The Long-Cherished Wish (21)-Yi Xue

Countless dark emotions gathered and surged in those dark red eyes, and a faint aura of blood emanated from them, spreading across Zhao Yijiu's cold and stern face like ferocious lines.

Yu Xing finally understood why Zhao Yijiu, despite her good looks, always had an inescapable chilling aura that instilled fear in ordinary people.

When those eyes turn bloodshot, that's when Zhao Yijiu truly looks like her; her gloomy temperament is innate, as if it were her natural state.

Unlike vengeful ghosts, Zhao Yijiu's eyes, besides those qualities, also possessed a clear, distinctly human clarity, devoid of any confusion.

Yu Xing remained silent, glanced down, and tore off the cleanest piece of cloth from her body, holding a long strip in her hand.

"Don't panic." He pulled Zhao Yijiu's hand away, covered Zhao Yijiu's eyes with the strip of cloth, and tied a knot behind his head. "Don't worry about who you hear talking. Here, only you and I are real."

Sacrifice: "And us..."

Yu Xing glanced at her and Fangpian: "And Si and Fangpian too."

The two, seemingly just extras on a purchase, were speechless.

Zhao Yijiu no longer needed to cover her eyes, and upon hearing this, she lowered her hand.

He knew Yu Xing had seen it, Yu Xing must know what it meant, but Yu Xing did not show any disgust.

He had to admit he felt a sense of relief, even though the muttering in his ears still lingered, and even though the live stream camera might have just cut to his eyes, he didn't seem to care much.

"I understand. Don't worry, I'm not that easily swayed." Zhao Yijiu stood up. Despite losing his sight, he seemed completely unaffected, his tone returning to calm. "What do we do now? What about Zhao Ruru...?"

Yu Xing said, "She should be fine. The most important thing now is to find a way to reverse the white erosion."

He really needed to check on Zhao Ruru's condition. In fact, with the Great Blood Array in place, the vital signs of the living sacrifices remained stable, and he hadn't been captured by the Master. Even though the five living sacrifices weren't all gathered, Zhao Ruru's life could still be guaranteed.

But as the white color continued to spread, they would become the same as their surroundings, especially Zhao Yijiu, whose constitution seemed to make him more prone to losing his color. In just a short while, the white color increased a little more.

Yu Xing calmed down and turned her gaze back to the two corpses.

In any case, their toasting was fake; surely it couldn't have been completely useless?

Liu Xue and Young Master Fang looked miserable, and the few divination experts subconsciously avoided provoking the two corpses, fearing that the slightest disturbance might awaken their ferocity and direct their resentment towards them.

Yu Xing stepped forward, and before Si could stop him, he squatted down and pressed down on the paper cutter that Liu Xue was using to harm herself.

"Xue'er, wake up." He held Liu Xue's hand. Liu Xue glanced at him, the unfamiliarity in her eyes seeming to constantly change between dissipation and growth. In the end, she pushed him away and screamed as she continued to stab him.

Blood was dripping from the paper cutter; just looking at it, the few deducers could feel the despair Liu Xue felt when she committed suicide.

"Forget it, thankfully they seem to be out of their minds now, let's not waste time on them..." Fang Pian hesitated for a moment, but still tried to dissuade them.

Zhao Yijiu tilted her head, seemingly listening attentively.

Yu Xing's eyes flashed, and she stared at Liu Xue's wound.

No, it's not a waste of time.

While everything else is turning white, there is one thing that is not.

Blood, the blood on Liu Xue's wrist.

Her blood was a striking crimson, the only red color visible to the eye besides the small blood array.

"Xue'er, it's not your fault, the victim is innocent." Yu Xing approached Liu Xue again, but Liu Xue seemed not to hear her, and as she plunged the knife in again...

Yu Xing reached out and blocked Liu Xue's wrist.

The knife pierced the back of his hand, going all the way through his palm. He groaned, as if in great pain.

Zhao Yijiu took a step forward, but was stopped by Fang Pian, who whispered, "Xing seems to have discovered something."

Liu Xue paused, her hands trembling involuntarily. Her eyes finally regained their focus; she released the paper cutter, raised her head, and brought her ghostly face close to Yu Xing's. "Xiao... Jin..."

"It's me." The paper cutter was still stuck in Yu Xing's hand, his voice trembling slightly, "Xue'er, it'll be over soon."

"No... it won't end..." Liu Xue gave a bitter laugh, "You don't understand... you don't understand..."

Her gaze froze on Yu Xing's hand, two streams of red tears flowing from her eyes. "You must leave now, or... you'll never..."

Yu Xing interrupted her, "I have to stop all of this and take you away."

Si and Fangpian, who were watching from the sidelines, didn't know how much of what Xing said was true. From their perspective, Yu Xing seemed genuinely sincere, as if she and Liu Xue truly loved each other but were separated by life and death.

A true acting talent, an absolute acting talent. Fang Pian made that definition in his mind.

Liu Xue stabbed herself so many times just now, didn't she feel any remorse?

Liu Xue was already moved. In her heart, Xiao Jin never intended to harm her. This was probably what it meant to have no bottom line when it came to someone you liked.

She's a silly girl.

She saw her blood flowing out, staining her fingernails red, just like when she hid in the butler's cabinet and cut her wrists, leaving a trail of bright red blood.

"I can't leave, at least not my body..." Liu Xue knew very well that she had died long ago, and now this body was almost rotting, and it was not so compatible with her soul.

In an instant, Liu Xue understood some things.

She looked at Yu Xing's hands with heartache, letting out a soft sigh that seemed to lament the end of her remaining life.

"Xiao Jin, then take me with you and leave this place." She fiercely pulled the knife from Yu Xing's hand, blood splattering on her face, but unlike her own blood, it didn't have the effect of staining her skin red.

Yu Xing thought to himself: Sure enough, after drinking the Poisonous Wedding Wine, the unknown "toxin" entered their bloodstream, and Liu Xue and Young Master Fang's blood had the ability to reverse the white color.

However, their blood could not be forcibly taken, because they were now half-corpse, half-ghost, and none of the divination practitioners present could fight them head-on.

We can only resort to emotional appeals now...

He looked at Liu Xue, wondering what her next move would be.

"Ah!" Liu Xue let out a final scream as she used a paper cutter to sever a piece of her fingernail. The blood-red fingernail landed near Zhao Yijiu's feet. Hearing the sound, he bent down and picked it up.:(/

Her fingers were dripping with blood, yet Liu Xue smiled, "It won't change color... With it, you..."

Out of the corner of her eye, Liu Xue saw Zhao Yijiu's movements. She remembered this face; when the Master imprisoned her, this person hadn't done anything bad to her. She took a breath and continued, "... and your friend, will never turn white again."

These fingernails are the only stabilizing force in the entire Fang Mansion at this moment!

Fang Pian's face lit up with joy, Zhao Yijiu, perhaps sensing his emotions, handed him her fingernails.

[You have obtained the item: Unique Crimson]

[The Unique Crimson: A life-saving item given by Liu Xue to Xiao Jin and his friends. Within three meters of this item, they will no longer be corroded by the white.]

[Usage Restriction: This character is an ally of Xiao Jin (Xing) and cannot be included in this deduction.]

This last usage restriction made Fangpian's expression turn strange for a moment. He knew that Zhao Yijiu wouldn't be so naive as to give away important props so easily.

If anyone harbors evil intentions and runs away with the item, they will immediately become the enemy, and the item will lose its effect.

Fang Pian showed his fingernails to Si again, then shoved them back into Zhao Yijiu's hand. "Tsk, here you go!"

Zhao Yijiu's white skin had spread to his collarbone; he had better carry the [Unique Crimson] with him at all times, or he might die at any moment.

Zhao Yijiu accepted it without a second thought and held it in her left hand.

Seeing this scene, Yu Xing finally breathed a sigh of relief. He noticed Liu Xue's bloodied and mangled fingers and felt a pang of emotion.

Women are sometimes too foolish; they give their all without knowing what kind of person the other person is.

Of course, some men are the same. Yu Xing used to think that such people were stupid, just like he used to be, not seeing through the true nature of the Lingren and foolishly giving them his friendship.

But now, looking into Liu Xue's eyes, he seemed to understand.

If he were really Xiao Jin, he would probably feel extremely guilty, but unfortunately he isn't. All he can do is curse the character he's playing, and nothing else can be changed.

Liu Xue smiled, "Let's go. Treat this fingernail as me and take me away."

She nudged Yu Xing again, this time urging Yu Xing not to stay there any longer, as her brief period of lucidity was nearing its end.

"I'll forget you again soon... Xiao Jin, don't make me hurt you."

Liu Xue stumbled toward the black coffin. Young Master Fang finally climbed inside, and she actually used the power of her resentment to pick up the coffin lid, dragged it over, and stepped into the coffin herself.

The coffin was large enough that it wouldn't be difficult for two people to lie in it. Perhaps the Master originally intended to put the two people in the same coffin.

Liu Xue sat inside, closed the coffin lid halfway herself, and said sadly, "Xiao Jin, after I lie down, wipe away the blood array on the coffin, and it will seal off. I don't want to hurt you, don't reject me."

Feeling out of place in this "relationship," Si and Fangpian stepped forward, looking at Liu Xue with some shock and admiration.

Zhao Yijiu also came to Yu Xing's side. As if he could see her, he held the red fingernails in his hand, straightened his back, and gave Liu Xue a small bow.

Yu Xing then said, "... Okay."

Liu Xue received the reply, lay down contentedly, and pulled the coffin lid shut with her hand.

Yu Xing heard her sigh softly at the end, "What a pity, after I died, my body was so ugly, not even complete..."

A thought suddenly occurred to him.

That was the red fingernail he retrieved from Liu Xue's empty coffin in the mourning hall at the very end of the first phase!

At the time, the system only indicated that this was a key item called [Yi Xue].

Yi Xue... Was the course of the story already predetermined back then?

Because he obtained this prop, he was able to become "Xiao Jin," who had a romantic relationship with Liu Xue, in the third stage?

Yu Xing took out the fingernail from the ghost pouch at her waist and compared it with the Zhao Yijiu was holding, finding that the two were exactly the same.

The diamonds were taken aback. "What's this? How come you have two?"

"It was taken from the first stage coffin," Yu Xing answered softly. He ignored Fang Pian and Si's surprised looks, and his gaze softened for a moment as he looked at the black coffin.

"You won't be incomplete." He tossed [Yi Xue] into the coffin through the crack in the lid, and before Liu Xue inside could figure out what it was, he closed the coffin lid tightly. He wiped his bleeding hand on the blood array on the coffin lid, destroying the array.

Sure enough, just as Liu Xue said, as soon as the array was wiped away, the coffin made a loud bang, and the coffin lid and walls seemed to merge into one.

"... I never expected that Liu Xue would actually help us in the end." Fang Pian sighed. From Zhou Xue in the first stage, Liu Xue's various symbolic meanings had been a constant throughout the entire deduction.

In the second phase, they protected Zhou Xue, who replaced Liu Xue as the bride in Liang Erni's dream. In the third phase, it was Liu Xue's turn to protect them.

"The fact that fingernails will never turn white foreshadows the Master's failure. It seems our task is to escape the Fang Mansion before the Master finds us." Si thought about it with a touch of excitement. She subconsciously felt that she had been in the Fang Mansion for many years, and now she finally had a chance to leave and regain her freedom. "Great! It should be over once we escape!"

Then her mind cleared up considerably, and she remembered something amiss. "But we all know that Liu Xue later turned into a vengeful ghost and killed Liu Bingxian and the others. How could this be? We should have sealed her in a coffin by now."

"There's still one more blood array," Zhao Yijiu said coldly.

Yu Xing nodded. "That's right, come with me."

The side room was not far from the main hall, just a few steps away. No one was coming to stop them, so they were free to do as they pleased.

Yu Xing pushed open the door to the side room and saw "Xiao Ling" lying on the ground. She immediately burst into tears. She consciously avoided the bloodstains on the ground, rushed over, picked up the dazed Zhao Ruru, and began to cry, "Xiao Ling! You've suffered so much!"

Diamonds: "..." I can't bear to look.

Yu Xing: "... Si, this is my teammate."

Si was stunned. He looked down and saw that, sure enough, Mama Liang's body had turned completely white, while Xiao Ling's body was the same as theirs, with the white only spreading to her waist.

After accepting this reality, the first thing Ji said was, "Then you won't abandon your teammate, right? She can get out of here alive!"

"That's right, I won't abandon her, but you're wrong about one thing." Yu Xing gestured for them to look closely at the blood array beneath their feet, explained the array's limitations, and then said, "We can't take Zhao Ruru directly, otherwise she'll die the moment she leaves the blood array due to her severe injuries, hunger, and dehydration. Therefore, before escaping the Fang Mansion, we need to find a way to get her out of the blood array."

"Furthermore, I previously thought that Young Master Fang and Liu Xue each occupied a sacrificial position, but now that they're both sealed in the same coffin, they'll probably only occupy one position. So, the remaining positions... Mama Liang and I represent Liu Xue's familial and romantic love, respectively. Conversely, if Xiao Ling represents Young Master Fang's romantic love, then his familial love is..."

"It's Master!" Si realized.

Just then, a soft laugh came from outside the side room door.

Everyone was startled and turned around.

Master dressed in black robes, carrying an all-white old man, blocked the doorway with a smile on his face.

He tossed the master into the side room, slowly surveyed the group, and especially glanced at Yu Xing, saying with pleasure, "I didn't expect that all the people I wanted would come to me on their own... How obedient."