klisemfg Chapter 292 So you're admitting it?
Chapter 292 So you're admitting it?
"You are... a mermaid?"
Ajin raised an eyebrow and muttered something to herself, her tone revealing neither surprise nor anything else.
Then, his gaze shifted to Yuan Xiao's face.
At this moment, Yuan Xiao was also looking at him, her eyes no longer filled with the gentleness and pity of before, but only with vigilance and suspicion.
The moment their eyes met in mid-air, A-Jin's eyes widened suddenly!
Yuan Xiao's pupils also suddenly contracted.
Time seemed to freeze at that moment.
In Yuan Xiao's mind, the blurry image she had seen in the crystal ball flashed by like lightning: the small figure leading Chi Qianqian away.
At this moment, he perfectly overlapped with the boy named Ajin in front of him!
It's definitely him...
He's the little boy who took Qianqian away!
Yuan Xiao felt as if her heart was being gripped by an icy hand, and her blood seemed to have turned cold.
The pity and heartache I felt for him because of his background vanished instantly, replaced by cold anger and anxious worry.
That "loneliness" might just be a facade, and his solitary life in the wilderness might have ulterior motives.
He took Qianqian away!
Where did he hide Qianqian?!
Yuan Xiao's face turned cold at a visible speed, her eyes sharp as knives, piercing straight at A Jin.
Ajin seemed to understand something from Yuan Xiao's sudden change in expression and eyes.
The surprise on his face slowly faded, replaced by a complex and unfathomable expression.
He avoided Yuan Xiao's almost fiery gaze, turned his head slightly, and muttered to himself in a very low voice, "No wonder... he looks a little familiar..."
Although the words were spoken softly, at such a close distance, in a desolate wasteland, Yuan Xiao and Chi Miao could hear them clearly.
Yuan Xiao's anger suddenly flared up even more!
"It was you!" Her voice trembled slightly with anger and agitation. "You're the one who took Qianqian away! Where did you hide my Qianqian?!"
She stopped beating around the bush and ruthlessly tore through the last layer of paper.
Chi Miao was also startled. He looked at A Jin with a cold gaze, and the aura of the King of Xicheng unconsciously leaked out, making the surrounding air seem damp and heavy.
When Yuan Xiao questioned A Jin so directly, A Jin seemed to have completely woken up from her previous dazed state.
He turned his head and looked at Yuan Xiao again. His face no longer showed the fierceness or indifference he had before, but instead revealed a confused expression.
He blinked, looking completely innocent, and asked, "What do you mean? Who is Qianqian? I don't understand what you're saying..."
"Stop acting!" Yuan Xiao interrupted him, her voice rising. "In Tiger Lion City, it was you! I don't know if you used magic or some other means to bewitch my daughter and take her away from the castle! I saw it all clearly!"
“My daughter…where is she…” she emphasized, each word seemingly squeezed out from between her teeth.
Upon hearing this, the feigned confusion on Ah Jin's face slowly disappeared.
He looked at Yuan Xiao thoughtfully, then at Chi Miao, especially Chi Miao's exceptionally handsome face, which bore a five or six-point resemblance to Chi Qianqian.
"Oh..." he drawled, a relieved "I see" expression on his face, and nodded. "No wonder..."
His attitude further confirmed Yuan Xiao's guess.
"So, you're admitting it?" Yuan Xiao stared intently at him. "Hand over Qianqian! Where is she? What did you do to her?!"
Ajin didn't answer immediately. He crossed his arms and tilted his head to look at Yuan Xiao.
"How can I prove that you are 'Qianqian's' mother?" he said slowly, a hint of cunning in his tone that didn't suit his age. "Since you say you discovered me back then, why didn't you just arrest me on your own turf? Why did you let me bring her out and run all this way?"
His words sounded like a question, but upon closer examination, they were clearly a tacit admission that he was the one who took Chi Qianqian away, while also challenging the authority of Tiger Lion City.
Chi Miao snorted inwardly. As expected of a child, even if he has some ability, his cunning is not deep enough. He was exposed in just a few words.
His tense expression eased slightly, but his eyes remained icy: "See, you've given yourself away. You just said you didn't know who 'Qianqian' was."
When Chi Miao pointed out A Jin's lie, a hint of unease flashed across her face, but she quickly retorted, "I... I was just going along with what you were saying! Who knows if you were trying to trick me!"
Yuan Xiao suddenly wasn't so angry anymore.
Because in the short time she had been confronting Ajin, she had been trying to use the subtle blood connection between herself and her daughter, as well as her increasingly powerful senses, to search for Qianqian's presence.
At first, this wasteland seemed to be shrouded in some kind of force, with strong interference and blurred perception.
But perhaps because A-Jin's emotions were too volatile, or perhaps for some other reason, that layer of interference seemed to have loosened a bit.
In that instant, she clearly caught a glimpse of a familiar and warm presence.
Although it was very faint, and although it seemed to be quite far away, it was indeed a very faint breath.
The breath was steady and strong, indicating that Qianqian's life was at least not in danger for the time being.
More importantly, that wisp of energy seemed to be moving slowly and steadily toward their location.
This means that Qianqian is approaching here.
This news put Yuan Xiao at ease, and her anger subsided considerably.
As long as Qianqian is safe, everything is fine.
Yuan Xiao took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down, and changed to a relatively calm tone: "How old are you?"
Ah Jin was clearly taken aback by her sudden question. She paused for a moment, then pouted and turned her face away, saying, "None of your business."
"Qianqian will be back soon, right?" Yuan Xiao suddenly said, her tone calm, as if stating a fact.
Ajin suddenly turned around, her eyes wide, and blurted out, "How could you..."
As soon as the words left his mouth, he realized he had let something slip again, quickly shut his mouth, and a look of annoyance flashed across his face.
But he quickly regained his composure and scoffed, "I don't know. Don't you know everything? Then guess."
Yuan Xiao almost laughed in exasperation at his stubbornness.
"So what do you plan to do with us?" Yuan Xiao pointed to the slippery, tough "seaweed" ropes binding her. "Will you just keep us tied up like this? Or..."
Ah Jin stroked her chin, seriously considering the matter, her gaze sweeping back and forth between Yuan Xiao and Chi Miao.