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"Do you want to know the connection between me and Lord Mosang?"
I hesitated and still did not mention that I was also marked; we weren't that familiar yet, and there was Nine Charm involved, so I didn't want him to know.
"Yes." I nodded lightly.
"Well, it's not really a secret. If I tell you my past story, would you be willing to listen?" Bai Li's voice grew softer, almost silent by the end.
At that moment, Bai Li seemed like a child, his expression resembling someone who had found a playmate; he was happy yet also afraid.
Perhaps Bai Li had been lonely for too long. Perhaps he had suppressed himself for too long.
I didn't know why he had changed so much today. Could it be that he trusted me?
The issues did not stem from the Three-Headed Serpent or from Bai Li himself, but rather from Holy Spirit Village, this indifferent place.
I surprisingly found that the initial feeling of disgust I had towards Bai Li was slowly dissipating. The atmosphere in Holy Spirit Village was deeply rooted; if it wasn't thoroughly eradicated, there would likely be more "Bai Lis" appearing in the future.
"Of course, we are friends. You saved me, didn't you?"
"F-friends?"
"Yes, people you can trust."
"Xi Meng?"
"Yes?"
"Friends."
I nodded with a smile, my eyes seemingly filled with liquid...
"When the Mossan Serpent Sovereign took me in, I knew he was using me, but it was all voluntary on my part. Including the mark. Even my life."
"The mark can lead to death?" I asked in disbelief, as if my heart had been shattered.
"If it's of the same level, perhaps they can restrain each other without one side having to die. But in a situation like mine with the Mossan Serpent Sovereign, with such a vast difference, once he fully recovers, he will inevitably devour me."
Bai Li, who spoke these words, showed no sadness; instead, he seemed relieved. Compared to him, who could know the immense turmoil churning within me?
Nine Charm would not lie to me.
"Why?"
"Think about it, which powerful being would allow themselves to be restrained by another? The mark signifies that our lives are interconnected; one can summon the other at any time. Moreover, if one side is in danger, it will also implicate the other."
"Can this kind of mark be broke?"
"No, unless one side devours the other. However, this process is extremely difficult and would cause significant damage to one's own Soul Energy and could even result in fatal injuries. So unless one reaches an incredibly powerful level, they wouldn't dare to attempt it lightly."
"So, the stronger side cannot possibly allow the marked side to survive?"
"Correct, there's no need to doubt that."
"But what if he doesn't—"
"There are no 'buts,' Xi Meng. He will," Bai Li interrupted me.
How could it be like this—
"When the Mossan Serpent Sovereign was trapped by something, he needed to borrow a body to escape. Although my Soul Energy is weak, my physical constitution is special and can accept the mark, which is why I was chosen by the Serpent Sovereign. I have no regrets."
What about me? Regrets? Did I doubt Nine Charm?
"Do you know the origins of Mosang?" In fact, I was also asking myself if I truly understood Nine Charm.
"I don't know. The Serpent Sovereign never told me, but he is quite extraordinary."
"I see."
"Let's leave this place first. Follow me."
As we walked out of the secret chamber, I was lost in thought. My mind was filled with memories of Nine Charm; he had never harmed me and had always helped me, hadn't he?!
Shaking my head to dispel my earlier doubts, I believed that what I trusted was indeed worth believing!
In a daze, I didn't even notice that I was holding Bai Li's hand. I only remembered that as we left the dark chamber and stepped into the light, the boy named Bai Li tightened his grip on my hand and seemed to speak more to himself than to me.
"You are the first person who has been kind to me. I don't want you to die."
It felt so light, as if it had never been said before...
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