"Listening to Ying Naiyan’s words, Ye Yu couldn’t help but smile."
"If you two are ghosts from Duanhun Village, shouldn’t your first question be to force me to hand over the Huan Yuan Liuli Pill?"
"Why did you suddenly start asking 'why' instead?"
"This teasing remark made Dong Hexia very displeased, and he immediately said coldly, 'Don’t laugh! You think—'"
"Before he could finish,"
"Ying Naiyan raised her hand to interrupt."
"Dong Hexia, though dissatisfied, still closed his mouth."
"Ying Naiyan spoke softly: 'I arrived in Kuhan City two days ago. During this time, I observed you.'"
"I noticed one characteristic."
"Whenever anyone framed you or falsely accused you, you never refused."
"You even admitted it willingly."
"Of course, except for some particularly outrageous cases."
"Connecting this with the earlier rumors in /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ the Underworld,"
"I realized you seem to intentionally admit some baseless accusations and framing. So, why?'"
"It must be said, Ying Naiyan was a very stubborn ghost."
"She had an unshakable determination about everything."
"Even though before coming, Chief Xia Yuping had instructed her that Ye Yu was unlikely the thief of the Huan Yuan Liuli Pill,"
"Ying Naiyan still took the time to carefully observe for two days."
"Stubborn and serious."
"Ye Yu was quite surprised by this."
"Are Earth Ghost Realm cultivators really this idle now?"
"Why not just say what you want face to face? Why bother observing from the outside? So serious."
"However, Ye Yu did not lose his composure because of this questioning."
"He had already considered many issues beforehand."
"So many baseless accusations naturally aroused suspicion in the minds of those who pay attention."
"Perhaps some truths would be exposed."
"But that was not important to Ye Yu."
"Through this period of exploration,"
"he had also discovered some rules about this dream talent."
"There were pros and cons."
"The good was that whatever he admitted would become true."
"Afterwards, no matter the truth or reasonableness, the manifested things would not disappear."
"The bad was that the framing and false accusations had to reach Ye Yu’s ears, and only after his admission would they be effective."
"As for those behind his back, if Ye Yu didn’t know about them, they were completely ineffective."
"This was the real reason why this dream talent was purple rather than gold."
"Once this was clear, many things became understandable."
"Anyway, whether you believe it or not, I have already taken it, so whatever."
"Facing Ying Naiyan’s question, Ye Yu answered lightly: 'There is no why. Isn’t there a rumor outside that I am straightforward and too lazy to explain? Maybe that’s the reason.'"
"Ying Naiyan frowned slightly."
"After staring at Ye Yu for a long time, she found he was only mid Profound Ghost Realm."
"Given that, why was he so calm?"
"As for the excuse about laziness to explain, it was completely fake."
"Some things, if not explained, really could be deadly."
"After thinking for a moment, Ying Naiyan said in a deep voice: 'I don’t care what’s said outside, I just ask one thing — did you steal the Huan Yuan Liuli Pill?'"
"Ye Yu nodded and said, 'Yes!'"
"Ying Naiyan raised her delicate hand and said again: 'Then hand it over.'"
"Ye Yu decisively shook his head: 'No.'"
"This was the truth; he really did not have the Huan Yuan Liuli Pill now."
"He had already digested it long ago, how could he still have it?"
"Ying Naiyan slowly withdrew her hand and did not continue to ask why."
"Instead, she turned and left."
"It seemed her senior brother’s suspicion was true."
"Ye Yu had not stolen the Huan Yuan Liuli Pill."
"Everything was really as the rumors said: straightforward personality, too lazy to explain."
"This kind of person was really interesting!"
"Seeing Ying Naiyan leave, Dong Hexia hurried after her."
"Before leaving, he did not forget to give Ye Yu a rather shocked look."
"Obviously, he did not expect such a straightforward answer."
"Ye Yu also did not expect Ying Naiyan, this ghost immortal woman, to leave so decisively."
"Could she return and report just like that?"
"But it didn’t matter to him."
"With time like this, it was better to think about how to get more high-level people to frame and falsely accuse him."
"Ugh, damn it."
"Honestly, this thought was really chaotic — clearly a normal person, but forced to lead into paranoia about being a victim."
"Ah, family, who understands!"
"On the way back to Duanhun Village,"
"Dong Hexia asked confusedly: 'Senior sister, is that it? Just let Ye Yu off so easily, without pressing further?'"
"Ying Naiyan said softly: 'No need. After returning, just report truthfully to Chief senior brother.'"
"Besides, my thoughts are the same as senior brother’s: Ye Yu might not be the thief of the pill.'"
"Dong Hexia slightly lowered his head, a cold light flashing in his eyes."
"After flying together for a short time,"
"He used the excuse of traveling the Underworld and separated from Ying Naiyan."
"Several hours later."
"Late at night, the blood moon hung in the sky."
"Ye Yu was still in his room deep in thought."
"Suddenly noticing something unusual in the corner, he turned and saw a familiar figure quietly appear."
"It was Dong Hexia, who had just left earlier that day."
"Ye Yu felt puzzled: 'What, are you here to ask me again why? If so, my answer is the same as before.'"
"Dong Hexia shook his head slightly."
"'You can’t give the same answer as before. I’m asking you to be different.'"
"For example, tell the truth."
"Ye Yu said carelessly: 'What I said today is the truth — I took the Huan Yuan Liuli Pill!'"
"Dong Hexia shouted angrily: 'Impossible! I personally took the Huan Yuan Liuli Pill.'"
"As for framing you, it was my sudden idea."
"Why did you admit it so straightforwardly?'"
"Upon hearing this,"
"Ye Yu was suddenly shocked."
"What, the real culprit found me, the fake culprit? It can’t be such a coincidence, right?"
"In fact, it was exactly such a coincidence."
"Xia Yuping of Duanhun Village guessed correctly — the missing Huan Yuan Liuli Pill was done by an insider."
"And that insider was his junior brother Dong Hexia."
"After stealing the Huan Yuan Liuli Pill, Dong Hexia did not immediately consume it."
"Because the pill’s power was too strong, once eaten, strength would increase noticeably,"
"which was easy to detect."
"So Dong Hexia hid the Huan Yuan Liuli Pill in an extremely safe place."
"Later, seeing the upheaval in Kuhan City,"
"He suddenly thought of an idea to divert Duanhun Village’s attention."
"To frame Ye Yu for stealing the Huan Yuan Liuli Pill."
