Chapter 173

The words "companion" and "slave" successfully moved me.

Even though I have been reincarnated, even my current appearance shares many similarities with Fengli Shu.

Otherwise she wouldn't dare so openly pretend to be Ali to deceive Hu Yulin.

Could it be that in my past life I and Fengli Shu were actually twin sisters?

And I, from the moment I was born, was tragically abandoned, had a companion curse placed on me, becoming a stepping stone on Fengli Shu's path of growth?

In my previous life, did I live solely for her?

Even after I painstakingly reincarnated, I still couldn't escape her control, and she came chasing after me?

Is there any heavenly justice left!

At this moment I was so angry I felt like crushing the cup!

On what grounds?

Have I broken some heavenly law, that lifetime after lifetime I am to be sucked like a leech by Fengli Shu?

The desire to kill Fengli Shu surged to its peak at this moment.

What the boss lady wants is to stir up my desire for revenge: "Xiao Jiu, this is my sincerity; the companion curse can be said to be one of the oldest witch curses. To find its antidote is extremely difficult, and moreover the antidote is likely held in the hands of the one who placed the curse on you."

However, though the antidote is hard to find, I have a risky method that can help you slightly suppress the companion curse."

I hurriedly asked: "What method?"

"I can raise a gu worm on your body to help you bear the curse," the boss lady said seriously.

Raise a gu worm inside my body?

Although I have some acquaintance with the boss lady, we are far from being able to trust each other unconditionally.

That's a gu worm!

If the boss lady intends to use the gu worm to control me, to coerce me, even to have Liu Junyan behind me help her take revenge, what should we do?

As the saying goes, one must not harbor harmful intent, but one must not lack defensive intent.

But this is indeed an opportunity...

After hesitating for a long time, I looked up and asked: "Then, as an exchange, what do you want me to do for you?"

"Help me kill them!" the boss lady almost gritted her teeth, "They now occupy the area around Huicheng and Jiangcheng, the Buddha Eye is still in your hands, you will surely face them sooner or later; they are my enemies and also your foes—enemy's enemy is friend, Xiao Jiu, I not only want to be your friend, I want to be your ally!"

What she said is correct.

As long as the Buddha Eye remains in my hand, that group will not give up; sooner or later they will come knocking.

The boss lady's request is understandable.

"Alright, I agree to cooperate." I thought for a moment and said, "But keep that gu worm for me first; when I am at my wit's end, I will come to you for it."

The boss lady took my hand and smiled: "Xiao Jiu, pleasant cooperation."

I also smiled: "Pleasant cooperation."

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The light rain continued to patter down.

I walked back slowly under my umbrella, but my state of mind became completely calm.

Concerning my origins, my past and present lives, especially after Fengli Shu appeared, it has constantly troubled me deeply.

No one around me knows what my previous incarnation was like.

But today, we finally have a clue.

Although this news is not good, it is nevertheless very important to me.

I am now wondering, if I kill Fengli Shu, what effect will it have on me?

Will I die together with her?

My situation with Fengli Shu is like that of a child gu and a mother gu.

If the child gu dies, it doesn't greatly affect the mother gu; but once the mother gu dies, the child gu will also die immediately.

More importantly, Fengli Shu's desire to kill me is not stronger than her desire to replace me.

She wants my skin, my fate, and my spirit bones!

Fengli Shu comes from the Phoenix clan; if I am her twin sister, then the one who placed the curse on me should also come from the Phoenix clan.

And they hold high status and power.

This also foretells that if I move against Fengli Shu, I will be opposing the entire Phoenix clan.

What virtue or ability do I possess?

If not for Liu Junyan, without the many friends I have made now, without my senior sister... I would be like an ant that could be stepped on at any moment, insignificant.

But I am quite fortunate.

Now I even feel I can slightly contend with Fengli Shu.

Even if I die, I will drag her down as a cushion.

That evening, the "Yan Guilai" teahouse closed its doors, and the boss lady posted a notice on the door.

The notice read: "Returning home to mourn, return date uncertain."

She kept her promise and went back to Xiangxi to kill.

And I notified Jiang Yingxue to come to Dang Pu as soon as possible to handle the pawn procedures for the Bronze Bell.

After dinner, Hui Moqiong told me about the recent information he had found regarding Tafengcun.

"Tafengcun had a barrier appear a week ago; all the villagers couldn't get out, and now their fate is unknown." Hui Moqiong said, "But before that, the village seemed unsettled; at least half a month ago, the villagers kept going to the Qilin Temple on the back mountain to make offerings, yet the information has been blocked, and my people haven't yet figured it out."

Half a month.

I subconsciously touched my left arm.

That's right.

The scorch mark on my left arm should have reacted then too, but it had been suppressed by Liu Junyan's scale armor and never showed.

Only after the scale armor was completely exhausted did I notice the clue.

Last time the scorch mark appeared, the children in Tafengcun also showed signs.

Could it be that this situation is even more serious than last time?

Before, they treated Fengli Shu as a savior, worshipping her—why isn't she saving them this time?

Hui Moqiong said he would keep investigating, and would definitely dig three feet deep into the whole of Tafengcun for me, getting to the bottom of it.

At night, after I finished washing up, it was already past ten.

Sitting at the dressing table, when I looked again at the 'slave' character on my right cheek, I found its color seemed to have faded a bit.

And the scorch mark on my left arm also hadn't ulcerated as quickly as last time.

What's going on?

Doubting, I fell asleep in a daze.

In the latter half of the night, the side of my body suddenly sank downward.

I almost reflexively woke up; just as I was about to turn, my waist was lifted backward and I instantly sank into a broad embrace.

Familiar sandalwood scent enveloped me, and my tense body instantly went limp.

My earlobe itched.

In the darkness, the man's somewhat urgent breath sprayed onto my ear, making me reluctant to leave.

I closed my eyes, indulging in this moment's warmth.

He has come back.

I felt as if I had instantly found my mainstay, and suddenly I wasn't afraid.

His large hand rested on my waist, gently rubbing; the cool touch of the prayer beads against my skin seemed to release a faint sandalwood scent, making my body relax further.

But…… I'm still not quite used to his now‑cool bodily sensation……

Very unaccustomed……

At one point I even felt that Liu Junyan's whole person would someday turn into a copper‑coin skeleton, no longer flesh and blood.

In the next instant, my lips were lightly bitten.

Liu Junyan whispered hoarsely: "Xiao Jiu, focus a bit……"