Water Reflects Peach Blossoms

Ignoring the wailing madam on the ground, Li Lun looked towards the exit of Tianxiang Pavilion downstairs, the smile on his lips becoming more mysterious and dangerous.

"Happy to choose one of the two. This time it's your turn to choose, Zhu Yan."

An aura of madness and paranoia permeated his surroundings. He was eagerly anticipating what was about to happen next: "Confess your identity as Zhu Yan to Shen Nanzhi, let her know that you are the demon who killed Zhuo Yichen's father and brother, and then she will hate you and stay away from you. Or continue to hide it from her, but in that case... I will reveal your true identity to her."

"I'm sure the scene will be even more interesting then."

Shen Nanzhi shouldn't have paid so much attention to Zhu Yan.

Zhu Yan, who had betrayed his friend, shouldn't have any other friends... and certainly shouldn't have Shen Nanzhi!

You shouldn't... seek death.

……

Just as he followed Zhu Yan out of Tianxiang Pavilion, Nanzhi grabbed his hand, pulled him up and looked him up and down: "How are you? Are you hurt?"

"No." Zhu Yan looked at Nanzhi's anxious and worried expression gently, and felt warm in his heart.

The pain in his chest, which had been stabbed twice by the Yun Guang Sword, was gone, and the icy dungeon of the Demon Hunting Division was no longer cold.

He asked Nanzhi, "Are you injured? And why were you brought to Tianxiang Pavilion?"

Nanzhi recounted what happened today: "When I was out buying groceries, I heard someone say you were knocked unconscious, put in a sack, and taken away. I was worried you'd run into your enemies and be in danger, so I went to the Monster Hunting Division to ask Xiao Zhuo for help. On my way out, I met a woman who said she knew where you were. I followed her into an alley, but despite my precautions, her accomplices still caught me and brought me here."

"But I'm not hurt. It seems he just wants to scare me?"

Nanzhi said as he pulled Zhu Yan towards the Demon Hunting Division: "Let's talk as we walk!"

"The most urgent thing is to go to the Demon Hunting Bureau and find Xiao Zhuo! The guy who caught me is a demon. If we go to Xiao Zhuo now, maybe we can still catch him in time!"

Zhu Yan was not dragged away by her.

Li Lun's possession cannot be seen through without the True Eyes of Illusion and Bai Ze's Golden Eyes, and Zhuo Yichen... if he comes now, he will only die.

Unable to pull the person away, Nanzhi turned around in confusion and was about to ask him what was wrong, but Zhu Yan pulled him into his arms with force.

"What's wrong with you?" Nanzhi asked a little uncomfortably.

Holding her in his arms, he didn't feel any sense of security or belonging. Zhu Yan lowered his eyes and said softly, "Azhi, I'm sorry, I'm a demon."

From the moment he started hiding the secret from Nanzhi, he knew that there would be a day when he would confess to her, or a day when she would find out, but he didn't expect that day to come so soon.

But you have to be honest.

Li Lun has set his sights on Azhi. If he still hides his identity at this moment, leaving Azhi in a state of confusion, and something like today happens again... This time he arrived in time, but if he is tripped up next time, and Li Lun, who hates humans so much, attacks Azhi, he will regret it for the rest of his life!

Between selfishness and the southern branch, Zhu Yan chose the southern branch.

After telling Nanzhi that he was a demon, Zhu Yan felt as if a huge stone was hanging in his heart. He breathed lightly and held the woman in his arms, not knowing what kind of ending would greet him.

If Ah Zhi hated his identity and looked at him with disgust and cold eyes, I'm afraid he... would lose the courage to walk in the world.

The man holding her could hear his heartbeat in his chest, and the beats were getting faster and faster. Nanzhi listened quietly to his heartbeat and felt the body temperature radiating from his clothes.

She said seriously, "Let's get to know each other again. Hello, my name is Shen Nanzhi."

The hand holding Nanzhi tightened, and the tears in Zhu Yan's eyes slid down his cheeks. He said in a trembling voice: "Hello, my name is Zhao Yuanzhou, and the demon's name is Zhu Yan."

Zhu Yan... Nanzhi's heart tightened. Is it the evil demon who killed Xiao Zhuo's father and brother?

Zhao Yuanzhou is Zhu Yan...

She lowered her eyes and asked, "Why do you say the demon's name after the human's name?"

Zhu Yan said slowly: "Because... I think being a human being is good."

Nanzhi withdrew from Zhao Yuanzhou's embrace and looked at the water marks on his cheeks. She took out a handkerchief and gave it to him: "Wipe it. Your face is all red from crying. You look like an unwanted kitten."

"I am an ape." Zhu Yan took the handkerchief and said with a smile, "A white ape."

"Yeah." Nanzhi nodded and agreed with him, "Like a little monkey that no one wants."

After wiping the tears from his cheeks, Zhu Yan did not return the handkerchief to Nan Zhi. Instead, he asked, "Now that I've wiped it clean, does anyone want me?"

Nanzhi smiled at him: "Didn't we say last time that we would go home together?"

……

Walking home with Nanzhi, Zhu Yan couldn't help but turn his head to look at her and asked, "Aren't you angry?"

Li Lun did this to force him to confess to Nanzhi that he was a demon, or to make him the enemy who killed Nanzhi's friend, father and brother, so that Nanzhi would hate him, abandon him and break up with him.

Although Nanzhi did not show any resistance or dislike for him, his identity as a demon still made him feel uneasy, not to mention that he was the enemy who killed Zhuo Yichen's father and brother, and Zhuo Yichen and Nanzhi were good friends who grew up together.

Zhu Yan's notoriety was known throughout the wilderness and the human world. It was impossible for her not to know that it was he who killed Zhuo Yichen's father and brother.

Nanzhi looked at Zhu Yan. His expression was fragile under the moonlight, as if it would break at the slightest touch.

In her mind, Zhu Yan should not be like this. He should be handsome but funny, like to tell jokes, and be nice to people. He should be polite but not too polite, and very kind.

So, she said, "Why are you angry? Everyone has secrets and pain in their hearts, and a past they don't want to talk about. It's rare for someone to be honest with each other the moment they meet, right? That's not sincerity, that's foolish."

"You didn't tell me you were a demon, and I didn't tell you about my past, but we still get along well. It has nothing to do with our identities, it's just that we have similar personalities."

"Sorry, I should have told you earlier." Zhu Yan's eyes were full of Nanzhi.

Nanzhi shook her head: "No, to be honest with someone, there is a prerequisite, that is, that person is someone you can trust enough to make you feel safe."

"I didn't make you trust me. That's my fault, not yours."

"I trust Ah Zhi very much." Zhu Yan said, "I'm just a little worried about losing it."

Nanzhi asked him, "What about now?"

"I trust you completely." Zhu Yan walked forward and suddenly said, "I went to the Monster Hunting Bureau today."

Nanzhi suddenly stopped.

Zhu Yan also stopped.

He saw Nanzhi looking at him in surprise. Although he was prepared, he couldn't help but hold his breath, as if the words she was about to say were gripping his heart.

What would Nanzhi say?

Would she worry about him? Or would she worry about Zhuo Yichen? Or would she blame him for going to the Monster Hunting Bureau when he murdered Zhuo Yichen's father and brother? How could she have the nerve to stand before Zhuo Yichen?

He said he had complete trust, but he... lied.

Between him and Zhuo Yichen, he didn't believe that Nanzhi would favor him.