“I actually have things I’ve done wrong to Qian Yu…”
Perhaps the wind and snow today were heavier than usual, or perhaps the Fox Tribe Half-Yao crouching on the ground outside, huddled into a small fluffy ball, looked so tiny that the bone-chilling hatred in Gu Qinghan’s heart inexplicably faded a tiny bit.
However, soon, as she clearly saw the object Qian Yu was clutching tightly in her arms, this unusual emotion vanished instantly.
It was a small, simple wooden food box.
Gu Qinghan would never remember it wrong; Nalan Yunyan’s Potent Soul-Stupefying Powder was mixed into the food within that box.
“Still refuse to change your ways, after all?”
Painful memories of her past life came rushing back at this moment, and Gu Qinghan’s beautiful face returned to its icy coldness.
She had truly lost her mind to feel guilty toward such a malicious existence.
A venomous snake is quiet before it bites.
A fox that looks harmless to humans and animals is more ruthless than anyone once it starts harming people.
That so-called thoughtfulness wasn’t clumsy attentiveness toward her; it was merely the instinctive cowardice of someone accustomed to being weak!
Otherwise, why would she be afraid of disturbing her while simultaneously trying to harm her!
Coldness covered her eyes again.
Through the wind and snow, Gu Qinghan’s Spiritual Sense could clearly perceive that the Poisoned Dagger, which was destined to slash her cheeks, was currently hidden against Qian Yu’s waist.
It shimmered with green light.
Everything seemed unchanged.
Opening the door with a cold sneer, Gu Qinghan prepared to let Qian Yu in and slowly carry out her revenge inside.
In the next second, she was stunned once more.
Her Spiritual Sense habitually scanned the inside of the small wooden box Qian Yu had brought.
The food inside was not poisoned.
?
For the first time, a stir appeared in her eyes, which were as deep as a secluded spring under the moon.
Gu Qinghan pulled herself together and increased the intensity of her Spiritual Sense.
Because of her rebirth, her current Spiritual Sense was far stronger than in her previous life, even maintaining the level of a Fifth Realm Venerable from her past life.
But even with such a Spiritual Sense, which was already close to Divine Sense, she did not sense even a hint of drug or any other poisonous aura within the small wooden box Qian Yu brought.
How was this possible?
Her gaze flickered uncertainly, but the little Half-Yao outside named Qian Yu had already sensed the movement of the door opening behind her.
Then, Gu Qinghan clearly saw that the little Half-Yao, who had been so frozen that her mind was drifting, suddenly had her eyes brighten, and her brow lit up.
As if she had encountered some great blessing, she could even vaguely hear a few cheers, “Hooray~ Senior Sister Gu, you’ve finally finished your cultivation!!!”
Does this fox get this happy every time she sees me?
Why?
Gazing at Qian Yu, who had jumped up from the spot, Gu Qinghan couldn’t help but wonder about this.
Searching her memories, she found that she completely forgot what Qian Yu looked like every time she opened the door.
At that time, she only wanted to deal with the girl quickly.
Her thoughts were either on how to cultivate afterward or on the deficiencies and insights from the last round of cultivation; she hadn’t cared at all about what the other person looked like.
But now, she discovered that this little Half-Yao with Fox Tribe blood actually had so many small habits before entering her Cave Residence.
Happily jumping up from her spot and quickly shaking off the snow from her body.
Clasping the food box tightly, she started to dash toward the Cave Residence, but realizing this might not be appropriate, she forcibly suppressed the urge to run.
“This…”
“Senior Sister Gu, I’ve come to see you.”
Gu Qinghan’s mind was filled with a thousand thoughts, while on the other side, Qian Yu, who had been waiting outside for a long time, finally stepped into her Cave Residence.
She first greeted her with a smile, then skillfully set down the food box, skillfully moved a small chair, and skillfully sat across from her.
She was a tiny thing, like a fluffy ball, looking exceptionally well-behaved.
The complexity in Gu Qinghan’s eyes increased a bit more.
She remembered that Qian Yu was supposed to have an exceptionally timid and cowardly personality.
Shouldn’t she be very restrained when coming to see her?
Why could she do all this so naturally?
It couldn’t be because she regarded her as a “friend” who could be fully trusted, allowing her to let down her guard, right?
Gu Qinghan felt her own conjecture was absurd.
She tried to find evidence to prove that Qian Yu’s natural behavior today was a forced relaxation before she intended to poison her.
Although… searching her memories again, she still couldn’t find what the other girl’s performance was like when they spent time together in the past.
She remembered that Qian Yu had come at a certain time on a certain day of a certain year, but she couldn’t remember anything about what the other said, what she did, or what her expression was while by her side.
It was likely because she hadn’t taken it to heart at all.
Her breathing hitched for a very, very brief moment.
This thought added a bit more guilt to Gu Qinghan’s cold-filled mind.
She disliked this shame she was feeling.
Her Spiritual Sense kept focusing on the food box Qian Yu had placed on the table, obsessively hoping that the girl had poisoned her.
Still nothing.
Even after mobilizing her Spiritual Sense in person to check every part and detail of the food box, she still found no hint of poison.
“Senior Sister, are you hungry? Why do you keep staring at my food box? Hee hee~”
Perhaps sensing Gu Qinghan’s gaze, Qian Yu opened the food box with a bit of playfulness and looked at her with an expectant expression.
Inside the simple food box were several small Spiritual Grain Cakes.
They were carefully wrapped in clean lotus leaves, sprinkled with pine nuts as garnishes.
Next to the Spiritual Grain Cakes were two bright red wild fruits with a few emerald green leaves, emitting a faint, fresh, sweet fragrance.
It looked a bit plain, but one could still see the effort put in by the maker.
Gu Qinghan’s silence deepened.
Before Qian Yu entered, she had already set up a Shadow-recording Sound-recording Stone within the Cave Residence.
As long as she recorded the scene of Qian Yu “poisoning” her and drawing the dagger, she would use it to threaten and flip her, turning her into an undercover agent by Nalan Yunyan’s side.
Before sending her back to Nalan Yunyan, Gu Qinghan would collect interest for the suffering she endured in her previous life from Qian Yu, piece by piece.
Whether it was excruciating but non-lethal poisons or heart-devouring yet exceptionally hidden parasites.
These things, which she had obtained in her early years but never used, were gifts she had prepared for Qian Yu.
All of this had originally been planned.
To ensure the principle of not being the first to commit evil, she wouldn’t even strike directly; she would only counterattack once Qian Yu clearly intended to move against her.
What a perfect script.
To her surprise, the other party hadn’t actually poisoned her…
Why?
Did Qian Yu lose her nerve, or was it because of the rebirth that some unknown changes had occurred?
A thousand thoughts raced through Gu Qinghan’s mind, while Qian Yu on the other side tilted her head due to her silence.
“Senior Sister, why aren’t you eating?”
With a look full of expectation, no matter how much she hated or guarded against her, she had to objectively admit that the girl was soft and cute.
“I’ll eat now.”
Gu Qinghan calmly picked up a piece of the Spiritual Grain Cake, sweeping away the slight ripples flickering in her heart.
Regardless, Qian Yu was clutching that Poisoned Dagger tightly on her person.
No matter how kind she was, she wouldn’t easily believe such a malicious enemy.
Sitting quietly across from Qian Yu, Gu Qinghan’s expression showed no hatred or impropriety, just like any other time they had spent together in the past—after a brief exchange of pleasantries, they had nothing more to talk about.
She wondered if this fox had lost the powder due to some accident or if her brain had been damaged by the cold, and she planned to ambush her directly with the dagger.
Her cool eyes suddenly shifted, followed by a flash of mockery.
Through her spiritual perception, she could clearly see that Qian Yu’s somewhat youthful hand was quietly reaching beneath her skirt, toward the outer side of her thigh—exactly where the Poisoned Dagger had been sensed earlier.
Was she finally going to reveal her true intentions?
Gu Qinghan was not alarmed but delighted.
No matter how much the prelude deviated from the script, the venomous snake would eventually show its fangs.
She didn’t know where Qian Yu got the courage to draw a knife on her face-to-face, but it didn’t matter; she would soon find out.
The parasites and poisons prepared for her would make her confess everything~
Spiritual energy was quietly mobilized, and the Shadow-recording Sound-recording Stone in the corner was ready to be turned off after recording Qian Yu’s first move.
However, just as the situation reached a breaking point, the expected flash of cold light and strike at a vital point did not happen.
In her line of sight, the little Half-Yao held the shimmering green dagger with both hands, yet she didn’t stab it toward her.
Instead, she carefully placed it on the low table between them, right next to the plate of Spiritual Grain Cakes.
“Senior Sister… there is something I must tell you.”
“It’s very, very, very serious. You mustn’t be afraid.”
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