"Roar!" Inside the room, Xiang Cheng was crouching warily in the corner. He was yanking hard at the iron chain tied to his ankle, acting extremely frantically.
Shen Qingfeng pushed the door open and walked in. Xiang Cheng inside the room was startled. He jumped up and lunged at Shen Qingfeng. But when he was halfway through the pounce, he was yanked back by the iron chain and fell hard to the ground, immediately whimpering in pain.
Seeing this, Shen Qingfeng cursed, "Who chained him up?! Untie him for me!"
Yu Shuang quickly said, "My lord, although he's been detoxified, the lead and silver water had a great impact on him. He can't adapt to a normal life for the time being. If we untie the chain, he might hurt you!"
Shen Qingfeng ignored Yu Shuang and directly reached out his hand, saying, "Give me the key!"
Yu Shuang tried to persuade him again, "My lord!"
"Yu Shuang! How dare you defy my order?!" Shen Qingfeng roared.
Yu Shuang trembled all over. Then he took out the key from his bosom and handed it to Shen Qingfeng.
"Close the door and guard outside," Shen Qingfeng said.
Yu Shuang was startled and wanted to say something. But Shen Qingfeng glared at him fiercely, so he didn't dare to say anything more. He swallowed his words forcefully, pulled A Man out, and then closed the door.
Holding the key, Shen Qingfeng turned around and looked at Xiang Cheng in the middle of the room. Xiang Cheng was baring his teeth at him and constantly making threatening noises. His wounds all over his body had been healed. Now, he had regained the complexion of a normal person. Except for his ferocious expression and strange posture, he was actually no different from a normal person.
"Sigh..." Shen Qingfeng suddenly sighed. He slowly stepped forward and stopped at a certain distance from Xiang Cheng. He said softly, "Making such a fuss as soon as you wake up."
Xiang Cheng seemed not to understand why this elegant young master, who looked so weak, dared to let others leave the room first. But he had lost too many memories. The fear of the unknown here made him roar at Shen Qingfeng again, "Roar!"
"If you can talk, don't just roar all the time," Shen Qingfeng walked up to Xiang Cheng. He was already within Xiang Cheng's reach. As long as Xiang Cheng wanted to, he had a very high chance of breaking Shen Qingfeng's neck instantly. But Shen Qingfeng just smiled and waved the key in his hand, saying, "You can understand what I'm saying, right? I'm sorry. I shouldn't have chained you up. I'll unlock it for you now."
In Xiang Cheng's understanding, someone as thin as Shen Qingfeng should stay far away from him. But Shen Qingfeng didn't play by the rules. This made Xiang Cheng not know what to do for a moment, and he couldn't help but stand there stunned. Seeing this, Shen Qingfeng squatted down to unlock the chain. Xiang Cheng was startled. He jumped up suddenly and ran to the corner of the room to squat.
Shen Qingfeng looked at him and let out a long breath, saying, "Alright then."
After saying that, he picked up a cushion and threw it in front of Xiang Cheng with a "snap". Then he sat down on it, crossed his arms in front of his chest, and said, "It seems that you don't want me to touch you for now. How about we have a chat?"
Xiang Cheng bared his teeth at him, but didn't make any big moves.
"Say something," Shen Qingfeng smiled and said, "You haven't eaten for so many days since I saved you. Aren't you hungry?"
Xiang Cheng stared at Shen Qingfeng warily and didn't say a word.
"What's your name?"
Xiang Cheng continued to ignore him.
Shen Qingfeng paused for a moment and said, "I know. Your name is Xiang Cheng."
The Xiang Cheng in front of him visibly trembled all over. He stared at Shen Qingfeng with wide eyes. The next moment, his face became ferocious, as if he was about to pounce on Shen Qingfeng immediately and break his neck.
"Xiang Cheng," Shen Qingfeng ignored Xiang Cheng's killing intent and stared into his eyes firmly, saying, "I know you're very wary of me now. But you should remember that you used to be a normal person. You were turned into a crazy and demonic state by someone. And you were chained in the darkness for a very long time."
Xiang Cheng paused for a moment.
Seeing that he had some reaction, Shen Qingfeng smiled and said, "Finally going to listen to me seriously?"
Xiang Cheng looked at him and said in a slurred voice, "How... do you... know?"
"Because the person who did this to you is exactly the one I'm looking for now," Shen Qingfeng said, "I'm going to find him and kill him."
Xiang Cheng stared at Shen Qingfeng intently, as if trying to distinguish the truth of his words.
"You were thrown into a tomb by him. Remember? Then I went to that tomb and rescued you," Shen Qingfeng said.
Xiang Cheng frowned. He covered his head, as if he was trying his best to think. But the physical trauma caused by the body - nourishing had been too great. His memory was very fragmented, so he could only recall some scattered pictures. The great pain brought by the memories made him cry out in pain. He rolled on the ground, shouting, "The iron chain... No... Don't tie me up!"
Shen Qingfeng was startled. He quickly crawled over on all fours. He pressed down on the struggling Xiang Cheng with one hand and used the key to unlock the iron chain on his ankle with the other. But unexpectedly, the moment he unlocked the chain, Xiang Cheng suddenly jumped up and rammed hard into Shen Qingfeng's chest. Shen Qingfeng let out a muffled groan. Seeing that Xiang Cheng was about to run away, he took a deep breath and shouted, "Xiang Cheng! I know who did this to you! Don't you want to kill that person?"
In his previous life, after Xiang Cheng was cured by Yu Shuang, he was actually a very gentle person. It was precisely because he was gentle that Shen Qingfeng had always felt so sorry for what Xiang Cheng had suffered before. But unfortunately, Shen Qingfeng never found out who had harmed him like that until he died. Xiang Cheng used to be the one who was closest to Shen Qingfeng in the entire Listening Wind Pavilion and was also the most loyal to him. Their relationship was more like that of friends than that of master and servant.
That was why Shen Qingfeng was so indignant. He endured the pain and grabbed Xiang Cheng. He said in a deep voice, "Xiang Cheng, listen to me. Stay here. I'll cure you and avenge you."
"Why... should I... trust you?" Xiang Cheng bared his teeth and shook off Shen Qingfeng's hand. He still looked very wary.
"I know you don't trust me now," Shen Qingfeng said, "But where can you go if you leave now?"
Xiang Cheng was stunned.
"There's still some residual poison in your body. You haven't even fully adapted to a normal life," Shen Qingfeng sighed, "If you're willing to trust me, stay here. Wait until you've recovered. If you still want to leave then, I won't stop you."
Xiang Cheng looked at Shen Qingfeng. After a long while, he said with some difficulty, "Why... are you... helping me?"
It's because in your previous life, you were the only one who defied Xia Chuli and helped me, Shen Qingfeng thought to himself.
"Why am I helping you..." Shen Qingfeng smiled and said, "You'll know later... Xiang Cheng, you should know one thing. I won't harm you. I just want you to live with dignity as a human being."