Although she didnât know Lan Jia very well, she could tell from the time they spent together in the forest that he wasnât someone that was very talkative. At the very least, he wouldnât say something to tease like this.
âWe havenât set the time yet. However, Iâm sure someone will definitely get you an invitation as soon as the date is set without my prompting.â Tang Doudou was currently trying to figure out how close Baili Yu and Lan Jiaâs relationship was.
Lan Jia laughed lightly. âWhat if he forgets?â
âI donât think he would.â
âLady Doudou really trusts Brother Baili a lot.â
âSaint Envoy Lan Jia is joking. If I didnât trust him, why would I agree to marry him?â Tang Doudou felt that Lan Jiaâs relationship with Baili Yu probably wasnât very good due to these words.
âHaha, Lady Doudou is right. However, thereâs something that Lan Jia isnât sure should be said.â
Tang Doudouâs brows creased slightly. âThereâs no harm in saying it.â
Lan Jia laughed again. However, no hint of emotion could be made out in his mild tone. âDoes Lady Doudou know that Brother Baili is actually already engaged?â
Tang Doudou staggered and almost fell down from the iron chains. After recovering her balance, she wiped the cold sweat off her forehead. âWhat joke is Saint Envoy Lan Jia trying to pull!?â
Lan Jia expressed that he felt helpless. âIâm telling the truth.â
âIf Baili Yu was engaged, why hasnât anyone ever brought it up?â Tang Doudou was sure that Lan Jia was teasing her. At the same time, she couldnât help but feel that this was trueâ¦
However, it was outrageous!
The entire world already knows about their engagement and no one has ever shown up to cause a disturbance over some previous engagement. Moreover if Baili Yu did have a previous engagement, how could Su Yi possibly agree to this marriage?
âI have no reason to lie to Lady Doudou. Brother Baili truly does have a previous engagement.â Lan Jia was still talking nonstop. The originally pleasant sounding voice was now making Tang Doudou feel the urge to beat him up.
âOf course he has an engagement. He had one with me!â
Lan Jia smiled. âLady Doudou is sure cute. Why donât you just marry me!?â
Tang Doudou stumbled again and fell flat on the iron chains. She turned around angrily to look at the person responsible for this and saw that he wasnât even helping her up. He simply crouched down next to her and his eyes continued to sparkle with shallow light as he asked, âWhat does Lady Doudou think about this oneâs suggestion?â
âI donât like it!â Tang Doudou trembled as she got back up. She glanced in front and saw that Mu Ye seemed to have recovered and was walking forward steadily again, so she sighed in relief.
Lan Jia then said, âBrother Baili is already engaged, and that engagement was set before yours. First come, first serve. Lady Doudou, you understand, right?â
Now Tang Doudou was starting to find this strange. What exactly did this Lan Jia want?
Lan Jia continued to smile brightly. For a moment, Tang Doudou got the impression that she was looking at Baili Yu. âYouâ¦â
âWhat about me?â
âYouâre not Lan Jia!â Tang Doudou shouted.
Lan Jia curved his eyes. âWhat is Lady Doudou joking about? If Iâm not Lan Jia, could it be that Iâm Baili Yu?â
His words struck Tang Doudou like a bolt of lightning. She pointed at him and declared, her voice shaking a little, âYou are Baili Yu!â
âLady Doudou, are you sure?â Lan Jia slowly lowered his head. Tang Doudouâs reflection was visible in his mild eyes. âShould I let you see?â
Tang Doudou knitted her brows as she stared straight into his eyes in order to try and find a trace of Baili Yu. However, no matter how she looked, she didnât sense the usual familiarity. Could it be that she was over thinking things?
Lan Jia was probably just Lan Jiaâ¦
âThe people in front! Are you guys going to move or not!?â Just as she was sinking into her thoughts, an angry shout came from behind Lan Jia.
Tang Doudou looked behind him and saw that there were a ton of black-clothed men behind them. When she looked in front, she saw that Mu Ye was already gone.
She hastily tidied up her black robe and apologized to the person that was looking at her angrily, then continued walking forward while still feeling puzzled.
She soon realized that something was off!
How come the people behind her hadnât been caught in the illusions?
When she looked back earlier, all of them seemed completely fine!
Lan Jia was clearly behind her, but he seemed to know what exactly she was thinking. He said softly, âThose people possess distributed medicine so they naturally wouldnât fall for the demonic bugsâ illusions.â
Tang Doudou was shocked. Demonic bugs?
âLook below your feet,â said Lan Jia.
Tang Doudou didnât want to look down, but curiosity made her peek down. Then she almost lost her footing again.
She hadnât noticed earlier, but now that she looked, she could see that the cracks of the iron chains were filled with tiny bugs with black shells. Every single one was no bigger than a fingernail and they were packed in the seams of the irons chains. The sight of them crawling around made Tang Doudouâs scalp prickle and she wanted nothing but to get to the other side as soon as possible.
She started walking a lot faster, but didnât loosen her grip on the hair tie in her hand. If her guess wasnât wrong, Lan Jiaâs hair tie was what brought her out of the illusion.
However, these bugs were so small. How did they create such a realistic illusion?
Although she was entertaining all sorts of thoughts, she still continued to move fast since she was afraid the bugs beneath her feet would crawl up to suck her dry.
Tang Doudou remembered these bugs vividly and she remembered those numerous teeth beneath these bugsâ shells especially well. Just the thought of it made goosebumps rise up so much they could fall off.
âLady Doudou, youâre walking so fast. This one can barely keep up.â Unexpectedly, Lan Jia started speaking again as if he wasnât willing to stay silent.
Wasnât this a complete joke?
Tang Doudou rolled her eyes. For better or for worse, Lan Jia was a Saint Envoy of the Saint Tribes. How was it possible that he couldnât keep up with her walking speed?
âLady Doudou, I canât walk anymore,â shouted Lan Jia.
Tang Doudou would have already thrown the hair tie away if it werenât for the fact that she was worried about falling for another illusion. How did Lan Jia become so annoying?
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