Chapter 72 - It Was Fair Game For Either of Them:
Chapter 72 - It Was Fair Game For Either of Them:
(Outside the Past Reflection Mirror)
This scene left Yu Ling’er dumbfounded.
What was going on?!!
Brother Ye Xuan was fine during the day, even doing good deeds, helping people through difficulties, and giving money to the Mo family. How come he changed into a different person at night, directly taking the girl into his room?
What did he want?!!
“That night, I felt an unprecedented fear in my heart.”
Watching Yu Ling’er’s expression, Elder Qingxue said, “To be honest, at that time, I really wanted to die, but unfortunately, I didn’t even have the ability to die.”
She looked indifferent, seemingly not minding what had happened.
However, Yu Ling’er felt very uncomfortable. She felt that Ye Xuan couldn’t possibly be that kind of person and he couldn’t possibly do such a thing… Even if it were Ye Xuan’s past life, as long as they were the same person, Ye Xuan wouldn’t do such unthinkable things.
But still, no matter what Yu Ling’er thought, in the scene, Ye Xuan had already arrived in front of the sack.
(Within the Past Reflection Mirror)
Ye Xuan reached out his hand and untied the sack, revealing the bound girl inside.
She had her mouth gagged, only making whimpering sounds as she looked at Ye Xuan with fearful eyes.
In fact, she hadn’t slept at all; she had already woken up long ago, knowing bad guys had abducted her.
But she didn’t expect that the one who abducted her would be Ye Xuan.
Clearly, during the day, he pretended to be a decent man in front of her.
It was just evening, and he couldn’t wait anymore.
However, upon seeing that it was Ye Xuan, Mo Qingxue also breathed a sigh of relief.
At least Ye Xuan wouldn’t sell her to some strange place.
Ye Xuan was now the richest landlord in Wuyuan Town.
He probably had only one purpose in bringing her here.
Thinking of this, Mo Qingxue couldn’t help but shed tears of fear and sadness.
(Outside the Past Reflection Mirror)
Yu Ling’er saw the helpless expression of the tied girl within the mirror, which made her anxious in her heart.
She truely wished she could rush up and rescue her, but she understood that all of this had already happened in the past. Besides watching, she couldn’t do anything else.
“Brother Ye Xuan, what’s going on? Did you really do such a thing? Why?” She turned to ask Ye Xuan, “…I believe in you. You must not have done it intentionally. If you explain your reasons, …I will believe you.”
Hearing Yu Ling’er’s words, Ye Xuan wanted to tell her why the plot required him to do such a thing.
However, if he said so, Elder Qingxue might demand his life.
So, he could only pretend to look innocent and replied, “Do you think I can answer your question right now?”
At that moment, he couldn’t afford not to be despicable. If he weren’t despicable, according to the upcoming plot, Elder Qingxue would really kill him ten thousand times.
Yu Ling’er had no choice but to watch the scene.
She absolutely believed in the Ye Xuan by her side, but for the Ye Xuan of the past, she had reason to believe that he might not be the same person as the current Ye Xuan.
Perhaps there was a misunderstanding! She absolutely refused to believe that someone as kind as Ye Xuan would do such a thing!!!
On the other hand, Elder Qingxue was somewhat surprised.
She didn’t expect that Yu Ling’er would still firmly stand by Ye Xuan’s side even after seeing such a thing. She had also believed in Ye Xuan before, but unfortunately, he had never given her any reason to trust him even a bit!
(Within the Past Reflection Mirror)
“Tsk tsk, why are you crying?”
Looking at the girl Ye Xuan had released from the sack, he had an evil look on his face: “Shouldn’t you be happy to see me? At least this isn’t some bandit’s hideout, and I’m not a man-eating monster.”
“!!!”
Upon hearing this, the fear in Mo Qingxue’s eyes didn’t diminish at all.
Because, at this moment, in her eyes, Ye Xuan was even scarier than the harmful monster.
Watching the girl in front of him, who was full of fear and tears streaming down her face, shaking her head at him continuously, Ye Xuan couldn’t help feeling helpless.
Being an bad guy really wasn’t his style. But, his script has already been set. If he didn’t act like this, he would die at her hands.
To her, he was a villain who had evil intentions against her.
But to him, she was also the one who wanted to kill me so that he wouldn’t show her any mercy.
Thinking this, Ye Xuan was determined to continue playing the villain role.
He couldn’t escape anything that the main villain in the script had done; he could only find a way to clear his name.
After thinking this to himself, he reached out his hand to Mo Qingxue, lifted her chin, and looked at her carefully.
At this moment, Mo Qingxue’s face was full of tears and fear.
She wished someone could come to her rescue at this moment.
(Outside the Past Reflection Mirror)
“If that’s really what I did in my past life…”
At this moment, Ye Xuan knew it was time to act. He said to Elder Qingxue: “I’m willing to die in Senior Qingxue’s hands!”
As the main villain, he was always at risk of being killed by the heroine.
Ye Xuan had long been prepared for such a situation.
Of course, he didn’t really want to die…
It’s just that if Elder Qingxue still didn’t want to let him go afterwards, he would have to die. So, naturally, he had to pretend to have some dignity now.
And, honestly, these things were indeed what he had just done after crossing over to the past. If Elder Qingxue wanted to kill him now, he would deserve it.
But he believed he wouldn’t die.
Because, as Elder Qingxue said, she had already fallen in love with him later. This wasn’t the reason she wanted to kill him.
“You don’t need to rush to die.” Elder Qingxue said, “I’ve said before, I used to love you, so this matter seems unforgivable now. But for me, it’s already over. When a woman falls in love with a man, anything he has done in the past can be forgiven. I want to kill you, not because of this matter!!!”
She seemed very indifferent, but at this moment, she blushed.
Because she knew what would happen next in the scene.
Even though she was currently high above, like an immortal and could kill Ye Xuan easily. But in the past, she was just an ordinary girl who couldn’t resist Ye Xuan in front of him.
She was allowing Ye Xuan to see everything to ensure he wouldn’t die without knowing the reason, so she would have no joy of revenge.
Yu Ling’er secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
To be honest, she was really worried that Elder Qingxue wouldn’t be able to resist killing Ye Xuan at this moment. However, she didn’t understand why Ye Xuan’s change was so abrupt.
Ye Xuan’s past self was perfectly fine during the day… It couldn’t be true that this was his true nature, as Elder Qingxue said, right?
Thinking of this, Yu Ling’er’s gaze turned to the scene, her face suddenly turning red.
Looking at the girl in front of her, full of fear, with tears streaming down her face, and continuously shaking her head at herself, Ye Xuan’s heart naturally couldn’t bear it.
But past couldn’t be changed.
(Within the Past Reflection Mirror)
At this moment, Ye Xuan was destined to become the evil villain in this girl’s eyes.
If he didn’t play the role now, there would be a paradox of fate, leading to no interaction between Elder Qingxue and her, which would make everything in the future meaningless.
At that time, not only would Elder Qingxue want to kill him, but he would also disappear, no longer existing. So, he had to play the villain, even if he didn’t want to.
He looked at Mo Qingxue and grinned, “Are you so afraid of me?”
Mo Qingxue could only shake her head.
“Even if you’re afraid of me, I won’t let you go once you fall into my hands.” Ye Xuan laughed.
“So, don’t be afraid. I’ll treat you well in the future… But if you don’t listen to me, don’t blame me for being cruel. You should know how powerful I am. Even the officials dare not oppose me. If you don’t obey me, all the terrible things you can imagine will happen to you. Understand?” Ye Xuan said.
Hearing this, Mo Qingxue couldn’t help but look desperate.
Of course, she understood.
Her brother had been robbed by Ye Xuan’s men, and she had been forced to swallow her anger and not report it to the authorities. She knew how terrifying Ye Xuan’s power was.
Just as he said, even the officials couldn’t do anything to him.
But her attitude remained stubborn.
She had already made up her mind not to submit.
“Looks like you understand.” Ye Xuan nodded satisfactorily as he looked at Mo Qingxue.
Mo Qingxue looked away with disdain in her eyes.
Even if she died, she would never submit to this villain!
She would rather keep her ‘innocence’ and die.
Though she was afraid of Ye Xuan’s threats, she wouldn’t yield.
“Heh heh, it seems you think my words can’t threaten you anymore,” Ye Xuan continued, observing Mo Qingxue’s reaction.
“You need to understand. If something happens to you, your brother and your family will come looking for me desperately. What will happen to them then?” Ye Xuan’s words left Mo Qingxue stunned.
Until now, she hadn’t truly felt Ye Xuan’s terror.
Even if she refused to submit, what about her elder brother?
Her family?
They would surely look for Ye Xuan, and then…
What should she do?
Seeing Mo Qingxue’s shock, Ye Xuan released her from her restraints and removed the gag from her mouth.
Mo Qingxue obediently didn’t scream. She just cowered in fear and avoided Ye Xuan’s gaze.
(Outside the Past Reflection Mirror)
Watching the helpless girl on the screen, Yu Linger couldn’t help but feel helpless herself.
No matter how much she believed Ye Xuan wouldn’t do such a thing, there must have been some misunderstanding. But for Mo Qingxue at that moment, it was surely the most despairing thing in her life.
Unfortunately, it happened hundreds of years ago, and even if she wanted to help her, she couldn’t. All she could do was watch with Ye Xuan.
“Do you see now? I’ve always said that just because someone treats you well or says nice things doesn’t mean they’re truly a good person,” Elder Qingxue said to Yu Linger.
“In the end, it depends on what they do,” Elder Qingxue continued.
“Since you don’t believe Brother Ye Xuan is a good person… Why do you still fell in love with him?” Yu Linger asked in confusion.
To her, falling in love with a bad person seemed foolish, especially one who had done such terrible things.
Elder Qingxue chuckled at Yu Linger’s innocence.
“Sometimes, even if you know someone is bad, you still like them because you naively believe they genuinely care for you, that you’re special to them,” Elder Qingxue explained.
Yu Linger didn’t understand.
To her, good and evil were clear distinctions. How could someone know the other was terrible yet still believe they genuinely cared for them?
Seeing Yu Linger’s confusion, Elder Qingxue sighed and said, “You’ll understand as you see more.”
(Within the Past Reflection Mirror)
Mo Qingxue, with a look of fear, sat quietly in a corner while Ye Xuan watched her.
After a while, he said, “Do you think I tied you up here just to see you cower in fear? Come here!”
Mo Qingxue showed unwillingness upon hearing Ye Xuan’s words. However, suppressing her fear, she stood up and walked slowly toward Ye Xuan.
Ye Xuan looked Mo Qingxue up from head to toe.
Though she was dressed plainly, her appearance was remarkably beautiful. Given time, she would be stunning.
At this moment, Ye Xuan grinned, “Haha, I like your stubborness yet obedient attitude.”
Actually, he didn’t enjoy being the bad guy. However, when he thought about how Elder Qingxue was already planning to kill him, he felt that being a villain was a role he might as well embrace.
Otherwise, if his attempt to clear his name failed, and she still decided to kill him, it would be a loss for him to be killed without having done anything wrong.
With this in mind, he felt more confident in embracing the villain role.
For Elder Qingxue, it was his fault. But for him, it was her who wanted to kill him first, so it was fair game for either of them.
Wasn’t that right?
Mo Qingxue had no idea about Ye Xuan’s current thoughts; all she felt in her heart was helplessness and resentment.
“Ah!” Just as Mo Qingxue was about to say something, Ye Xuan suddenly approached her and lifted her in his arms.
She couldn’t help but cry out in surprise…
Soon, the candle flickered, casting a shadow in the night.
(Outside the Past Reflection Mirror)
Watching the scene, Yu Linger blushed furiously. She covered her eyes with her hands but peeked through her fingers out of curiosity.
Elder Qingxue was also red-faced…
What was going on?!
Wasn’t the Past Reflection Mirror a divine treasure? Wouldn’t it normally skip over such scenes?
Some important scene details weren’t described in detail, yet this unnecessary scene was elaborated upon…
Was the mirror even real?!
Thankfully, there were only three here. If others saw, she’d have to kill them to keep it secret.
Realizing this, Elder Qingxue suddenly remembered the other two people present.
So, she scolded Ye Xuan and Yu Linger, “Don’t watch this part!”
“If I don’t watch carefully, how will I know if I’ve done something wrong?” Ye Xuan said with a serious face.
“Don’t worry, I have no impure intentions. I’m watching with a righteous heart,” Ye Xuan reassured.
“Ye Xuan, you’re not allowed to watch!” Yu Linger rushed to Ye Xuan, trying to cover his eyes…
However, Ye Xuan earnestly looked at her, saying, “Senior sister, don’t you trust me?”
“Ah!” Hearing Ye Xuan’s words, Yu Linger was stunned.
“I… I trust you, Brother Ye Xuan. You definitely have no impure intentions,” she said, retracting her hand.
“Pfft…!”
Elder Qingxue almost spurted out old blood.
God, he claimed he had no impure intentions, yet he’s practically ogling her. And Yu Linger was too naive to believe him. Did she really have a past life?
….
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