The universal system is a bit cute

Chapter 230 Touching the Truth

Zuo Muchen was still shrinking behind Akita Tian, ​​but his head poked out from her shoulders, looking at the flame sculpture not far away, his eyes were clear, less fearful.

Akita opened his arms slightly, protecting him like a child.

Zuo Xiaoli stepped forward and asked, "Why are you here?"

His eyes stayed more on Zuo Muchen, occasionally glancing at Akita Tian.

Akita Tian hurriedly explained: "Mu Chen suddenly said that he wanted to visit Houshan, so we came here. We planned to stroll around casually, but neither of us is familiar with Houshan, so we came here for some reason Yes. Brother, is this place not available? Sorry, we don’t know, we’ll leave right away.”

Zuo Muchen kept nodding at the side, expressing his agreement with Akita Tian's words.

His two big eyes were filled with fear and grievance, as if he was afraid of making Zuo Xiaoli angry.The childish appearance makes people feel sorry.

Zuo Xiaoli did not coax him or comfort him as usual, but looked at him thoughtfully and asked, "Mu Chen, did you remember something?"

Akita's heart skipped a beat.

Judging from Zuo Xiaoli's tone, he should be an insider, knowing what the Grimace Man did to Zuo Muchen back then.

Zuo Xiaoli was an insider, but Akita was not surprised, she had already guessed a little bit before.

To her surprise, Zuo Xiaoli actually brought it up on his own initiative, as if he didn't intend to hide it.

Could it be that Zuo Xiaoli didn't actually do anything bad to Zuo Muchen, or in other words, he didn't have any bad intentions?
Based on Akita Tian's impression of Zuo Xiaoli, she is actually willing to believe that Zuo Xiaoli is a good person, but in the environment of the Zuo Mansion, with Zuo Xiaoli's identity and what he said to the eldest lady not long ago What he did, Akita couldn't help but feel wary of him.

She looked sideways at Zuo Muchen, wanting to hear his answer.

Zuo Muchen pretended to be confused and shook his head.

It seems that he is also wary of Zuo Xiaoli and doesn't trust him very much.

Zuo Xiaoli stepped forward, walked around behind Qiu Tiantian, next to Zuo Muchen, held Zuo Muchen's hand, and said softly: "Muchen, think about it, do you still remember this place?"

Akita also turned around and looked at Zuo Muchen nervously.

Zuo Muchen glanced at her, but quickly looked away, probably because he was afraid that Zuo Xiaoli would notice something.

He lowered his eyes and looked at the ground.

Akita thought for a moment, then asked: "Mu Chen, what is the elder brother asking you, have you been to this place before? Do you still have any impressions?"

She wanted to tactfully remind Zuo Muchen that he could "remember" something properly so that he could match Zuo Xiaoli's words.

She is even more suspicious now that Zuo Xiaoli most likely does not intend to hide it from Zuo Muchen.

It's just that he didn't know if he was trying to test Zuo Muchen, or if the news he told him was completely true.

When Zuo Muchen heard her reminder, he frowned, as if he was thinking hard.

After a while, he hesitated and said, "I don't know, I seem to have some impressions, but I don't seem to have any, I don't remember clearly."

"Then why did you come here?" Zuo Xiaoli asked.

Akita Tian has been watching Zuo Xiaoli carefully, of course, she will not stare at him all the time.With Zuo Xiaoli's cultivation, if she kept staring at him, he would definitely notice it right away.

She didn't pay attention to Zuo Xiaoli by herself, when Zuo Xiaoli jumped off the flame sculpture, she had already controlled a cicada on a nearby tree, and observed Zuo Xiaoli through it.

In this way, Zuo Xiaoli will not notice him, and he can observe him carefully.

Therefore, Akita Tian noticed Zuo Xiaoli's micro-expression and eyes.

She noticed that when Zuo Xiaoli heard Zuo Muchen reply that he didn't remember clearly, there was a hint of disappointment in Zuo Xiaoli's eyes.

She thought to herself, could it be that Zuo Xiaoli really hoped that Zuo Muchen could remember what happened back then?

His reaction was not fake, it was his real reaction.

So, what happened that year?
If she didn't want Zuo Xiaoli to know that Zuo Muchen had returned to normal, she would have wanted to ask him directly.

Zuo Muchen probably also noticed that he could actually "remember" a little more things, so that he could follow Zuo Xiaoli's words.

He looked at Zuo Xiaoli with misty eyes, and said: "I don't know, I don't know why, so I ran here. I remembered, it seems, it seems that I feel that this road is somewhat familiar. I Been here before?"

Zuo Xiaoli nodded slightly and said, "You have indeed been here before. So Mu Chen, have you two been inside the house?"

Akita had no choice but to reply, "I've gone in. We came here just now, feeling very thirsty, and wanted to ask for some water. Unexpectedly, we called several times, but no one answered. Then, we accidentally closed the door. Pushed it open, and the door was not locked at all. Then, we found that it was empty and there was nothing there. Out of curiosity, we went in and took a look. Brother, I'm sorry, we went in without the consent of the owner and you .”

The more she spoke, the lower her voice seemed to be ashamed.

Of course she wanted to deny that they had gone in, but they had left too many traces in it before, so she couldn't deny it.

There was a lot of dust in that room, and anyone with a discerning eye could tell at a glance that someone had just entered it.

Rather than being exposed, it is better to openly admit it now.

It happened that Zuo Xiaoli wanted to say something to them, so this could be considered as an opportunity to raise the topic.

Zuo Xiaoli smiled faintly, and said: "It's okay, this house hasn't been lived in for a long time. And, for Mu Chen, I always wanted to bring him here, but I didn't dare to bring him because I was afraid of irritating him. Today he can It’s also a good thing to come here. Let’s go in and have a look together.”

Akita Tian looked puzzled, but didn't ask anything.

She did it on purpose, deliberately showing doubts, such a reaction is considered real.

She pulled Zuo Muchen and said, "Let's go in."

Zuo Muchen nodded, obediently followed Qiu Tiantian into the wooden house.

Zuo Xiaoli walked into the house, looked around, his eyes were filled with emotion.

Akita waited quietly, waiting for Zuo Xiaoli's explanation.

Since he brought them in, he must have something to tell them.

Zuo Xiaoli walked around, walked around the small and empty room, and then came back to Qiu Tiantian and Zuo Muchen, and said with emotion: "I haven't been here for a long time, since Master passed away, The room has been empty."

"Is this where your master lived?" Akita asked in surprise.

The answer did surprise her.

She originally thought that the person living here should be one of Zuo Xiaoli's guests, following Zuo Xiaoli's orders.

If this person's status is relatively high, Zuo Xiaoli can't order him to do anything, but since he lives here, he is always attached to Zuo Xiaoli, so Zuo Xiaoli should ask him to help.

Therefore, the manipulator behind this matter is most likely Zuo Xiaoli.

However, Akita Tian never thought that this person turned out to be Zuo Xiaoli's master.

Zuo Xiaoli felt a little dejected, and said, "He is my enlightenment master, and he has had a great influence on me."

Seeing that he seemed to be immersed in the past, Qiu Tiantian didn't intend to speak for the time being, so he thought for a while and asked, "Why did you say that Mu Chen should come here? Didn't your master teach Mu Chen once. By the way, I I heard from Mu Chen before that you once forced him to sit and do nothing, which was very boring. In fact, do you want to teach him to practice? Well, this is just my personal guess, maybe it’s not right, I'll just say whatever I want."

Zuo Xiaoli shook his head slightly, and said: "You guessed right, I did want to teach Mu Chen to practice, but it wasn't here, nor was my master teaching him. When I taught Mu Chen, the master was no longer there. "

When Akita Tianjian mentioned this matter, he decided to break the casserole and ask the end.

Anyway, there is nothing to lose by asking, as long as Zuo Xiaoli is careful not to let Zuo Xiaoli suspect that Zuo Muchen has become normal.

She then asked: "Then, do you want to bring Mu Chen here for other reasons?"

"Yes," Zuo Xiaoli patted Zuo Muchen on the shoulder lightly, and said, "Muchen will become like this, and my master has nothing to do with it. However, my master is not trying to harm him, but to help him. he."

"Help him?" Akita asked suspiciously.

She was really confused and didn't understand why Zuo Xiaoli said this.

She already knew that Zuo Muchen used to have spiritual power in his body, but he was anthropomorphized later, causing him to suffer great pain, and his intelligence stopped developing, making him a fool in everyone's eyes.

No matter how you look at it, this is all harming Zuo Muchen, but Zuo Xiaoli said that he is helping him.

What else is hidden here?
Zuo Xiaoli nodded and said: "Yes, help him. Mu Chen's body has been in an abnormal state, someone should have done something to him. How should I put it, this is something in the world of cultivation, I don't know about you Can you understand me?"

"Can you explain it to me? In a way that I can understand?" Akita asked tentatively.

Zuo Xiaoli didn't answer her right away, but looked at Zuo Muchen and said, "Muchen, do you still remember this place? Did you remember anything?"

Zuo Muchen suddenly held his head, squatted down on the ground, and groaned in pain.

Akita Tian hurriedly squatted on the ground, supported him, and asked, "Mu Chen, what's wrong with you? Is there any discomfort?"

She was really worried. After all, Zuo Muchen had shown pain before and even ran to the stream. It was only after her comforting him that he gradually calmed down.

Although she suspected that Zuo Muchen was acting, she could not rule out the possibility that he was really stimulated.

Zuo Muchen put down one hand, held her hand, and squeezed it hard.

Only then did Akita relax.

Zuo Muchen was quietly telling her that he was fine, he was just fooling Zuo Xiaoli.

Of course, the heart is relieved, but the expression on the face is still very worried.

Zuo Muchen lowered his head and said: "Suddenly something extra came into my mind, I don't like it, I don't like it at all. He, he makes me suffer so much, I hate him."

"He? Who is he?" Akita asked softly.

She knew that Zuo Muchen was acting, so she became much bolder in asking questions, without worrying about irritating him.

Zuo Xiaoli glanced at Akita and said softly: "Don't ask so directly, he can't withstand stimulation."

"Oh, I know, I was wrong." Akita quickly admitted his mistake.

Admitting mistakes is false, but it is true to be happy for Zuo Muchen.

She could see that Zuo Xiaoli really cared about Zuo Muchen, and the reminder just now was definitely from the heart.

If he didn't care, he didn't need to remind her like this.

If she had other intentions, she might hope that she would irritate Zuo Muchen and make his condition worse.

Akita Tian's mood suddenly relaxed a lot.

Of course, if you are relaxed, you are relaxed, if you are happy, you are happy, she still has the necessary precautions against Zuo Xiaoli, and she will not hand over her and Zuo Muchen's secrets so easily.

Zuo Xiaoli smiled indifferently at her and said, "No need to apologize, I was too careful. In the past, Mu Chen was more sensitive and you had to be more careful when talking to him, so I never dared to bring him here. After he got together with you, It has obviously changed a lot. Since he can come here, it means that his mental endurance is much stronger than before."

Probably to comfort Akita, he said a lot.

Zuo Muchen raised his head, with a little panic in his eyes, he looked around.

"He's Grimace, he's good and bad."

Akita looked at Zuo Xiaoli.

Zuo Xiaoli said softly: "That's my master. His identity is a bit special. He usually stays in the back mountain, and he wears a mask when he goes to the mansion unless necessary. That day, he brought Mu Chen here , wearing a grimace mask."

With that said, he turned around and turned towards the bed.

Akita Tian thought of the mask under his bed, and was afraid that he would go over to get the mask, so he hurriedly said: "He brought Mu Chen here? Why?"

The mask is now on Zuo Muchen's body, if Zuo Xiaoli knows about it, it may be hard to explain.

After all, based on Zuo Muchen's experience, it is impossible for him not to react when he sees the mask.

And before that, they all showed that they were aware of any abnormalities here.

This is inconsistent.

Zuo Xiaoli paused, turned around, and said, "He did it to save Mu Chen."

"Save Mu Chen? But Mu Chen said that he caused him pain, so what's going on?" Akita Tian followed up and asked again.

Seeing that Zuo Xiaoli was indeed pulled back, she dared not relax, she had to slightly divert his attention.

It is not only to divert attention, but also to really want to know the answers to these questions.

Zuo Xiaoli sighed softly and said: "Mu Chen was still young at that time, but he had spiritual power in his body. Not only that, but it was also quite strong. Do you know what this means? Being able to cultivate spiritual power at that age, Children who are not particularly talented cannot do it. It is unheard of to be able to cultivate to the level of Mu Chen. All this means that someone did something to Mu Chen and forced something into his body. "

"What's added?" Akita asked.

Her mood became tense unconsciously, she did not expect to get to the crux of the problem so soon.

She never thought that Zuo Xiaoli would say it so readily.

Zuo Muchen held Akitatian's hand tighter. Apparently, he also realized how important what Zuo Xiaoli said was to him.

(End of this chapter)