When "Shenhe" asked that question, Su Yuan was instantly startled, his heart giving a sudden jolt.
He waved his hands repeatedly to show his refusal and quickly said:
"Shenhe, you misunderstood. I wasn't following you all this time — it's just that we happened to be heading the same way..."
"We haven't known each other for long yet, so I don't want to be friends with you for now..."
"Oh... what a pity then..."
"Shenhe" replied coldly, then ignored Su Yuan and continued walking forward.
Su Yuan let out a temporary sigh of relief, but at the same time, he realized an excellent idea!
Right now, he couldn't commit suicide to rewind the timeline, nor could he provoke someone else to kill him...
So, if he wanted to die and rewind right now, he just had to become friends with the eerie "Shenhe" — she would kill him immediately!
It was simply too convenient and efficient!
After that, Su Yuan hurried to Yujing Terrace and found Madame Ping.
He told her everything about Shenhe's current condition in complete detail.
"So Madame Ping, if we can't find Shenhe's original red ropes, then where can we get a new one to bind her now?" Su Yuan asked.
"This is becoming a bit tricky…"
Madame Ping showed a slight hint of worry and said:
"Back when the red ropes soul-binding method was prepared for Shenhe, although many Adepti—including myself—participated, the one who played the leading role was still Cloud Retainer…"
"But now, as we both suspect, Cloud Retainer has already been corrupted and taken over by the Eerie… Trying to get a new red ropes from her might come with considerable risk…"
"Besides, back then the Adepti specifically warned Shenhe not to remove the red ropes tied to her body. So now that the red ropes has been undone, it probably wasn't by her own will…"
"That's right," Su Yuan nodded and said firmly.
"It's all my fault. If I hadn't told her that the red ropes had come undone, she wouldn't have realized it—and wouldn't have fallen into this eerie state…"
"Child, this isn't your fault…" Madame Ping gently patted Su Yuan on the shoulder.
"Let's just say… some things are fated by the heavens…"
"So for now, all we can do is make sure Shenhe's friends and family keep their distance from her. As long as no one gets hurt, there's no real danger just yet," Su Yuan said.
"But we can't keep dragging things out like this forever—there has to be some kind of solution, right?"
"Then, child, how about this—you stay by Shenhe's side, and I'll go find Cloud Retainer," Madame Ping said.
"If Shenhe wasn't the one who undid her red ropes, then in order to maintain her disguise, she should cooperate with us and be willing to give us a new red ropes."
"But… if you're going to face the eerie Cloud Retainer, wouldn't that be dangerous for you, Madame Ping?" Su Yuan asked with concern.
"Don't worry, child. I've taken that into consideration," Madame Ping said with a kind smile.
"I won't go in person. I'll use an adeptal technique to send a clone to make contact with Cloud Retainer."
Su Yuan nodded—so that's how it was.
Then there was nothing to worry about after all.
Liyue's adeptal arts really were convenient!
After parting with Madame Ping, Su Yuan immediately hurried back to Shenhe's side.
But at that moment, Su Yuan noticed that Yanfei had also shown up!
Su Yuan immediately felt a bit worried.
What kind of relationship did Yanfei and Shenhe have?
Could they be considered close friends?
However, judging from "Shenhe's" reaction, she only glanced at Yanfei without making any particular move—it seemed like they weren't very familiar with each other…
That made sense.
Yanfei was a well-known legal expert in Liyue, while Shenhe had spent most of her time cultivating in the mountains, with little understanding of Liyue's legal system...
They might know each other due to their shared ties with the Adepti, but they definitely weren't close—certainly not friends.
However, what happened next took Su Yuan by surprise!
Yanfei looked somewhat helpless as she said to "Shenhe":
"Miss Shenhe, it's you again?"
"Before, you said that if you slammed someone's head into the ground three times, you'd be able to learn what you wanted from them..."
"Then you went to a restaurant and boldly asked the owner why people have to pay for food..."
"And now, not only have you killed others, but you're walking down the street without the slightest sign of remorse..."
"I know you've spent a long time in the mountains and aren't familiar with the norms of human society—but you can't just act so lawlessly!"
Su Yuan: ???
Yanfei, what's going on with you? Where did you even come from?
Su Yuan quickly rushed to Yanfei's side and whispered:
"Yanfei, didn't you notice something's clearly wrong with Shenhe right now? She's already been corrupted and taken over by the Eerie!"
"Of course I noticed, Su Yuan…" Yanfei glanced at him, a faint smile forming at the corner of her lips.
"But even if someone is corrupted by the Eerie, that can't be used as an excuse to escape legal punishment…"
Su Yuan suddenly had a bad feeling—could it be that in Yanfei's eyes, this "Shenhe" was now just a lawless criminal?
Could it be that Yanfei herself was already falling into eerie state too…?
"Su Yuan, notify the Millelith. Have them evacuate the surrounding civilians…"
Yanfei continued speaking:
"When immortals fight, it's the mortals who suffer…"
"Our goals are aligned. I don't want to reveal myself in front of ordinary people, and you don't want innocent civilians getting hurt, right?"
Su Yuan was now completely certain—that smile, that tone—this "Yanfei" had already been corrupted by the Eerie!
Damn it, was it really just such a coincidence?
He hadn't even had the chance to warn Yanfei before she ran into Shenhe and ended up getting corrupted too?
From what little he knew so far, this "Yanfei" seemed to be targeting the "Shenhe" who had broken the law.
The two were likely about to clash—Eerie versus Eerie!
Su Yuan had to admit, what "Yanfei" said made sense.
So he immediately went to contact the Millelith and had all the nearby civilians evacuated…
Once there was no one else around, "Yanfei" finally revealed her true nature…
Her face began to twist and distort.
She glared viciously at "Shenhe" and shouted:
"Miss Shenhe, do you f***ing realize you've broken the law!?"
"If the law can't punish you, then I will!!!"
With that, the eerie power transformed into flames in "Yanfei's" hands, morphing into a black fireball filled with ominous energy—then she hurled it straight at "Shenhe"!
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