Seeing Dan Zhu approaching, I wanted to get off Gu Yuan. I always felt that my current position was too indecent.
However, Gu Yuan didn't seem to care. He put one hand on my waist and refused to let me get up no matter what.
I gave him a meaningful look, signaling him to behave himself. Gu Yuan curved his lips and said, "In this way, you can claim your sovereignty. I only belong to you."
I wrapped one arm around his neck and rolled my eyes helplessly. I had long forgotten about the matter between him and Dan Zhu.
"Let go."
Seeing my pouty look, Gu Yuan's eyes were full of affection. Only then did he let go of his hand and let me sit beside him.
Dan Zhu lowered her eyes. It was hard to tell what she was thinking, but she seemed to understand the meaning behind Gu Yuan's words. She said in a soft voice, "Third Master, I was being over - ambitious before and made Lan Lan unhappy. Such things won't happen again in the future."
When she said this, it made me seem like a petty person. I glared at Gu Yuan angrily and complained in my heart: It's all your fault. Now she thinks I'm a jealous woman.
Gu Yuan didn't explain for me. Instead, he directly changed the topic, "Let's start. I'll leave Man Yue's soul to you in the future."
Dan Zhu nodded, "It's my duty."
After she finished speaking, Gu Yuan waved his arm, and all the doors and windows in the hall closed. A magic formation had already been drawn in the hall.
Dan Zhu first stepped into the magic formation, found her position, and sat down cross - legged.
Gu Yuan turned to me and asked, "Are you scared?"
I shook my head, "As long as you're here, I'm not afraid of anything."
Gu Yuan gave me a loving smile, "Go in. After everything is settled, I'll tell you a big surprise."
"What surprise?"
Gu Yuan hooked his lips wickedly and whispered in my ear, "I left something on you. Since it's a surprise, I'll tell you after you come out safely."
His tone was full of ambiguity, making my ears turn red.
"Go." He patted my back, urging me to enter the magic formation.
Although I was really curious, I still managed to hold back.
I blushed and stood up, then walked towards the magic formation. Bai Qi seemed to sense that the magic formation was about to start, and he also walked out from the back hall.
I gave Bai Qi a smiling look, but he didn't seem very happy. He just pursed his lips in response.
When I sat down cross - legged in the magic formation, the magic formation was officially activated.
Dense golden talismans rolled above my head, forming a hemispherical shape that surrounded me and Dan Zhu.
As the magic formation kept rotating, I felt as if I were sitting on a spinning chair. My head was extremely dizzy, and I even felt nauseous. My soul was being tugged back and forth in my body, and it was extremely uncomfortable.
My thoughts were in a complete mess. Past memories kept flashing back and forth.
My hearing also became intermittent. Sometimes it was Gu Yuan's voice, sometimes Bai Qi's, and I even heard my mom and dad's voices.
"Bai Qi... What's going on?" Gu Yuan was scolding Bai Qi.
I suddenly went blank in the head and didn't hear what Bai Qi said at all.
"Are you crazy? How could you let Lan Lan... at this time?" Was Bai Qi getting angry at Gu Yuan again? I really wanted to know the reason, but I couldn't understand a word.
I sat in the magic formation, and various scenes were like a movie playing in my mind. My head swayed from time to time, and my thoughts were in a complete jumble. Big beads of sweat oozed from my forehead, gathered together, and trickled down my face to my neck.
I had no idea what was going on outside or why they were arguing. I really wanted to open my eyes and take a look, but my eyelids were so heavy that I couldn't lift them at all.
"Have you made up your mind?" Bai Qi asked Gu Yuan calmly.
Gu Yuan seemed to have made a very difficult decision. It took him a long time to reply to Bai Qi.
"Cut it off... Keep it a secret."
Bai Qi: "Okay."
What did he mean by "cut it off"? What secret? What was Gu Yuan doing? I was going crazy. What were they hiding from me?
Just as I was thinking wildly, Man Yue's venomous face suddenly appeared in front of me.
"You took everything from me..."
My breathing became rapid, and I kept shaking my head. I didn't, I didn't take anything from her.
"Don't be in a hurry. We'll meet soon..."
Her greedy expression was so close that it made my heart tremble. My eyes kept rolling, and I wanted to say something, but I couldn't utter a single word.
"By then, I'll take back everything that belongs to me, including Gu Yuan... Hahaha..."
Immediately afterwards, images of Man Yue and Gu Yuan hugging and being intimate flashed through my mind.
"Ah, no..." I suddenly opened my eyes and sat up from the magic formation.
As I woke up, the golden - character magic formation flew out. Dan Zhu, exhausted, let out a muffled groan and fell to the ground.
Seeing that she was injured, I rushed forward to help her in a panic. Just as I touched her body, she suddenly turned her head. That face was clearly Man Yue's. At this moment, she was staring at me with extremely venomous eyes.
I was greatly shocked and quickly withdrew my hand. I fell on my buttocks.
When I looked up again, Dan Zhu was half - lying on the ground, supporting her chest with one hand. She didn't turn her head at all.
Seeing that the magic formation was broken, Gu Yuan quickly walked up to me in two steps. He pointed his single - hand sword at my forehead. A silver light flashed on my forehead. I only felt weak and my lips were extremely dry. I really wanted to drink some water.
After waiting for a while, Gu Yuan finally put down his finger and felt my pulse.
His expression was very solemn, and his eyes were dim. It seemed that something had gone wrong just now.
My breathing was weak, and I asked feebly, "Gu Yuan... What's wrong?"
Gu Yuan didn't answer me.
I then turned my gaze to Bai Qi. Bai Qi's face didn't look good either.
"Bai Qi, what on earth is going on? Don't hide it from me!" Their current expressions made me even more anxious.
Gu Yuan frowned, picked me up horizontally, and walked straight into the bedroom.
"Bai Qi, help me take care of Fairy Dan Zhu."
I looked back at Bai Qi pitifully, but he didn't look at me. Instead, he bent down and helped Fairy Dan Zhu up.
This wasn't his usual style.
Gu Yuan put me on the bed. I wanted to sit up, but I was so weak that I couldn't get up by myself.
"You have a good rest. I'll go and deal with the situation over there first." Gu Yuan got up to leave, and I reached out and grabbed his hand.
"Was it a failure?" Judging from their current expressions, I had already prepared myself mentally.
"It was a success. Don't think blindly. I'll be back soon." Gu Yuan patted my hand, telling me to relax.
Watching his departing back, I still felt uncomfortable. Maybe I was really scared by Man Yue.
I was so tired that I fell asleep on the bed. I didn't know how long I had slept.
It was not until my phone rang that I reluctantly picked it up and took a look.
The message was from my instructor. I clicked on it, and a glaring notification form hit my eyes.
I suddenly sat up from the bed. My head felt like it was filled with lead. Every time I moved it, it hurt like hell.
Just then, Gu Yuan walked in. Seeing me getting out of bed, he ordered me in a blunt tone to lie back down.
"But the instructor is going to give me a notice. I have to go back to school to see her." I told Gu Yuan how serious the problem was.
Gu Yuan completely ignored what I said. He always used the excuse that my body hadn't recovered yet and refused to let me get out of bed.
"I'll ask for leave for you with the instructor. You just have a good rest these days and don't do anything."
Seeing his tough attitude, I knew I couldn't argue with him.
I had no choice but to lie back on the bed.
Since I wasn't going back to school, I decided to have a good talk with Gu Yuan about what he was hiding from me during the soul - stripping process.