Can't a girl be a traitor like Cao Cao?

Upon hearing Chi Junlin's words, Xiao Lan remained silent for a moment.

She realized that there were still many things Chi Junlin couldn't let go of.

Her heart remained outside; she had never truly forgotten.

After hesitating for a moment, the girl spoke up, "Can't... we stay here forever?"

"No."

"But don't you think we're having a great time here?"

“Very happy indeed.”

Chi Junlin nodded and asked in return, "But haven't you also been thinking about leaving this place?"

"..."

Xiaolan didn't reply. Perhaps at this moment, what she was thinking was not the same as at the beginning.

People change.

She no longer feels the need to leave.

Perhaps it was Chi Junlin's arrival that changed her heart.

"Is that enough?"

Chi Junlin gazed at the starry sky and then said softly, "After acting alongside you for so long, you should be satisfied. Lan Gexing."

"..."

Chi Junlin did not look at "Xiao Lan" and did not seem to regard her as a threat.

Lan Gexing smiled slightly.

With a hint of curiosity on her face, she asked, "When did you realize it was me?"

"In the beginning."

Lan Gexing was stunned; she really hadn't expected this.

Chi Junlin then laughed and said, "You think I really can't understand the language of the people here?"

Yes, from the very beginning, Chi Junlin knew exactly what the people in Peach Blossom Village were saying.

Because the language they speak is neither Miao nor Tu language.

Instead, it comes from the language of the royal family of Emperor Shun, descendants of the tomb-guarding clan.

When Beidou was with Chi Junlin before, he taught Chi Junlin this language.

However, because so few people used it, and even the tomb keepers couldn't be sure whether the descendants of Emperor Shun would know this ancient saying, it was gradually abandoned.

Although Beidou can speak, no one talks to her, so she is not used in daily life.

Chi Junlin was indeed intelligent. After being taught by Beidou, although he could not speak yet, he could understand the meaning of Shun's words.

On the other hand, Shunyu is also related to the Mysterious Maiden of the Xuan Yin Sect of the Demonic Path.

Since Lan Gexing is the Demon Lord, he naturally understands the secret language used by the Mysterious Maiden.

Previously, she and Chi Junlin had fought fiercely underwater and were on the verge of death when they happened to arrive at this paradise-like abyss.

It was then caught by the fishermen here.

Compared to Chi Junlin, Lan Gexing is younger and, having been reborn from a cocoon, possesses an even more vigorous vitality.

Therefore, she woke up much earlier than Chi Junlin.

After waking up, Lan Gexing replenished his nutrition and grew rapidly upon exposure to the wind.

After seeing Chi Junlin again, she had grown into a graceful young woman.

At that time, Lan Gexing originally planned to seize the opportunity to kill Chi Junlin.

However, before he could make a move, the killing intent emanating from his body suddenly startled Chi Junlin awake.

Seeing that Chi Junlin had woken up, Lan Gexing dared not make any rash moves.

Then he thought that the villagers here spoke the language of Shun, which Chi Junlin would definitely not understand.

So she made up an excuse and pretended to be the daughter of a local villager.

The old woman in the room was the village doctor who had been taking care of them for the past two days.

Lan Gexing casually made up a few lines and gained the old woman's trust.

And so the play continued naturally.

As for what happened afterward, most of it was Lan Gexing's test of Chi Junlin.

However, Lan Gexing himself did not expect that Chi Junlin would become so easygoing after waking up.

As he acted, Lan Gexing also got into character.

She herself couldn't understand what she was thinking.

But it was true that the village boys admired her looks and boldly confessed their feelings to her.

However, what happened next was somewhat unexpected by Lan Gexing.

She truly hadn't expected Chi Junlin to do those things to her...

This left Lan Gexing feeling confused.

She suddenly couldn't see the road ahead and had the bizarre idea of... staying here with Chi Junlin and growing old together.

But a dream is just a dream.

In the end, I will still wake up...

Now is the time to wake up from the dream.

After a long silence, Lan Gexing finally spoke and asked Chi Junlin, "Then why... haven't you exposed me yet?"

"Yeah...why?"

Chi Junlin sighed, looked up at the sky, and then said softly, "Maybe all this fighting and killing... I'm tired too?"

"..."

Lan Gexing didn't know how to respond to Chi Junlin's words.

But she had already realized that Chi Junlin's heart was actually complicated.

At this moment, Chi Junlin was not looking at Lan Gexing.

But then she sighed.

He continued, "Actually, I know there's something else you haven't told me the truth about."

"..."

Lan Gexing did not reply.

Chi Junlin then continued, as if talking to himself, "Ye Qiancao is not completely dead, is he?"

"..."

"She had previously told me that Wenren Xuan was Ye Qiancao, and Ye Qiancao was Lan Gexing... I didn't understand what she was trying to say at first."

But later, I gradually figured it out.

The two of you are, in fact, one.

"..."

"From the very beginning, when you chose her as the Holy Maiden, you had already made your plans. Within Ye Qiancao's body, she is a part of the Holy Maiden of the Demonic Sect, and you are also a part of the Holy Maiden of the Demonic Sect."

I should have met you a long time ago, right? Back then... the part that called itself Ye Qiancao... wasn't actually Ye Qiancao.

Lan Gexing, you are the one who calls yourself Ye Qiancao.

Later, when Wenren Xuan appeared, you had her play the role of Wenren Xuan.

That's to prevent me from suspecting your identity. That's why you were able to act so convincingly.

And in the end, you're still acting.

You tried to fool me by pretending to be dead... but you didn't expect that Wenren Xuan would tell me the truth.

In fact, the rebirth of the nine-fold embryo is not a transfer of the soul.

You simply inscribed your memories into the perfect new body created from the cocoon.

The birth of a new body naturally requires discarding the old one.

This has already been proven with the ghost fortune teller, hasn't it?

The reason you lied to me was to provoke me, to put me in my prime for a life-or-death battle...

Actually, you and Wenren Tianxia are the same... you are both martial arts fanatics in some sense...

Otherwise, Lan Gexing, you wouldn't have been able to become the greatest Demon Lord in the history of the Demonic Sect with your extraordinary talent and unparalleled beauty.

Am I right, Ye Qiancao?

"..."

Seeing that Lan Gexing remained silent, Chi Junlin smiled and said, "You probably don't know how I guessed all this?"

From any perspective, this plan is flawless.

You may have even achieved your goal.

I was indeed enraged by you, and I thought the original Ye Qiancao was really dead. That's why I fought you with all my might.

Underwater, we almost died together...

But you might not have guessed, but I do have a special method to distinguish a person's inner self from their physical appearance, personality, bone structure... everything beyond what can be portrayed.

As Chi Junlin spoke, he reached out and ruffled Lan Gexing's hair.

Three inches above her head, a barely perceptible cloud of fortune slowly swirled around her.

If it weren't for the changes here, Chi Junlin at that time would probably have truly believed that Ye Qiancao had perished.

Chi Junlin looked at Lan Gexing with a half-smile.

"Phew, this is boring."

Lan Gexing pursed his lips, then saw her sigh and raise her hand to pinch the back of her cheek.

Before long, her appearance changed.

Some subtle adjustments to her skeletal structure allowed her to transform back into a familiar figure that was three parts White Bone Bodhisattva, three parts Lan Gexing, and three parts Ye Qiancao.

"Alright, the biggest secret has been revealed. Are you satisfied?"

Lan Gexing muttered something, and actually began to revert to her original demeanor as the Holy Maiden of the Demonic Sect.

She leaned against the rock, seemingly finding everything somewhat boring.

When exactly is a thought true, and when is it false?

She's acted so many roles that even she herself has lost her anchor point.

But without a doubt, in the end, her desire to grow old quietly with Chi Junlin in this place was genuine.

Lan Gexing can deceive everyone else, but he can't deceive his own inner strength.

But she would keep this shameful secret deep in her heart, even to her grave, and would never reveal a word of it to Chi Junlin.

Seeing her like this, Chi Junlin wanted to laugh again.

Then he continued, "Haven't you considered what you would do if I couldn't determine whether Ye Qiancao was alive or dead, and I actually fought you to the death, killing you and her together?"

Lan Gexing looked indifferent upon hearing this.

"So what if I die? I don't care."

"..."

Although Lan Gexing said this, her coquettish tone was too obvious.

Chi Junlin sighed and said, "After saying so much, why don't you tell me your true thoughts?"

Lan Gexing glanced at Chi Junlin with a strange expression, a sinister smile that hadn't been seen in a long time appearing on his face.