang had divined her approximate location.

But why did she forget before?

Seeing her in a daze, Wang Qingyan's smile deepened. "It seems you really are an old friend of Madam's."

The sarcastic remarks were clearly not meant to encourage Yichen to reminisce with her.

So Baili Ce turned to Wang Qingyan and said, "Daoist Yichen is getting on in years. Why don't we let him take shelter from the rain and change his clothes?"

"You want to save him?"

"Yes," Baili Ce readily admitted.

"But I don't want him to live."

"Only if he survives will you know what we want to talk about." If they really wanted to kill him, they wouldn't have brought him to her.

"I may not know."

"The fact that Daoist Yichen was able to get in means that this place is no longer an impregnable fortress."

"so what."

"You know better than I how difficult Taoists are to deal with. Why not make a well-informed move and know your enemy?"

Wang Qingyan looked at her silently, making the sound of the rain seem even louder.

"Bang!" In the midst of the stalemate, Yichen fainted just in time.

Upon hearing this, Baili Ce got up and walked towards Wang Qingyan.

Wang Qingyan instinctively helped her up, thinking she was going to plead for him, but she just touched his clothes and pulled him back to his room.

Strange, the smell of blood wasn't his either.

"No matter what, let's change our wet clothes first."

These words softened his heart, and no matter how much he planned, he could only help her back home.

He waved goodbye, leaving behind only dust and life.

......

After spending so long in the corridor, Baili Ce's clothes were a bit damp. Although she wouldn't get sick immediately, she still took a hot bath with him because he was soaking wet but acted like nothing was wrong.

"Did you remember something?" In the water, Wang Qingyan's emotions were obviously much more normal.

Bai Li Ce nodded in slight surprise. "How did you know?"

"Because I also remembered some things." It has to be said that Zhaixingguan is quite capable; even with only two people left, they can still come up with these tricks.

Feeling the warmth flowing through his fingers, Baili Ce was somewhat surprised, "So amazing?"

"Splash—" She got out of the water, dried herself, and got dressed.

"There's nothing magical about it. Just like love curses, poison curses, and mother-child curses, there are many methods in Taoism to make people 'obey orders' and 'seal memories'."

"It's just that they gave it nice-sounding names, or they categorized it as 'evil magic'."

If it were truly a wicked and shameful art, how could it have been passed down? How could it have become known to people?

It's simply that they don't use it themselves, but want others to use it.

"If that's the case, why did you deliberately lure Yichen here?"

Wang Qingyan casually dried her hair. "Who said I did it on purpose?"

"If it wasn't intentional, why choose the old site of Zhaixingguan?"

This is practically telling everyone: Come on, come and hit me, I'm right here in your hometown.

Wang Qingyan smiled but remained silent.

She was at her most obedient at this time, but this kind of "obedience" never lasted long.

Suddenly, a piece of candy was stuffed into his mouth.

The delicate jasmine flavor blends with the milky aroma, and soon your mouth will feel sweet.

"Would you like another one?"

Parting her hair and carefully wiping it strand by strand, Wang Qingyan sighed earnestly, "You probably didn't eat this candy for nothing."

Touching the smallest candy in the box, "Hey, it's molten."

"..." He still opened his mouth and ate.

As she said, the sweet and sour coating, the slightly salty lava filling, and the slight spiciness after eating it made for an extremely rich yet inexplicable flavor.

Well, it's rare for her to coax him like this these days.

Just go down the steps. "Going to see Yichen is fine, but not now."

"And I want to be with you."

......

Since Yichen dared to come alone, his arrogance was naturally dampened.

In addition, the people of "Peach Blossom Spring" are used to judging people by Wang Qingyan's preferences, so those he doesn't like will naturally not be taken care of.

After being taken away, Yichen developed a persistent high fever and multiple illnesses. He endured five days and five nights, his life hanging by a thread each day, yet he miraculously pulled through.

Therefore, when Baili Ce saw Yichen again, his voice sounded much older.

Wang Qingyan looked Yichen up and down. Although he hadn't expected Yichen's health to be in such a bad state, he didn't care much.

Anyway, there was no intention to let him leave alive. "It is said that cultivators are the most carefree, but now it seems that this is not necessarily true."

"In this mundane world, where are there truly carefree people?" Yichen himself didn't care much.

After all, we are all just ordinary mortals. At most, he is just better at maintaining his health than others. Why pretend to be a hermit?

Bai Li Ce cut straight to the point, "Daoist Master, were you originally surnamed Zhang?"

"It's just an alias, but it was indeed I who suggested that Baili Jiangluo go find the young lady back then."

Bai Li Ce's heart sank. "Why?"

"I cannot tell you right now."

Wang Qingyan scoffed, "Just making a big fuss over nothing."

Ignoring his glance, Baili Ce skipped to the next topic, "Daoist Master, did you come for me?"

"To be precise, it's for everyone, including you and me."

"To be so naive even when imprisoned is truly laughable resilience," a single sentence mocked the two individuals.

Wang Qingyan had always scoffed at their reasoning.

But Baili Ce and Yichen remained remarkably calm.

"So what if it's laughable? There are already so many jokes in the world, one more won't make a difference."

"Master, you really shouldn't have made this trip."

Wang Qingyan was right; she was barely able to take care of herself, so what else could she do?

"Whether it is right or wrong is my own business. Even if the Wang family lord kills me in a moment, it is my own fault. Young lady, you need not feel any guilt."

Yichen spoke these words with utmost seriousness, as if Wang Qingyan were not present.

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Qingyan felt even colder.

To his surprise, the other party calmly accepted his sharp scrutiny, "Even now, the Wang family head still refuses to let go?"

"Master, you yourself cannot let go, so why do you try to persuade me?"

"That's true." After experiencing several life-or-death situations, his mind became much clearer.

So-called non-attachment is nothing more than a violation of the very nature of "attachment".

They care about right and wrong, emphasize benevolence and righteousness, and insist on creating a new Heavenly Way. Isn't that also an abandonment of the Great Way?

The great way is thus abandoned, naturally the country falls into chaos, and great falsehood runs rampant.

"..." Wang Qingyan's expression turned slightly serious, not expecting Yichen to agree with him.

But then he thought it must be some kind of feigned indifference tactic, so he followed Yichen's words and asked, "Since you think I'm right, Daoist, please answer my question."

After saying that, she looked at Baili Ce and said, "It just so happens that she also wants to know."

The tone of the command was incredibly arrogant.

Yichen didn't care at all. "Excuse me."

"Is the Heavenly Dao truly dead?"

"Yes"

"Where is the Ancestral Gu?"

"It has perished within the Great Dao."

Bai Li Ce couldn't help but sigh. Although he had expected it, it was still very painful, after all, they had spent so much time together.

"What can I do to keep her here forever? To keep her by my side?"

! !

He immediately broke down, yelling, "Slap!! Are you even human?!"

"I'm already like this, and you still won't let me go?!"

Don't they even consider the feelings of the person involved?

So all this peace and quiet you've been keeping bottled up about this?!

"..." A slight ripple appeared on Yichen Fengqing's upright and righteous face.

Holding the hand that had hit him, Wang Qingyan looked at Baili Ce and emphasized, "Daoist Master, you might as well speak frankly."

"All things in the world come and go freely."

"Ha," Wang Qingyan sneered.

“No one has ever been able to come and go freely in my place.”