Chapter 301
301 It Comes from Another Dimension
Chapter 301 301 It Comes from Another Dimension
"Girl, you absolutely mustn't believe him. He has black magic; he tricked me into sleeping with him after knowing him for only one day..."
One of the men in the Li family couldn't help but speak up: "Who knows if you're a womanizer..."
“I had just turned eighteen, and being with him was my first time. Everyone in the village knows that I am chaste and pure. How could I possibly give myself to a man I had only met once!”
"It's a matter of mutual consent; no one can force you to do it."
Zhao Lexi followed the sound and found the man, grabbed him by the collar and threw him into the middle of the crowd: "Don't hide in the corner like a mouse, speak here so we can all see you."
A look of panic flashed across the man's face. He was a smart aleck but not stupid. He knew that Jingshan Temple was a rock and the Li family was an egg, and that they couldn't afford to confront them head-on.
However, he can't control his own sharp tongue.
"That's true. You can't just be unreasonable," the man retorted stubbornly.
"But why do I feel this way too?" Zhao Lexi said calmly.
The man was taken aback.
Zhao Lexi looks clean and well-behaved. She is a member of the Zhao family and her upbringing is unlikely to be bad. At her age, it is unlikely that she would take the initiative to throw herself into the arms of a man who is more than ten years older than her. Even if she did, the other party is not innocent.
Clearly, Zhao Lexi's words prove that Yulan's words are true.
Li Hou immediately roared, "Li Zheyuan, tell me yourself what happened!"
Li Zheyuan was certain that no one had discovered his abilities, and said aggrievedly, "She came to find me. I was also bewitched by her. Otherwise, how can I explain it? At that time, she was sleeping in my guest room."
Yulan's face was covered in tears. She was misunderstood by her relatives and forced to live a miserable life at the base because she couldn't explain this. If it weren't for her aunt's constant encouragement, she would have died long ago while carrying this bastard child.
Zhao Lexi looked at him: "Then explain why I followed you here?"
Li Zheyuan's heart tightened. He knew he absolutely couldn't mention that he had also used bewitching methods on her, so he pretended to be ignorant and said, "You came here because you were curious about the spirit fruit! That's what Commander Zhao said."
"No, it's just that I suddenly thought you were so handsome, and I thought I had feelings for you," Zhao Lexi said honestly.
The man on the ground looked enlightened.
But then Zhao Lexi changed the subject: "What's strange is that I actually find you more pleasing to the eye than Brother Gao. That's not normal. How could anyone be more handsome than Brother Gao!"
All eyes turned to Gao Jue, and only then did they suddenly realize that this man with such a low profile was actually quite handsome.
Gao Jue tried hard to suppress the corners of her mouth, but to no avail.
Zhao Lexi kicked the man who was staring blankly at Gao Jue: "Do you think this is normal?"
"Something's not right," the man blurted out.
"So I came to see what was going on. Now I know, Li Zheyuan, you do have a way to make women fall in love with you against their will, and you even want to use the same method on me. Let me think, you didn't make a move at the Beicang base because I wasn't of any use to you, but you're making a move on me now because I got the ring from Jingshan Temple, right? Getting me means getting all the power of Jingshan Temple."
She turned to look at Li Hou: "Are you aware of this?"
Li Hou decisively shook his head: "I don't know."
At the same moment, Gao Jue shook his head slightly, and Zhao Lexi knew that Li Hou was lying.
She leaped forward and slapped Li Hou twice: "You're so stupid! Your subordinates are so capable, yet you know nothing about them. You're utterly incapable of handling important tasks."
Li Hou's head was ringing from the blows, and he was terrified because he realized he couldn't dodge! What chilled him even more was that being publicly humiliated like this by the head of Jingshan Temple would make it difficult for him to inherit the Li family business. The Li family head had made it clear that as long as they covered it up well, he wouldn't care what they did, but if their misdeeds were exposed and damaged the Li family's reputation, he wouldn't let them off the hook.
Li Hou now only wants to protect himself and dares not protect Li Zheyuan in the slightest.
Zhang Yulan's tears never stopped; before, they were tears of grievance, but now they were tears of joy. Zhao Lexi's words undoubtedly cleared her name.
At this moment, energy surged in the distance, almost taking shape.
Everyone sensed something was wrong. Zhao Lexi crippled Li Zheyuan's limbs and tossed him to Zhang Yulan: "You handle it. If anyone disobeys, have my junior brother call for backup."
"Okay!" Xie Long immediately replied loudly.
Then Zhao Lexi pulled Zhang Lijuan and sped towards the direction of the surging energy: "Sister Zhang, what is that place?"
Zhang Lijuan asked in confusion, "That's where the spirit fruit trees are planted. What's wrong there? I feel like there's fog up there."
"It's not fog, it's manifested energy."
Zhang Lijuan looked delighted: "I feel full of energy, and my strength is improving."
But soon, as the energy increased, she looked pained: "It's uncomfortable, it feels like there's too much energy."
Zhao Lexi released her, letting her back away, while she continued running in that direction.
Gradually, Zhao Lexi also felt uncomfortable. There was too much energy rushing into her body, as if it was going to burst her.
The Water Tai Sui took the initiative and absorbed all the excess energy in Zhao Lexi's body. Its sweet voice rang in Zhao Lexi's mind: "So comfortable. So comfortable."
Feeling much lighter, Zhao Lexi immediately sped up and raced towards the center of the energy.
At this moment, no one but her could enter this energy-filled, almost pitch-black area. The Water Tai Sui lay on top of Zhao Lexi's head, actively absorbing energy and leaving only a small portion that Zhao Lexi's body could handle.
"What's going on? Do you know?" Zhao Lexi asked cautiously.
"It is called chalk, also known as saint. It appears whenever misfortune strikes in the human world, to balance the fortunes."
"So its appearance doesn't necessarily mean it's a bad thing."
"Not necessarily. If it brings too much good fortune, and a lot of bad luck remains after the misfortune is neutralized, then bad things will happen again."
Zhao Lexi remained silent. How can this be considered balanced?
Under the protection of the Water Tai Sui, Zhao Lexi finally met this creature known as the "Saint".
At first glance, her legs went weak and she almost knelt on the ground.
It turned out to be the master's appearance.
"Master!" Zhao Lexi's eyes reddened, and she knelt on the ground, wailing loudly.
The old man smiled at Shui Taisui and made a sound that Zhao Lexi couldn't understand.
Shui Tai Sui communicated with Zhao Lexi: "It told you not to cry. It said it is not your master, and it cannot control how it appears in your eyes."
As Zhao Lexi gradually calmed down, she stopped crying and asked through sobs, "What did it say... why can't I understand it?"
"It is not a creature of this dimension. It came here only because of the guidance of misfortune. Once the misfortune has been neutralized, it will leave."
Different dimensions!
Zhao Lexi was surprised, but not entirely unable to accept it. She had been reborn, so the idea of different dimensions didn't seem so unscientific.
Zhao Lexi exclaimed in surprise, "Does it know when the misfortune will be neutralized?"
"It knows when it can leave, which means the bad luck has been neutralized. Most of the time it will leave immediately, but if someone asks it to stay, or if something happens that it is curious about, it will stay a little longer."
"But if it stays there for too long, won't that be bad for this dimension?" Zhao Lexi asked worriedly.
"Yes, but it's all about fate."
Zhao Lexi seemed to understand, but not quite.