Shen Tang acted faster than she could think.
The moment the long sword pierced her thigh, all that remained in her mind was regret.
It wasn't that she begrudged stabbing herself, but that she belatedly remembered something terribly important—before Three-Year-Old Goodness logged off, had she remembered to reconnect the severed link?
If she hadn't, then this stab would not only fail to put Qi Shan at ease, it would also deal him a devastating blow and completely confirm that she no longer trusted him. How was she supposed to explain that?
By then, even if she had a hundred mouths, she wouldn't be able to explain herself!
Fortunately, Three-Year-Old Goodness had finally done something reasonably reliable. The bloody scene Shen Tang had feared most had not occurred.
As her sword pierced straight through her thigh, Qi Shan was caught completely off guard by the sudden attack of excruciating pain, and his features twisted for a moment. He lowered his head and saw warm blood gushing out, running down his right leg to soak his trouser leg and stain his hem. The blood flowed like a burst dike, then slowly trickled farther down his leg.
Seeing this, Shen Tang was thoroughly reassured.
She bared eight teeth at the grim-faced Qi Shan and said, as if asking for credit, "Yuanliang, see? I wasn't lying to you, was I? Calm down, calm down. I can explain slowly."
"I really didn't stop trusting you!"
"You're the person I trust most!"
"What happened just now was really another will controlling my body. None of those actions were voluntary! I even got angry and cursed her out, but that brat ran too fast. That dead child got me into this mess!"
The one who had severed the connection was Three-Year-Old Goodness.
Everything had been done by