After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 373 Reunion with the Witch

"How did you know I would be coming down the mountain today?" He didn't believe that his encounter with Shang Xueyi was a coincidence.

"Xiao Yi said you would come to Tianhe Club today, so I came here to try my luck, and I actually saw you." Shang Xueyi gazed at Shen Xu, who was walking slowly beside her.

This was a scene she had imagined countless times, but at this moment she couldn't feel happy at all.

"Miss Xueyi, we've only met three times at most. Why are you so concerned about someone as insignificant as me?" Shen Xu asked, puzzled.

"I also want to ask you, why do you avoid me like the plague after only three meetings? Am I that scary? If you are afraid of the people behind me, then why are you so good to Xiao Yi, even giving her spiritual treasures? Don't the people behind her threaten you?"

I want to know what the difference is between her and me in your eyes, why you won't even say a word to me!

Hearing the witch's heartfelt words, Shen Xu felt inexplicably guilty towards her, but he knew he could not repeat the mistakes of his past life.

"The girl in the snow..."

"Call me Xueyi!" Shen Xu suddenly felt a chill spread from his spine to his entire body.

After a long silence, Shen Xu slowly said, "Xueyi... you and Xiaoyi are no different in my eyes. I only deal with Xiaoyi because I have to be with her. I didn't give her that jade hairpin; she got it herself."

Both of you are a nuisance to me. I don't want to know either of you, and I will leave Xiao Yi if I have the chance in the future.

"If we really have to point out a difference, you pose a much greater threat to me than Xiao Yi."

"So that's what you were thinking." A smile suddenly appeared on Shang Xueyi's face.

"This woman is indeed a pervert!" Shen Xu trembled slightly as he looked at the witch's smile.

"Come with me to a place; you have no right to refuse."

"That's really the witch's style." Shen Xu smiled helplessly; the witch he knew from before was a bit unfamiliar to him.

After walking alongside the witch for a while, Shen Xu couldn't help but ask, "You said you're leaving, can I ask why?"

"Didn't you say you didn't want any interaction with me? Why are you suddenly concerned about where I am?"

"Just asking out of curiosity." Shen Xu smiled somewhat awkwardly.

"The Blood Fiend Palace is choosing a young palace master, and I've already wasted a lot of time."

Upon hearing this, Shen Xu's heart skipped a beat, but he quickly concealed his inner turmoil and asked with feigned curiosity, "What kind of organization is the Blood Fiend Palace?"

Shang Xueyi looked at Shen Xu's forced composure with a hint of amusement, "The place where you will live with me from now on."

"Can I not go?" Shen Xu immediately stopped in his tracks.

"Then let's see if you have the ability. At least you don't have the strength to resist me right now."

"The judge's book of judgment is still here, you can't lay a hand on me." Shen Xu was very anxious; he absolutely could not go to the Blood Fiend Palace with the witch.

"Placing your hopes on others is the most foolish thing to do, and I never said I was going to take you away now."

"Where are you taking me?"

"Dream Lane!"

Upon hearing the name of the place, Shen Xu frowned. "You tricked me into going there last time to have my blood drained. What are you planning to do this time?"

"Bloodletting!! Don't you remember what you went through in Dream Lane?" For some reason, Shen Xu felt that the witch's tone was somewhat anxious.

"You should know better than I what I've been through!" Shen Xu retorted, somewhat dissatisfied.

“I didn’t go to Mengyi Alley at the time.” Shang Xueyi’s expression was very serious.

"You didn't go? I don't believe you. You tricked me into going to such a remote and freezing alley, you must have something on your mind."

“Shen Xu, you have to believe me. I really didn’t mean you any harm at the time. I really didn’t know that alley was so dangerous for you. I just wanted to cause you some trouble.”

Seeing the witch's serious expression, Shen Xu was a little confused. If it wasn't the witch, who else would go there specifically to draw his blood?

"I might know who bled you, but I need your cooperation." Shang Xueyi felt that today she could solve a mystery that had troubled her for many years.

"How do we cooperate?" Shen Xu couldn't help but wonder.

"Just follow me and do as I say."

……

Dream Lane.

“I’ve been here many times before, but I’ve never experienced the chill you’re talking about. It wasn’t until I mentioned you to Sister Shang that she told me that even she didn’t dare to go too deep into this place because of the chill.”

But you walked out of this alley alive. Sister Shang said the alley had become normal before you arrived. I feel that it was precisely because you came here that the alley became normal again.

"You overestimate me. What could I, a mere Qi Cultivation Realm cultivator, possibly achieve back then?"

"Try it and you'll see!" Shang Xueyi said with a smile. A faint white glow enveloped her head, and when the light faded, the stunningly beautiful Shang Xueyi reappeared in front of Shen Xu.

Shen Xu immediately turned his head away, "I don't think we need to go this far to find the real culprit!"

"I don't really need it, but before I leave, I want you to remember what I look like. If you pretend not to recognize me when we meet next time, I'll be very angry!"

Seeing that Shen Xu still didn't turn around, Shang Xueyi continued calmly, "If you don't look now, I might get angry and I don't even know what I might do to you then."

"Fine, I'll watch. I won't lose anything!" Shen Xu thought fiercely, knowing he had to overcome this hurdle.

Shen Xu slowly turned his head and immediately saw Shang Xueyi's radiant smile. His heart began to race uncontrollably.

This made Shen Xu close his eyes again, but he knew that keeping his eyes closed wasn't a solution. He had to become immune to Shang Xueyi's beauty, otherwise how could he escape her clutches?

He took a deep breath and opened his eyes again, but after only glancing at her, his gaze wandered away again, unable to settle on Shang Xueyi's face.

Shang Xueyi simply smiled at his behavior and didn't make things too difficult for him. Instead, she walked straight into the depths of Mengyi Alley.

Watching Shang Xueyi's retreating figure, Shen Xu couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. He thought he could face the witch calmly again, but at this moment he realized that he had been completely defeated.

"How far did you walk?" Shang Xueyi suddenly asked Shen Xu, who had been following behind him.

"I don't know either, but when I woke up again, I found myself lying not far in front of you."

"Let's walk a little further then!"

"Can you tell me what you're going to do?" Shen Xu asked, puzzled. He didn't know what the witch was going to experiment on him.

"You'll know when you get there."

Seeing that the witch remained unwilling to answer, Shen Xu had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue following her.