"You said it yourself: there was already bad blood between us. Why do you think I would believe your side of the story?"
"Ah, suddenly I don't envy you anymore!" As A Meng spoke, she leaned against the medicine shelves beside her, her arms folded across her chest and a leisurely expression still on her face. "Your life must be terribly dull. I don't know what's possessed those people outside, that they would actually like someone as utterly boring as you."
At that, A Meng suddenly seemed to think of something. She leaned her head forward and whispered, "You haven't planted some terrifying gu worms in them, have you?"
"No, no. With a face like yours, you wouldn't need to plant gu worms in anyone. Your beauty is the best gu of all."
Su Jiu's gaze sharpened, and her lips pressed a little tighter. A blue halo flashed across her palm, and as she raised her hand, the Frostbound Purple Ultimate Sword was already pressed against A Meng's neck. "Are you so certain I wouldn't dare lay a hand on you here?"
A Meng laughed. "I wouldn't dare think that. I was only making idle conversation. Look at you, angry again. How can such a lovely beauty have such a fiery temper?"
Su Jiu seemed to have grown annoyed and could no longer be bothered to argue over this nonsense. She pushed her sword a little farther forward and stated her purpose outright. "Where is the nightmare demon?"
A Meng's gaze trembled slightly. She met Su Jiu's fiercely piercing eyes without the slightest fear in her own, as though the Frostbound Purple Ultimate Sword were not resting against her neck at all.
"So this was the real reason you agreed to come back with me." A Meng spoke unhurriedly, never