Qing Zhi raised her hand to tuck a wisp of hair behind her ear. With a slight tilt of her eyes, she cast a seductive glance at Si Mo. "My lord seems to know a fox spirit named Rong Lan. To be honest, I'm Rong Lan's cousin. I accidentally fell into this world. My name is Qing Zhi. If my lord doesn't mind, you can call me Zhizhi, just like my sister does."
Si Mo: "..." Was it his illusion? Was this fox spirit without any merits trying to seduce him? He was currently in the guise of a fifteen - or sixteen - year - old teenager. Was this fox spirit so unscrupulous as to target a minor?
Moreover... Zhizhi? He had known Rong Lan for so long and couldn't even bring himself to call her "Lan Lan". Did she think he would call her "Zhizhi"? In her dreams.
Si Mo barely managed to suppress the urge to slap this annoying fox spirit to death. "Let's have a talk."
He needed to find out at least why that ghost was following Qing Zhi. This was definitely not a good thing for Rong Lan.
Qing Zhi mistakenly thought that her good looks had charmed this powerful great demon. She felt secretly delighted and replied, "Sure."
There were quite a few stone benches in the forest park.
Si Mo found two adjacent but non - touching stone benches and sat down, feeling relieved.
The fox spirit's flirtatious glance had given him a shock. He was afraid that if he sat on the same bench as her, she might pretend to faint and fall onto him.
"Does my lord seem quite curious about this ghost? Would my lord like to hear about the ghost's origin?" After sitting down, it was Qing Zhi who took the initiative to start a conversation with Si Mo.
Si Mo, who was too lazy to hide his curiosity about the ghost, said, "Tell me."
Qing Zhi feigned sadness and sighed. "I accidentally met this ghost. She told me that a fox named Rong Lan forcibly occupied her body, leaving her a lonely ghost. I'm taking her with me, planning to ask my sister to return the body to her once my cultivation has recovered to a certain extent."
Si Mo: "..." Since this fox spirit could tell that he had a thousand years of cultivation, how could she think he was so easily deceived?
Si Mo looked back at the ghost that had been following Qing Zhi closely all the time. His expression was gloomy.
Strangely enough, the ghost didn't seem to be under any restraint. It seemed to be following this fox spirit voluntarily.
Judging from Si Mo's expression, Qing Zhi knew that he didn't believe her. "I know my lord is my sister's friend and will surely trust her unconditionally. If my lord doesn't believe me, you can ask the ghost yourself."
Si Mo didn't say a word. He just stared at the ghost, trying to detect something amiss.
Hearing Qing Zhi mention her, the ghost Bai Rong Lan met Si Mo's gaze and said actively, "Yes, yes, yes. Sister Qing Zhi is right."
Si Mo: "..."
Was it another illusion? The ghost's tone sounded extremely perfunctory. He could clearly sense that the ghost was being perfunctory with him.
He pretended to reluctantly believe Qing Zhi, but in fact, his trust in her was zero.
Noticing the subtle change in Si Mo's expression, Qing Zhi thought that he was starting to doubt Rong Lan. She secretly suppressed her delight and put on a sad look. "Although it's not good to say this, I think my lord has also been deceived by my sister's hypocritical appearance."
Si Mo remained silent. Hypocritical? Leaving aside whether he was blind, even if he couldn't see the true nature of the little fox, wouldn't Chu Hengyuan, a shrewd man, be able to tell?
It was impossible for someone to be such a good actor as to deceive everyone around them.
"Where's the evidence that you claim she's hypocritical?"
"Evidence? If my lord believes me, my interactions with my sister since childhood can all serve as evidence." Qing Zhi pursed her lips. "But judging from my lord's current attitude, it's obvious that you don't fully believe me yet."
Si Mo lowered his eyes and secretly rolled his eyes. Where did this fox spirit get such audacity? They had just met, and she already wanted his full trust. He didn't even dare say that he could fully trust Rong Lan.
"Let's not talk about this. It would make me seem like a bad person if I keep speaking ill of my sister behind her back. I have something more important to tell my lord." Qing Zhi turned her head to look at Si Mo and gave him a charming smile.
Even though Si Mo had seen a lot in his life, he was still startled by that false and calculating smile.
"To be honest, my relationship with my sister isn't very good. After coming to this world, I've been all alone. I haven't even had anyone to talk to. I really want to make friends in this world. Would my lord like to be my friend?" Qing Zhi deliberately softened her tone.
Si Mo remained expressionless and refused without hesitation. "No."
"Ah?" Qing Zhi lowered her eyelids dejectedly. "My lord doesn't want to be my friend because you still want to be friends with my sister, right?"
Si Mo didn't answer this nonsense. He started to form hand seals with his right hand.
Out of respect for his friend, he had never used magic to spy on Rong Lan's past. But he didn't need to respect Qing Zhi. He was going to find out what kind of person this fox spirit who claimed Rong Lan was hypocritical really was.
Noticing Si Mo's hand channeling spiritual energy, Qing Zhi thought that he was about to turn against her.
She tensed up all over, pretended to stand up nonchalantly, and took two steps back to keep a distance from Si Mo. "Forget it. I'm just humiliating myself. I still have to go back to practice. I won't bother my lord anymore."
Si Mo didn't look at her or respond. He just stared at a certain direction in the void, and the light in his eyes grew colder.
Just as Qing Zhi was about to turn around and leave, a clear but icy voice came from behind her. "Wait! I think there's something I need to tell you in advance."
Qing Zhi was so frightened by Si Mo's murderous tone that she almost used magic to escape.
However...
Even if she used magic, she couldn't escape...
She looked down at her feet, and fear welled up from the depths of her heart. Her lips trembled slightly in panic.
Although there was nothing on her feet, she couldn't move at all. She couldn't take a single step forward or backward.
This so - called friend of her sister was so terrifying. She didn't even see what he had done to her.
The ghost Bai Rong Lan behind Qing Zhi looked at Si Mo with a complicated expression.
Si Mo stood up, patted the dust that might have stuck to his clothes, and pretended not to notice the fear emanating from Qing Zhi. "I can't stand seeing anyone harm humans. I'll let it go this time. But if I find out in the future that you're using human essence and blood for cultivation, I'll cripple your cultivation. You're a smart fox. You know I'm not just scaring you, right?"
Qing Zhi took a deep breath, and the palm hanging by her side tightened into a fist. She tried hard to control herself so that her voice wouldn't tremble. "I understand..."
"Alright, you can go." Si Mo waved his hand and removed the restriction on Qing Zhi.
This time, Qing Zhi didn't dare to test Si Mo anymore. She didn't even dare to look back at him. She took the ghost and used a teleportation spell to escape.