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"Who is this woman?"
Yan Yan asked angrily, "Why is she allowed to hold you? You promised you would marry me!"
Why wouldn't he meet her?
Why was he holding another woman?
Jealousy burned in her eyes, nearly pushing her to the brink of losing control.
"Yan Yan, go back!" Luo Qingyuan's worried expression was masked by a stern face as he scolded her.
Yan Niang deliberately said, "Miss, it's quite normal for men and women to be affectionate. At home, Master Luo is yours, but right now, he is mine." With that, her pale arm draped over Luo Qingyuan's chest.
"I don't want that!" Yan Yan rushed forward, roughly shaking off Yan Niang's hand and clinging to Luo Qingyuan's arm. "He is mine and can only be mine! No one is allowed to take him away!"
Yan Niang didn't expect her to act this way and, in a fit of anger and embarrassment, pushed her. "You woman..."
Yan Yan stumbled and fell to the ground, looking disheveled.
Luo Qingyuan hesitated for a moment but did not step forward to help her.
Her arm scraped against the ground, drawing blood, the metallic scent assaulting her senses.
Yan Yan glared at Yan Niang; just one look made everyone gasp. Luo Xi's face turned a deep shade of green, his eyes wide like copper bells, his mouth agape as if ready to devour everything!
"Yan Yan!"
"Luo Qingyuan" cried out in terror.
"Yan Yan" was momentarily stunned; "Luo Qingyuan's" anxious expression sent a chill through her, making her realize what she had done.
"Yan Yan" dared not look at his face, covering it with a handkerchief as she hurriedly left.
She felt almost hopeless. Would he ever like her again?
*
The new woman in the "Luo Family" was a monster!
This news spread like wildfire in "Luo City," even alarming the authorities.
After "Yan Yan" fled that day, she returned to the "Luo Family" once her wounds healed and she regained her human form.
She didn't know where else to go; this was the only place left for her.
Now, no one in the "Luo Family" dared to approach her room, except for "Luo Qingyuan."
The only time he entered, he asked simply, "Do you want to leave?"
Without thinking, she shook her head, like an injured little beast, huddled in her room.
He said nothing more and quietly left.
Life at the foot of the mountain felt so foreign to her, filled with dangers and obstacles that left her anxious.
Indeed, the Mountain Demon uncle was right: getting close to humans would either lead to death or heartbreak. Yet she had never considered leaving; she feared that if she did, would Luo Qingyuan be lonely and afraid?
But after seeing her true form, would he be scared of her?
Or was he already afraid?
Yan Yan felt uneasy.
Under the cover of night, she stealthily approached Luo Qingyuan's house. Just as she was about to knock on the door, she heard a woman's voice from inside: "In any case, I must drive that monster away!"
It was Mother Luo.
An old man's voice replied, "To prevent disaster in the village, it would be better to kill her."
"I have already invited a highly skilled Taoist priest; he will arrive in a few days..."
"I've heard that Luotuo Mountain is home to many monsters; why not catch them all at once..."
The clamor of voices spoke only of killing her and driving her away.
Yan Yan waited anxiously. What about Luo Qingyuan? What would he do?
"We can't kill her for now," Luo Qingyuan's voice was calm, as if discussing something trivial. "I've heard that in the borderlands there exists a strange technique that can control Mountain Demons for one's own use. This is a perfect opportunity."
"I am a merchant, and I pursue the greatest profit. This fairy is brought by me, and no one else can touch her!"
Yan Yan's heart instantly turned cold.
He kept her not because he liked her, but for profit.
Did he not say he liked her? Why did he have to deceive her? Scalding tears fell, burning the flowers and grass at her feet. So it turns out, she could cry.
Luo Qingyuan approached, looking weary. "Little fairy, I've told them you don't have to leave."
Seeing his pale face made her feel even worse.
Yan Yan stayed indoors, indulging in food excessively.
The words he said that day kept swirling in her mind, preventing her from sleeping.
He didn't love her; he was lying to her... The more she thought about it, the more anxious she became, needing food to fill the panic in her heart.
But no amount of food could heal the disappointment within.
The girl from the Luo Family kept bringing food to Yan Yan. Seeing that she only cried and posed no threat, she gradually grew annoyed.
She entered the room and dropped the meal without courtesy, saying, "Eat, eat, eat! If you eat so much, even if you get fat, the young master won't want you!"
He won't want you.
Yan Yan turned her head, her blood-red eyes glaring at the defiant Girl.
Her empty stomach seemed to have found the ultimate delicacy as she reached out her hand towards the Girl...
"Are you okay?" Luo Qingyuan asked, looking at the frightened little Girl.
The little Girl burst into tears, "She... she... she wants to eat me!"
The officials questioned, "Young Master Luo, if this continues, everyone in Luo City will be devoured!"
Luo Qingyuan had no words to respond. He turned to the servant beside him and asked, "Where did she escape to?"
"Luotuo Mountain."
The crowd was stirred up, and even Luo Qingyuan could not stop them.
That night, he went up the mountain alone.
It was his fault; he shouldn't have brought Yan Yan down from the mountain.
He never thought he would marry a fairy and spend his life with her, yet he gradually fell in love with that little Girl.
He wanted to escape but ultimately could not.
He believed that as long as she wanted to stay, he could use all his wits to appease everyone and keep her safe, forgetting that it was never a place where she should remain.
She was a fairy, meant to live freely in the mountains and fields.
Now, all he could do was protect her, ensuring that no one would harm her.
So, Yan Yan, forgive his selfishness and cowardice; he just wanted her to be safe.
Luo Qingyuan prayed as he wandered through the pitch-black depths of the mountains, lost. He didn't know how long it had been when he collapsed in the cold wind, exhausted.
He cried out in pain, "Yan Yan, hurry and escape..."
*
Wrapped in fur, Yan Yan knelt beside him in solitude, holding him close to keep him warm.
She never imagined that their closest moment would be like this.
She didn't care about others' opinions or the difference between human and fairy, as long as he loved her.
Now that he had come for her, did it prove that he truly cared? She felt a surge of emotion, her nose turning red, but all she could manage was a sigh.
She forgot that she was ultimately seen as a beast by humans; she feared that one day she might lose control and kill him.
It was only when she almost reached out for that girl that she suddenly understood.
No matter how much they loved each other, it could never be.
She had to let him go; she didn't want him to live under the shadow of death.
"Yan Yan... I love you..."
Her body stiffened as she held him tightly, sobbing uncontrollably.
Luo Qingyuan was found after more than ten days and finally woke up.
The officials searched all over Luotuo Mountain but could not find Yan Yan. The Taoist said she was already dead.
Luo Qingyuan did not believe it. He entered the mountain, searching aimlessly.
He was certain that Yan Yan was still alive and that she had been by his side that night.
Under the withered tree where they found him, he saw a strangely shaped stone, adorned with a grotesque beast, its face hideous and fierce.
Yet its eyes shone brightly, emerald green like waves.
He remembered what Yan Yan had said: she was Taotie, taking human form since her memories began, revealing her true self only after death.
She had promised that even after her death, she would stay by his side.
Luo Qingyuan clutched the stone and wept bitterly.
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