QT- I’m Almost Died
Chapter 211. Who Betrayed Whom?
When Fan Jialuo and Song Rui returned to Moon Bay Community hand in hand, Bai Mu had been waiting for them in front of Building No. 1 for a long time.
“Mr. Fan, it’s been a long time. How have you been?” Seeing the young man walking towards him in the golden sunlight, Bai Mu smiled, but his eyes flickered with an uncertain light. He kept rummaging in his pockets, then pulling his hands out and rubbing them against the seams of his pants, looking restless.
“Hello Mr. Bai, I’ve already moved all my belongings out of my house, so it’s not convenient to entertain guests. Let’s find a place to sit outside.” Fan Jialuo pointed to the community center, where there was a teahouse.
“You’re moving out?” Bai Mu was quite surprised.
“Yes, this place is no longer suitable for me to live here,” Fan Jialuo sighed, shaking his head.
Bai Mu was even more surprised. He opened his phone, showed him two photos, and said, “Mr. Fan, everyone says that the environment in Moon Bay Community is excellent and very suitable for living. Last time, a group of researchers came here to investigate the ecological environment and found that the water and air quality in our community is better than any other community around Beijing. It’s a great place for health and wellness. Look, these are the photos they took. They named it ‘Golden and Silver Waterfall.’ Isn’t it beautiful?”
Fan Jialuo glanced at his phone screen and nodded with a smile.
Due to the refraction of sunlight, the waterfall at the mountaintop appears as a dazzling golden light from a certain angle, while at night, it reflects the moonlight, resembling a silver ribbon. Clouds and mist swirl around its descent, and rainbows arch across the sky, creating a magnificent and fantastical scene, like a fairyland. These two photos, taken at dawn and dusk, caused a sensation upon being released. After inquiring, netizens learned that this was a scenic spot within the Moon Bay residential area, and many came to admire it.
As a result, more and more people were coming to the community to look at houses recently, and the transaction volume was gradually increasing. The bad news from the past had long been forgotten by people.
Bai Mu suggested, “Mr. Fan, the property prices in Moon Bay are soaring right now. I can transfer the title of the apartment you’re currently living in to you…”
Before he could finish speaking, Song Rui interrupted him, “No need, we are moving to the Fan family’s old residence, so there’s no need for Mr. Bai to spend any money.”
Bai Mu still had a lot to say, but now it was all stuck in his throat, impossible to utter. The Fan family’s old mansion occupied a hilltop, surrounded by 5A-level scenic areas, with a much better environment than this place, no strangers to disturb them, and the property prices were over nine figures. Why would Mr. Fan care about an apartment in the Moon Bay community?
He lowered his eyes and smiled bitterly, nodding helplessly.
The group entered the teahouse and ordered a pot of Biluochun tea.
As usual, Fan Jialuo asked as soon as he sat down, “Mr. Bai, are you ready?”
Are you ready? These words were like a spell, instantly reminding Bai Mu of his last fantastical experience. The young man had trapped him between his arms and the wall, his thin, crimson lips so close that he could almost touch them with just a slight bow of his head……
He took a deep breath, his voice hoarse, “Mr. Fan, could we try a different approach this time?”
“What does Mr. Bai mean?” Fan Jialuo tilted his head in confusion.
Bai Mu put his hands in his pockets, secretly rubbing something, and explained, “It just means avoiding too much physical contact, just absorbing bad luck from a distance.”
Before Fan Jialuo could speak, Song Rui raised an eyebrow and asked with a half-smile, “What kind of physical contact is too much?”
Fan Jialuo chuckled softly, “I understand what you mean. If we change the method, the speed will be a bit slower. Can Mr. Bai be patient?”
Bai Mu hurriedly replied, “Yes, of course.”
Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Song Rui asked again, “What exactly is too much physical contact?”
Fan Jialuo extended his hand, his voice low and gentle, “Mr. Bai can hold his hand over my palm without making any contact with me.”
Bai Mu did not immediately pull his hand out of his pocket, but tentatively asked, “Mr. Fan, do you think it’s possible to completely change my destiny? That is, to adjust it to a normal state without having to periodically absorb bad luck?”
Fan Jialuo decisively said, “It’s impossible. Mr. Bai, no one can change your destiny.”
“Really? Even reclusive masters won’t?” Bai Mu was clearly skeptical.
Song Rui patiently asked again, “What is too much physical contact?”
Fan Jialuo: ……
Bai Mu: ……
The two were silent for a moment, then resumed their previous conversation.
“Did someone say something to you?”
“No, I was just asking casually.”
“Indeed, some people can defy fate, but do you know what price they have to pay? You have to exchange someone else’s life for your own. The human sacrifice you found before was the mildest method. A more cruel method is to stripped someone else’s life and graft it on yourself, or to find a substitute to bear all kinds of disasters for you. When the substitute dies, you can find another one, and so on. Their deaths will all turn into sins, piling up on your head. Originally, you only had to suffer in this life, but if you do that, these sins will affect you for all your future lives.”
Bai Mu was so frightened that his lips trembled, and he couldn’t speak for a long time. Seeing his silence, Song Rui seized the opportunity to open his mouth, wanting to ask what too much physical contact meant, but was suddenly pinched on the lips by Fan Jialuo.
The young man’s fingertips were slightly cool, yet incredibly soft. He gently pinched Song Rui’s lips together before releasing them, his sidelong glance revealing a hint of helplessness and cunning. Song Rui saw his own clear reflection in his pupils, and suddenly lost the urge to ask further questions. He waved his hand, signaling the two to continue their conversation, then covered his burning lips and smiled silently.
Fan Jialuo then looked at Bai Mu and solemnly warned, “Mr. Bai, defying fate is taboo. I advise you to give up this idea.”
“I understand, Mr. Fan.” Bai Mu looked somewhat dazed, and hesitated for a moment before pulling his hand out of his pocket and placing it above Fan Jialuo’s palm. An extremely gentle magnetic field climbed up his arms to his shoulders, then slowly enveloped his entire body, seeping into his pores and dissolving and drawing away the black, ominous energy.
However, this process only lasted three or four seconds before Fan Jialuo suddenly withdrew his hand, looking at Bai Mu with unfathomable eyes. The gentle calmness in his pupils had turned into an unfathomable indifference.
Bai Mu froze under his gaze, and his suspended hand began to tremble slightly.
Fan Jialuo followed his pale face toward the hands, which were clearly abnormal.
Bai Mu quickly withdrew his hand and hid it in his pocket, but for some reason, his expression suddenly changed.
Fan Jialuo said knowingly, “Mr. Bai, has something been lost?” He stopped looking at Bai Mu and instead opened his palm, his eyes darkly observing something. No one knew that his magnetic field was churning like boiling water, yet he couldn’t find a target to attack.
Bai Mu didn’t have time to answer him, he just kept rummaging in his pockets, looking extremely flustered.
“Mr. Bai, our cooperation should end here. You’ve found a better option than me, haven’t you?” Fan Jialuo looked at him calmly, his tone indifferent, “They promised to help you change your fate, so you agreed to help them plot against me?”
Bai Mu hurriedly denied it, “No, they didn’t intend to harm you. They just asked me to bring a seed to see you, that’s all.”
Song Rui’s extremely suppressed voice slowly rang out, “What seed?”
Bai Mu emptied both of his pockets, but he couldn’t find the broad bean-like seed anywhere.
Fan Jialuo calmly stated, “It is now inside my body.”
Song Rui suddenly looked at him, his expression changing drastically.
Fan Jialuo shook his head and continued, “But I can’t find it, nor can I expel it from my body. It’s hidden away. It gives me a very unpleasant feeling, faintly carrying the aura of death.” He closed his eyes and sighed, “Mr. Bai, I thought I could trust you.”
Bai Mu finally realized what he had done, his eyes immediately reddened, and his voice was extremely hoarse, “Mr. Fan, I really didn’t mean to hurt you. I thought that carrying a seed on my body wouldn’t cause you any trouble. I really didn’t expect their methods of harming people to be so bizarre.”
“You’ve also had your fate altered once by having a human sacrifice, so you should be able to imagine how bizarre these people’s methods can be.” Song Rui exposed his selfish motives, “In the end, you’re just unwilling to be controlled by others for the rest of your life, and you want to completely change your destiny.”
Bai Mu was silent, only shaking his head repeatedly. Seeing Fan Jialuo’s cold expression, with his eyes closed and unwilling to meet his gaze, he felt a piercing pain seeping from the very marrow of his bones.
Just as he was about to be overwhelmed by boundless regret, Fan Jialuo suddenly said, “Call them and tell them to come over.”
“Okay, I’ll have them come right away.” Bai Mu quickly took out his phone, gritted his teeth, and dialed a number—a dozen minutes later, a young man and woman walked into the tea house. Their speed showed they had been waiting nearby for Bai Mu’s message. The young man in front didn’t even catch a glimpse from Fan Jialuo, but the woman behind him was firmly locked in his sharp gaze. He even stood up, took a few steps forward, and called out with a half-smile, “Song Enci.”
The young woman looked at him warily and corrected him, “My name is Lin Nianci, and Song Enci is my mother.”
Fan Jialuo ignored her words and suddenly released his magnetic field. To ordinary people, he was just standing there casually, but to Lin Nianci, his body suddenly transformed into a black dragon composed of spiritual qi, evil qi, yin qi, and even bad karma, opening its blood-red maw and fiercely pouncing towards her.
She immediately activated her magnetic field to deflect the sudden attack, instantly draining her spiritual qi and cultivation. Facing this ancient monster who had lived for over a hundred years, she dared not be the slightest bit careless, but unexpectedly, in just an instant, she was knocked away by the black dragon, her body crashing heavily to the ground, her dantian damaged. Her magnetic field clashed with his, shattering like a fragile eggshell.
Shifu’s instructions were indeed correct, their strength was probably less than that of ants in this person’s eyes!
Lin Nianci coughed up a mouthful of blood, her hands flailing wildly on the ground as if trying to prop herself up, but she couldn’t move at all. Several of her ribs were broken, and her internal organs had suffered varying degrees of damage. In just one exchange, she had lost half her life.
Lin Nian’en never expected this person to be so ruthless, striking them without saying a word. He was furious and resentful, and immediately drew the coin sword from his waist and rushed forward, but he didn’t even touch a hair on Fan Jialuo’s head before being inexplicably sent flying backward, falling down next to his senior sister, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Fan Jialuo walked step by step toward Lin Nianci, while Lin Nianci shuffled backward on all fours, her face filled with hatred, yet her eyes filled with fear.
“How did your strength become so weak?” His tone was familiar, as if he were speaking to an old friend.
Lin Nianci spat a mouthful of blood at him viciously.
Fan Jialuo neither dodged nor evaded, but simply extended his palm to capture her, invading her memories. He found her mind a hazy, misty blur, as if veiled by a curtain of water, everyone’s figures were indistinct and illusory. Even so, he could recognize that familiar face and authoritative voice. The other person gazed intently at the owner of this fragment of memory, murmuring expectantly, “Grow up quickly…”
As Fan Jialuo attempted to lift the layer of mist, a bolt of lightning exploded in Lin Nianci’s mind, shattering the intruder’s divine sense.
Fan Jialuo immediately withdrew his magnetic field, scrutinizing Lin Nianci’s face inch by inch, his voice low and deep, “You’re not her?”
Lin Nianci tried to speak, but uncontrollably coughed up a mouthful of blood. Lin Nian’en crawled to her side, pulling her into his arms. They were like two small animals cornered, outwardly fierce but inwardly filled with fear. Fortunately, the protective talisman given by their Shifu had been activated, and their two ShiXiong should have sensed it and would come to their rescue soon.
Fan Jialuo stopped in front of the two, and Song Rui followed, his face extremely grim. Bai Mu stood there, bewildered and unsure how to handle the situation. He feared someone might die, and initially wanted to call the police, but then hesitated, worried that they would arrest Fan Jialuo.
“What is that seed?” Fan Jialuo leaned forward, staring intently into Lin Nianci’s eyes.
Lin Nianci swallowed a mouthful of blood and sneered, “Guess.”
Lin Nian’en also let out a contemptuous laugh at the opportune moment, as if victory was already in their grasp.
Song Rui carefully observed the expressions and movements of the two people, then shook his head and said, “They don’t know what that is either.”
Lin Nianci and Lin Nian’en: ……
Fan Jialuo nodded and then asked, “Where did you get the seed?”
Lin Nianci gritted her teeth and said, “Why should I tell you?”
Lin Nian’en still smiled contemptuously, with an arrogant look that said, what can you do to us?
Song Rui said calmly, “They don’t know the answer to this question either.”
Lin Nianci and Lin Nian’en: !!!
The two stopped glaring at Fan Jialuo and turned to glare at Song Rui, their teeth clenched as if they wanted to tear the other person apart. The protective talisman given by their Shifu had clearly worked, Fan Jialuo shouldn’t be able to read their minds. Why could this person always see through their hearts? What exactly was he?
Fan Jialuo pondered, “Since you neither know what it is nor how it came to be, did it appear out of thin air?”
Lin Nianci and Lin Nianen held each other’s hands, determined not to say a word.
However, Song Rui simply looked at them quietly for a while before confidently stating, “Appeared out of thin air.”
Lin Nianci and Lin Nianen: ……
They suddenly understood the saying profoundly—— Birds of a feather flock together. The devil’s friends are devils too!
Fan Jialuo leaned down and continued to press, “Where is Song Enci?”
A fierce hatred suddenly flashed in Lin Nianci’s eyes, while Lin Nian’en questioned sharply, “Haven’t you already killed Aunt Enci?”
“I killed her?” Fan Jialuo raised an eyebrow, seemingly surprised by the answer.
“Stop pretending! Didn’t you steal the other half of the jade pendant from my mother?”
“I took the other half of the jade pendant?” Fan Jialuo raised his lips, almost amused by the question, but he quickly concealed the dark glint in his eyes and asked emotionlessly, “When did Song Enci die?”
“Hmph, you know perfectly well and still asking. Do you think Shizu will let you off the hook if you pretend to be innocent? Let me tell you, he’ll be coming to the capital soon to deal with you personally! Do you know what the consequences are for stealing the sect’s treasure and murdering your fellow disciples? Shizu will skin you alive!” Lin Nian’en shouted fiercely, but Lin Nianci remained silent, her teeth clenched.
Fan Jialuo completely ignored their threats and relentlessly pressed for answers, “When did Song Enci die? Where did she die? Have you found her body?”
Lin Nianci and Lin Nianen noticed his anxiety, so they both shut their mouths. When their eyes caught sight of Song Rui standing to the side, they both covered the lower half of their faces.
Fan Jialuo: ……
Realizing that these two people were very wary of Dr. Song, he couldn’t help but glance at him.
Song Rui understood immediately and probed, “How long has she been dead? Ten years, twenty years, thirty years, forty years…” He guessed year by year, and when he counted to a certain year, their eyes trembled slightly and seemed a little unfocused. So he said with certainty, “She has been dead for more than seventy years? But you are only in your early twenties.”
These words struck like a bolt of lightning, making Fan Jialuo, who had glimpsed Lin Nianci’s childhood memories, suddenly realize the truth. He explained, “She was probably close to death when she was born. My Shifu used a soul-nurturing method to keep her in a water vat, maintaining her infant state until her soul stabilized before she began to grow. That’s why she looks so young.”
Song Rui nodded to indicate that he understood.
Lin Nianci and Lin Nianen looked at the two men with trembling eyes, feeling that simply covering half their faces was not enough, they desperately needed the hoods of the two robbers or the facekins of the beach aunties.
“What major event happened in the metaphysical world seventy years ago? It was the Battle of Protecting the Dragon. Where did the Battle of Protecting the Dragon take place? In the Sand Dunes. So Song Enci died in the Sand Dunes, right?” Fan Jialuo deduced the general information based on just one year.
This time, Lin Nianci and Lin Nianen not only covered their entire faces but also closed their eyes. Even in this state, the devil certainly couldn’t guess what they were thinking.
However, Song Rui shattered their illusions, “You guessed right, Song Enci did indeed die in the sand dunes.” Without micro-expressions, he could observe micro-movements. Without micro-movements, he could read their thoughts from their breathing. If they even held their breath, he could grasp their wrists to measure their pulse and detect lies. As long as they were alive and their minds were working, what they were thinking would always be expressed through changes in their bodies.
As Fan Jialuo said, this is Song Rui’s superpower.
Fan Jialuo nodded knowingly, then sighed softly, “I never imagined that even the renowned Holy Maiden of Zezhou couldn’t escape death.”
Lin Nianci’s hand, which was covering her face, trembled.
Fan Jialuo stared at her and continued, “It’s a real pity that she died on the path to godhood.”
Lin Nianci abruptly lowered her hand, staring at him with a horrified look. Lin Nian’en, also drawn by curiosity, peeked through his fingers.
“What are you talking about?” Lin Nianci finally couldn’t help but ask.
“Save sentient beings, recruit believers, build temples, accept incense offerings, and accumulate merits——Song Enci’s ambition is blatantly obvious.”
Lin Nianci gritted her teeth and retorted, “So what? My mother did indeed save tens of millions of people. The incense offerings, believers, faith, and merits are all what she deserves!”
Fan Jialuo lowered his body even further, his voice laced with amusement, “Yes, she deserved it all. But it’s a pity that she died halfway to becoming a god, while the maggots she nurtured touched the threshold of godhood first. Isn’t that ironic?”
“What maggots? What threshold to godhood? What are you talking about?” Now it was Lin Nianci’s turn to eagerly seek answers, but unfortunately she didn’t have Song Rui’s mind-reading ability, nor did she have a powerful magnetic field to devour Fan Jialuo’s memories. She could only ask again and again in vain.
Fan Jialuo used a magnetic field to force the two outside, then threw out an even more troubling question, “Want to know who your father is?”
Lin Nianci was frantic. Dragging her aching body, she got up and pounded on the glass door of the teahouse. Unfortunately, the door was sealed by a powerful magnetic field, and no matter how hard she pushed, she couldn’t open it.
“Who is my father? Tell me now! Tell me!” she shouted, acting like a madwoman.
Lin Nian’en hugged her from behind, gently coaxing her in her ear. He knew that what his senior sister cared about most was her background, because when Aunt Song Enci returned to the sect, no one could tell that she was pregnant. It wasn’t until the Battle of Protecting the Dragon broke out that she barely managed to save grandmaster and then went to save others, but disappeared without a trace, leaving behind only an infant wrapped in her own clothes and a tattered cloth with the words ‘Shifu, please save her‘ written in blood. Only then did everyone realize that the child was actually born to her.
Her mother had vanished without a trace, neither alive nor dead, and her father was nowhere to be found. Lin Nianci’s longing for her parents ran deep in her bones. She pounded on the door, her fists bleeding, and wept uncontrollably. The answer she had been searching for for so many years was finally before her eyes, how could she possibly give up?
Although Lin Nian’en felt sorry for her, he could only ruthlessly shatter her illusions, “Stop pounding! Even if you break all the bones in your hands, he still won’t tell you the answer. Can’t you see? He’s deliberately toying with us, taking revenge on us. The more pain we suffer, the happier he is! When Shizu arrives, he will definitely catch this traitor. At that time, you won’t need to ask him anything, he can just search his soul. Let’s go back, he won’t be able to be so arrogant for long!”
Lin Nian’en half-dragged and half-carried away the emotionally distraught Lin Nianci. He couldn’t bring himself to ask any of the questions he wanted to ask, such as where the Tianshui Sect’s most prized treasure was, or where he had been hiding all these years and what bad things he had done.
After they left, Fan Jialuo raised his chin at Bai Mu and said, “Mr. Bai, you can leave now too.”
Seeing his extremely cold face, Bai Mu could only flee in a sorry state.
Song Rui stared at the young man for a while, then suddenly asked, “They all say that you killed that so-called Holy Maiden of Zezhou. I guess the truth is completely the opposite, right?”
These words seemed to touch a nerve with Fan Jialuo, causing a fierce glint in his eyes. Fragments of memories escaped from the depths of his heart, only to be burned to ashes by his will. After a long, long time, he whispered, “Dr. Song, do you want to know what Mr. Bai meant by too much physical contact?” As he spoke, he suddenly moved closer to Song Rui, trapping him between the wall and his arms, and slowly pressed his lips to his, their breaths mingling.
Song Rui, who was trying his best to analyze those words and piece together some of the truth, suddenly went blank. The young man’s mysterious past was thrown to the back of his mind, leaving only the infinitely magnified handsome face and those blood-red lips in front of him.
He unconsciously held his breath, and his oxygen-deprived brain became unable to function. Sensing his emptiness and helplessness, Fan Jialuo turned and strode away.
After a long while, Song Rui realized he had been tricked. The young man had cleverly used his good looks to change the subject and prevent him from investigating the truth. But instead of feeling disappointed or angry, he touched his lips and chuckled softly.
He wouldn’t mind having this experience a hundred times over.
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