Chapter 1725: Bitter Fruit (14)
As the saying went, sometimes it was better to pretend not to understand.
Xilaliya's thirst for knowledge had clearly brought her considerable psychological pressure.
So much so that when Fu Qian offered her the doll again, she seemed unable to muster the strength to take it.
Fu Qian didn't insist. Understandingly, he put it back where it had been.
A stranger showing up with a doll that looked exactly like you was bizarre enough. But then it turned out his purpose was to use your body to make a new one.
Even people of faith would find it hard not to be shaken by that.
"So... you came to kill me?"
Her eyes followed the doll to one side. After a brief silence, Xilaliya came back to herself and looked at Fu Qian as she asked the question.
Perhaps the power of faith had finally taken effect. After the initial shock, she neither fled nor tried to strike first.
"That depends."
Fu Qian didn't offer any pointless reassurance. He thought it over seriously.
"Since there are four other tools like this, in theory, I could try choosing other targets."
Fu Qian was undoubtedly referring to Bride Lady and the others.
Unfortunately, this seemed to put even greater psychological pressure on Xilaliya.
After all, this one chance at survival came through something akin to transferring death to someone else.
And though Fu Qian's tone was mild, it still made it impossible to doubt the truth of what he said.
"Who are the other four?"
But in the end, Xilaliya showed her strength.
As she asked, she even moved forward instead of retreating, walking to the spot opposite Fu Qian and slowly sitting down.
"I don't know their names, but there was a middle-aged man wearing