Chapter 139 - 138 Talking to Oneself
"This is the fourth day I’ve been locked up in this cell..."
"On the first day, Zhou Xingcai just came and said two casual words to me. She mentioned waiting for the sect’s people to arrive."
"In the afternoon of the second day, she came to check on me again."
"It’s not because she loves me or cares about me in any romantic way; she’s simply afraid I’ll die. She even warmed up a pot of wine for me."
"This wine is rather awful. I could only pretend to drink a couple of sips and had to act grateful."
"Also, I had to make her feel at ease without any concerns."
"On the evening of the third day, I could tell she was terribly lonely. She looked somewhat disheveled when she appeared outside the cell."
"Honestly, if I weren’t currently a prisoner, she would have forcibly dragged me to pound garlic."
"The smell of garlic is really pungent, and it easily makes my eyes water."
"Then she gave me a resentful look. Originally, I thought of trying to see if I could get any news out of her."
"She told me not to interrupt her and to listen to her speak."
"I did as she asked, thinking she might have suddenly changed, unwilling for this fair-skinned scholar to be harmed by the sect."