—I don't know.
That answer was nothing but evasion, perfunctory dismissal, and a betrayal of trust.
Fang Li did not believe Emilia failed to understand that.
Yet Emilia had still said it.
Even with her face pale, her lips trembling, and her wavering gaze filled with turmoil, Emilia had still said it.
How was Fang Li supposed to react to that?
Perhaps Emilia had been afraid of that very question as well.
However, the outcome was different from what Emilia had imagined.
"You don't know?"
Fang Li sighed and spoke.
"Since you say so, then you probably really don't know."
The unexpected words made Emilia's eyes widen.
"What?" Fang Li said with a laugh. "Is it really that unbelievable for me to choose to believe you?"
"N-No..." Emilia did not know how to describe how she felt right now. She could only ask timidly, "But do you believe me, Fang Li? Do you really believe me?"
"Yes, I believe you." Fang Li answered frankly. "Because I know you're not good at lying."
So if Emilia had been lying just now, Fang Li would have seen through it immediately.
But according to Fang Li's observations, Emilia had not lied.
"But it's also true that you underwent the trial." Fang Li looked straight at Emilia and said, "If I'm not mistaken, you must have seen your own past during the trial too, right?"
Emilia's slender shoulders suddenly trembled.
The fragile air around her swelled at once.
"I... I don't know... I really don't know..." Emilia said with an expression that looked ready to burst into tears. "I only remember... seeing something terrifying..."
As she spoke, Emilia tightly hugged herself, trembling as though she were freezing.
Having the wound in her heart dug up once more seemed to make Emilia recall the terror