Yu Shenwei's mind was so tangled that it went blank for a moment.
But in that instant of emptiness, she almost instinctively, involuntarily blinked three times.
A young girl's clear laughter rose by her ear, carrying an irresistible Temptation.
"Good. Then our cooperation is officially sealed. Tomorrow, I'll take you back there and reclaim what belongs to you."
"Oh, right."
The girl's tone suddenly shifted. "Although I do think you're the most loyal believer I've ever seen, and I want to help you because I pity you, I haven't gotten this wrong, have I?"
"Your loyalty to . isn't actually that great?"
She sounded as though she had merely mentioned it in passing, but to Yu Shenwei, it struck like thunder.
She shook her head in panic. Though she felt she had used tremendous force, it only came out as a faint shake of her head.
She wanted to say no, that she was absolutely loyal to ., that she had never wavered in the slightest, that Xu Zhi had not misunderstood.
But she could not say it.
Partly because she was unable to speak, and partly because her frantic, hurried denial felt as though it were concealing something.
"All right, I believe you."
Xu Zhi patted her arm reassuringly, but Yu Shenwei felt a faint trace of guilt beneath that reassurance. She did not know where that feeling came from. Clearly, she truly was very loyal to ..
A sense of danger suddenly surfaced in Yu Shenwei's heart. She felt that she could not think any further. If she continued, something already established might shatter. Better to simply stop thinking altogether!
The dizziness in her mind continued, and the image of a Moth flashed before her eyes from time to time. Yu Shenwei simply closed her eyes and fell