I watched as Jun He approached me. His hand was about to pinch my face.
At that moment, fear welled up in my heart. It felt as if what he was trying to feed me wasn't the "Water of Oblivion", but a deadly poison. Jun He pinched my face tightly. No matter how hard I struggled, I couldn't break free. Just as the Meng Po Soup was about to touch my lips, I suddenly felt a surge of strength from somewhere. I shook my arm forcefully, and a powerful white light radiated from my chest.
The dazzling white light was wrapped in a layer of pale purple, looking like a beautiful aurora. It was like silk, encircling me.
Maybe Jun He wasn't on guard against me. He never expected an aurora to appear and protect me. He was directly sent flying several meters away by this colorful light.
This time, the whole cup of Meng Po Soup was spilled on the ground.
Jun He fell to the ground and didn't come to his senses for a long time.
To be honest, I was also stunned at that moment. What was protecting me?
I reached out my hand and felt around on my body randomly. Then I found that the wooden phoenix feather was in my pajama pocket.
The wooden phoenix feather was a gift from Gu Yuan to Chi Yu. It seemed to be made of ebony. A pale purple light flickered on the greenish - blue hairpin. When I held it in my hand, I could smell a faint sandalwood fragrance, which was extremely similar to the smell on Gu Yuan.
I don't know why, but seeing it made me feel inexplicably at ease.
Wasn't this thing supposed to be in Chi Yu's hair? I didn't expect that since Chi Yu's soul had merged with mine, it would come back with me.
Could it be that it sensed my fear just now and that's why it emitted that light?
Just as I was thinking, Jun He let out a loud groan and got up from the ground.
He had fallen hard. The expression on his face was distorted.
I was afraid he had more tricks up his sleeve. With an apologetic look on my face, I said to Jun He, "I'm sorry, Jun He. If you want me to forget the past, you might as well stab me to death."
After saying that, I didn't care about his reaction at all. I opened the door and ran out.
"Lan Lan... Where are you going... Don't do anything stupid." Jun He tried to call me back in the room.
But I left his voice behind and ran out of the City That Never Sleeps.
I walked all the way to the stone bridge. I looked around and was relieved to find that Jun He wasn't chasing me. I stopped and gasped for breath.
At this moment, the stone bridge was empty. There was no sign of Gu Yuan.
I looked up at the sky lantern on the River of Forgetfulness. My heart was filled with mixed emotions and I felt really bad.
I remembered that today was the day when Gu Yuan was going through his trials. Although we had broken up, I still felt extremely uneasy.
I raised my hand to check the time. Fortunately, it was a little after five o'clock in the morning in the human world.
I just stood on the small bridge, wondering how to go back.
"What are you thinking about?" A clear voice suddenly came from behind me.
I didn't need to guess to know who it was.
I turned my head and gave Bai Qi a forced smile. With him around, I felt much more at ease.
"Nothing."
Bai Qi stood beside me and asked in a low voice, "Are you angry with me?"
I turned to look at him. When he looked at me, his eyes were clean and bright.
"Why would I be angry with you?" I asked knowingly, already knowing what he was referring to.
Bai Qi curled his lips and looked at the red moon over the River of Forgetfulness. The red halo shone on his face, revealing an inexplicable loneliness. He seemed to have a lot on his mind.
"I hurt Gu Yuan yesterday. Although you didn't say anything, you must hate me deeply in your heart."
I didn't look at him either. Instead, I looked at the red moon with him and said, "Bai Qi... If you think so, it means you don't know me well at all and you never regarded me as a true friend. I'm not a person who can't tell right from wrong."
"What if I really killed him yesterday? Would you hate me?" Bai Qi turned his head and looked down at me seriously. His blue eyes were waiting for my answer.
I didn't dodge his gaze either. I stood facing him and looked at him just as seriously.
"I don't know..."
Bai Qi didn't seem satisfied with my answer, but his expression didn't change much.
I saw a glimmer of disappointment in his blue eyes, and there seemed to be tears welling up in them.
He didn't dare to look at me anymore and immediately lowered his eyes.
"Thank you for telling me."
Bai Qi seemed to misunderstand my meaning. He thought that when I said "I don't know", it meant that I would hate him. I just didn't answer him directly because he was here.
In fact, I really didn't know. I'm not a person who can't tell good from bad. I can tell who is good to me.
The reason he hurt Gu Yuan was entirely because of me.
Seeing that I didn't answer, Bai Qi turned around dejectedly and was about to leave.
"Bai Qi... I haven't finished my words yet." I quickly took two steps forward and called out to him in a hurry.
Bai Qi stopped but didn't turn his head. His back was facing me, and he buried his head very low, looking like a child who had made a mistake.
"Gu Yuan once asked me the same question you just asked. He asked me which side I would stand on if he fought with you."
Bai Qi didn't say a word. He just waited there for me to continue.
Seeing that he was willing to listen, I quickly walked around him and stood in front of him and said, "I told Gu Yuan to give me a day to solve this. If Bai Qi really did something evil, I would never stop him."
"Actually, I didn't have an answer in my heart at that time. I didn't believe that you would hurt me, just as I don't believe that Gu Yuan will hurt me now."
"Both of you are equally precious to me. It would be painful for me to give up either of you."
I pouted and pointed to the position of my heart.
Bai Qi was a man after all. When he saw me acting coquettishly, he lowered his eyes, filled with indulgence.
"So... Bai Qi, don't do anything stupid for me. Your living well is my greatest happiness."
After hearing my words, Bai Qi finally showed a bright smile on his face.
I raised my hands and pinched his face hard. Although his face wasn't as chubby as before, his skin was smooth. It was worth a touch.
"Smile. I like your smile the most. Your smile can really heal everything, you know?"
Seeing me looking at him sincerely, Bai Qi finally couldn't hold it back and showed me a handsome smile. Seeing the worry on his face disappear was like seeing the scorching sun in summer.
"Since you owe me a day, can you give it back to me today?"
I tilted my head and blinked my eyes at him, asking in confusion, "Owe you a day? When did I owe this debt? Why don't I remember it?"