"If it's too much of a coincidence, then there's a problem. Moreover, for such a coincidence to happen in such a situation, I think there's only one explanation for this, and that is that there's a traitor among you."
When he heard Jiujiu say that there was a traitor among them, Qing Lan denied it without thinking. "I can understand how you feel now, but there's no traitor among us."
The four of them had been together since ancient times, and their relationship was stronger than gold. Even if the whole world betrayed him, the remaining three would not betray him.
"Why is it impossible?" Jiujiu pointed at the ruined temple and looked at Qing Lan. She asked, "Then can you tell me that Hai Shui knows that you brought me to find the land? If there's no traitor among you, why did the land suddenly die when I came to investigate the cause of my parents' death?"
It was not a second earlier or a second later, but the land just had to die at this time. There was definitely a problem.
Qing Lan looked at Jiujiu who was starting to become irritable. "Sometimes, some things are just so coincidental, but we have to learn to accept it. For example, this is a coincidence."
"Why are you still unwilling to believe that there's a traitor among you at this point? But what I want to say is, if you continue to believe your friends, I can't continue to believe you because I can't put my life in the hands of someone who can't accept reality."
Jiujiu looked at Qing Lan. "Qing Lan, you can guarantee that you'll protect my life, but can you guarantee that your friends will protect my life like you do?"
Qing Lan looked at Jiujiu and said firmly, "I can guarantee that my friends are all kind people. They'd rather sacrifice themselves than hurt you. I don't know what you've experienced and why you suspect my friends, but I can guarantee that my friends and I will not hurt you even if we have to sacrifice our lives. Trust me, okay?"
"In this situation, how do you expect me to believe you?"
Qing Lan was at a loss for words.
Just when Qing Lan and Jiujiu were in a deadlock, Bai Hong walked out of the void. He looked at Jiujiu and said to Qing Xuan, "Zhu Que is looking for you."
With Bai Hong around, Qing Lan could not continue to argue with Jiujiu on this issue. "I have something to do, so I'll take my leave. I'll send you back first."
"Wait."
Bai Hong looked at Jiujiu and said to Qing Lan. It's strange this time, and I'm afraid it'll take some time................................................
................... Now the Devil Race knew about Jiujiu's existence and her location. If they left for a long time, it was indeed a good solution to bring Jiujiu back.
Qing Lan looked sideways at Jiujiu and asked for Jiujiu's opinion. "Are you willing to go back with us?"
Jiujiu sneered. "Do you think I have a second choice?"
Jiujiu's tone was too cold. Bai Hong could not help but look at Jiujiu again. Then he saw the layer of frost on Jiujiu's face. He looked sideways at Qing Lan and asked Qing Lan with his eyes what was going on between him and Jiujiu. Why did Jiujiu look at them with such eyes in such a short time?
Qing Lan did not know how to explain the unpleasantness between him and Jiujiu to Bai Hong, so he simply kept silent.
Qing Lan stepped forward and hugged Jiujiu's waist. Then he cut through the void and stepped inside.
In just a moment, Qing Lan took Jiujiu to the secret base of the four of them.
The four of them were not living in seclusion in the mountains as Jiujiu had imagined. Instead, they were staying in a villa in the suburbs of the capital.
The three of them had just landed when they saw a man dressed in red striding over.
After seeing Jiujiu, his expression slightly froze. His pupils turned in his eyes, and he stretched out his hand and said to Jiujiu, "Hello, I'm Vermillion Bird."
Jiujiu's palm gently touched Vermillion Bird's as a handshake. She began to pretend to be curious about the house, and at the same time, she glanced at Vermillion Bird out of the corner of her eye.
Unlike Qing Lan and Bai Hong's young and handsome appearance, Vermillion Bird's face looked to be no less than forty or fifty years old. Just from his appearance, one could tell that Vermillion Bird was a very serious man.
While Jiujiu was sizing up Vermillion Bird, Vermillion Bird was also sizing up Jiujiu.
When Jiujiu withdrew her gaze, Vermillion Bird opened his mouth. "You look very much like a friend of mine."
"She is Xia He's granddaughter." Bai Hong spoke of Jiujiu's identity in Vermillion Bird's ear at the right time.
Hearing Bai Hong say that Jiujiu was Xia He's granddaughter, Vermillion Bird instantly understood. "I know your grandfather. The two of us were colleagues for a period of time, but later he met the true love of his life and returned to life."
"My grandfather was your colleague?"
Jiujiu looked at Vermillion Bird in amazement.
Vermillion Bird was one of the four Mythological Beasts. His ability could be said to be unique in the world. Xia Qiudong's grandfather Xia He was his colleague, it was really incredible.
"Yes, it's your grandfather Xia He."
Vermillion Bird sat on the stool with a faint smile on his face. With a face full of nostalgia, he said to Jiujiu, "Your grandfather Xia He is the greatest man of the Nan tribe. He is the man whose strength is the closest to the ancestor of the Nan tribe I have seen in so many years."
When he said this, Vermillion Bird's eyes dimmed a lot.
If Xia He was here, they wouldn't be as helpless as they were today. He would definitely be able to help them come up with a lot of interesting ideas. They wouldn't even need to offer sacrifices to trap the Demon King and his army in the Bone Burial Ground forever.
When Vermillion Bird said that Xia He was his colleague, Jiujiu was already very shocked. At this moment, hearing Vermillion Bird say that Xia He's strength was close to the Nan tribe, Jiujiu was even more surprised.
However, if Xia He's strength was close to the ancestor of the Nan tribe, then can it be said that his strength was unfathomable? Then when Xia Lan was three years old, he disappeared …
"Is my grandfather dead?"
Vermillion Bird shook his head, "No, he just disappeared."
"Disappeared?"
"Twenty years ago, he told me to take care of his wife and children. After that, I never saw him again. In the past twenty years, we have tried to find him countless times, but every time we failed."
"What about my parents?" Jiujiu looked at Vermillion Bird and asked, "My grandfather is missing. Qing Lan said that my parents' death was man-made. Since you have such a good relationship with my grandfather, and were told by my grandfather to take care of my grandmother and father, then you must know what happened to my father and mother in the end?"
Qing Lan didn't expect Jiujiu to suddenly ask about this matter. After being startled for a moment, he pulled the corner of Jiujiu's clothes and whispered, "Qiudong, don't make trouble."
Vermillion Bird raised his hand to stop Qing Lan's action, then looked at Jiujiu and said, "I do know about your parents."
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