Chapter 127: The Unseen Threat

Ye Yu, whose nerves were already taut, was so startled by the sudden disturbance that she nearly leaped out of her skin. She was utterly terrified.

Yet, the voice from behind her, though plain, carried a warmth and familiarity that brought Ye Yu a long-lost sense of reassurance.

Ye Yu flinched, then paused. ‘It was old… wait, who was it?’

For a fleeting moment, Ye Yu felt bewildered, as if she had grasped something important. However, when she tried to examine it further, only a blank void remained.

“No, who is behind me?”

Ye Yu dared not turn around rashly, fearing a sharp blade might plunge into her lower back at any second. It wasn’t until the figure behind her tilted their head in confusion and patted her twice that she moved.

“Who are you?”

Ye Yu turned around warily, stepping back to quickly conceal herself behind the door. Her sharp eyes, filled with scrutiny, fixed upon the Black-haired girl standing outside.

If Ye Qing was a sleek black cat, then Ye Yu was a lithe black panther. Her figure was slender and graceful, and her amber eyes were even more elongated. She had blossomed into a truly elegant young woman, causing Ye Qing to fall into a momentary daze.

‘She’s truly grown up,’ Ye Qing thought.

While Ye Qing was lost in her thoughts, Ye Yu abruptly slammed the door shut. She continued to observe Ye Qing through the peephole.

Upon seeing the girl’s petite stature and her pretty, still-youthful face, Ye Yu couldn’t help but feel a pang of confusion. The face bore a striking resemblance to her own.

‘Perhaps it’s me at fifteen. Could Mom and Dad have secretly had another sister for me outside?’

Just as Ye Yu was about to ask something, she suddenly felt a rush of air at her neck from behind. Before she could even utter a sound, a cloth was pressed firmly over her mouth and nose.

A pungent odor surged into her mouth, instantly plunging her into unconsciousness. Her body slumped limply, allowing the person behind her to drag her away. Meanwhile, Ye Qing, separated by just a door, lowered her head in disappointment.

‘She really couldn’t recognize me?’

‘You black-hearted brute, I should have known you were no good!’

Unlike others, Ye Yu had never seen Ye Qing in her transformed female form. Judging by her reaction, it seemed she had mostly lost her memories of Ye Qing.

Recalling Qin Yuqian’s words, Ye Qing couldn’t help but clench her fists in frustration. ‘That damned woman, didn’t she say wishes wouldn’t be twisted?’

However, remembering the additional words Qin Yuqian had spoken, Ye Qing slowly relaxed her grip.

“But whether a wish can be fulfilled depends on you. If a wish exceeds the scope of your abilities, a certain degree of distortion is unavoidable.”

‘That’s true. After all, merely achieving this much has already pushed my body to its limits. If I had pushed further, I might not have survived.’

Yet, being shut out by her own sister still left Ye Qing feeling profoundly melancholic. She stood outside the door, utterly at a loss, much like she had during Ye Yu’s rebellious phase when she felt rejected.

Awkwardly, she rubbed her palm with her fingers, wondering. ‘But how could my sister, whom I raised since childhood, simply forget me?’

‘Have all those countless memories been swept away by Ye Qing’s fleeting wish?’

‘Who then became the person who spent so many years with her? Was I replaced by just anyone in her memories?’

Ye Qing’s thoughts spiraled, and she felt a sudden wave of dizziness. She quickly pulled out the potion from her pocket and took two small sips, gradually recovering.

‘Never mind. My well-being doesn’t matter; I just hope she can live happily.’

Pondering this, Ye Qing gently knocked on the door.

*Thump, thump, thump…*

There was no response.

Just like when she used to call Gu Xuanyu and only got a busy signal, Ye Qing’s small knuckles hovered before the door, not falling again for a long time. Her heart was filled with an unbearable bitterness.

Suddenly, Ye Qing couldn’t help but mock herself. ‘How pathetic I am. A stranger? Do I look like I’d bring danger?’

Ye Qing’s gaze snapped to the peephole. From there, she could feel a cold stare fixed on her. At this moment, only Ye Yu should be in the room, which meant…

But after blinking, Ye Qing immediately sensed something amiss. She narrowed her eyes, stood on her tiptoes, and pressed her face closer to the peephole.

From the outside, the peephole was only the size of a pinprick, but she could at least discern that someone was behind it because the center was filled with absolute darkness.

After a moment of silent confrontation through the door, Ye Qing gathered a cluster of silver-white purifying magic at her fingertip and abruptly flashed it across the peephole.

A deep grunt, a heavy male voice, emanated from behind the door. This instantly confirmed Ye Qing’s suspicion.

The person behind the door was not Ye Yu!

Flashing a flashlight into the peephole was a prank Ye Yu used to play with her. She never expected it would come in handy here.

“Open the door, or I’ll call the police!”

Even though she was part of an evil organization, her first instinct was to threaten with calling the police. Was this a strange tradition passed down by An Yueying?

Listening to the chaotic banging from behind the door, this tactic seemed surprisingly effective.

The man behind the door, covering his painfully dazzled eyes, abruptly pushed the door open, attempting to knock Ye Qing down.

The door panel enlarged in her vision, bringing with it a rush of air that gently stirred the strands of hair framing the girl’s cheek. Yet, to Ye Qing, it unfolded in slow motion.

She merely shifted her steps, gracefully retreating before the impact. Immediately, her gaze met the man’s furious, hawk-like eyes.

The man was not particularly tall, with a lean figure and gaunt cheeks. His face was as rough as sandpaper, displaying a cold, dark blue hue that brought to mind the ‘Blue-faced Beast’ from *Water Margin*.

As he pushed the door, his other hand gripped a dark short dagger. The blade was non-reflective, seemingly designed for better concealment and assassination.

Having just absorbed magic, Ye Qing was exceptionally clear-headed at this moment, and her reaction speed far exceeded that of an ordinary person. In a single glance, she saw the murderous glint in the man’s eyes.

‘Although I’m not skilled in combat, subduing an ordinary person shouldn’t be difficult, right?’

Ye Qing’s eyes sharpened, and she threw a fierce punch at the man’s face. However, she felt little impact, as if she had punched a wad of cotton.

Although the man, relying on experience, absorbed most of the impact after being struck in the face, he still felt utterly humiliated. His usually calm demeanor gave way to a surge of anger.

He swung his dagger, intending to stab downwards towards the girl’s neck. But the moment he moved, he felt a sudden disorientation, unable to pinpoint his target.

The blade missed Ye Qing, instead plunging into the nearby shoe cabinet, embedding itself deeply in the wood.

However, since the dagger was incredibly sharp, the man quickly pulled it free after regaining his composure, his heart filled with renewed vigilance.

‘No, this little girl is problematic. Could she be a Magical Girl?’

This thought flashed through the man’s mind but was immediately dismissed. If she truly were a Magical Girl, dealing with him would be as simple as a flick of her finger.

Precisely because he was an experienced assassin, he clearly understood the vast difference between himself and those women.

However, even if this girl wasn’t a Magical Girl, judging by what she had just displayed, she was clearly far from simple. He needed to proceed with extreme caution.

The man tried once more to calibrate his gaze on Ye Qing, but her figure continually vanished from his sight in inconceivable ways. This rendered his dagger and the pistol in his pocket utterly useless.

‘Damn little b*tch,’ the man cursed inwardly.

He retreated fiercely, moving to the side of the unconscious Black-haired girl on the sofa. Without hesitation, he pressed the dagger against her neck.

“Don’t come any closer, unless you want to see her throat cut.”

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