After deceiving the villain, I was forced to love him.

Chapter 111 It’s really her

They held each other for an unknown amount of time, and Baili Ce was almost awake when Wang Qingyan finally let go of her.

At that time, because he was close by, Baili Ce finally saw the true form of the black vine.

Like a tree spirit that has cultivated for a thousand years in mythology.

They came from the abyss, their bodies pitch black and lifeless, yet they resembled wild beasts lurking in the night, waiting only for Wang Qingyan's command to attack their prey.

Bai Li Ce felt a chill and unease after just one glance.

Fortunately, the warmth in my left ankle suppressed the surrounding chill.

"..." Wang Qingyan probably said something again, but the dream automatically muted the sound, and his whole appearance was in the style of ink painting, so she really couldn't tell what he was saying.

So she looked at him with a puzzled expression.

The latter added that she was puzzled again.

Besides...

Finally, as if performing a silent film, he simply pulled her down to sit.

His gaze shifted from initial malevolence and surprise to cautiousness, and finally to obsession.

However, the dream remained unchanged from beginning to end.

His world has always been like this, and there's no need to make it better.

However, before destroying the overly "well-behaved" Azhu in his dream, he still wanted to tell "her" that he was very angry, really very angry.

How could you just run away like that?

No, that's not right.

Ah Zhu shouldn't have run away!

That heartless girl should be caught and brought back to her place...

She clearly agreed to his request, but then turned around and didn't keep her word.

And without leaving a trace...

"..." Bai Li Ce stared blankly, propping his chin up with his hand, silently watching him complain.

Whether he complained hundreds or thousands of times, for some reason, Baili Ce noticed that his expression became increasingly...calm and composed.

Let's call it composure for now.

But beneath this composure lies a ruthless and cunning scheme.

Could it be——

Ah!

Before she knew it, Baili Ce was pulled away by Wang Qingyan. In the chaos, she almost gave herself away, but luckily she reacted quickly enough to stay still.

Seeing her expression, Wang Qingyan felt a flicker of hesitation... but his index finger continued to gently trace the contours of her face, moving down from her bangs.

You're probably having a great time right now.

But I'm not happy.

Just like here, it's always the same no matter when I come.

But Baili Ce, how good is the outside world? Hypocrisy and cunning are everywhere.

I'm just more true to my inner desires than they are, so why do you find that scary?

Is it because worldly right and wrong, good and evil, are not defined by me?

But Ah Zhu, you shouldn't be afraid of me.

But I don't blame you; it was others who misled you...

In this world, I am the only one like you.

He then leaned down and fell—

Baili Ce instinctively dodged, but Wang Qingyan's eyes changed, and the entire dream trembled horribly.

OK OK! !

Here, have a kiss! Here, have a kiss, okay?

Bai Lize simply stared wide-eyed, remaining motionless like a wooden figure.

Wang Qingyan suppressed a laugh and placed the kiss on... He originally wanted to kiss her forehead, but after thinking about it, he mischievously placed it somewhere else.

It's so sweet, just like the day I gave her the little pig lantern~

"..." Touching his neck, the person was so angry that his teeth itched.

Wang Qingyan looked at her expressionlessly, and even cursed something with apparent "disgust" before turning and leaving the dream.

Damn it, that bastard!

Not only did he take advantage of her in his dream, but he also insulted her?!

But after he left, the whole dream changed.

While it may not be a scene of birdsong and fragrant flowers, at least it's no longer a place of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, or man-eating forests.

But what exactly did he say in his last sentence? It seems really important.

After waking up, Baili Ce kept thinking about this question.

However, before he could figure it out, he was led by an honest man in the caravan who loved to tell dirty jokes and started laughing at him.

"Hey, Nana, how come your face is so red after sleeping?"

"Hahaha, did you have that kind of dream?"

"Could it be that she dreamt about her lover?"

Haha, I think so!

Enraged, Baili Ce yelled, "Get out! Get out! What's it to you?!"

......

Waking up from a nap, my mood, which had been irritable for several days, immediately brightened up.

Wang Qingyan found it even funnier when he recalled how she was so angry in the dream that she wanted to bite him.

He always smiled as he wrote back to Baili Jiangluo with pen and paper.

So, what he said in the end was, of course—

"You'll never get rid of me in this lifetime."

As for Baili Ming and Lu Jian?

Ah Zhu, don't worry.

No matter which of these traps they fall into, they will be doomed.

But Wang Qingyan was not in a hurry to take the next step.

First, the number of morning glory plants planted this time is huge and the situation is still unstable. Too frequent manipulation may cause abnormalities in the host.

If it were discovered prematurely, like in Shucheng, the effect would be greatly reduced.

Secondly, those bandits haven't been spies for long, so they certainly wouldn't know anything about confidential matters, and they probably wouldn't be able to get any information out of them.

Moreover, Lu Jian and his team definitely need time to make arrangements.

Since that's the case, why doesn't he help others achieve their goals?

Let them gradually enter the Baili clan, grow together with Chaosheng, and participate in the entire court affairs.

......

Five days later, the caravan finally arrived at Muli City.

Everyone took their luggage and supplies and went home.

Because he was worried about the health of the two elders, Baili Ce decided to stay in the city for a few more days before setting off, and take the opportunity to travel around and experience the customs and culture of the Xianbei.

Oh, right!

Although some people in the caravan were injured, no one died!

And she survived despite her wealth!

Lai Fu is fine too!

Great news! After hardship comes happiness!

However, as soon as Baili Ce settled his elderly parents in, he ran into an acquaintance on the street.

"Lina, I have something to tell you." Qiu Jiang finally couldn't resist returning.

Bai Li Ce looked around and walked into a shop not far away.

As soon as he entered the shop, Qiu Jiang tossed a bag of silver to the shopkeeper and said, "Don't let anyone else in."

"Yes, yes, yes..." The shopkeeper took the money and quickly left.

"What do you mean by this, Your Excellency?" Baili Ce and Qiu Jiang sat down face to face, as if they had returned to the time when they were negotiating in Shucheng a year ago.

Qiu Jiang smiled faintly, "It's nothing, I just wanted to ask you, what is the purpose of coming all this way?"

At first, he thought Baili Ce was just trying to avoid Wang Qingyan.

She would have given up in a few days, but unexpectedly, she was able to walk step by step with everyone to Muli City.

For a pampered scion of a wealthy family to have such ambition is truly remarkable.

But going any further would be something a spirited girl wouldn't dare to do.

"Then what is it for?" She's a seasoned silver-tongued person, so she doesn't mince words anymore.

She simply asked him, "What you told me in Shucheng back then wasn't the whole truth."

"..." Qiu Jiang remained silent.

Bai Li Ce took it as an admission.

This means that Qiu Jiang knew exactly what kind of poison that "monster" in Shucheng had been poisoned with.

But she wasn't in a hurry to ask further. "Everyone says that the Miao region is skilled in Gu poison, but they don't know that the oldest Gu poison in the world originated from the Xianbei Mountains."

"The Gu poisons of the Miao region are vicious, while those of the Xianbei are secretive. You have indeed found the right direction."

However, this alone is not enough to make Baili Ce run so far.

Therefore, Qiu Jiang guessed, "Has the Baili clan truly submitted to the imperial court?"

"It means submitting to a wise ruler."