Jiujiu glanced sideways at Black Tortoise, who was talking to Vermilion Bird. She lowered her voice and asked Qing Lan, "What kind of bloodline did my grandfather awaken?"
Qing Lan was silent for a moment, then said softly, "Formations and divination."
The Muran Tribe had a natural advantage in formations, so Jiujiu wasn't curious about his awakened ability. But divination …
Jiujiu pursed her lips. She remembered Vermilion Bird saying that Xia He used to be his colleague. She asked Qing Lan, "Did my grandfather divine something?"
Qing Lan was really not good at lying. Once he was about to lie, his eyeballs would roll around in his eye sockets like a headless fly, and his lips would be pursed unconsciously.
His body and hers were tense, just like a taut piano string.
With this appearance, one could tell at a glance that he wanted to lie.
Jiujiu said, "Qing Lan, you know that you can't lie to me. Did my grandfather divine something?"
In fact, Qing Lan had always known that Jiujiu was very smart. Sometimes, she was even a little too smart. She didn't seem like a little girl from a mountain village who only went to junior high school.
For example, at this moment, she could very keenly grasp the loopholes in Black Tortoise's words, find the information she wanted, and then get what she wanted from him.
Just like Jiujiu said, Qing Lan didn't know if he didn't know how to lie, or if he just couldn't lie in front of Jiujiu.
Since he couldn't hide it, then he might as well tell her frankly.
"Your grandfather divined that there would be a catastrophe, and the outcome of this catastrophe, no matter which one it was, was the demon race's success."
"There were no exceptions?"
"Only once, and then he lost control." Qing Lan looked at Jiujiu apologetically. "If we could have stopped your grandfather from continuing his divination, maybe none of this would have happened."
All of this happened because they kept asking Xia He to perform divinations. Xia He had used up too much energy, which was why she had lost control.
Telling Jiujiu these things would only make Jiujiu sad and upset. Qing Lan sighed. "You've been busy all day. Go and rest."
"If I told you that Wu Yan told me that there was a traitor among you, would you believe me?"
Qing Lan paused and asked, "Did he tell you that?"
Qing Lan's face was very tense, and even his fingers began to tremble. "Did he tell you who it was?"
Jiujiu shook her head. "He didn't say. What's wrong? Or do you already know who it is?"
When he heard Jiujiu say that Wu Yan didn't tell her who it was, Qing Lan instantly heaved a sigh of relief. Jiujiu could clearly sense Qing Lan's relief.
"The demon race is cunning and scheming. They must be trying to drive a wedge between us. Until I get to the bottom of this matter, you should stay here."
Jiujiu nodded, agreeing to Qing Lan's request.
Qing Lan walked Jiujiu to the door of her room, then raised a hand to stroke Jiujiu's hair. He looked deeply at Jiujiu for a long time, then said, "Sleep early. Good night."
Jiujiu grunted in acknowledgment, then closed the door behind her.
Seeing the door close in front of him with a thud, Qing Lan's heart seemed to thump as well.
"If you're still worried, you can stay in the same room as her tonight."
Qing Lan turned around and looked at Xuan Wu, who was in the form of a little boy, and frowned. "Why did you become like this today? What kind of strange array did you set up again?"
Xuan Wu smiled. "Naturally, I'm trying to improve the array and find a way to save this woman's life."
Xuan Wu frowned unhappily. "Qing Lan, I don't want to criticize you, but you're too soft-hearted. Even if you promised Xia He, he's been missing for so many years. Who knows if he's still alive? Look at the situation now, and you still want to save this little girl. How foolish."
Qing Lan frowned. "If I hadn't promised Xia He to save Xia Qiu and Dong, do you really think he would have helped you divine those things?"
Xuan Wu sneered. "Even if you didn't promise him, I still had a way to make him divine for me. It would just take a little more effort. But now, you've caused so much trouble for me because of this little girl. What do you have to say about that?"
"Did I cause all this trouble?" Qing Lan stared gloomily at Xuan Wu. "Xuan Wu, don't forget that if it weren't for me, you would have been dead long ago."
"So what? I didn't ask you to save me."
Xuan Wu's face darkened at the thought of what had happened in the past. He glared fiercely at Qing Lan and said, "Qing Lan, this is the last time I'm warning you. They've disliked you for a long time. If you continue to act willfully, you'll definitely incur the wrath of the crowd. When that time comes, even Bai Hong and I won't be able to save you."
In response to Xuan Wu's warning, Qing Lan calmly replied, "I have my own plans."
Xuan Wu snorted coldly. He glanced at Jiujiu's door, then waved his sleeves and left.
After Xuan Wu left, Qing Lan quickly followed suit.
Once Qing Lan and Xuan Wu had left, Jiujiu left through the door. However, her heart was filled with complicated feelings.
Based on Xuan Wu's words, it seems that Qing Lan had agreed to save her life because he had promised Xia He. Xuan Wu had also agreed to Xia He's request because Xia He had performed a divination for them.
Furthermore, it seems that Xuan Wu had also agreed to sacrifice her. However, because he owed Qing Lan a life-saving debt, he could only help him improve the array.
It seems that her guess was not wrong. Even though they were Divine Beasts who had been together since ancient times, their relationship was not as friendly as Qing Lan had claimed.
Furthermore, it seems that there were some other people above them.
Qing Lan's decision to spare her life had clearly angered them.
She had originally thought that she would leave as soon as the sacrifice was over. However, as she delved deeper into the matter, things became more and more complicated.
Jiujiu really regretted coming here with Qing Lan.
If she had known that the situation here was so complicated and that the relationships between the people were so complicated, she would not have been so kind as to agree to Xia Qiu's request to come here to help her sacrifice.
Unfortunately, it was impossible to buy it with money. If she had known earlier, Jiujiu could only brace herself and continue on.
Of course, because of the strange actions of Qing Lan and the others, Jiujiu did not dare to continue waiting for the time of the sacrifice. She was ready to take the initiative to find out the truth of this matter.
The next day, Qing Lan went to investigate the matter of the Vermillion Bird calling him back.
Jiujiu used the excuse that she was unfamiliar with this place and did not want to stay here. She took the initiative to ask to go with Qing Lan.
Qing Lan looked at Jiujiu with an awkward expression. "I'm going to investigate something, not to play."
Jiujiu hugged Qing Lan's arm and pleaded to Qing Lan, "I know, but I'm only familiar with you here. I'm scared."
After Jiujiu finished speaking, she hid behind Qing Lan.
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