The system jumped to me

Chapter 445: Longing for Xiang Liu

The stems tightened, and the fear of suffocation came over her. The purple-clothed woman dared not hide anything anymore and spoke quickly.

"He also gave me a shirt with words written all over it. Being able to read is a privilege of the nobility. My partner and I are illiterate, so we don't know what's written on it. That's all. Sir, please spare my life."

Xiao Yao recalled the words on the cloth. Apart from Qingshui Town, that was the only ballad she had sung in Chenrong Mansion. Only Jing, Fenglong and Xinyue had heard it.

Yingliu saw Xiaoyao's expression change, as if he had thought of something. If that was the case, then this monster was useless.

The last bit of spiritual power left the body, and the woman in purple had become a puppet. Her empty eyes were full of fear. The lively stems loosened, stretched out their pointed tips, and gently touched the woman's brow. It was not known whether it was the wind or something else, but the woman leaned back and dissolved as soon as she touched the water.

Xiaoyao was still in a daze, and Yingliu took the helm.

"He just said he has a partner who is not far from here. I can smell it. Let's go find him and ask him."

Xiaoyao nodded and sat by the boat in silence.

Ever since Xiaoyao recovered as a girl, the two have been in constant communication. Xiaoyao has almost no female friends except her sister Anian and her maid Miao Pu. But even the most carefree girl will have a greater desire to talk when she has a lover.

The moonlit dance at Chen Rong Mansion was one of the happiest times for Xiao Yao and Jing. She wrote about it in great detail in the letter. The sweetness and shyness of the young girl's love jumped out of the paper. Ying Liu remembered it very clearly.

The two of them listed a list of people in their minds. The suspect was obvious, but they tacitly did not say it out loud. After all, that person had a special identity.

Even if the evidence is conclusive, it may not be possible to take action.

Yingliu turned the rudder skillfully and sailed against the sea breeze.

It didn't take long to find the partner the banshee had mentioned.

A surge of blood rushed towards him. A pale and thin young man stood on the boat. Under his feet was the sticky Pegasus blood that flowed through the cracks in the deck.

"Left ear?"

Xiaoyao was a little hesitant to recognize him.

The young man heard someone calling his name from afar, but he didn't dare to confirm it. As the distance got closer, he recognized Xiao Yao.

She and a man bought him at the Colosseum, and he followed them for some time.

"Why is it you? Are you going to kill me?"

The boy called Zuo Er looked a little stiff, smiled awkwardly, and explained in a somewhat anxious tone.

"No, I didn't know it was you I killed, I'm sorry"

Yingliu's impression of this Zuo Er was not just from the passing mention in Xiaoyao's letter, but from the original timeline. She half leaned on the side of the boat to enjoy the breeze and watched the two of them reminiscing about the past.

"How could you be a killer? Do you know who wants to kill me?"

While speaking in Zuo'er's ear, he fetched some clean water from the cabin, wet the rag with it and started to wipe the floor. The bloody smell gradually faded.

"I don't know. Aong said she went to kill someone, so I came to clean up the Tianma and the traces nearby. I drove the Tianma onto the boat, killed it, threw it into the sea, and then sank the boat to join her.

After we separated, I spent all the money you gave me. I was too hungry and became a killer. I had money. Aung took orders and I cooperated. I didn't know she wanted to kill you."

Zuo'er looked at Xiaoyao with guilt and panic in his eyes, and with some pity.

A faint smell of blood filled the nostrils of the three people, but Xiao Yao did not blame him.

She bought his left ear in the first place, and gave him money to make a living for himself while he traveled. Now they meet again in this way. It was really fate.

“It’s okay, I don’t blame you.”

Zuo'er breathed a sigh of relief, but still stared at Xiaoyao eagerly.