I struggled to spit out a ball of bubbles in the water, unable to speak at all.

And he chuckled:

"Little bride, you have opened your eyes. You are born extraordinary. Don't panic."

"Come, my husband will teach you - when you hold your breath and concentrate, the world will slow down in the eyes of the sky."

Along with his words, a deep warmth filled my limbs.

"Good girl, take your weapon, aim it in his eyes - and stab him!"

The heat surged from my heart to my arms, and then gathered in my palms, making the brass candlesticks hot too!

And I followed the guidance of the power, aimed at the monster's eyes, and stabbed it hard!

The hot and sharp copper thorns pierced hard, blood mixed with thick black mist filled the water, and the monster let out a sharp cry due to the severe pain, and waved its palms around. If you were not careful, you could be scratched.

The skin is torn apart.

But in my eyes, it looks terribly slow.

And the man's voice brought out praise: "Little bride, you did a good job."

"This is a water ghost. Ordinary people can't see it. It will only be revealed when he wants to find someone to die for. The more people he looks for, the more human-like he will be... Good girl, he is close to human form. Killing

Just kill him."

"Come, this time, aim at his neck!"

The heat flow once again controlled my palm. At this moment, the copper thorns were like breaking open tofu. The monster only had time to stiffly bounce its body, and then it quickly turned into black mist and completely dissipated at the bottom of the river.

The monster... is dead?

I was already a little confused due to suffocation, and I couldn't hear what he said clearly in my daze. I only heard a sigh, and suddenly, my lips were lightly covered by something.

Something warm was pressed against me, causing me to open my mouth involuntarily.

Fresh air is brought in.

My ta

Greedy efforts to swallow ya

, desperately trying to get more... However, I feel that the invisible figure is gradually disappearing.

There was only a distressed chuckle: "Little bride, if you keep pestering me, I'm afraid I'll make you cry again..."

After the sound dissipated, I was held up on the water. I could only see faint golden lights like a group of misty fireflies, emerging out of thin air from where the black mist dissipated, and suddenly got into the jade pendant.

This... is merit?

I touched the jade pendant, but I could still feel the strangeness between my lips and teeth. I couldn't help but take a deep breath and swam back to the river.

Today's events were so intense and exciting that when we got ashore, I had already forgotten Chunyan and only returned home quickly.

After closing the courtyard door, I pressed my back against the door, looking at the increasingly bright copper thorns in my hands, and then reached out to rub my lips.

Every time you help me, you need... do you need skin-to-skin contact?

I blushed.

Unknowingly, I didn't realize that my resistance to that man had dissipated a lot.

…

It was getting dark now, and the village gradually became quiet, with smoke rising from every house. I lit the oil lamp, washed myself, and waited quietly.

However, until the moon was at the top of the sky, Chunyan didn't hear Chunyan calling for help, and she didn't even see her looking back.

I have done everything I should do, and now she has not thought about saving me, and finally let me completely let go.

From now on, I will never be soft-hearted towards her.

…

Early the next morning, I went out and saw the sneaky figure of Chunyan from the fence on one side.

She lingered by the door, as if she wanted to open it but hesitated.

I hesitated for a moment and didn't say anything. I just stood in the corner and watched quietly.

Not long after, Chunyan gently opened the door and quickly entered the house.

Yes, she used to come to my house often, and she was already familiar with the layout. So I watched her turn a blind eye to the burial place in the main room, get into my bedroom with familiarity, and then start rummaging around.

"What are you looking for?"

I looked at her and subconsciously tightened my grip on the copper thorn at my waist.

The cold copper thorns in my palm also made me stunned - when did I become as wary of people as I am of monsters?

When Chunyan saw me, she trembled all over. Some of the fine copper plates she had just checked suddenly fell down. Her face turned pale and she quickly took a step back.

"Yu Xin! Don't blame me! I didn't mean to send you to your death! We are good sisters, please help me stop that devil——"

When she said this, she seemed to have come to her senses, and now she was staring at my figure under the morning sun, with a fierce look on her face.

"You're not dead!"

"That's a monster. You were caught by him and you're not dead yet!"

She looked at me, her face ferocious and twisted, and her words seemed to contain a poisonous sting:

"Why don't you die?!"

A few days ago, I might still be in pain because of her changes. But now, who cares?

"Are you here to steal money?"

I looked at her coldly: "Chunyan, your current character is not even as good as your brother."

Chunyan bit her lips, looked at me, and backed away slowly:

"Yu Xin, don't force me! You are a lone star in the village now. Even if you say it out, will everyone believe you or me?"

I just find it ironic.

"Chunyan, that monster didn't kill me, do you think I still care about my reputation?"

"It's you, have you ever thought about why after so many years, you have inexplicably attracted that water ghost?"

"You have to wash clothes every day at home, right? Are you talking about the water ghost in the river? Is he still alive?"

Chunyan also thought of it!

She still has to do a lot of work for the family every day, and she can't avoid going to the river to wash clothes. But that's it if she doesn't know anything. Now that she has narrowly escaped death, how can she still dare to step into the water?

"Yu Xin!"

She looked at me, tears welling up in her eyes, and she looked extremely pitiful: "I..."

I don't want to hear her disgusting words anymore.

He just asked: "Do you feel that your memory is not right?"

"Have you ever remembered that you once told me that you had a sweetheart?"

"You made an appointment with your sweetheart to meet in the back mountain, and you specifically asked me to come and see it...do you remember?"

Chunyan probably doesn't remember.

I believe in my parents, and I also know that the monster must have some tricks.

But I don’t believe it either. With such a thick mist covering her body, Chunyan can’t detect anything unusual?

Sure enough, as I asked her questions, her face became paler.

And I looked at her pale face and remembered the advice she gave me that day:

"If you're bored, just count how many grave bags there are!"

Not to mention whether Chunyan is so courageous, counting grave bags is not a way for girls to pass the time.

"You did it on purpose."

"You know I can never step outside the village until I'm 16!"

So let me count as I go and... forget about village boundaries.

I finally understood that the viciousness of the human heart is rooted in the deepest place. Even if she was deceived by the snake demon at that time, she could still use my trust to break the protection of this village against me.

Hurt me is the most deep-rooted obsession in her heart.

What a Chunyan!


Chapter completed!