Su Xiaoliu was slightly stunned. After a moment, she sighed. She turned her face and stared at him intently. "Feng Yufei, don't act like this," she said. She pursed her lips, and a beautiful figure flashed through her mind. "I know you don't really like me. As a member of the Bai Family, whether you took the Rebirth Fruit from beside me, or tried to use the Gu technique to bind me and extract information, there's only one person in your heart, and that's Yun Ruo, right?"
Feng Yufei was taken aback. He stared blankly at Su Xiaoliu, and his slender fingers stopped moving. He curved his lips and said softly, "Yun Ruo is already dead. How could I like a dead person..."
"You're lying," Su Xiaoliu stared into his eyes, interrupting him excitedly. "Isn't the reason your Bai Family wants the Rebirth Fruit to keep it for yourselves? What does it matter if Yun Ruo is dead? As long as her body is preserved, the Rebirth Fruit can bring her back to life. Lady Xiao, the divine doctor, and even Eldest Sister. I, Su Xiaoliu, know exactly what bad deeds your Bai Family has done! Not only have you deceived us all the way, but weren't Ancient Immortal Lao and his disciple killed by you? And wasn't Cang Luoyao, who took the Rebirth Fruit, also murdered by you? Then, when you found out that what she took was just an empty wooden box, you decided to lie in wait and let us walk right into your trap with the Rebirth Fruit, right? You knew that Gu Rongxue would be courting death by going to the Alliance Leader, but you had the ability to save him yet just watched him leave. Wasn't it just to reduce your enemies? The Valley of the Myriad Flowers has become the Valley of the Myriad Withered, and all the doctors have become a bunch of villains. Who are you worthy of?"
Feng Yufei reached out and gently pressed his hand against her lips. He leaned in closer again, his enchanting phoenix eyes looking at her calmly as he said softly, "Yun Ruo's body was destroyed long ago..." Su Xiaoliu's almond eyes trembled slightly, and he continued, "I burned it with my own hands."
Su Xiaoliu's mind went "buzz" and instantly went blank...
He locked up the old valley master with his own hands and heartlessly burned the body of the woman he loved. What else couldn't he do?
Somehow, she found the strength to push his pressing body away. She said urgently, "You're a madman!"
Feng Yufei lazily leaned against the bedside railing. His black hair slipped off his shoulders and hung between his fingers. His phoenix eyes glanced at Su Xiaoliu as he smiled and said, "Yes, I'm a madman, a madman." After a while, his phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and a hint of self - mockery flashed across his face. He curved his lips, smiling enchantingly as he murmured, "But when have I ever hurt you even a little bit..."
Suddenly, Su Xiaoliu was stunned. She stood in front of the wooden table and looked at him quietly, her heart filled with mixed emotions.
If she hadn't made that deal with Chang He back then, she wouldn't have met the Alliance Leader, wouldn't have come into contact with the people she knew now, and definitely wouldn't have met this unfathomable Feng Yufei in front of her. But if there hadn't been that deal, she wouldn't have known that her so - called poor husband was a fake. In fact, her husband was quite wealthy. She also wouldn't have known that the Eldest Sister she had been waiting for for so many years had actually married the Dharma Protector instead of a poor tofu vendor.
Whether she liked Situ Qianyue, had a crush on Gu Rongxue, or couldn't tell the truth from the falsehood of Chu Weixin... She had indeed changed because of the people she had met.
In the past in the capital city, and now in the martial arts world, everything had become involuntary. Everyone in the martial arts world had some tricks of deception, but they didn't know that in the end, they were all deceiving each other. As the saying goes, those involved are often confused. She, Su Xiaoliu, was right in the center of this deception and couldn't tell who was good and who was bad around her.
"Let me go. I have no grudges against you. We were even strangers before. Why are you so obsessed with me?" Su Xiaoliu tightened her grip on her sleeves, pursed her lips, and looked up at him.
Feng Yufei slowly stood up. His crimson robe dragged on the ground, and his long black hair hung down. He walked up to the flower - cage stool and looked down at Su Xiaoliu, saying softly, "Why don't you believe me..."
Su Xiaoliu looked up at him, feeling a bit confused in her heart.
Believe him?
Feng Yufei let out a soft sigh. He walked up to her, reached out and hugged her, saying, "I don't ask for anything else. I just want you to fall in love with me." His slightly pointed chin gently rested on her head as he said, "Everything I said is true..."
Su Xiaoliu let him hug her. She only felt that several fragmented scenes flashed through her mind quickly, making her feel lost for a moment.
The scenes in those fragments included deep courtyards, lotus ponds, and blooming flowers on the branches. All of them were in the Dai Mansion.
Why did she suddenly think of the Dai Mansion? Su Xiaoliu couldn't help but be stunned.
"I'll take you to meet someone." Feng Yufei released his hand from her waist and instead took her hand, pulling her towards the door.
Suddenly, her hand was grabbed, and Su Xiaoliu came back to her senses.
For a moment, she forgot to struggle. She looked up and asked, "Who are we going to meet?"
Feng Yufei curved his lips into a smile. His red robe dragged on the ground as he reached out his slender hand and pushed open the carved wooden door.
"To meet my father."
In the dim cave, an oil lamp was placed at intervals, making the path seem rough and long.
In the empty cave, there were only the footsteps of the two of them, one in front and the other behind. A warm sensation came from her hand. Su Xiaoliu looked up at his side profile.
Under his enchanting phoenix eyes, his nose was straight, his eyebrows that slanted into his temples were as delicate as a painting, and his red lips on his fair skin opened and closed slightly. She suddenly noticed that there were bright flowers embroidered on his red outfit. The petals made her think of the petals in the pond in his painting, and then she suddenly thought of a field of flowers.
Su Xiaoliu pursed her lips and looked up to ask, "What kind of flower is this?"
Feng Yufei was slightly stunned. He followed Su Xiaoliu's gaze and looked at the bright embroidery on his crimson robe. He chuckled softly and said, "Peony."
Peony and phoenix, phoenix and peony.
Su Xiaoliu suddenly remembered something. She looked at him and asked, "Do you like peonies?"
She clearly remembered that day when it was drizzling and the sky was gloomy. Zhong Fengyue took her to see that field of peonies. The beautiful and colorful scene still appeared in her dreams and was so amazing that it was hard to forget.
Feng Yufei curved his lips and looked down at her. He walked unhurriedly and said softly, "You've seen it?"
Su Xiaoliu naturally knew what he was referring to. She nodded and said, "It's very beautiful."
Feng Yufei smiled. He blinked his phoenix eyes and said half - jokingly and half - seriously, "If you like it, I'll give it to you."
Su Xiaoliu thought it was just a joke. She pursed her lips and said, "Isn't the phoenix supposed to rely on the parasol tree? Why did you plant peonies?"
The field of peonies not far from the Valley of the Myriad Withered was probably planted there because the Valley of the Myriad Withered no longer had blooming flowers and couldn't support plants.
Feng Yufei led her through the dim cave, and his pleasant voice echoed gently.
"People always say, 'Better to die under the peonies than live a boring life.' The parasol tree can no longer be relied on. It's better to die under the peonies. At least, it's worth being a human in this life."