After Being Possessed By A Witch, I Became An Outlaw

Chapter 94: Calling Sister to Listen (Fourth Update)

When Long Yan arrived at Zhang Chi's place, Zhang Chi had already prepared food and drinks.

Seeing the arrangement inside the house, Long Yan asked, "Did you know I was coming?"

"Sit down and have a drink. I will tell you everything you want to know."

Zhang Chi was very calm. He had dressed up specially today, and under the candlelight, his face looked even more handsome.

Of course, he didn't plan to use his good looks to his advantage, he just wanted to release some charm casually.

Seeing this, Long Yan sat down across from Zhang Chi as she had said.

She had also dressed up tonight, hoping to see Zhang Chi being amazed by her appearance. However, Zhang Chi didn't react at all.

This made her slightly disappointed.

Could it be that I'm not beautiful?

Forget it, that's not important. Long Yan was more concerned about the question she had been holding in all day.

"Was what happened last night really a coincidence, or was it deliberately arranged by you?"

When Long Yan was fighting with Qinghe, she didn't think too much and actually believed it was a coincidence. But after the fight, she found that Tang Ruoling was missing while Zhang Chi was still there, which made her feel something was off.

She had been curious about it all along, so when she reported it, she deliberately concealed Tang Ruoling's presence and only mentioned hearing two Water Monsters plotting to seize the Formation Command Token.

The result was that one was killed, and no one had the courage to ask the other Water Monster where they went.

Since they didn't ask, it would be like slapping the other person's face if someone did.

Everyone tacitly avoided mentioning it, but Long Yan was very curious.

Although she had an answer in her heart, she didn't have any solid evidence. After all, Zhang Chi had been cooperating with her for several days and had been diligent and hardworking every day, giving his all.

Although his attitude towards her wasn't good, Long Yan actually preferred this natural way of getting along.

Before she figured out the truth, she didn't want to speak recklessly, which was why she had come tonight.

But Zhang Chi's attitude made her feel that things were heading in a bad direction.

"It was deliberately arranged by me."

Zhang Chi said the answer that Long Yan didn't want to accept, and Long Yan's mood instantly became heavy.

Colluding with the Monster Race, especially during wartime, was a very serious crime, and the death penalty was just the starting point for sentencing.

"You could have said it was a coincidence, why did you admit it?"

"I lied to you once, and my conscience was very uneasy. How could I lie to you again?"

Long Yan: "..."

There really are gentlemen like this in the world?

She couldn't help but feel a bit shocked.

There could actually be someone who felt guilty about a lie told for self-preservation?

"So, you admit that you colluded with the Monster Race?"

Long Yan didn't feel any joy in capturing the criminal. Instead, her mood became even heavier.

"Why did you do this? You clearly had a bright future!"

"Miss Long, why don't you listen to a story first?"

Zhang Chi had long prepared a tragic love story script, and now he naturally began to tell it.

The protagonist of the story was Xiao Feng and a Water Monster named Xiao Ling.

Xiao Ling was a water chestnut demon who grew up in a small pond. Although she was a demon, she mainly absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and had never harmed humans.

She had a gentle temperament and often helped people who fell into the water.

But later, the Water Monster Race and the Dragon River Alliance fought a great battle, capturing wild Water Monsters everywhere to join their ranks. Xiaoling didn't want to engage in violence, so she resisted and fought with all her might to escape. She was heavily injured and on the verge of death, transforming back into her original form, and happened to be found by Xiaofeng who was out at the time. Xiaofeng took pity on her and placed Xiaoling in his own pond, using spiritual energy to save her and keep her alive. From then on, Xiaoling lived in the pond in Spiritual Medicine Valley...

When Long Yan heard this, she didn't have much of a reaction. She was thinking that Xiaofeng didn't know the other party was a monster, yet he still showed such kindness to a normal plant. The people in this small place are truly simple and pure-hearted. If it were someone from the Dragon Transformation Palace, they wouldn't even show pity for a blade of grass on the road, let alone waste spiritual energy to save it.

"So, after the Water Chestnut Monster transformed into a human, she married Xiaofeng and gave birth to Tang Ruoling?"

If the story were to be written like this, it would certainly not move Long Yan. When coming up with the story, Zhang Chi drew heavily from the tragic love TV dramas he had seen in his previous life and made some modifications. In the story, Xiaofeng actually had a childhood sweetheart, and Xiaoling watched them fall in love every day from the water.

As the story reached this point, Long Yan's mood gradually calmed down, and she became curious about the development of the story. Zhang Chi then began to focus on how Xiaoling deeply fell in love with Xiaofeng out of gratitude, and how she tearfully watched her beloved and someone else in a love affair.

Women have strong empathy, and under Zhang Chi's narration, Long Yan began to feel sorry for this little monster. After all, she hadn't done anything wrong from beginning to end.

This monster character is very important.

The turning point of the story is when Xiaoling discovers that Xiaofeng's lover and cousin are plotting against him, intending to harm Xiaofeng and seize the wealth of Spiritual Medicine Valley. Xiaoling warns them several times and disrupts their assassination plan, but Xiaofeng doesn't believe that his lover would harm him.

Then one night, he is drugged in his own home, and the couple tries to take action themselves.

At this point, Xiaoling has no other choice but to use vines to pull the two into the water, and this is the only time she has killed someone.

When Long Yan heard that a monster had killed someone, instead of getting angry, she took a sip of wine and said, "Well done!"

Look, she's getting into the story, isn't she?

"After Xiaofeng is saved, he doesn't know that the person he loves has a wicked heart, nor does he know that he has gone through a life-and-death crisis. He is only sad and heartbroken because his beloved has disappeared, unable to eat or sleep. In just a few days, he becomes emaciated."

"What a fool!"

Long Yan was frustrated by his stupidity. How could someone be so foolish to be manipulated like this and not know who has been good to them?

"Xiaoling sees that Xiaofeng is always unwell, and even contemplates starving herself to death. Helpless, she transforms into the appearance of Xiaofeng's lover."

"This..."

Long Yan felt uncomfortable, as if she had swallowed a fly.

And then she heard that Xiaoling was enjoying herself in this role, living with Xiaofeng as his lover. It made her even more annoyed. It's not worth it, after all, that's the person she likes. But to be a substitute for someone else, and for her beloved to love someone else all along!

If it were just that, it wouldn't be considered tragic.

Zhang Chi continued to tell the story with ups and downs. The Water Monsters were gradually retreating in the war, and the monsters who had captured Xiaoling discovered her Monster Qi because she had killed someone, and they wanted to use it to threaten her.

At that time, Xiaoling had become the wife of Spiritual Medicine Valley and had some status, which made her a perfect candidate for being a spy.

But Xiaoling didn't want to harm her husband and his people, so she pretended to cooperate while secretly working against them. The angry Water Monsters eventually revealed to Xiaofeng that she was a Water Monster.

"And then?"

Long Yan was getting impatient, but Zhang Chi remained calm.

Sweet, sweet, sweet in the beginning, but then it's going to be tragic, isn't it?

So, the unfortunate fate of Xiaoling in the story unfolded.

At this moment, she had just discovered that she was pregnant and was happily preparing to tell her husband. However, her identity as a Monster Race member was exposed, shattering their dream of a loving marriage.

Then, the dried bones in the pond were discovered, and her husband believed that he had killed his beloved wife. He harbored deep hatred towards her and directly attacked her.

She didn't want to harm her husband but also wanted to protect the baby in her womb. She endured a severe beating and suffered serious injuries.

Because deep inside people's hearts, there is a natural inclination to protect pregnant women, many people naturally feel discomfort and disgust towards those who bully pregnant women.

As Long Yan listened, she almost slapped Zhang Chi's table to pieces.

She no longer cared about Xiaoling's identity as a Monster Race member. She just wanted to see how this despicable man, Xiaofeng, would die.

This is the attraction of the "Chasing Wife Crematorium." After torturing Xiaoling enough, Zhang Chi began to gradually bring the story closer to reality.

During the battle between humans and monsters, there was no news of collusion between the Spiritual Medicine Valley and the Monster Race. Therefore, the explanation given by Zhang Chi is the only one. The informed Monster Race wanted to use this to control Xiaofeng.

After learning about this, Xiaoling decided to desperately stop the Water Monster.

She disregarded all costs to her cultivation, burned her life, and endured countless hardships to kill the opponent. However, she herself reached the brink of death.

At this moment, Xiaofeng finally arrived, a little too late.

He had some feelings for Xiaoling, and during the days they were apart, he had been reflecting. Later, by chance, he finally discovered that his former lover and cousin had conspired against him. It was then that he realized Xiaoling had saved him.

But by this time, Xiaoling was already on her deathbed, and she didn't want Xiaofeng to be sad after knowing the truth.

So, in the final moments of her life, she burned her Divine Soul, used a secret technique of the Monster Race, and made Xiaofeng forget everything related to her. She also gave the last of her power to the baby in her womb, allowing her to be born prematurely.

After Xiaofeng woke up, his memories became confused, and he only remembered that he had a loving wife but couldn't recall what she looked like.

But when he was naming his daughter, the characters "若菱" (Ruoling) inexplicably came to his mind, causing him great pain.

So, he named his daughter Ruoling...

Hearing this, Long Yan's eyes were already red, and she burst into tears.

Although Xiaofeng was ultimately punished, it still left her feeling unsatisfied.

"How could he forget? How dare he forget?"

Fortunately, Tang Feng was not present, otherwise, he would have received a beating before being able to leave.

Zhang Chi, however, ignored Long Yan's emotional changes and spoke in a low voice, "After consuming Tang Ruoling's Monster Seed, I gained these memories. Perhaps it was because she used the method of burning her Divine Soul to successfully give birth to Tang Ruoling, leaving these memories within Tang Ruoling's Monster Seed. Or maybe it was her obsession, unwilling to leave."

The story was finished, and Zhang Chi carefully considered every detail to ensure there was no evidence to contradict it.

In fact, Tang Feng's wife back then was indeed a Monster Race member.

Zhang Chi once again wrote down the process in the answer, allowing Long Yan to investigate, but she could only find this one correct answer.

Gu Youyou knew all along that Zhang Chi was making it up, but she still got caught up in the story.

Especially when Zhang Chi mentioned that Xiaofeng had forgotten Xiaoling but subconsciously named their daughter Ruoling...

Long Yan burst into tears, and even the witch was on the verge of tears.

After finishing Tang Ruoling's mother's story, Zhang Chi explained the cause and effect of how he obtained Tang Ruoling's Monster Seed.

"It was also a coincidence that Tang Ruoling and I ended up together, and she also didn't want to harm humans. But she had the power of a monster, and it was discovered by the Water Monster. The Water Monster forced her to use me to steal the Formation Token. However, Tang Ruoling chose to confess to me when she was already prepared to die. That's why she gave me the Monster Seed."

"And I couldn't bear to see her die, so I came up with the idea of involving you."

"I'm sorry, I betrayed your trust in me. If you want to kill me or punish me, I'll accept it. But I hope you can help me keep Tang Ruoling's half-monster identity a secret. She has never harmed anyone and will not harm anyone in the future."

"No wonder you baselessly claimed that it was all a conspiracy by the Monster Race back then. It seems you already knew," Long Yan finally realized at this moment, and all the fog was lifted.

"At that time, weren't you worried that the Water Monster would discover the truth and kill Tang Ruoling?"

"I'm worried, but I have no choice. Besides, Tang Ruoling is also prepared. There's only one dead end, so I might as well take a risk."

"She's facing a dead end, but what about you? You can completely ignore her. Do you know that if I were to speak up now, you would also face a dead end?"

Zhang Chi raised his glass and said seriously, "I know you're a kind person. You won't speak up."

"Then let me tell you, you're mistaken."

Of course, Long Yan had no intention of speaking up, but she just wanted to scare Zhang Chi a bit. After all, he had deceived her.

But Zhang Chi remained calm and said, "I believe you."

His eyes were full of sincerity, as if he had no doubts about her.

This unwavering trust in her character moved Long Yan.

To think that someone would trust her so much.

Although she didn't scare Zhang Chi, she was still happy that someone believed in her.

"Alright, I won't tease you anymore. But I can't help but feel unsatisfied letting you off so easily."

"If Miss Long wants to vent her anger, I can agree to three requests, as long as they don't violate principles. Feel free to give your orders, Miss Long."

Seeing Zhang Chi offer this condition, Long Yan became interested.

But after thinking about it, she was wealthier and more powerful than Zhang Chi, and she didn't really need his help.

But...

"Since you're so sincere, I'll just make a random request. From now on, when you see me, you have to call me 'sister' and say it once to hear it?"

Long Yan wanted to assert her dominance over Zhang Chi in this aspect. After all, during this period of time, Zhang Chi's attitude towards her had been too indifferent, and she wanted to one-up him.

She thought Zhang Chi would be ashamed and refuse, but unexpectedly, he generously agreed.

"Sister Long."

Wow!

How audacious!

A handsome young man calling her sister made Long Yan unable to resist.

Her face was a little flushed, perhaps due to the alcohol.

"You're sensible. In consideration of this 'sister' title, if anyone bullies you in the future, just mention my name. At least in the Dragon River realm, I still have some connections."

"Thank you, sister."

One word, sister, a lifetime of sisterhood.

She had finally gained an advantage!

Next, the two of them continued to drink and chat. Long Yan didn't bring up Tang Ruoling again, but instead talked about her experiences studying abroad, giving Zhang Chi some advice as he was about to embark on his own study abroad journey.

Zhang Chi knew that this advice was of no use to him.

Wherever Long Yan went, she was the center of attention, and wherever she encountered any difficulties, others would find a way to make things easier for her.

But Zhang Chi was the opposite.

If things went smoothly for him, others would definitely make things difficult for him.

But with his high emotional intelligence, Zhang Chi tactfully flattered Long Yan, making her very happy. They drank more and more, and she even wanted to give her dragon card to Zhang Chi.

Of course, Zhang Chi refused to accept it and took care of Long Yan as she lay on his bed before leaving the room and standing guard outside.

"It's finally over. Let's set off tomorrow!"

PS: Because there's a story within the story in this chapter, I wanted to finish it all in one chapter.

So, this is a combined chapter, considered as two updates. There's still one more update to go to meet today's small goal.

(End of this chapter)