I want to be innocent, but they don't allow me

Chapter 894 Zhang Hanrui learned the "truth" of that year.

"It seems that his name is Shanyuan." Jun Jiuling waved his hand with an ambiguous smile on his face.

"You should know this better than me. I know that the dog man has never told anyone else except you."

Zhang Hanrui lowered her eyes slightly, with a myriad of thoughts in her mind.

Shanyuan, Ling'er, and the inner demon.

And the word "Auntie Mei" that Li Mu muttered before he fainted today.

This reminded her of the ridiculous idea she had at the beginning.

She raised her head and looked at Li Mu's profile. She pondered for a while and pretended to have just remembered this.

"Sister Jiuer, do you think that Xiao Shisan's inner demon tribulation could be related to Shan Yuan?"

? !

Hearing this, Jun Jiuling paused, turned around abruptly, and exclaimed,

"Yeah, why didn't I think of that?"

She has always felt that Li Mu’s inner tribulation, even if it is not the path to immortality, should be for the common people.

But now that she heard what Zhang Hanrui said, the more she thought about it, the more she felt it was possible.

"What else do you know!"

Jun Jiuling stared at Zhang Hanrui's eyes, hoping that this smart woman could bring her a surprise.

Zhang Hanrui frowned, hesitated for a moment, and shook her head.

"All I know is that Xiao Shisan suspected that Shan Yuan wanted to 'take over' his body, so we have been planning for this matter..."

"Do you know about the matter between the dog man and Shan Yuan?"

Jun Jiuling tried, although she didn't think there was anything wrong with Li Mu's "using any means necessary".

But that doesn't mean she would publicize this matter casually.

Zhang Hanrui heard the tentative meaning in the words, thought for a moment, and shook his head.

"Xiao Shisan never mentioned it to me."

"I just saw him go crazy today and wanted to kill Ling'er, so I made such a guess. Perhaps, the inner demon calamity has nothing to do with Shanyuan."

"Ling'er? The little girl from the daytime?" Jun Jiuling asked.

Zhang Hanrui nodded and quickly added,

"Yes, Ling'er and Shanyuan are siblings..."

Hearing this, Jun Jiuling's eyes turned cold and he cursed,

"This bastard is still like this, leaving behind such a disaster!"

Although she didn't think Li Ling'er could do anything to Li Mu, it would be inappropriate to cut the grass without removing the root of the problem.

She didn't believe that Li Mu didn't understand this principle.

Most likely he showed mercy because the girl was pretty.

She stared at Zhang Hanrui seriously, hesitated for a long time, and then said,

"Han Rui, I can see that you are not a indecisive person."

"Today you risked your life to save the girl named Ling'er. I saw it with my own eyes."

"But I must remind you now that the woman cannot be kept alive. Are you willing to kill that woman for Li Mu?"

Hearing this, Zhang Hanrui's heart twitched, but she remained expressionless, and said with some embarrassment,

"Little Thirteen dotes on Ling'er very much. This... this is not appropriate."

She was certain that Jun Jiuling did not know about her relationship with Li Ling'er, otherwise he would not have said such a thing.

Come to think of it, Li Ling'er is Shanyuan's biological sister.

And she conspired with Li Mu to deal with Shan Yuan. No matter how you look at it, it is impossible for her to have any relationship with Li Ling'er.

Jun Jiuling thought the same thing. She shook her head, gently held Ling'er's hand, and said seriously,

"I can see that the dog man trusts you the most, otherwise he wouldn't have told you these things."

"Well, whether it's to eliminate hidden dangers or to help him overcome the calamity, I will tell you the truth. With your intelligence, you should make the decision."

Jun Jiuling glanced at the noisy street scene nearby, shrugged helplessly, and pulled Zhang Hanrui towards a deserted place.

...

After a while, they were in a back alley.

Zhang Hanrui listened to Jun Jiuling's story with her body trembling slightly. She clenched her fists tightly in her sleeves, her knuckles turned slightly white, and her nails had already sunk into her flesh.

Seeing that she was speechless for a long time, Jun Jiuling patted her shoulder and said helplessly,

"I know, this is hard to believe and even to comprehend."

"But the root of this man's inner demon may lie here, Han Rui, you..."

"I believe it!" Zhang Hanrui suddenly spoke, her voice cold as if she was suppressing her anger.

She once used the term "stand-in" to frame Xu Youzhi.

She tried to make the lie so perfect that she even believed it to be true.

But even Xu Youzhi could see that Li Mu looked very much like the second young master of Prince Yan's Mansion in his childhood, so how could she not see it?

That 'lie' might not only deceive Xu Youzhi, but also her.

She thought of the 'dreams' that Li Mu had told her about.

She remembered that Li Mu once said that he did not belong to this world.

She finally understood why the four-year-old 'Second Young Master' had such a drastic change in temperament.

Why did the Second Young Master call Shan Mei "Auntie Mei" instead of mother when he was seriously ill and unconscious?

Zhang Hanrui stared blankly at the face in front of her that made her feel unfamiliar.

I really want to ask Li Mu right now, aren’t you tired of acting and deceiving her like this all the time?

"Han Rui?" Jun Jiuling noticed that something was wrong with her and wanted to reach out and pat her.

Zhang Hanrui subconsciously dodged to the side, holding on to the last glimmer of hope and asked,

"Did Li Mu tell Sister Jiuer about this?"

"That's not the case. It was said by the Taoist priest Shan Yuan." Jun Jiuling shook his head slightly, with a look of heartache in his eyes.

"The dog man had his soul forcibly torn apart. He probably doesn't remember any of this, or he doesn't remember it completely."

"Shanyuan?" Zhang Hanrui felt that something seemed to be wrong, but couldn't be sure for a moment, so she asked anxiously,

"Why would Shanyuan tell Sister Jiuer this?"

"You are still a bastard... You are too soft-hearted!" Jun Jiuling spat with a hint of disappointment. He raised his wrist and a small glass mirror appeared in his hand.

"I just listened to entertain myself at the time and didn't ask any further questions."

"You have a smart mind. If you want to know anything else, you can just ask him!"

Zhang Hanrui looked at the mirror in surprise, and seeing that there was nothing special about it, she called out tentatively,

"Shan Yuan?"

However, there was no movement in the small mirror.

Jun Jiuling lowered his head in displeasure. When his eyes fell on the mirror, his expression changed and he exclaimed,

"Oops!"

The nameless divination technique almost drained all of Li Mu's spiritual energy.

The Glazed Washing Silk Mirror, as Li Mu's magic weapon for recognizing his master, is naturally no exception.

Jun Jiuling picked up the mirror, looked at it carefully for a long time, shook his head and sighed,

"It's over. I'm afraid his soul has been scattered."

"What, what do you mean?" Zhang Hanrui's face turned pale. She looked in the mirror, then at Jun Jiuling, and asked tentatively,

"He, he's dead?"

Jun Jiuling turned around, facing away from Zhang Hanrui, and sighed slightly.

"Forget it, let's go back. The dog man might wake up at any time soon."

"I still need that girl named Shanshan to be by my side when the time comes."

Zhang Hanrui looked at Li Mu's back, and the white jade dagger quietly fell into his hand.

The night wind blew through her hair, and a crystal teardrop slid down from the corner of her eye.

She slowly raised the dagger, with the tip of the sword pointing directly at the back of Li Mu.

"Han Rui, thank you."

Jun Jiuling seemed to be speaking from inspiration. He looked up at the night sky and said slowly,

"In this world, being too loyal is never a good thing. It's a blessing for him to have you watching over him."

Zhang Hanrui's lips curled up into a sad smile, her tone piercingly cold.

"Sister Jiuer, do you mean to say that I am heartless and ungrateful?"

"How could that be?" Jun Jiuling shook his head and smiled faintly.

"I was praising you for knowing your limits and knowing what to do and what not to do, just like your reaction when I mentioned 'feud' before."

"You know, I envy you and you guys."

"Envy me...?" Zhang Hanrui murmured softly, retracting the sword tip and slashing it towards her neck, laughing at herself.

"Sister Jiuer, I envy you too."